very special episode
Heavy sitcom installment
A very special episode is a television episode—usually in a sitcom or drama series—that addresses a serious social issue like drug abuse, death, or sexual assault.
The term originated as sincere promotion but now carries ironic weight, suggesting heavy-handed moralizing that disrupts a show's usual tone: They did a very special episode about bullying.
The phrase signals earnest but often clumsy attempts to tackle "important" topics.
- installmentPeriodic partial payment
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- family sitcomComedic show about relatives
- saved by the bellReprieved at final moment
- season finaleConcluding episode of broadcast cycle
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- sitcomssitcom, sitcoms, season, season premiere, season finale
- TV Episodespremiere, finale, season finale, series finale, mid-season finale
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Ocean-set TV filler
filler episode · bottle episode · clip show · slapstick comedy · light comedy
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