These TV pilots aren't just perfect as a singular episode; they're also standouts because they hook you on the show entirely from the very beginning.

The original pilot of the iconic children’s TV show Thomas & Friends hadn’t been since it first hit the airwaves 43 years ago — until a producer unearthed it from the company archives and had ...

Nathan Fielder created a sensation with the second season of The Rehearsal and its theories on air travel. Let's unpack what ...

As such, the pilot episode of Everybody Loves Raymond ... but they help to give this show a much-needed family feel. Sitcom ...

Created in 1983, the five-minute episode introduced the signature elements of "Thomas & Friends," including Ringo Starr's soothing narration and hand-crafted model trains. But for decades, it collecte ...

The first episode is essentially four kids ... the reason pilot episodes are so important is because it is their job to both introduce key characters and set the stakes of the show from the ...

This was a teen drama centered on a group of high schoolers, but it was no Saved by the Bell or Boy Meets World with these kids ... just describing The O.C. pilot episode that aired back in ...

The biggest drawback is that there were only two seasons of the show. If your kid likes it, you're going to see the same episodes quite a bit. How much TV is OK for little kids? A judgment-free ...