I found a very tedious and annoying way to re-access the classic editor on the admin side of WordPress and this has brought me back to you, Very special Readers! But enough complaining about the new (and not improved) WordPress. We gather here today to celebrate a very special occasion!

On this day 10 years ago, The Very Special Blog went live with its coverage of a momentous, hard-hitting piece of sitcom content. Yes, that’s right, the “Pancake Madness” episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Over the years, this blog has been cited by The Atlantic (specifically, “Becky [RIP]”) and the new anthology book on very special episodes by Lee Gamblin Tonight, On A Very Special Episode: When TV Sitcoms Sometimes Got Serious. 

I’d like to celebrate by sharing my 10 favorite posts out of the 560 (woah!) I’ve published since 2014. Here they are in no particular order:

1. Saved by the Bell: Driver’s Education
2. 21 Jump Street: Pilot
3. Small Wonder: Vicki the Pusher
4. Saved by the Bell: Running Zack (this one might actually need some kind of content warning because this episode is crazy offensive).
5. Miami Vice: Little Miss Dangerous
6. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air: Just Say Yo
7. Hey Dude: Melody’s Brother
8. Small Wonder: Chewed Out (Smoker’s Delight)
9. Jem: Alone Again
10. Full House: Fast Friends

In case you’re wondering what I’ve been up to lately, I’m still chatting pop culture over on the Forgotten Film Club podcast. You can follow us on insta @forgottenfilmclub (hint, hint.) Two Very Special Blog posts became the basis for a couple of episodes: Her Alibi and The Mommy Market/Trading Mom. And if you don’t like listening to podcasts, then I welcome you to read the episode transcripts. It’s just like a blog but with poorer paragraph transitions.

Thanks for following me all these years! Feel free to share your favorites in the comments. I’d love to hear which lessons inspired you most!

Yours in Very Specialness,

The VSB

P.S. Much like Jessie Spano, I have finally kicked my caffeine addiction and have been living coffee free for a year and a half!