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It's here: The Pihitfinal stretch of the 2016 election kicks off with tonight's first Presidential Debate. If you need to get in the right mindset for the Trump/Clinton faceoff -- or if you want to skip it altogether -- we suggest watching just a few of the great, albeit sillier, television debates that preceded it. From The West Wingto Boy Meets World, it's all here.

The West Wing

Season 4, episode 6 "Game On"

It's hard to pick the best part of this video. Is it First Lady Bartlett clipping her husband's tie just moments before he has to go on live television? Is it seeing the President slap his wife on the butt? Is it watching Bartlett at his Bartlettiest, full of inspiration and fire? This question comes up every four years, but can this guy run for President or what??

Parks and Recreation

Season 4, episode 20 "The Debate"

This may be a little too real for some of you, but watch the well-intentioned and absurdly qualified Leslie Knope debate Bobby Newport, an entitled rich guy who speaks a lot without saying anything yet some how culls public favor. The full episode is available on Hulu.

Gilmore Girls

Season 2, episode 14 "It Should've Been Lorelai"

"That's enough cruelty for one day," the moderator tells Paris, and that might be a phrase that those moderating the presidential debates might want to have on tap.

Veep

Season 3, episode 8 "The Debate"

Selina faces off against a former Secretary of Defense, a Congressman and a baseball team manager in this debate, where all her staff wants is to distract from a haircut and a face twitch. Selina flounders, but it ripples on to the other candidates, who end up babbling at their podiums and derailing the whole thing without the help of Selina's team.

Modern Family

Season 3, episode 3 "Little Bo Bleep"

After a newspaper describes Claire as "angry and unlikable," Phil and the kids stage a mock debate to prepare her for her city council run. The Dunphy family are ruthless hecklers and Phil makes all kinds of noises to ready Claire for any unforeseen circumstances. Unsurprisingly, the debate doesn't go well.

Community

Season 1, episode 9 "Debate 109"

In an early tradition of curmudgeonly Jeff finding himself unexpectedly invested in the goings-on of Greendale Community College, Jeff and Annie partner up for debate. The debate -- "Is humanity inherently good or evil?" -- turns into a death match of buzz words ("Nuclear bombs!" "Nuclear families!") which Greendale -- as always -- miraculously wins.

The Good Wife

Season 6, episode 12 "The Debate"

The Good Wife's promised debate between Alicia Florrick and Frank Prady gets interrupted, which is what makes it such a unique episode. Instead of letting the State Attorney candidates duke it out, attention shifts to the jury verdict about a black man's death at the hands of the police. It's all kinds of relevant and resonant, and Alicia and Frank end up debating anyway.

Boy Meets World

Season 2, episode 14 "I Am Not A Crook"

Cory runs for class president because of an identity crisis, with Shawn at his side to feed him outlandish campaign promises (not a wall, but some water slides). The debate turns ugly, with Shawn throwing in his candidacy against Corey and the marginally qualified Alvin. They all drop out, opening the position up to none other than...TOPANGA.