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Long - running idiot box shows often get data-based by changing their usual formula , but this can result in some episode which palpate like they do n’t even belong in the show . These episodes stay put out from the rest period of the show ’s campaign . Sometimes the grapheme are placed in altogether unlike situation that are n’t what the audience is used to . In some extreme cases , the main characters of the show hardly show up at all . Experimenting with different episode is a good way of hold back a show from becoming stale , but it can have some eccentric results .

Just because a show switches things up , this does n’t necessarily think of that the resulting episode will be regretful . Musical idiot box episodes , feeding bottle episodes and unexpected plot complex body part can create some of the most memorable episodes of TV . Shows likeMad MenandAtlantaproduce some of their best episodes when they make up one’s mind to deviate from their established formulas . However , other designate likeThe MandalorianandThe Simpsonshave enrage fans by create instalment that felt like whole dissimilar TV shows .

There some season of telecasting series that just do n’t feel the same , these are the show that have seasons that almost feel like a dissimilar show .

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10"The Principal & The Pauper"

The Simpsons Season 9, Episode 2

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" The Principal and the Pauper " isone of the most controversial episodesThe Simpsonshas ever produced . Many fans identify it as the conclusion of the"Golden Age " ofThe Simpsons . The show prescribe to the classic sitcom ideal that everything should largely stay the same , but " The Principal and the Pauper " have this opinion out the window by revealing that Principal Seymour Skinner had in reality been an impostor all along . It ’s a funnily histrionic twist that does n’t fit with the lighthearted tone ofThe Simpsons , and it also spoils the comedic moral force between Skinner and his female parent .

9"The Abominable Bride"

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8"The Crash"

Mad Men Season 6, Episode 8

" The Crash " was n’t the firstMad Menepisode to sport a drug - fuel bender , but it was definitely the weirdest . While Don and his faculty have to deplumate a long weekend to work out on the Chevrolet accounting , the party impart in a doctor to give them a powerful stimulant to facilitate perk them up . This run to chaos in the office as the staff begin rush each other , throw knife , and tap - dance unpredictably . The episode also rise around and decamp time , reflecting Don ’s anxious mental land . Mad Menhad never been so abstract before , nor had it toyed with its audience so much .

7"Brunchsquatch"

Bob’s Burgers Season 8, Episode 1

The plot and the spirit of " Brunchsquatch " are just like any other episode of the show , but the animation change can be very perturb .

After seven season , Bob ’s Burgershad bring in the right to experiment a little . The time of year 8 premiere ditches the show ’s signature look for a jumble of unlike manner derived from fan artistry submissions . The sequence apply 62 different style in its short runtime . The plot and the flavor of " Brunchsquatch " are just like any other episode of the show , but the invigoration change can be very distracting . " Brunchsquatch " is one of the most dissentious episodes ofBob ’s Burgers , and it does n’t quite suit in with the rest of the time of year .

Anything goes on specialized channels like HBO and Showtime , but even cable TV has had the propensity to mix up , frustrate , or disgust viewers .

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6"The National Anthem"

Black Mirror Season 1, Episode 1

Black Mirror ’s very first episode is still its biggest outlier . The plot make plaza in advanced - day Britain , as a mysterious kidnapper claim that he will obliterate the darling Princess unless the Prime Minister has intercourse with a live slob on national TV.Black Mirrorhas had more troubling episodes , but " interior Anthem " feel improbably genuine . Unlike the immense majority of episodes,“National Anthem " does n’t feature any sci - fi applied science whatsoever . The event of " National Anthem " could conceivably happen in the substantial human beings , or in a BBC political drama .

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5"The 200th In The 10th”

Bones Season 10, Episode 10

Bonesoften get eldritch to celebrate the show ’s milestones . The centesimal episode travels back in time to the first case bone and Booth ever process together , but the 200th episode give way even further . The 1950s panache episode"The 200th in the 10th " is heavy breathe in by the movies of Alfred Hitchcock , especiallyTo grab a stealer . ill-treat into the shows of Grace Kelly and Cary Grant , Bones and Booth playact an LAPD police detective and a charming jewel thief severally . The episode stands out because it is n’t just set in a different meter full point , but the characters are completely dissimilar too .

4"A Dark Quiet Death"

Mythic Quest Season 1, Episode 5

Rob McElhenny portraysMythic Quest ’s main character , Ian Grimm , the egotistical game developer who basks in his disorderly work environment . " A Dark Quiet Death " serves as a warning tale from the past , following two game developer in the 1990s who are only come to to Ian by their office infinite . Starring Jake Johnson and Cristin Milioti , " A Dark Quiet Death " takes a step away from the developer of " Mythic Quest " to interrogate the intact gaming industry . Despite Johnson and Milioti ’s charming comedic rapport , the installment is much dreary than the rest of the series .

3"The Convert"

The Mandalorian Season 3, Episode 3

" The Convert " whole give up what makes the show so popular , and it ’s only very tenuously linked to the main plot .

The Mandalorianis a more serialized approach toStar Warsthan the rest of the franchise . There are several standalone episodes which have very little bearing on Din Djarin and Grogu ’s quest , but they are no less entertaining . " The Convert " is the opposite of this formula . It ’s all worldbuilding and political drama on Coruscant , and Din Djarin is n’t even on the same planet . It ’s no surprisal that rooter often cite it asThe Mandalorian ’s worst episode . It completely abandon what makes the show so popular , and it ’s only very tenuously link to the main plot .

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2"Pandora"

Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Season 4, Episode 15

Almost every episode ofLaw and Order : SVUtakes place in Manhattan , but time of year 4 , instalment 15 , " Pandora " send Detective Stabler on a foreign mission to Prague to wear an international ring of criminals trading illegal pictures of underage girl . Detective Benson and the residual of the squad are go away behind as Stabler travels to Europe , and his story run out like a back door pilot for a young show about external sexual activity trafficking . Stabler works for the NYPD , not the CIA or Interpol , so his probe stretch the suspension of disbelief to break detail .

1"The Goof Who Sat By The Door"

Atlanta Season 4, Episode 8

" The Goof Who Sat by the Door " is typical ofAtlanta ’s flair for experimentation . Atlantahas several anthology - style episodesthat break away from the main dramatis personae to narrate different stories within the same population , and " The Goof Who Sat by the Door " is by far the most strange . Just two episodes before the series finis , " The Goof Who Sat by the Door " isa mockumentary about a Black humanity who accidentally becomes chief operating officer of Disneyand pour his gist and soul into craftingA Goofy Movie . It ’s a hilarious speculation on the intersection between art and business organisation , but it feel like an episode ofDocumentary Now !

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