# 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:** 248
**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:** [January 25, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4946 "2021-01-25T16:03:31Z")
**Oh, So _That’s_ Their Real Name!** 1. Warren Weber - Potsie, from Happy Days 2. Andrew Squiggman - Squiggy, from Laverne & Shirley 3. Samuel Powers - Screech, from Saved by the Bell ---
**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:** [January 25, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4947 "2021-01-25T17:53:06Z")
**Oh, So _That’s_ Their Real Name!** 1. Warren Weber - Potsie, from Happy Days 2. Andrew Squiggman - Squiggy, from Laverne & Shirley 3. Samuel Powers - Screech, from Saved by the Bell 4. Jonas Grumby - The Skipper, from Gilligan’s Island ---
**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:** [January 25, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4948 "2021-01-25T18:59:48Z")
**Oh, So _That’s_ Their Real Name!** 1. Warren Weber - Potsie, from Happy Days 2. Andrew Squiggman - Squiggy, from Laverne & Shirley 3. Samuel Powers - Screech, from Saved by the Bell 4. Jonas Grumby - The Skipper, from Gilligan’s Island 5. John Caravella - aka Dr. Johnny Fever, Johnny Sunshine, Johnny Duke, Johnny Style, Johnny Cool, Johnny Midnight, and Heavy Early, from WKRP in Cincinnati ---
**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:** [January 25, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4949 "2021-01-25T21:48:44Z")
**Oh, So _That’s_ Their Real Name!** 1. Warren Weber - Potsie, from Happy Days 2. Andrew Squiggman - Squiggy, from Laverne & Shirley 3. Samuel Powers - Screech, from Saved by the Bell 4. Jonas Grumby - The Skipper, from Gilligan’s Island 5. John Caravella - aka Dr. Johnny Fever, Johnny Sunshine, Johnny Duke, Johnny Style, Johnny Cool, Johnny Midnight, and Heavy Early, from WKRP in Cincinnati 6. Frances Lawrence - Gidget, from Gidget ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4950 "2021-01-25T22:11:10Z")
**Oh, So _That’s_ Their Real Name!** 1. Warren Weber - Potsie, from Happy Days 2. Andrew Squiggman - Squiggy, from Laverne & Shirley 3. Samuel Powers - Screech, from Saved by the Bell 4. Jonas Grumby - The Skipper, from Gilligan’s Island 5. John Caravella - aka Dr. Johnny Fever, Johnny Sunshine, Johnny Duke, Johnny Style, Johnny Cool, Johnny Midnight, and Heavy Early, from WKRP in Cincinnati 6. Frances Lawrence - Gidget, from Gidget 7. Elsie Ethrington - Sister Bertrille from The Flying Nun ---
**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:** [January 25, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4951 "2021-01-25T23:43:19Z")
**Oh, So _That’s_ Their Real Name!** 1. Warren Weber - Potsie, from Happy Days 2. Andrew Squiggman - Squiggy, from Laverne & Shirley 3. Samuel Powers - Screech, from Saved by the Bell 4. Jonas Grumby - The Skipper, from Gilligan’s Island 5. John Caravella - aka Dr. Johnny Fever, Johnny Sunshine, Johnny Duke, Johnny Style, Johnny Cool, Johnny Midnight, and Heavy Early, from WKRP in Cincinnati 6. Frances Lawrence - Gidget, from Gidget 7. Elsie Ethrington - Sister Bertrille from The Flying Nun 8. Gordon Simms - Venus Flytrap, from WKRP in Cincinnati ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4952 "2021-01-26T04:47:37Z")
**Oh, So _That’s_ Their Real Name!** 1. Warren Weber - Potsie, from Happy Days 2. Andrew Squiggman - Squiggy, from Laverne & Shirley 3. Samuel Powers - Screech, from Saved by the Bell 4. Jonas Grumby - The Skipper, from Gilligan’s Island 5. John Caravella - aka Dr. Johnny Fever, Johnny Sunshine, Johnny Duke, Johnny Style, Johnny Cool, Johnny Midnight, and Heavy Early, from WKRP in Cincinnati 6. Frances Lawrence - Gidget, from Gidget 7. Elsie Ethrington - Sister Bertrille from The Flying Nun 8. Gordon Simms - Venus Flytrap, from WKRP in Cincinnati 9. James Logan - Petty thief who uses dozens of aliases, from Hill Street Blues Once, when caught with stolen skiing gear, he identifies himself at booking as “Killy… Jean-Claude.” ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4953 "2021-01-26T06:48:14Z")
**Oh, So _That’s_ Their Real Name!** 1. Warren Weber - Potsie, from Happy Days 2. Andrew Squiggman - Squiggy, from Laverne & Shirley 3. Samuel Powers - Screech, from Saved by the Bell 4. Jonas Grumby - The Skipper, from Gilligan’s Island 5. John Caravella - aka Dr. Johnny Fever, Johnny Sunshine, Johnny Duke, Johnny Style, Johnny Cool, Johnny Midnight, and Heavy Early, from WKRP in Cincinnati 6. Frances Lawrence - Gidget, from Gidget 7. Elsie Ethrington - Sister Bertrille from The Flying Nun 8. Gordon Simms - Venus Flytrap, from WKRP in Cincinnati 9. James Logan - Petty thief who uses dozens of aliases, from Hill Street Blues 10. Roy Hinkley - The Professor, from Gilligan’s Island **Next** : TV pets that are not dogs or cats 1. The duck and the chick – Chandler & Joey’s pets on _Friends_ ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4954 "2021-01-26T07:02:33Z")
TV pets that are not dogs or cats 1. The duck and the chick – Chandler & Joey’s pets on _Friends_ 2. Livingston - Jean-Luc Picard’s lionfish ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4955 "2021-01-26T07:30:07Z")
TV pets that are not dogs or cats 1. The duck and the chick – Chandler & Joey’s pets on _Friends_ 2. Livingston - Jean-Luc Picard’s lionfish 3. Arnold Ziffel - The Ziffels’ pet pig on _Green Acres_ ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4956 "2021-01-26T13:22:27Z")
TV pets that are not dogs or cats 1. The duck and the chick – Chandler & Joey’s pets on _Friends_ 2. Livingston - Jean-Luc Picard’s lionfish 3. Arnold Ziffel - The Ziffels’ pet pig on _Green Acres_ 4. Aristotle - the octopus on The Addams Fa ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4957 "2021-01-26T14:33:33Z")
TV pets that are not dogs or cats 1. The duck and the chick – Chandler & Joey’s pets on _Friends_ 2. Livingston - Jean-Luc Picard’s lionfish 3. Arnold Ziffel - The Ziffels’ pet pig on _Green Acres_ 4. Aristotle - the octopus on The Addams Family 5. Jub Jub - Iguana on The Simpsons ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4958 "2021-01-26T15:06:46Z")
TV pets that are not dogs or cats 1. The duck and the chick – Chandler & Joey’s pets on _Friends_ 2. Livingston - Jean-Luc Picard’s lionfish 3. Arnold Ziffel - The Ziffels’ pet pig on _Green Acres_ 4. Aristotle - the octopus on The Addams Family 5. Jub Jub - Iguana on The Simpsons 6. Noelle - Suzanne’s pet pig on _Designing Women_ ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4959 "2021-01-26T15:11:19Z")
TV pets that are not dogs or cats 1. The duck and the chick – Chandler & Joey’s pets on _Friends_ 2. Livingston - Jean-Luc Picard’s lionfish 3. Arnold Ziffel - The Ziffels’ pet pig on _Green Acres_ 4. Aristotle - the octopus on The Addams Family 5. Jub Jub - Iguana on The Simpsons 6. Noelle - Suzanne’s pet pig on _Designing Women_ 7. Speak - The Tick’s capybara on _The Tick_ animated series ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4960 "2021-01-26T15:26:28Z")
TV pets that are not dogs or cats 1. The duck and the chick – Chandler & Joey’s pets on _Friends_ 2. Livingston - Jean-Luc Picard’s lionfish 3. Arnold Ziffel - The Ziffels’ pet pig on _Green Acres_ 4. Aristotle - the octopus on The Addams Family 5. Jub Jub - Iguana on The Simpsons 6. Noelle - Suzanne’s pet pig on _Designing Women_ 7. Speak - The Tick’s capybara on _The Tick_ animated series 8. Bruce - The ocelot on _Honey West_ ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4961 "2021-01-26T18:23:20Z")
TV pets that are not dogs or cats 1. The duck and the chick – Chandler & Joey’s pets on _Friends_ 2. Livingston - Jean-Luc Picard’s lionfish 3. Arnold Ziffel - The Ziffels’ pet pig on _Green Acres_ 4. Aristotle - the octopus on The Addams Family 5. Jub Jub - Iguana on The Simpsons 6. Noelle - Suzanne’s pet pig on _Designing Women_ 7. Speak - The Tick’s capybara on _The Tick_ animated series 8. Bruce - The ocelot on _Honey West_ 9. Spot - The dragon under the stairs on _The Munsters_ ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4962 "2021-01-26T19:42:51Z")
TV pets that are not dogs or cats 1. The duck and the chick – Chandler & Joey’s pets on _Friends_ 2. Livingston - Jean-Luc Picard’s lionfish 3. Arnold Ziffel - The Ziffels’ pet pig on _Green Acres_ 4. Aristotle - the octopus on The Addams Family 5. Jub Jub - Iguana on The Simpsons 6. Noelle - Suzanne’s pet pig on _Designing Women_ 7. Speak - The Tick’s capybara on _The Tick_ animated series 8. Bruce - The ocelot on _Honey West_ 9. Spot - The dragon under the stairs on _The Munsters_ 10. Sherman - Mr. Peabody’s pet boy on _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_ **TV Shows featuring a person or family hosting an alien, supernatural entity, fantasy character, &c** 1. My Favorite Martian - Uncle Martin ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4963 "2021-01-26T20:07:03Z")
**TV Shows featuring a person or family hosting an alien, supernatural entity, fantasy character, &c** 1. My Favorite Martian - Uncle Martin 2. Mork and Mindy - Mork from Ork ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4964 "2021-01-26T22:07:20Z")
**TV Shows featuring a person or family hosting an alien, supernatural entity, fantasy character, &c** 1. My Favorite Martian - Uncle Martin 2. Mork and Mindy - Mork from Ork 3. The Flintstones - The Great Gazoo ---
**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:** [January 26, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/4965 "2021-01-26T23:12:14Z")
**TV Shows featuring a person or family hosting an alien, supernatural entity, fantasy character, &c** 1. My Favorite Martian - Uncle Martin 2. Mork and Mindy - Mork from Ork 3. The Flintstones - The Great Gazoo 4. ALF - Alf, of course [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=247) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=249)