What are your favorite HOTC episodes?

[jayman75]

One of my favorite episodes was the one where the class made the video for "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades...." I don't remember any specifics, but I thought that was what computers would do in the future. Who knew?!?!

[warsaw dreams]

Yeah, that's a fun one to watch. I also really like the one where Dennis joins the football team. There are so many funny lines in that episode.

[Alan's Pal]

I agree, my favorite episode is when they made the video and sang " My future's so bright I gotta wear shades."

[warsaw dreams]

I also like one of the earlier episodes where Arvid can't stop thinking about Lori Applebaum and daydreams right through class. He dreams he is in t.v. shows like The Honeymooners and Moonlighting. Now that was good!

[realchic1999]

Originally posted by jayman75
One of my favorite episodes was the one where the class made the video for "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades...." I don't remember any specifics, but I thought that was what computers would do in the future. Who knew?!?!

I just saw that episode for the first time not too long ago, and the class made the video as a sort of "video yearbook" to put in a time capsule that would be opened in 2100. Dr. Samuels puts Alan in charge of production, and that endproduct is boring. So the group (led by Dennis) destroy that tape, and after Mr. Moore's intervention and Alan reluctantly agreeing, the group gets together and makes the cooler "I Gotta Wear Shades" video.

[Jennyluvver]

Oh wow, what episode is that, where Arvid dreams he is in other TV shows? I"ve never seen that!

[warsaw dreams]

It was called The Secret Life Of Arvid Engen. He also daydreams he is in Star Trek.

[Jennyluvver]

That's great, I hope my friend taped that one for me, sounds amazing!

[Classicshowsgurl15]

I like many episodes, but the Little Shop of Horrors one is one of my most favorites. I just love it. The last episode is really great too. I also love Eric and Simone's first date and the Russia ones.

[howierules86]

My favorite was "The Way We Weren't," where Darlene and Alan refused to do a project on their family history, and Mr. Moore had to knock some sense into them to do so.

[howierules86]

Also, here are my favorite episodes from the other seasons as well:

Season 1 - The Way We Weren't
Season 2 - For Better, For Worse
Season 3 - Mission to Moscow & Partners (a tie)
Season 4 - Viki In Love

I haven't seen much of Season 5 (I know, the Billy season) to make a judgment on favorite episode from that season as of today.

[wiseguy182]

I think I can safely say this is the oldest thread I have ever posted on.

I like "I am the King", where Charlie does these cheesy, yet quite hilarious, late-night tv commercials.

I also liked all of the reactions to the psychiatrist in "Psyched out at Fillmore"

[Schmoopie]

I haven't watched HOTC in ages, but one of my favorites is where they have that video to the song "The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)". Another one is where Dennis (I think that's his name) had lost a lot of weight and he 'revealed' his new body!

[Classicshowsgurl15]

By Season

Season 1:
Pilot
Teacher's Teacher
Volleyball Anyone?
Ode to Simone
Valentine's Day
Video Activity

Season 2:
Science-Fair Weather Friends
Coach Charlie
That'll Be the Day
Parents Day
Love is Debatable
For Better, For Worse
Don't Play With Matches

Season 3:
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Mission to Moscow Part 1&2
Let's Rap
First Date
Little Shop 'Til You Drop Part 1&2
King of Remedial
Exactly Twelve O'Clock

Season 4:
Back to School
Viki & Eric & Simone & Alex
Gotta Dance
Tough Guys Don't Sew
Alan Goes Crimson
From Hair to Eternity Part 1&2
The Quiet Kid
Simone Goes Overboard
Queen, Queen, Queen for a Day

Season 5:
Where's Charlie?
And Then There Were None
Billy's Big One
Dead Men Don't Wear Pocket Protectors Part 1&2
Fillmore vs. Billy Jean's
Be My Baby...Sitter
The Importance of Being Alex
Viki's Torn Genes
The Last Waltz
Most Likely to Be Forgotten
My Dinner With Darlene
It Couldn't Last Forever Part 1&2

[RaisedByTV]

Originally Posted by realchic1999

I just saw that episode for the first time not too long ago, and the class made the video as a sort of "video yearbook" to put in a time capsule that would be opened in 2100. Dr. Samuels puts Alan in charge of production, and that endproduct is boring. So the group (led by Dennis) destroy that tape, and after Mr. Moore's intervention and Alan reluctantly agreeing, the group gets together and makes the cooler "I Gotta Wear Shades" video.

Just saw this episode in Antenna TV. The graphics of that video were pretty sophisticated for this time period. As they rolled the TV 📺 in to watch, I thought about how today in 2020 kids just take out their cellphones to watch videos. As Brian Robbins was playing every member of the band, I thought “You will be the President of Nickelodeon...”. When I saw Robin, I thought “your ex husband will fight in an exhibition match on Pay Per View.”