# 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:** 416
**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:** [February 23, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8309 "2022-02-23T17:32:58Z")
**When the show jumped the shark** 1. Happy Days - c’mon, you know 2. The Big Bang Theory - when Howard married Bernadette 3. Roseanne - when Dan died 4. MASH - when Radar left and was replaced by Klinger sans dresses ---
**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:** [February 23, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8310 "2022-02-23T17:54:52Z")
**When the show jumped the shark** 1. Happy Days - c’mon, you know 2. The Big Bang Theory - when Howard married Bernadette 3. Roseanne - when Dan died 4. MASH - when Radar left and was replaced by Klinger sans dresses 5. The Simpsons - when Seymour Skinner turned out to be Armin Tamzarian ---
**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:** [February 23, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8311 "2022-02-23T18:14:54Z")
**When the show jumped the shark** 1. Happy Days - c’mon, you know 2. The Big Bang Theory - when Howard married Bernadette 3. Roseanne - when Dan died 4. MASH - when Radar left and was replaced by Klinger sans dresses 5. The Simpsons - when Seymour Skinner turned out to be Armin Tamzarian 6. Friends - “I take thee, Rachel…” ---
**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:** [February 23, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8312 "2022-02-23T18:18:48Z")
**When the show jumped the shark** 1. Happy Days - c’mon, you know 2. The Big Bang Theory - when Howard married Bernadette 3. Roseanne - when Dan died 4. MASH - when Radar left and was replaced by Klinger sans dresses 5. The Simpsons - when Seymour Skinner turned out to be Armin Tamzarian 6. Friends - “I take thee, Rachel…” 7. Laverne & Shirley - Cindy Williams leaves the 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:** [February 23, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8313 "2022-02-23T18:23:57Z")
**When the show jumped the shark** 1. Happy Days - c’mon, you know 2. The Big Bang Theory - when Howard married Bernadette 3. Roseanne - when Dan died 4. MASH - when Radar left and was replaced by Klinger sans dresses 5. The Simpsons - when Seymour Skinner turned out to be Armin Tamzarian 6. Friends - “I take thee, Rachel…” 7. Laverne & Shirley - Cindy Williams leaves the show 8. Scooby Doo - Scrappy Doo ---
**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:** [February 23, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8314 "2022-02-23T19:44:22Z")
**When the show jumped the shark** 1. Happy Days - c’mon, you know 2. The Big Bang Theory - when Howard married Bernadette 3. Roseanne - when Dan died 4. MASH - when Radar left and was replaced by Klinger sans dresses 5. The Simpsons - when Seymour Skinner turned out to be Armin Tamzarian 6. Friends - “I take thee, Rachel…” 7. Laverne & Shirley - Cindy Williams leaves the show 8. Scooby Doo - Scrappy Doo 9. Mork and Mindy – when they got married and added the Jonathan Winters character _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 23, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8315 "2022-02-23T20:01:59Z")
**When the show jumped the shark** 1. Happy Days - c’mon, you know 2. The Big Bang Theory - when Howard married Bernadette 3. Roseanne - when Dan died 4. MASH - when Radar left and was replaced by Klinger sans dresses 5. The Simpsons - when Seymour Skinner turned out to be Armin Tamzarian 6. Friends - “I take thee, Rachel…” 7. Laverne & Shirley - Cindy Williams leaves the show 8. Scooby Doo - Scrappy Doo 9. Mork and Mindy – when they got married and added the Jonathan Winters character 10. Scrubs - The final season that should have never existed Pass ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8316 "2022-02-24T16:16:50Z")
**Handicapped TV characters** 1. Niles Caulder, Doom Patrol ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8317 "2022-02-24T16:27:27Z")
**Handicapped TV characters** 1. Niles Caulder, Doom Patrol 2. Holly Griffin, New Tricks ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8318 "2022-02-24T16:39:19Z")
**Handicapped TV characters** 1. Niles Caulder, Doom Patrol 2. Holly Griffin, New Tricks 3. Robert T. Ironside, Ironside ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8319 "2022-02-24T16:41:51Z")
**Handicapped TV characters** 1. Niles Caulder, Doom Patrol 2. Holly Griffin, New Tricks 3. Robert T. Ironside, Ironside 4. Lincoln Rhyme, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector It only lasted 10 episodes and wasn’t terribly faithful to the great Jeffrey Deaver novels… but I enjoyed it. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8320 "2022-02-24T17:01:24Z")
**Handicapped TV characters** 1. Niles Caulder, Doom Patrol 2. Holly Griffin, New Tricks 3. Robert T. Ironside, Ironside 4. Lincoln Rhyme, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector 5. Geordi LaForge, Star Trek: The Next Generation ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8321 "2022-02-24T17:44:52Z")
**Handicapped TV characters** 1. Niles Caulder, Doom Patrol 2. Holly Griffin, New Tricks 3. Robert T. Ironside, Ironside 4. Lincoln Rhyme, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector 5. Geordi LaForge, Star Trek: The Next Generation 6. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8322 "2022-02-24T17:55:33Z")
**Handicapped TV characters** 1. Niles Caulder, Doom Patrol 2. Holly Griffin, New Tricks 3. Robert T. Ironside, Ironside 4. Lincoln Rhyme, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector 5. Geordi LaForge, Star Trek: The Next Generation 6. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man 7. Stevie Kenarban, Malcolm in the Middle ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8323 "2022-02-24T18:18:51Z")
**Handicapped TV characters** 1. Niles Caulder, Doom Patrol 2. Holly Griffin, New Tricks 3. Robert T. Ironside, Ironside 4. Lincoln Rhyme, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector 5. Geordi LaForge, Star Trek: The Next Generation 6. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man 7. Stevie Kenarban, Malcolm in the Middle 8. Matt Murdock, Daredevil ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8324 "2022-02-24T18:37:38Z")
**Handicapped TV characters** 1. Niles Caulder, Doom Patrol 2. Holly Griffin, New Tricks 3. Robert T. Ironside, Ironside 4. Lincoln Rhyme, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector 5. Geordi LaForge, Star Trek: The Next Generation 6. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man 7. Stevie Kenarban, Malcolm in the Middle 8. Matt Murdock, Daredevil 9. Artie Abrams, Glee ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8325 "2022-02-24T23:03:07Z")
**Handicapped TV characters** 1. Niles Caulder, Doom Patrol 2. Holly Griffin, New Tricks 3. Robert T. Ironside, Ironside 4. Lincoln Rhyme, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector 5. Geordi LaForge, Star Trek: The Next Generation 6. Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man 7. Stevie Kenarban, Malcolm in the Middle 8. Matt Murdock, Daredevil 9. Artie Abrams, Glee 10. Walter “Finn” White, Jr., Breaking Bad **TV shows with ridiculously rich families** 1. Arrested Development - the Bluths ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8326 "2022-02-24T23:06:12Z")
**TV shows with ridiculously rich families** 1. Arrested Development - the Bluths 2. The Beverly Hillbillies - the Clampetts ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8327 "2022-02-24T23:43:31Z")
**TV shows with ridiculously rich families** 1. Arrested Development - the Bluths 2. The Beverly Hillbillies - the Clampetts 3. Silver Spoons - the Strattons ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8328 "2022-02-24T23:45:27Z")
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