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Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

8 Episodes 2015 - 2015

Episode 1

Reese Witherspoon

Tue, Sep 15, 201542 mins

Guest announcer Reese Witherspoon introduces the line-up for the show and Neil, who demonstrates how well he knows some of the audience members. In "Singalong Live", some at-home viewers play a game of musically filling in the lyric for some cash prizes. In "Neil Vs.", Neil and his appointed challenger go to extreme heights to race to the finish line. In "Undercover", guest Carson Daly talks to Neil about the prank Neil pulled on Carson and the coaches of The Voice (2011). In "Get Lucky", Neil plays a current events multiple choice question and answer game with an audience member, who has the potential to win a multitude of prizes dependent on providing correct answers. And the end-of-the-show show features Neil performing with some of his previous on-stage guests, as well as a marching band, flair bartenders and x-pogoers.

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Episode 2

Alec Baldwin

Tue, Sep 22, 201542 mins

Guest announcer Alec Baldwin introduces the line-up for the show and Neil, who in turn introduces Alec's sidekick for the evening and life. In "Get Ready", Neil shows one audience member just how spontaneous her supposedly unspontaneous boyfriend at home actually is. "Singalong Live" is brought back due to its popularity last week, this week sung to Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart". In "Neil Vs.", Neil and his appointed challenger test their knowledge of current events as news anchors. In "Voices in Your Head", Neil and Joe Jonas help guest Britney Spears interview candidates for the position of her bodyguard. In "Get Lucky", Neil plays a current events multiple choice question and answer game with an audience member, who has the potential to win a multitude of prizes dependent on providing correct answers. And the end-of-the-show show features Neil performing with some of his previous on-stage guests and others in some death defying feats.

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Episode 3

Tyler Perry

Tue, Sep 29, 201542 mins

Guest announcer Tyler Perry introduces the line-up for the show and Neil. In "We Are Family", Neil shows one family in the audience just how much their father loves them by his embarrassing antics. "Singalong Live" is brought back due to its continued popularity, this week sung to CeeLo Green's "Forget You". In "Get Lucky", Neil plays a current events multiple choice question and answer game with an audience member, who has the potential to win a multitude of prizes dependent on providing correct answers. In "Ticket to Slide", an engaged couple have a chance to win a New Year's trip to Sydney, Australia if they take the ticket to slide... that is if Mother Nature cooperates. In "Voices in Your Head", Neil and Taran Killam help guest Cobie Smulders interview candidates for the position of her party planner. And the end-of-the-show show features Neil performing with some of his previous on-stage guests and others in a piece with a "life in New York City" theme.

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Episode 4

Shaquille O'Neal

Tue, Oct 6, 201542 mins

Guest announcer Shaquille O'Neal introduces the line-up for the show and Neil, who in turn introduces a new show in the "Real Housewives" franchise. This week's "Singalong Live" is sung to The Miami Sound Machine's "Conga!". Neil takes an impromptu tour through the show's control booth. In "Get Lucky", Neil plays a current events multiple choice question and answer game with an audience member, who has the potential to win a multitude of prizes dependent on providing correct answers. In "Neil Vs.", Neil challenges guest Zachary Levi to a race which incorporates using and avoiding lasers. And the end-of-the-show show has a decidedly blue theme.

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Episode 5

Jack Black

Tue, Oct 13, 201542 mins

Guest announcer Jack Black introduces the line-up for the show and Neil, while Jack does whatever he can to insert himself into what sounds like a very dangerous end-of-the-show show to no avail. In "My Diary", Neil helps one happily married audience member remember the many crushes she had when she was a teenager. Neil pranks Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie in "Undercover". Nicole and Little NPH hope to introduce a new cast member to the show. This week's "Singalong Live" is performed to The B-52's' "Love Shack". Due to an aborted attempt a few weeks ago due to non-cooperative weather, Neil once again attempts to hold "Ticket to Slide" for a lucky foursome who have the possibility to win a New Year's trip to Sydney, Australia. Jack contemplates plugging his latest movie, Goosebumps (2015). And the end-of-the-show show features Neil and Queen of the Night performing in a decidedly hot and fiery themed set, while Jack will see if Neil has changed his mind about letting him perform in it.

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Episode 6

Reba

Tue, Oct 20, 201542 mins

Guest announcer Reba McEntire introduces the line-up for the show and Neil, who in turn introduces a new segment called "The Tweet Is On", which really isn't. This week's "Singalong Live" is sung to OMI's "Cheerleader". In "Voices in Your Head", guest Jane Krakowski and Neil help Jesse Tyler Ferguson interview contractors to do a home renovation. Neil pops into the green room to see what Little NPH and Little Nicole are doing. In "Get Lucky", Neil plays a current events multiple choice question and answer game with an audience member, who has the potential to win a multitude of prizes dependent on providing correct answers. And the end-of-the-show show pays tribute to something associated to Reba.

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Episode 7

Kelly Ripa

Tue, Oct 27, 201542 mins

On this Halloween inspired episode, guest announcer Kelly Ripa introduces the line-up for the show and Neil, who sees how observant a self-professed eagle eye is in "Somebody's Watching Me". This week's "Singalong Live" is performed to Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghost Busters". In "Neil Vs.", guest Meredith Vieira hosts a game show to see who knows more about their adult counterpart, Little NPH or Little Nicole. In "Get Lucky", Neil plays a current events multiple choice question and answer game with an audience member, who has the potential to win a multitude of prizes dependent on providing correct answers. And the Halloween festivities continue in an occult themed end-of-the-show show.

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Episode 8

Kelsey Grammer

Tue, Nov 3, 201542 mins

Guest announcer Kelsey Grammer introduces Neil, who in turn introduces the line-up for the show. This week's "Singalong Live" is sung to the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way", BSB who are down one boy but who come up with a fill-in guest singer. Neil hosts "The First Annual Best Time Ever Awards", the recipients being audience members who wish their secrets were not known by a national viewing audience. In "Get Lucky", Neil plays a current events multiple choice question and answer game with an audience member, who has the potential to win a multitude of prizes dependent on providing correct answers. Neil tries to hold "Ticket to Slide" with a couple from Chicago, whose first appearance on the show with this game was kiboshed by Mother Nature. They are joined by another pair whose dinner is interrupted by the game. And the end-of-the-season end-of-the-show show is performed to a song written especially for the occasion.

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