# 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:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3723 "2020-05-10T22:54:03Z")

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Fathers who aren’t portrayed as idiots

1. Martin Crane - Frasier
2. Dan Conner - Roseanne/The Conners
3. Howard Cunningham - Happy Days
4. Alan Eppes - Numb3rs

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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:** [May 10, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3724 "2020-05-10T23:19:19Z")

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Fathers who aren’t portrayed as idiots

1. Martin Crane - Frasier
2. Dan Conner - Roseanne/The Conners
3. Howard Cunningham - Happy Days
4. Alan Eppes - Numb3rs
5. Ward Cleaver - Leave It to Beaver

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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:** [May 10, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3725 "2020-05-10T23:25:30Z")

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Fathers who aren’t portrayed as idiots

1. Martin Crane - Frasier
2. Dan Conner - Roseanne/The Conners
3. Howard Cunningham - Happy Days
4. Alan Eppes - Numb3rs
5. Ward Cleaver - Leave It to Beaver
6. John Walton Sr. - The Waltons

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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:** [May 10, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3726 "2020-05-10T23:57:16Z")

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Fathers who aren’t portrayed as idiots

1. Martin Crane - Frasier
2. Dan Conner - Roseanne/The Conners
3. Howard Cunningham - Happy Days
4. Alan Eppes - Numb3rs
5. Ward Cleaver - Leave It to Beaver
6. John Walton Sr. - The Waltons
7. Keith Mars - Veronica Mars

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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:** [May 11, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3727 "2020-05-11T01:52:23Z")

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Fathers who aren’t portrayed as idiots

1. Martin Crane - Frasier
2. Dan Conner - Roseanne/The Conners
3. Howard Cunningham - Happy Days
4. Alan Eppes - Numb3rs
5. Ward Cleaver - Leave It to Beaver
6. John Walton Sr. - The Waltons
7. Keith Mars - Veronica Mars
8. Mike Brady - The Brady Bunch

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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:** [May 11, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3728 "2020-05-11T05:39:22Z")

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Fathers who aren’t portrayed as idiots

1. Martin Crane - Frasier
2. Dan Conner - Roseanne/The Conners
3. Howard Cunningham - Happy Days
4. Alan Eppes - Numb3rs
5. Ward Cleaver - Leave It to Beaver
6. John Walton Sr. - The Waltons
7. Keith Mars - Veronica Mars
8. Mike Brady - The Brady Bunch
9. Capt. Benjamin Sisko - Star Trek: DS9

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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:** [May 11, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3729 "2020-05-11T07:19:17Z")

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Fathers who aren’t portrayed as idiots

1. Martin Crane - Frasier
2. Dan Conner - Roseanne/The Conners
3. Howard Cunningham - Happy Days
4. Alan Eppes - Numb3rs
5. Ward Cleaver - Leave It to Beaver
6. John Walton Sr. - The Waltons
7. Keith Mars - Veronica Mars
8. Mike Brady - The Brady Bunch
9. Capt. Benjamin Sisko - Star Trek: DS9
10. Ben Cartwright - Bonanza

Pass.

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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:** [May 11, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3730 "2020-05-11T12:17:14Z")

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TV show pets

1. Spot - The Munsters

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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:** [May 11, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3731 "2020-05-11T13:14:18Z")

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TV show pets

1. Spot - The Munsters
2. Bullet, the Wonder Dog - The Roy Rogers Show

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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:** [May 11, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3732 "2020-05-11T13:20:53Z")

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TV show pets

1. Spot - The Munsters
2. Bullet, the Wonder Dog - The Roy Rogers Show
3. Fred the cockatoo - Baretta

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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:** [May 11, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3733 "2020-05-11T13:32:28Z")

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TV show pets

1. Spot - The Munsters
2. Bullet, the Wonder Dog - The Roy Rogers Show
3. Fred the cockatoo - Baretta
4. Kitty Kat, a lion - The Addams Family

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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:** [May 11, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3734 "2020-05-11T17:26:53Z")

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TV show pets

1. Spot - The Munsters
2. Bullet, the Wonder Dog - The Roy Rogers Show
3. Fred the cockatoo - Baretta
4. Kitty Kat, a lion - The Addams Family
5. Marcel - Friends

Who was apparently hated by everyone in the cast.

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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:** [May 11, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3735 "2020-05-11T19:12:11Z")

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TV show pets

1. Spot - The Munsters
2. Bullet, the Wonder Dog - The Roy Rogers Show
3. Fred the cockatoo - Baretta
4. Kitty Kat, a lion - The Addams Family
5. Marcel - Friends
6. Eddie - Frasier

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**Author:** ![JacobCl86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JacobCl86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobCl86)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3736 "2020-05-11T19:19:39Z")

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1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show)
2. Charmed (“How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths; show version by Love Spit Love)
3. Happy Days (Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haily and the Comets)
4. House (Teardrop, by Massive Attack)

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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:** [May 11, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3737 "2020-05-11T19:23:32Z")

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TV show pets

1. Spot - The Munsters
2. Bullet, the Wonder Dog - The Roy Rogers Show
3. Fred the cockatoo - Baretta
4. Kitty Kat, a lion - The Addams Family
5. Marcel - Friends
6. Eddie - Frasier
7. Santa’s Little Helper - The Simpsons

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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:** [May 11, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3738 "2020-05-11T19:41:16Z")

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TV show pets

1. Spot - The Munsters
2. Bullet, the Wonder Dog - The Roy Rogers Show
3. Fred the cockatoo - Baretta
4. Kitty Kat, a lion - The Addams Family
5. Marcel - Friends
6. Eddie - Frasier
7. Santa’s Little Helper - The Simpsons
8. Cinnamon - The Big Bang Theory

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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:** [May 12, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3739 "2020-05-12T00:23:17Z")

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TV show pets

1. Spot - The Munsters
2. Bullet, the Wonder Dog - The Roy Rogers Show
3. Fred the cockatoo - Baretta
4. Kitty Kat, a lion - The Addams Family
5. Marcel - Friends
6. Eddie - Frasier
7. Santa’s Little Helper - The Simpsons
8. Cinnamon - The Big Bang Theory
9. Salem - Sabrina the Teenage Witch

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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:** [May 12, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3740 "2020-05-12T02:38:40Z")

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TV show pets

1. Spot - The Munsters
2. Bullet, the Wonder Dog - The Roy Rogers Show
3. Fred the cockatoo - Baretta
4. Kitty Kat, a lion - The Addams Family
5. Marcel - Friends
6. Eddie - Frasier
7. Santa’s Little Helper - The Simpsons
8. Cinnamon - The Big Bang Theory
9. Salem - Sabrina the Teenage Witch
10. Spot - Star Trek: TNG

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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:** [May 12, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3741 "2020-05-12T04:29:11Z")

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New category?

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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:** [May 12, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3742 "2020-05-12T04:44:52Z")

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People with mental disorders

1. Adrian Monk - Monk

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