# 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:** 168
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3341 "2020-03-20T12:16:59Z")
Characters who have the same job through an entire series run 1. Alice Hyatt - Alice (waitress) 2. Sheldon Cooper - Big Bang Theory (theoretical physicist) 3. Hawkeye Pierce - M_A_S\*H (Army surgeon) ---
**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 20, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3342 "2020-03-20T13:04:13Z")
Characters who have the same job through an entire series run 1. Alice Hyatt - Alice (waitress) 2. Sheldon Cooper - Big Bang Theory (theoretical physicist) 3. Hawkeye Pierce - M_A_S\*H (Army surgeon) 4. Walter O’Brien - Scorpion (global problem solver) ---
**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 20, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3343 "2020-03-20T13:04:36Z")
Characters who have the same job through an entire series run 1. Alice Hyatt - Alice (waitress) 2. Sheldon Cooper - Big Bang Theory (theoretical physicist) 3. Sam Malone - Cheers (bartender) ---
**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 20, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3344 "2020-03-20T13:11:20Z")
Characters who have the same job through an entire series run 1. Alice Hyatt - Alice (waitress) 2. Sheldon Cooper - Big Bang Theory (theoretical physicist) 3. Hawkeye Pierce - M_A_S\*H (Army surgeon) 4. Walter O’Brien - Scorpion (global problem solver) 5. Sam Malone - Cheers (bartender) 6. Ralph Cramden - The Honeymooners (bus driver) ---
**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 20, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3345 "2020-03-20T13:40:13Z")
Characters who have the same job through an entire series run 1. Alice Hyatt - Alice (waitress) 2. Sheldon Cooper - Big Bang Theory (theoretical physicist) 3. Hawkeye Pierce - M_A_S\*H (Army surgeon) 4. Walter O’Brien - Scorpion (global problem solver) 5. Sam Malone - Cheers (bartender) 6. Ralph Cramden - The Honeymooners (bus driver) 7. Commander Riker - Star Trek: The Next Generation (First Officer, _USS Enterprise_ Excluding a short stint as acting captain, of course ---
**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 20, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3346 "2020-03-20T15:05:39Z")
Characters who have the same job through an entire series run 1. Alice Hyatt - Alice (waitress) 2. Sheldon Cooper - Big Bang Theory (theoretical physicist) 3. Hawkeye Pierce - M_A_S\*H (Army surgeon) 4. Walter O’Brien - Scorpion (global problem solver) 5. Sam Malone - Cheers (bartender) 6. Ralph Kramden - The Honeymooners (bus driver) 7. Commander Riker - Star Trek: The Next Generation (First Officer, USS Enterprise) 8. Tony Soprano - The Sopranos (Mob boss) ---
**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 20, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3347 "2020-03-20T20:24:07Z")
Characters who have the same job through an entire series run 1. Alice Hyatt - Alice (waitress) 2. Sheldon Cooper - Big Bang Theory (theoretical physicist) 3. Hawkeye Pierce - M_A_S\*H (Army surgeon) 4. Walter O’Brien - Scorpion (global problem solver) 5. Sam Malone - Cheers (bartender) 6. Ralph Kramden - The Honeymooners (bus driver) 7. Commander Riker - Star Trek: The Next Generation (First Officer, USS Enterprise) 8. Tony Soprano - The Sopranos (Mob boss) 9. Arthur Carlson - WKRP in Cincinnati (radio station manager) ---
**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:** [March 20, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3348 "2020-03-20T21:14:03Z")
Characters who have the same job through an entire series run 1. Alice Hyatt - Alice (waitress) 2. Sheldon Cooper - Big Bang Theory (theoretical physicist) 3. Hawkeye Pierce - M_A_S\*H (Army surgeon) 4. Walter O’Brien - Scorpion (global problem solver) 5. Sam Malone - Cheers (bartender) 6. Ralph Kramden - The Honeymooners (bus driver) 7. Commander Riker - Star Trek: The Next Generation (First Officer, USS Enterprise) 8. Tony Soprano - The Sopranos (Mob boss) 9. Arthur Carlson - WKRP in Cincinnati (radio station manager) 10. Dr. Frasier Crane - Frasier (radio host) Next up: Characters who changed jobs for good during a series run 1. Wesley Crusher - ST:TNG (genius youth \> acting ensign \> left with The Traveler) ---
**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 20, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3349 "2020-03-20T21:17:52Z")
Characters who changed jobs for good during a series run 1. Wesley Crusher - ST:TNG (genius youth \> acting ensign \> left with The Traveler) 2. Jackie Harris - Roseanne (factory worker \> police officer \> restaurateur) ---
**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:** [March 20, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3350 "2020-03-20T21:24:43Z")
Characters who changed jobs for good during a series run 1. Wesley Crusher - ST:TNG (genius youth \> acting ensign \> left with The Traveler) 2. Jackie Harris - Roseanne (factory worker \> police officer \> restaurateur) 3. Rachel Green - Friends (runaway bride \> Central Perk waitress \> Ralph Lauren exec) And probably some other stuff I’ve forgotten. ---
**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 20, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3351 "2020-03-20T21:59:16Z")
Characters who changed jobs for good during a series run 1. Wesley Crusher - ST:TNG (genius youth \> acting ensign \> left with The Traveler) 2. Jackie Harris - Roseanne (factory worker \> police officer \> restaurateur) 3. Rachel Green - Friends (runaway bride \> Central Perk waitress \> Ralph Lauren exec) 4. Hilda Spellman - Sabrina the Teenage Witch (violinist \> clock shop owner \> coffee shop owner) ---
**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 20, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3352 "2020-03-20T22:40:01Z")
Characters who changed jobs for good during a series run 1. Wesley Crusher - ST:TNG (genius youth \> acting ensign \> left with The Traveler) 2. Jackie Harris - Roseanne (factory worker \> police officer \> restaurateur) 3. Rachel Green - Friends (runaway bride \> Central Perk waitress \> Ralph Lauren exec) 4. Hilda Spellman - Sabrina the Teenage Witch (violinist \> clock shop owner \> coffee shop owner) 5. Peter Griffin - Family Guy (toy factory quality assurance inspector \> fisherman \> brewery shipping clerk) I skipped a lot of occupations which he only held for a single episode ---
**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 21, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3353 "2020-03-21T00:36:15Z")
Characters who changed jobs for good during a series run 1. Wesley Crusher - ST:TNG (genius youth \> acting ensign \> left with The Traveler) 2. Jackie Harris - Roseanne (factory worker \> police officer \> restaurateur) 3. Rachel Green - Friends (runaway bride \> Central Perk waitress \> Ralph Lauren exec) 4. Hilda Spellman - Sabrina the Teenage Witch (violinist \> clock shop owner \> coffee shop owner) 5. Peter Griffin - Family Guy (toy factory quality assurance inspector \> fisherman \> brewery shipping clerk) 6. Archie Bunker - All in the Family (Loading dock worker/part-time cab driver to bar owner/tender in the last season) ---
**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:** [March 21, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3354 "2020-03-21T03:59:40Z")
Characters who changed jobs for good during a series run 1. Wesley Crusher - ST:TNG (genius youth \> acting ensign \> left with The Traveler) 2. Jackie Harris - Roseanne (factory worker \> police officer \> restaurateur) 3. Rachel Green - Friends (runaway bride \> Central Perk waitress \> Ralph Lauren exec) 4. Hilda Spellman - Sabrina the Teenage Witch (violinist \> clock shop owner \> coffee shop owner) 5. Peter Griffin - Family Guy (toy factory quality assurance inspector \> fisherman \> brewery shipping clerk) 6. Archie Bunker - All in the Family (Loading dock worker/part-time cab driver to bar owner/tender in the last season) 7. Ozzie Cleveland - Hill Street Blues (police captain \> candidate \> mayor) ---
**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 21, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3355 "2020-03-21T13:57:57Z")
Characters who changed jobs for good during a series run 1. Wesley Crusher - ST:TNG (genius youth \> acting ensign \> left with The Traveler) 2. Jackie Harris - Roseanne (factory worker \> police officer \> restaurateur) 3. Rachel Green - Friends (runaway bride \> Central Perk waitress \> Ralph Lauren exec) 4. Hilda Spellman - Sabrina the Teenage Witch (violinist \> clock shop owner \> coffee shop owner) 5. Peter Griffin - Family Guy (toy factory quality assurance inspector \> fisherman \> brewery shipping clerk) 6. Archie Bunker - All in the Family (Loading dock worker/part-time cab driver to bar owner/tender in the last season) 7. Ozzie Cleveland - Hill Street Blues (police captain \> candidate \> mayor) 8. Gil - The Simpsons (Relator \> lawyer \> various sales jobs) ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3356 "2020-03-21T15:00:29Z")
Characters who changed jobs for good during a series run 1. Wesley Crusher - ST:TNG (genius youth \> acting ensign \> left with The Traveler) 2. Jackie Harris - Roseanne (factory worker \> police officer \> restaurateur) 3. Rachel Green - Friends (runaway bride \> Central Perk waitress \> Ralph Lauren exec) 4. Hilda Spellman - Sabrina the Teenage Witch (violinist \> clock shop owner \> coffee shop owner) 5. Peter Griffin - Family Guy (toy factory quality assurance inspector \> fisherman \> brewery shipping clerk) 6. Archie Bunker - All in the Family (Loading dock worker/part-time cab driver to bar owner/tender in the last season) 7. Ozzie Cleveland - Hill Street Blues (police captain \> candidate \> mayor) 8. Gil - The Simpsons (Relator \> lawyer \> various sales jobs) 9. Max Klinger - M_A_S\*H (corpsman --\> company clerk) ---
**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:** [March 21, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3357 "2020-03-21T16:52:05Z")
Characters who changed jobs for good during a series run 1. Wesley Crusher - ST:TNG (genius youth \> acting ensign \> left with The Traveler) 2. Jackie Harris - Roseanne (factory worker \> police officer \> restaurateur) 3. Rachel Green - Friends (runaway bride \> Central Perk waitress \> Ralph Lauren exec) 4. Hilda Spellman - Sabrina the Teenage Witch (violinist \> clock shop owner \> coffee shop owner) 5. Peter Griffin - Family Guy (toy factory quality assurance inspector \> fisherman \> brewery shipping clerk) 6. Archie Bunker - All in the Family (Loading dock worker/part-time cab driver to bar owner/tender in the last season) 7. Ozzie Cleveland - Hill Street Blues (police captain \> candidate \> mayor) 8. Gil - The Simpsons (Relator \> lawyer \> various sales jobs) 9. Max Klinger - M_A_S\*H (corpsman --\> company clerk) 10. George Costanza - Seinfeld (real estate agent \> sitcom writer \> salesman \> Yankees exec) My category again, so I pass. ---
**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 21, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3358 "2020-03-21T17:05:24Z")
Actresses who were/are pregnant during the run of their series 1. Melissa Benoit - Supergirl The Baby Bump of Steel ---
**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:** [March 21, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3359 "2020-03-21T17:25:49Z")
Actresses who were/are pregnant during the run of their series 1. Melissa Benoit - Supergirl 2. Gates McFadden - ST:TNG Several scenes in which she wore a lab coat, was filmed from the shoulders up, or was carefully positioned behind counters, consoles etc. ---
**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 21, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3360 "2020-03-21T18:41:54Z")
Actresses who were/are pregnant during the run of their series 1. Melissa Benoit - Supergirl 2. Gates McFadden - ST:TNG 3. Alyson Hannigan and Cobie Smulders - How I Met Your Mother I don’t know if any other series has had to deal with concealing two pregnancies at the same time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=167) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=169)