# TV Binge Watch (Part 1)

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**Created:** [August 21, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004 "2019-08-21T15:27:53Z")\
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TV shows you ran home from school to watch

1. Three Stooges
2. The Adventures of Superman
3. Dark Shadows

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TV shows you ran home from school to watch

1. Three Stooges
2. The Adventures of Superman
3. Dark Shadows
4. Star Trek

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**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2083 "2019-12-13T15:11:31Z")

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TV shows you ran home from school to watch

1. Three Stooges
2. The Adventures of Superman
3. Dark Shadows
4. Star Trek
5. Spider-Man

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
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TV shows you ran home from school to watch

1. Three Stooges
2. The Adventures of Superman
3. Dark Shadows
4. Star Trek
5. Spider-Man
6. King’s Klubhouse" with Stan Boreson

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TV shows you ran home from school to watch

1. Three Stooges
2. The Adventures of Superman
3. Dark Shadows
4. Star Trek
5. Spider-Man
6. King’s Klubhouse" with Stan Boreson
7. M.A.S.K.

Entirely a creation of Kenner to sell toys, but it was a good show, to 8-year-old me at least, and they were cool toys.

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**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2086 "2019-12-13T16:23:28Z")

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TV shows you ran home from school to watch

1. Three Stooges
2. The Adventures of Superman
3. Dark Shadows
4. Star Trek
5. Spider-Man
6. King’s Klubhouse" with Stan Boreson
7. M.A.S.K.
8. The Brady Bunch

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2087 "2019-12-13T19:27:31Z")

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TV shows you ran home from school to watch

1. Three Stooges
2. The Adventures of Superman
3. Dark Shadows
4. Star Trek
5. Spider-Man
6. King’s Klubhouse" with Stan Boreson
7. M.A.S.K.
8. The Brady Bunch
9. The Mickey Mouse Club

The original.

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TV shows you ran home from school to watch

1. Three Stooges
2. The Adventures of Superman
3. Dark Shadows
4. Star Trek
5. Spider-Man
6. King’s Klubhouse" with Stan Boreson
7. M.A.S.K.
8. The Brady Bunch
9. The Mickey Mouse Club
10. SWAT

Next up:

Shows that lasted less than one season

1. Heil Honey I’m Home!

[Heil Honey I'm Home! - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heil_Honey_I%27m_Home)!

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**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2089 "2019-12-16T06:29:10Z")

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Shows that lasted less than one season

1. Heil Honey I’m Home!
2. Turn On

One show on the east coast, canceled before it hit the west coast.

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**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2090 "2019-12-16T07:15:29Z")

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Shows that lasted less than one season

1. Heil Honey I’m Home!
2. Turn On
3. Dweebs

Ten episodes produced, but only seven aired: [Dweebs (TV series) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dweebs_(TV_series))

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Shows that lasted less than one season

1. Heil Honey I’m Home!
2. Turn On
3. Dweebs
4. Freaks and Geeks

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**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2092 "2019-12-16T11:44:22Z")

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Shows that lasted less than one season

1. Heil Honey I’m Home!
2. Turn On
3. Dweebs
4. Freaks and Geeks
5. Charlie’s Angels (2011)

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Shows that lasted less than one season

1. Heil Honey I’m Home!
2. Turn On
3. Dweebs
4. Freaks and Geeks
5. Charlie’s Angels (2011)
6. Ghosted

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Shows that lasted less than one season

1. Heil Honey I’m Home!
2. Turn On
3. Dweebs
4. Freaks and Geeks
5. Charlie’s Angels (2011)
6. Ghosted
7. Selfie

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Shows that lasted less than one season

1. Heil Honey I’m Home!
2. Turn On
3. Dweebs
4. Freaks and Geeks
5. Charlie’s Angels (2011)
6. Ghosted
7. Selfie
8. Undeclared

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**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2096 "2019-12-16T15:10:06Z")

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Shows that lasted less than one season

1. Heil Honey I’m Home!
2. Turn On
3. Dweebs
4. Freaks and Geeks
5. Charlie’s Angels (2011)
6. Ghosted
7. Selfie
8. Undeclared
9. Pink Lady & Jeff

Intentional choice to include a very bad show worthy of cancellation on this list, as opposed to a good show, such as Firefly

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**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2097 "2019-12-16T15:47:05Z")

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Shows that lasted less than one season

1. Heil Honey I’m Home!

2. Turn On

3. Dweebs

4. Freaks and Geeks

5. Charlie’s Angels (2011)

6. Ghosted

7. Selfie

8. Undeclared

9. Pink Lady & Jeff

10. Emily’s Reasons Why Not  
Next: Backdoor pilots

11. CHiPs - “Force Seven” a secret karate fighting LAPD unit featuring Fred Dryer and Tom Reilly (Reilly would go on to play Officer Bobby Nelson the next season)

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**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2098 "2019-12-16T15:53:41Z")

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Backdoor pilots

1. CHiPs - “Force Seven” a secret karate fighting LAPD unit featuring Fred Dryer and Tom Reilly (Reilly would go on to play Officer Bobby Nelson the next season)
2. Married… with Children - “Top of the Heap” starring two extremely minor characters highlighted by Matt LeBlanc.

Lasted all of 7 episodes, it was actually the most successful of three attempted MWC spin-offs. It was such a huge turd FOX tried bring it back again as “Vinnie & Bobby”; it too only lasted 7 episodes.

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**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2099 "2019-12-16T16:17:47Z")

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Backdoor pilots

1. CHiPs - “Force Seven” a secret karate fighting LAPD unit featuring Fred Dryer and Tom Reilly (Reilly would go on to play Officer Bobby Nelson the next season)
2. Married… with Children - “Top of the Heap” starring two extremely minor characters highlighted by Matt LeBlanc.
3. JAG - “Ice Queen” and “Meltdown” introduced the NCIS team.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2100 "2019-12-16T16:28:23Z")

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Backdoor pilots

1. CHiPs - “Force Seven” a secret karate fighting LAPD unit featuring Fred Dryer and Tom Reilly (Reilly would go on to play Officer Bobby Nelson the next season)
2. Married… with Children - “Top of the Heap” starring two extremely minor characters highlighted by Matt LeBlanc.
3. JAG - “Ice Queen” and “Meltdown” introduced the NCIS team.
4. Happy Days - Mork was introduced as a one shot character in “My Favorite Orkan.” Led to four years of Mork & Mindy.

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