In episodic television, a bottle episode is produced cheaply and restricted in scope to use as few regular cast members, effects, and sets as possible.
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10 Facts About Bottle episode
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Term "bottle show" was coined by Leslie Stevens, creator and executive producer of 1960s TV series The Outer Limits, for an episode made in very little time at very little cost, "as in pulling an episode right out of a bottle like a genie".
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The Bottle episode is viewed as a classic and said to have "[broken] new ground" for both the show and sitcoms.
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Mad About You episode "The Conversation" was a single-shot bottle episode, originally shown on broadcast TV in 1997 with no interruptions.
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Third-season Bottle episode "Fly" of Breaking Bad features only two members of the main cast and takes place almost exclusively in the secret laboratory used to cook crystal methamphetamine.
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The entire Bottle episode is set inside a study room of the college with only the main cast.
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Only 3 main characters are featured and the Bottle episode takes place majorly inside and outside Patrick's house and the cardboard box.
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The Bottle episode focused on Doctors Grey, Edwards, Webber, and Hunt as they perform surgery.
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The Bottle episode remains in the operating room as each doctor remembers different moments in their lives.
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Chicago Fire episode "My Lucky Day" was a bottle episode designed to cut higher costs because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States.
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