# 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:** 427
**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 14, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8529 "2022-03-14T12:07:29Z")
**TV shows with good diversity** 1. Star Trek: TOS 2. Miracle Workers 3. Sesame Street 4. Law & Order 5. New Amsterdam ---
**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 14, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8530 "2022-03-14T13:55:51Z")
**TV shows with good diversity** 1. Star Trek: TOS 2. Miracle Workers 3. Sesame Street 4. Law & Order 5. New Amsterdam 6. Star Trek: Voyager ---
**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 14, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8531 "2022-03-14T15:26:02Z")
**TV shows with good diversity** 1. Star Trek: TOS 2. Miracle Workers 3. Sesame Street 4. Law & Order 5. New Amsterdam 6. Star Trek: Voyager 7. Community ---
**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 14, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8532 "2022-03-14T16:21:44Z")
**TV shows with good diversity** 1. Star Trek: TOS 2. Miracle Workers 3. Sesame Street 4. Law & Order 5. New Amsterdam 6. Star Trek: Voyager 7. Community 8. Doctor Who ---
**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 14, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8533 "2022-03-14T19:26:44Z")
**TV shows with good diversity** 1. Star Trek: TOS 2. Miracle Workers 3. Sesame Street 4. Law & Order 5. New Amsterdam 6. Star Trek: Voyager 7. Community 8. Doctor Who 9. Hill Street Blues ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8534 "2022-03-17T20:37:33Z")
**TV shows with good diversity** 1. Star Trek: TOS 2. Miracle Workers 3. Sesame Street 4. Law & Order 5. New Amsterdam 6. Star Trek: Voyager 7. Community 8. Doctor Who 9. Hill Street Blues 10. Oz Pass ---
**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 17, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8535 "2022-03-17T20:52:50Z")
**Shows that featured tokenism** 1. Captain Kangaroo ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8536 "2022-03-17T21:31:05Z")
**Shows that featured tokenism** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. South Park Has a black character named “Token”. ---
**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 17, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8537 "2022-03-17T22:15:35Z")
**Shows that featured tokenism** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. South Park 3. Saturday Night Live Chevy Chase admitted that Garrett Morris filled that role. As to South Park, that character’s name has recently been retconned to “Tolkien.” His parents are big fans. ---
**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 18, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8538 "2022-03-18T10:24:12Z")
**Shows that featured tokenism** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. South Park 3. Saturday Night Live 4. Bonanza The Cartwrights’ cook, Hop Sing _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 18, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8539 "2022-03-18T12:19:48Z")
**Shows that featured tokenism** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. South Park 3. Saturday Night Live 4. Bonanza 5. The Facts of Life ---
**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 18, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8540 "2022-03-18T12:22:13Z")
**Shows that featured tokenism** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. South Park 3. Saturday Night Live 4. Bonanza 5. The Facts of Life 6. The Smurfs Where did all those smurfs come from if there’s only one female Smurfette? ---
**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 18, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8541 "2022-03-18T14:00:15Z")
**Shows that featured tokenism** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. South Park 3. Saturday Night Live 4. Bonanza 5. The Facts of Life 6. The Smurfs 7. The West Wing ---
**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 18, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8542 "2022-03-18T15:24:03Z")
**Shows that featured tokenism** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. South Park 3. Saturday Night Live 4. Bonanza 5. The Facts of Life 6. The Smurfs 7. The West Wing 8. WKRP in Cincinnati Venus Flytrap ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8543 "2022-03-18T16:42:13Z")
**Shows that featured tokenism** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. South Park 3. Saturday Night Live 4. Bonanza 5. The Facts of Life 6. The Smurfs 7. The West Wing 8. WKRP in Cincinnati 9. L.A. Law ---
**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 18, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8544 "2022-03-18T20:39:46Z")
**Shows that featured tokenism** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. South Park 3. Saturday Night Live 4. Bonanza 5. The Facts of Life 6. The Smurfs 7. The West Wing 8. WKRP in Cincinnati 9. L.A. Law 10. Hogan’s Heroes **It’s… Bill… on the… TV** 1. Third Rock from the Sun - The Big Giant Head To be clear: Shows with William Shatner. ---
**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 18, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8545 "2022-03-18T20:41:40Z")
**It’s… Bill… on the… TV** 1. Third Rock from the Sun - The Big Giant Head 2. Murdoch Mysteries - Mark Twain ---
**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 18, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8546 "2022-03-18T21:02:48Z")
**It’s… Bill… on the… TV** 1. Third Rock from the Sun - The Big Giant Head 2. Murdoch Mysteries - Mark Twain 3. Rescue 911 ---
**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 18, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8547 "2022-03-18T22:05:14Z")
**It’s… Bill… on the… TV** 1. Third Rock from the Sun - The Big Giant Head 2. Murdoch Mysteries - Mark Twain 3. Rescue 911 4. T.J. Hooker - T.J. Hooker ---
**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 18, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8548 "2022-03-18T22:53:23Z")
**It’s… Bill… on the… TV** 1. Third Rock from the Sun - The Big Giant Head 2. Murdoch Mysteries - Mark Twain 3. Rescue 911 4. T.J. Hooker - T.J. Hooker 5. William Shatner War Chronicles - Narrator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=426) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=428)