Running Man is a Korean variety show where the members have to perform various tasks that usually end in name tag elimination (or at least, it used to). The members each have a velcro name tag on their backs and other members have to tear it off,, or sometimes shoot it with a water gun.
In episode 98, the members find out that one of them is actually a zombie. Before they all become zombies, they have to find water guns and shoot anyone who has been infected by the head zombie. It's a fun episode, and the one that really made me love this show. The Running Man members are very funny and the show is extremely entertaining anyway, but this episode was special and if I could only recommend one episode to people, this would be it.
Honorable mention 1: Dawson's Creek "The Scare" - So there were actually 2 horror themed episodes (that I can remember) of this show. One was the episode with Jen in the radio station (that traumatized me for life), and the other was The Scare. Dawson invites his friends over to have a seance, Jen receives creepy phone calls, there's a serial killer on the loose and Pacey picks up some weird, older woman who may or may not be a threat as well. Fun is had by everyone except Jen and Dawson because they were unbearable the entire first season. And most of the second season...Most of the series, actually. So was Joey. Why did I like this show?
Honorable mention 2: Boy Meets World "And Then There Was Shawn" - Scream was clearly very popular at the time this episode aired. Cory, Topanga, Shawn, Angela and Kenny (don't worry about him) all end up in detention because of Cory and Topanga's drama. The lights go out and when they come back on, Kenny is dead. This is followed by a fun little song playing over the loudspeaker, a threatening phone call, someone running around in a mask and a pile of dead bodies. It's a cute episode. There's another episode where Jack invites a witch to move in with him that was also really good.
Honorable mention 3: Community "Epidemiology" - I tried to watch Community for a while and it was pretty good, but I just couldn't stick with it. I really liked this episode though. During a Halloween party, there's a zombie outbreak. That's it, that's the episode. Watch it if you want to laugh.
Honorable mention 4: The Hogan Family "Nightmare on Oak Street" - I can't even remember the kids' names, but after watching a scary movie, the three boys each have nightmares. Until the day I die, I will never forget this episode. One nightmare begins like it's just a normal day, the kid sits down at the table for breakfast, his older brother is acting like a zombie to scare him (until he gets yelled at by their aunt) and then he asks for...I think it's the cereal. At this point, the camera isn't aimed at the older brother anymore, but when it pans back to him, he's a zombie. The aunt is also a zombie. The kid is flipping out, like any reasonable person would, and he yells for his father, who comes in, puts a decaying hand on his son's shoulder and says, "If there's anything I hate, it's a zombie," in a low growl. It was so terrifying when I was a kid, and I loved it so much that I never forgot it.
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