The first week of the new year is here, and what better way to kick it off than with a dose of laughter? From unforgettable one-liners to hilarious plot twists, these episodes are sure to bring joy and entertainment. Whether you are recovering from the holiday madness or just need a little pick-me-up, the perfect sitcom episode can do wonders.

Who does not like the feeling of familiarity with a good old sitcom? Start your 2025 everyday countdown now: grab the popcorn, cozy up, and plunge into these sitcom episodes, which are just the right measure of nostalgia mixed with humor.

In this fantastic episode of The Big Bang Theory, the gang plans to go to a New Year's Eve costume party at their comic book store. They decide to dress up as the Justice League. Leonard, Sheldon, Howard, and Raj are ready to become their favorite superheroes when Penny's ex-boyfriend, Zack, shows up in her life. 

This episode is one of the more charming ones with its mix of humor and heart and peeks into group dynamics and comedy.

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There is this pleasant combination of slapstick comedy along with heartwarming moments in this episode, making it a perfect selection for a New Year's marathon. In the Frasier episode RDWRER, the Crane brothers, Frasier and Niles, have their New Year's Eve plans ruined when their chosen venue burns down and comedic mishaps happen along the way as they try to salvage the evening. 

In the festive episode of Friends, New Year's Eve is seen in their own special way. Joey's flatmate, Janine, has gotten a role as a dancer on the legendary Di-- Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and invites Joey, Monica, and Ross to celebrate. In a bid to be on television, Monica and Ross dig up a rather weird dance routine they did in high school, stirring up all the laughs. While this is happening, back home, Rachel, Phoebe, and Chandler search for Monica's hidden Christmas presents, leading to funny discoveries. This episode will blend nostalgia, humor, and holiday cheer and make it such a delightful watch to start the year.

In That'70s Finale of That '70s show, the group celebrates the end of the decade, and they are ready to move on from the '70s into the '80s. This episode captures all the good essences of friendship, growth, and bittersweetness in change. The finale follows the midnight of December 31, 1979, when the gang from Point Place gathers for one last circle in the Forman basement and they reflect on shared memories walking down the lane of their journey. 

This is one episode of How I Met Your Mother, which can be termed as an epitome of friendship and unexpectedness in life, which would make it just right to come back to it in the first week of a new year. It is New Year's Eve of 2005 here and Ted Mosby blows a small chunk of his Christmas bonus to hire a fancy limousine to head on to party-hopping through the city's hottest spots in style. But, things do not go exactly according to the plan as comedic mishaps take the stage for this group of friends. 

December 31, 1959, dawns on Laverne and Shirley, with events not quite proceeding as planned. Laverne's date for New Year's Eve is canceled, plunging her plans into disarray, while Shirley succumbs to a New Year's Eve cold, increasing the problems of the pair. As the clock runs down, the girls overcome challenges, resulting in a touching and hilarious finale to their New Year's Eve that summarizes their friendship and determination.

In the Treehouse of Horror X episode of The Simpsons, you will be taken on a wild and hilarious ride through a Y2K apocalypse. As the clock ticks down to midnight on December 31, 1999, Homer Simpson ends up triggering a global disaster by tampering with the Y2K bug. The episode quite smartly tackles the widespread panic and media frenzy that surrounded the Y2K scare, adding a humorous spin to it. 

This gripping episode introduces viewers to a world where the past and future collide, blending humor with science fiction in a way that only Futurama can. In this, you will be taken to December 31, 1999, where you meet Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery guy who finds himself in a cryogenics lab to deliver a prank pizza order. But in a twist of fate, he accidentally falls into a cryogenic tube and is frozen for 1,000 years. 

In one of the iconic Friends moments comes the episode of The One with All the Resolutions, where the gang enters the new year with good resolutions and jokes. This is one of the signature episodes in which the show has perfectly brought the signature style of humor found throughout the program.

In the Seinfeld episode titled The Millennium, the gang's New Year's Eve plans go hilariously haywire as both Kramer and Newman each host rival Millennium parties. Their competition leads to funny situations, like when their rivalry causes Kramer to unwillingly co-host Newmannium and forces Newman to not let Jerry attend his party and more. 

Hopefully, these sitcom episodes will bring the perfect mix of humor and nostalgia to your screen as you head into your first week of 2025. So, whether you have rewatched your favorites or discovered something new, there is always time to press play and enjoy, because laughter is the best thing to welcome a whole year. And, such episodes make every binge-watching session worth the watch. 

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