# 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:** 426
**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 9, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8509 "2022-03-09T20:14:59Z")
**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 5. Doctor Who - the Doctor and his companion ---
**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, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8510 "2022-03-09T20:21:20Z")
**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 5. Doctor Who - the Doctor and his companion 6. Rick and Morty - ditto ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8511 "2022-03-09T20:52:38Z")
**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 5. Doctor Who - the Doctor and his companion 6. Rick and Morty - ditto 7. The Tick - Tick and Arthur ---
**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, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8512 "2022-03-09T21:23:23Z")
**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 5. Doctor Who - the Doctor and his companion 6. Rick and Morty - ditto 7. The Tick - Tick and Arthur 8. The Roy Rogers Show – Roy Rogers and Pat Brady I’ll bet you thought I was going to say Dale Evans, didn’t you? _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8513 "2022-03-09T21:43:58Z")
**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 5. Doctor Who - the Doctor and his companion 6. Rick and Morty - ditto 7. The Tick - Tick and Arthur 8. The Roy Rogers Show – Roy Rogers and Pat Brady 9. The Flash - The Flash and Kid Flash Oh, no, I remember poor Pat trying to get Nellybelle to behave. ---
**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 10, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8514 "2022-03-10T00:42:37Z")
**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 5. Doctor Who - the Doctor and his companion 6. Rick and Morty - ditto 7. The Tick - Tick and Arthur 8. The Roy Rogers Show – Roy Rogers and Pat Brady 9. The Flash - The Flash and Kid Flash 10. Adventures of Superman - Superman and Prof. Pepperwinkle 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 10, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8515 "2022-03-10T17:22:22Z")
_[Thanks, EH!]_ **TV shows with Pirates** 1. Spongebob Squarepants ---
**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 10, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8516 "2022-03-10T19:43:12Z")
**TV shows with Pirates** 1. Spongebob Squarepants 2. Thundercats ---
**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 10, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8517 "2022-03-10T20:14:03Z")
**TV shows with Pirates** 1. Spongebob Squarepants 2. Thundercats 3. Black Sails ---
**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 10, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8518 "2022-03-10T20:26:28Z")
**TV shows with Pirates** 1. Spongebob Squarepants 2. Thundercats 3. Black Sails 4. Our Flag Means Death ---
**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 11, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8519 "2022-03-11T03:14:23Z")
**TV shows with Pirates** 1. Spongebob Squarepants 2. Thundercats 3. Black Sails 4. Our Flag Means Death 5. The Buccaneers Mid-1950s British-produced TV series, broadcast in USA on CBS, and starring a _ **very** _ young Robert Shaw. _ **-“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:** [March 11, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8520 "2022-03-11T11:44:54Z")
**TV shows with Pirates** 1. Spongebob Squarepants 2. Thundercats 3. Black Sails 4. Our Flag Means Death 5. The Buccaneers 6. The Howdy Doody Show Captain Windy Scuttlebutt ---
**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 11, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8521 "2022-03-11T13:24:16Z")
**TV shows with Pirates** 1. Spongebob Squarepants 2. Thundercats 3. Black Sails 4. Our Flag Means Death 5. The Buccaneers 6. The Howdy Doody Show 7. Scooby Doo don’t remember a thing about the episode apart from there being pirates in it and the bad guy’s mask being removed at the end angrily exclaiming _“and I would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for those meddling kds!”_ ---
**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 11, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8522 "2022-03-11T14:35:57Z")
That does sound familiar. I think I may have seen that episode as well. **TV shows with Pirates** 1. Spongebob Squarepants 2. Thundercats 3. Black Sails 4. Our Flag Means Death 5. The Buccaneers 6. The Howdy Doody Show 7. Scooby Doo 8. Jack of all Trades ---
**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 11, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8523 "2022-03-11T17:49:59Z")
It would certainly stand out as being utterly unlike any other episode of the show. **TV shows with Pirates** 1. SpongeBob SquarePants 2. Thundercats 3. Black Sails 4. Our Flag Means Death 5. The Buccaneers 6. The Howdy Doody Show 7. Scooby Doo 8. Jack of all Trades 9. Star Trek: The Next Generation In the two-part episode “Gambit,” in particular. ---
**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 11, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8524 "2022-03-11T23:40:49Z")
**TV shows with Pirates** 1. SpongeBob SquarePants 2. Thundercats 3. Black Sails 4. Our Flag Means Death 5. The Buccaneers 6. The Howdy Doody Show 7. Scooby Doo 8. Jack of all Trades 9. Star Trek: The Next Generation 10. Bar Rescue The infamous “Piratz Tavern” episode. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8525 "2022-03-13T15:05:47Z")
**TV shows with good diversity** 1. Star Trek: TOS ---
**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 13, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8526 "2022-03-13T18:17:55Z")
**TV shows with good diversity** 1. Star Trek: TOS 2. Miracle Workers ---
**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 13, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8527 "2022-03-13T18:19:29Z")
**TV shows with good diversity** 1. Star Trek: TOS 2. Miracle Workers 3. Sesame Street ---
**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 14, 2022, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8528 "2022-03-14T04:42:20Z")
**TV shows with good diversity** 1. Star Trek: TOS 2. Miracle Workers 3. Sesame Street 4. Law & Order [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=425) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=427)