# 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:** 267
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5326 "2021-03-17T01:55:58Z")
**Shows with Numbers in the Title** 1. Three’s Company 2. One Day at a Time 3. Eight Is Enough 4. Hawaii Five-O 5. Blake’s 7 6. 77 Sunset Strip 7. Route 66 8. 3rd Rock from the Sun 9. 24 10. NUMB3RS **Theme songs played by saxophones** 1. Sanford and Son ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5327 "2021-03-17T02:01:45Z")
**Theme songs played by saxophones** 1. Sanford and Son 2. Law and Order ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5328 "2021-03-17T02:53:13Z")
**Theme songs played by saxophones** 1. Sanford and Son 2. Law and Order 3. Lou Grant ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5329 "2021-03-17T09:27:07Z")
**Theme songs played by saxophones** 1. Sanford and Son 2. Law and Order 3. Lou Grant 4. One Day at a Time (the reprise at the end of the show) ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5330 "2021-03-17T10:21:03Z")
**Theme songs played by saxophones** 1. Sanford and Son 2. Law and Order 3. Lou Grant 4. One Day at a Time (the reprise at the end of the show) 5. The Benny Hill 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:** [March 17, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5331 "2021-03-17T14:15:23Z")
**Theme songs played by saxophones** 1. Sanford and Son 2. Law and Order 3. Lou Grant 4. One Day at a Time (the reprise at the end of the show) 5. The Benny Hill Show 6. Night Court ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5332 "2021-03-17T14:47:12Z")
**Theme songs played by saxophones** 1. Sanford and Son 2. Law and Order 3. Lou Grant 4. One Day at a Time (the reprise at the end of the show) 5. The Benny Hill Show 6. Night Court 7. BoJack Horseman ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5333 "2021-03-17T15:10:17Z")
**Theme songs played by saxophones** 1. Sanford and Son 2. Law and Order 3. Lou Grant 4. One Day at a Time (the reprise at the end of the show) 5. The Benny Hill Show 6. Night Court 7. BoJack Horseman 8. The Cosby Show ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5334 "2021-03-17T16:42:07Z")
**Theme songs played by saxophones** 1. Sanford and Son 2. Law and Order 3. Lou Grant 4. One Day at a Time (the reprise at the end of the show) 5. The Benny Hill Show 6. Night Court 7. BoJack Horseman 8. The Cosby Show 9. Spenser: For Hire [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/69WB7qXoxNw/maxresdefault.jpg "Theme Song | Spenser for Hire | Warner Archive") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69WB7qXoxNw) ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5335 "2021-03-17T22:06:41Z")
I thought Law & Order was a clarinet, not a sax. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5336 "2021-03-17T22:16:29Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > I thought Law & Order was a clarinet, not a sax My understanding is that the original version used a clarinet but they switched it to a new version using a saxophone in later seasons. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5337 "2021-03-18T14:57:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > My understanding is that the original version used a clarinet but they switched it to a new version using a saxophone in later seasons. L&O: TOS always used a clarinet, and so does SVU, but I’m pretty sure CI used a soprano sax. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5338 "2021-03-18T20:31:24Z")
Anyway … **Theme songs played by saxophones** 1. Sanford and Son 2. Law and Order 3. Lou Grant 4. One Day at a Time (the reprise at the end of the show) 5. The Benny Hill Show 6. Night Court 7. BoJack Horseman 8. The Cosby Show 9. Spenser: For Hire 10. Roseanne **Shows whose theme song does not include the show title in the lyrics** 1. Friends (Instrumentals, obviously, don’t count) ---
**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:** [March 18, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5339 "2021-03-18T20:43:59Z")
**Shows whose theme song does not include the show title in the lyrics** 1. Friends 2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5340 "2021-03-18T21:02:32Z")
**Shows whose theme song does not include the show title in the lyrics** 1. Friends 2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 3. Malcom in the Middle ---
**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:** [March 18, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5341 "2021-03-18T21:11:10Z")
**Shows whose theme song does not include the show title in the lyrics** 1. Friends 2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 3. Malcom in the Middle 4. Cheers ---
**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:** [March 18, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5342 "2021-03-18T22:22:44Z")
**Shows whose theme song does not include the show title in the lyrics** 1. Friends 2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 3. Malcom in the Middle 4. Cheers 5. The Paper Chase ---
**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:** [March 18, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5343 "2021-03-18T22:28:38Z")
**Shows whose theme song does not include the show title in the lyrics** 1. Friends 2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 3. Malcom in the Middle 4. Cheers 5. The Paper Chase 6. The Greatest American Hero ---
**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:** [March 18, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5344 "2021-03-18T23:28:09Z")
**Shows whose theme song does not include the show title in the lyrics** 1. Friends 2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 3. Malcom in the Middle 4. Cheers 5. The Paper Chase 6. The Greatest American Hero 7. The Dukes of Hazzard ---
**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:** [March 19, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5345 "2021-03-19T02:02:58Z")
**Shows whose theme song does not include the show title in the lyrics** 1. Friends 2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 3. Malcom in the Middle 4. Cheers 5. The Paper Chase 6. The Greatest American Hero 7. The Dukes of Hazzard 8. All in the Family [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=266) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=268)