Top Ten Humorous Supernatural Episodes: My Personal Favorites from the CW Series

The premise of the CW hit series, Supernatural, is that when the main characters, Dean and Sam (or the Boys as I affectionately refer to them), were very young a demon killed their mother. Their father, John (an ex-Marine), became obsessed with finding out what happened and along the way uncovered the dark side of life and death; a life chock full of demons, shape shifters, witches, and many other types of demonic presence. John (Jeffery Dean Morgan) left alone to raise the two boys raised them to be "hunters" of evil. The show follows the Boys as they live their adult life without their father (he sold his soul to save Dean's life) and hunting all kinds of evil.

Just hearing that, you probably are not thinking great laughs. But you would be wrong. The writer's of the show, along with the great actors, have been able to artfully combine lots of humor with the horrific subtext of the episodes. Granted, not every episode is a barrel of laughs, but even during the Apocalypse some humor could be found. This is my personal list of favorite humorous episodes. The list is not complete by any means, but is done with much love and respect for the show and its crew.

Spoiler alert: I do not mean to "spoil" any of the episodes for those who have not seen them but I may have to give some things away to explain the episode. Sorry!!

Season 1: Pilot (written by Eric Kripke)

Everything I love about this show started with the Pilot. Therefore, it would be wrong to not include it in any list pertaining to Supernatural. The Pilot introduces John, Sam and Dean to the audience. The Boys are in their early 20s and have not experienced all the horrors yet that their lives have in store for them. They have seen some things, but the number of losses they experience has not begun to add up. Sam (Jared Padalecki) has gone off to college, so his life is more structured. Dean (Jensen Ackles), on the other hand, has spent his entire life living on the road and is pretty much a free spirit. Once Dean reunites with Sam, the audience sees that Sam too is destined to be a free spirit. Although they are looking for their missing father and hunting a "Woman in White", they still are light hearted.

Season 2: Everybody Loves a Clown (written by John Shiban)

This episode finds the Boys in Season 2. Dean has almost died, but John has sold his soul so that Dean could live and they are still reeling from the loss of their parent. The story is about a clown that befriends young children. When the children invite the clown into their homes, the clown brutally kills their parents. Anyone who dislikes clowns can feel Sam's apprehension about hunting this clown. Face it, they are creepy (sorry to all the clowns out there). Dean loves holding this fear over Sam's head and many great moments are born from this episode.

Season 2: Hollywood Babylon (written by Ben Edlund)

I love this episode because it gives the audience a behind the scenes view of movie (or TV) making. The Boys are investigating a mysterious death on the set of a horror film. While they are looking around on set, they are mistaken for PAs and Dean starts his short-lived new career. When Dean asks Sam what a PA is, Sam replies that "they are like slaves." There are so many "inside" jokes, and the audience is actually part of them. Yes, someone gets hanged and yes, someone gets run through a wind machine, but it still manages to bring a smile to your face. Good times!

Season 3: Bad Day at Black Rock (written by Ben Edlund)

This is my absolute FAVORITE episode. Season 3 starts fairly badly. Sam has been killed and Dean sells his soul (a recurring theme) to bring him back to life. Unfortunately the deal Dean makes with the Crossroads Demon only gives him one year to live and the clock starts ticking. It is surprising how quickly a year can pass. This episode has the Boys discovering a secret storage unit that their dad had for weapons and other assorted hunting paraphernalia. There are several curse boxes, one of which has been stolen. The stolen curse box holds a magic rabbit's foot that will bring the person holding it great luck, but once they lose it (and they always do) their luck turns deadly bad. Because their father was so secretive, they have no idea of the power behind the object. They hunt down the thieves and take it back but not before Sam touches it. His luck did get really good, but then it got stolen again and his luck turned really bad. Now the boys are in a race against time to get it back before Sam dies (again). The scenes where Sam's luck is bad are hysterical. Sam does some great pratfalls and when Dean says "I'm Batman" it is simply great!!

Season 3: Bedtime Stories (written by Cathryn Humphris)

In this episode, people are dying Brothers Grimm Style. Sam has to explain to Dean that the fairy tales we know today have been watered down, but that the Brothers Grimm stories where full of cannibalism, murder and mayhem. "Do you think about fairy tales often?" Dean says to Sam. It is just wonderful how the writers brought these tales to life and then watching the fun the Boys had with them. Also there was a guest appearance by this huge bull frog that kept showing up in random scenes, which brought a whimsical feeling to the story.

Season 3: A Very Supernatural Christmas (written by Jeremy Carver)

This is Dean's last Christmas and we all know it. It is sad and heart wrenching. But the Boys know they have to save people, especially people who are being dragged up their chimneys by "Santa Claus." The Boys have to find this derailed Santa before he kills again. Turns out it was pagan gods looking for sacrifices. There is a scene where Sam and Dean meet these gods and they tell the Boys how they have "assimilated" and look normal, then they go about trying to sacrifice the Boys. The episode ends with the brothers sharing their last Christmas together with spiked egg nog and the football game. It was an adorable, anti-Christmas Christmas show.

Season 3: Mystery Spot (written by Jeremy Carver)

This episode finds the Boys looking for a missing man at a local tourist stop called the Mystery Spot. Here the "laws of physics have no meaning." On a Tuesday, the boys go about the investigation at the Brower County Mystery Spot when the owner accidentally shoots Dean dead, then Sam wakes up and it is Tuesday again. Dean remembers nothing, but Sam rationalizes that they are some sort of time loop. It is actually a Trickster who goes about killing Dean hundreds of times to prove a point to Sam, that Dean is Sam's weakness. The ways Dean dies are absolutely hysterical: a desk drop on him, bad tacos, electrocution, dog bite, being hit by a car, and the list goes on and on. All while making an important point, soon Sam is going to have to be without Dean and that he better get used to it. Great writing and great acting.

Season 4: Monster Movie (written by Ben Edlund)

This episode is the BEST! It is shot in black and white and is an homage to the old-time monster movies. The Boys are investigating some weird murders during Oktoberfest. There is a vampire attack, werewolf attack and a mummy attack where the attackers are described exactly out of an old monster movie. The monster in this episode is lovable, even though he is killing people. When he is dressed as Dracula and opens the door to pick up his delivered pizza and he asks the delivery guy if there is garlic on the pizza, it is classic!

Season 4: Yellow Fever (written by Andrew Dabb & Daniel Loflin)

This episode is very funny because the ever-stoic Dean catches Yellow Fever which makes people literally scared to death. For the past three seasons, we have seen Dean in every conceivable scary situation and he faces them all head on. But once he contracts Yellow Fever he becomes afraid of everything, in fact he won't even carry his beloved gun and he drives the speed limit. The fears start small at first but then escalate. Sam is left to destroy the monster of the episode and take care of Dean before he dies again. At the end of the episode is an outtake of Jensen singing "Eye of the Tiger" which is brilliant. It can be seen on You Tube.

Season 5: The Curious Case of Dean Winchester (teleplay by Sara Gamble)

Season 5 finds the Boys right in the middle of the Apocalypse, Sam has let Lucifer out of "his box" and he is now "roaming topside." Not much room for laughs and giggles. But when the Boys come up against a he-witch named Patrick who gets people to play poker for years, things do get a little crazy. A dear family friend, Bobby (played by Jim Beaver) has played poker in an attempt to regain the use of his legs and has lost 25 years to Patrick. Since the Boys do not have much family left, they are frantic to get Bobby his years back before he dies. Dean plays Patrick for 50 years and cashes in 25 immediately for Bobby then proceeds to lose the next 25 years. When Sam arrives back at the motel he sees a new Dean, played perfectly by Chad Everett. We now see a much older Dean as he experiences what it feels like to get old.

Very Honorable Mention: Season 4: Wishful Thinking (written by Ben Edlund)

I never get tired of this episode either. A teddy bear who come to life and get depressed, a little boy who can turn cars over and threaten bullies, an invisible teenager in a woman's changing room...well you get the idea, things get very comical.

It was hard to only pick eleven episodes for this list. I have left out many goods ones but I hope you have enjoyed this list as much as I had writing it. Until next time...