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Episodic

Episodic TV Series

Self-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 1162 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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1,162 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

★ 7.8
7K 73 1990–1993
School & campus · Episodic
9/10

Night Gallery

★ 7.9
7K 48 1969–1973
Anthology · Episodic · Unsettling
9/10

Bob the Builder

★ 5.7
7K 283 1997–2015
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

★ 6.8
7K 27 1988–1991
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

Kureyon Shin-chan

★ 8.0
7K 88 2006–2011
Episodic · Child's perspective
9/10

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

★ 5.9
7K 132 2006–2016
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

I Am Weasel

★ 6.5
7K 79 1997–1999
Absurdist · Episodic · Slapstick
9/10

8 Out of 10 Cats

★ 7.7
7K 223 2005–present
Game & quiz show · British TV
9/10

The Persuaders!

★ 8.0
7K 24 1971–1972
Banter chemistry · Central duo
9/10

Doraemon

★ 8.2
6K 2337 1979–2005
Kids & family · Whimsical
9/10

Clifford the Big Red Dog

★ 6.5
6K 71 2000–2003
Wholesome · Kids & family
9/10

America's Funniest Home Videos

★ 6.2
6K 948 1989–present
Long-runner · Family-safe
9/10

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

★ 7.6
6K 24 1972–1973
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

Alice

★ 6.9
6K 202 1976–1985
Sitcom · Workplace · Episodic
9/10

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

★ 8.2
6K 137 1988–2011
Sketch & variety · Episodic
9/10

Judge Judy

★ 6.1
6K 7283 1996–2021
Legal · Long-runner · Episodic
9/10

The Soup

★ 8.2
6K 409 2004–2020
Episodic · Easy watching
9/10

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

★ 7.9
6K 63 1997–2025
Anthology · Episodic
9/10

The Monkees

★ 7.5
6K 59 1965–1968
Music scene · Episodic · Slapstick
9/10

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

★ 8.5
6K 93 1962–1965
Anthology · Episodic · Tense
9/10

History of Swear Words

★ 6.4
6K 6 2021–2021
Episodic · Raunchy · Easy watching
9/10

Nailed It!

★ 7.4
6K 43 2018–present
Food & cooking
9/10

Doraemon

★ 8.4
6K 971 2005–present
Kids & family · Whimsical
9/10

Lucky Luke

★ 7.2
6K 26 1983–1984
Episodic · Kids & family
9/10