# 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:** 421
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8409 "2022-03-03T16:28:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Springer went from politics to TV, not the other way around. Oh! I didn’t know that. Carry on… ---
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8410 "2022-03-03T17:44:41Z")
**TV actors who became politicians** 1. Rep. Fred Grandy (R-Iowa) - _The Love Boat_ 2. Mayor Clint Eastwood - _Rawhide_ 3. Governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota - _Various WWF (later WWE) TV wrestling shows; Predator_ 4. Sheila James Kuehl (D-Cal) – _The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis_ 5. Mayor Glenn Jacobs - _WWE as masked demonic wrestler Kane_ 6. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn) - _Saturday Night Live_ 7. Rep. Sonny Bono (R-Cal) & former mayor of Palm Springs - _The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour_ 8. President Ronald Reagan - _Death Valley Days_ 9. Volodymyr Zelenskyy (President of Ukraine) - _Servant of the People_ 10. Cynthia Nixon - _Sex and the City_ Ran for Governor of New York in 2018 but lost. Pass. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8411 "2022-03-03T18:31:30Z")
**Starting with M** (Initial articles don’t count.) 1. Mannix ---
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8412 "2022-03-03T18:32:52Z")
**Starting with M** (Initial articles don’t count.) 1. Mannix 2. Mad About You ---
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8413 "2022-03-03T18:38:34Z")
**Starting with M** (Initial articles don’t count.) 1. Mannix 2. Mad About You 3. MASH ---
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8414 "2022-03-03T20:17:53Z")
**Starting with M** (Initial articles don’t count.) 1. Mannix 2. Mad About You 3. MASH 4. The Mighty Boosh ---
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8415 "2022-03-03T20:32:12Z")
**Starting with M** (Initial articles don’t count.) 1. Mannix 2. Mad About You 3. MASH 4. The Mighty Boosh 5. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ---
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8416 "2022-03-03T21:24:30Z")
**Starting with M** (Initial articles don’t count.) 1. Mannix 2. Mad About You 3. MASH 4. The Mighty Boosh 5. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 6. Monk ---
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8417 "2022-03-03T22:07:06Z")
**Starting with M** (Initial articles don’t count.) 1. Mannix 2. Mad About You 3. MASH 4. The Mighty Boosh 5. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 6. Monk 7. Mission: Impossible ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8418 "2022-03-03T22:24:51Z")
**Starting with M** (Initial articles don’t count.) 1. Mannix 2. Mad About You 3. MASH 4. The Mighty Boosh 5. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 6. Monk 7. Mission: Impossible 8. Married With Children ---
**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:** [March 3, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8419 "2022-03-03T23:14:43Z")
**Starting with M** (Initial articles don’t count.) 1. Mannix 2. Mad About You 3. MASH 4. The Mighty Boosh 5. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 6. Monk 7. Mission: Impossible 8. Married With Children 9. MST3K ---
**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:** [March 4, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8420 "2022-03-04T00:30:21Z")
**Starting with M** (Initial articles don’t count.) 1. Mannix 2. Mad About You 3. MASH 4. The Mighty Boosh 5. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 6. Monk 7. Mission: Impossible 8. Married With Children 9. MST3K 10. Maverick **TV Shows Featuring a Maid / Butler / Valet / Housekeeper / etc.** 1. Family Affair _(Sebastian Cabot as Mr. French)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [March 4, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8421 "2022-03-04T00:58:56Z")
**TV Shows Featuring a Maid / Butler / Valet / Housekeeper / etc.** 1. Family Affair _(Sebastian Cabot as Mr. French)_ 2. Downton Abbey - Carson and others ---
**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:** [March 4, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8422 "2022-03-04T01:28:28Z")
**TV Shows Featuring a Maid / Butler / Valet / Housekeeper / etc.** 1. Family Affair _(Sebastian Cabot as Mr. French)_ 2. Downton Abbey - Carson and others 3. Maude - Florida Evans and Mrs. Naugatuck ---
**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:** [March 4, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8423 "2022-03-04T01:36:29Z")
**TV Shows Featuring a Maid / Butler / Valet / Housekeeper / etc.** 1. Family Affair _(Sebastian Cabot as Mr. French)_ 2. Downton Abbey - Carson and others 3. Maude - Florida Evans and Mrs. Naugatuck 4. Hazel - Shirley Booth as the eponymous housekeeper/busybody/saver of the day ---
**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:** [March 4, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8424 "2022-03-04T01:42:34Z")
**TV Shows Featuring a Maid / Butler / Valet / Housekeeper / etc.** 1. Family Affair _(Sebastian Cabot as Mr. French)_ 2. Downton Abbey - Carson and others 3. Maude - Florida Evans and Mrs. Naugatuck 4. Hazel - Shirley Booth as the eponymous housekeeper/busybody/saver of the day 5. The Jetsons - Rosie the Robot ---
**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:** [March 4, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8425 "2022-03-04T02:40:31Z")
**TV Shows Featuring a Maid / Butler / Valet / Housekeeper / etc.** 1. Family Affair _(Sebastian Cabot as Mr. French)_ 2. Downton Abbey - Carson and others 3. Maude - Florida Evans and Mrs. Naugatuck 4. Hazel - Shirley Booth as the eponymous housekeeper/busybody/saver of the day 5. The Jetsons - Rosie the Robot 6. Batman - Alfred ---
**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:** [March 4, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8426 "2022-03-04T02:49:41Z")
**TV Shows Featuring a Maid / Butler / Valet / Housekeeper / etc.** 1. Family Affair _(Sebastian Cabot as Mr. French)_ 2. Downton Abbey - Carson and others 3. Maude - Florida Evans and Mrs. Naugatuck 4. Hazel - Shirley Booth as the eponymous housekeeper/busybody/saver of the day 5. The Jetsons - Rosie the Robot 6. Batman - Alfred 7. The Brady Bunch - Alice ---
**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:** [March 4, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8427 "2022-03-04T05:23:33Z")
**TV Shows Featuring a Maid / Butler / Valet / Housekeeper / etc.** 1. Family Affair _(Sebastian Cabot as Mr. French)_ 2. Downton Abbey - Carson and others 3. Maude - Florida Evans and Mrs. Naugatuck 4. Hazel - Shirley Booth as the eponymous housekeeper/busybody/saver of the day 5. The Jetsons - Rosie the Robot 6. Batman - Alfred 7. The Brady Bunch - Alice 8. The Nanny - Fran Drescher as Fran Fine ---
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**TV Shows Featuring a Maid / Butler / Valet / Housekeeper / etc.** 1. Family Affair _(Sebastian Cabot as Mr. French)_ 2. Downton Abbey - Carson and others 3. Maude - Florida Evans and Mrs. Naugatuck 4. Hazel - Shirley Booth as the eponymous housekeeper/busybody/saver of the day 5. The Jetsons - Rosie the Robot 6. Batman - Alfred 7. The Brady Bunch - Alice 8. The Nanny - Fran Drescher as Fran Fine 9. Soap - Robert Guillaume as Benson Dubois [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=420) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=422)