# 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:** 148
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2941 "2020-02-11T23:39:30Z")
Actors who starred in both a comedy and a drama series 1. William Shatner - Star Trek and Boston Legal 2. Ed Asner - The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant 3. Bryan Cranston - Malcolm in the Middle and Breaking Bad 4. Larry Hagman - I Dream of Jeannie and Dallas 5. David Schwimmer - Friends and Band of Brothers 6. Krysten Ritter - Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 and Jessica Jones 7. Michael J. Fox - Family Ties and The Good Wife 8. Susan Saint James - Kate and Allie; and Macmillan and Wife ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2942 "2020-02-12T00:05:18Z")
Actors who starred in both a comedy and a drama series 1. William Shatner - Star Trek and Boston Legal 2. Ed Asner - The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant 3. Bryan Cranston - Malcolm in the Middle and Breaking Bad 4. Larry Hagman - I Dream of Jeannie and Dallas 5. David Schwimmer - Friends and Band of Brothers 6. Krysten Ritter - Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 and Jessica Jones 7. Michael J. Fox - Family Ties and The Good Wife 8. Susan Saint James - Kate and Allie; and Macmillan and Wife 9. Andre Braugher - Homicide and Brooklyn Nine-Nine Somewhat unusual in that it seems like actors are more likely to go from comedy to drama rather than the other direction. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2943 "2020-02-12T01:01:06Z")
Actors who starred in both a comedy and a drama series 1. William Shatner - Star Trek and Boston Legal 2. Ed Asner - The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant 3. Bryan Cranston - Malcolm in the Middle and Breaking Bad 4. Larry Hagman - I Dream of Jeannie and Dallas 5. David Schwimmer - Friends and Band of Brothers 6. Krysten Ritter - Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 and Jessica Jones 7. Michael J. Fox - Family Ties and The Good Wife 8. Susan Saint James - Kate and Allie; and Macmillan and Wife 9. Andre Braugher - Homicide and Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10. Alyson Hannigan - Buffy the Vampire Slayer and How I Met Your Mother TV Secretaries/Assistants/Receptionists 11. Agnes DiPesto, Moonlighting ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2944 "2020-02-12T01:52:25Z")
TV Secretaries/Assistants/Receptionists 1. Agnes DiPesto, Moonlighting 2. Carol Kester, The Bob Newhart Show ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2945 "2020-02-12T04:12:44Z")
TV Secretaries/Assistants/Receptionists 1. Agnes DiPesto, Moonlighting 2. Carol Kester, The Bob Newhart Show 3. Alex Jensen, The Big Bang Theory Sheldon Cooper’s assistant ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2946 "2020-02-12T05:01:07Z")
TV Secretaries/Assistants/Receptionists 1. Agnes DiPesto, Moonlighting 2. Carol Kester, The Bob Newhart Show 3. Alex Jensen, The Big Bang Theory 4. Margaret Hooper, The West Wing Leo McGarry’s secretary. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2947 "2020-02-12T05:52:46Z")
TV Secretaries/Assistants/Receptionists 1. Agnes DiPesto, Moonlighting 2. Carol Kester, The Bob Newhart Show 3. Alex Jensen, The Big Bang Theory 4. Margaret Hooper, The West Wing 5. Susie MacNamara, Private Secretary ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2948 "2020-02-12T11:16:35Z")
TV Secretaries/Assistants/Receptionists 1. Agnes DiPesto, Moonlighting 2. Carol Kester, The Bob Newhart Show 3. Alex Jensen, The Big Bang Theory 4. Margaret Hooper, The West Wing 5. Susie MacNamara, Private Secretary 6. Betty Wilson, Bewitched She was Darren’s secretary. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2949 "2020-02-12T13:16:51Z")
TV Secretaries/Assistants/Receptionists 1. Agnes DiPesto, Moonlighting 2. Carol Kester, The Bob Newhart Show 3. Alex Jensen, The Big Bang Theory 4. Margaret Hooper, The West Wing 5. Susie MacNamara, Private Secretary 6. Betty Wilson, Bewitched 7. Della Street, Perry Mason ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2950 "2020-02-12T13:29:37Z")
TV Secretaries/Assistants/Receptionists 1. Agnes DiPesto, Moonlighting 2. Carol Kester, The Bob Newhart Show 3. Alex Jensen, The Big Bang Theory 4. Margaret Hooper, The West Wing 5. Susie MacNamara, Private Secretary 6. Betty Wilson, Bewitched 7. Della Street, Perry Mason 8. Waylon Smithers - The Simpsons ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2951 "2020-02-12T13:44:45Z")
TV Secretaries/Assistants/Receptionists 1. Agnes DiPesto, Moonlighting 2. Carol Kester, The Bob Newhart Show 3. Alex Jensen, The Big Bang 4. Margaret Hooper, The West Wing 5. Susie MacNamara, Private Secretary 6. Betty Wilson, Bewitched 7. Della Street, Perry Mason 8. Waylon Smithers - The Simpsons 9. Pam Beesly - The Office (US) ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2952 "2020-02-12T14:35:24Z")
TV Secretaries/Assistants/Receptionists 1. Agnes DiPesto, Moonlighting 2. Carol Kester, The Bob Newhart Show 3. Alex Jensen, The Big Bang 4. Margaret Hooper, The West Wing 5. Susie MacNamara, Private Secretary 6. Betty Wilson, Bewitched 7. Della Street, Perry Mason 8. Waylon Smithers - The Simpsons 9. Pam Beesly - The Office (US) 10. Sam - Richard Diamond Private Detective Shows starring a widow(er) 1. Danny Tanner - Full House ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2953 "2020-02-12T14:50:45Z")
Shows starring a widow(er) 1. Danny Tanner - Full House 2. Tom Corbett - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2954 "2020-02-12T15:03:44Z")
Shows starring a widow(er) 1. Danny Tanner - Full House 2. Tom Corbett - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Philip Drummond - Diff’rent Strokes ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2955 "2020-02-12T15:08:14Z")
Shows starring a widow(er) 1. Danny Tanner - Full House 2. Tom Corbett - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Philip Drummond - Diff’rent Strokes 4. Julia Baker - Julia ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2956 "2020-02-12T16:49:15Z")
Shows starring a widow(er) 1. Danny Tanner - Full House 2. Tom Corbett - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Philip Drummond - Diff’rent Strokes 4. Julia Baker - Julia 5. Cate Hennessy - 8 Simple Rules Her TV husband Paul was played by John Ritter. After his sudden death, the character died on-camera. He went to get milk and died of a sudden heart attack in the grocery store. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2957 "2020-02-12T17:17:52Z")
Shows starring a widow(er) 1. Danny Tanner - Full House 2. Tom Corbett - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Philip Drummond - Diff’rent Strokes 4. Julia Baker - Julia 5. Cate Hennessy - 8 Simple Rules 6. Harry Weston - Empty Nest ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2958 "2020-02-12T17:51:58Z")
Shows starring a widow(er) 1. Danny Tanner - Full House 2. Tom Corbett - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Philip Drummond - Diff’rent Strokes 4. Julia Baker - Julia 5. Cate Hennessy - 8 Simple Rules 6. Harry Weston - Empty Nest 7. Steven Douglas - My Three Sons ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2959 "2020-02-12T20:21:36Z")
Shows starring a widow(er) 1. Danny Tanner - Full House 2. Tom Corbett - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Philip Drummond - Diff’rent Strokes 4. Julia Baker - Julia 5. Cate Hennessy - 8 Simple Rules 6. Harry Weston - Empty Nest 7. Steven Douglas - My Three Sons 8. Dan Conner - The Conners ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2960 "2020-02-12T20:33:02Z")
Shows starring a widow(er) 1. Danny Tanner - Full House 2. Tom Corbett - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 3. Philip Drummond - Diff’rent Strokes 4. Julia Baker - Julia 5. Cate Hennessy - 8 Simple Rules 6. Harry Weston - Empty Nest 7. Steven Douglas - My Three Sons 8. Dan Conner - The Conners 9. Ben Cartwright - Bonanza Widowed three times! I think I read that all three died in childbirth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=147) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=149)