# One TV Marathon You'd Sit All The Way Through **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 21, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432 "2009-06-21T00:55:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/61 "2009-06-25T02:45:43Z")
There are series that I like a lot that I’ve seen them so many times in reruns that I’m just not interested in a marathon. For example, Dick Van Dyke and Monty Python. But here are some I _would_ like to see. Rocky and Bullwinkle Muppet Show Early years of Sesame Street Babylon 5 ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/62 "2009-06-25T08:20:43Z")
When Lost is done I’m sure to try and do a marathon of that, although I’m sure sleep and work breaks will be needed. I’ve done a few Firefly marathons (followed by Serenity of course), that’s short and sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/63 "2009-06-25T15:42:15Z")
Probably anything I remember from when I was a little kid (nor not-so-little-but-still-a-kid… or 3 years ago): [ul] [li]Power Rangers up through Zeo[/li][li]Duck Tales (Woo-ooo!)[/li][li]Dexter’s Lab[/li][li]Powerpuff Girls[/li][li]Samurai Jack[/li][li]Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM), actually I could probably sit through AoSTH, albeit a bit more reluctantly[/li][li]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (er… BOTH runs, the '00s series was pretty good)[/li][li]Zoids - any of the early two (The Chaotic Century duo or the one with the Blitz Team, Fuzors and later is too far)[/li][li]And considering I just managed to watch all of Ben 10 + Alien Force on DVD, let’s say that[/li]Etc [/ul] Things I MAY be able to sit through, with no guarantees: [ul] [li]Dragonball + Z, depends how fast I get fed up with “yeah… we just caught up with the manga, can you tell?” Pacing.[/li][li] G Gundam, though in this case it’s just so… cheesy I may not be able to take it[/li][li]Various sitcoms, Family Matters, Gilligan’s Island. With enough blows to the head I may even be able to do Full House just for nostalgia value (don’t count on it).[/li][li]Some of the more modern cartoons that just ended, i.e. Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends and the like.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/51bf81/32.png) [@Big\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Blue)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/64 "2009-06-25T16:06:16Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Barney Miller Exactly what I came to say, and on the first post, even. What a terrific show. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/65 "2009-06-25T16:17:46Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Not only would I sit through a marathon of Ninja Warrior, I _have_. Lasted three days it did and I watched as many as I could stand. > > Which was about four hours in a row, then a short computer break, then another four hours of NW. Sleep, repeat. Woo! Man, what an awesome show. Although the pacing for the American show gets hideously tiresome after a while. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/66 "2009-06-25T16:29:22Z")
Life (only 2 seasons so far) Seinfeld The Simpsons Family Guy Others like Dukes of Hazzard, Buffy, and and Magnum PI I hesitate to list because their later seasons weren’t up to par from what I recall. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/67 "2009-06-25T16:29:27Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Strangers with Candy. > Mr. Show with Bob & David. Agree on both of these. Also (assuming breaks for sleep/rest): Get A Life The Wire The Shield The Larry Sanders Show Arrested Development Curb Your Enthusiasm Seinfeld Soap ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/68 "2009-06-27T03:18:30Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > In Chicago on WMEU-CA (Called MeToo) in Chicago, channel 48 (subchannel 26.3 on WCIU as well) on Monday through Friday they run marathons of TV shows. Yesterday it was 12 hours of Gidget movies. The sole point of entertainment in any of them is in “Gidget Goes Hawaiian.” Gidget (in this movie, Deborah Walley) appears to be drowning and James Darren jumps in and drags her to the boat by putting an arm under one arm, reaching across her chest, and latching onto her boob. :eek: And lemme tell ya, there wasn’t a lot there to latch onto. Today it was _Gidget_, the TV series. Yeah, it’s sometimes fun to look for future stars, but it isn’t worth listening to Sally Field. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/69 "2009-06-28T23:58:41Z")
WGN has a Charlie’s Angels marathon going on today. Beyond the emotional component and the charms of the other Angels, I love the SoCal locations, the funky soundtrack and clothes, the corny one-liners, and the surprising list of guest stars. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/70 "2009-06-29T03:56:52Z")
Off the top of my head: NCIS Doctor Who (Maybe) Ghostbusters and He-Man Any episode of Maverick with James Garner in it ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/71 "2009-06-29T04:09:44Z")
Joan of Arcadia. The science fiction channel runs reruns sometimes and I get to realize just how great it was. The West Wing if I could fast forward a few scenes here and there. ---
**Author:** ![raindog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/72 "2009-06-29T04:14:51Z")
Chicago Hope NYPD Blue Law & Order Hill Street Blues Cheers Frazier Forensic Files Dominick Dunne Astronomy Seinfeld ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432/73 "2009-06-29T06:26:05Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > (Maybe) Ghostbusters… Real or Original? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-tv-marathon-youd-sit-all-the-way-through/500432.md?page=3)