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	Very Special Episode - Television Tropes & Idioms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		While the episode "The Body" in Buffy The Vampire Slayer is a favorite to some fans, it does fit the Very Special Episode concept, where the death that Buffy must cope with is an everyday-life event that is pointedly not connected to the usual supernatural forces of the show.
		One episode of The Sopranos focusing on the soccer coach of Tony's daughter being a child molester played with the trope, in that given their general treatment of women, Tony and his crew come across as somewhat hypocritical in condemning his behavior.
		Moreover, rather than the fl and white morality of the usual Very Special Episode, the show is typically morally ambiguous, as Tony wants to kill the coach, feeling that he would be less of a man were he to rely upon the legal system to seek justice.
	tvtropes.org /pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VerySpecialEpisode (745 words)

	Very special episode - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Very special episode is an advertising term originally used in American television commercials to refer to an episode of a situation comedy or television drama that dealt with a serious and/or controversial social issue (often in a forced and/or awkward manner).
		Television viewers and critics alike widely regard the phrase very special episode as ironic and melodramatic; the perception is that use of the term very special episode is a blatant attempt at a ratings boost.
		Arguably, the most notable very special episode of the series is when Buddy (played by Kristy McNichol) is pressured for sex by her boyfriend (played by teen idol Leif Garrett).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Very_special_episode (8451 words)

	Talk:Very special episode - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It felt very out of place with the rest of the series--even moreso than the "Dad thinks you're gay" episode--and seemed to sacrifice all comedy by the very nature of what they were discussing.
		All the episodes that deal with anorexia would be one topic, all those that deal with character death another, etc. Besides just being easier to read (or skim) and easier for the reader to compare, the relative relevance of the episodes can be judged against each other and the less relevant examples cut.
		Very special episodes generally deal with dramatic or serious themes in shows that are otherwise sitcoms, and dramas aren't supposed to be funny anyway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Very_special_episode (2115 words)

	GameSpy:
		Episode 6: Mounting Difficulties - The team needs to acquire some mounts for the long journey ahead, but some foul secrets from Flintlocke's past are revealed.
		Episode 11: We'll Always Have Gadgetzan - Flintlocke's investigation reaches the fetid armpit of Azeroth, where amidst a sea of vice and sin he scores some phat lewt while the Doc makes good on his promise...
		Episode 15: War Preparations - Dark tidings loom on the horizon as Flintlocke prepares to throw himself into a terrible melee.
	pc.gamespy.com /articles/578/578734p1.html (895 words)

	Very special episode - Uncyclopedia
		Very special episode is an advertising term originally used in American television commercials to describe an episode of a situation comedy or television drama that deals with a serious and/or controversial social issue.
		The episode ended with a special message by Gates McFadden on the subject of sexual harassment.
		At the end of the episode, he returns to apologize and it is revealed that X-Brawn's girlfriend had broken up with him, causing his reckless behavior.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Very_special_episode (1815 words)

	Hit and Run
		Comment by: pigwiggle at February 11, 2006 09:38 AM My two favorite VSEs are the episode of Different Strokes where Arnold almost gets molested and the episode of Family Ties where Alex P. Keaton gets hopped up on amphetamines and digs irrigation ditches in the yard.
		Comment by: Timothy at February 11, 2006 10:39 AM My favorite was the very special X-File where Scully shoots Mulder, Skinner and the Lone Gunmen early in the episode then strips and talks directly into the camera for the rest of the show.
		Comment by: Abdul at February 11, 2006 11:53 AM It's true, every episode of "Strangers with Candy" was a very satirical very special episode.
	www.reason.com /hitandrun/2006/02/very_late_but_v.shtml (2620 words)

	Thoughtless for the Day
		Television, during the 1980's was notorious for "Very Special Episodes".
		Yesterday's episode of the Paul Kircher Show was a very special one, and
		I've always contended that the whole "very special episode" apellation was the death knell for any sitcom.
	www.rodneyanonymous.com /archives/00000028.htm (955 words)

	TeeVee.org: A Very Special Invitation to Read This, You Twits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		But this episode was especially special because one- time teen sensation Judd Nelson, playing the head of a hip San Francisco 'zine, plows his auto into a cable car, leading his star columnist, played by Brooke Shields, to worry.
		The episode was bold, it made an impact, it was emotional.
		The point is, nowadays the TV brain trust is slapping "very special episode" on every videotape or slice of celluloid that comes down the pipe.
	www.teevee.org /archive/1998/02/25 (1225 words)

	"A Very Special Episode" Appreciation Thread - The CHUD.COM Message Boards
		Oh yeah, and the very special episode of FM where Steve and Eddie went to a party and Eddie got Steve drunk, and Steve wound up, I don't remember, trying to fly or something.
		Not to mention the very special episode of Family Matters where Officer Winslow has to assist in the defeat of a terrorist organization which has seized control of a high rise office building.
		And who can forget the very special episode of SAVED BY THE BELL when Jessie Spano heads off to Vegas with dreams of becoming a showgirl, only to get caught up in the sleazy world of sex for hire and then ends up getting boinked in a swimming pool by a greasy Kyle Maclachlan.
	www.chud.com /forums/showthread.php?t=60868 (1867 words)

	A Very Special... in Shark Categories in Jump The Shark
		A Very Special...(Allie is homeless for the day)
		A Very Special...(Tom Hanks as the drunk uncle)
		A Very Special...(Punky is sent to the orphanage)
	www.jumptheshark.com /forum/special/31 (98 words)

	PlånetSocks.com - A Very Special Episode...
		Tonight's episode opens with a shot of the Tioga (An aside: That name doesn't quite have the youthful zest of "Winnie" or even the cheerful cheap soda pop ring of "Shasta," does it?) passing by a road sign in Morocco.
		Jisela gets very upset when Adam tells her she's about 6 inches away from backing into a gas pump and blowing up half of the country.
		Since the camera has been focused away from her for at least fifty or sixty seconds now, I'm surprised that Ellen doesn't jump in at this point with a story about how she was almost hit by a recreational vehicle when she was eight and how she still has nightmares about it fifteen years later.
	www.planetsocks.com /summary.asp?id=100 (1759 words)

	WIL WHEATON dot NET: 1.5: A Very Special Episode . . .
		Unlike most Very Special Episodes, this one will not feature any soft lighting and important lessons on life, nor will it feature any retarded children saving a cat from a tree or putting out a fire.
		On January 23rd, we are doing a Very Special Episode of the J.
		Second of all I was very discouraged by your lame stereo type of the mentally disabled, not retarded.
	www.wilwheaton.net /2003/01/a_very_special_episode_1.php (3045 words)

	Beavis and Butt-head: A Very Special Episode - TV.com
		Beavis and Butt-head: A Very Special Episode - TV.com
		This is in reference to The Simpsons which everyone knows is America's favorite and longest-running American Sitcom and the longest-running American animated program.
		Tell the world what you think of A Very Special Episode, write a review for this episode.
	tv.com /.../a-very-special-episode/episode/58333/summary.html (180 words)

	TV: Saved by the Bell - Jessie's Song (1990) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Make no mention of the fact that the episode aired in the 90's (which, by a quick check...
		So is the end of the episode, where the gang gathers around Jessie's bed.
		For some unknown reason, this episode has stuck in the mind of many a Gen-Xer who was suckled on the teat of mother television every Saturday.
	www.lightsoutfilms.com /tv_jessiessong.html (1048 words)

	TV Squad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		But after this episode, I'm wondering if it's not that Standoff is like Bones, it's more like FOX has a specific formula for the way they do dramas now.
		It's not a good thing either, but this episode is a vast improvement over the pilot, if only because the premise was meatier, a little less predictable, and it had some genuine tension.
		I haven't seen one episode of this show (I was an Alias fan), but if this season is a self-contained story where I don't have to know what happened exactly in the past few seasons, maybe I'll give it a shot.
	tvsquad.com /2005/.../the-comeback-valerie-gets-a-very-special-episode (2385 words)

	HBO: The Comeback - Episode 07, Season 1 "Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode"
		Excited about a Room and Bored episode dedicated to her character, Valerie offers to pull some strings to get a "name" actor to play Aunt Sassy's romantic interest, Big Dick Perkins.
		After a little too much Red Bull and vodka, Mark reveals his wilder side at the show, bringing to light some "intimacy" issues between them that are ultimately too hot for the camera.
		As for Aunt Sassy's episode, the network has decided it needs some fine-tuning - along with the rest of Room and Bored - leaving Valerie's comeback in the lurch.
	www.hbo.com /comeback/episode/season1/episode07.html (222 words)

	A Very Special "West Wing" - Sep 22, 2001 - E! Online News
		Sep 22, 2001, 12:25 PM PT We figured it was only a matter of time before the folks behind The West Wing would come up with a Very Special Episode addressing the September 11 terror attacks.
		The episode, titled "Isaac and Ishmael," will preempt the season premiere and will be broadcast on October 3.
		To keep viewers from being confused about the break in continuity, "Isaac and Ishmael" will begin with cast members giving a "special introduction" explaining that the show is a stand-alone episode, according to the Los Angeles Times.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,8865,00.html (455 words)

	DVD Talk Forum - View Single Post - "A very special episode" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Remember the "very special" Different Strokes where Arnold and his friend almost get molested by that old guy (played by Gordon Jump I think)?
		In the last year or so of "Different Strokes", it seemed that every episode was a "very special" one.
		There was one where Arnold's annoying little red-headed stepbrother was snatched by a dude whose own son had recently died, and his wife was starting to crack because of the grief.
	www.dvdtalk.com /forum/showpost.php?p=785012&postcount=8 (142 words)

	The West Wing \| Terrorist Attack on America \| tv : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Details of Aaron Sorkin's special episode of ''The West Wing'' -- planned in light of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on America -- are emerging.
		While NBC entertainment president Jeff Zucker won't discuss the specifics of the Oct. 3 episode, he says ''The West Wing'' is ''uniquely positioned'' to reflect on the terrorist attack.
		The special episode will air just four days before the 53rd Annual Emmys, where pundits are predicting that ''The West Wing'' will take honors in the Best Drama, Best Actor (Martin Sheen), and Best Supporting Actor categories (Bradley Whitford).
	www.ew.com /ew/report/0,6115,176746~3~0~aboutspecialwestwing,00.html (668 words)

	Art Machine: A very special episode... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The first episode is set to air on FOX during November Sweeps.
		In the special hour-long episode, Joe "Girelli" Rogan of Fear Factor will host as Evan "Joe" Marriott performs the most extreme stunt ever created by the Factor stunt producers.
		When asked if he felt that Evan would be able to continue beyond his pain threshhold and enter The Zone, Rogan would only say, "The doctors will make sure of it," before muttering something about "crystal meth" and refusing to make a further comment.
	www.art-machine.org /archives/2003/02/a_very_special.html (923 words)

	SOXBLOG: 06/01/2006 - 06/30/2006
		If Busby does go down to defeat, (which given the support she has received from the nutroots seems all but inevitable), and her ridiculous “misstatement” is a leading cause for said defeat, then the entire episode should prove instructive for those of us in the pundit class.
		At the very least, you said you could disagree with the man’s positions but you mustn’t question his character.
		I was always very healthy for someone with CF until 2002, when my condition suddenly and dramatically changed for the worst.
	dbsoxblog.blogspot.com /2006_06_01_dbsoxblog_archive.html (9982 words)

	Cliffy B: A Very Special Edition Of Gears Of War - Kotaku
		A Very Special Edition Of Gears Of War
		This isn't a very special "episode" of Gears of War.
		To become a registered commenter on this site, you first need to be approved by our team.
	www.kotaku.com /gaming/cliffy-b/a-very-special-edition-of-gears-of-war-199571.php (469 words)

	The Fool Review » The Very Special Episode
		'This week, on a very special episode of Taxi...' Most sitcoms take this route at least once in their run on the air.
		Meanwhile we're the ones who suffer, because the laugh track accompanied one-liners are put on hiatus in favor of Alex P. Keaton crying.
		But please, don't kick the sitcom when it's down by subjecting these episodes to the airwaves.
	www.thefoolreview.com /item/256 (457 words)

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	www.repentantnadervoter.com /A/al4a-com.html (2791 words)

	Beavis and Butt-head: A Very Special Episode - TV.com
		This episode appeared on Beavis and Butthead The Mike Judge Collection Vol.3 (edit)
		This is in reference to The Simpsons which everyone knows is America's favorite and longest-running American Sitcom and the longest-running American animated program.
		Tell the world what you think of A Very Special Episode, write a review for this episode.
	www.tv.com /beavis-and-butthead/a-very-special-episode/episode/58333/summary.html (202 words)

	very special episode
		They're very sympathetic to my problem, and totally incapable of doing anything about it.
		This isn't a "very special episode" at all, obviously.
		(We like to think all our episodes are special.) It is a milestone of sorts.
	buntsign.com /Sep02/20020925.html (746 words)

	Live Here Now - Latest News
		We've produced a very special limited edition live CD in deluxe packaging, which is available now, and as usual there's a download option.
		We are thrilled and excited to announce that we'll be working with Graham Coxon to make a very special limited edition live CD available immediately after his London Astoria show on 25th October.
		This very special limited edition double CD is packaged in a digipack with artwork by Peter and is a very special memento of the event.
	www.liveherenow.co.uk (1787 words)

	Because I Say So!: A Very Special Episode (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This morning when I woke up, the first thing I saw was a little envelope propped up against my monitor with my name neatly handwritten across the front, accompanied by a single white tulip (my favorite flower).
		Today is a very special day for me. Well, actually, I should say for "us".
		But the note that I received this morning was so beautiful that I thought I would risk showing a bit of my "softer" side, if just for today, in honor of the special occasion.
	www.jodiverse.com /archives/001460.html (263 words)

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