Favorite NEW YEAR Television Episodes
Below is a list of five favorite episodes about the New Year holiday:
FAVORITE NEW YEAR TELEVISION EPISODES
1. "BABYLON 5" (1.22) "Chrysalis" - Babylon 5′s Security Chief Michael Garibaldi investigates a death on the station that leads him to a terrible discovery with major political consequences, in the Season One finale.
2. "FRIENDS" (6.10) "The One With the Routine" - Joey Tribianni’s girlfriend invites him, Monica and Ross Gellar to accompany her to the taping of "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve". Meanwhile, Chandler Bing, Rachel Green and Phoebe Buffay try to search for the Christmas presents that Monica gave them, so they can give her appropriate presents in return.
3. "MAD MEN" (6.01-6.02) "The Doorway" - Advertising executive Don Draper and his second wife Megan take a trip to Hawaii for the holidays. A friend of his daughter Sally visits the Francis family. A comedian torpedoes the Super Bowl ad campaign of Don’s colleague Peggy Olson. And his partner Roger Stirling gets some bad news about the latter’s mother.
4. "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" (1.11) "The Limo" - For New Year’s Eve, Ted Mosby surprises his friends by hiring a limo, using his Christmas bonus, to take them on an excursion through New York City’s nightlife.
5. "STAR TREK VOYAGER" (5.23) "11:59" - Captain Kathryn Janeway reminisces about one of her ancestors, Shannon O'Donnell from Indiana, during a New Year’s Eve party aboard the U.S.S. Voyager.
Honorable Mention: "3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN" (4.09) "Happy New York Dick" - Alien scientist Dr. Dick Solomon worries that he has not accomplished anything worthwhile and struggles to do something to make the past year count.