# 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:** 169
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3361 "2020-03-21T18:55:07Z")
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 4. Tyne Daly - Cagney & Lacey (but they wrote it in) ---
**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, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3362 "2020-03-21T19:27:55Z")
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 4. Tyne Daly - Cagney & Lacey (but they wrote it in) 5. Gillian Anderson - The X-Files ---
**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 21, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3363 "2020-03-21T22:18:30Z")
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 4. Tyne Daly - Cagney & Lacey (but they wrote it in) 5. Gillian Anderson - The X-Files 6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Seinfeld ---
**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 21, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3364 "2020-03-21T22:34:03Z")
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 4. Tyne Daly - Cagney & Lacey (but they wrote it in) 5. Gillian Anderson - The X-Files 6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Seinfeld 7. Lucille Ball - I Love Lucy They referred to it as “expecting” at the time. ---
**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 21, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3365 "2020-03-21T22:56:51Z")
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 4. Tyne Daly - Cagney & Lacey (but they wrote it in) 5. Gillian Anderson - The X-Files 6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Seinfeld 7. Lucille Ball - I Love Lucy 8. Tina Fey - 30 Rock ---
**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 21, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3366 "2020-03-21T23:04:25Z")
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 4. Tyne Daly - Cagney & Lacey (but they wrote it in) 5. Gillian Anderson - The X-Files 6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Seinfeld 7. Lucille Ball - I Love Lucy 8. Tina Fey - 30 Rock 9. Katey Sagal - Married…With Children ---
**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, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3367 "2020-03-21T23:22:40Z")
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 4. Tyne Daly - Cagney & Lacey (but they wrote it in) 5. Gillian Anderson - The X-Files 6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Seinfeld 7. Lucille Ball - I Love Lucy 8. Tina Fey - 30 Rock 9. Katey Sagal - Married…With Children 10. Mary McCormack - The West Wing and In Plain Sight Just to be clear, this was two different pregnancies. I’ll pass. ---
**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 22, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3368 "2020-03-22T01:57:25Z")
Actors who had serious health difficulties but didn’t leave the show 1. Matthew Perry - Friends ---
**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 22, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3369 "2020-03-22T20:33:43Z")
Actors who had serious health difficulties but didn’t leave the show 1. Matthew Perry - Friends 2. Howard McNear - The Andy Griffith Show He had a stroke during season 3 but was able to come back about a year later and continued until the end of season 7 when his health worsened. ---
**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 22, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3370 "2020-03-22T21:36:59Z")
Actors who had serious health difficulties but didn’t leave the show 1. Matthew Perry - Friends 2. Howard McNear - The Andy Griffith Show 3. Michael J. Fox - Spin City Spin City ran from 1996 to 2002. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1992. ---
**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 22, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3371 "2020-03-22T21:47:55Z")
Actors who had serious health difficulties but didn’t leave the show 1. Matthew Perry - Friends 2. Howard McNear - The Andy Griffith Show 3. Michael J. Fox - Spin City 4. Leonard Nimoy - Star Trek Dealing with alcoholism, alas. ---
**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 22, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3372 "2020-03-22T23:05:08Z")
Actors who had serious health difficulties but didn’t leave the show 1. Matthew Perry - Friends (addiction) 2. Howard McNear - The Andy Griffith Show (stroke) 3. Michael J. Fox - Spin City (Parkinson’s) 4. Leonard Nimoy - Star Trek (alcoholism) 5. Ellen Corby - The Waltons (stroke) ---
**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 23, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3373 "2020-03-23T04:58:27Z")
Actors who had serious health difficulties but didn’t leave the show 1. Matthew Perry - Friends (addiction) 2. Howard McNear - The Andy Griffith Show (stroke) 3. Michael J. Fox - Spin City (Parkinson’s) 4. Leonard Nimoy - Star Trek (alcoholism) 5. Ellen Corby - The Waltons (stroke) 6. Robert Guillaume - Sports Night (stroke) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3374 "2020-03-23T11:14:19Z")
Actors who had serious health difficulties but didn’t leave the show 1. Matthew Perry - Friends (addiction) 2. Howard McNear - The Andy Griffith Show (stroke) 3. Michael J. Fox - Spin City (Parkinson’s) 4. Leonard Nimoy - Star Trek (alcoholism) 5. Ellen Corby - The Waltons (stroke) 6. Robert Guillaume - Sports Night (stroke) 7. Sarah Hyland - Modern Family (kidney disease) ---
**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 23, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3375 "2020-03-23T16:24:52Z")
Actors who had serious health difficulties but didn’t leave the show 1. Matthew Perry - Friends (addiction) 2. Howard McNear - The Andy Griffith Show (stroke) 3. Michael J. Fox - Spin City (Parkinson’s) 4. Leonard Nimoy - Star Trek (alcoholism) 5. Ellen Corby - The Waltons (stroke) 6. Robert Guillaume - Sports Night (stroke) 7. Sarah Hyland - Modern Family (kidney disease) 8. Anthony Anderson - Blackish (Type 2 Diabetes) ---
**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 24, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3376 "2020-03-24T23:49:52Z")
Actors who had serious health difficulties but didn’t leave the show 1. Matthew Perry - Friends (addiction) 2. Howard McNear - The Andy Griffith Show (stroke) 3. Michael J. Fox - Spin City (Parkinson’s) 4. Leonard Nimoy - Star Trek (alcoholism) 5. Ellen Corby - The Waltons (stroke) 6. Robert Guillaume - Sports Night (stroke) 7. Sarah Hyland - Modern Family (kidney disease) 8. Anthony Anderson - Blackish (Type 2 Diabetes) 9. Gilda Radner - Saturday Night Live (bulimia) ---
**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 25, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3377 "2020-03-25T21:42:25Z")
Actors who had serious health difficulties but didn’t leave the show 1. Matthew Perry - Friends (addiction) 2. Howard McNear - The Andy Griffith Show (stroke) 3. Michael J. Fox - Spin City (Parkinson’s) 4. Leonard Nimoy - Star Trek (alcoholism) 5. Ellen Corby - The Waltons (stroke) 6. Robert Guillaume - Sports Night (stroke) 7. Sarah Hyland - Modern Family (kidney disease) 8. Anthony Anderson - Blackish (Type 2 Diabetes) 9. Gilda Radner - Saturday Night Live (bulimia) 10. Patty Duke - The Patty Duke Show (Bipolar Disorder) A PBS Cartoon 1. Ready, Jet, Go! ---
**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 25, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3378 "2020-03-25T23:41:21Z")
A PBS Cartoon 1. Ready, Jet, Go! 2. Arthur ---
**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 26, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3379 "2020-03-26T01:29:21Z")
A PBS Cartoon 1. Ready, Jet, Go! 2. Arthur 3. Word Girl ---
**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 26, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3380 "2020-03-26T02:19:47Z")
A PBS Cartoon 1. Ready, Jet, Go! 2. Arthur 3. Word Girl 4. The Adventures of Letterman \*It’s a word; it’s a plan…it’s Letterman! \* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=168) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=170)