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This is a template to generate links to Internet Movie Database, '''used exclusively for ''EPISODES'''''.
:To link an episode list, use {{Tl|IMDb episodes}} instead.
:To link a work (film/movie, TV or Web program/series, video game, etc.), use {{Tl|IMDb title}} instead.
:To link a person (actor, actress, etc.), use {{Tl|IMDb name}} instead.
:To link a company, use {{Tl|IMDb company}} instead.
:To link a character, use {{Tl|IMDb character}} instead.

===Options===
{{See also|Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites#IMDb}}

The required parameter is just the ID number (for backward compatibility, the parameter can be named <code>id</code>) and the template then uses the article title as the anchor text:
<pre>
* {{IMDb episode|ID}}
</pre>
To have the link text be other than the article name, use second parameter (for backward compatibility, it can be named <code>Episode</code>):
<pre>
* {{IMDb episode|ID|Episode}}
</pre>

Note that the options include the "<tt>*</tt>" for a bulleted list since this is most likely to be used in an "External links" section. 

==Detailed instructions==
# Copy and paste one of the options above into the article
# Go to http://www.imdb.com, select TV episode in the search drop down menu and search for the episode you want (say, One for the Road; you'll reach <code>http://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=One+for+the+Road&x=13&y=10</code>)
# Click on the correct One for the Road in the list: 
## <code>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/ "Cheers: One for the Road (#11.25)"] (1993)</code> 
# You then reach the page with URL looking like <tt>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/</tt> (or other 7-digit number)
# Copy '''only''' that number (here, "<code>0539826</code>"), omitting the "<code>tt</code>" but keep all the leading zeros (though IMDb currently seems to be able to add them as needed)
# Replace "<tt>ID</tt>" in the template code with the number
## For the first option above, you'll then have
##: <tt><nowiki>* {{IMDb episode|0539826}}</nowiki></tt> resulting in:
##* {{IMDb episode|0539826}}
##: Note that the link text is the same as the title of the page the template is used on; outside the page "One for the Road", use the second option:
## Replace "<tt>ID</tt>" with the number ''and'' "<tt>Episode</tt>" with "<tt>One for the Road</tt>"
##: <tt><nowiki>* {{IMDb episode|0539826|One for the Road}}</nowiki></tt> results in:
##:* {{IMDb episode|0539826|One for the Road}}


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