# 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:** 355
**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:** [October 5, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7088 "2021-10-05T23:50:59Z")
**Great SNL characters and actor who portrayed them** 1. Blues Brothers - Dan Akroyd and John Belushi 2. Emily Litella - Gilda Radner 3. The Continental - Christopher Walken 4. Ed Grimley - Martin Short He’s as pleasant as pleasant can be, I must say. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7089 "2021-10-06T01:20:55Z")
**Great SNL characters and actor who portrayed them** 1. Blues Brothers - Dan Akroyd and John Belushi 2. Emily Litella - Gilda Radner 3. The Continental - Christopher Walken 4. Ed Grimley - Martin Short 5. Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Talked To at a Party - Cecily Strong ---
**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:** [October 6, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7090 "2021-10-06T07:02:29Z")
**Great SNL characters and actor who portrayed them** 1. Blues Brothers - Dan Akroyd and John Belushi 2. Emily Litella - Gilda Radner 3. The Continental - Christopher Walken 4. Ed Grimley - Martin Short 5. Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Talked To at a Party - Cecily Strong 6. Donald Trump - Alec Baldwin (I hope this counts, even though Trump is a real person, and Baldwin wasn’t an official cast member-- but Baldwin made many special appearances just to play Trump, and MY GAWD it was funny.) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7091 "2021-10-06T12:08:13Z")
**Great SNL characters and actor who portrayed them** 1. Blues Brothers - Dan Akroyd and John Belushi 2. Emily Litella - Gilda Radner 3. The Continental - Christopher Walken 4. Ed Grimley - Martin Short 5. Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Talked To at a Party - Cecily Strong 6. Donald Trump - Alec Baldwin 7. Sean Connery - Darryl Hammond Celebrity Jeopardy was one of the funniest skits EVER. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7092 "2021-10-06T12:51:41Z")
**Great SNL characters and actor who portrayed them** 1. Blues Brothers - Dan Akroyd and John Belushi 2. Emily Litella - Gilda Radner 3. The Continental - Christopher Walken 4. Ed Grimley - Martin Short 5. Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Talked To at a Party - Cecily Strong 6. Donald Trump - Alec Baldwin 7. Sean Connery - Darryl Hammond 8. Landshark - Chevy Chase ---
**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:** [October 6, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7093 "2021-10-06T14:37:06Z")
**Great SNL characters and actor who portrayed them** 1. Blues Brothers - Dan Akroyd and John Belushi 2. Emily Litella - Gilda Radner 3. The Continental - Christopher Walken 4. Ed Grimley - Martin Short 5. Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Talked To at a Party - Cecily Strong 6. Donald Trump - Alec Baldwin 7. Sean Connery - Darryl Hammond 8. Landshark - Chevy Chase 9. Jebidiah Atkinson - Taram Killam ---
**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:** [October 6, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7094 "2021-10-06T17:45:37Z")
**Great SNL characters and actor who portrayed them** 1. Blues Brothers - Dan Akroyd and John Belushi 2. Emily Litella - Gilda Radner 3. The Continental - Christopher Walken 4. Ed Grimley - Martin Short 5. Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Talked To at a Party - Cecily Strong 6. Donald Trump - Alec Baldwin 7. Sean Connery - Darryl Hammond 8. Landshark - Chevy Chase 9. Jebidiah Atkinson - Taram Killam 10. Ronald Reagan - Phil Hartman Playing the shrewd, multilingual, hard-charging Chief Executive none of us knew he was: [President Reagan, Mastermind - SNL - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5wfPlgKFh8) Pass. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7095 "2021-10-07T13:06:35Z")
**TV show’s theme songs. Write the first line(s) of the lyrics.** 1. Gilligan’s Island - “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.” ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7096 "2021-10-07T13:16:33Z")
**TV show’s theme songs. Write the first line(s) of the lyrics.** 1. Gilligan’s Island - “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.” 2. The Flintstones - “ Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they’re the modern stone age 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:** [October 7, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7097 "2021-10-07T13:48:46Z")
**TV show’s theme songs. Write the first line(s) of the lyrics.** 1. Gilligan’s Island - “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.” 2. The Flintstones - “ Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they’re the modern stone age family” 3. Batman - “Batman!” ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7098 "2021-10-07T13:50:40Z")
**TV show’s theme songs. Write the first line(s) of the lyrics.** 1. Gilligan’s Island - “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.” 2. The Flintstones - “ Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they’re the modern stone age family” 3. Batman - “Batman!” 4. The Addams Family - “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky; they’re altogether ooky, the Addams Family.” ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7099 "2021-10-07T14:01:24Z")
**TV show’s theme songs. Write the first line(s) of the lyrics.** 1. Gilligan’s Island - “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.” 2. The Flintstones - “ Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they’re the modern stone age family” 3. Batman - “Batman!” 4. The Addams Family - “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky; they’re altogether ooky, the Addams Family.” 5. The Patty Duke Show - Meet Cathy, who’s lived most everywhere, from Zanzibar to Berkeley Square; but Patty’s only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights - what a crazy pair! ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7100 "2021-10-07T14:18:34Z")
**TV show’s theme songs. Write the first line(s) of the lyrics.** 1. Gilligan’s Island - “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.” 2. The Flintstones - “ Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they’re the modern stone age family” 3. Batman - “Batman!” 4. The Addams Family - “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky; they’re altogether ooky, the Addams Family.” 5. The Patty Duke Show - Meet Cathy, who’s lived most everywhere, from Zanzibar to Berkeley Square; but Patty’s only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights - what a crazy pair! 6. Mystery Science Theater 3000 - “In the not-too-distant future, next Sunday AD” ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7101 "2021-10-07T14:46:17Z")
**TV show’s theme songs. Write the first line(s) of the lyrics.** 1. Gilligan’s Island - “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.” 2. The Flintstones - “ Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they’re the modern stone age family” 3. Batman - “Batman!” 4. The Addams Family - “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky; they’re altogether ooky, the Addams Family.” 5. The Patty Duke Show - Meet Cathy, who’s lived most everywhere, from Zanzibar to Berkeley Square; but Patty’s only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights - what a crazy pair! 6. Mystery Science Theater 3000 - “In the not-too-distant future, next Sunday AD” 7. The Andy Griffith Show - “Well now, take down your fishing pole” [The Fishin’ Hole](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_IfSxMQ7yg&ab_channel=AndyGriffith-Topic) ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7102 "2021-10-07T15:39:25Z")
**TV show’s theme songs. Write the first line(s) of the lyrics.** 1. Gilligan’s Island - “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.” 2. The Flintstones - “ Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they’re the modern stone age family” 3. Batman - “Batman!” 4. The Addams Family - “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky; they’re altogether ooky, the Addams Family.” 5. The Patty Duke Show - Meet Cathy, who’s lived most everywhere, from Zanzibar to Berkeley Square; but Patty’s only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights - what a crazy pair! 6. Mystery Science Theater 3000 - “In the not-too-distant future, next Sunday AD” 7. The Andy Griffith Show - “Well now, take down your fishing pole” 8. Hogan’s Heroes - “Heroes, heroes, lusty men of war; son of all the heroes of the war before” ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7103 "2021-10-07T17:04:39Z")
**TV show’s theme songs. Write the first line(s) of the lyrics.** 1. Gilligan’s Island - “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.” 2. The Flintstones - “ Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they’re the modern stone age family” 3. Batman - “Batman!” 4. The Addams Family - “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky; they’re altogether ooky, the Addams Family.” 5. The Patty Duke Show - Meet Cathy, who’s lived most everywhere, from Zanzibar to Berkeley Square; but Patty’s only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights - what a crazy pair! 6. Mystery Science Theater 3000 - “In the not-too-distant future, next Sunday AD” 7. The Andy Griffith Show - “Well now, take down your fishing pole” 8. Hogan’s Heroes - “Heroes, heroes, lusty men of war; son of all the heroes of the war before” 9. Star Trek - “Beyond the rim of the star light, my love is wand’ring in star flight” /Slow clap/ great job Roddenberry. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7104 "2021-10-07T17:25:10Z")
**TV show’s theme songs. Write the first line(s) of the lyrics.** 1. Gilligan’s Island - “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.” 2. The Flintstones - “ Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, they’re the modern Stone Age family” 3. Batman - “Batman!” 4. The Addams Family - “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky; they’re altogether ooky, the Addams Family.” 5. The Patty Duke Show - “Meet Cathy, who’s lived most everywhere, from Zanzibar to Berkeley Square; but Patty’s only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights - what a crazy pair!” 6. Mystery Science Theater 3000 - “In the not-too-distant future, next Sunday AD” 7. The Andy Griffith Show - “Well now, take down your fishing pole” 8. Hogan’s Heroes - “Heroes, heroes, lusty men of war; son of all the heroes of the war before” 9. Star Trek - “Beyond the rim of the star light, my love is wand’ring in star flight” 10. Frasier - “Hey baby, I hear the blues a-callin’, tossed salads and scrambled eggs…” Next up: **TV kids who actually aren’t annoying** 1. Frederick Crane - Frasier ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7105 "2021-10-07T17:33:24Z")
**TV kids who actually aren’t annoying** 1. Frederick Crane - Frasier 2. Wednesday Addams - The Addams Family ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7106 "2021-10-07T17:42:01Z")
**TV kids who actually aren’t annoying** 1. Frederick Crane - Frasier 2. Wednesday Addams - The Addams Family 3. Bobby Brady - The Brady Bunch ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7107 "2021-10-07T17:56:22Z")
**TV kids who actually aren’t annoying** 1. Frederick Crane - Frasier 2. Wednesday Addams - The Addams Family 3. Bobby Brady - The Brady Bunch 4. Missy Cooper - Young Sheldon She’s only annoying to Sheldon! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=354) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=356)