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| 64 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=home+sweet+home "Home Sweet Home"] || <small>[[Home, Sweet Home]]</small> || [[Home Sweet Home]] |
| 64 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=home+sweet+home "Home Sweet Home"] || <small>[[Home, Sweet Home]]</small> || [[Home Sweet Home]] |
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| 62 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=end+game "End Game"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=endgame "Endgame"] || <small>Includes four multi-part episode from ''[[Waking the Dead]]'', ''[[Beast Machines]]'', ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' and ''Wild C.A.T.S.'' listed under "partial matches"</small> || [[End Game]] |
| 62 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=end+game "End Game"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=endgame "Endgame"] || <small>Includes four multi-part episode from ''[[Waking the Dead]]'', ''[[Beast Machines]]'', ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' and ''Wild C.A.T.S.'' listed under "partial matches"</small> || ''[[End Game]]'' |
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| 62 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=hide+and+seek "Hide and Seek"] || <small>''[[Hide and Seek]]'' (film); includes two multi-part episode from ''[[Dog the Bounty Hunter]]'' and ''[[Degrassi the Next Generation]]'', a subtitled multi-part episode of Jackanory, and a half-episode example from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''.</small> || [[Hide and Seek]] |
| 62 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=hide+and+seek "Hide and Seek"] || <small>''[[Hide and Seek]]'' (film); includes two multi-part episode from ''[[Dog the Bounty Hunter]]'' and ''[[Degrassi the Next Generation]]'', a subtitled multi-part episode of Jackanory, and a half-episode example from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''.</small> || [[Hide and Seek]] |
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| 44 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=awakening "Awakening"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=the+awakening "The Awakening"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=awakenings "Awakenings"] || <small>''[[The Awakening]]'' (novel), ''[[Awakenings]]'' (film); contains five multi-part episodes from ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'', ''Amazing Extraordinary Friends'', ''The Lazarus Man'' and ''[[Gargoyles]]'' listed under "partial matches"</small> || [[Awakening]] |
| 44 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=awakening "Awakening"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=the+awakening "The Awakening"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=awakenings "Awakenings"] || <small>''[[The Awakening]]'' (novel), ''[[Awakenings]]'' (film); contains five multi-part episodes from ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'', ''Amazing Extraordinary Friends'', ''The Lazarus Man'' and ''[[Gargoyles]]'' listed under "partial matches"</small> || [[Awakening]] |
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| 44 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=duel "Duel"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=the+duel "The Duel"] || || [[Duel]] |
| 44 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=duel "Duel"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=the+duel "The Duel"] || || ''[[Duel]]'' |
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| 44 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=unfinished+business "Unfinished Business"] || <small>[[Unfinished Business]]</small> || [[Unfinished Business]] |
| 44 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=unfinished+business "Unfinished Business"] || <small>[[Unfinished Business]]</small> || [[Unfinished Business]] |
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| 17 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=cat+and+mouse "Cat and Mouse"] || || [[Cat and Mouse]] |
| 17 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=cat+and+mouse "Cat and Mouse"] || || [[Cat and Mouse]] |
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| 17 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=dead+or+alive "Dead or Alive"] || <small>''[[Dead or Alive]]'' (game)</small> || [[Dead or Alive]] |
| 17 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=dead+or+alive "Dead or Alive"] || <small>''[[Dead or Alive]]'' (game)</small> || ''[[Dead or Alive]]'' |
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| 17 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=fear+and+loathing "Fear And Loathing"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=fear+and+loathing+in "Fear And Loathing In _____ "] || <small>[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]</small> || [[Fear and Loathing]] |
| 17 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=fear+and+loathing "Fear And Loathing"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=fear+and+loathing+in "Fear And Loathing In _____ "] || <small>[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]</small> || [[Fear and Loathing]] |
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| 11 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=dream+a+little+dream "Dream a Little Dream"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=dream+a+little+dream+of+me "Dream a Little Dream of Me"] || || [[Dream a Little Dream]] |
| 11 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=dream+a+little+dream "Dream a Little Dream"] / [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=dream+a+little+dream+of+me "Dream a Little Dream of Me"] || || [[Dream a Little Dream]] |
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| 11 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=evolution "Evolution"] || || [[Evolution]] |
| 11 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=evolution "Evolution"] || || ''[[Evolution]]'' |
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| 11 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=fear+itself "Fear Itself"] || || [[Fear Itself]] |
| 11 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=fear+itself "Fear Itself"] || || [[Fear Itself]] |
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| 10 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=dream+girl "Dream Girl"] || || [[Dream Girl]] |
| 10 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=dream+girl "Dream Girl"] || || [[Dream Girl]] |
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| 10 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=drive "Drive"] || || [[Drive]] |
| 10 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=drive "Drive"] || || ''[[Drive]]'' |
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| 10 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=forever "Forever"] || || [[Forever]] |
| 10 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=forever "Forever"] || || [[Forever]] |
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| 9 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=carpe=diem "Carpe Diem"] || || [[Carpe Diem]] |
| 9 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=carpe=diem "Carpe Diem"] || || [[Carpe Diem]] |
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| 9 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=dear+john "Dear John"] || || [[Dear John]] |
| 9 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=dear+john "Dear John"] || || ''[[Dear John]]'' |
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| 9 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=encounter "Encounter"] || || [[Encounter]] |
| 9 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=encounter "Encounter"] || || [[Encounter]] |
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| 8 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=don%27t+look+back "Don't Look Back"] || || [[Don't Look Back]] |
| 8 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=don%27t+look+back "Don't Look Back"] || || [[Don't Look Back]] |
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| 8 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=enigma "Enigma"] || || [[Enigma]] |
| 8 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=enigma "Enigma"] || || ''[[Enigma]]'' |
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| 8 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=extreme+measures "Extreme Measures"] || || [[Extreme Measures]] |
| 8 || [https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=extreme+measures "Extreme Measures"] || || [[Extreme Measures]] |
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"'Demons, Demons, Demons.' Wow. They put a lot of thought into that title."
—Cordelia Chase, Angel
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Scudworth: I'll title it, "What It's Like to Be a Teenage Clone, colon, A Rope of Sand." |
Sometimes, writers are imaginative. They think up the most amazing plot twists, the funniest dialogue, the best characters possible for their episode.
And then they have to think up an episode title. Sometimes with Idiosyncratic Episode Naming it's easy, but most shows don't have that, so the writer is forced to make it up himself. And sometimes, he turns to the Stock Episode Title.
What makes a Stock Episode Title? Well, the minimum requirement is five separate shows using it (and not just one writer using it over and over again, like Aaron Sorkin does with "What Kind of Day Has It Been?"). For example, the episode title "My Brother's Keeper" has been used fifty-two times over the years,[1] probably because it's a Literary Allusion Title from The Bible. Most Stock Episode Titles are either Literary Allusion Titles or simple, single word titles. A great many Stock Episode Titles relate to the Wedding Day.
Because a writer may be able to write a great episode, but will still bang his head against the wall when trying to think up a title.
See also Stock Subtitle.
A chart of the most popular Stock Episode Titles. Note: Two- or three-part episodes have been counted as one.
Further note: While the pilot episode of a show is very commonly called "Pilot" - 1715 times, in fact[2] - it doesn't really count, does it?
Seriously, what's with all these episodes about pilots? ...Wesley?'
- ↑ Two more uses for I am My Brother's Keeper
- ↑ as of 7 June 2011
- ↑ If the link in this column is red, go ahead and create a disambiguation page for the works. If it's blue and in italics, it already is a disambiguation page. If it's blue but not in italics, please check whether the link already leads to a disambiguation page. If it doesn't, please consider moving the current page and making a disambiguation page. If the link is green, then wait until after you have consensus to rename the trope before moving it so that the page can be freed up for a disambiguation page.