# 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:** 235
**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:** [December 10, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4686 "2020-12-10T13:33:27Z")
**Nemeses** - Newman - _Seinfeld_ - Barry Kripke - _The Big Bang Theory_ - Susan - Carol’s partner, and Ross’s nemesis on _Friends_ - Dinkelberg - _Fairly Oddparents_ - Deputy Chief Wuntch - Captain Holt’s rival on _Brooklyn 99_ . - Mel Cooley - nemesis of Buddy Sorrel on _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ - CC and Niles - _The Nanny_ ---
**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:** [December 10, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4687 "2020-12-10T14:37:59Z")
**Nemeses** 1. Newman - _Seinfeld_ 2. Barry Kripke - _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. Susan - Carol’s partner, and Ross’s nemesis on _Friends_ 4. Dinkelberg - _Fairly Oddparents_ 5. Deputy Chief Wuntch - Captain Holt’s rival on _Brooklyn 99_ . 6. Mel Cooley - nemesis of Buddy Sorrel on _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 7. The Joker - Batman ---
**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:** [December 10, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4688 "2020-12-10T15:01:02Z")
**Nemeses** 1. Newman - _Seinfeld_ 2. Barry Kripke - _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. Susan - Carol’s partner, and Ross’s nemesis on _Friends_ 4. Dinkelberg - _Fairly Oddparents_ 5. Deputy Chief Wuntch - Captain Holt’s rival on _Brooklyn 99_ . 6. Mel Cooley - nemesis of Buddy Sorrel on _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 7. The Joker - Batman 8. Jimmy Pesto - Bob’s Burgers ---
**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:** [December 10, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4689 "2020-12-10T17:43:09Z")
**Nemeses** 1. Newman - _Seinfeld_ 2. Barry Kripke - _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. Susan - Carol’s partner, and Ross’s nemesis on _Friends_ 4. Dinkelberg - _Fairly Oddparents_ 5. Deputy Chief Wuntch - Captain Holt’s rival on _Brooklyn 99_ . 6. Mel Cooley - nemesis of Buddy Sorrel on _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 7. The Joker - Batman 8. Jimmy Pesto - Bob’s Burgers 9. Professor Moriarty - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ---
**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:** [December 10, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4690 "2020-12-10T18:06:38Z")
**Nemeses** 1. Newman - _Seinfeld_ 2. Barry Kripke - _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. Susan - Carol’s partner, and Ross’s nemesis on _Friends_ 4. Dinkelberg - _Fairly Oddparents_ 5. Deputy Chief Wuntch - Captain Holt’s rival on _Brooklyn 99_ . 6. Mel Cooley - nemesis of Buddy Sorrel on _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 7. The Joker - Batman 8. Jimmy Pesto - Bob’s Burgers 9. Professor Moriarty - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10. Dr. Loveless - _The Wild Wild West_ **Santa Claus on TV** 1. _The Night of the Meek_ - episode of _The Twilight Zone_ with Art Carney as a drunken bum who somehow becomes Santa ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4691 "2020-12-10T18:23:20Z")
**Santa Claus on TV** 1. _The Night of the Meek_ - episode of _The Twilight Zone_ with Art Carney as a drunken bum who somehow becomes Santa 2. _American Dad_ - in the episode “For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls,” the Smith family wages an epic battle to the death against an evil Santa and his elf minions. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4692 "2020-12-10T18:28:45Z")
**Santa Claus on TV** 1. _The Night of the Meek_ - episode of _The Twilight Zone_ with Art Carney as a drunken bum who somehow becomes Santa 2. _American Dad_ - in the episode “For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls,” the Smith family wages an epic battle to the death against an evil Santa and his elf minions. 3. _Christmas Comes to Pac-Land_ - Pac-Man and his family help Santa save Christmas. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4693 "2020-12-11T09:10:08Z")
**Santa Claus on TV** 1. _The Night of the Meek_ - episode of _The Twilight Zone_ with Art Carney as a drunken bum who somehow becomes Santa 2. _American Dad_ - in the episode “For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls,” the Smith family wages an epic battle to the death against an evil Santa and his elf minions. 3. _Christmas Comes to Pac-Land_ - Pac-Man and his family help Santa save Christmas. 4. “The Voice of Christmas” ep. of _The Brady Bunch._ Store Santa promises Cindy something he can’t possibly deliver, to Mike’s ire. But CIndy does get her wish in the end. So ? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4694 "2020-12-11T13:45:55Z")
**Santa Claus on TV** 1. _The Night of the Meek_ - episode of _The Twilight Zone_ with Art Carney as a drunken bum who somehow becomes Santa 2. _American Dad_ - in the episode “For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls,” the Smith family wages an epic battle to the death against an evil Santa and his elf minions. 3. _Christmas Comes to Pac-Land_ - Pac-Man and his family help Santa save Christmas. 4. “The Voice of Christmas” ep. of _The Brady Bunch._ Store Santa promises Cindy something he can’t possibly deliver, to Mike’s ire. But CIndy does get her wish in the end. So ? 5. _Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer_ - Rankin-Bass annual special ---
**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:** [December 11, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4695 "2020-12-11T15:19:50Z")
**Santa Claus on TV** 1. “The Night of the Meek” - episode of _The Twilight Zone_ with Art Carney as a drunken bum who somehow becomes Santa 2. _American Dad_ - in the episode “For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls,” the Smith family wages an epic battle to the death against an evil Santa and his elf minions. 3. _Christmas Comes to Pac-Land_ - Pac-Man and his family help Santa save Christmas. 4. “The Voice of Christmas” ep. of _The Brady Bunch._ Store Santa promises Cindy something he can’t possibly deliver, to Mike’s ire. But CIndy does get her wish in the end. So ? 5. _Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer_ - Rankin/Bass annual special 6. _Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town_ - another Rankin/Bass annual special ---
**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:** [December 11, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4696 "2020-12-11T21:27:10Z")
**Santa Claus on TV** 1. “The Night of the Meek” - episode of _The Twilight Zone_ with Art Carney as a drunken bum who somehow becomes Santa 2. _American Dad_ - in the episode “For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls,” the Smith family wages an epic battle to the death against an evil Santa and his elf minions. 3. _Christmas Comes to Pac-Land_ - Pac-Man and his family help Santa save Christmas. 4. “The Voice of Christmas” ep. of _The Brady Bunch._ Store Santa promises Cindy something he can’t possibly deliver, to Mike’s ire. But CIndy does get her wish in the end. So ? 5. _Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer_ - Rankin/Bass annual special 6. _Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town_ - another Rankin/Bass annual special 7. [A Flintstone Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Flintstone_Christmas) (1977) ---
**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:** [December 12, 2020, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4697 "2020-12-12T05:21:35Z")
**Santa Claus on TV** 1. “The Night of the Meek” - episode of _The Twilight Zone_ with Art Carney as a drunken bum who somehow becomes Santa 2. _American Dad_ - in the episode “For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls,” the Smith family wages an epic battle to the death against an evil Santa and his elf minions. 3. _Christmas Comes to Pac-Land_ - Pac-Man and his family help Santa save Christmas. 4. “The Voice of Christmas” ep. of _The Brady Bunch._ Store Santa promises Cindy something he can’t possibly deliver, to Mike’s ire. But CIndy does get her wish in the end. So ? 5. _Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer_ - Rankin/Bass annual special 6. _Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town_ - another Rankin/Bass annual special 7. [A Flintstone Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Flintstone_Christmas) (1977) 8. _Frosty the Snowman_ - Santa brings a melted Frosty back to life and flies off to the North Pole with him at the end ---
**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:** [December 12, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4698 "2020-12-12T13:51:21Z")
**Santa Claus on TV** 1. “The Night of the Meek” - episode of _The Twilight Zone_ with Art Carney as a drunken bum who somehow becomes Santa 2. _American Dad_ - in the episode “For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls,” the Smith family wages an epic battle to the death against an evil Santa and his elf minions. 3. _Christmas Comes to Pac-Land_ - Pac-Man and his family help Santa save Christmas. 4. “The Voice of Christmas” ep. of _The Brady Bunch._ Store Santa promises Cindy something he can’t possibly deliver, to Mike’s ire. But CIndy does get her wish in the end. So ? 5. _Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer_ - Rankin/Bass annual special 6. _Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town_ - another Rankin/Bass annual special 7. [A Flintstone Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Flintstone_Christmas) (1977) 8. _Frosty the Snowman_ - Santa brings a melted Frosty back to life and flies off to the North Pole with him at the end 9. _The Man in the Santa Claus Suit_ - a costume shop owner (Fred Astaire) rents Santa Claus suits to three men, which helps each with problems in his life. At the end Fred is revealed to be the real Santa. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4699 "2020-12-14T14:26:35Z")
**Santa Claus on TV** 1. “The Night of the Meek” - episode of _The Twilight Zone_ with Art Carney as a drunken bum who somehow becomes Santa 2. _American Dad_ - in the episode “For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls,” the Smith family wages an epic battle to the death against an evil Santa and his elf minions. 3. _Christmas Comes to Pac-Land_ - Pac-Man and his family help Santa save Christmas. 4. “The Voice of Christmas” ep. of _The Brady Bunch._ Store Santa promises Cindy something he can’t possibly deliver, to Mike’s ire. But CIndy does get her wish in the end. So ? 5. _Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer_ - Rankin/Bass annual special 6. _Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town_ - another Rankin/Bass annual special 7. [A Flintstone Christmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Flintstone_Christmas) (1977) 8. _Frosty the Snowman_ - Santa brings a melted Frosty back to life and flies off to the North Pole with him at the end 9. _The Man in the Santa Claus Suit_ - a costume shop owner (Fred Astaire) rents Santa Claus suits to three men, which helps each with problems in his life. At the end Fred is revealed to be the real Santa. 10. _The Prisoner’s Prisoner_ - episode of _Hogan’s Heroes_ in which Sgt. Schultz dresses as Santa for a fake Christmas party in September. **Characters who are writers** Jonathan Ames - Bored to Death ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4700 "2020-12-14T15:57:20Z")
**Characters who are writers** 1. Jonathan Ames - Bored to Death 2. Billie Newman - _Lou Grant_ ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4701 "2020-12-14T15:59:54Z")
**Characters who are writers** 1. Jonathan Ames - Bored to Death 2. Billie Newman - _Lou Grant_ 3. Richard Castle - _Castle_ ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4702 "2020-12-14T16:03:45Z")
**Characters who are writers** 1. Jonathan Ames - Bored to Death 2. Billie Newman - _Lou Grant_ 3. Richard Castle - _Castle_ 4. Jessica Fletcher - _Murder She Wrote_ ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4703 "2020-12-14T17:59:48Z")
**Characters who are writers** 1. Jonathan Ames - Bored to Death 2. Billie Newman - _Lou Grant_ 3. Richard Castle - _Castle_ 4. Jessica Fletcher - _Murder She Wrote_ 5. Darlene Conner - _Roseanne/The Conners_ ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4704 "2020-12-14T18:04:55Z")
**Characters who are writers** 1. Jonathan Ames - Bored to Death 2. Billie Newman - _Lou Grant_ 3. Richard Castle - _Castle_ 4. Jessica Fletcher - _Murder She Wrote_ 5. Darlene Conner - _Roseanne/The Conners_ 6. Oscar Madison - _The Odd Couple_ ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4705 "2020-12-14T18:36:35Z")
**Characters who are writers** 1. Jonathan Ames - Bored to Death 2. Billie Newman - _Lou Grant_ 3. Richard Castle - _Castle_ 4. Jessica Fletcher - _Murder She Wrote_ 5. Darlene Conner - _Roseanne/The Conners_ 6. Oscar Madison - _The Odd Couple_ 7. Hank Moody - _Californication_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=234) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=236)