# 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:** 229
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4566 "2020-11-12T14:46:02Z")
Talk show hosts of the past 1. Johnny Carson 2. Arsenio Hall 3. Jack Paar 4. Steve Allen 5. Tom Snyder 6. Merv Griffin 7. Mike Douglas 8. Dick Cavett 9. Oprah Winfrey ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4567 "2020-11-12T15:07:45Z")
Talk show hosts of the past 1. Johnny Carson 2. Arsenio Hall 3. Jack Paar 4. Steve Allen 5. Tom Snyder 6. Merv Griffin 7. Mike Douglas 8. Dick Cavett 9. Oprah Winfrey 10. Chevy Chase Not for long, though… Next category: Talk show sidekicks 1. Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4568 "2020-11-12T15:33:51Z")
**Talk show sidekicks** 1. Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show 2. Fred Armisen, Late Night with Seth Meyers ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4569 "2020-11-12T15:39:15Z")
**Talk show sidekicks** 1. Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show 2. Fred Armisen, Late Night with Seth Meyers 3. Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4570 "2020-11-12T16:13:08Z")
**Talk show sidekicks** 1. Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show 2. Fred Armisen, Late Night with Seth Meyers 3. Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman 4. Arthur Treacher, The Merv Griffin Show ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4571 "2020-11-12T16:16:12Z")
**Talk show sidekicks** 1. Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show 2. Fred Armisen, Late Night with Seth Meyers 3. Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman 4. Arthur Treacher, The Merv Griffin Show 5. Andy Richter, Conan ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4572 "2020-11-12T17:16:05Z")
**Talk show sidekicks** 1. Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show 2. Fred Armisen, Late Night with Seth Meyers 3. Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman 4. Arthur Treacher, The Merv Griffin Show 5. Andy Richter, Conan 6. Peggy Cass, Jack Paar Tonite ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4573 "2020-11-12T19:00:03Z")
**Talk show sidekicks** 1. Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show 2. Fred Armisen, Late Night with Seth Meyers 3. Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman 4. Arthur Treacher, The Merv Griffin Show 5. Andy Richter, Conan 6. Peggy Cass, Jack Paar Tonite 7. Paul Shaffer - Late Night with David Letterman ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4574 "2020-11-12T20:22:47Z")
**Talk show sidekicks** 1. Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show 2. Fred Armisen, Late Night with Seth Meyers 3. Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman 4. Arthur Treacher, The Merv Griffin Show 5. Andy Richter, Conan 6. Peggy Cass, Jack Paar Tonite 7. Guillermo Rodriguez - Jummy Kimmel Live **Elendil\_s\_Heir** - yours was a duplicate of 3. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4575 "2020-11-12T20:58:18Z")
No, it wasn’t. Look carefully. 1. Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show 2. Fred Armisen, Late Night with Seth Meyers 3. Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman 4. Arthur Treacher, The Merv Griffin Show 5. Andy Richter, Conan 6. Peggy Cass, Jack Paar Tonite 7. Guillermo Rodriguez - Jummy Kimmel Live 8. Paul Shaffer - Late Night with David Letterman ---
**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:** [November 13, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4576 "2020-11-13T14:52:44Z")
No, it wasn’t. Look carefully. 1. Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show 2. Fred Armisen, Late Night with Seth Meyers 3. Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman 4. Arthur Treacher, The Merv Griffin Show 5. Andy Richter, Conan 6. Peggy Cass, Jack Paar Tonite 7. Guillermo Rodriguez - Jummy Kimmel Live 8. Paul Shaffer - Late Night with David Letterman 9. Geoff Peterson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ---
**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:** [November 13, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4577 "2020-11-13T18:21:27Z")
**Talk show sidekicks** 1. Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show 2. Fred Armisen, Late Night with Seth Meyers 3. Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman 4. Arthur Treacher, The Merv Griffin Show 5. Andy Richter, Conan 6. Peggy Cass, Jack Paar Tonite 7. Guillermo Rodriguez - Jimmy Kimmel Live 8. Paul Shaffer - Late Night with David Letterman 9. Geoff Peterson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 10. Hank Kingsley (Jeffrey Tambor) - The Larry Sanders Show Next up: Shows that were cancelled too soon 1. My Name Is Earl And on a cliffhanger, no less! Grrrrr. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4578 "2020-11-13T20:05:01Z")
Shows that were cancelled too soon 1. My Name Is Earl 2. Wonderfalls ---
**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:** [November 13, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4579 "2020-11-13T22:04:03Z")
Shows that were cancelled too soon 1. My Name Is Earl 2. Wonderfalls 3. The Mole ---
**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:** [November 14, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4580 "2020-11-14T13:40:11Z")
Shows that were cancelled too soon 1. My Name Is Earl 2. Wonderfalls 3. The Mole 4. Bored to Death ---
**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:** [November 14, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4581 "2020-11-14T16:22:40Z")
Shows that were cancelled too soon 1. My Name Is Earl 2. Wonderfalls 3. The Mole 4. Bored to Death 5. Q.E.D. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4582 "2020-11-14T17:39:41Z")
Shows that were cancelled too soon 1. My Name Is Earl 2. Wonderfalls 3. The Mole 4. Bored to Death 5. Q.E.D. 6. Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace So cheesy, absolutely loved it. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4583 "2020-11-14T21:15:58Z")
Shows that were cancelled too soon 1. My Name Is Earl 2. Wonderfalls 3. The Mole 4. Bored to Death 5. Q.E.D. 6. Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace 7. Stumptown Also on a cliffhanger. Double grrrrr. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4584 "2020-11-15T10:43:16Z")
Shows that were cancelled too soon 1. My Name Is Earl 2. Wonderfalls 3. The Mole 4. Bored to Death 5. Q.E.D. 6. Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace 7. Stumptown 8. Cafe Americain ---
**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:** [November 15, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4585 "2020-11-15T12:50:23Z")
Shows that were cancelled too soon 1. My Name Is Earl 2. Wonderfalls 3. The Mole 4. Bored to Death 5. Q.E.D. 6. Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace 7. Stumptown 8. Cafe Americain 9. Firefly [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=228) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=230)