# 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:** 287
**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 26, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5726 "2021-04-26T14:01:18Z")
**Characters with names you’ve never heard apart from the TV** 1. Opie Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) 2. Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) 3. Theodore “The Beaver” Cleaver (Leave It to Beaver) 4. Endora (Bewitched) 5. Mork (Mork & Mindy) 6. Festus (Gunsmoke) 7. Sarek ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5727 "2021-04-26T14:04:49Z")
**Characters with names you’ve never heard apart from the TV** 1. Opie Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) 2. Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) 3. Theodore “The Beaver” Cleaver (Leave It to Beaver) 4. Endora (Bewitched) 5. Mork (Mork & Mindy) 6. Festus (Gunsmoke) 7. Sarek (Star Trek; Star Trek: The Next Generation) 8. Quark (Quark; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5728 "2021-04-26T14:12:45Z")
**Characters with names you’ve never heard apart from the TV** 1. Opie Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) 2. Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) 3. Theodore “The Beaver” Cleaver (Leave It to Beaver) 4. Endora (Bewitched) 5. Mork (Mork & Mindy) 6. Festus (Gunsmoke) 7. Sarek (Star Trek; Star Trek: The Next Generation) 8. Quark (Quark; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 9. Xander (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5729 "2021-04-26T14:27:42Z")
**Characters with names you’ve never heard apart from the TV** 1. Opie Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) 2. Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) 3. Theodore “The Beaver” Cleaver (Leave It to Beaver) 4. Endora (Bewitched) 5. Mork (Mork & Mindy) 6. Festus (Gunsmoke) 7. Sarek (Star Trek; Star Trek: The Next Generation) 8. Quark (Quark; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 9. Xander (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) 10. Frasier, Niles, Daphne (Frasier) Next up: **Best cameo appearances** 1. Julia Roberts, 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:** [April 26, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5730 "2021-04-26T14:29:52Z")
**Best cameo appearances** 1. Julia Roberts, Friends 2. Donald O’Connor, Alice ---
**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:** [April 26, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5731 "2021-04-26T14:50:59Z")
**Best cameo appearances** 1. Julia Roberts, Friends 2. Donald O’Connor, Alice 3. Sammy Davis Jr., All in the Family ---
**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 26, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5732 "2021-04-26T15:47:03Z")
**Best cameo appearances** 1. Julia Roberts, Friends 2. Donald O’Connor, Alice 3. Sammy Davis Jr., All in the Family 4. Steven hawking, The Simpsons and Futurama ---
**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 26, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5733 "2021-04-26T15:55:45Z")
**Best cameo appearances** 1. Julia Roberts, Friends 2. Donald O’Connor, Alice 3. Sammy Davis Jr., All in the Family 4. Steven Hawking, The Simpsons and Futurama 5. Tim Allen, The Drew Carey Show ---
**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 26, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5734 "2021-04-26T16:07:54Z")
**Best cameo appearances** 1. Julia Roberts, Friends 2. Donald O’Connor, Alice 3. Sammy Davis Jr., All in the Family 4. Steven Hawking, The Simpsons and Futurama 5. Tim Allen, The Drew Carey Show 6. Larry Miller, Law & Order He appeared twice playing a double murderer before making a cameo as himself (though he’s not named onscreen). ---
**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 26, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5735 "2021-04-26T17:33:17Z")
**Best cameo appearances** 1. Julia Roberts, Friends 2. Donald O’Connor, Alice 3. Sammy Davis Jr., All in the Family 4. Steven Hawking, The Simpsons and Futurama 5. Tim Allen, The Drew Carey Show 6. Larry Miller, Law & Order 7. Alex Trebek, The X-Files ---
**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 26, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5736 "2021-04-26T18:00:47Z")
**Best cameo appearances** 1. Julia Roberts, Friends 2. Donald O’Connor, Alice 3. Sammy Davis Jr., All in the Family 4. Steven Hawking, The Simpsons and Futurama 5. Tim Allen, The Drew Carey Show 6. Larry Miller, Law & Order 7. Alex Trebek, The X-Files 8. Diane Sawyer, Murphy Brown ---
**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:** [April 26, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5737 "2021-04-26T19:08:03Z")
**Best cameo appearances** 1. Julia Roberts, Friends 2. Donald O’Connor, Alice 3. Sammy Davis Jr., All in the Family 4. Steven Hawking, The Simpsons and Futurama 5. Tim Allen, The Drew Carey Show 6. Larry Miller, Law & Order 7. Alex Trebek, The X-Files 8. Diane Sawyer, Murphy Brown 9. Richard Nixon, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In Sock it to me? ---
**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 26, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5738 "2021-04-26T19:19:19Z")
**Best cameo appearances** 1. Julia Roberts, Friends 2. Donald O’Connor, Alice 3. Sammy Davis Jr., All in the Family 4. Steven Hawking, The Simpsons and Futurama 5. Tim Allen, The Drew Carey Show 6. Larry Miller, Law & Order 7. Alex Trebek, The X-Files 8. Diane Sawyer, Murphy Brown 9. Richard Nixon, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In 10. Jimmy Stewart, The Carol Burnett Show Carol was a lifelong fan of Jimmy’s, but they never managed to book him onto the show. On the very last episode of the series, Tim Conway came out and told her that they had a singer waiting backstage and that the poor guy needed a break. Carol was confused. Tim left, the curtains opened, and there was Jimmy standing by a piano and singing. Carol was so sincerely got. **Actors who appeared in at least to different shows as a regular, but played very different characters** 1. Freddy Rodriguez - Bull (lawyer Benny Colon) & Chaos (newbie CIA agent Rick Martinez) ---
**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:** [April 26, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5739 "2021-04-26T19:45:43Z")
**Actors who appeared in at least two different shows as a regular, but played very different characters** 1. Freddy Rodriguez - Bull (lawyer Benny Colon) & Chaos (newbie CIA agent Rick Martinez) 2. Carroll O’Connor - All in the Family (Archie Bunker) & In the Heat of the Night (Police Chief Gillespie) ---
**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 26, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5740 "2021-04-26T19:58:09Z")
**Actors who appeared in at least two different shows as a regular, but played very different characters** 1. Freddy Rodriguez - Bull (lawyer Benny Colon) & Chaos (newbie CIA agent Rick Martinez) 2. Carroll O’Connor - All in the Family (Archie Bunker) & In the Heat of the Night (Police Chief Gillespie) 3. Jason Lee - My Name Is Earl (Earl) & Memphis Beat (Dwight Hendricks) ---
**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 26, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5741 "2021-04-26T19:59:49Z")
**Actors who appeared in at least two different shows as a regular, but played very different characters** 1. Freddy Rodriguez - Bull (lawyer Benny Colon) & Chaos (newbie CIA agent Rick Martinez) 2. Carroll O’Connor - All in the Family (Archie Bunker) & In the Heat of the Night (Police Chief Gillespie) 3. Jason Lee - My Name Is Earl (Earl) & Memphis Beat (Dwight Hendricks) 4. Avery Brooks - Spenser: For Hire and A Man Called Hawk (Hawk) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko) ---
**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 26, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5742 "2021-04-26T21:37:27Z")
**Actors who appeared in at least two different shows as a regular, but played very different characters** 1. Freddy Rodriguez - Bull (lawyer Benny Colon) & Chaos (newbie CIA agent Rick Martinez) 2. Carroll O’Connor - All in the Family (Archie Bunker) & In the Heat of the Night (Police Chief Gillespie) 3. Jason Lee - My Name Is Earl (Earl) & Memphis Beat (Dwight Hendricks) 4. Avery Brooks - Spenser: For Hire and A Man Called Hawk (Hawk) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko) 5. Kat Dennings - Max Black (2 Broke Girls) and Darcy Lewis (WandaVision) ---
**Author:** ![GreaterZamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@GreaterZamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreaterZamboni)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5743 "2021-04-26T21:45:12Z")
1. Freddy Rodriguez - Bull (lawyer Benny Colon) & Chaos (newbie CIA agent Rick Martinez) 2. Carroll O’Connor - All in the Family (Archie Bunker) & In the Heat of the Night (Police Chief Gillespie) 3. Jason Lee - My Name Is Earl (Earl) & Memphis Beat (Dwight Hendricks) 4. Avery Brooks - Spenser: For Hire and A Man Called Hawk (Hawk) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko) 5. Kat Dennings - Max Black (2 Broke Girls) and Darcy Lewis (WandaVision) 6. Ron Glass - Detective Ron Harris (Barney Miller) and Shepherd Derrial Book (Firefly) ---
**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 26, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5744 "2021-04-26T21:47:08Z")
**Actors who appeared in at least two different shows as a regular, but played very different characters** 1. Freddy Rodriguez - Bull (lawyer Benny Colon) & Chaos (newbie CIA agent Rick Martinez) 2. Carroll O’Connor - All in the Family (Archie Bunker) & In the Heat of the Night (Police Chief Gillespie) 3. Jason Lee - My Name Is Earl (Earl) & Memphis Beat (Dwight Hendricks) 4. Avery Brooks - Spenser: For Hire and A Man Called Hawk (Hawk) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko) 5. Kat Dennings - Max Black (2 Broke Girls) and Darcy Lewis (WandaVision) 6. Betty White - Golden Girls (Rose Hyland) & The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Sue Ann Nivens) ---
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**Actors who appeared in at least two different shows as a regular, but played very different characters** 1. Freddy Rodriguez - Bull (lawyer Benny Colon) & Chaos (newbie CIA agent Rick Martinez) 2. Carroll O’Connor - All in the Family (Archie Bunker) & In the Heat of the Night (Police Chief Gillespie) 3. Jason Lee - My Name Is Earl (Earl) & Memphis Beat (Dwight Hendricks) 4. Avery Brooks - Spenser: For Hire and A Man Called Hawk (Hawk) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko) 5. Kat Dennings - Max Black (2 Broke Girls) and Darcy Lewis (WandaVision) 6. Betty White - Golden Girls (Rose Hyland) & The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Sue Ann Nivens) 7. Dan Stevens - Downton Abbey (Matthew Crawley) and Legion (David Haller) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=286) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=288)