# 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:** 493
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9849 "2022-09-13T05:22:15Z")
> [@](#): > > **Voiceover actors** 1. Tara Strong 2. Dan Castellaneta 3. Mel Blanc 4. June Foray 5. Don LaFontaine 6. Mark Hamill 7. H. Jon Benjamin 8. Paul Frees 9. Don Messick (the original Scooby-doo) ---
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**Voiceover actors** 1. Tara Strong 2. Dan Castellaneta 3. Mel Blanc 4. June Foray 5. Don LaFontaine 6. Mark Hamill 7. H. Jon Benjamin 8. Paul Frees 9. Don Messick (the original Scooby-doo) 10. Nancy Cartwright pass ---
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**Doctors not on medical shows** 1. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, _Star Trek_ ---
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**Doctors not on medical shows** 1. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, _Star Trek_ 2. Dr. Leo Spaceman - 30 Rock Well, I mean, technically, his official occupation is doctor. 😬 ---
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**Doctors not on medical shows** 1. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, _Star Trek_ 2. Dr. Leo Spaceman - 30 Rock 3. Dr. Who ---
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**Doctors not on medical shows** 1. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, _Star Trek_ 2. Dr. Leo Spaceman - 30 Rock 3. Dr. Who 4. Dr. Phil ---
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> [@](#): > > **Doctors not on medical shows** 1. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, _Star Trek_ 2. Dr. Leo Spaceman - 30 Rock 3. Dr. Who 4. Dr. Phil 5. Dr. Sheldon Cooper ---
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> [@](#): > > **Doctors not on medical shows** 1. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, _Star Trek_ 2. Dr. Leo Spaceman - 30 Rock 3. Dr. Who 4. Dr. Phil 5. Dr. Sheldon Cooper 6. Dr. Bombay ---
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**Doctors not on medical shows** 1. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, _Star Trek_ 2. Dr. Leo Spaceman - 30 Rock 3. Dr. Who 4. Dr. Phil 5. Dr. Sheldon Cooper 6. Dr. Bombay 7. Dr. Shrinker - _Krofft Supershow_ ---
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**Doctors not on medical shows** 1. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, _Star Trek_ 2. Dr. Leo Spaceman - 30 Rock 3. Dr. Who 4. Dr. Phil 5. Dr. Sheldon Cooper 6. Dr. Bombay 7. Dr. Shrinker - _Krofft Supershow_ 8. Doctor Doom - Fantastic Four ---
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**Doctors not on medical shows** 1. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, _Star Trek_ 2. Dr. Leo Spaceman - _30 Rock_ 3. Dr. Who 4. Dr. Phil 5. Dr. Sheldon Cooper 6. Dr. Bombay 7. Dr. Shrinker - _Krofft Supershow_ 8. Doctor Doom - _Fantastic Four_ 9. Dr. Julian Bashir, _ST:DS9_ ---
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**Doctors not on medical shows** 1. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, _Star Trek_ 2. Dr. Leo Spaceman - _30 Rock_ 3. Dr. Who 4. Dr. Phil 5. Dr. Sheldon Cooper 6. Dr. Bombay 7. Dr. Shrinker - _Krofft Supershow_ 8. Doctor Doom - _Fantastic Four_ 9. Dr. Julian Bashir, _ST:DS9_ 10. Doc Adams – _Gunsmoke_ He actually had two first names, by the way. The name used on the radio show _(which featured William Conrad as Matt Dillon!)_ was ‘Charles’, but it was changed to ‘Galen’ for the television series. . . . **TV Themes that made Radio’s Top 40** _(songs that were already a hit before their use on a show, like Happy Days’ “Rock Around the Clock”, don’t count)_ 1. Nadia’s Theme _(Theme from “The Young and the Restless”)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**TV Themes that made Radio’s Top 40** _(songs that were already a hit before their use on a show, like Happy Days’ “Rock Around the Clock”, don’t count)_ 1. Nadia’s Theme _(Theme from “The Young and the Restless”)_ 2. Welcome Back (Theme from “Welcome Back, Kotter”) - John Sebastian Went to #1. ---
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**TV Themes that made Radio’s Top 40** _(songs that were already a hit before their use on a show, like Happy Days’ “Rock Around the Clock”, don’t count)_ 1. Nadia’s Theme _(Theme from “The Young and the Restless”)_ 2. Welcome Back (Theme from “Welcome Back, Kotter”) - John Sebastian 3. Theme from S.W.A.T.- Rhythm Heritage Also hit #1 in 1976 ---
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**TV Themes that made Radio’s Top 40** _(songs that were already a hit before their use on a show, like Happy Days’ “Rock Around the Clock”, don’t count)_ 1. Nadia’s Theme _(Theme from “The Young and the Restless”)_ 2. Welcome Back (Theme from “Welcome Back, Kotter”) - John Sebastian 3. Theme from S.W.A.T.- Rhythm Heritage 4. Believe It or Not (Theme from “The Greatest American Hero”) - Joey Scarbury Made it to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, in 1981. ---
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**TV Themes that made Radio’s Top 40** _(songs that were already a hit before their use on a show, like Happy Days’ “Rock Around the Clock”, don’t count)_ 1. Nadia’s Theme _(Theme from “The Young and the Restless”)_ 2. Welcome Back (Theme from “Welcome Back, Kotter”) - John Sebastian 3. Theme from S.W.A.T.- Rhythm Heritage 4. Believe It or Not (Theme from “The Greatest American Hero”) - Joey Scarbury 5. Bonanza - Jay Livingston and Ray Evans #19 in 1961 ---
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**TV Themes that made Radio’s Top 40** _(songs that were already a hit before their use on a show, like Happy Days’ “Rock Around the Clock”, don’t count)_ 1. Nadia’s Theme _(Theme from “The Young and the Restless”)_ 2. Welcome Back (Theme from “Welcome Back, Kotter”) - John Sebastian 3. Theme from S.W.A.T.- Rhythm Heritage 4. Believe It or Not (Theme from “The Greatest American Hero”) - Joey Scarbury 5. Bonanza - Jay Livingston and Ray Evans 6. Peter Gunn (Theme by Henry Mancini performed by Ray Anthony charted at #8 in 1959) Sarah Vaughan, Duane Eddy, and others also had versions that made the charts. ETA: Ray Anthony is still alive! He turned 100 in January and is the last surviving member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. ---
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**TV Themes that made Radio’s Top 40** _(songs that were already a hit before their use on a show, like Happy Days’ “Rock Around the Clock”, don’t count)_ 1. Nadia’s Theme _(Theme from “The Young and the Restless”)_ 2. Welcome Back (Theme from “Welcome Back, Kotter”) - John Sebastian 3. Theme from S.W.A.T.- Rhythm Heritage 4. Believe It or Not (Theme from “The Greatest American Hero”) - Joey Scarbury 5. Bonanza - Jay Livingston and Ray Evans 6. Peter Gunn (Theme by Henry Mancini performed by Ray Anthony charted at #8 in 1959) 7. Rockford Files - Mike Post ---
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**TV Themes that made Radio’s Top 40** _(songs that were already a hit before their use on a show, like Happy Days’ “Rock Around the Clock”, don’t count)_ 1. Nadia’s Theme _(Theme from “The Young and the Restless”)_ 2. Welcome Back (Theme from “Welcome Back, Kotter”) - John Sebastian 3. Theme from S.W.A.T.- Rhythm Heritage 4. Believe It or Not (Theme from “The Greatest American Hero”) - Joey Scarbury 5. Bonanza - Jay Livingston and Ray Evans 6. Peter Gunn (Theme by Henry Mancini performed by Ray Anthony charted at #8 in 1959) 7. Rockford Files - Mike Post 8. Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers ---
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**TV Themes that made Radio’s Top 40** _(songs that were already a hit before their use on a show, like Happy Days’ “Rock Around the Clock”, don’t count)_ 1. Nadia’s Theme _(Theme from “The Young and the Restless”)_ 2. Welcome Back (Theme from “Welcome Back, Kotter”) - John Sebastian 3. Theme from S.W.A.T.- Rhythm Heritage 4. Believe It or Not (Theme from “The Greatest American Hero”) - Joey Scarbury 5. Bonanza - Jay Livingston and Ray Evans 6. Peter Gunn (Theme by Henry Mancini performed by Ray Anthony charted at #8 in 1959) 7. Rockford Files - Mike Post 8. Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers 9. Mission: Impossible - Lalo Shifrin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=492) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=494)