The Best Worst

Night Vale Presents

Welcome to Night Vale's Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink consider the Golden Age of Television, at its best and its worst. Each episode, we consider a classic show by watching first its worst IMDB user rated episode, and then its best. What can we learn by watching the best and worst of classic TV? Let's find out together.

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Updated July 28

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Oct 7, 2025 · 6 min
PATREON PREVIEW Ep 32: The Middlest Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone 1959-1964 156 episodes Middlest Episode: s3 e4 The Passersby You know, if you really think about it.... To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 30, 2025 · 50 min
Ep 31: The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone 1959-1964 156 episodes Worst episode: s4 e18 The Bard Best episode: s2 e6 Eye of the Beholder At one point in this episode I refer to Leonard Cohen as being from the eastern half of the United States when I meant the eastern half of North America. My deepest regrets to all Canadians. To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 23, 2025 · 5 min
PATREON PREVIEW Ep 30 The Middlest Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990-1996 148 episodes Middlest episode: s2 e16 Geoffrey Cleans Up Can I borrow a cup of Lysol? To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 16, 2025 · 49 min
Ep 29: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990-1996 148 episodes Worst episode: s3 e16 Bundle of Joy Best episode: s4 e24 Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse In which Will Smith's tax bill results in him eventually becoming a movie star. To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 9, 2025 · 36 min
Unlocked! Ep 28: The Middlest Sopranos
We have unlocked this week's Middlest episode so you can hear what they're like. If you like it, please join the Patreon to hear the rest! The Sopranos 1999-2007 86 episodes Middlest episode: s5 e4 All Happy Families I'm just here having my normal snack of wine and peaches. To support the show and get access to the rest of our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 2, 2025 · 59 min
Ep 27: The Sopranos
The Sopranos 1999-2007 86 episodes Worst episode: s4 e3 Christopher Best episode: s5 e12 Long Term Parking Because tramps like us, baby we were born to run To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 26, 2025 · 5 min
PATREON PREVIEW EP 26: The Middlest Sex and the City
Sex and the City 1998-2004 94 episodes Middlest ep: s4 e16 Ring a Ding Ding Don't be too proud to accept help!! To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 19, 2025 · 47 min
Ep 25: Sex and the City
Sex and the City 1998-2004 94 episodes Worst episode: s3 e4 Boy Girl Boy Girl Best episode: s4 e2 The Real Me When kissing Alanis Morissette makes you biphobic. To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 12, 2025 · 6 min
PATREON PREVIEW Ep 24 Star Trek: The Middlest Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987-1994 176 episodes Middlest episode: s6 e6 True Q There's a new Q in town, and she's a teen. To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 5, 2025 · 46 min
Ep 23 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987-1994 176 episodes Worst episode: s7 e14 Sub Rosa Best episode: s5 ep 25 The Inner Light Ghost sex in Space Scotland. To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 29, 2025 · 5 min
PATREON PREVIEW Ep 22: The Middlest Simpsons
The Simpsons 1989- 788 episodes Middlest episode: s24 e13 Hardly Kirking Eat my shorts again! To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 22, 2025 · 42 min
Ep 21: The Simpsons
The Simpsons 1989- 788 episodes Worst episode: s23 e22 Lisa Goes Gaga Best episode: s8 e23 Homer's Enemy Eat my shorts! To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 15, 2025 · 5 min
PATREON PREVIEW Ep 20: The Middlest ER
ER 1994-2009 331 episodes Middlest Episode: s7 e17 Survival of the Fittest No, where the HELL is George Clooney? To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 7, 2025 · 38 min
Ep 19: ER
ER 1994-2009 331 episodes Worst episode: s12 e1 Cañon City Best episode: s6 e14 All in the Family Where the hell is George Clooney? To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2025 · 4 min
PATREON PREVIEW Ep 18: The MiddlestASH
MASH 1972-1983 251 episodes Middlest Episode: s4 e16 Dear Ma This one has feet stuff, but not that kind of feet stuff. To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠. ⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠ A production of ⁠⁠Night Vale Presents⁠⁠. Hosts are ⁠⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Joseph Fink⁠⁠ Editing by ⁠⁠Grant Stewart⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 24, 2025 · 33 min
Ep 17: MASH
MASH 1972-1983 251 episodes Worst episode: s4 e18 Hawkeye Best episode: s1 e15 Tuttle Definitely the weirdest name for a tv theme song of all time! To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), ⁠join our patreon⁠. ⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠ A production of ⁠Night Vale Presents⁠. Hosts are ⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠ and ⁠Joseph Fink⁠ Editing by ⁠Grant Stewart⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 18, 2025 · 5 min
PATREON PREVIEW Ep 16: Law & The Middlest Order
Law & Order 1990- 525 episodes and counting Middlest episode: s9 e20 Empire Julia Roberts??? To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, ⁠join our patreon⁠. ⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠ A production of ⁠Night Vale Presents⁠. Hosts are ⁠Meg Bashwiner⁠ and ⁠Joseph Fink⁠ Editing by ⁠Grant Stewart⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 10, 2025 · 41 min
Ep 15: Law & Order
Law & Order 1990- 525 episodes and counting Worst episode: s12 e8 The Fire This Time Best episode: s6 e21 Pro Se DUH DUH To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst A production of Night Vale Presents. Hosts are Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink Editing by Grant Stewart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 3, 2025 · 4 min
PATREON PREVIEW Ep 14: The Middlest Seinfeld
Seinfeld 1989-1998 172 episodes Middlest episode: s6 ep15 The Beard In which the show is not as homophobic as we were afraid it was going to be. To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, . A production...
May 28, 2025 · 36 min
Ep 13: Seinfeld
Seinfeld 1989-1998 172 episodes Worst episode: s3 e4 The Dog Best episode: s4 e11 The Contest This a show about something (that something is Seinfeld). To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, . A...