# 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:** 239
**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 25, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4766 "2020-12-25T05:24:05Z")
**Favorite Sesame Street Character or Human** 1. Mr. Hooper 2. The Count 3. Lovable furry ol’ Grover 4. Guy Smiley 5. Susan 6. Snuffalupagus 7. Oscar the Grouch 8. Animal! ANIMAL!!! 9. Kermit the Investigative Reporter Frog 10. Sam the Eagle Pass. ---
**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 25, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4767 "2020-12-25T05:32:04Z")
Characters you liked for really simple reasons: 1. Susan, on _Sesame Street_– As an almost 3-yr-old, saw her sing very simple song to a group of kids. In love for life. ---
**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 25, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4768 "2020-12-25T12:05:29Z")
Characters you liked for really simple reasons: 1. Susan, on _Sesame Street_ – As an almost 3-yr-old, saw her sing very simple song to a group of kids. In love for life. 2. Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_ - he was a nice, eccentric, funny, helpful old smart guy whose inventions worked, and everybody was always glad to see him. ---
**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 25, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4769 "2020-12-25T16:30:20Z")
Characters you liked for really simple reasons: 1. Susan, on _Sesame Street_ – As an almost 3-yr-old, saw her sing very simple song to a group of kids. In love for life. 2. Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_ - he was a nice, eccentric, funny, helpful old smart guy whose inventions worked, and everybody was always glad to see him. 3. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_. He was the middle child of three boys, and so was I. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4770 "2020-12-25T17:42:15Z")
[quote=“Wheelz, post:4769, topic:839004, full:true”] Characters you liked for really simple reasons: 1. Susan, on _Sesame Street_ – As an almost 3-yr-old, saw her sing very simple song to a group of kids. In love for life. 2. Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_ - he was a nice, eccentric, funny, helpful old smart guy whose inventions worked, and everybody was always glad to see him. 3. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ . He was the middle child of three boys, and so was I. 4. Dennis “Animal” Price, _Lou Grant_ - A lot deeper and more capable than he appeared to be when the series started. ---
**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 27, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4771 "2020-12-27T20:21:06Z")
Characters you liked for really simple reasons: 1. Susan, on _Sesame Street_ – As an almost 3-yr-old, saw her sing very simple song to a group of kids. In love for life. 2. Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_ - he was a nice, eccentric, funny, helpful old smart guy whose inventions worked, and everybody was always glad to see him. 3. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ . He was the middle child of three boys, and so was I. 4. Dennis “Animal” Price, _Lou Grant_ - A lot deeper and more capable than he appeared to be when the series started. 5. Athena on the original _Battlestar Galactica_ - because she was smart and beautiful. ---
**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 27, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4772 "2020-12-27T20:23:47Z")
Characters you liked for really simple reasons: 1. Susan, on _Sesame Street_ – As an almost 3-yr-old, saw her sing very simple song to a group of kids. In love for life. 2. Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_ - he was a nice, eccentric, funny, helpful old smart guy whose inventions worked, and everybody was always glad to see him. 3. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ . He was the middle child of three boys, and so was I. 4. Dennis “Animal” Price, _Lou Grant_ - A lot deeper and more capable than he appeared to be when the series started. 5. Athena on the original _Battlestar Galactica_ - because she was smart and beautiful. 6. Johnny B on _Misfits of Science_ - because he had superspeed ---
**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 28, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4773 "2020-12-28T00:37:38Z")
Characters you liked for really simple reasons: 1. Susan, on _Sesame Street_ – As an almost 3-yr-old, saw her sing very simple song to a group of kids. In love for life. 2. Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_ - he was a nice, eccentric, funny, helpful old smart guy whose inventions worked, and everybody was always glad to see him. 3. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ . He was the middle child of three boys, and so was I. 4. Dennis “Animal” Price, _Lou Grant_ - A lot deeper and more capable than he appeared to be when the series started. 5. Athena on the original _Battlestar Galactica_ - because she was smart and beautiful. 6. Johnny B on _Misfits of Science_ - because he had superspeed 7. Flint on G.I.Joe - A Green Beret and a helicopter pilot? That’s pretty cool. ---
**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 29, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4774 "2020-12-29T15:04:37Z")
Characters you liked for really simple reasons: 1. Susan, on _Sesame Street_ – As an almost 3-yr-old, saw her sing very simple song to a group of kids. In love for life. 2. Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_ - he was a nice, eccentric, funny, helpful old smart guy whose inventions worked, and everybody was always glad to see him. 3. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ . He was the middle child of three boys, and so was I. 4. Dennis “Animal” Price, _Lou Grant_ - A lot deeper and more capable than he appeared to be when the series started. 5. Athena on the original _Battlestar Galactica_ - because she was smart and beautiful. 6. Johnny B on _Misfits of Science_ - because he had superspeed 7. Flint on G.I.Joe - A Green Beret and a helicopter pilot? That’s pretty cool. 8. Spock on _Star Trek_ - smart, cool and just a little mysterious. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4775 "2020-12-29T15:43:21Z")
Characters you liked for really simple reasons: 1. Susan, on _Sesame Street_ – As an almost 3-yr-old, saw her sing very simple song to a group of kids. In love for life. 2. Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_ - he was a nice, eccentric, funny, helpful old smart guy whose inventions worked, and everybody was always glad to see him. 3. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ . He was the middle child of three boys, and so was I. 4. Dennis “Animal” Price, _Lou Grant_ - A lot deeper and more capable than he appeared to be when the series started. 5. Athena on the original _Battlestar Galactica_ - because she was smart and beautiful. 6. Johnny B on _Misfits of Science_ - because he had superspeed 7. Flint on G.I.Joe - A Green Beret and a helicopter pilot? That’s pretty cool. 8. Spock on _Star Trek_ - smart, cool and just a little mysterious. 9. BJ Hunnicutt on M_A_S\*H - Fun to be around, down to earth (ETA what happened to my other two asterisks?) ---
**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 29, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4776 "2020-12-29T18:35:54Z")
Characters you liked for really simple reasons: 1. Susan, on _Sesame Street_ – As an almost 3-yr-old, saw her sing very simple song to a group of kids. In love for life. 2. Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_ - he was a nice, eccentric, funny, helpful old smart guy whose inventions worked, and everybody was always glad to see him. 3. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ . He was the middle child of three boys, and so was I. 4. Dennis “Animal” Price, _Lou Grant_ - A lot deeper and more capable than he appeared to be when the series started. 5. Athena on the original _Battlestar Galactica_ - because she was smart and beautiful. 6. Johnny B on _Misfits of Science_ - because he had superspeed 7. Flint on G.I.Joe - A Green Beret and a helicopter pilot? That’s pretty cool. 8. Spock on _Star Trek_ - smart, cool and just a little mysterious. 9. BJ Hunnicutt on M _A_ S\*H - Fun to be around, down to earth (ETA what happened to my other two asterisks?) 10. Darlene, _Roseanne_ - pretty, cool and sarcastic as fuck **Mean Mr. Mustard** : The board uses Markdown for text styling, so it thought you were italicizing the A in MASH. **Characters you hate for really simple reasons** 1. Wesley Crusher, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - Possibly the most annoying teenager in TV history ---
**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 29, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4777 "2020-12-29T18:38:20Z")
**Characters you hate for really simple reasons** 1. Wesley Crusher, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - Possibly the most annoying teenager in TV history 2. Tim the Toolman Taylor, _Home Improvement_ - Just everything, but start with that annoying grunting sound he did. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4778 "2020-12-29T20:19:16Z")
**Characters you hate for really simple reasons** 1. Wesley Crusher, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - Possibly the most annoying teenager in TV history 2. Tim the Toolman Taylor, _Home Improvement_ - Just everything, but start with that annoying grunting sound he did. 3. Fran Fine, The Nanny - The voice, of course. Fingers, meet blackboard. ---
**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 29, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4779 "2020-12-29T20:40:57Z")
**Characters you hate for really simple reasons** 1. Wesley Crusher, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - Possibly the most annoying teenager in TV history 2. Tim the Toolman Taylor, _Home Improvement_ - Just everything, but start with that annoying grunting sound he did. 3. Fran Fine, The Nanny - The voice, of course. Fingers, meet blackboard. 4. Piper Chapman, _Orange is the New Black_ - Possibly the least interesting lead character on a show. ---
**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 29, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4780 "2020-12-29T20:58:42Z")
**Characters you hate for really simple reasons** 1. Wesley Crusher, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - Possibly the most annoying teenager in TV history 2. Tim the Toolman Taylor, _Home Improvement_ - Just everything, but start with that annoying grunting sound he did. 3. Fran Fine, The Nanny - The voice, of course. Fingers, meet blackboard. 4. Piper Chapman, _Orange is the New Black_ - Possibly the least interesting lead character on a show. 5. Steve Urkel, _Family Matters_ - Most annoying TV brat of all time ---
**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 29, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4781 "2020-12-29T23:35:26Z")
**Characters you hate for really simple reasons** 1. Wesley Crusher, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - Possibly the most annoying teenager in TV history 2. Tim the Toolman Taylor, _Home Improvement_ - Just everything, but start with that annoying grunting sound he did. 3. Fran Fine, The Nanny - The voice, of course. Fingers, meet blackboard. 4. Piper Chapman, _Orange is the New Black_ - Possibly the least interesting lead character on a show. 5. Steve Urkel, _Family Matters_ - Most annoying TV brat of all time 6. Everybody on _Full House_ - Because they’re on _Full House_ ---
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**Characters you hate for really simple reasons** 1. Wesley Crusher, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - Possibly the most annoying teenager in TV history 2. Tim the Toolman Taylor, _Home Improvement_ - Just everything, but start with that annoying grunting sound he did. 3. Fran Fine, The Nanny - The voice, of course. Fingers, meet blackboard. 4. Piper Chapman, _Orange is the New Black_ - Possibly the least interesting lead character on a show. 5. Steve Urkel, _Family Matters_ - Most annoying TV brat of all time 6. Everybody on _Full House_ - Because they’re on _Full House_ 7. Frank Burns - a sniveling twit ---
**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 30, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4783 "2020-12-30T22:56:03Z")
**Characters you hate for really simple reasons** 1. Wesley Crusher, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - Possibly the most annoying teenager in TV history 2. Tim the Toolman Taylor, _Home Improvement_ - Just everything, but start with that annoying grunting sound he did. 3. Fran Fine, The Nanny - The voice, of course. Fingers, meet blackboard. 4. Piper Chapman, _Orange is the New Black_ - Possibly the least interesting lead character on a show. 5. Steve Urkel, _Family Matters_ - Most annoying TV brat of all time 6. Everybody on _Full House_ - Because they’re on _Full House_ 7. Frank Burns - M\* A \* S\* H\* - a sniveling twit 8. George Costanza - _Seinfeld_ - insufferable prick ---
**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 31, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4784 "2020-12-31T18:16:19Z")
**Characters you hate for really simple reasons** 1. Wesley Crusher, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - Possibly the most annoying teenager in TV history 2. Tim the Toolman Taylor, _Home Improvement_ - Just everything, but start with that annoying grunting sound he did. 3. Fran Fine, The Nanny - The voice, of course. Fingers, meet blackboard. 4. Piper Chapman, _Orange is the New Black_ - Possibly the least interesting lead character on a show. 5. Steve Urkel, _Family Matters_ - Most annoying TV brat of all time 6. Everybody on _Full House_ - Because they’re on _Full House_ 7. Frank Burns - M\* A \* S\* H\* - a sniveling twit 8. George Costanza - _Seinfeld_ - insufferable prick 9. Reagan - _New Girl_ - Played by Megan Fox, who seems less like an actress and more like some kind of sexbot that was programmed to act. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4785 "2020-12-31T19:50:56Z")
**Characters you hate for really simple reasons** 1. Wesley Crusher, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - Possibly the most annoying teenager in TV history 2. Tim the Toolman Taylor, _Home Improvement_ - Just everything, but start with that annoying grunting sound he did. 3. Fran Fine, The Nanny - The voice, of course. Fingers, meet blackboard. 4. Piper Chapman, _Orange is the New Black_ - Possibly the least interesting lead character on a show. 5. Steve Urkel, _Family Matters_ - Most annoying TV brat of all time 6. Everybody on _Full House_ - Because they’re on _Full House_ 7. Frank Burns - M\* A \* S\* H\* - a sniveling twit 8. George Costanza - _Seinfeld_ - insufferable prick 9. Reagan - _New Girl_ - Played by Megan Fox, who seems less like an actress and more like some kind of sexbot that was programmed to act. 10. Debra Morgan (Dexter’s sister) - _Dexter_ - I couldn’t make it through the first episode because of her; probably missed out on a series I would have otherwise enjoyed. Characters with ramped up sex drives, male or female 1. Bob “Bulldog” Brisco, from Frasier [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=238) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=240)