I'm with FrankenBuddha-Something Blue and Pangs, while they don't restore my faith in humanity or anything, are guarenteed mood-lifters for me. Add in Intervention, and I'm good to go.

I am an fan of Espensodes, though. I am always so surprised that she didn't write Something Blue.

I don't so much turn to whole specific episodes as to assorted Cordelia bits from Season 3 when I need a pick-me-up. Like her utter insensitivity to the Buffy/Angel relationship angst, or the way she repeats everything she thinks almost word-for-word in "Earshot."

Which brings up something about my enjoyment of television in general. Usually I can't stand obnoxious self-absorbed characters, but on rare occasions (like Cordelia, and Jane from the BBC Coupling) they're over-the-top enough to hit me the exact opposite way and make me love them dearly.

My favorite pick-me-up episode, just for sheer silliness, is Band Candy. Cracks me up every time. "Is there a Billy Joel concert in town?"

I just watched Band Candy over the weekend. I love that ep.

"Call me Snyder. Just the last name. Like Barbarino. Oh, I'm so stoked!!"

"You are so cool. You're like Burt Reynolds."

"Whoa, Summers, you drive like a spaz!"

"Oh my God! What was I thinking when I bought the geek machine?"

"Whoa, Summers, you drive like a spaz!"

Hee! That's another one of my favorite lines. That, and when Joyce says of the coat, "It's so Juice Newton."

A lot of Band Candy is watch-from-the-hall for me, especially Snyder.

Ditto. There are like two lines by Giles, and then those of the villains, that don't make me cringe.

Hit him again! in the cockney accent

I love BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED (? - B,B and B in any case) just for Xander's entrance with "Got the Love" playing for sheer absurdity. It's right up there with the dork-fu in THE INITIATIVE for making me laugh out loud.

Never Kill a Boy on the First Date was on today. I miss the show that was so good that I stayed and watched even though I don't really care about the episode.