# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/21 "2019-08-22T06:49:10Z")
Comedy shows that got dramatic 1. MASH 2. Futurama No, really: Jurassic Bark (the one with Fry’s dog), Game of Thrones (the one when Fry meets his mother again) or The Luck of the Fryish (When he realizes his brother did love him) were some of the saddest, most touching things to ever appear on television. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2019, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/22 "2019-08-22T08:32:15Z")
Comedy shows that got dramatic 1. MASH 2. Futurama 3. Roseanne ---
**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:** [August 22, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/23 "2019-08-22T11:36:47Z")
Comedy shows that got dramatic 1. MASH 2. Futurama 3. Roseanne 4. All in the Family ---
**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:** [August 22, 2019, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/24 "2019-08-22T12:03:36Z")
Comedy shows that got dramatic 1. MASH 2. Futurama 3. Roseanne 4. All in the Family 5. Northern Exposure ---
**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:** [August 22, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/25 "2019-08-22T13:29:38Z")
Comedy shows that got dramatic 1. MASH 2. Futurama 3. Roseanne 4. All in the Family 5. Northern Exposure 6. Scrubs ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/26 "2019-08-22T15:14:11Z")
Comedy shows that got dramatic 1. MASH 2. Futurama 3. Roseanne 4. All in the Family 5. Northern Exposure 6. Scrubs 7. Happy Days ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/27 "2019-08-22T16:15:06Z")
Comedy shows that got dramatic 1. MASH 2. Futurama 3. Roseanne 4. All in the Family 5. Northern Exposure 6. Scrubs 7. Happy Days 8. The Wonder Years ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/28 "2019-08-22T17:15:36Z")
Comedy shows that got dramatic 1. MASH 2. Futurama 3. Roseanne 4. All in the Family 5. Northern Exposure 6. Scrubs 7. Happy Days 8. The Wonder Years _9. Suddenly Susan_ Suddenly Susan was a terrible sitcom, purely a vehicle for star Brooke Shields, and it had very little in the drama department… until actor David Strickland, who played the supporting character Todd, committed suicide. The episode where they hastily wrote the character’s death in Season 3 is… sort of weird. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/29 "2019-08-22T20:20:46Z")
1. MASH 2. Futurama 3. Roseanne 4. All in the Family 5. Northern Exposure 6. Scrubs 7. Happy Days 8. The Wonder Years 9. Suddenly Susan 10.Diff’rent Strokes 10. Family Ties (Yeah, both of these came to mind, and it’s ending the list anyway, so take 2) Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show). After the show, put the theme song and the artists (original artist [and remake artist, if redone]). 1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/30 "2019-08-22T20:24:40Z")
Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show). 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) ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/31 "2019-08-22T20:28:48Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show). > > 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) Additional point of note, Love Spit Love’s version was on the soundtrack for the movie “The Craft” which is a large part of why Charmed took it for their theme. ---
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show). 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) ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/33 "2019-08-22T21:04:48Z")
Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show). 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) Well, it didn’t chart in the U.S., but it was pretty big here in Europe. ---
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show). 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) 5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon) ---
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show). 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) 5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon) 6. Married…with Children (“Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra) ---
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show). 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) 5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon) 6. Married…with Children (“Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra) 7. Freaks and Geeks (“Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett) ---
**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:** [August 23, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/37 "2019-08-23T05:54:57Z")
Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show). 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) 5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon) 6. Married…with Children (“Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra) 7. Freaks and Geeks (“Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett) 8. Veronica Mars (“We Used to Be Friends” by The Dandy Warhols) ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/38 "2019-08-23T07:35:22Z")
Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show). 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) 5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon) 6. Married…with Children (“Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra) 7. Freaks and Geeks (“Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett) 8. Veronica Mars (“We Used to Be Friends” by The Dandy Warhols) 9. [Peep Show](https://youtu.be/5lXdmTjNUfo) (“Flagpole Sitta” by Harvey Danger) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/39 "2019-08-23T16:07:29Z")
Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show). 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) 5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon) 6. Married…with Children (“Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra) 7. Freaks and Geeks (“Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett) 8. Veronica Mars (“We Used to Be Friends” by The Dandy Warhols) 9. Peep Show (“Flagpole Sitta” by Harvey Danger) 10. Chuck (“Short Skirt, Long Jacket” by Cake) TV shows that changed networks 1. The Hogan Family (NBC, CBS) ---
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TV shows that changed networks 1. The Hogan Family (NBC, CBS) 2. Futurama (FOX, Comedy Central) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=3)