# TV Binge Watch (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 21, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004 "2019-08-21T15:27:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 108
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2141 "2019-12-17T23:15:37Z")
Lesser Known (Real) Christmas Specials or Episodes 1. A Pinky & the Brain Christmas 2. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 3. Christmas Comes to Pac-Land 4. The Night the Animals Talked 5. Billy & Mandy Save Christmas ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2142 "2019-12-18T14:12:14Z")
Lesser Known (Real) Christmas Specials or Episodes 1. A Pinky & the Brain Christmas 2. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 3. Christmas Comes to Pac-Land 4. The Night the Animals Talked 5. Billy & Mandy Save Christmas 6. The Lost Star Trek Christmas Episode: “A Most Illogical Holiday” (1968) Filmed during the series’ run, this episode was never shown on network television and was offered in syndication only once, in 1975. Star Trek fans hint the episode was later personally destroyed by Gene Roddenberry. Rumor suggests Harlan Ellison may have written the original script; asked about the episode at 1978’s IgunaCon II science fiction convention, however, Ellison described the episode as “a quiescently glistening cherem of pus.” ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2143 "2019-12-18T14:17:21Z")
Lesser Known (Real) Christmas Specials or Episodes 1. A Pinky & the Brain Christmas 2. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 3. Christmas Comes to Pac-Land 4. The Night the Animals Talked 5. Billy & Mandy Save Christmas 6. The Lost Star Trek Christmas Episode: “A Most Illogical Holiday” (1968) 7. The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus Rankin/Bass’s last Claymation Xmas special. A bizarre story where Santa Claus explains Christmas traditions without mentioning religion. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2144 "2019-12-18T14:41:12Z")
Lesser Known (Real) Christmas Specials or Episodes 1. A Pinky & the Brain Christmas 2. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 3. Christmas Comes to Pac-Land 4. The Night the Animals Talked 5. Billy & Mandy Save Christmas 6. The Lost Star Trek Christmas Episode: “A Most Illogical Holiday” (1968) 7. The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus 8. A Canadian Christmas with David Cronenberg (1986) Needing Canadian content, the Canadian Broadcasting Company turned to Cronenberg. In this show Santa (Michael Ironside) is exposed to a virus and gains a hunger for human flesh which he satisfies by eating Bryan Adams, Dan Ackroyd, and Gordie Howe. ---
**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 18, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2145 "2019-12-18T14:42:10Z")
Lesser Known (Real) Christmas Specials or Episodes 1. A Pinky & the Brain Christmas 2. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 3. Christmas Comes to Pac-Land 4. The Night the Animals Talked 5. Billy & Mandy Save Christmas 6. The Lost Star Trek Christmas Episode: “A Most Illogical Holiday” (1968) 7. The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus 8. Star Wars Holiday Special ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2146 "2019-12-18T14:59:47Z")
Lesser Known (Real) Christmas Specials or Episodes 1. A Pinky & the Brain Christmas 2. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 3. Christmas Comes to Pac-Land 4. The Night the Animals Talked 5. Billy & Mandy Save Christmas 6. The Lost Star Trek Christmas Episode: “A Most Illogical Holiday” (1968) 7. The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus 8. A Canadian Christmas with David Cronenberg (1986) 9. Star Wars Holiday Special fixed ---
**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)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2147 "2019-12-18T15:15:22Z")
Lesser Known (Real) Christmas Specials or Episodes 1. A Pinky & the Brain Christmas 2. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 3. Christmas Comes to Pac-Land 4. The Night the Animals Talked 5. Billy & Mandy Save Christmas 6. The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus 7. Star Wars Holiday Special Fixed to remove the two that were NOT real. edited to add: any specials on [this John Scalzi list](https://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/12/01/the-10-least-successful-holiday-specials-of-all-time/) are fake. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2148 "2019-12-18T15:34:56Z")
Lesser Known (Real) Christmas Specials or Episodes 1. A Pinky & the Brain Christmas 2. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 3. Christmas Comes to Pac-Land 4. The Night the Animals Talked 5. Billy & Mandy Save Christmas 6. The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus 7. Star Wars Holiday Special 8. The Smurfs Christmas Special ---
**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)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2149 "2019-12-18T15:40:17Z")
Lesser Known (Real) Christmas Specials or Episodes 1. A Pinky & the Brain Christmas 2. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 3. Christmas Comes to Pac-Land 4. The Night the Animals Talked 5. Billy & Mandy Save Christmas 6. The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus 7. Star Wars Holiday Special 8. The Smurfs Christmas Special 9. [del]The Day The Christmas Clown Cried[/del]The Honeymooners Christmas ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2150 "2019-12-18T16:14:04Z")
Lesser Known (Real) Christmas Specials or Episodes 1. A Pinky & the Brain Christmas 2. Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 3. Christmas Comes to Pac-Land 4. The Night the Animals Talked 5. Billy & Mandy Save Christmas 6. The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus 7. Star Wars Holiday Special 8. The Smurfs Christmas Special 9. The Honeymooners Christmas 10. It’s Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown Major characters introduced after the first episode 1. Pavel Chekov - Star Trek Introduced in season 2 ---
**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 18, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2151 "2019-12-18T16:22:47Z")
Major characters introduced after the first episode 1. Pavel Chekov - Star Trek 2. Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory Introduced in season four. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2152 "2019-12-18T16:54:03Z")
Major characters introduced after the first episode 1. Pavel Chekov - Star Trek 2. Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory 3. Frank Reynolds - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Introduced in the second season because the network wanted a name star in the series. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2153 "2019-12-18T17:30:23Z")
Major characters introduced after the first episode 1. Pavel Chekov - Star Trek 2. Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory 3. Frank Reynolds - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4. Dr. Bones McCoy - Star Trek Bones was the third doctor introduced (Including the unaired pilot). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2154 "2019-12-18T17:50:29Z")
Major characters introduced after the first episode 1. Pavel Chekov - Star Trek 2. Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory 3. Frank Reynolds - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4. Dr. Leonard H. “Bones” McCoy - Star Trek 5. M_A_S\*H - Max Klinger First appeared in the fourth episode. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2155 "2019-12-18T18:48:00Z")
Major characters introduced after the first episode 1. Pavel Chekov - Star Trek 2. Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory 3. Frank Reynolds - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4. Dr. Leonard H. “Bones” McCoy - Star Trek 5. M_A_S\*H - Max Klinger 6. Larry, Darryl and Darryl - Newhart ---
**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 18, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2156 "2019-12-18T19:58:04Z")
Major characters introduced after the first episode 1. Pavel Chekov - Star Trek 2. Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory 3. Frank Reynolds - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4. Dr. Leonard H. “Bones” McCoy - Star Trek 5. M_A_S\*H - Max Klinger 6. Larry, Darryl and Darryl - Newhart 7. Natalie Teeger - Monk ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2157 "2019-12-18T20:52:58Z")
Major characters introduced after the first episode 1. Pavel Chekov - Star Trek 2. Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory 3. Frank Reynolds - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4. Dr. Leonard H. “Bones” McCoy - Star Trek 5. M_A_S\*H - Max Klinger 6. Larry, Darryl and Darryl - Newhart 7. Natalie Teeger - Monk 8. Dawn - Buffy the Vampire Slayer ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2158 "2019-12-18T20:58:50Z")
Major characters introduced after the first episode 1. Pavel Chekov - Star Trek 2. Detective Lenny Briscoe - Law & Order Second season ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2159 "2019-12-18T21:08:44Z")
Umm… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2160 "2019-12-18T21:26:36Z")
Major characters introduced after the first episode 1. Pavel Chekov - Star Trek 2. Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory 3. Frank Reynolds - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4. Dr. Leonard H. “Bones” McCoy - Star Trek 5. M_A_S\*H - Max Klinger 6. Larry, Darryl and Darryl - Newhart 7. Natalie Teeger - Monk 8. Dawn - Buffy the Vampire Slayer 9. Detective Lenny Briscoe - Law & Order 10. Elim Garak - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Next: TV Spies 1. Elim Garak - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=107) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=109)