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00:05Remember any of these episodes?
00:07That gas gave him amnesia.
00:09I'll hold them off while you get him back to the lair and work on an antidote.
00:13If not, allow us to jog your memory.
00:16Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 TV episodes where someone has
00:23amnesia.
00:24Your name is Cousin Larry Appleton.
00:32For this list, we're taking a look at television episodes where one or more characters suffer a partial or total
00:39loss of their memory.
00:41Oh yeah, I remember him well. Yeah, really, really straightened me out.
00:46I'll never forget what's-her-name. I dream of Jeannie.
00:50I remember.
00:52In TV land, one minor blow to the head automatically results in amnesia.
01:01Did you hurt yourself?
01:03After a vase hits Tony in I dream of Jeannie, he immediately forgets about the mystical lady he unleashed from
01:09a bottle.
01:10Major Nelson hit his head and now he does not remember me.
01:13You mean he has amnesia?
01:14Mm-hmm.
01:15Huh.
01:15Rather than telling Tony who she really is or restoring his memories with magic, Jeannie uses this opportunity to get
01:22closer to her master.
01:23As Roger attempts to open his friend's eyes, Jeannie causes him a world of trouble.
01:29What's the matter, Jeannie?
01:31I wish I could be sure that I'm doing the right thing.
01:35You love me, don't you?
01:37Oh, you do not know how much.
01:39It's a memorable screwball farce that almost amounts to Tony putting a ring on the Jeannie.
01:44I love you, Jeannie.
01:46I want to marry you.
01:47But you do not know anything about me.
01:50Number 9.
01:51The Scotsman Saves Jack Parts 1 and 2, Samurai Jack.
01:55Can you not see I'm trying to get a tan, you gold bean?
02:00Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm.
02:02Samurai Jack didn't have a ton of recurring characters outside of its main hero, its main villain, and on a
02:08rare occasion, a roughhousing Scotsman.
02:10I see you changed your wardrobe. Got tired of wearing your granny's jammies, did ya?
02:16This one-legged brute naturally steps up when a samurai buddy starts going by the name Brent Worthington and adopts
02:23a Keanu Reeves surfer-like accent.
02:25Um, you're like totally welcome, sir.
02:30The epic quest for Jack's memories comes complete with stunning animation, strong voiceover work, and alluring music.
02:37Uh, like, you must be confused? My name's Brent Worthington.
02:43What makes this two-part episode especially fun is seeing Jack play against type for a change, while a fan
02:50-favorite takes center stage in a driven pursuit.
02:53I've told you. Look, okay, like, I'm sure this guy is, like, real cool and everything, but you've got the
02:58wrong guy. Like, I'm Brent, okay?
03:02Number 8. DOA MacGyver MacGyver
03:06So, MacGyver has amnesia, but amnesia is not a permanent condition.
03:13When most people get shot and go through a glass window, they die. Since MacGyver lives by action hero logic,
03:20he just gets amnesia.
03:22What's your name?
03:25I don't know.
03:26The resourceful secret agent doesn't remember who he is, but his instincts remain intact.
03:32Everything I'm remembering is filled with explosions and gunfights, and I'm right in the middle of them.
03:39In a story full of explosive twists and turns, MacGyver uses his best judgment to deduce who can be trusted
03:46and who's manipulating his jumbled mind.
03:49Do you know him?
03:50Oh, he's my ace buddy.
03:52What's happened to you?
03:53He's lost his memory.
03:55Well, if you'll come along with me, I'll try and help him find him.
03:59Can MacGyver trigger his memory before the baddies trigger an explosive?
04:03Does a Swiss army knife solve all MacGyver's problems?
04:06The answer to both is a resounding yep.
04:10MacGyver!
04:13Hold it.
04:14Stay right there.
04:16I know you've got amnesia.
04:18You don't know who I am, do you?
04:19You're Peter Thornton.
04:21You're a killer.
04:22Number 7.
04:24Thanks for the memory.
04:25Red Dwarf.
04:26What are you doing?
04:27I'm recording me memory.
04:29You entire memory.
04:30As the Red Dwarf crew wakes up to find a jigsaw puzzle completed, several new puzzles land in their laps.
04:37So a surfboard foot-sized monster came aboard, did a jigsaw, drained our memories, and broke a couple of legs.
04:42So what?
04:43They get back in.
04:44Lister and Kat have broken legs, a Godzilla-sized footprint has been left on a nearby moon, and nobody has
04:51any recollection of the past four days.
04:54It's a well-documented phenomenon.
04:56They kidnap you, give you a mind probe, erase your memory, and put you back.
05:01Okay, aliens came aboard.
05:03Without question.
05:03Is it the worst hangover ever, or has a supernatural being tampered with their heads?
05:08Full of witty interplay and creativity, their mission to unearth those lost memories further amounts to a surprisingly deep story
05:16regarding regret, missed opportunities, and second chances after death.
05:20I don't want this feeling anymore.
05:22I want my own memory back.
05:23Okay, okay, okay.
05:26Number 6.
05:27Spin the Bottle, Angel.
05:29What land is this?
05:30What land is it supposed to be?
05:31Yes, where do you hail from, friend?
05:33I'm not your friend, you English pig.
05:34Essentially, Joss Whedon's interpretation of the Twilight Zone's five characters in search of an exit.
05:40This Bottle episode mentally reverts Angel's principal cast to the age of 17.
05:45I don't even recognize the sound of my own name.
05:49Angel's an irresponsible Irishman from the 1700s.
05:53Cordelia's the spoiled brat we love to hate.
05:55Wesley's head boy at the Watcher's Academy, Gunn's a rebel without a cause, and Fred turns out to be a
06:02paranoid stoner.
06:04Oh lord.
06:06Spin the Bottle demonstrates that the Buffyverse slash Angelverse is about great character interactions above all else.
06:13Does anyone here recognize anyone?
06:15Whether these people are developing or regressing, they're always fun to listen to.
06:21Memories
06:25Light the corner of my mind
06:33You sure there's nothing going on?
06:39Absolutely.
06:41After Ethan kidnapped the very pregnant Claire, viewers eagerly awaited her return and answers.
06:47Hey, Claire.
06:49Claire.
06:51Wake up now.
06:52She has her homecoming in this episode, but, since this is lost, we had to wait longer for answers.
07:02How are you?
07:03As the absent-minded Claire tries to refresh her memory, Charlie tries to forget his past life.
07:09We were together when...
07:13Having broken a woman's heart once before, the recovering junkie strives to prove to Claire and himself that he can
07:19take care of her.
07:20I just wanted to take care of you.
07:22I can take care of myself.
07:24Charlie does exactly this, and regains Claire's trust, in an ending that's as sweet as peanut butter.
07:31I'm scared.
07:39I want to trust you.
07:42Number 4. Fugue and Riff's Archer.
07:45B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-bad idea.
07:48According to my clinical research on drug-induced amnesia...
07:53Amnesia plots are always more interesting when a character doesn't just forget their old identity, but assumes a new one,
08:00too.
08:00Hi, I'm Bob.
08:02Lana Cain.
08:02In Sterling Archer's case, he becomes Bob Belcher from Bob's Burgers.
08:07And ingenious meta humor ensues.
08:09Bob? Is everything...
08:11Everything's fine. We're...
08:12You're closed, Bob. It's...
08:13Linda, take the kids in the back.
08:14Kids, go in the back with your mom.
08:17It's hard to believe Archer could forget his life as a spy, or Lana's breasts.
08:21I'm a fry cook, but I know all about guns.
08:24But he's prompted to take a trip down memory lane after the KGB attacks.
08:29Oh, shit.
08:30And prepare to die, Sterling Archer.
08:33Archer's history of violence doesn't naturally come back, but it's nothing a good bop on the head can't fix.
08:39No, no.
08:40Frying pans. Who knew?
08:42Ow! What the shit, Lana?
08:44Archer? Wait, are you... you?
08:47Yes, I'm me, you dumb idiot.
08:49There goes a frying pan, dearie.
08:52Number 3. Human nature and the family of blood, Doctor Who.
08:56He knows he has something to get back to, but he can't remember what. That's just him.
09:00This two-part Doctor Who episode thrusts the Doctor and the audience into confusion as our hero wakes up in
09:071913.
09:08It's Monday, November 10th, 1913, and you're completely human, sir.
09:13As human as they come.
09:15Mmm, that's me.
09:18Completely human.
09:19Now under the illusion that he's a bumbling scholar, the Doctor still dreams of his actual life as a time
09:25-traveling adventurer.
09:26Sometimes I have these extraordinary dreams.
09:29What about, sir?
09:30I dream I'm this... adventurer.
09:33It makes for a touching story in which the Time Lord is given the chance to fall in love and
09:38be human.
09:39You had to, didn't you?
09:42I had to go and fall in love with a human.
09:45And it wasn't me.
09:48As an invasion of the Body Snatchers and the Scarecrow Snatchers commences, however,
09:52Martha reminds the Doctor that the needs of the universe outweigh his own.
09:56Stop it.
09:57He's ancient and forever.
09:58He burns at the center of time and he can see the turn of the universe.
10:01Stop it!
10:01I said stop it.
10:03And he's wonderful.
10:07Number two.
10:08Big man on hippocampus.
10:10Family Guy.
10:11Get your hands off me.
10:12I served in the fictitious military.
10:16Peter!
10:16Oh my god, are you alright?
10:18A character getting amnesia isn't exactly an original premise, and Family Guy knows it.
10:24What happened?
10:25Where am I?
10:26Who are you?
10:28I'm Lois.
10:29Lois who?
10:30That doesn't stop this episode from tackling the subject matter anyway,
10:34and making fun of itself in the process.
10:36No, Peter, you can't have sex with the kids.
10:38Well, I wish you told him that before he lost his memory.
10:42Having lost his memory on the set of Family Feud,
10:45Peter needs to learn how to drive again, make love again, and distinguish his catchphrases
10:50from Homer Simpson's.
10:51This is Meg, your daughter.
10:53Don't!
10:54No, Peter, that's not your catchphrase.
10:56At least he doesn't remember the giant chicken.
10:58Look, fella, I don't know who you are and I don't want to.
11:01So why don't you just go back to your crabgrass?
11:03This happens to be fresh marathon sod.
11:06The episode brings inspired new jokes to a familiar concept,
11:10as Peter and Lois must remember why they love each other.
11:14Lois!
11:14Peter?
11:15What are you doing here?
11:17I got my memory back and I love you, Lois.
11:19I want you and the kids back.
11:21I want our old life back.
11:23Before we recall our top pick, here are some honorable mentions.
11:27What's your name?
11:30I don't know.
11:31What do you mean you don't know?
11:33I mean, I don't remember.
11:35I don't remember anything.
11:39I don't remember anything.
11:48I don't remember anything.
11:57I don't remember anything.
12:03You say phone call!
12:06From who?
12:08From me.
12:09From you?
12:10Yes, from me!
12:11From me, I called you, remember?
12:13Where am I?
12:17Who am I?
12:21Oh, bloody hell, what are you doing?
12:24You don't know who you are.
12:27Right, none of us do, and we'll be chased by the fiendies.
12:29You're a vampire.
12:34We'll take care of each other.
12:36We'll get our memory back, and it'll all be right as rain.
12:39This Buffy episode earns our number one spot
12:41for being the most well-written amnesia episode
12:44as well as the most inventive and ambitious.
12:47Does anyone remember anything?
12:50Nope.
12:52Well, maybe you all got terribly drunk, and this is some sort of blackout.
12:56When the entire Scooby gang forgets who they are due to a spell cast by Willow,
13:01they attempt to paste their identities together.
13:04I am a girl. I'm not sure who I am exactly.
13:09This leads to shocking discoveries and even more shocking misunderstandings
13:14as they cross paths with a loan shark.
13:16Monsters are real. Did we know this?
13:19I don't know, but we need our memories back. We have to get to a hospital.
13:23Tabula Raza is a testament to what a funny show Buffy could be,
13:26but these events ultimately leave several characters brokenhearted
13:30once the truth is realized.
13:31I mean, I know there's the vampire problem and our memory loss and all that,
13:38but still, to spend this time together alone must be nice.
13:44Do you agree with our list?
13:46Uh, yes, yes, um...
13:47What amnesia episode will you remember forever?
13:50I don't know who I am.
13:53You can't remember, like, amnesia?
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14:03I'm sorry, Father, but somewhere along the way,
14:06I forgot how to be your son.
14:08Why, Antonio?
14:09Because I have amnesia!