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Brett Ferino · 04-09-2001, 03:19 PM

What is it and why?

Freakzilla · 04-10-2001, 03:33 PM

My favorite episode is the one where Chris and all the other paperboys are fired and replaced by a huge paper delivering machine. It's my favorite because of the part where Chris goes out to battle the machine wearing a superhero outfit made of aluminum foil and duct tape. Of course, this episode was also the first one where Chris was killed at the end (the paper delivering machine ran him over).

EdBrownJr · 04-10-2001, 05:51 PM

My Favorite episode is where Chris goes in to the big city and his father keeps warning him not to let anyone slip him a mickey and he does. Chris's father was hilarious on that show.

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steven99 · 05-10-2001, 05:48 AM

the one with the sub. and who could forget hotdog boy. oh wait, zoo animals on wheels, that my favorite

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Omar the G · 08-24-2001, 05:03 PM

My favorite is the one where he meets that alien. It's hilarious when they eat him.

TV Guy · 09-20-2001, 04:05 PM

I love that Big City one, especially because the whole thing is filmed in front of the most intentionally fake background you've ever seen.

I also like the one where he tries to ingratiate himself with Sharon, the wife of his best friend, because she won't let her husband hang out with Chris anymore. Chris becomes completely subservient to her, waiting on her and calling her "Miss Sharon". But he can't keep it up and cracks by the end of the episode, shoving frankfurters in his mouth and calling himself "Hot Dog Boy". Brilliant.

LONEWOLF · 09-27-2001, 07:10 PM

When Chris married sexxy actress Deborah Shelton and had affair with that sexxy woman that bend over in the opening of the show to get her paper. Then Deborah caught them that one was my favorite episode. I saw some of the episodes on video at some store I forgot where.

Mr. Garrett · 12-02-2001, 06:30 PM

I have 2 favorites:

1) The one where Chris is in a community play. This has the single funniest disco sequence ever filmed.

2) "One Baby Emmitt" where Chris thinks he was adopted from an Amish family and goes over there to live like the Amish. Priceless.

The true great ones are never understood or watched in their own time!

L8'R

Mr. Garrett

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Sterling Holobyte · 11-09-2002, 11:17 AM

I'm with Omar, I like the one with Spewey the alien. When Spewey has regenerated and is angrily walking out the door and Chris says, "Spewey, are you mad because we ate you?" That cracks me up no matter how many times I see it. Of course, that whole show cracks me up, no matter what episode it is. I think it was one of the funniest shows on tv. And cleverly written too!

"I'm calling him Spewey. You get it? It's an acronym for Special Person Entering the World,...Egg Yolks."

Orville Kruger · 10-27-2004, 08:10 PM

Zoo Animals on Wheels

Skywalker · 02-10-2005, 03:44 AM

Chris Wins a Celebrity

Houseboy 2000

Chris Becomes a Male Escort

JourneyMan · 03-29-2005, 03:54 PM

I don't know if it's my favorite episode, but one of my favorite Chris Elliott lines was in the episode where he is locked in a freezer with his friend's wife, and he's pounding on the door but no one can hear him. He says something like, "Why won't you open the door? It's because I'm 1/16th Lakota Sioux Indian, isn't it you racist bastards!"

Rich3 · 01-22-2006, 10:59 AM

Another good one was where Chris was a counselor for a gang of tough kids.

Mister Show · 06-13-2006, 04:09 PM

So many great episodes!

The first two that come to mind are the one where Chris gets his tonsils out and is convinced he won't survive the operation and the one where Chris creats a "time drink" togo back to 1977 to stop Gus from urinating on his boss and losing his job as a police officer.

Steely Dan · 07-07-2015, 07:49 PM

My favorite hasn't been mentioned: Drivers Test.

It has the best line of any Get a Life episode.

The cop giving the test says something to Chris and Chris responds with (all lines are approx.)

"Don't blame me because they busted you down to giving driver's tests."

The cop: "Every officer takes driver's test duty once in awhile."

Then Chris utters the single best line of any of the episodes. IMO

"Yeah! I loved all of the episodes of Baretta where he gave the driver's tests."

04-09-2001, 03:19 PM	#1
Brett Ferino Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 18, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,782	Favorite Episode What is it and why?

04-10-2001, 03:33 PM	#2
Freakzilla Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 23, 2000 Location: Portage, Michigan, United States Posts: 556	My favorite episode is the one where Chris and all the other paperboys are fired and replaced by a huge paper delivering machine. It's my favorite because of the part where Chris goes out to battle the machine wearing a superhero outfit made of aluminum foil and duct tape. Of course, this episode was also the first one where Chris was killed at the end (the paper delivering machine ran him over).

04-10-2001, 05:51 PM	#3
EdBrownJr Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 08, 2001 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 1,247	My Favorite episode is where Chris goes in to the big city and his father keeps warning him not to let anyone slip him a mickey and he does. Chris's father was hilarious on that show. ------------------ GET OUT OF MY GARAGE!!!

05-10-2001, 05:48 AM	#4
steven99 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 10, 2001 Location: and you had to ruin it for him, didnt ya Posts: 7	the one with the sub. and who could forget hotdog boy. oh wait, zoo animals on wheels, that my favorite [This message has been edited by steven99 (edited 05-10-2001).]

08-24-2001, 05:03 PM	#5
Omar the G Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 15, 2001 Posts: 13	My favorite is the one where he meets that alien. It's hilarious when they eat him.

09-20-2001, 04:05 PM	#6
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	I love that Big City one, especially because the whole thing is filmed in front of the most intentionally fake background you've ever seen. I also like the one where he tries to ingratiate himself with Sharon, the wife of his best friend, because she won't let her husband hang out with Chris anymore. Chris becomes completely subservient to her, waiting on her and calling her "Miss Sharon". But he can't keep it up and cracks by the end of the episode, shoving frankfurters in his mouth and calling himself "Hot Dog Boy". Brilliant.

09-27-2001, 07:10 PM	#7
LONEWOLF Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: Ashtabula, Ohio Posts: 70	When Chris married sexxy actress Deborah Shelton and had affair with that sexxy woman that bend over in the opening of the show to get her paper. Then Deborah caught them that one was my favorite episode. I saw some of the episodes on video at some store I forgot where.

12-02-2001, 06:30 PM	#8
Mr. Garrett Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2001 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA Posts: 48	I have 2 favorites: 1) The one where Chris is in a community play. This has the single funniest disco sequence ever filmed. 2) "One Baby Emmitt" where Chris thinks he was adopted from an Amish family and goes over there to live like the Amish. Priceless. The true great ones are never understood or watched in their own time! L8'R Mr. Garrett ------------------ I am NOT going to be known as Sexy Lingere! Jo

11-09-2002, 11:17 AM	#9
Sterling Holobyte Harper House Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,896	I'm with Omar, I like the one with Spewey the alien. When Spewey has regenerated and is angrily walking out the door and Chris says, "Spewey, are you mad because we ate you?" That cracks me up no matter how many times I see it. Of course, that whole show cracks me up, no matter what episode it is. I think it was one of the funniest shows on tv. And cleverly written too! "I'm calling him Spewey. You get it? It's an acronym for Special Person Entering the World,...Egg Yolks."

10-27-2004, 08:10 PM	#10
Orville Kruger Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 16, 2004 Posts: 151	Zoo Animals on Wheels

02-10-2005, 03:44 AM	#11
Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,205	Chris Wins a Celebrity Houseboy 2000 Chris Becomes a Male Escort

03-29-2005, 03:54 PM	#12
JourneyMan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 15	I don't know if it's my favorite episode, but one of my favorite Chris Elliott lines was in the episode where he is locked in a freezer with his friend's wife, and he's pounding on the door but no one can hear him. He says something like, "Why won't you open the door? It's because I'm 1/16th Lakota Sioux Indian, isn't it you racist bastards!"

01-22-2006, 10:59 AM	#13
Rich3 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 688	Another good one was where Chris was a counselor for a gang of tough kids.

06-13-2006, 04:09 PM	#14
Mister Show Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 05, 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 117	So many great episodes! The first two that come to mind are the one where Chris gets his tonsils out and is convinced he won't survive the operation and the one where Chris creats a "time drink" togo back to 1977 to stop Gus from urinating on his boss and losing his job as a police officer.

07-07-2015, 07:49 PM	#15
Steely Dan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 07, 2015 Location: New York Posts: 11	My favorite hasn't been mentioned: Drivers Test. It has the best line of any Get a Life episode. The cop giving the test says something to Chris and Chris responds with (all lines are approx.) "Don't blame me because they busted you down to giving driver's tests." The cop: "Every officer takes driver's test duty once in awhile." Then Chris utters the single best line of any of the episodes. IMO "Yeah! I loved all of the episodes of Baretta where he gave the driver's tests."