# TV Binge Watch (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004>\
**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\
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**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 15, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3001 "2020-02-15T11:55:33Z")

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Regular characters (and actors) who left in the middle of a series

1. Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) - Cheers
2. Chrissy Snow (Suzanne Somers) - Three’s Company
3. Sharona (Bitty Schram) - Monk
4. Chef (Issac Hayes) -South Park
5. Lt. Col. Henry Blake (McLean Stevenson) - M_A_S\*H
6. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) - Star Trek: TNG
7. Very Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo, Jr. (Michael Wheatley) - NCIS
8. Det. John Kelly (David Caruso) - NYPD Blue
9. Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards) - ER
10. Rhoda Morgenstern (Valerie Harper) - The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Creatures of the Sea

1. Flipper

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**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3002 "2020-02-15T12:28:12Z")

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Creatures of the Sea

1. Flipper
2. Why Not Zoidberg?

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**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 15, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3003 "2020-02-15T12:55:37Z")

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Creatures of the Sea

1. Flipper
2. Why Not Zoidberg?
3. Spongebob Squarepants

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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:** [February 15, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3004 "2020-02-15T13:16:54Z")

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Creatures of the Sea

1. Flipper
2. Why Not Zoidberg?
3. Spongebob Squarepants
4. The Octonauts

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3005 "2020-02-15T15:40:53Z")

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Creatures of the Sea

1. Flipper
2. Why Not Zoidberg?
3. Spongebob Squarepants
4. The Octonauts
5. Aquaman

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**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 15, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3006 "2020-02-15T16:01:27Z")

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Creatures of the Sea

1. Flipper
2. Why Not Zoidberg?
3. Spongebob Squarepants
4. The Octonauts
5. Aquaman
6. Manta and Moray

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**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:** [February 15, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3007 "2020-02-15T17:00:09Z")

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Creatures of the Sea

1. Flipper
2. Why Not Zoidberg?
3. Spongebob Squarepants
4. The Octonauts
5. Aquaman
6. Manta and Moray
7. Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent

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**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 15, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3008 "2020-02-15T21:51:14Z")

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Creatures of the Sea

1. Flipper
2. Why Not Zoidberg?
3. Spongebob Squarepants
4. The Octonauts
5. Aquaman
6. Manta and Moray
7. Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent
8. Darwin

A dolphin on the crew of _SeaQuest DSV_.

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**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 15, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3009 "2020-02-15T22:37:57Z")

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Creatures of the Sea

1. Flipper
2. Why Not Zoidberg?
3. Spongebob Squarepants
4. The Octonauts
5. Aquaman
6. Manta and Moray
7. Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent
8. Darwin
9. Sigmund Ooze

from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters by Sid & Marty Krofft

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**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 16, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3010 "2020-02-16T03:40:24Z")

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Creatures of the Sea

1. Flipper
2. Why Not Zoidberg?
3. Spongebob Squarepants
4. The Octonauts
5. Aquaman
6. Manta and Moray
7. Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent
8. Darwin
9. Sigmund Ooze
10. Mark Harris

The Man from Atlantis

I’ll pass.

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**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 16, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3011 "2020-02-16T04:13:58Z")

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TV characters who are ex-military

1. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (US Air Force)

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**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 16, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3012 "2020-02-16T04:40:14Z")

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TV characters who are ex-military

1. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (US Air Force)
2. Thomas Magnum, Magnum PI (US Navy)

I’m talking about the original one. I don’t know about the new one.

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**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 16, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3013 "2020-02-16T04:51:04Z")

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TV characters who are ex-military

1. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (US Air Force)
2. Thomas Magnum, Magnum PI (US Navy)
3. Gordon Sims a.k.a. Venus Flytrap, WKRP in Cincinnati (US Army)

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**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3014 "2020-02-16T10:23:40Z")

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TV characters who are ex-military

1. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (US Air Force)
2. Thomas Magnum, Magnum PI (US Navy)
3. Gordon Sims a.k.a. Venus Flytrap, WKRP in Cincinnati (US Army)
4. Alf Stokes, You Rang M’lord? (British Army)

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**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 16, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3015 "2020-02-16T12:26:11Z")

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TV characters who are ex-military

1. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (US Air Force)
2. Thomas Magnum, Magnum PI (US Navy)
3. Gordon Sims a.k.a. Venus Flytrap, WKRP in Cincinnati (US Army)
4. Alf Stokes, You Rang M’lord? (British Army)
5. Lt. Commander John “Hannibal” Smith (The A-Team)

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**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 16, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3016 "2020-02-16T20:02:55Z")

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TV characters who are ex-military

1. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (US Air Force)
2. Thomas Magnum, Magnum PI (US Navy)
3. Gordon Sims a.k.a. Venus Flytrap, WKRP in Cincinnati (US Army)
4. Alf Stokes, You Rang M’lord? (British Army)
5. Lt. Commander John “Hannibal” Smith (The A-Team)
6. Thomas Barrow, Downton Abbey (British Army)

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**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 16, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3017 "2020-02-16T20:53:06Z")

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TV characters who are ex-military

1. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (US Air Force)
2. Thomas Magnum, Magnum PI (US Navy)
3. Gordon Sims a.k.a. Venus Flytrap, WKRP in Cincinnati (US Army)
4. Alf Stokes, You Rang M’lord? (British Army)
5. Lt. Commander John “Hannibal” Smith (The A-Team)
6. Thomas Barrow, Downton Abbey (British Army)
7. Leonard Pine, Hap and Leonard (US Army)

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**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3018 "2020-02-16T21:16:33Z")

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TV characters who are ex-military

1. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (US Air Force)
2. Thomas Magnum, Magnum PI (US Navy)
3. Gordon Sims a.k.a. Venus Flytrap, WKRP in Cincinnati (US Army)
4. Alf Stokes, You Rang M’lord? (British Army)
5. Lt. Commander John “Hannibal” Smith (The A-Team)
6. Thomas Barrow, Downton Abbey (British Army)
7. Leonard Pine, Hap and Leonard (US Army)
8. Doctor John Watson, Sherlock (British Army)

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**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 17, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3019 "2020-02-17T00:15:28Z")

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TV characters who are ex-military

1. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (US Air Force)
2. Thomas Magnum, Magnum PI (US Navy)
3. Gordon Sims a.k.a. Venus Flytrap, WKRP in Cincinnati (US Army)
4. Alf Stokes, You Rang M’lord? (British Army)
5. Lt. Commander John “Hannibal” Smith (The A-Team)
6. Thomas Barrow, Downton Abbey (British Army)
7. Leonard Pine, Hap and Leonard (US Army)
8. Doctor John Watson, Sherlock (British Army)
9. Paladin, Have Gun, Will Travel (US Army)

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**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 17, 2020, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3020 "2020-02-17T07:11:00Z")

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TV characters who are ex-military

1. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man (US Air Force)
2. Thomas Magnum, Magnum PI (US Navy)
3. Gordon Sims a.k.a. Venus Flytrap, WKRP in Cincinnati (US Army)
4. Alf Stokes, You Rang M’lord? (British Army)
5. Lt. Commander John “Hannibal” Smith (The A-Team)
6. Thomas Barrow, Downton Abbey (British Army)
7. Leonard Pine, Hap and Leonard (US Army)
8. Doctor John Watson, Sherlock (British Army)
9. Paladin, Have Gun, Will Travel (US Army)
10. Seymour Skinner aka Armin Tamzarian (US Army)

Pass

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