# 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\
**Page:** 193

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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 27, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3843 "2020-05-27T15:35:15Z")

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The same - list in alphabetical order - but reversed!

1. Will & Grace
2. Tammy
3. Seinfeld
4. The Ren & Stimpy Show
5. Queer as Folk

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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 27, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3844 "2020-05-27T20:30:30Z")

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The same - list in alphabetical order - but reversed!

1. Will & Grace
2. Tammy
3. Seinfeld
4. The Ren & Stimpy Show
5. Queer as Folk
6. Perry Mason

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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:** [May 27, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3845 "2020-05-27T21:57:32Z")

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The same - list in alphabetical order - but reversed!

1. Will & Grace
2. Tammy
3. Seinfeld
4. The Ren & Stimpy Show
5. Queer as Folk
6. One Day at a Time
7. My So-Called Life

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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:** [May 27, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3846 "2020-05-27T22:01:02Z")

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> [@RivkahChaya](#):
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> The same - list in alphabetical order - but reversed!
> 
> 1. Will & Grace
> 2. Tammy
> 3. Seinfeld
> 4. The Ren & Stimpy Show
> 5. Queer as Folk
> 6. Perry Mason
> 7. One Day at a Time
> 8. My So-Called Life

OOPS! (but fixed it)

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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 27, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3847 "2020-05-27T22:51:51Z")

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The same - list in alphabetical order - but reversed!

1. Will & Grace
2. Tammy
3. Seinfeld
4. The Ren & Stimpy Show
5. Queer as Folk
6. Perry Mason
7. One Day at a Time
8. My So-Called Life
9. Lou Grant

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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 27, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3848 "2020-05-27T23:29:03Z")

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The same - list in alphabetical order - but reversed!

1. Will & Grace
2. Tammy
3. Seinfeld
4. The Ren & Stimpy Show
5. Queer as Folk
6. One Day at a Time
7. My So-Called Life
8. Lou Grant
9. Barney Miller

Pass

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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:** [May 28, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3849 "2020-05-28T01:00:45Z")

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TV shows that switched from black-and-white to color during a continuous run.

1. My Favorite Martian (S1-2 b&w / S3 c)

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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:** [May 28, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3850 "2020-05-28T01:07:52Z")

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TV shows that switched from black-and-white to color during a continuous run.

1. My Favorite Martian (S1-2 b&w / S3 c)
2. My Three Sons

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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 28, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3851 "2020-05-28T02:04:55Z")

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TV shows that switched from black-and-white to color during a continuous run.

1. My Favorite Martian (S1-2 b&w / S3 c)
2. My Three Sons
3. Gilligan’s Island (s1 B&W/s2-3 C)

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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 28, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3852 "2020-05-28T07:04:42Z")

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TV shows that switched from black-and-white to color during a continuous run.

1. My Favorite Martian (S1-2 b&w / S3 c)
2. My Three Sons
3. Gilligan’s Island (s1 B&W/s2-3 C)
4. The Wild Wild West (S1 b&w / S2-4 color)

[The first episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsO80Uxo9PA)

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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:** [May 28, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3853 "2020-05-28T11:51:35Z")

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TV shows that switched from black-and-white to color during a continuous run.

1. My Favorite Martian (S1-2 b&w / S3 c)
2. My Three Sons
3. Gilligan’s Island (s1 B&W/s2-3 C)
4. The Wild Wild West (S1 b&w / S2-4 color)
5. I Dream of Jeannie (30 ep. b&w / 109 ep. c)

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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 28, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3854 "2020-05-28T12:48:59Z")

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TV shows that switched from black-and-white to color during a continuous run.

1. My Favorite Martian (S1-2 b&w / S3 c)
2. My Three Sons
3. Gilligan’s Island (s1 B&W/s2-3 C)
4. The Wild Wild West (S1 b&w / S2-4 color)
5. I Dream of Jeannie (30 ep. b&w / 109 ep. c)
6. Betwitched 254 (74 in black-and-white, also colorized; 180 in color)

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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 28, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3855 "2020-05-28T13:13:20Z")

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TV shows that switched from black-and-white to color during a continuous run.

1. My Favorite Martian (S1-2 b&w / S3 c)
2. My Three Sons
3. Gilligan’s Island (s1 B&W/s2-3 C)
4. The Wild Wild West (S1 b&w / S2-4 color)
5. I Dream of Jeannie (30 ep. b&w / 109 ep. c)
6. Betwitched 254 (74 in black-and-white, also colorized; 180 in color)
7. Gunsmoke (11 seasons in B&W and 9 seasons in color)

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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 28, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3856 "2020-05-28T14:02:48Z")

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TV shows that switched from black-and-white to color during a continuous run.

1. My Favorite Martian (S1-2 b&w / S3 c)
2. My Three Sons
3. Gilligan’s Island (s1 B&W/s2-3 C)
4. The Wild Wild West (S1 b&w / S2-4 color)
5. I Dream of Jeannie (30 ep. b&w / 109 ep. c)
6. Betwitched 254 (74 in black-and-white, also colorized; 180 in color)
7. Gunsmoke (11 seasons in B&W and 9 seasons in color)
8. Rocky and Bullwinkle (2 seasons in B&W on ABC, then switched to color when it moved to NBC)

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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:** [May 28, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3857 "2020-05-28T17:23:30Z")

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TV shows that switched from black-and-white to color during a continuous run.

1. My Favorite Martian (S1-2 b&w / S3 c)
2. My Three Sons
3. Gilligan’s Island (s1 B&W/s2-3 C)
4. The Wild Wild West (S1 b&w / S2-4 color)
5. I Dream of Jeannie (30 ep. b&w / 109 ep. c)
6. Betwitched 254 (74 in black-and-white, also colorized; 180 in color)
7. Gunsmoke (11 seasons in B&W and 9 seasons in color)
8. Rocky and Bullwinkle (2 seasons in B&W on ABC, then switched to color when it moved to NBC)
9. The Adventures of Superman (104 episodes total, first 52 in B&W)

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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 28, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3858 "2020-05-28T17:41:36Z")

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TV shows that switched from black-and-white to color during a continuous run.

1. My Favorite Martian (S1-2 b&w / S3 c)
2. My Three Sons
3. Gilligan’s Island (s1 B&W/s2-3 C)
4. The Wild Wild West (S1 b&w / S2-4 color)
5. I Dream of Jeannie (30 ep. b&w / 109 ep. c)
6. Betwitched 254 (74 in black-and-white, also colorized; 180 in color)
7. Gunsmoke (11 seasons in B&W and 9 seasons in color)
8. Rocky and Bullwinkle (2 seasons in B&W on ABC, then switched to color when it moved to NBC)
9. The Adventures of Superman (104 episodes total, first 52 in B&W)
10. The Andy Griffith Show (S1-5 b&w / S6-8 color)

TV series where the title contains a character’s first and last name.

1. Lou Grant

Note that it has to be a character, not an actor.

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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:** [May 28, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3859 "2020-05-28T18:11:19Z")

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TV series where the title contains a character’s first and last name.

1. Lou Grant
2. Ally McBeal

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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 28, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3860 "2020-05-28T18:40:14Z")

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TV series where the title contains a character’s first and last name.

1. Lou Grant
2. Ally McBeal
3. Barnaby Jones

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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:** [May 28, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3861 "2020-05-28T19:20:24Z")

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TV series where the title contains a character’s first and last name.

1. Lou Grant
2. Ally McBeal
3. Barnaby Jones
4. Barney Miller

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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:** [May 28, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3862 "2020-05-28T21:44:46Z")

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TV series where the title contains a character’s first and last name.

1. Lou Grant
2. Ally McBeal
3. Barnaby Jones
4. Barney Miller
5. Daniel Boone

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