# 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:** 431
**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 29, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8609 "2022-03-29T02:53:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Perhaps Pomeroy might be an Ensign? Starfleet doesn’t have sergeants Since Starfleet appears to follow naval protocol and rank hierarchy – An ensign is an officer; it is the rank bestowed upon graduation from the Naval Academy _(although some graduates may be commissioned as a second lieutenant, probably in keeping with their specialty)_. A sergeant is a non-commissioned officer, i.e., an enlisted man. The closest thing to a sergeant in a navy would probably be a Petty Officer Second Class or above. And there was, in fact, at least one petty officer IDed by name in Star Trek:TNG – Chief Petty Officer Miles O’Brien, the transporter chief on board the USS Enterprise-D. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8610 "2022-03-29T16:09:31Z")
Right, then. **Main cast members rejected when _Star Trek: TOS_ was in development** 1. Captain Kirk’s Aunt Hattie, who always warned landing parties to “be careful, now” just before they beamed down and was ready with fresh cookies and milk when they beamed back up. 2. Lt. Zgrkh Pffftbstwl, curvaceous crew hostess by day, vampire beast by night. And in love with Scotty. 3. Ensign Maurice Leblanc, responsible for maintaining the quatrotriticale stores and, ironically, a very capable tribble wrangler. 4. Lt. Nils Lindsstrom, ordained Lutheran minister and chaplain. Originally intended to be a source of comfort and solace upon the loss of comrades, he was cancelled when it was realized that, due to the high mortality rate of redshirts, he would end up with more screen time than Kirk and Spock combined. 5. CPO Tyrone “Fishbait” Pomeroy, token African-American and ship’s cook; removed when they found Nichelle Nichols and decided on cybercooking. 6. Dr. Bob “Butcher” Barstowe, who only passed the Federation medical boards exam on the sixth (or was it the seventh?) try and is fleeing Earth ahead of a probably career-ending medical malpractice lawsuit 7. Ensign Neeb’sh Neidermeyer, young and “by the book” to a fault. Neidermeyer would often interrupt the senior officers’ conversations to interject Star Fleet regulations and to insist on following the Prime Directive to the letter. In a rare for the time instance of continuity and character development, Kirk was going to assign him to the security team and issue him a red shirt midway through the season. 8. Mr. Fluffy, Ship’s Cat, who would, at least every third episode, be taken over, absorbed or impersonated by an alien - sometimes good, sometimes evil - leading to various zany hijinks ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8611 "2022-03-29T16:16:26Z")
**Main cast members rejected when _Star Trek: TOS_ was in development** 1. Captain Kirk’s Aunt Hattie, who always warned landing parties to “be careful, now” just before they beamed down and was ready with fresh cookies and milk when they beamed back up. 2. Lt. Zgrkh Pffftbstwl, curvaceous crew hostess by day, vampire beast by night. And in love with Scotty. 3. Ensign Maurice Leblanc, responsible for maintaining the quatrotriticale stores and, ironically, a very capable tribble wrangler. 4. Lt. Nils Lindsstrom, ordained Lutheran minister and chaplain. Originally intended to be a source of comfort and solace upon the loss of comrades, he was cancelled when it was realized that, due to the high mortality rate of redshirts, he would end up with more screen time than Kirk and Spock combined. 5. CPO Tyrone “Fishbait” Pomeroy, token African-American and ship’s cook; removed when they found Nichelle Nichols and decided on cybercooking. 6. Dr. Bob “Butcher” Barstowe, who only passed the Federation medical boards exam on the sixth (or was it the seventh?) try and is fleeing Earth ahead of a probably career-ending medical malpractice lawsuit 7. Ensign Neeb’sh Neidermeyer, young and “by the book” to a fault. Neidermeyer would often interrupt the senior officers’ conversations to interject Star Fleet regulations and to insist on following the Prime Directive to the letter. In a rare for the time instance of continuity and character development, Kirk was going to assign him to the security team and issue him a red shirt midway through the season. 8. Mr. Fluffy, Ship’s Cat, who would, at least every third episode, be taken over, absorbed or impersonated by an alien - sometimes good, sometimes evil - leading to various zany hijinks 9. Lt. Phhhht! - a humanoid alien race whose language is ‘spoken’ via flatulence, and emotions expressed via scent. ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8612 "2022-03-29T16:21:18Z")
**Main cast members rejected when _Star Trek: TOS_ was in development** 1. Captain Kirk’s Aunt Hattie, who always warned landing parties to “be careful, now” just before they beamed down and was ready with fresh cookies and milk when they beamed back up. 2. Lt. Zgrkh Pffftbstwl, curvaceous crew hostess by day, vampire beast by night. And in love with Scotty. 3. Ensign Maurice Leblanc, responsible for maintaining the quatrotriticale stores and, ironically, a very capable tribble wrangler. 4. Lt. Nils Lindsstrom, ordained Lutheran minister and chaplain. Originally intended to be a source of comfort and solace upon the loss of comrades, he was cancelled when it was realized that, due to the high mortality rate of redshirts, he would end up with more screen time than Kirk and Spock combined. 5. CPO Tyrone “Fishbait” Pomeroy, token African-American and ship’s cook; removed when they found Nichelle Nichols and decided on cybercooking. 6. Dr. Bob “Butcher” Barstowe, who only passed the Federation medical boards exam on the sixth (or was it the seventh?) try and is fleeing Earth ahead of a probably career-ending medical malpractice lawsuit 7. Ensign Neeb’sh Neidermeyer, young and “by the book” to a fault. Neidermeyer would often interrupt the senior officers’ conversations to interject Star Fleet regulations and to insist on following the Prime Directive to the letter. In a rare for the time instance of continuity and character development, Kirk was going to assign him to the security team and issue him a red shirt midway through the season. 8. Mr. Fluffy, Ship’s Cat, who would, at least every third episode, be taken over, absorbed or impersonated by an alien - sometimes good, sometimes evil - leading to various zany hijinks 9. Lt. Phhhht! - a humanoid alien race whose language is ‘spoken’ via flatulence, and emotions expressed via scent. 10. Cmdr. Spock’s spunky niece T’Ike, who had a knack for getting into trouble but ended every episode with some cute comment that made the senior officers all go, “Awwwww” 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 29, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8613 "2022-03-29T19:36:21Z")
**TV shows with officer titles** 1. Captain Kangaroo ---
**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 29, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8614 "2022-03-29T20:39:22Z")
**TV shows with officer titles** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. Captain Power And The Solders of the Future ---
**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 29, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8615 "2022-03-29T20:52:41Z")
**TV shows with officer titles** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. Captain Power And The Solders of the Future 3. CPO Sharkey ---
**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 29, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8616 "2022-03-29T21:48:12Z")
Are we including NCOs? CPO is not an officer. ---
**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 29, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8617 "2022-03-29T21:57:03Z")
**TV shows with officer titles** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. Captain Power And The Solders of the Future 3. CPO Sharkey 4. Major Dad ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8618 "2022-03-29T23:36:39Z")
**TV shows with officer titles** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. Captain Power And The Solders of the Future 3. CPO Sharkey 4. Major Dad 5. Captain Planet and the Planeteers ---
**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 29, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8619 "2022-03-29T23:46:59Z")
**TV shows with officer titles** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. Captain Power And The Solders of the Future 3. CPO Sharkey 4. Major Dad 5. Captain Planet and the Planeteers 6. General Hospital _ **-“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:** [March 30, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8620 "2022-03-30T05:09:01Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Are we including NCOs? CPO is not an officer. Isn’t a Non-Commissioned Officer an Officer nonetheless? I mean, the O in CPO literally stands for “Officer,” so… ---
**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 30, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8621 "2022-03-30T09:43:58Z")
**TV shows with officer titles** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. Captain Power And The Solders of the Future 3. CPO Sharkey 4. Major Dad 5. Captain Planet and the Planeteers 6. General Hospital 7. General Electric Theater ---
**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 30, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8622 "2022-03-30T11:10:05Z")
**TV shows with officer titles** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. Captain Power And The Solders of the Future 3. CPO Sharkey 4. Major Dad 5. Captain Planet and the Planeteers 6. General Hospital 7. General Electric Theater 8. Major Crimes ---
**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 30, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8623 "2022-03-30T11:49:09Z")
Yes, it counts for purposes of this list. ---
**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 30, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8624 "2022-03-30T15:13:52Z")
**TV shows with officer titles** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. Captain Power And The Solders of the Future 3. CPO Sharkey 4. Major Dad 5. Captain Planet and the Planeteers 6. General Hospital 7. General Electric Theater 8. Major Crimes 9. Calvin and the Colonel ---
**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 30, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8625 "2022-03-30T15:48:08Z")
**TV shows with officer titles** 1. Captain Kangaroo 2. Captain Power And The Solders of the Future 3. CPO Sharkey 4. Major Dad 5. Captain Planet and the Planeteers 6. General Hospital 7. General Electric Theater 8. Major Crimes 9. Calvin and the Colonel 10. The Lieutenant Gene Roddenberry’s show before he developed Star Trek. Pass. ---
**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 30, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8626 "2022-03-30T16:25:31Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Isn’t a Non-Commissioned Officer an Officer nonetheless? > I mean, the O in CPO literally stands for “Officer,” so… An NCO is different from a commissioned officer. Sergeants and petty officers are different from lieutenants and captains with different roles and responsibilities. Officers outrank NCOs and with a few exceptions, service persons do not salute NCOs like an officer would be saluted. But we’re starting to stray here, so… **TV shows with titles in the titles** 1. Mr. Magoo ---
**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 30, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8627 "2022-03-30T17:03:35Z")
**TV shows with titles in the titles** 1. Mr. Magoo 2. No Time for Sergeants ---
**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 30, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8628 "2022-03-30T17:04:34Z")
**TV shows with titles in the titles** 1. Mr. Magoo 2. No Time for Sergeants 3. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=430) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=432)