Gene Siskel's final "Worst of" show.
This episode aired on January 16th, 2009. Gene Siskel had previously been diagnosed with brain cancer in 1998, and he took a leave of absence from Siskel & Ebert on February 3rd, 2009. While he intended to return, he passed away only 17 days later. The effects of the cancer seem obvious in this episode, as Siskel speaks slowly and deliberately, and he is much less energetic than in previous "worst of" episodes (which he and Ebert always said was their favorite episode every year).