Looks like the board is in a list mood, so why not stroll back down memory lane with a revival of the awards show? (That's a rhetorical question. I'm doing this post regardless of your answer.)

Of all the boxes the networks tried to jam Sliders into, comedy is one they left alone. Still, comedy is at the core of this show. The first season was as much humor as it was any other component (much to Fox's horror) and subsequent seasons still set aside episodes for the sole purpose of making people laugh. So which story was the funniest?

For me, there are three candidates that rise above the rest, but I can only pick one. For Best Comedy, I select:

The Weaker Sex
By Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin

While producers of later seasons tried to avoid "on the nose" satire, this one left the face of politics a bloody mess. "I favor the good things in life. I oppose the bad things..." is as succint a summary of a political platform I've ever seen. The campaign ads, both outrageously positive and viciously negative, are so damn funny because they are absolutely true. Factor in some sharp observations (checking the height of the podium, for example) and it's one of the best political satires television has offered in the last decade.

That alone would have made this a top candidate for funniest ep, but we haven't even breached the reverse sexual discrimination which dominates the story. Rembrandt trying to console the ex-boyfriend is a great sequence, as is Arturo's indignation over being rejected for the typing pool. Arturo's in rare form all episode long:

"I don't believe that anyone has captured my essence so beautifully. That moment when I changed that disgusting little brat's diaper…classic."

"Sir, I need to kiss your baby!"

"Ignorant bovine!"

I laugh just typing this.

Your selections?

R317

PS. Interesting sidenote, Prestwich and Yorkin wrote extensively for David Kelley productions including Picket Fences and Ally McBeal. So they had some experience in the "dramedy."