Best appearance by a guest puppet
UPN [They mean WB, Slayerverse Note]put the stake in “Angel” last spring but not before the “Buffy” spinoff managed to once again remind us how brilliant it could be. In “Smile Time,” the vampire with a soul is turned into a puppet while investigating sinister doings at a children’s TV show. Alternately hysterically funny and very very creepy, the episode managed to send up not only children’s TV but the “Angel” series itself. (See also: "Worst appearance by a guest puppet," below.) —L.S.
Worst appearance by a guest puppet
Sesame Street came to “The West Wing” in order to … well, there was no reason, really, just another lame attempt to prop up the cringe-inducing fifth season of what was once a great show. It’s not that the CJ-Big Bird sight gag wasn’t funny, but remember when “West Wing” actually asked its audiences to think? What’s next, Penn & Teller? Oh, wait... —L.S.
