The Top 100 episodes

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The Top 100 episodes

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Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 and a half hours of work, I have collected the top 100 episodes most enjoyed by Bennett Charles. These are my favourites. Yes, they are in order of preference, however, that isn't to say that their are plenty of mistakes and lazy choosings on my part. Some episodes are listed higher then others, when, in reality, they really shouldn't be; mainly because it would be nearly impossible to come up with a real one.

That's why I've asked all of you to take up the challenge as well. I know not many people will, and those who will might be careless and simply put anything. However, it's quite simple. Go through the list of the "Best Episodes" polls of each album on that other forum, and simply copy/paste every episode which you liked, selecting carefully from each list, unto a word dowcument. After going through all 45 (you have to go to the AIOHQ if you want the remaining albums not yet asked on polls so that you can mark them down), your list is going to be well over 100 episodes. Don't be too careful when selecting. From there, take a brake, come back and highlight the ones that stick out among the others. You're list will be about 75. From that list, pick the 25 obvious episodes that simply and obviously stand out and make one more list. You'll then have three groups, which you'll rearange the Top 25 group, and then the 2nd group, and then you'll add on some episodes from the remaining group if necessary. That's the easiest way to perform this task.

Oh yes, and did I mention I'll pay each member who completes this task 100$?

And so, ladies and Gentlement, let me present to you my list:


100_____________________________________________________________________
1. Someone to Watch Over Me
2. The Mortal Coil, Parts 1 & 2
3. The Final Conflict
4. Gone...
5. The Perfect Witness, Parts 1, 2, & 3
6. Greater Love
7. The Search for Whit 1, 2 , 3
8. A Question About Tasha
9. The Time Has Come
10. Where is Thy Sting?

11. A Name, Not a Number, Parts 1 & 2
12. Clara
13. The Other Woman
14. The Turning Point
15. Home Is Where the Hurt Is
16. Waylaid in the Windy City
17. 499: Exit
18. 406: Malachi's Message, Part 1, 2, 3
19. A Touch of Healing, Parts 1 & 2
20. The Underground Railroad, Parts 1, 2, & 3
21. A Lamb's Tale
22. Unto Us a Child Is Born
23. 490: The Black Veil, Part 1, 2
24. Peace on Earth
25. 487: Plan B, Part 4 — Resistance

26. 574: Prisoners of Fear, Part 1, 2, 3
27. The Battle, Parts 1 & 2
28. Castles & Cauldrons, Parts 1 & 2
29. The Nemesis, Parts 1 & 2
30. Aloha, Oy!, Parts 1 2 & 3
31. A Bite of Applesauce
32. Real Time
33. The Graduate
34. ...But Not Forgotten
35. Memories of Jerry
36. Checkmate
37. Love Is In the Air
38. The Fifth House on the Left, Parts 1 & 2
39. 385: It's a Pokenberry Christmas, Part, 2
40. 'The Last Great Adventure of the Summer'
41. A Most Extraordinary Conclusion
42. Red Herring
43. Blind Justice
44. First Love
45. A Day in the Life
46. Living in the Gray, Part 1, 2
47. 493: Sheep's Clothing
48. Heroes
49. Tom For Mayor, Parts 1 & 2
50. Hold Up!
51. 485: Plan B, Part 2 — Collision Course
486: Plan B, Part 3 — Crossfire
52. 473: Breaking Point
53. Top This!
54. ...It Ended with a Handshake
55. Expect the Worst
56. Buried Sin
57. Hidden in My Heart
58. Gloobers
59. Patrick: A Heart Afire, Part 1, 2
60. Leap of Faith
61. Tornado!
62. The Mysterious Stranger, Parts 1 & 2
63. The Cross of Cortez 1, 2
64. Here Today Gone Tomorrow? Part, 1, 2, 3
65. Shining Armor, Part 1, 2
66. Lincoln, Parts 1 & 2
67. The Case of the Secret Room' Parts 1 and 2
68. Modesty is the Best Policy
69. Eugene's Dilemma
70. Secrets
71. Coming of Age
72. A Code of Honor
73. The Triangle, 1, 2
74. Chains, part 1, 2
75. Strange Boy in a Strange Land
76. The Visitors
77. It Happened at Four Corners
78. For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll, Parts 1, 2 & 3
79. Wrapped Around Your Finger
80. Faster Than a Speeding Ticket
81. Another Man's Shoes
82. The Right Choice, Parts 1 & 2
83. Grand Opening, 1, 2
84. The Fundamentals
85. The Time of Our Lives
86. The Spy Who Bugged Me
87. A Prayer for George Barclay
88. Preacher's Kid
89. A Call for Reverend Jimmy
90. Sunday Morning Scramble
91. Cousin Albert
92. A Case of Revenge
93. The Imagination Station, Parts 1 & 2
94. And the Glory
95. Making the Grade
96. 'Recollections'
97. Connie' Parts 1 and 2
98. The Painting
99. Karen
100. TIED: The Boy who Cried 'Destructo! Solitary Refinement, A Victim of Circumstance, The Jesus Cloth, Pokenberry Falls, R.F.D.


Runners Up: 'Stormy Weather', Family Vacation, The Day Independence Came, Thank You, God, The Prodigal, Jimmy, Operation Dig-Out, A Prisoner for Christ, The Treasure of Le Monde, The Ill-Gotten Deed, Rescue from Manatugo Point, The Barclay Family Ski Vacation, Front Page News, Suspicious Minds, What Happened to the Silver Streak, Last in a Long Line, The Conscientious Cross-Guard, It Takes Integrity, The Curse, Room Mates, East Winds, Raining, Moses: The Passover, Flash Flood, Best Intentions, Like Father, Like Son, The Living Nativity, Forever...Amen, Into Temptation, My Fair Bernard, Pilgrim's Progress Revisited, Parts 1 & 2, The Twilife Zone, The Good, the Bad, & Butch, Where There's Smoke, Mandy's Debut, Silver Lining, The Taming of the Two, Do or Diet...AND MANY MORE!
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Post by Jonathan »

The BC wrote:That's why I've asked all of you to take up the challenge as well. I know not many people will,
That alone was enough for me to do it, but....
The BC wrote:Oh yes, and did I mention I'll pay each member who completes this task 100$?
I'll have it done within the next few days.
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hmm :-k

should I waste the time on this or not...
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The BC wrote:Oh yes, and did I mention I'll pay each member who completes this task 100$?
Like Jonthan, I was feeling sold (because of your creative plan to help my indecisiveness!) even before I saw this. Now I have an extra little motivation to actually do it. ;)
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The BC wrote:your list is going to be well over 100 episodes.
You can say that again; I've narrowed it down to 218 so far.
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Jonathan wrote:
The BC wrote:your list is going to be well over 100 episodes.
You can say that again; I've narrowed it down to 218 so far.
Haha, then you have to narrow down which ones you like and which ones are popular...which makes you think you like them?

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The BC wrote:
Jonathan wrote:
The BC wrote:your list is going to be well over 100 episodes.
You can say that again; I've narrowed it down to 218 so far.
Haha, then you have to narrow down which ones you like and which ones are popular...which makes you think you like them?

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Ones I liked had a bigger influence than ones that were popular. When I was going through the list the first time around, I picked out the ones I felt I could listen to several times in one day and not get tired of it.
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The BC wrote:Oh yes, and did I mention I'll pay each member who completes this task 100$?
I think I'll do it.
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I could give my top 10 or 20. It would be too hard and long for me to do the top 100 thing though.
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Jimmy Barclay wrote:I could give my top 10 or 20. It would be too hard and long for me to do the top 100 thing though.
First of all, don't do it all at once. Second, follow his instructions in his first post; they really work.
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Ok here's my list!
I may have left out a few here and there, but i think i did a really thorough job-kind of fun though. O:)

Top 25 (not in order)
1.Plan B
2.Exit
3.Malachi's Message, Parts 1, 2 & 3
4.Clara
5.Tom For Mayor, Parts 1 & 2
6.Gone...
7.Best Intentions
8.The Mortal Coil, Parts 1 & 2
9.Connie' Parts 1 and 2
10.Waylaid in the Windy City, Parts 1 & 2
11.A Name, Not a Number, Parts 1 & 2
12.The Perfect Witness, Parts 1, 2, & 3
13.The Time Has Come
14.Do, for a Change
15.The Search for Whit
16.The One About Trust, Parts 1 & 2
17.500
18.A License to Drive
19.Exactly As Planned
20.Suspicious Minds
21.Back to Bethlehem, Parts 1, 2 & 3
22.The Battle, Parts 1 & 2
23. Connie Goes to Camp, Parts 1 & 2
24. The Imagination Station, Parts 1 & 2
25. Checkmate


Second Set:
26. Black Veil
27. A Christmas Conundrum
28. A Lesson From Mike
29. Tha Pact 1 and 2
30. I Slap Floor
31. The Great Wishy Woz
32. The Graduate
33. The Visitors
34. Expect the Worst
35. Top This
36. Patrick: A Heart Afire, Parts 1 & 2
37. Real Time
38. Naturally I assumed…
39. Aloha Oy! Parts 1,2 and3
40. Family Values
41. Heatwave
42.Last in a Long Line
43. A Bite of Applesauce
44.The Nemesis, parts 1 and 2
45.Exceptional Circumctacnes
46. The Mysterious Stranger, Parts 1 and 2
47. An Adventure in Bethany Parts 1 and 2
48. The Triangle Parts 1 and 2
49. For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll, Parts 1, 2 & 3
50. Buried Sin

Third Set:
51. Two Sides to Every Story
52. The Conscientious Cross-Guard
53.Roomates
54.Rescue from Manatugo Point
55.Lincoln, Parts 1 & 2
56.Pranks for the Memories
57.Slumber Party
58.Camp What-A-Nut' Parts 1 and 2
59.The Case of the Secret Room' Parts 1 and 2
60.Moses: The Passover
61.Another Man’s Shoes
62. The Ill Gotten Deed
63. Monty’s Christmas
64. The Spy Who Bugged Me
65.Sunday Morning Scramble
66. Worst Day Ever
67. Wrapped around Your Finger
68. The Case of the Missing Faith
69. The Right Choice parts 1 and 2
70. The Time of Our Lives
71. With a Little Help from my Friends
72. The Pretty Good Samaratin
73. Natural Born Leader
74. What are You Gonna Do with your Life?
75. BTV Compassion



Fourth Set:
76.Our Best Vacation Ever
77.The Prodigal Jimmy
78.Living in the Gray Parts 1 and 2
79.Eugene’s Dilemna
80.The Treasure of LeMonde
81.Front Page News
82. Ice Fishing
83. Memories of Jerry
84. Love is in the Air
85. Live at the 25
86. Chains 1 and 2
87. Faster than a Speeding Ticket
88. Secrets
89. Grand Opening 1 and 2
90. A Call for Reverend Jimmy
91. Elijah I and II
92. The Fifth House on the Left, Parts 1 and 2
93. Red Herring
94. The Barclay Ski Vacation
95. Preacher’s Kid
96. I Want my BTV
97. Life Trials of the Rich and Famous
98.Unto Us a Child is Born
99.Karen
100. Hold Up!, Gifts For Madge and Guy, and 'The YAK problem


\:D/ :cheerleader: :thumbsup: Hooray I did it!
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Post by Bennett »

CONGRATS!!

I see you have good taste in episodes, because many of them compose my list as well. Though, you're more open to these newer episodes as well.

Heres the thing.

Because I want the first 25 in order of preference...I'll only give you 50$ now...(I mean, common, that's the funnest)

So, go ahead, try to see if you're able to put them in order!

BC

(Sorry that you have to be the one that I tell this to, but the whole fun part of it is to have it in an order of preference...I know how hard it is to have them in a certain order. Check your Private Messages...)
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I'm down to 119; now just to put everything in order.
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I haven't done it yet because my list of shows only goes through 500! ](*,)


*heads over to AIOSF to fix that problem* O:)
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Nice lists, guys.
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I've basically made out my list of 100 with just a few Blackgaard and Novacom shows to finalize. The next step will be the groups of 25. \:D/
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Finally (lots of work involved here):

1. 290 & 291: A Name, Not a Number, Parts 1 & 2
2. 334: The Final Conflict
3. 330: The Time Has Come
4. 564: A Most Intriguing Question
5. 223: Real Time
6. 221: It Is Well
7. 224: Greater Love
8. 77 & 78: The Nemesis, Parts 1 & 2
9. 83 & 84: The Battle, Parts 1 & 2
10. 50: Karen


11. 309, 310 & 311: The Perfect Witness, Parts 1, 2 & 3
12. 19: Recollections
13. 211 & 212: The Mortal Coil, Parts 1 & 2
14. 175: East Winds, Raining
15. 313: Top This!
16. 416: The Tower
17. 155 & 156: Waylaid in the Windy City, Parts 1 & 2
18. 331: Checkmate
19. 165 & 166: Bernard & Esther, Parts 1 & 2
20. 314, 315 & 316: The Underground Railroad, Parts 1, 2 & 3
21. 579: Always
22. 385 & 386: It's a Pokenberry Christmas, Parts 1 & 2
23. 171 & 172: The Cross of Cortes, Parts 1 & 2
24. 353: A Question About Tasha
25. 574, 575 & 576: Prisoners of Fear, Parts 1, 2 & 3


26. 355, 356 & 357: The Search for Whit, Parts 1, 2 & 3
27. 219: Treasures of the Heart
28. 414: Buried Sin
29. 192: Modesty is the Best Policy
30. 352: Memories of Jerry
31. 320: Where is Thy Sting?
32. 95: The Very Best of Friends
33. 378: The Painting
34. 402: Arizona Sunrise
35. 322: The Turning Point
36. 280: Gone...
37. 277: It Happened at Four Corners
38. 232: Thy Kingdom Come
39. 93: Rescue from Manatugo Point
40. 299: The Truth About Zachary
41. 318 & 319: A Touch of Healing, Parts 1 & 2
42. 244 & 245: The Mysterious Stranger, Parts 1 & 2
43. 144: Someone to Watch Over Me
44. 399: Bernard and Job
45. 412: A Lesson From Mike
46. 195: Father's Day
47. 159: The Homecoming
48. 39 & 40: The Case of the Secret Room, Parts 1 & 2
49. 97: Monty's Christmas
50. 250 & 251: Pilgrim's Progress Revisited, Parts 1 & 2


51. 226 & 227: An Adventure in Bethany, Parts 1 & 2
52. 535 & 536: Living in the Gray, Parts 1 & 2
53. 293: A Code of Honor
54. 286 & 287: Tom For Mayor, Parts 1 & 2
55. 274: First-Hand Experience
56. 260: Naturally, I Assumed...
57. 301: The Good, the Bad, & Butch
58. 306: A Victim of Circumstance
59. 294: Unto Us a Child Is Born
60. 100: Ice Fishing
61. 497: Expect the Worst
62. 562: The Last "I Do"
63. 157: Last in a Long Line
64. 276: Third Degree
65. 485: Plan B, Part 2: Collision Course
66. 455: Best Laid Plans
67. 354: Blind Justice
68. 285: George Under Pressure
69. 329: The Return
70. 187: An Act of Nobility
71. 530: Silver Lining
72. 516: Bassett Hounds
73. 278 & 279: The Fifth House on the Left, Parts 1 & 2
74. 118: What Happened to the Silver Streak?
75. 122 & 123: Castles & Cauldrons, Parts 1 & 2


76. 335 & 336: Love Is In the Air, Parts 1 & 2
77. 254: Truth, Trivia, & 'Trina
78. 267: ...It Ended with a Handshake
79. 470: Break a Leg
80. 498: Exactly as Planned
81. 464 & 465: The Triangle, Parts 1 & 2
82. 394 & 395: Patrick: A Heart Afire, Parts 1 & 2
83. 393: Wrapped Around Your Finger
84. 178: Room Mates
85. 113: Suspicious Minds
86. 66 & 67: The Imagination Station, Parts 1 & 2
87. 98: The Visitors
88. 420 & 421: Telemachus, Parts 1 & 2
89. 440: I Slap Floor
90. 474 & 475: Shining Armor, Parts 1 & 2
91. 300: Preacher's Kid
92. 130 & 131: Bernard & Joseph, Parts 1 & 2
93. 445: No Boundaries
94. 54: Peace on Earth
95. 42: The Last Great Adventure of the Summer
96. 522: All Things to All People
97. 94: Operation Dig-Out
98. 500: 500
99. 501: Inside the Studio
100. 533 & 534: Something Blue, Parts 1 & 2


Honorable Mentions (in no particular order): 57: The Prodigal, Jimmy 135, 136 & 137: Back to Bethlehem, Parts 1, 2 & 3 184: Isaac the Chivalrous 200: Feud for Thought 202: Timmy's Cabin 203: Double Trouble 218: A Class Act 266: It Began with a Rabbit's Foot... 396: Poor Loser 422 & 423: Passages, Parts 1 & 2 490 & 491: The Black Veil, Parts 1 & 2 488 & 489: Under the Influence, Parts 1 & 2 495: The Unraveling 499: Exit 510: For the Fun of It 513: Do or Diet 567: Two Friends and a Truck 573: Back to Abnormal
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Post by Bennett »

CONGRATS!!

Now...doesn't that feel satisfying...?

Actually, your list is quite different from mind. I mean, many of the episodes are shared by both, but in a completely different order.

Check your Private Message Box for a special Surprise...

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Post by Omega »

Here is my top 100! \:D/

1 Hold Up
2 Aloha, Oy!
3 Heatwave
4 Ice Fishing
5 Snow Day
6 Gloobers
7 Real Time
8 Break a Leg
9 The Last Great Adventure of the Summer
10 Waylaid in the Windy City
11 A Name, Not a Number
12 The Nemesis
13 The Spy Who Bugged Me
14 The Case of the Secret Room
15 Treasure Hunt
16 Suspicious Minds
17 Terror from the Skies
18 The Mystery at Tin Flat
19 Blackgaard's Revenge
20 Bernard and Job
21 The Boy who Cried 'Destructo!'
22 Blackbeard's Treasure
23 I Slap Floor
24 By Dawn's Early Light
25 Gifts for Madge and Guy
26 The Perfect Witness
27 Rescue from Manatugo Point
28 Operation Digout
29 Whit's Flop
30 Our Best Vacation Ever
31 The Day Independence Came
32 The Treasure of Le Monde!
33 Family Vacation
34 Exit
35 V.B.S. Blues
36 Feud for Thought
37 Camp What-A-Nut
38 The Ill Gotten Deed
39 What Happened to the Silver Streak?
40 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
41 Arizona Sunrise
42 All's Well with Boswell
43 Sunday Morning Scramble
44 In All Things Give Thanks
45 Passages
46 The Curse!
47 Poor Loser
48 No Bones About It
49 A Matter of Obedience
50 Connie Goes to Camp
51 The Price of Freedom
52 The Search for Whit
53 Faster Than a Speeding Ticket
54 The Painting
55 The Shepherd and the Giant
56 Chain Reaction
57 By Faith, Noah
58 The Cross of Cortes
59 Let This Mind Be in You
60 The Return of Harley
61 A Bite of Applesauce
62 Hallowed Be Thy Name
63 A Victim of Circumstance
64 Two Friends and a Truck
65 The Worst Day Ever
66 Best Intentions
67 Family Values
68 Someone to Watch Over Me
69 Elijah
70 The Buck Starts Here
71 By Any Other Name
72 St. Paul: The Man from Tarsus & St. Paul: Set Apart by God
73 Lincoln
74 Two Sides to Every Story
75 The Power
76 The Mailman Cometh
77 Unto Us a Child Is Born
78 Pranks for the Memories
79 The Time Has Come
80 The Merchant of Odyssey
81 Train Ride
82 Thanksgiving at Home
83 The Last Resort
84 When Bad Isn't So Good
85 No, Honestly!
86 Solitary Refinement
87 Nothing But the Half Truth
88 Mayor for a Day
89 Breaking Point
90 Tom for Mayor
91 Called on In Class
92 My Fair Bernard
93 Blind Justice
94 Mandy's Debut
95 Deliver Us from Evil
96 Telemachus
97 Top This!
98 A License to Drive
99 The Return
100 The Midnight Ride
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Post by Bennett »

Interesting List.

It's composed mainly of slice-of-life eps, whereas most of the other lists include many multy-parters. You barely have 10.

100$ is sailing towards your PM box as we speak...

Good Job. Hope you feel as satisfied as I did.

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