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Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine is joining Britain's popular television series "Downton Abbey."

In this 1978 file photo, Robert Hegyes portrays Juan Epstein from the comedy series "Welcome Back Kotter." The actor best known for playing the Jewish Puerto Rican student on the 1970s TV show has died.

Producer Rick McCallum discusses the challenges of making the series, plus what the show could be called...

Benedict Cumberbatch is shrugging off British newspaper criticism of his female co-star's nude scene in TV's latest season of "Sherlock."

At age 89, Betty White to host new hidden-camera TV show.

In this Jan. 6, 1967 file photo, Sammy Davis Jr. and Kaye Stevens perform on a TV show.

The stars of hit TV show Glee have shown off their generous side by recording a special version of Do They Know It's Christmas? in aid of charity.

Apparently the writers of the hit TV show How I met your mother are basketball fans. Or at the very least from Cleveland...

Stand-alone episodes. Pretty much every TV show does them, even in this age of more serialized television. And oftentimes, they're kind of disposable.

But stand-alone episodes don't have to be boring, and they don't have to be stories that any show could tell.

Here are 10 stand-alone episodes that not only rock, they're also stories that could only have appeared on one show in particular.

I Love Lucy debuted 60 years ago on October 15, 1951 and within 6 months became the first TV show to be seen in 10 million homes.