# 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:** 377
**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:** [November 29, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7528 "2021-11-29T17:19:19Z")
Shows with a character who is heard (or just talked about extensively), but not seen (or possibly seen in shadows, and brief glimpses). Characters visible to only one other character don’t count. 1. Rhoda – Carlton the doorman 2. Cheers – Vera Peterson (Norm’s wife) 3. Charlie’s Angels - Charlie 4. Mork & Mindy - Orson 5. Friends - Ugly Naked Guy 6. Fraiser - Maris 7. Magnum PI - Robin Masters 8. Home Improvement - Wilson ---
**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:** [November 29, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7529 "2021-11-29T19:14:43Z")
Shows with a character who is heard (or just talked about extensively), but not seen (or possibly seen in shadows, and brief glimpses). Characters visible to only one other character don’t count. 1. Rhoda – Carlton the doorman 2. Cheers – Vera Peterson (Norm’s wife) 3. Charlie’s Angels - Charlie 4. Mork & Mindy - Orson 5. Friends - Ugly Naked Guy 6. Fraiser - Maris 7. Magnum PI - Robin Masters 8. Home Improvement - Wilson 9. The Banker - Deal Or No Deal ---
**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:** [November 29, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7530 "2021-11-29T19:16:30Z")
Shows with a character who is heard (or just talked about extensively), but not seen (or possibly seen in shadows, and brief glimpses). Characters visible to only one other character don’t count. 1. Rhoda – Carlton the doorman 2. Cheers – Vera Peterson (Norm’s wife) 3. Charlie’s Angels - Charlie 4. Mork & Mindy - Orson 5. Friends - Ugly Naked Guy 6. Frasier - Maris 7. Magnum PI - Robin Masters 8. Home Improvement - Wilson 9. Deal Or No Deal - The Banker 10. Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager - Dr. Vassbinder For more: [Vassbinder | Memory Alpha | Fandom](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vassbinder) Pass. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7531 "2021-11-30T14:35:33Z")
**Ascended Extras** 1. Chief O’Brien - Star Trek TNG (Colm Meaney) ---
**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:** [November 30, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7532 "2021-11-30T15:25:31Z")
**Ascended Extras** 1. Chief Miles Edward O’Brien - Star Trek TNG (Colm Meaney) 2. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe - Frasier (Dan Butler) ---
**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:** [November 30, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7533 "2021-11-30T21:00:37Z")
**Ascended Extras** 1. Chief Miles Edward O’Brien - Star Trek TNG (Colm Meaney) 2. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe - Frasier (Dan Butler) 3. Castiel - Supernatural (Misha Collins) ---
**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:** [December 1, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7534 "2021-12-01T14:41:21Z")
**Ascended Extras** 1. Chief Miles Edward O’Brien - Star Trek TNG (Colm Meaney) 2. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe - Frasier (Dan Butler) 3. Castiel - Supernatural (Misha Collins) 4. The Fonz - Happy Days (Henry Winkler) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7535 "2021-12-01T14:56:46Z")
**Ascended Extras** 1. Chief Miles Edward O’Brien - Star Trek TNG (Colm Meaney) 2. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe - Frasier (Dan Butler) 3. Castiel - Supernatural (Misha Collins) 4. The Fonz - Happy Days (Henry Winkler) 5. Stuart - Big Bang Theory (Kevin Sussman) ---
**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:** [December 1, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7536 "2021-12-01T14:56:47Z")
**Ascended Extras** 1. Chief Miles Edward O’Brien - Star Trek TNG (Colm Meaney) 2. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe - Frasier (Dan Butler) 3. Castiel - Supernatural (Misha Collins) 4. The Fonz - Happy Days (Henry Winkler) 5. Andy Dwyer - Parks and Recreation (Chris Pratt) ---
**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:** [December 1, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7537 "2021-12-01T19:19:20Z")
**Ascended Extras** 1. Chief Miles Edward O’Brien - Star Trek TNG (Colm Meaney) 2. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe - Frasier (Dan Butler) 3. Castiel - Supernatural (Misha Collins) 4. The Fonz - Happy Days (Henry Winkler) 5. Andy Dwyer - Parks and Recreation (Chris Pratt) 6. Nate Shelley - Ted Lasso (Nick Mohammed) At the end of S2, we see that the whole season has been pretty much his supervillain origin story. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7538 "2021-12-01T20:15:03Z")
**Ascended Extras** 1. Chief Miles Edward O’Brien - Star Trek TNG (Colm Meaney) 2. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe - Frasier (Dan Butler) 3. Castiel - Supernatural (Misha Collins) 4. The Fonz - Happy Days (Henry Winkler) 5. Stuart - Big Bang Theory (Kevin Sussman) 6. Andy Dwyer - Parks and Recreation (Chris Pratt) 7. Nate Shelley - Ted Lasso (Nick Mohammed) 8. Vito Spatafore - The Sopranos (Joseph R. Gannascoli) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7539 "2021-12-01T20:48:52Z")
**Ascended Extras** 1. Chief Miles Edward O’Brien - Star Trek TNG (Colm Meaney) 2. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe - Frasier (Dan Butler) 3. Castiel - Supernatural (Misha Collins) 4. The Fonz - Happy Days (Henry Winkler) 5. Stuart - Big Bang Theory (Kevin Sussman) 6. Andy Dwyer - Parks and Recreation (Chris Pratt) 7. Nate Shelley - Ted Lasso (Nick Mohammed) 8. Vito Spatafore - The Sopranos (Joseph R. Gannascoli) 9. Corporal Klinger - MASH (Jamie Farr) ---
**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:** [December 1, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7540 "2021-12-01T20:53:58Z")
**Ascended Extras** 1. Chief Miles Edward O’Brien - Star Trek TNG (Colm Meaney) 2. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe - Frasier (Dan Butler) 3. Castiel - Supernatural (Misha Collins) 4. The Fonz - Happy Days (Henry Winkler) 5. Stuart - Big Bang Theory (Kevin Sussman) 6. Andy Dwyer - Parks and Recreation (Chris Pratt) 7. Nate Shelley - Ted Lasso (Nick Mohammed) 8. Vito Spatafore - The Sopranos (Joseph R. Gannascoli) 9. Corporal Klinger - MASH (Jamie Farr) 10. Steven Quincy Urkel - Family Matters (Jaleel White) **Christmas Specials** 1. The Year Without a Santa Claus ---
**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:** [December 1, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7541 "2021-12-01T21:29:06Z")
**Christmas Specials** 1. The Year Without a Santa Claus 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7542 "2021-12-01T21:33:12Z")
**Christmas Specials** 1. The Year Without a Santa Claus 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Frosty the Snowman ---
**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:** [December 1, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7543 "2021-12-01T22:16:05Z")
**Christmas Specials** 1. The Year Without a Santa Claus 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Frosty the Snowman 4. A Charlie Brown Christmas ---
**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:** [December 1, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7544 "2021-12-01T22:20:33Z")
**Christmas Specials** 1. The Year Without a Santa Claus 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Frosty the Snowman 4. A Charlie Brown Christmas 5. A Very Murray Christmas ---
**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:** [December 2, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7545 "2021-12-02T15:00:02Z")
**Christmas Specials** 1. The Year Without a Santa Claus 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Frosty the Snowman 4. A Charlie Brown Christmas 5. A Very Murray Christmas 6. How the Grinch Stole Christmas ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7546 "2021-12-02T15:05:44Z")
**Christmas Specials** 1. The Year Without a Santa Claus 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Frosty the Snowman 4. A Charlie Brown Christmas 5. A Very Murray Christmas 6. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 7. Olive the Other Reindeer ---
**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:** [December 2, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7547 "2021-12-02T15:26:15Z")
**Christmas Specials** 1. The Year Without a Santa Claus 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Frosty the Snowman 4. A Charlie Brown Christmas 5. A Very Murray Christmas 6. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 7. Olive the Other Reindeer 8. Santa Claus is Coming to Town [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=376) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=378)