100 EpisodesIn 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.

FDA: Big Penis Comes With a Hidden Surprise

Here's What You'll Face When You Try to Invade Area 51

Tupac-Obsessed Iowa Public Servant Resigns In Mystery

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

Ally McBeal was more than dancing babies and inflammatory magazine covers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Life was unfair but authentic on Malcolm In The Middle

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

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

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

Mister Ed beat a pair of sitcom trends by a nose

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

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

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