# 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:** [April 21, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3582 "2020-04-21T17:33:26Z")

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Episodes where a real musician plays a fake musician

1. Law & Order - “Blaze” (John Doe plays Teddy Connor)
2. The Big Bang Theory - “The 2003 Approximation” (Simon Helberg plays Howard Wolowitz)
3. Wiseguy - Debbie Harry plays a singer named Diana Price and sings her new solo Brite Side.
4. The Snoop Sisters - “The Devil Made Me Do It” (Alice Cooper plays The Prince)
5. I Love Lucy - Desi Arnaz plays Ricky Ricardo
6. Batman - “The Devil’s Fingers” (Liberace plays good and evil twin pianists.)

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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:** [April 21, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3583 "2020-04-21T22:04:21Z")

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Episodes where a real musician plays a fake musician

1. Law & Order - “Blaze” (John Doe plays Teddy Connor)
2. The Big Bang Theory - “The 2003 Approximation” (Simon Helberg plays Howard Wolowitz)
3. Wiseguy - Debbie Harry plays a singer named Diana Price and sings her new solo Brite Side.
4. The Snoop Sisters - “The Devil Made Me Do It” (Alice Cooper plays The Prince)
5. I Love Lucy - Desi Arnaz plays Ricky Ricardo
6. Batman - “The Devil’s Fingers” (Liberace plays good and evil twin pianists.)
7. How I Met Your Mother - Nicole Scherzinger from Pussycat Dolls plays Jessica Glitter

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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:** [April 22, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3584 "2020-04-22T03:53:42Z")

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Episodes where a real musician plays a fake musician

1. Law & Order - “Blaze” (John Doe plays Teddy Connor)
2. The Big Bang Theory - “The 2003 Approximation” (Simon Helberg plays Howard Wolowitz)
3. Wiseguy - Debbie Harry plays a singer named Diana Price and sings her new solo Brite Side.
4. The Snoop Sisters - “The Devil Made Me Do It” (Alice Cooper plays The Prince)
5. I Love Lucy - Desi Arnaz plays Ricky Ricardo
6. Batman - “The Devil’s Fingers” (Liberace plays good and evil twin pianists.)
7. How I Met Your Mother - Nicole Scherzinger from Pussycat Dolls plays Jessica Glitter
8. Game of Thrones - “Dragonstone” (Ed Sheeran as “Eddie,” a soldier who sings)

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**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 22, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3585 "2020-04-22T04:14:30Z")

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Episodes where a real musician plays a fake musician

1. Law & Order - “Blaze” (John Doe plays Teddy Connor)
2. The Big Bang Theory - “The 2003 Approximation” (Simon Helberg plays Howard Wolowitz)
3. Wiseguy - Debbie Harry plays a singer named Diana Price and sings her new solo Brite Side.
4. The Snoop Sisters - “The Devil Made Me Do It” (Alice Cooper plays The Prince)
5. I Love Lucy - Desi Arnaz plays Ricky Ricardo
6. Batman - “The Devil’s Fingers” (Liberace plays good and evil twin pianists.)
7. How I Met Your Mother - Nicole Scherzinger from Pussycat Dolls plays Jessica Glitter
8. Game of Thrones - “Dragonstone” (Ed Sheeran as “Eddie,” a soldier who sings)
9. The Partridge Family - Keith and Shirley Partridge are played by David Cassidy and Shirley Jones

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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:** [April 23, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3586 "2020-04-23T14:13:41Z")

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Episodes where a real musician plays a fake musician

1. Law & Order - “Blaze” (John Doe plays Teddy Connor)
2. The Big Bang Theory - “The 2003 Approximation” (Simon Helberg plays Howard Wolowitz)
3. Wiseguy - Debbie Harry plays a singer named Diana Price and sings her new solo Brite Side.
4. The Snoop Sisters - “The Devil Made Me Do It” (Alice Cooper plays The Prince)
5. I Love Lucy - Desi Arnaz plays Ricky Ricardo
6. Batman - “The Devil’s Fingers” (Liberace plays good and evil twin pianists.)
7. How I Met Your Mother - Nicole Scherzinger from Pussycat Dolls plays Jessica Glitter
8. Game of Thrones - “Dragonstone” (Ed Sheeran as “Eddie,” a soldier who sings)
9. The Partridge Family - Keith and Shirley Partridge are played by David Cassidy and Shirley Jones
10. Happy Days - “Fonzie: Rock Entrepreneur” (Suzi Quatro as Leather Tuscadero)

That was a slog. Someone else care to start us with a new category?

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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:** [April 23, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3587 "2020-04-23T16:11:39Z")

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TV series based on a movie

1. Delta House (Animal House)

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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:** [April 23, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3588 "2020-04-23T16:13:57Z")

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TV series based on a movie

1. Delta House (Animal House)
2. Bewitched (I Married A Witch)

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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:** [April 23, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3589 "2020-04-23T16:28:52Z")

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TV series based on a movie

1. Delta House (Animal House)
2. Bewitched (I Married A Witch)
3. Westworld (Westworld)

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**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:** [April 23, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3590 "2020-04-23T16:39:18Z")

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TV series based on a movie

1. Delta House (Animal House)
2. Bewitched (I Married A Witch)
3. Westworld (Westworld)
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BTVS)

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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:** [April 23, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3591 "2020-04-23T16:48:16Z")

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TV series based on a movie

1. Delta House (Animal House)
2. Bewitched (I Married A Witch)
3. Westworld (Westworld)
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BTVS)
5. The Odd Couple (The Odd Couple)

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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:** [April 23, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3592 "2020-04-23T16:51:17Z")

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TV series based on a movie

1. Delta House (Animal House)
2. Bewitched (I Married A Witch)
3. Westworld (Westworld)
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BTVS)
5. The Odd Couple (The Odd Couple)
6. Working Girl (ditto)

Only aired eight episodes: [Working Girl (TV series) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Girl_(TV_series))

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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:** [April 23, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3593 "2020-04-23T19:52:38Z")

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TV series based on a movie

1. Delta House (Animal House)
2. Bewitched (I Married A Witch)
3. Westworld (Westworld)
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BTVS)
5. The Odd Couple (The Odd Couple)
6. Working Girl (ditto)
7. Ferris Bueller (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)

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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:** [April 23, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3594 "2020-04-23T22:53:38Z")

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TV series based on a movie

1. Delta House (Animal House)
2. Bewitched (I Married A Witch)
3. Westworld (Westworld)
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BTVS)
5. The Odd Couple (The Odd Couple)
6. Working Girl (ditto)
7. Ferris Bueller (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
8. M_A_S_H (M_A_S_H)

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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:** [April 24, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3595 "2020-04-24T13:11:55Z")

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TV series based on a movie

1. Delta House (Animal House)
2. Bewitched (I Married A Witch)
3. Westworld (Westworld)
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BTVS)
5. The Odd Couple (The Odd Couple)
6. Working Girl (ditto)
7. Ferris Bueller (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
8. M_A_S_H (M_A_S_H)
9. McCloud (Coogan’s Bluff)

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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:** [April 24, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3596 "2020-04-24T19:15:08Z")

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TV series based on a movie

1. Delta House (Animal House)
2. Bewitched (I Married A Witch)
3. Westworld (Westworld)
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BTVS)
5. The Odd Couple (The Odd Couple)
6. Working Girl (ditto)
7. Ferris Bueller (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
8. M_A_S_H (M_A_S_H)
9. McCloud (Coogan’s Bluff)
10. Mr. Belvedere (Sitting Pretty)

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:** [April 24, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3597 "2020-04-24T20:42:26Z")

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Supporting characters of “Frasier”

1. Gil Chesterton

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**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3598 "2020-04-24T20:53:14Z")

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Supporting characters of “Frasier”

1. Gil Chesterton
2. Roz Doyle

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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:** [April 24, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3599 "2020-04-24T20:53:21Z")

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Supporting characters of “Frasier”

1. Gil Chesterton
2. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe

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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:** [April 24, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3600 "2020-04-24T22:41:08Z")

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Supporting characters of “Frasier”

1. Gil Chesterton
2. Roz Doyle
3. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe
4. Daphne Moon

Also housekeeping

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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:** [April 24, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3601 "2020-04-24T23:26:15Z")

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Supporting characters of “Frasier”

1. Gil Chesterton
2. Roz Doyle
3. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe
4. Daphne Moon
5. Frederick Crane

Frasier Crane was a terrible father. In twenty years, we saw him with his son nine times.

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