# 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:** 425
**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 8, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8489 "2022-03-08T20:34:46Z")
**Initially broadcast in black and white but later in living color** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. Lost in Space (original series, obviously) 3. My Three Sons 4. The Adventures of Superman ---
**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 8, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8490 "2022-03-08T20:41:06Z")
**Initially broadcast in black and white but later in living color** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. Lost in Space (original series, obviously) 3. My Three Sons 4. The Adventures of Superman 5. The Ed Sullivan Show ---
**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:** [March 8, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8491 "2022-03-08T20:44:31Z")
Is nobody going to mention the Double Bender in the previous category? 1. Battlestar Galactica (the Cylons) **Initially broadcast in black and white but later in living color** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. Lost in Space (original series, obviously) 3. My Three Sons 4. The Adventures of Superman 5. The Ed Sullivan Show 6. I Dream of Jeannie ---
**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 8, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8492 "2022-03-08T21:54:07Z")
**Initially broadcast in black and white but later in living color** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. Lost in Space (original series, obviously) 3. My Three Sons 4. The Adventures of Superman 5. The Ed Sullivan Show 6. I Dream of Jeannie 7. Doctor Who ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8493 "2022-03-08T21:57:44Z")
**Initially broadcast in black and white but later in living color** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. Lost in Space (original series, obviously) 3. My Three Sons 4. The Adventures of Superman 5. The Ed Sullivan Show 6. I Dream of Jeannie 7. Doctor Who 8. The Andy Griffith Show ---
**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 8, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8494 "2022-03-08T22:13:27Z")
**Initially broadcast in black and white but later in living color** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. Lost in Space (original series, obviously) 3. My Three Sons 4. The Adventures of Superman 5. The Ed Sullivan Show 6. I Dream of Jeannie 7. Doctor Who 8. The Andy Griffith Show 9. Gunsmoke ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8495 "2022-03-09T08:18:04Z")
**Initially broadcast in black and white but later in living color** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. Lost in Space (original series, obviously) 3. My Three Sons 4. The Adventures of Superman 5. The Ed Sullivan Show 6. I Dream of Jeannie 7. Doctor Who 8. The Andy Griffith Show 9. Gunsmoke 10. Bonanza Interestingly enough, NBC recognized that color television was going to become the norm, so even though wide-spread color broadcast technology was not yet in place, they insisted that ALL episodes of _Bonanza_ be filmed in color despite the increased costs of production. This paid off when the program went into syndication. **TV Shows Where Girls/Women Were the Primary Character(s)** 1. Laverne and Shirley _ **-“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:** [March 9, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8496 "2022-03-09T08:32:41Z")
**TV Shows Where Girls/Women Were the Primary Character(s)** 1. Laverne and Shirley 2. Orange Is the New Black ---
**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 9, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8497 "2022-03-09T11:51:53Z")
**TV Shows Where Girls/Women Were the Primary Character(s)** 1. Laverne and Shirley 2. Orange Is the New Black 3. The Gale Storm Show Precursor of The Love Boat ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8498 "2022-03-09T11:56:56Z")
**TV Shows Where Girls/Women Were the Primary Character(s)** 1. Laverne and Shirley 2. Orange Is the New Black 3. The Gale Storm Show 4. Two Broke Girls ---
**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 9, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8499 "2022-03-09T13:00:33Z")
**TV Shows Where Girls/Women Were the Primary Character(s)** 1. Laverne and Shirley 2. Orange Is the New Black 3. The Gale Storm Show 4. Two Broke Girls 5. Absolutely Fabulous ---
**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 9, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8500 "2022-03-09T13:52:57Z")
**TV Shows Where Girls/Women Were the Primary Character(s)** 1. Laverne and Shirley 2. Orange Is the New Black 3. The Gale Storm Show 4. Two Broke Girls 5. Absolutely Fabulous 6. iCarly ---
**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 9, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8501 "2022-03-09T14:35:33Z")
**TV Shows Where Girls/Women Were the Primary Character(s)** 1. Laverne and Shirley 2. Orange Is the New Black 3. The Gale Storm Show 4. Two Broke Girls 5. Absolutely Fabulous 6. iCarly 7. Golden Girls ---
**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 9, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8502 "2022-03-09T14:38:08Z")
**TV Shows Where Girls/Women Were the Primary Character(s)** 1. Laverne and Shirley 2. Orange Is the New Black 3. The Gale Storm Show 4. Two Broke Girls 5. Absolutely Fabulous 6. iCarly 7. Golden Girls 8. Kate and Allie ---
**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:** [March 9, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8503 "2022-03-09T15:24:57Z")
**TV Shows Where Girls/Women Were the Primary Character(s)** 1. Laverne and Shirley 2. Orange Is the New Black 3. The Gale Storm Show 4. Two Broke Girls 5. Absolutely Fabulous 6. iCarly 7. Golden Girls 8. Kate and Allie 9. Charlie’s Angels ---
**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 9, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8504 "2022-03-09T18:23:27Z")
**TV Shows Where Girls/Women Were the Primary Character(s)** 1. Laverne and Shirley 2. Orange Is the New Black 3. The Gale Storm Show 4. Two Broke Girls 5. Absolutely Fabulous 6. iCarly 7. Golden Girls 8. Kate and Allie 9. Charlie’s Angels 10. Rizzoli & Isles 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:** [March 9, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8505 "2022-03-09T18:34:33Z")
**TV shows with characters and their sidekicks** 1. My Name is Earl - Earl and Randy Hickey ---
**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 9, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8506 "2022-03-09T18:48:02Z")
**TV shows with characters and their sidekicks** 1. My Name is Earl - Earl and Randy Hickey 2. SpongeBob SquarePants - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8507 "2022-03-09T20:01:25Z")
**TV shows with characters and their sidekicks** 1. My Name is Earl - Earl and Randy Hickey 2. SpongeBob SquarePants - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy 3. The Andy Griffith Show - Andy Taylor and Barney Fife ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8508 "2022-03-09T20:11:01Z")
**TV shows with characters and their sidekicks** 1. My Name is Earl - Earl and Randy Hickey 2. SpongeBob SquarePants - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy 3. The Andy Griffith Show - Andy Taylor and Barney Fife 4. Batman - Batman and Robin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=424) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=426)