20 Best TV Episodes Of 2018

15. The Planned Parenthood Show - Big Mouth

Big Mouth
Netflix

Big Mouth continued to excel with its mix of crude, gross-out humour and effective commentary on the issues that face all teenagers, and never did that bizarre blend work better than with The Planned Parenthood Show.

Taking a break from its serialised story, The Planned Parenthood Show instead serves up a series of vignettes as the topic of sex-ed class turns to Planned Parenthood. As a means of enlightening their teacher - and audiences - as to what Planned Parenthood actually is, we're taken on a number of short stories ranging from a Bachelor-esque dating show, where the contestants are various forms of contraception, to a skit that draws inspiration from Star Trek.

The various skits are all hilarious and weird, but also relevant, informative, and clever, making serious issues around abortion and contraception funny without losing the important messaging underneath.

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