# 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:** 223
**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:** [October 9, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4446 "2020-10-09T20:49:59Z")
**Secondary TV Roles of Actors who made it big with another role** 1. T. J. Hooker (William Shatner on _T. J. Hooker_ , formerly Capt. Kirk on _Star Trek_ ) 2. Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show, (and as Ben Matlock on Matlock) 3. Murray Slaughter (Gavin MacLeod on _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ , who would go on to become Captain Stubing on _The Love Boat_ ) 4. Dick Van Dyke (starred on _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ ; later starred on _Diagnosis: Murder_ ) 5. Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub played Antonio Scarpacci on _Wings_) ---
**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:** [October 10, 2020, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4447 "2020-10-10T11:15:59Z")
**Secondary TV Roles of Actors who made it big with another role** 1. T. J. Hooker (William Shatner on _T. J. Hooker_ , formerly Capt. Kirk on _Star Trek_ ) 2. Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show, (and as Ben Matlock on Matlock) 3. Murray Slaughter (Gavin MacLeod on _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ , who would go on to become Captain Stubing on _The Love Boat_ ) 4. Dick Van Dyke (starred on _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ ; later starred on _Diagnosis: Murder_ ) 5. Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub played Antonio Scarpacci on _Wings_ ) 6. _Ironside_ (Title role played by Raymond Burr who is much better known as _Perry Mason_) ---
**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:** [October 10, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4448 "2020-10-10T17:22:45Z")
Secondary TV Roles of Actors who made it big with another role 1. T. J. Hooker (William Shatner on _T. J. Hooker_ , formerly Capt. Kirk on _Star Trek_ ) 2. Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show, (and as Ben Matlock on Matlock) 3. Murray Slaughter (Gavin MacLeod on _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ , who would go on to become Captain Stubing on _The Love Boat_ ) 4. Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke’s role in _Diagnosis: Murder_, following his role as Rob Petrie in _The Dick Van Dyke Show_) 5. Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub played Antonio Scarpacci on _Wings_ ) 6. _Ironside_ (Title role played by Raymond Burr who is much better known as _Perry Mason_ ) 7. Bonnie Plunkett (Alison Janney’s role in _Mom_, following her role as C.J. Cregg in _The West Wing_) I revised #4 to fit the format others are using. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4449 "2020-10-10T17:26:41Z")
Secondary TV Roles of Actors who made it big with another role 1. T. J. Hooker (William Shatner on _T. J. Hooker_ , formerly Capt. Kirk on _Star Trek_ ) 2. Andy Taylor on _The Andy Griffith Show_, (and as Ben Matlock on _Matlock_) 3. Murray Slaughter (Gavin MacLeod on _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ , who would go on to become Captain Stubing on _The Love Boat_ ) 4. Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke’s role in _Diagnosis: Murder_, following his role as Rob Petrie in _The Dick Van Dyke Show_) 5. Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub played Antonio Scarpacci on _Wings_ ) 6. _Ironside_ (Title role played by Raymond Burr who is much better known as _Perry Mason_ ) 7. Bonnie Plunkett (Alison Janney’s role in _Mom_, following her role as C.J. Cregg in _The West Wing_) 8. Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer’s role as Mayor of Chicago in _Boss_, after his success in _Cheers_ and _Frasier_) ---
**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:** [October 12, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4450 "2020-10-12T07:04:39Z")
Secondary TV Roles of Actors who made it big with another role 1. T. J. Hooker (William Shatner on _T. J. Hooker_ , formerly Capt. Kirk on _Star Trek_ ) 2. Andy Taylor on _The Andy Griffith Show_ , (and as Ben Matlock on _Matlock_ ) 3. Murray Slaughter (Gavin MacLeod on _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ , who would go on to become Captain Stubing on _The Love Boat_ ) 4. Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke’s role in _Diagnosis: Murder_ , following his role as Rob Petrie in _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ ) 5. Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub played Antonio Scarpacci on _Wings_ ) 6. _Ironside_ (Title role played by Raymond Burr who is much better known as _Perry Mason_ ) 7. Bonnie Plunkett (Alison Janney’s role in _Mom_ , following her role as C.J. Cregg in _The West Wing_ ) 8. Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer’s role as Mayor of Chicago in _Boss_ , after his success in _Cheers_ and _Frasier_ ) 9. Colt Seavers (Lee Majors’ role in _The Fall Guy_ after playing Steve Austin in _The Six Million Dollar Man_) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4451 "2020-10-13T18:40:59Z")
Secondary TV Roles of Actors who made it big with another role 1. T. J. Hooker (William Shatner on _T. J. Hooker_ , formerly Capt. Kirk on _Star Trek_ ) 2. Andy Taylor on _The Andy Griffith Show_ , (and as Ben Matlock on _Matlock_ ) 3. Murray Slaughter (Gavin MacLeod on _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ , who would go on to become Captain Stubing on _The Love Boat_ ) 4. Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke’s role in _Diagnosis: Murder_ , following his role as Rob Petrie in _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ ) 5. Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub played Antonio Scarpacci on _Wings_ ) 6. _Ironside_ (Title role played by Raymond Burr who is much better known as _Perry Mason_ ) 7. Bonnie Plunkett (Alison Janney’s role in _Mom_ , following her role as C.J. Cregg in _The West Wing_) 8. Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer’s role as Mayor of Chicago in _Boss_ , after his success in _Cheers_ and _Frasier_ ) 9. Colt Seavers (Lee Majors’ role in _The Fall Guy_ after playing Steve Austin in _The Six Million Dollar Man_) 10. Spec. Agt. Leroy Gibbs (Mark Harmon’s role on _NCIS_ after playing Dr. Robert Caldwell on _St. Elsewhere_) Next up: Secondary characters from _The West Wing_ 1. Spec. Agt. Simon Donovan, U.S. Secret Service (Mark Harmon) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4452 "2020-10-13T18:46:15Z")
Secondary characters from _The West Wing_ 1. Spec. Agt. Simon Donovan, U.S. Secret Service (Mark Harmon) 2. Oliver Babish, White House Counsel (Oliver Platt) I hear he’s doing a cooking show on YouTube now. Good for him. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4453 "2020-10-13T19:20:48Z")
Secondary characters from _The West Wing_ 1. Spec. Agt. Simon Donovan, U.S. Secret Service (Mark Harmon) 2. Oliver Babish, White House Counsel (Oliver Platt) 3. Adm. Percy Fitzwallace, USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (John Amos) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4454 "2020-10-13T19:53:51Z")
Secondary characters from _The West Wing_ 1. Spec. Agt. Simon Donovan, U.S. Secret Service (Mark Harmon) 2. Oliver Babish, White House Counsel (Oliver Platt) 3. Adm. Percy Fitzwallace, USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (John Amos) 4. Mike Casper, FBI Special Agent (Clark Gregg) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4455 "2020-10-13T23:27:06Z")
Secondary characters from _The West Wing_ 1. Spec. Agt. Simon Donovan, U.S. Secret Service (Mark Harmon) 2. Oliver Babish, White House Counsel (Oliver Platt) 3. Adm. Percy Fitzwallace, USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (John Amos) 4. Mike Casper, FBI Special Agent (Clark Gregg) 5. Mrs. Landingham, the President’s secretary ( Kathryn Joosten) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4456 "2020-10-13T23:57:17Z")
Secondary characters from _The West Wing_ 1. Spec. Agt. Simon Donovan, U.S. Secret Service (Mark Harmon) 2. Oliver Babish, White House Counsel (Oliver Platt) 3. Adm. Percy Fitzwallace, USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (John Amos) 4. Mike Casper, FBI Special Agent (Clark Gregg) 5. Mrs. Landingham, the President’s secretary ( Kathryn Joosten) 6. Joey Lucas, political consultant (Marlee Maitlin) ---
**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:** [October 14, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4457 "2020-10-14T15:55:50Z")
Secondary characters from _The West Wing_ 1. Spec. Agt. Simon Donovan, U.S. Secret Service (Mark Harmon) 2. Oliver Babish, White House Counsel (Oliver Platt) 3. Adm. Percy Fitzwallace, USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (John Amos) 4. Mike Casper, FBI Special Agent (Clark Gregg) 5. Mrs. Landingham, the President’s secretary ( Kathryn Joosten) 6. Joey Lucas, political consultant (Marlee Maitlin) 7. Glen Allen Walken, Speaker of the House and briefly Acting President (John Goodman) ---
**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:** [October 14, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4458 "2020-10-14T16:32:41Z")
Secondary characters from _The West Wing_ 1. Spec. Agt. Simon Donovan, U.S. Secret Service (Mark Harmon) 2. Oliver Babish, White House Counsel (Oliver Platt) 3. Adm. Percy Fitzwallace, USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (John Amos) 4. Mike Casper, FBI Special Agent (Clark Gregg) 5. Mrs. Landingham, the President’s secretary ( Kathryn Joosten) 6. Joey Lucas, political consultant (Marlee Maitlin) 7. Glen Allen Walken, Speaker of the House and briefly Acting President (John Goodman) 8. Margaret Hooper, Assistant to the Chief of Staff (NiCole Robinson) ---
**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:** [October 15, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4459 "2020-10-15T13:08:35Z")
Secondary characters from _The West Wing_ 1. Spec. Agt. Simon Donovan, U.S. Secret Service (Mark Harmon) 2. Oliver Babish, White House Counsel (Oliver Platt) 3. Adm. Percy Fitzwallace, USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (John Amos) 4. Mike Casper, FBI Special Agent (Clark Gregg) 5. Mrs. Landingham, the President’s secretary ( Kathryn Joosten) 6. Joey Lucas, political consultant (Marlee Maitlin) 7. Glen Allen Walken, Speaker of the House and briefly Acting President (John Goodman) 8. Margaret Hooper, Assistant to the Chief of Staff (NiCole Robinson) 9. Lewis Berryhill, Secretary of State (William Devane) Both he and Martin Sheen had earlier played JFK, with Sheen playing RFK to his JFK in the TV movie _The Missiles of October_. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4460 "2020-10-16T16:10:53Z")
Secondary characters from _The West Wing_ 1. Spec. Agt. Simon Donovan, U.S. Secret Service (Mark Harmon) 2. Oliver Babish, White House Counsel (Oliver Platt) 3. Adm. Percy Fitzwallace, USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (John Amos) 4. Mike Casper, FBI Special Agent (Clark Gregg) 5. Mrs. Landingham, the President’s secretary ( Kathryn Joosten) 6. Joey Lucas, political consultant (Marlee Maitlin) 7. Glen Allen Walken, Speaker of the House and briefly Acting President (John Goodman) 8. Margaret Hooper, Assistant to the Chief of Staff (NiCole Robinson) 9. Lewis Berryhill, Secretary of State (William Devane) 10. Louise Thornton, Santos campaign advisor (Janeane Garafalo) Next: Halloween episodes. 1. Freaks and Geeks “Tricks and Treats” - Bill dresses as the Bionic Woman, Lindsay accidentally eggs her brother. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4461 "2020-10-16T16:14:11Z")
Halloween episodes. 1. Freaks and Geeks “Tricks and Treats” - Bill dresses as the Bionic Woman, Lindsay accidentally eggs her brother. 2. Community “Epidemiology” - The Deans army surplus store taco ‘meat’ causes the student body to become blood thirsty zombies. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4462 "2020-10-16T18:27:20Z")
Halloween episodes. 1. Freaks and Geeks “Tricks and Treats” - Bill dresses as the Bionic Woman, Lindsay accidentally eggs her brother. 2. Community “Epidemiology” - The Deans army surplus store taco ‘meat’ causes the student body to become blood thirsty zombies. 3. NCIS “Witch Hunt” - Searching for a kidnapping victim, McGee talks to an alien in Klingon; Abby shows off her costume. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4463 "2020-10-19T15:48:45Z")
Halloween episodes. 1. Freaks and Geeks “Tricks and Treats” - Bill dresses as the Bionic Woman, Lindsay accidentally eggs her brother. 2. Community “Epidemiology” - The Deans army surplus store taco ‘meat’ causes the student body to become blood thirsty zombies. 3. NCIS “Witch Hunt” - Searching for a kidnapping victim, McGee talks to an alien in Klingon; Abby shows off her costume. 4. Dukes of Hazzard “Ghost of General Lee” - Rosco and Boss Hogg think the Duke Boys drowned so the Dukes paint the General Lee with glowing paint to trick Hogg into admitting his latest scheme. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4464 "2020-10-19T15:52:02Z")
Halloween episodes. 1. Freaks and Geeks “Tricks and Treats” - Bill dresses as the Bionic Woman, Lindsay accidentally eggs her brother. 2. Community “Epidemiology” - The Deans army surplus store taco ‘meat’ causes the student body to become blood thirsty zombies. 3. NCIS “Witch Hunt” - Searching for a kidnapping victim, McGee talks to an alien in Klingon; Abby shows off her costume. 4. Dukes of Hazzard “Ghost of General Lee” - Rosco and Boss Hogg think the Duke Boys drowned so the Dukes paint the General Lee with glowing paint to trick Hogg into admitting his latest scheme. 5. Roseanne “Boo!” - The Conners enjoy the holiday with a series of outrageous pranks. In that and subsequent Halloween episodes, there were usually some very cleverly-carved jack-o-lanterns on display. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4465 "2020-10-19T19:35:09Z")
Halloween episodes. 1. Freaks and Geeks “Tricks and Treats” - Bill dresses as the Bionic Woman, Lindsay accidentally eggs her brother. 2. Community “Epidemiology” - The Deans army surplus store taco ‘meat’ causes the student body to become blood thirsty zombies. 3. NCIS “Witch Hunt” - Searching for a kidnapping victim, McGee talks to an alien in Klingon; Abby shows off her costume. 4. Dukes of Hazzard “Ghost of General Lee” - Rosco and Boss Hogg think the Duke Boys drowned so the Dukes paint the General Lee with glowing paint to trick Hogg into admitting his latest scheme. 5. Roseanne “Boo!” - The Conners enjoy the holiday with a series of outrageous pranks. 6. M \* A \*S \* H - “Trick or Treatment”- Hawkeye is dressed as Superman, B.J. is a clown, Margaret is a geisha girl, Colonel Potter is a cowboy and Klinger is Al Capone. But it’s not much of a party for the surgeons when unexpected wounded guests show up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=222) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=224)