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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S2E2 8.9
The Spanish Inquisition

Featuring the Spanish Inquisition, courtroom charades and a semaphore interpretation of Wuthering Heights.

#2
S1E8 8.6
Full Frontal Nudity

Featuring an art critic, some hermits, Hell's Grannies and the dead parrot sketch. Some newlyweds attempt to buy a bed and the mafia offer protecting to the army.

#3
S2E12 8.6
Spam

The sketches in this episode include Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook, World Forum-Communist Quiz, Hospital for Over-Actors and Spam.

#4 How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away S1E3 8.5
#5 Dinsdale! S2E1 8.5
#6 The Ant: An Introduction S1E9 8.3
#7 The Naked Ant S1E12 8.3
#8 How Not to Be Seen S2E11 8.3
#9 The Money Programme S3E3 8.2
#10 The Cycling Tour S3E8 8.2

Lowlights

#45 S4E4 Hamlet 7.2

Sketches in this episode include Hamlet and Ophelia, Bogus Psychiatrists, Police Helmets, Boxing Match Aftermath and The Queen Victoria Handicap.

#44 The Golden Age of Ballooning S4E1 7.2
#43 Party Political Broadcast S4E6 7.3
#42 Mr. Neutron S4E5 7.3
#41 The Light Entertainment War S4E3 7.5

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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