22 Times TV Made Us Grin From Ear to Ear

I LOVED Perfect Strangers when I was a kid. It was one of the first shows I was obsessed with. So it's really nice to see one of the stars on a semi-regular basis again 30 years later.

Stevie is a gem of a character who felt like she was running the motel, but wondered what she would do long-term. That's when her great-aunt passed away and left the motel all to her, and she joined forces with Johnny to help fix it up and make it a success. It resulted in some of the shows funniest scenes ever.

When it was revealed where Joe had gone after Gordon's death, and the camera slowly panned around his office where he now took up residence as a professor and it held all the things he held most dear, I smiled so great my heart grew three sizes. Not only was it a retrospective of the best that was Halt and Catch Fire, it proved to all the non-believers how far Joe had progressed through the seasons. And he stood before a classroom of students as he did in the premiere saying the same words once again, as a completely different man, "Let me start by asking you a question." Amazing.

In an episode where the team pondered the existence of ghosts, one might expect the reasonably-grounded NCIS to come down on the position that ghosts don't actually exist. Hilariously, the apparition of Mike Franks (in a delightful cameo by Muse Watson) also stopped by to offer his opinion on the topic to Gibbs at the end of NCIS Season 15 Episode 8.

There are those who think that the freshman Seth MacFarlane-led series The Orville is more Star Trek than the esteemed franchise's latest offering, Discovery. The Orville presents a dramedy that contrasts distinctly with the darker, more morally ambiguous serialized war story of Discovery.

However, it's clear from the rather energetic discussions and forum threads that many viewers actually watch *both* series; the fact that Discovery and The Orville both premiered around the same time provided an unexpected opportunity for an even more unexpected synergy between the two series, despite their obvious differences. It's a good time to be a fan of sci-fi.

The relationship between Matt Murdock and Jessica Jones during The Defenders had me smiling from beginning to end. It's a pairing for the ages. Their humor matches one another and their begrudging respect for one another was reminiscent of two siblings who occasionally bicker but always have one another's backs when it counts. They made The Defenders a worthwhile watch.

The whole final season of Longmire was just so satisfying that the only time I wasn't smiling was when I realized it was over. I'm so thankful Netflix picked up this series and gave it a chance to go out on its own terms. The final season was easily my favorite of the entire series.

Most shows drag the will they/won’t them on with their potential couples for far too long, but Blindspot isn’t one of them. At the beginning of Blindspot Season 3, we found out that Jane and Kurt had gotten married. Granted, things went sideways pretty quickly, but just knowing that these two people took a chance on love and one another made me smile. Will their marriage last? There are certainly plenty of obstacles in their way including a plethora of secrets and Jane’s evil brother, Roman, but having Kurt and Jane be in a committed relationship just raises the stakes and my hopes for their future.

Commander Sharon Raydor and Lt. Andy Flynn got married on Major Crimes. Major Crimes is one of the best police procedurals for many reasons, challenging cases, entertaining characters, and a unit that really does feel like family. Nothing brought that last point home like watching everyone dress up to be a part of Sharon and Andy’s wedding party. Seeing Sharon walk down the aisle towards her friends and family was a truly joyful moment. The only thing that could have made me smile more was if we’d had more time at the wedding.

In the wonderfully fantastic and exciting world of Into the Badlands, everyone has a surprising backstory and most have a peculiar resistance to dying. Bajie is perhaps the most unlikely survivor and in the closing moments of Season 2 when many characters were meeting with their ultimate reckoning, his demise seemed certain. Granted, it seemed that he had horseshoes in uncomfortable positions throughout the season but when he reappears in the stinger scene to open a whole new avenue of potential narrative in the season to come, it was a reassurance that anything is possible even in the Badlands.

Voight stopping by with beer and checking up on Atwater because he knew he was hurting after sending his siblings away made me smile. Regardless of how you feel about Sophia Bush leaving Chicago PD, the best thing that has come from it is the other characters have been fleshed out more. Atwater is finally getting the development he deserves, and Voight has more time to check in with other members of his team. It was such a sweet moment.

Littlefinger's Machiavellian antics did add a lot to the show and made it more interesting, but it was satisfying to see him meet his end the way he did, getting a huge dose of karma courtesy of the Stark girls. The look on his face when he found out that HE was the one on trial at the end was priceless!

As a lover of the graphic novels that Lucifer is based on it was enormously satisfying for them to reveal Tom Welling’s Lt. Pierce is actually Cain, son of Adam and Eve, cursed to wander the Earth for eternity for killing his brother. The reason being is that Mike Carey who wrote the Lucifer books also wrote a series called The Unwritten wherein Cain is the central antagonist who, get this, masks his identity for almost half the series. Lucifer’s writers’ room has always tickled me with their clever tips of the hat to the source material. This one greatly pleases the bibliophile in me.

We’ve been wondering about Rebecca and Miguel for a season and a half now so I was delighted to find out they reconnected through Facebook! There is just something so endearing about these old friends coming together after Jack’s death through a modern social media service. Can you just imagine Rebecca on FB?

Kevin and Reese moments on Kevin Probably were probably the best moments of the series. But I especially liked when Reese comforted Kevin and told him that he was the reason she joined the stage crew for the play. It warmed my heart.

It's funny, witty, cut edge. Diane Lockhart was meant to be a star of her own show, and her entire journey from the beginning of the season to the end was so good. Also Lucca. I did not see The Good Wife when she was on, but I loved her on The Good Fight. I'm a Lucca fan now and forever.

Ralph Angel explaining the origin of Blue's name and how he got it was such a sweet moment. It was especially adorable because it connected him to two of the most meaningful women in Ralph Angel's life. It was a special moment that made me smile.

This romantic duo in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. charms me with every scene they share. Sometimes it's as simple as Mack expressing admiration for Yo-Yo's super-speed ability, or teasing her for the occasionally inconvenient nature of that same skill. Or their realization that they both speak Spanish while the Kree could only understand English. Or just being there for the other at the right moment. Yo-Yo and Mack work together wonderfully.

It was so great to have the core three back together and defending the town they love, even if the town doesn't exactly love them back. It wouldn't be right for Teen Wolf to end without these guys and nobody does friendly banter quite like them!

Barry Allen has become one of my favorite comic book heroes since 2013. After a rough third season, I needed The Flash to bring the light back to not just the show itself, but the leading hero. The moment when he suits up with his new costume and runs off to save the love his life...I don't think I have smiled as much as I did that night. It's a small thing yes, but for me, that was everything and something that just filled me with smiles.

Next time they stop by a Guitar Center for an impromptu jam session with James Corden, can I come along and play tambourine?

The final scene had me in tears at first, with Elena's father rejecting her because she's gay. It was the way the rest of her family joined her on the dance floor in a show of love and support that put a smile on my face.