# 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:** 12
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/221 "2019-09-09T01:08:18Z")
Shows that had a major character’s actor die in real life while the show was still going strong. (Character in parentheses) 1. Sesame Street (Mr. Hooper) 2. 8 Simple Rules (Paul Hennessy) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/222 "2019-09-09T01:09:31Z")
Shows that had a major character’s actor die in real life while the show was still going strong. (Character in parentheses) 1. Sesame Street (Mr. Hooper) 2. 8 Simple Rules (Paul Hennessy) 3. Cheers (Coach) ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/223 "2019-09-09T01:51:05Z")
Shows that had a major character’s actor die in real life while the show was still going strong. (Character in parentheses) 1. Sesame Street (Mr. Hooper) 2. 8 Simple Rules (Paul Hennessy) 3. Cheers (Coach) 4. The District (Ella Farmer) ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/224 "2019-09-09T02:25:55Z")
Shows that had a major character’s actor die in real life while the show was still going strong. (Character in parentheses) 1. Sesame Street (Mr. Hooper) 2. 8 Simple Rules (Paul Hennessy) 3. Cheers (Coach) 4. The District (Ella Farmer) 5. Night Court (Selma Hacker and Florence Kleiner - played by Selma Blair and Florence Halop) I’m surprised Marsha Warfield was willing to take the role. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/225 "2019-09-09T02:29:33Z")
Shows that had a major character’s actor die in real life while the show was still going strong. (Character in parentheses) 1. Sesame Street (Mr. Hooper) 2. 8 Simple Rules (Paul Hennessy) 3. Cheers (Coach) 4. The District (Ella Farmer) 5. Night Court (Selma Hacker and Florence Kleiner - played by Selma Blair and Florence Halop) 6. Hill Street Blues (Phil Esterhaus) ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/226 "2019-09-09T02:35:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > 1. Night Court (Selma Hacker and Florence Kleiner - played by \*\*Selma Blair \*\*and Florence Halop) Selma Diamond. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/227 "2019-09-09T03:05:06Z")
Shows that had a major character’s actor die in real life while the show was still going strong. (Character in parentheses) 1. Sesame Street (Mr. Hooper) 2. 8 Simple Rules (Paul Hennessy) 3. Cheers (Coach) 4. The District (Ella Farmer) 5. Night Court (Selma Hacker and Florence Kleiner - played by Selma Blair and Florence Halop) 6. Hill Street Blues (Phil Esterhaus) 7. Chico And The Man (Chico) ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/228 "2019-09-09T03:22:43Z")
Shows that had a major character’s actor die in real life while the show was still going strong. (Character in parentheses) 1. Sesame Street (Mr. Hooper) 2. 8 Simple Rules (Paul Hennessy) 3. Cheers (Coach) 4. The District (Ella Farmer) 5. Night Court (Selma Hacker and Florence Kleiner - played by Selma Diamond and Florence Halop) 6. Hill Street Blues (Phil Esterhaus) 7. Chico And The Man (Chico) 8. Barney Miller (Nick Yemana) ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/229 "2019-09-09T04:16:43Z")
Shows that had a major character’s actor die in real life while the show was still going strong. (Character in parentheses) 1. Sesame Street (Mr. Hooper) 2. 8 Simple Rules (Paul Hennessy) 3. Cheers (Coach) 4. The District (Ella Farmer) 5. Night Court (Selma Hacker and Florence Kleiner - played by Selma Diamond and Florence Halop) 6. Hill Street Blues (Phil Esterhaus) 7. Chico And The Man (Chico) 8. Barney Miller (Nick Yemana) 9. NewsRadio (Bill McNeal) ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/230 "2019-09-09T06:12:21Z")
Shows that had a major character’s actor die in real life while the show was still going strong. (Character in parentheses) 1. Sesame Street (Mr. Hooper) 2. 8 Simple Rules (Paul Hennessy) 3. Cheers (Coach) 4. The District (Ella Farmer) 5. Night Court (Selma Hacker and Florence Kleiner - played by Selma Diamond and Florence Halop) 6. Hill Street Blues (Phil Esterhaus) 7. Chico And The Man (Chico) 8. Barney Miller (Nick Yemana) 9. NewsRadio (Bill McNeal) 10. The West Wing (Leo McGarry) John Spencer died halfway through the series’ final season, so you can question whether it was “still going strong” at that point. I’ll pass. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/231 "2019-09-09T06:21:43Z")
Disappointing Followups 1. Dick Van Dyke (from the fantastic Dick Van Dyke Show, to the flaccid New Dick Van Dyke Show) ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/232 "2019-09-09T07:14:53Z")
Disappointing Followups 1. Dick Van Dyke (from the fantastic Dick Van Dyke Show, to the flaccid New Dick Van Dyke Show) 2. Bradley Whitford (from _The West Wing_ to _Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip_) That pair would also count for Aaron Sorkin. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/233 "2019-09-09T12:29:24Z")
Disappointing Followups 1. Dick Van Dyke (from the fantastic Dick Van Dyke Show, to the flaccid New Dick Van Dyke Show) 2. Bradley Whitford (from The West Wing to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) 3. AfterMASH (the sequel to M_A_S\*H, featuring Klinger, Col. Potter and Father Mulcahy) ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/234 "2019-09-09T13:04:06Z")
Disappointing Followups 1. Dick Van Dyke (from the fantastic Dick Van Dyke Show, to the flaccid New Dick Van Dyke Show) 2. Bradley Whitford (from The West Wing to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) 3. AfterMASH (the sequel to M_A_S\*H, featuring Klinger, Col. Potter and Father Mulcahy) 4. Joey (The sequel/spin-off from Friends devoted to Joey Tribbiani.) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/235 "2019-09-09T13:10:01Z")
Disappointing Followups 1. Dick Van Dyke (from the fantastic Dick Van Dyke Show, to the flaccid New Dick Van Dyke Show) 2. Bradley Whitford (from The West Wing to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) 3. AfterMASH (the sequel to M_A_S\*H, featuring Klinger, Col. Potter and Father Mulcahy) 4. Joey (The sequel/spin-off from Friends devoted to Joey Tribbiani.) 5. W_A_L_T_E\*R (Gary Burghoff continues as a state-side Radar. For one 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:** [September 9, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/236 "2019-09-09T13:15:30Z")
Disappointing Followups 1. Dick Van Dyke (from the fantastic Dick Van Dyke Show, to the flaccid New Dick Van Dyke Show) 2. Bradley Whitford (from The West Wing to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) 3. AfterMASH (the sequel to M_A_S\*H, featuring Klinger, Col. Potter and Father Mulcahy) 4. Joey (The sequel/spin-off from Friends devoted to Joey Tribbiani.) 5. W_A_L_T_E\*R (Gary Burghoff continues as a state-side Radar. For one episode.) 6. David Caruso (Left NYPD Blue for a movie career that never materialized.) ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/237 "2019-09-09T13:17:50Z")
Disappointing Followups 1. Dick Van Dyke (from the fantastic Dick Van Dyke Show, to the flaccid New Dick Van Dyke Show) 2. Bradley Whitford (from The West Wing to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) 3. AfterMASH (the sequel to M_A_S\*H, featuring Klinger, Col. Potter and Father Mulcahy) 4. Joey (The sequel/spin-off from Friends devoted to Joey Tribbiani.) 5. W_A_L_T_E\*R (Gary Burghoff continues as a state-side Radar. For one episode.) 6. David Caruso (Left NYPD Blue for a movie career that never materialized.) 7. Beverly Hills Buntz (Sitcom spun off from Hill Street Blues) ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/238 "2019-09-09T15:23:45Z")
Disappointing Followups 1. Dick Van Dyke (from the fantastic Dick Van Dyke Show, to the flaccid New Dick Van Dyke Show) 2. Bradley Whitford (from The West Wing to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) 3. AfterMASH (the sequel to M_A_S\*H, featuring Klinger, Col. Potter and Father Mulcahy) 4. Joey (The sequel/spin-off from Friends devoted to Joey Tribbiani.) 5. W_A_L_T_E\*R (Gary Burghoff continues as a state-side Radar. For one episode.) 6. David Caruso (Left NYPD Blue for a movie career that never materialized.) 7. Beverly Hills Buntz (Sitcom spun off from Hill Street Blues) 8. Law & Order: Los Angeles (so screwed up they fired the lead detective and had the DA replace his role) ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/239 "2019-09-09T17:02:49Z")
Disappointing Followups 1. Dick Van Dyke (from the fantastic Dick Van Dyke Show, to the flaccid New Dick Van Dyke Show) 2. Bradley Whitford (from The West Wing to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) 3. AfterMASH (the sequel to M_A_S\*H, featuring Klinger, Col. Potter and Father Mulcahy) 4. Joey (The sequel/spin-off from Friends devoted to Joey Tribbiani.) 5. W_A_L_T_E\*R (Gary Burghoff continues as a state-side Radar. For one episode.) 6. David Caruso (Left NYPD Blue for a movie career that never materialized.) 7. Beverly Hills Buntz (Sitcom spun off from Hill Street Blues) 8. Law & Order: Los Angeles (so screwed up they fired the lead detective and had the DA replace his role) 9. Mary Tyler Moore (from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, to the poorly executed variety/sketch show, Mary) Not even the combined talents of Swoosie Kurtz, David Letterman, and Michael Keaton could save this one. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/240 "2019-09-09T19:36:33Z")
Disappointing Followups 1. Dick Van Dyke (from the fantastic Dick Van Dyke Show, to the flaccid New Dick Van Dyke Show) 2. Bradley Whitford (from The West Wing to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) 3. AfterMASH (the sequel to M_A_S\*H, featuring Klinger, Col. Potter and Father Mulcahy) 4. Joey (The sequel/spin-off from Friends devoted to Joey Tribbiani.) 5. W_A_L_T_E\*R (Gary Burghoff continues as a state-side Radar. For one episode.) 6. David Caruso (Left NYPD Blue for a movie career that never materialized.) 7. Beverly Hills Buntz (Sitcom spun off from Hill Street Blues) 8. Law & Order: Los Angeles (so screwed up they fired the lead detective and had the DA replace his role) 9. Mary Tyler Moore (from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, to the poorly executed variety/sketch show, Mary) 10. Manchester Prep (prequel series to _Cruel Intentions_ movie, cancelled after filming just 2 episodes; later re-edited and released direct-to-video as _Cruel Intentions 2_) A Hanna-Barbera production 1. The Flintstones [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=13)