The Inventory

Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed.

In 100 Episodes, The A.V. Club examines the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and reflected the medium and what contributed to their popularity and/or longevity.

8/9/18

7:00 AM

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100 Episodes8/9/18

How did Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. go from pop-culture behemoth to scrappy underdog?

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9/8/17

9:00 AM

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100 Episodes9/8/17

Ally McBeal was more than dancing babies and inflammatory magazine covers

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5/31/17

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes5/31/17

Night Court was the black sheep of NBC’s sitcom dynasty

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3/15/17

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes3/15/17

100 Episodes3/15/17

Three’s Company pushed the limits of double entendres on American TV

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10/10/16

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes10/10/16

Scrubs was goofy, profound, and a key link in the evolution of TV comedy

Ryan Vlastelica

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6/8/16

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes6/8/16

The last remnant of USA Network’s “blue sky” era, Royal Pains celebrates its 100th episode

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6/2/16

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes6/2/16

Comedy Bang! Bang!: The fake talk show that spoofed all of TV (and beyond)

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5/16/16

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes5/16/16

That’s So Raven changed Disney Channel in ways no one could have predicted

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4/7/16

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes4/7/16

Goodbye to American Idol, a show that was often great in spite of itself

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3/7/16

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes3/7/16

RuPaul’s Drag Race revolutionized drag by bringing it to the masses

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2/29/16

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes2/29/16

City Confidential was true crime that put the “guilty” in “guilty pleasure”

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1/6/16

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes1/6/16

Gossip Girl went from being in on the joke to being the punchline

LaToya Ferguson

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11/17/15

9:00 AM

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100 Episodes11/17/15

Life was unfair but authentic on Malcolm In The Middle

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9/14/15

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes9/14/15

How MTV’s The Challenge became one of TV’s most riveting workplace dramas

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9/9/15

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes9/9/15

The Young And The Restless leads the dying soap-opera genre

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8/11/15

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes8/11/15

Keeping Up With the Kardashians embraced female archetypes and created an empire

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8/7/15

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes8/7/15

Mister Ed beat a pair of sitcom trends by a nose

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7/29/15

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes7/29/15

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s wheel of awfulness spins cruelty into comic gold

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5/18/15

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes5/18/15

Late Show With David Letterman smirked at (and celebrated) TV itself

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5/11/15

1:00 AM

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100 Episodes5/11/15

How can we miss Full House when it won’t leave?

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