that’s such a terrible dream time to
wake up and get back to reality
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
TV episodes where it was all a dream who
are you wake up it’s all a dream
it’s just a dream for this list we’re
taking a look at episodes where the
majority of the story took place within
a character’s dream or nightmare or
where the plot revolved around a dream
or nightmare we’ve excluded episodes
like Lois kill Stewie because as to he
points out that was technically a
simulation so what you’re saying is that
what you experienced in the simulation
didn’t really happen or even matter yes
that’s correct
so it was sort of like a dream no it was
a simulation oh and seeing how we’ll be
talking about the endings and surprise
reveals here a spoiler alert is probably
in order number 10
The Sting Futurama the professor says
you’re just a dream oh yeah after
throwing himself in front of a giant
space beat to save Leela fry is stung
through the gut and killed instantly
after which he receives a send-off
worthy of mr. Spock
we now commend Fry’s body to the ages
consumed by guilt and space honey Lila
endures a series of dreams suggesting
that fry might still be alive that
proves it
fry is alive somewhere and he’s reaching
me and my dreams matters only become
more surreal as she attempts to decipher
what’s reality what’s an illusion and
whether she’s losing her mind
are you saying I’m going crazy in the
end the entire experience turns out to
be a coma dream induced by the venom
from the bee sting and loyal as he is
Frey remains beside Leela the entire
time encouraging her to finally wake up
I never left your side for a minute and
he talked non-stop like a parrot of the
sea he was I thought maybe if you heard
a familiar voice it might help keep your
mind together but who knows if it really
got through it got through Fry
it got through number nine the test
dream the sopranos was just a dream
all right in this Sopranos episode Tony
examines his regrets insecurities and a
future he isn’t prepared for through one
of his many bizarre dream sequences you
know douchebag I realize I’m dreaming I
got no opinion along the way he crosses
paths with several deceased characters
some of which died by his hands the
shoddy alright cuz in the treatment he
was the only alive guy in this god full
of dead guys we also get references to
everything from the honeymooners to
Bugsy even working annette bening into
the equations the test stream is all
over the place and seemingly makes
little sense following the same
conventions as real dreams but also like
a real dream there’s a ton of truth
waiting to be interpreted underneath all
the insanity number 8 perchance to dream
Batman the Animated Series my life is a
dream Alfred the best dream anyone ever
had
as much as Bruce Wayne likes to play the
martyr role part of him will always
longed for a carefree reality where he
can be happy
you’re a lie it’s all alive in this
episode named for a line from a
well-known speech in Shakespeare’s
Hamlet Bruce gets his wish when he wakes
up after being knocked out during a
battle to learn that his parents are
alive he’s engaged to Selina Kyle and
someone else is filling in as The Dark
Knight who who is he
they call him Batman no I mean who is he
no one knows he just appeared in Gotham
a few weeks ago as enticing as this life
seems the detective in Bruce can’t let
his suspicions go guy moves like Batman
this episode is an ingeniously plotted
mystery that amounts to a thrilling
final confrontation in which Bruce
discovers the stuff that dreams are made
of something for the lab boys to play
with any idea what it is
yes the stuff that dreams are made of
number seven and then there was Sean boy
meets world why Sean so obsessed with
YouTube Shawn hunter lives and breathes
horror flicks and his knowledge of
horror tropes comes in handy throughout
this episode of Boy Meets World as much
as this goes against my horror movie
instincts I think we should split up
that way the killer can’t get to us all
at once
the gangs locked inside John Adams high
with a scream inspired killer in a story
that goes on to parody other franchises
like scooby-doo I know what you did last
summer and more one kids impaled through
the head with a pencil mr. Feeny is
stabbed in the back and some heavy books
pummel poor jennifer Love Hewitt
the episode is of course a dream but it
still cleverly plays into the ongoing
story concerning Cory and topanga’s
recent breakup number 6 GI Jeff everyone
remembers a particular Saturday morning
cartoon that takes them back to a
simpler time unable to handle the idea
of turning 40
Jeff envisions a fantasy based on GI Joe
now if GI Joe can help it roadblock Deep
Six hold up those his tanks the dream is
complete with advertisements rehashed
animation and Jeff’s friends revamped as
Joe’s this place is a graveyard for GI
Joe rejects look who’s in here deep-dish
shark arms weird head home free place
holders sleep apnea and us eventually we
man decides he needs to grow up and
ascend to the place where Cobra
Commander can’t follow I want to go to
this Greendale place now as we’ve come
to expect from community and their
various out of genre episodes GI Jeff is
wildly inventive overflowing with smart
metahuman and poignant in his message
about getting old I had the craziest
dream was all animated and GI Joe
cartoon and you were all in it how Mike
number 5 the impossible dream
Frazier about that dream I mentioned to
you earlier uh because it goes without
saying I’d rather you didn’t share that
with anyone else oh sure when most
heterosexual guys have gay dreams
really try to forget it and move on with
their day yes yes I had a dream about
kill and yes you did have some some
erotic elements but you have absolutely
no idea what I’m talking about but since
brazier kraid is a psychiatrist he
simply can’t ignore an intimate
recurring dream involving his flamboyant
co-worker Gil Chesterton knock-knock
Frasier I’ve come to tempt you really
Frasier analyzes the purpose behind his
dream from every angle considering his
recent diet childhood trauma and an
uncomfortably eatable attraction to his
mother it’s like classic oedipal dreams
yes I was so frightened by my sexual
urges to be with my mother said I
transformed her into a man at last he
comes to a conclusion that the dream was
his subconscious method of challenging
him as a therapist with that mystery
solved Frasier must now turned his
attention to his seemingly repressed
crush on Sigmund Freud dr. crane dr.
Sigmund Freud it’s quite an honor on its
own mind I gave you a complex
psychological problem and to survive
number four normal again Buffy the
Vampire Slayer if you were the chosen
one destined to slay vampires
you’d probably assume you were dreaming
at first we have to break those down Hey
yes
several years after accepting her role
as the Slayer however Buffy Summers is
awoken to the possibility that her life
in Sunnydale has been alive
do you know where you are Buffy SIA no
no no that’s real none of it
instead she’s a delusional mental
patient locked away in an institution
who must kill all of the friends and
family she’s invented in her
subconscious to become healthy once
again they’re not really your friends
buddy they’re just tricks keeping you
from getting healthy
what makes normal again especially
brilliant is it’s ambiguous conclusion
which never tells us which reality is
true and which one is false depending on
how you interpret it Buffy’s fate is
either incredibly triumphant amor
absolutely tragic I’m sorry there’s no
reaction at all I’m Trey we lost number
three the boom family guy the world is
gonna end at midnight tonight y2k this
is without a doubt one of the strangest
episodes of FAMILY GUY which is saying a
lot
oh forget the party the world’s gonna
end y2k I heard it from a chicken man
yet it’s also one of the most popular
and a classic having survived y2k the
Griffin family embarks into an
apocalyptic world of giant rats
cannibalism and nuclear waste that
mutates Stewie
into an octopus like things did you wash
your tentacles my big handsome boy look
devil you’re talking about handsome I’m
repugnant and a radio bloody active
freak but hey at least a Twinkie Factory
and Randy Newman have survived she’s
right besides this place is paradise
sure is except for Randy Newman Randy
Newman yep yes it’s there all night and
days singing about what he sees it
doesn’t come as a massive surprise when
this episode is revealed to be a dream
what is the surprise is that the person
having the dream was Pam Ewing parodying
a classic episode of Dallas hey speaking
of which what’s family guy
number two returned to Camelot part one
Dallas like you just saw a ghost even if
you’ve never seen this classic primetime
soap you’ve at least heard of Bobby
Ewing’s infamous revival Bobby it was
awful when I woke up I thought that you
were dead when Bobby met his demise at
the end of season 8 fans were
heartbroken but death is inevitable and
there’s no coming back from it right not
in TV land it’s over
none of that happened following a
shocking cliffhanger in which Pam
discovers her late fiance is in the
shower we learn in return to Camelot
that Bobby’s death and all of season 9
were merely a dream talk about cheating
death not to mention the audience but
whatever Bobby’s back
I love you
before we awaken our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions obviously the
devil has a problem with women and a
huge problem with mothers
I’ve had 111 dreams since I first
discovered this program nine months ago
and all of that time I have never
experienced such strange and disturbing
imagery
oh honey you were just having a crazy
nightmare
number one the last new heart you say
hello and we say goodbye having a single
episode turn out to be a dream is one
thing having a whole season turn out to
be a dream is another thing this is par
for the course but I know we’re not
we’re not selling our in new heart takes
the cake though when they revealed in
this series finale that the entire show
was a dream because let’s face it this
could have been a slap in the face to
loyal viewers oh heck just enjoy the
show
the last scene of the last Newhart is
nothing short of comedy gold however as
Bob Newhart awakes beside his TV wife
from his previous series subsequent to
one crazy dream
it’s an unforgettable twist that brings
both new hearts sitcoms full circle and
delivers the ultimate practical joke
that settles it
no more Japanese food before you go to
bed
do you agree with our list what TV
episodes were beyond your wildest dreams
like now we have more important matters
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com oh that’s right it’s all a
dream
wake up and get back to reality
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
TV episodes where it was all a dream who
are you wake up it’s all a dream
it’s just a dream for this list we’re
taking a look at episodes where the
majority of the story took place within
a character’s dream or nightmare or
where the plot revolved around a dream
or nightmare we’ve excluded episodes
like Lois kill Stewie because as to he
points out that was technically a
simulation so what you’re saying is that
what you experienced in the simulation
didn’t really happen or even matter yes
that’s correct
so it was sort of like a dream no it was
a simulation oh and seeing how we’ll be
talking about the endings and surprise
reveals here a spoiler alert is probably
in order number 10
The Sting Futurama the professor says
you’re just a dream oh yeah after
throwing himself in front of a giant
space beat to save Leela fry is stung
through the gut and killed instantly
after which he receives a send-off
worthy of mr. Spock
we now commend Fry’s body to the ages
consumed by guilt and space honey Lila
endures a series of dreams suggesting
that fry might still be alive that
proves it
fry is alive somewhere and he’s reaching
me and my dreams matters only become
more surreal as she attempts to decipher
what’s reality what’s an illusion and
whether she’s losing her mind
are you saying I’m going crazy in the
end the entire experience turns out to
be a coma dream induced by the venom
from the bee sting and loyal as he is
Frey remains beside Leela the entire
time encouraging her to finally wake up
I never left your side for a minute and
he talked non-stop like a parrot of the
sea he was I thought maybe if you heard
a familiar voice it might help keep your
mind together but who knows if it really
got through it got through Fry
it got through number nine the test
dream the sopranos was just a dream
all right in this Sopranos episode Tony
examines his regrets insecurities and a
future he isn’t prepared for through one
of his many bizarre dream sequences you
know douchebag I realize I’m dreaming I
got no opinion along the way he crosses
paths with several deceased characters
some of which died by his hands the
shoddy alright cuz in the treatment he
was the only alive guy in this god full
of dead guys we also get references to
everything from the honeymooners to
Bugsy even working annette bening into
the equations the test stream is all
over the place and seemingly makes
little sense following the same
conventions as real dreams but also like
a real dream there’s a ton of truth
waiting to be interpreted underneath all
the insanity number 8 perchance to dream
Batman the Animated Series my life is a
dream Alfred the best dream anyone ever
had
as much as Bruce Wayne likes to play the
martyr role part of him will always
longed for a carefree reality where he
can be happy
you’re a lie it’s all alive in this
episode named for a line from a
well-known speech in Shakespeare’s
Hamlet Bruce gets his wish when he wakes
up after being knocked out during a
battle to learn that his parents are
alive he’s engaged to Selina Kyle and
someone else is filling in as The Dark
Knight who who is he
they call him Batman no I mean who is he
no one knows he just appeared in Gotham
a few weeks ago as enticing as this life
seems the detective in Bruce can’t let
his suspicions go guy moves like Batman
this episode is an ingeniously plotted
mystery that amounts to a thrilling
final confrontation in which Bruce
discovers the stuff that dreams are made
of something for the lab boys to play
with any idea what it is
yes the stuff that dreams are made of
number seven and then there was Sean boy
meets world why Sean so obsessed with
YouTube Shawn hunter lives and breathes
horror flicks and his knowledge of
horror tropes comes in handy throughout
this episode of Boy Meets World as much
as this goes against my horror movie
instincts I think we should split up
that way the killer can’t get to us all
at once
the gangs locked inside John Adams high
with a scream inspired killer in a story
that goes on to parody other franchises
like scooby-doo I know what you did last
summer and more one kids impaled through
the head with a pencil mr. Feeny is
stabbed in the back and some heavy books
pummel poor jennifer Love Hewitt
the episode is of course a dream but it
still cleverly plays into the ongoing
story concerning Cory and topanga’s
recent breakup number 6 GI Jeff everyone
remembers a particular Saturday morning
cartoon that takes them back to a
simpler time unable to handle the idea
of turning 40
Jeff envisions a fantasy based on GI Joe
now if GI Joe can help it roadblock Deep
Six hold up those his tanks the dream is
complete with advertisements rehashed
animation and Jeff’s friends revamped as
Joe’s this place is a graveyard for GI
Joe rejects look who’s in here deep-dish
shark arms weird head home free place
holders sleep apnea and us eventually we
man decides he needs to grow up and
ascend to the place where Cobra
Commander can’t follow I want to go to
this Greendale place now as we’ve come
to expect from community and their
various out of genre episodes GI Jeff is
wildly inventive overflowing with smart
metahuman and poignant in his message
about getting old I had the craziest
dream was all animated and GI Joe
cartoon and you were all in it how Mike
number 5 the impossible dream
Frazier about that dream I mentioned to
you earlier uh because it goes without
saying I’d rather you didn’t share that
with anyone else oh sure when most
heterosexual guys have gay dreams
really try to forget it and move on with
their day yes yes I had a dream about
kill and yes you did have some some
erotic elements but you have absolutely
no idea what I’m talking about but since
brazier kraid is a psychiatrist he
simply can’t ignore an intimate
recurring dream involving his flamboyant
co-worker Gil Chesterton knock-knock
Frasier I’ve come to tempt you really
Frasier analyzes the purpose behind his
dream from every angle considering his
recent diet childhood trauma and an
uncomfortably eatable attraction to his
mother it’s like classic oedipal dreams
yes I was so frightened by my sexual
urges to be with my mother said I
transformed her into a man at last he
comes to a conclusion that the dream was
his subconscious method of challenging
him as a therapist with that mystery
solved Frasier must now turned his
attention to his seemingly repressed
crush on Sigmund Freud dr. crane dr.
Sigmund Freud it’s quite an honor on its
own mind I gave you a complex
psychological problem and to survive
number four normal again Buffy the
Vampire Slayer if you were the chosen
one destined to slay vampires
you’d probably assume you were dreaming
at first we have to break those down Hey
yes
several years after accepting her role
as the Slayer however Buffy Summers is
awoken to the possibility that her life
in Sunnydale has been alive
do you know where you are Buffy SIA no
no no that’s real none of it
instead she’s a delusional mental
patient locked away in an institution
who must kill all of the friends and
family she’s invented in her
subconscious to become healthy once
again they’re not really your friends
buddy they’re just tricks keeping you
from getting healthy
what makes normal again especially
brilliant is it’s ambiguous conclusion
which never tells us which reality is
true and which one is false depending on
how you interpret it Buffy’s fate is
either incredibly triumphant amor
absolutely tragic I’m sorry there’s no
reaction at all I’m Trey we lost number
three the boom family guy the world is
gonna end at midnight tonight y2k this
is without a doubt one of the strangest
episodes of FAMILY GUY which is saying a
lot
oh forget the party the world’s gonna
end y2k I heard it from a chicken man
yet it’s also one of the most popular
and a classic having survived y2k the
Griffin family embarks into an
apocalyptic world of giant rats
cannibalism and nuclear waste that
mutates Stewie
into an octopus like things did you wash
your tentacles my big handsome boy look
devil you’re talking about handsome I’m
repugnant and a radio bloody active
freak but hey at least a Twinkie Factory
and Randy Newman have survived she’s
right besides this place is paradise
sure is except for Randy Newman Randy
Newman yep yes it’s there all night and
days singing about what he sees it
doesn’t come as a massive surprise when
this episode is revealed to be a dream
what is the surprise is that the person
having the dream was Pam Ewing parodying
a classic episode of Dallas hey speaking
of which what’s family guy
number two returned to Camelot part one
Dallas like you just saw a ghost even if
you’ve never seen this classic primetime
soap you’ve at least heard of Bobby
Ewing’s infamous revival Bobby it was
awful when I woke up I thought that you
were dead when Bobby met his demise at
the end of season 8 fans were
heartbroken but death is inevitable and
there’s no coming back from it right not
in TV land it’s over
none of that happened following a
shocking cliffhanger in which Pam
discovers her late fiance is in the
shower we learn in return to Camelot
that Bobby’s death and all of season 9
were merely a dream talk about cheating
death not to mention the audience but
whatever Bobby’s back
I love you
before we awaken our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions obviously the
devil has a problem with women and a
huge problem with mothers
I’ve had 111 dreams since I first
discovered this program nine months ago
and all of that time I have never
experienced such strange and disturbing
imagery
oh honey you were just having a crazy
nightmare
number one the last new heart you say
hello and we say goodbye having a single
episode turn out to be a dream is one
thing having a whole season turn out to
be a dream is another thing this is par
for the course but I know we’re not
we’re not selling our in new heart takes
the cake though when they revealed in
this series finale that the entire show
was a dream because let’s face it this
could have been a slap in the face to
loyal viewers oh heck just enjoy the
show
the last scene of the last Newhart is
nothing short of comedy gold however as
Bob Newhart awakes beside his TV wife
from his previous series subsequent to
one crazy dream
it’s an unforgettable twist that brings
both new hearts sitcoms full circle and
delivers the ultimate practical joke
that settles it
no more Japanese food before you go to
bed
do you agree with our list what TV
episodes were beyond your wildest dreams
like now we have more important matters
for more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com oh that’s right it’s all a
dream
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