Ten Incredibly Geeky Moments from Supernatural

6. “Eye of the Tiger”

This one comes from an alternate take in season four episode Yellow Fever that was so awesome they played it in its entirety at the end of the show because some things just need to be shared with the world. In this scene, Sam walked up to Dean and found him rocking out to Survivor’s legendary hit song. In one take, the producers neglected to have Jared Padalecki interrupt Jensen Ackles ‘ performance and Ackles rose to the occasion, delivering improvised comedy gold.

7. “Changing Channels”

Supernatural is not by any means a comedy show, what with the gruesome deaths, brooding heroes, sadistic villains, and end of the world drama, but on occasion they really do put actual comedies to shame when they decide to go for it. In this season five episode, Sam and Dean investigate a murder where a witness swears that a green Lou Ferrigno killed her husband.

A trickster god with a love for pop culture is responsible, and he is altering reality to reflect his favorite television shows, sending heroes and audience on a hilarious satire of TV standards including (among others) a sex-obsessed medical drama complete with girly soundtrack, a police procedural featuring nocturnal sunglass-donning with Who-ish musical accompaniment, and even a Japanese quiz show where failure to perform results in a shot to the nuts. And the boys have to play their assigned roles if they ever want to get out. The gag even carried over into the commercial breaks, with Sam being forced to look into the camera and say something nobody should have to say out loud. So much win. Here’s a very small taste.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZcQpXk4pDs

8. “Ghost Facers”

A parody of the fake paranormal investigation shows out there, the Ghost Facers are a pair of dorks who first appeared in the inaugural season of Supernatural for an episode entitled Hell House where they were horrified to discover that the fake urban legend they created and disseminated on their website manifested itself in reality. They returned in seasons three and four for more hijinks and eventually earned their own spin-off webseries.

The characters names are Harry Spangler and Ed Zeddmore, which are, of course, references to the horror-comedy classic Ghostbusters, their brand of nerdy arrogance makes them extremely entertaining, and the lame reality show angle is pure gold.

9. “I’m Batman!”

Season three, Bad Day at Black Rock; everybody’s favorite monster hunters come across a rabbit’s foot that brings unbelievable good luck to the person who finds it. The catch is that once the foot is lost (and it always gets lost) the person who had it last will die within a week. Naturally, Dean ends up with it.

When a few hunters who believe Sam to be the antichrist are about to kill the younger Winchester, Dean shows up on the scene having mastered his stupid crazy luck and… just watch.

10. “Wanted Dead or Alive”

In season three’s finale, No Rest for the Wicked, it’s about to go down. Dean is living his literal last night on earth as he has condemned himself to hell due to a demonic deal he made earlier in the series where he got exactly one year to live before his life and soul are forfeit. This moment takes place on the night that his soul is to be collected, with the brothers pursuing the demon that holds Dean’s contract as the seconds tick away. The demon in question is Lilith, who has taken up residence in the body of a little girl and is using her powers to menace the child’s family in homage to a classic Twilight Zone episode.

So as the Winchester boys ride out for maybe the last time on a suicidal attempt to save Dean’s soul, Dean cranks some Bon Jovi to set the mood. Sam expresses amusement at his choice as Dean pours his heart into singing along. Eventually, straight-man Sam not only joins in as Richie Sambora to Dean’s Jon Bon Jovi, but after Dean trails off, visibly contemplating his fate, he keeps right on going.

It’s a moment that starts out funny, becomes badass, and then ends up hitting you right in the feels. Epic is what it is, and pretty damn nerdy too. In fact, this moment kind of defines the whole show for me.  Supernatural has always been a mish-mash of my favorite things. And just when I think they’ve exhausted their possibilities, they widen the scope and surprise me again and again.

A lot of viewers -even horror and fantasy fans- seem to have passed the show by having never given it a shot. But a strong cult following has kept Supernatural’s viewership consistent and it’s been fun as a fan to see new fans come into the fold with that wide-eyed “why didn’t anybody tell me about this?!” enthusiasm since Netflix Instant added it to the roster. Speaking of which, if you haven’t ridden with the Winchesters yet, now’s a pretty good time to start with seven seasons worth of awesome waiting for you to “Watch Instantly”.  Just saying.