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¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi!

¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi! is The Simpsons season 37, episode 12 (production 802), aired on FOX December 28, 2025, in which Homer secretly becomes Bumblebee Man's stuntman, with the title punning on The Fall Guy and "¡Ay, ay, ay!".

A Beautiful Mess

A Beautiful Mess is a shared title: the Shameless season 2 episode 4 (aired January 29, 2012, written by Alex Borstein), the Larson-Chapman sisters' home and DIY podcast (since 2019), a 2026 Dutch BNNVARA reality show, and several novels and shorts.

A Dark Quiet Death

"A Dark Quiet Death" is the fifth episode of Mythic Quest season 1 (Apple TV+, aired February 7, 2020). A standalone drama written by Katie McElhenney starring Jake Johnson and Cristin Milioti as a couple whose hit indie game Dark Quiet Death is destroyed by commercialization.

A Long Way from Home (Shameless)

"A Long Way from Home" is the seventh episode of Shameless US season 3, aired March 3, 2013 on Showtime. Written by Etan Frankel, directed by Mimi Leder; Frank and Fiona battle in court for custody of the Gallagher children.

A Rickle in Time

"A Rickle in Time" is the season 2 premiere of Rick and Morty (July 26, 2015), written by Matt Roller, directed by Wes Archer. After six frozen months, uncertainty splits Rick, Morty, and Summer into 64 simultaneous timelines, with Key and Peele as time cops.

A Yurt of One's Own

"A Yurt of One's Own" is the ninth episode of Shameless season 6, aired March 13, 2016 on Showtime; written by Davey Holmes, directed by Ruben Garcia, and the last episode featuring Mandy Milkovich.

American Bitch

American Bitch is the third episode of Girls season 6 (HBO, aired February 26, 2017), written by Lena Dunham and directed by Richard Shepard. A bottle episode in which Hannah Horvath confronts novelist Chuck Palmer (Matthew Rhys) over sexual assault allegations; a pre-#MeToo landmark, Emmy-nominated and on Time's 2017 top-ten list.

Anatomy Park

"Anatomy Park" is season 1, episode 3 of Rick and Morty, aired December 15, 2013, its Christmas special, in which Rick shrinks Morty into a homeless man hosting a microscopic amusement park, parodying Jurassic Park and Fantastic Voyage.

Apologies (The Bear)

Apologies is the ninth episode of season 3 of The Bear (2024), directed by Christopher Storer, written by Alex Russell, in which Carmy considers apologizing while the staff awaits the Chicago Tribune review; it ranks among the series' lowest-rated episodes.

App Development and Condiments

"App Development and Condiments" is Community season 5 episode 8 (aired March 6, 2014), written by Jordan Blum and Parker Deay, in which the MeowMeowBeenz rating app turns Greendale into a caste system, anticipating Black Mirror's Nosedive.

Aunt Ginger

"Aunt Ginger" is the third episode of Shameless (U.S.) season 1, aired January 23, 2011 on Showtime. Written by Nancy M. Pimental, directed by Stephen Hopkins, it has the Gallaghers fake their dead aunt to protect the house they occupy.

Bart's Birthday

"Bart's Birthday" is The Simpsons season 36 premiere (769th overall, aired September 29, 2024), a fake series finale hosted by Conan O'Brien in which an AI writes the show's ending and Bart turns 11; Emmy- and Annie-nominated.

Bears (The Bear)

"Bears" is the seventh episode of season 4 of The Bear, airing on Hulu on June 25, 2025, and centered on the wedding of Sugar and Frank.

Beef (The Bear)

Beef (The Bear) is the season 2 premiere of FX's The Bear, in which renovation of the Original Beef of Chicagoland sandwich shop begins; the team cuts a six-month plan to three months, launching the Beef-to-Bear transformation.

Bolognese (The Bear)

"Bolognese" is season 2, episode 8 of FX's The Bear, aired June 22, 2023, directed by Christopher Storer. The episode centers on the restaurant's do-or-die NICET fire suppression test, which Fak saves by uncovering Mikey's sabotage.

Carl's First Sentencing

"Carl's First Sentencing" is episode 9 of Shameless US season 5 (aired March 15, 2015), written by Etan Frankel, directed by Christopher Chulack, in which Carl gets a one-year juvie sentence and Frank guides his dying doctor Bianca.

Ceres (The Bear)

Ceres (The Bear): season 1, episode 6 of FX's The Bear, aired June 23, 2022; directed by Joanna Calo, written by Catherine Schetina and Rene Gube; first Jon Bernthal appearance as Mikey, with the Ceres bar story and Sydney's risotto.

Children (The Bear)

"Children" is season 3, episode 5 of The Bear, written and directed by Christopher Storer, aired June 26, 2024 on FX/Hulu. The team prepares for a Tribune photographer; Ever closes; John Cena cameos as a Fak; IMDb 7.5/10.

Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind

Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind is Rick and Morty season 1 episode 10, aired April 7, 2014 on Adult Swim. Written by Ryan Ridley, it introduces the Citadel of Ricks, the Council of Ricks, the Central Finite Curve, and the villain Evil Morty.

Curiouser and Curiouser!

"Curiouser and Curiouser!" is Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 2 (Apple TV, August 12, 2026), written by Leann Bowen, directed by MJ Delaney, in which Ted returns to Richmond to coach the Lady Greyhounds.

Daddyz Girl

Daddyz Girl is the eleventh episode of the US series Shameless, aired March 20, 2011 on Showtime; written by Nancy M. Pimental, directed by Sanaa Hamri, it introduces Jasmine and Peggy Gallagher and Karen's Daddyz Girl video blog.

Denials (The White Lotus)

Denials is the sixth episode of The White Lotus season 3 (HBO, aired March 23, 2025), written and directed by Mike White. It follows the Thai resort guests the morning after the Full Moon Party: Tim Ratliff's hallucinations and hidden gun, Saxon's realization about Lochlan, and Laurie's rift with Jaclyn.

Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare

Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare, a 2006 season 2 episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia aired July 6, 2006: Dennis and Dee quit Paddy's Pub, live on $400 weekly unemployment, then smoke crack to qualify for welfare, while Frank hires Work for Welfare workers and Mac and Charlie spend Frank's secret account.

Desperately Seeking Susan (Ted)

Desperately Seeking Susan is season 1, episode 5 of Ted (2024), Seth MacFarlane's Peacock prequel series, aired January 11, 2024. Blaire has Ted serve as marriage therapist for Matty and Susan; Susan briefly becomes a substitute teacher. Not the 1985 Madonna film.

Doors (The Bear)

"Doors" is the third episode of The Bear season 3 (2024), directed by Duccio Fabbri and written by Christopher Storer and Will Guidara, compressing a month of the restaurant's chaotic service into 30 minutes.

Dumb Starbucks

Dumb Starbucks was a February 2014 parody coffee shop in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, created by Nathan Fielder for Nathan for You; it gave away free 'dumb'-branded drinks for about three days before closure over a missing health permit.

Dungeons & Dealers

Dungeons & Dealers is the third episode of Ted season 2 (Peacock, aired March 5, 2026), directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by Chelsea Davison and Charlene deGuzman, in which a weed shortage forces John, Ted, and Blaire to complete dealer Chris Bleth's (Brennan Lee Mulligan) Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

Entergalactic (TV special)

Entergalactic is a 92-minute Netflix adult animated special created by Kid Cudi (Scott Mescudi) and Kenya Barris, released September 30, 2022 alongside Mescudi's album of the same name, following artists Jabari and Meadow in a New York romance.

Excellence in Broadcasting

Excellence in Broadcasting is the second episode of the ninth season of the animated series Family Guy. It aired on October 3, 2010, and features Rush Limbaugh as himself.

Fishes (The Bear)

"Fishes" is the sixth episode of season 2 of FX's The Bear, a 66-minute Christmas Eve flashback written by Joanna Calo and Christopher Storer; it depicts the Berzatto family's Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner and won three Creative Arts Emmys in 2024.