Bringing this thread back to life...(Because thread resuscitation is what all the cool kids is doing these day.)
Anyways time to chime in with some of my favorite finales
Freakazoid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY45YOaXwVk
The cast singing "We'll Meet Again" (From the film Dr. Strangelove) is a strangely touching (and very fitting) ending to an animated series that constantly rewrote the definition of cartoon zaniness on a weekly bases.
Newhart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwYw2i2icNg
Bob Newhart had one of the greatest sitcoms of the 1970's (The Bob Newhart show) and he followed that up with another hit in the 1980's with another self titled show which played host to one of the greatest finales in television history which had something for fans of both of his series'
M*A*S*H
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL5CdvUf56o
One of the most watched television shows in history, and with very good reason this was one of the most heart felt and emotional finales ever as the nation said goodbye to a true TV classic. And would actually be the most touching ending to comedy set during a major world conflict if not for...
Blackadder Goes Forth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1_brCfTPHw
Blackadder was one of the funniest shows ever and no more so then the forth series which took place during world war 1. However despite all the mirth and fun poked at the politics and bureaucracy behind the first world war, the message that war is serious business is still lurking the background and is no more apparent then in shows final moments when Captain Blackadder and his men face their destiny. The emotion is captured so perfectly that you totally forget that up until the final minuets you were watching a comedy farce, and if that's not bloody good acting, writing and directing then I don't know what is.