It's a Wonderful Life
A character gets a look at what their loved ones' lives would be like if they had never met like in It's a Wonderful Life. It usually seems like they're way better off at first, but then it becomes clear that they're not.
Night Court
Appearances
- Mork & Mindy: Season 1, episode 23, "It's a Wonderful Mork" (1979). When Mork ruins Fred's relationship with his new girlfriend and Mindy's chance to get a job as a journalist, he starts to feel like everyone would be better off without him, so Orson shows Mork what his friends' lives would be like if they'd never met him.
- Head of the Class: Season 2, episode 22, "Moore Than You Know" (1988). Mr. Moore is burned out and considering quitting teaching to return to the theater when his late Uncle Charlie appears and shows him what would happen to his students if he quit.
- ALF: Season 3, episode 2, "Stairway to Heaven" (1988). When the Tanners get annoyed with Alf for his constant shenanigans, he has a dream where his guardian angel, Bob, shows him what his and the Tanners' lives would be like if they had never met each other.
- Night Court: Season 8, episode 18, "Hey Harry, F'Crying Out Loud--It Is a Wonderful Life... Sorta" (1991). Harry is depressed because his girlfriend, Margaret, went into the Witness Protection Program, and he starts to regret ever becoming a judge, so his guardian angel, Herb, appears in the form of Mel Tormé and shows him what his friends' lives would be like if he was never there.