# 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:** 279
**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:** [April 3, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5566 "2021-04-03T20:46:34Z")
**Shows that you liked when you were younger that didn’t stand the test of time.** 1. The Dukes of Hazzard 2. Space: 1999 3. I Dream of Jeannie 4. Knight Rider 5. Buck Rogers 6. Square Pegs 7. Bewitched 8. The Mod Squad 9. MASH ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5567 "2021-04-04T03:15:17Z")
**Shows that you liked when you were younger that didn’t stand the test of time.** 1. The Dukes of Hazzard 2. Space: 1999 3. I Dream of Jeannie 4. Knight Rider 5. Buck Rogers 6. Square Pegs 7. Bewitched 8. The Mod Squad 9. MASH 10. Dallas **Late night shows** 1. MadTV ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5568 "2021-04-04T04:41:13Z")
**Late night shows** 1. MadTV 2. Friday Night Videos ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5569 "2021-04-04T11:24:47Z")
**Late night shows** 1. MadTV 2. Friday Night Videos 3. Saturday Night Live ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5570 "2021-04-04T12:52:12Z")
**Late night shows** 1. MadTV 2. Friday Night Videos 3. Saturday Night Live 4. USA up All Night ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5571 "2021-04-04T20:18:08Z")
**Late night shows** 1. MadTV 2. Friday Night Videos 3. Saturday Night Live 4. USA up All Night 5. The Midnight Special ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5572 "2021-04-04T20:41:47Z")
**Late night shows** 1. MadTV 2. Friday Night Videos 3. Saturday Night Live 4. USA up All Night 5. The Midnight Special 6. The Tonight Show ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5573 "2021-04-04T21:34:38Z")
**Late night shows** 1. MadTV 2. Friday Night Videos 3. Saturday Night Live 4. USA up All Night 5. The Midnight Special 6. The Tonight Show 7. Late Show with David Letterman ---
**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:** [April 5, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5574 "2021-04-05T00:50:57Z")
**Late night shows** 1. MadTV 2. Friday Night Videos 3. Saturday Night Live 4. USA up All Night 5. The Midnight Special 6. The Tonight Show 7. Late Show with David Letterman 8. The All-Night Show > **[The All-Night Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_All-Night_Show)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The All-Night Show is a television series starring Chas Lawther and produced by Jeff Silverman which ran from September 19, 1980 to August 29, 1981 on CFMT-TV in Toronto. The show was created and written by Errol Bruce, Chas Lawther, Michael Lennick and Jeff Silverman. > During its run, The All Night Show ran Mondays through Saturdays, running from the end of other programming (typically 2 am, but 1 am on Saturdays) until 6 am. It featured early ... ---
**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:** [April 5, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5575 "2021-04-05T01:12:42Z")
**Late night shows** 1. MadTV 2. Friday Night Videos 3. Saturday Night Live 4. USA up All Night 5. The Midnight Special 6. The Tonight Show 7. Late Show with David Letterman 8. The All-Night Show 9. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5576 "2021-04-05T13:39:32Z")
**Late night shows** 1. MadTV 2. Friday Night Videos 3. Saturday Night Live 4. USA up All Night 5. The Midnight Special 6. The Tonight Show 7. Late Show with David Letterman 8. The All-Night Show 9. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 10. The Tomorrow Show 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:** [April 5, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5577 "2021-04-05T15:11:14Z")
**Early appearances by someone who later became famous.** 1. _Judging Amy_ – Jim Parsons For 3 or 4 eps in the last season, he played a soft-spoken and deferential clerk. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5578 "2021-04-05T15:13:50Z")
**Early appearances by someone who later became famous.** 1. _Judging Amy_ – Jim Parsons 2. _Bosom Buddies_ - Tom Hanks So-so sitcom served as springboard to the silver screen. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5579 "2021-04-05T15:16:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > _Bosom Buddies_ - Tom Hanks > > So-so sitcom served as springboard to the silver screen. I loved that show because it looked like genuine camp, as Susan Sontag originally defined it-- the quality didn’t matter because it looked like the people doing it were having a good time. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5580 "2021-04-05T16:15:43Z")
**Early appearances by someone who later became famous.** 1. _Judging Amy_ – Jim Parsons 2. _Bosom Buddies_ - Tom Hanks 3. _Growing Pains_ - Leonardo DiCaprio ---
**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:** [April 5, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5581 "2021-04-05T16:29:15Z")
**Early appearances by someone who later became famous.** 1. _Judging Amy_ – Jim Parsons 2. _Bosom Buddies_ - Tom Hanks 3. _Growing Pains_ - Leonardo DiCaprio 4. _Roseanne_ - George Clooney ---
**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:** [April 5, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5582 "2021-04-05T16:30:30Z")
**Early appearances by someone who later became famous.** 1. _Judging Amy_ – Jim Parsons 2. _Bosom Buddies_ - Tom Hanks 3. _Growing Pains_ - Leonardo DiCaprio 4. _Roseanne_ - George Clooney 5. _St. Elsewhere_ - Denzel Washington ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5583 "2021-04-05T16:33:12Z")
**Early appearances by someone who later became famous.** 1. _Judging Amy_ – Jim Parsons 2. _Bosom Buddies_ - Tom Hanks 3. _Growing Pains_ - Leonardo DiCaprio 4. _Roseanne_ - George Clooney 5. _St. Elsewhere_ - Denzel Washington 6. _The Man from UNCLE_ - Shatner and Nimoy In the same episode! ---
**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:** [April 5, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5584 "2021-04-05T16:56:34Z")
**Early appearances by someone who later became famous.** 1. _Judging Amy_ – Jim Parsons 2. _Bosom Buddies_ - Tom Hanks 3. _Growing Pains_ - Leonardo DiCaprio 4. _Roseanne_ - George Clooney 5. _St. Elsewhere_ - Denzel Washington 6. _The Man from UNCLE_ - Shatner and Nimoy 7. _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ - Henry Winkler The AV Club even [did a story on it](https://tv.avclub.com/henry-winkler-made-his-first-big-splash-as-mary-tyler-m-1846407073). ---
**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:** [April 5, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5585 "2021-04-05T17:01:18Z")
**Early appearances by someone who later became famous.** 1. _Judging Amy_ – Jim Parsons 2. _Bosom Buddies_ - Tom Hanks 3. _Growing Pains_ - Leonardo DiCaprio 4. _Roseanne_ - George Clooney 5. _St. Elsewhere_ - Denzel Washington 6. _The Man from UNCLE_ - Shatner and Nimoy 7. _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ - Henry Winkler 8. _Welcome Back Kotter_ - John Travolta [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=278) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=280)