Best Series Finale

What do you guys think was the best series finale of a sitcom? My personal favorite was the Wonder Years. I liked how Daniel Stern told all of the characters' future and left nothing unresolved. The last line with his son made my mom cry for some reason.

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[Pavan]

I think the best series finale was "Three's Company", but Janet Wood should have been a regular on the spinoff!
Cosby Show had a good series finale, as well as Family Matters!

[TJ]

The best finale in my opinion in terms of creativeness was Newhart. Family Ties, Happy Days, Cheers, and The Wonder Years also had good finales..

[Starr11]

My favorite series finale was from the show "Alice" because it ended off just as it should have. It was sad because you knew the show was over but also funny at the same time. I liked how they showed clips of all of the previous shows. I also thought the "Wonder Years" series finale was good, although I would have liked to have seen Kevin and Winnie end up together.

[IGNTBone]

I liked the Perfect Strangers finale, because
it ended with the births of both second-generation cousins. Although I would've loved to see this show run forever, it did end perfectly where it should have, instead of getting stale.

[Freakzilla]

I liked the "NewsRadio" finale. Even though the cast, writers, producers didn't know it would be the last episode, they made sure it could work that way. The last season, without Phil Hartman and with the addition of Jon Lovitz, was very uneven. But the 2 parter at the end, with Jimmy's retirement and everyone except Dave and Matthew moving to New Hampshire, was great. In my opinion, the last scene where Dave finds Matthew under his desk ranks up there with last "Newhart" scene. It was just something I didn't expect.

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Wow... the *best* series finale? How do you choose a favorite or best? However, the only series finale that ever had me really talking with people about it for years afterward was the final episode of Quantum Leap. It answered all the questions, but still left everything completely open for personal interpretation. But I'm sure no one else besides myself really considers Quantum Leap to be a sit com...

So as far as traditional sit coms go, I'd say that M*A*S*H was the greatest. I was fairly young at the time, but I remember my mom crying at the end of the episode, and later in life when I had finaly grown to appreciate sit coms as an art form (?), the forst time I saw it I sat there motionless for maybe 10 minutes just feeling like "Wow. That was nice..."

[Stigmata]

The Wonder Years, Night Court, and Family Ties all left on good notes.

My Least favorites would have to include Seinfeld and Married With Children. Seinfeld's final episode didn't live up to anyone's expectations, and certainly didn't live up to the unbelievable media hype it received. It was a hige letdown, and a bad way to end a great show. MWC's final episode bugged me because it wasn't really a final episode. It was simply a season finale since there was still some question as to whether or not Fox would bring it back for another season, but of course they gave it the axe, and simply tacked on a "Thank you Married With Children for 11 wonderful years" type message at the end of the show. Disappointing for me, since I had been looking forward to a closure to that show for a long time, and they ended up never having a FINAL episode.

[Morbius53]

I'm surprised no one here has mentioned The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which set the benchmark for sitcom finales.

Leave It to Beaver ended with a "Family Scrapbook" of highlights from past shows. Not a great ending, but a nice one.

The Dick Van Dyke Show had a finale, too, of sorts. Rob finally finished his book and sold it.

the one i like was howdy dooty cause clarabell finally said something

[The T]

I hated the Seinfeld finale! Couldn't they have thought of a better one? I mean really. Ya know who also had a stupid ending was Laverne and Shirley! It didn't even seem like the ending! I didn't think it was until some one told me!

see ya~The T.

PUNKY BREWSTER!!! was by far the stupidest sitcom finale ever!!!!!!! it ended with brandon the dog getting MARRIED!!!! I thought that the FACTS OF LIFE finale was great!!! all the girls went there seperate ways and finally left peeksville!!! natalie finnaly became a doctor!!

oh easily the best finale ever was newhart. i admitt, wonder years was good, but newhart's was much more clever and suprising. i half expected what happend in the wonder years, although it was touching. as far as the best last scene from a show, tie between newhart and cheers. the last cheers episode wasn't that great, but the last scene i thought really brought out what the show was all about. i find it interesting that no one said "seinfeld" for best. it was ok, but i thought it would be alot better, i think all the media hype ruined it honestly.

[LaverneShirley]

I think the best are Happy Days and Mary Tyler Moore. I cry every time I watch the toast in "Passages" or they sing "Long Way to Tipperary" in the last MTM episode. And I really liked the last Odd Couple episode. The worst ending would have to be Mad About You. I feel sorry for the shows that COULDN'T have good series finales because they were just canceled and didn't know that the show was ending (show like Laverne & Shirley and Gilligan's Island)

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[mdogg]

THE BEST FINALE/CLIFFHANGER WAS EVEN THOUGH THIS SHOW WAS NOT A SITCOM, IT WAS A SOAP WAS DALLAS, THE TWO BEST WERE WHO SHOT JR, AND PAM'S CRASH.