# 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:** 178
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3542 "2020-04-14T18:55:48Z")
TV shows with a cantankerous old coot 1. The Simpsons - Grandpa Abe 2. Professor Farnsworth - Futurama 3. The Real McCoys - Grandpa Amos McCoy 4. King of the Hill - Cotton Hill 5. All in the Family - Archie Bunker 6. The King of Queens - Arthur Spooner 7. The Golden Girls - Sophia Petrillo ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3543 "2020-04-14T19:38:10Z")
TV shows with a cantankerous old coot 1. The Simpsons - Grandpa Abe 2. Professor Farnsworth - Futurama 3. The Real McCoys - Grandpa Amos McCoy 4. King of the Hill - Cotton Hill 5. All in the Family - Archie Bunker 6. The King of Queens - Arthur Spooner 7. The Golden Girls - Sophia Petrillo 8. My Three Sons - Uncle Charley ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3544 "2020-04-14T21:42:14Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Lt. Col. Henry Blake (played by MacLean Stevenson) was the original commander on the TV series _MASH_. He had a wife back home but it was made clear on the show that he was having affairs in Korea. It was even a plot point in one episode when his wife sent him a letter saying she would understand if he had an affair while they were separated; at first he thought this was great until he realized it meant she had also had an affair. > > [cite](https://mash.fandom.com/wiki/Lt._Colonel_Henry_Blake) Thanks! I’d completely forgotten that. TV shows with a cantankerous old coot 1. The Simpsons - Grandpa Abe 2. Professor Farnsworth - Futurama 3. The Real McCoys - Grandpa Amos McCoy 4. King of the Hill - Cotton Hill 5. All in the Family - Archie Bunker 6. The King of Queens - Arthur Spooner 7. The Golden Girls - Sophia Petrillo 8. My Three Sons - Uncle Charley 9. Frasier - Marty Crane ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3545 "2020-04-14T22:28:12Z")
TV shows with a cantankerous old coot 1. The Simpsons - Grandpa Abe 2. Professor Farnsworth - Futurama 3. The Real McCoys - Grandpa Amos McCoy 4. King of the Hill - Cotton Hill 5. All in the Family - Archie Bunker 6. The King of Queens - Arthur Spooner 7. The Golden Girls - Sophia Petrillo 8. My Three Sons - Uncle Charley 9. Frasier - Marty Crane 10. The Paper Chase - Professor Kingsfield Pass. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3546 "2020-04-14T22:55:22Z")
Workplace shows where white people had/have a black boss. 1. Law & Order - Lt. Van Buren ---
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3547 "2020-04-14T23:01:20Z")
Workplace shows where white people had/have a black boss. 1. Law & Order - Lt. Van Buren 2. NCIS - Director Leon Vance ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3548 "2020-04-15T04:14:15Z")
Workplace shows where white people had/have a black boss. 1. Law & Order - Lt. Van Buren 2. NCIS - Director Leon Vance 3. Starsky & Hutch - Capt. Harold C. Dobey ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3549 "2020-04-15T04:44:52Z")
Workplace shows where white people had/have a black boss. 1. Law & Order - Lt. Van Buren 2. NCIS - Director Leon Vance 3. Starsky & Hutch - Capt. Harold C. Dobey 4. Carol’s Second Act - Dr. Maya Jacobs ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3550 "2020-04-15T05:24:42Z")
Workplace shows where white people had/have a black boss. 1. Law & Order - Lt. Van Buren 2. NCIS - Director Leon Vance 3. Starsky & Hutch - Capt. Harold C. Dobey 4. Carol’s Second Act - Dr. Maya Jacobs 5. The Wire - Lt. Daniels ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3551 "2020-04-15T12:17:55Z")
Workplace shows where white people had/have a black boss. 1. Law & Order - Lt. Van Buren 2. NCIS - Director Leon Vance 3. Starsky & Hutch - Capt. Harold C. Dobey 4. Carol’s Second Act - Dr. Maya Jacobs 5. The Wire - Lt. Daniels 6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Capt. Holt ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3552 "2020-04-15T15:18:43Z")
Workplace shows where white people had/have a black boss. 1. Law & Order - Lt. Van Buren 2. NCIS - Director Leon Vance 3. Starsky & Hutch - Capt. Harold C. Dobey 4. Carol’s Second Act - Dr. Maya Jacobs 5. The Wire - Lt. Daniels 6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Capt. Holt 7. Murphy Brown - Mitchell Baldwin ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3553 "2020-04-15T15:29:25Z")
Workplace shows where white people had/have a black boss. 1. Law & Order - Lt. Van Buren 2. NCIS - Director Leon Vance 3. Starsky & Hutch - Capt. Harold C. Dobey 4. Carol’s Second Act - Dr. Maya Jacobs 5. The Wire - Lt. Daniels 6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Capt. Holt 7. Murphy Brown - Mitchell Baldwin 8. 21 Jump Street - Captain Adam Fuller ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3554 "2020-04-15T16:16:22Z")
Workplace shows where white people had/have a black boss. 1. Law & Order - Lt. Van Buren 2. NCIS - Director Leon Vance 3. Starsky & Hutch - Capt. Harold C. Dobey 4. Carol’s Second Act - Dr. Maya Jacobs 5. The Wire - Lt. Daniels 6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Capt. Holt 7. Murphy Brown - Mitchell Baldwin 8. 21 Jump Street - Captain Adam Fuller 9. Scarecrow and Mrs. King - Billy Melrose ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3555 "2020-04-15T16:18:44Z")
Workplace shows where white people had/have a black boss. 1. Law & Order - Lt. Van Buren 2. NCIS - Director Leon Vance 3. Starsky & Hutch - Capt. Harold C. Dobey 4. Carol’s Second Act - Dr. Maya Jacobs 5. The Wire - Lt. Daniels 6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Capt. Holt 7. Murphy Brown - Mitchell Baldwin 8. 21 Jump Street - Captain Adam Fuller 9. Star Trek: DS9: Capt. Benjamin Sisko Not just white people, but assorted aliens ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3556 "2020-04-15T18:30:14Z")
Workplace shows where white people had/have a black boss. 1. Law & Order - Lt. Van Buren 2. NCIS - Director Leon Vance 3. Starsky & Hutch - Capt. Harold C. Dobey 4. Carol’s Second Act - Dr. Maya Jacobs 5. The Wire - Lt. Daniels 6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Capt. Holt 7. Murphy Brown - Mitchell Baldwin 8. 21 Jump Street - Captain Adam Fuller 9. Star Trek: DS9: Capt. Benjamin Sisko 10. Homicide: Life on the Street - Lt. Al Giardello Next up: Shows with a key Arab or Middle Eastern character 1. Star Trek: DS9 - Dr. Julian Bashir ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3557 "2020-04-15T19:19:49Z")
Shows with a key Arab or Middle Eastern character 1. Star Trek: DS9 - Dr. Julian Bashir 2. Community - Abed Nadir ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3558 "2020-04-15T19:27:59Z")
Shows with a key Arab or Middle Eastern character 1. Star Trek: DS9 - Dr. Julian Bashir 2. Community - Abed Nadir 3. Lost - Sayid Jarrah ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3559 "2020-04-15T19:49:07Z")
Shows with a key Arab or Middle Eastern character 1. Star Trek: DS9 - Dr. Julian Bashir 2. Community - Abed Nadir 3. Lost - Sayid Jarrah 4. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow - Zari Tomaz ---
**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:** [April 16, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3560 "2020-04-16T11:13:53Z")
Shows with a key Arab or Middle Eastern character 1. Star Trek: DS9 - Dr. Julian Bashir 2. Community - Abed Nadir 3. Lost - Sayid Jarrah 4. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow - Zari Tomaz 5. Make Room for Daddy - Uncle Tonoose ---
**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:** [April 16, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3561 "2020-04-16T13:38:17Z")
Shows with a key Arab or Middle Eastern character 1. Star Trek: DS9 - Dr. Julian Bashir 2. Community - Abed Nadir 3. Lost - Sayid Jarrah 4. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow - Zari Tomaz 5. Make Room for Daddy - Uncle Tonoose 6. Superstore - Sayid [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=177) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=179)