# 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:** 163
**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:** [March 13, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3241 "2020-03-13T14:54:22Z")
Actors who played a fictionalized version of themselves in a TV series (has to be more than a one-time guest appearance) 1. James Van Der Beek - Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 2. Carl Weathers - Arrested Development 3. Adam West - Family Guy 4. Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm 5. Wil Wheaton - The Big Bang Theory 6. Jack Benny - The Jack Benny Show 7. Jennifer Grey - It’s Like You Know ---
**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:** [March 13, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3242 "2020-03-13T16:41:24Z")
Actors who played a fictionalized version of themselves in a TV series (has to be more than a one-time guest appearance) 1. James Van Der Beek - Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 2. Carl Weathers - Arrested Development 3. Adam West - Family Guy 4. Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm 5. Wil Wheaton - The Big Bang Theory 6. Jack Benny - The Jack Benny Program 7. Jennifer Grey - It’s Like You Know 8. Sasha Grey - Entourage Fixed the name for #6 ---
**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:** [March 14, 2020, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3243 "2020-03-14T10:48:12Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Actors who played a fictionalized version of themselves in a TV series (has to be more than a one-time guest appearance) > > 1. James Van Der Beek - Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 > 2. Carl Weathers - Arrested Development > 3. Adam West - Family Guy > 4. Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm > 5. Wil Wheaton - The Big Bang Theory > 6. Jack Benny - The Jack Benny Program > 7. Jennifer Grey - It’s Like You Know > 8. Sasha Grey - Entourage > > Fixed the name for #6 Fair enough, but the ones I’ve been watching lately all say “The Jack Benny _Show_” in the title. Of course, the first words out of Jack’s mouth are always “Welcome to The Lucky Strike 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:** [March 14, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3244 "2020-03-14T16:42:15Z")
Actors who played a fictionalized version of themselves in a TV series (has to be more than a one-time guest appearance) 1. James Van Der Beek - Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 2. Carl Weathers - Arrested Development 3. Adam West - Family Guy 4. Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm 5. Wil Wheaton - The Big Bang Theory 6. Jack Benny - The Jack Benny Program 7. Jennifer Grey - It’s Like You Know 8. Sasha Grey - Entourage 9. Sarah Silverman - The Sarah Silverman Program ---
**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:** [March 14, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3245 "2020-03-14T16:47:44Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > Fair enough, but the ones I’ve been watching lately all say “The Jack Benny _Show_” in the title. Of course, the first words out of Jack’s mouth are always “Welcome to The Lucky Strike Show” 🙂 According to Wikipedia, at various times what could loosely be described as Jack Benny’s show was officially titled _The Canada Dry Ginger Ale Program_, _The Chevrolet Program_, _The General Tire Revue_, _The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny_, _The Grape Nuts Flakes Program Starring Jack Benny_, _The Grape Nuts and Grape Nuts Flakes Program_, and _The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny_. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3246 "2020-03-14T17:01:00Z")
Well! ---
**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:** [March 15, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3247 "2020-03-15T05:28:25Z")
Actors who played a fictionalized version of themselves in a TV series (has to be more than a one-time guest appearance) 1. James Van Der Beek - Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 2. Carl Weathers - Arrested Development 3. Adam West - Family Guy 4. Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm 5. Wil Wheaton - The Big Bang Theory 6. Jack Benny - The Jack Benny Program 7. Jennifer Grey - It’s Like You Know 8. Sasha Grey - Entourage 9. Sarah Silverman - The Sarah Silverman Program 10. James Woods - Family Guy Characters who contracted an illness 1. Carol and Cyndi Brady - Tonsillitis ---
**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:** [March 15, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3248 "2020-03-15T05:43:20Z")
Characters who contracted an illness 1. Carol and Cyndi Brady - Tonsillitis 2. Danny Partridge - Tonsillitis ---
**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:** [March 15, 2020, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3249 "2020-03-15T11:42:37Z")
Characters who contracted an illness 1. Carol and Cyndi Brady - Tonsillitis 2. Danny Partridge - Tonsillitis 3. Fonzie - Tonsillitis ---
**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:** [March 15, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3250 "2020-03-15T11:52:25Z")
Characters who contracted an illness 1. Carol and Cyndi Brady - Tonsillitis 2. Danny Partridge - Tonsillitis 3. Fonzie - Tonsillitis 4. Dorothy Zbornak - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ---
**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:** [March 15, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3251 "2020-03-15T14:03:31Z")
Characters who contracted an illness 1. Carol and Cyndi Brady - Tonsillitis 2. Danny Partridge - Tonsillitis 3. Fonzie - Tonsillitis 4. Dorothy Zbornak - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 5. Anthony DiNozzo - Pneumonia ---
**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:** [March 15, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3252 "2020-03-15T15:26:53Z")
Characters who contracted an illness 1. Carol and Cyndi Brady - Tonsillitis 2. Danny Partridge - Tonsillitis 3. Fonzie - Tonsillitis 4. Dorothy Zbornak - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 5. Anthony DiNozzo - Pneumonia 6. Max Klinger - Fever ---
**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:** [March 15, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3253 "2020-03-15T17:54:43Z")
Characters who contracted an illness 1. Carol and Cyndi Brady - Tonsillitis 2. Danny Partridge - Tonsillitis 3. Fonzie - Tonsillitis 4. Dorothy Zbornak - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 5. Anthony DiNozzo - Pneumonia 6. Max Klinger - Fever 7. Arthur - Chicken Pox ---
**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:** [March 15, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3254 "2020-03-15T22:04:55Z")
Characters who contracted an illness 1. Carol and Cyndi Brady - Tonsillitis 2. Danny Partridge - Tonsillitis 3. Fonzie - Tonsillitis 4. Dorothy Zbornak - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 5. Anthony DiNozzo - Pneumonia 6. Max Klinger - Fever 7. Arthur - Chicken Pox 8. Dr. Katherine Pulaski - Thelusian flu ---
**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:** [March 15, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3255 "2020-03-15T22:06:20Z")
Characters who contracted an illness 1. Carol and Cyndi Brady - Tonsillitis 2. Danny Partridge - Tonsillitis 3. Fonzie - Tonsillitis 4. Dorothy Zbornak - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 5. Anthony DiNozzo - Pneumonia 6. Max Klinger - Fever 7. Arthur - Chicken Pox 8. Dr. Katherine Pulaski - Thelusian flu ---
**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:** [March 16, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3256 "2020-03-16T06:33:54Z")
Characters who contracted an illness 1. Carol and Cyndi Brady - Tonsillitis 2. Danny Partridge - Tonsillitis 3. Fonzie - Tonsillitis 4. Dorothy Zbornak - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 5. Anthony DiNozzo - Pneumonia 6. Max Klinger - Fever 7. Arthur - Chicken Pox 8. Dr. Katherine Pulaski - Thelusian flu 9. Corrado “Junior” Soprano - Dementia ---
**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:** [March 16, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3257 "2020-03-16T14:22:21Z")
Characters who contracted an illness 1. Carol and Cyndi Brady - Tonsillitis 2. Danny Partridge - Tonsillitis 3. Fonzie - Tonsillitis 4. Dorothy Zbornak - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 5. Anthony DiNozzo - Pneumonia 6. Max Klinger - Fever 7. Arthur - Chicken Pox 8. Dr. Katherine Pulaski - Thelusian flu 9. Corrado “Junior” Soprano - Dementia 10. Mike Henry - Parkinson’s Disease on The Michael J. Fox Show. Stand-Up Comedians Who Got Their Own Show 1. Kevin Meany - Uncle Buck He deserved better than that. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3258 "2020-03-16T14:28:14Z")
Stand-Up Comedians Who Got Their Own Show 1. Kevin Meany - Uncle Buck 2. George Carlin - The George Carlin Show ---
**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:** [March 16, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3259 "2020-03-16T15:14:25Z")
Stand-Up Comedians Who Got Their Own Show 1. Kevin Meany - Uncle Buck 2. George Carlin - The George Carlin Show 3. Milton Berle - Texaco Star Theatre ---
**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:** [March 16, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3260 "2020-03-16T16:05:16Z")
Stand-Up Comedians Who Got Their Own Show 1. Kevin Meany - Uncle Buck 2. George Carlin - The George Carlin Show 3. Milton Berle - Texaco Star Theatre 4. John Caponera - The Good Life Not a bad show, I thought, but it didn’t last. Also co-starred a pre-Drew Cary Show Drew Carey [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=162) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=164)