# 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:** 393
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7849 "2022-01-07T16:54:37Z")
**TV Shows With Multiracial Protagonists** 1. Chico and the Man 2. G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero 3. Barney Miller 4. Law & Order ---
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7850 "2022-01-07T16:56:38Z")
**TV Shows With Multiracial Protagonists** 1. Chico and the Man 2. G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero 3. Barney Miller 4. Law & Order 5. Kate & Allie ---
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7851 "2022-01-07T17:00:14Z")
**TV Shows With Multiracial Protagonists** 1. Chico and the Man 2. G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero 3. Barney Miller 4. Law & Order 5. Kate & Allie 6. Star Trek A pioneer in the field ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7852 "2022-01-07T21:35:22Z")
**TV Shows With Multiracial Protagonists** 1. Chico and the Man 2. G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero 3. Barney Miller 4. Law & Order 5. Kate & Allie 6. Star Trek 7. Community ---
**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:** [January 7, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7853 "2022-01-07T22:58:10Z")
**TV Shows With Multiracial Protagonists** 1. Chico and the Man 2. G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero 3. Barney Miller 4. Law & Order 5. Kate & Allie 6. Star Trek 7. Community 8. Bridgerton ---
**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:** [January 8, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7854 "2022-01-08T01:54:39Z")
**TV Shows With Multiracial Protagonists** 1. Chico and the Man 2. G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero 3. Barney Miller 4. Law & Order 5. Kate & Allie 6. Star Trek 7. Community 8. Bridgerton 9. Room 222 ---
**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:** [January 8, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7855 "2022-01-08T02:30:48Z")
**TV Shows With Multiracial Protagonists** 1. Chico and the Man 2. G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero 3. Barney Miller 4. Law & Order 5. Kate & Allie 6. Star Trek 7. Community 8. Bridgerton 9. Room 222 10. Orange Is the New Black **The workplace, small business** 1. Kim’s Convenience ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7856 "2022-01-08T02:36:55Z")
**TV Shows With Multiracial Protagonists** 1. Chico and the Man 2. G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero 3. Barney Miller 4. Law & Order 5. Kate & Allie 6. Star Trek 7. Community 8. Bridgerton 9. Room 222 10. I Spy … _(like 'Star Trek, a ground-breaker in that it was the first American dramatic TV series to feature a black actor in a lead role)_ **TV Shows which feature a media setting, real or fictional** 1. The Dick Van Dyke Show (Dick, Sally, and Buddy were all writers for Alan Brady’s TV show) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 8, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7857 "2022-01-08T12:45:04Z")
**The workplace, small business** 1. Kim’s Convenience 2. Six Feet Under (Fisher & Sons Funeral Home) ---
**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:** [January 8, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7858 "2022-01-08T13:14:20Z")
**The workplace, small business** 1. Kim’s Convenience 2. Six Feet Under (Fisher & Sons Funeral Home) 3. Sanford and Son (junk dealers) ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7859 "2022-01-08T16:40:06Z")
Doggone it, I didn’t see that I’d been ninjaed by dirtball. Might as well play on with his category, and then maybe we can come back to mine… **The workplace, small business** 1. Kim’s Convenience 2. Six Feet Under (Fisher & Sons Funeral Home) 3. Sanford and Son (junk dealers) 4. Alice (Mel’s Diner) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 8, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7860 "2022-01-08T16:50:28Z")
**The workplace, small business** 1. Kim’s Convenience 2. Six Feet Under (Fisher & Sons Funeral Home) 3. Sanford and Son (junk dealers) 4. Alice (Mel’s Diner) 5. Archer (small spy and detective agency) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7861 "2022-01-08T18:57:37Z")
**The workplace, small business** 1. Kim’s Convenience 2. Six Feet Under (Fisher & Sons Funeral Home) 3. Sanford and Son (junk dealers) 4. Alice (Mel’s Diner) 5. Archer (small spy and detective agency) 6. Cheers (temporarily acquired by a large corporation, but otherwise wholly owned and operated by Sam Malone) ---
**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:** [January 8, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7862 "2022-01-08T21:08:32Z")
**The workplace, small business** 1. Kim’s Convenience 2. Six Feet Under (Fisher & Sons Funeral Home) 3. Sanford and Son (junk dealers) 4. Alice (Mel’s Diner) 5. Archer (small spy and detective agency) 6. Cheers (temporarily acquired by a large corporation, but otherwise wholly owned and operated by Sam Malone) 7. Designing Women (Sugarbaker and Associates) ---
**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:** [January 8, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7863 "2022-01-08T23:09:22Z")
**The workplace, small business** 1. Kim’s Convenience 2. Six Feet Under (Fisher & Sons Funeral Home) 3. Sanford and Son (junk dealers) 4. Alice (Mel’s Diner) 5. Archer (small spy and detective agency) 6. Cheers (temporarily acquired by a large corporation, but otherwise wholly owned and operated by Sam Malone) 7. Designing Women (Sugarbaker and Associates) 8. Taxi ( Sunshine Cab Company) ---
**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:** [January 9, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7864 "2022-01-09T05:08:38Z")
**The workplace, small business** 1. Kim’s Convenience 2. Six Feet Under (Fisher & Sons Funeral Home) 3. Sanford and Son (junk dealers) 4. Alice (Mel’s Diner) 5. Archer (small spy and detective agency) 6. Cheers (temporarily acquired by a large corporation, but otherwise wholly owned and operated by Sam Malone) 7. Designing Women (Sugarbaker and Associates) 8. Taxi ( Sunshine Cab Company) 9. Chico and the Man (Ed’s Garage) ---
**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:** [January 9, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7865 "2022-01-09T05:36:05Z")
**The workplace, small business** 1. Kim’s Convenience 2. Six Feet Under (Fisher & Sons Funeral Home) 3. Sanford and Son (junk dealers) 4. Alice (Mel’s Diner) 5. Archer (small spy and detective agency) 6. Cheers (temporarily acquired by a large corporation, but otherwise wholly owned and operated by Sam Malone) 7. Designing Women (Sugarbaker and Associates) 8. Taxi ( Sunshine Cab Company) 9. Chico and the Man (Ed’s Garage) 10. Tattinger’s (swanky NYC restaurant) Pass. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7866 "2022-01-09T11:25:21Z")
Resuscitating **Bicycle\_Bill** ’s aborted category: **TV Shows which feature a media setting, real or fictional** 1. The Dick Van Dyke Show (Dick, Sally, and Buddy were all writers for Alan Brady’s TV show) 2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV station newsroom) ---
**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:** [January 9, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7867 "2022-01-09T12:19:48Z")
**TV Shows which feature a media setting, real or fictional** 1. The Dick Van Dyke Show (Dick, Sally, and Buddy were all writers for Alan Brady’s TV show) 2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV station newsroom) 3. Lou Grant (Newspaper) ---
**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:** [January 9, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7868 "2022-01-09T14:35:53Z")
**TV Shows which feature a media setting, real or fictional** 1. The Dick Van Dyke Show (Dick, Sally, and Buddy were all writers for Alan Brady’s TV show) 2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV station newsroom) 3. Lou Grant (Newspaper) 4. WKRP in Cincinnati (Radio station) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=392) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=394)