# 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:** 82
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1621 "2019-11-11T05:01:47Z")
Wacky neighbors 1. Kramer 2. Mr. Furley 3. Jerry Helper 4. Howard Borden ---
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1622 "2019-11-11T07:14:36Z")
Wacky neighbors 1. Kramer 2. Mr. Furley 3. Jerry Helper 4. Howard Borden 5. Ed Norton ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1623 "2019-11-11T07:45:04Z")
Wacky neighbors 1. Kramer 2. Mr. Furley 3. Jerry Helper 4. Howard Borden 5. Ed Norton 6. Lenny and Squiggy ---
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1624 "2019-11-11T13:21:45Z")
Wacky neighbors 1. Kramer 2. Mr. Furley 3. Jerry Helper 4. Howard Borden 5. Ed Norton 6. Lenny and Squiggy 7. Steve Urkel ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1625 "2019-11-11T13:41:58Z")
Wacky neighbors 1. Kramer 2. Mr. Furley 3. Jerry Helper 4. Howard Borden 5. Ed Norton 6. Lenny and Squiggy 7. Steve Urkel 8. Rhoda Morgenstern ---
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1626 "2019-11-11T15:33:25Z")
Wacky neighbors 1. Kramer 2. Mr. Furley 3. Jerry Helper 4. Howard Borden 5. Ed Norton 6. Lenny and Squiggy 7. Steve Urkel 8. Rhoda Morgenstern 9. Mr. Roper ---
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1627 "2019-11-11T16:06:20Z")
Wacky Neighbors 1. Kramer 2. Mr. Furley 3. Jerry Helper 4. Howard Borden 5. Ed Norton 6. Lenny and Squiggy 7. Steve Urkel 8. Rhoda Morgenstern 9. Mr. Roper 10. Gladys Kravitz Next: Well used television tropes 11. Hero needs to cut the correct wire to disarm the timebomb. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1628 "2019-11-11T16:18:08Z")
Well used television tropes 1. Hero needs to cut the correct wire to disarm the timebomb. 2. Acceptable targets. It’s fun to unload on folks like country bumpkins or greedy Wall Street types ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1629 "2019-11-11T16:37:58Z")
Well used television tropes 1. Hero needs to cut the correct wire to disarm the timebomb. 2. Acceptable targets. It’s fun to unload on folks like country bumpkins or greedy Wall Street types 3. clip shows ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1630 "2019-11-11T17:11:15Z")
Well used television tropes 1. Hero needs to cut the correct wire to disarm the timebomb. 2. Acceptable targets. It’s fun to unload on folks like country bumpkins or greedy Wall Street types 3. clip shows 4. The on-again, off-again romance, with the couple finally ending up together. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1631 "2019-11-11T17:47:44Z")
Well used television tropes 1. Hero needs to cut the correct wire to disarm the timebomb. 2. Acceptable targets. It’s fun to unload on folks like country bumpkins or greedy Wall Street types 3. clip shows 4. The on-again, off-again romance, with the couple finally ending up together. 5. The long-lost brother, sister or cousin who the audience has never heard of before ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1632 "2019-11-11T17:48:02Z")
Well used television tropes 1. Hero needs to cut the correct wire to disarm the timebomb. 2. Acceptable targets. It’s fun to unload on folks like country bumpkins or greedy Wall Street types 3. clip shows 4. The on-again, off-again romance, with the couple finally ending up together. 5. The long-lost brother, sister or cousin who the audience has never heard of before 6. Low level employee has been telling his family he’s a big success. A family member is visiting. LLE confesses to his co-workers and they all agree to pretend they work for him. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1633 "2019-11-11T18:55:13Z")
Well used television tropes 1. Hero needs to cut the correct wire to disarm the timebomb. 2. Acceptable targets. It’s fun to unload on folks like country bumpkins or greedy Wall Street types 3. clip shows 4. The on-again, off-again romance, with the couple finally ending up together. 5. The long-lost brother, sister or cousin who the audience has never heard of before 6. Low level employee has been telling his family he’s a big success. A family member is visiting. LLE confesses to his co-workers and they all agree to pretend they work for him. 7. Flashback episode ---
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1634 "2019-11-11T19:06:45Z")
Well used television tropes 1. Hero needs to cut the correct wire to disarm the timebomb. 2. Acceptable targets. It’s fun to unload on folks like country bumpkins or greedy Wall Street types 3. clip shows 4. The on-again, off-again romance, with the couple finally ending up together. 5. The long-lost brother, sister or cousin who the audience has never heard of before 6. Low level employee has been telling his family he’s a big success. A family member is visiting. LLE confesses to his co-workers and they all agree to pretend they work for him. 7. Flashback episode 8. Token minority cast member ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1635 "2019-11-11T19:36:22Z")
Well used television tropes 1. Hero needs to cut the correct wire to disarm the timebomb. 2. Acceptable targets. It’s fun to unload on folks like country bumpkins or greedy Wall Street types 3. clip shows 4. The on-again, off-again romance, with the couple finally ending up together. 5. The long-lost brother, sister or cousin who the audience has never heard of before 6. Low level employee has been telling his family he’s a big success. A family member is visiting. LLE confesses to his co-workers and they all agree to pretend they work for him. 7. Flashback episode 8. Token minority cast member 9. The reset button, no matter what happens in an episode, everything is back to normal by the end. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1636 "2019-11-11T20:21:43Z")
Well used television tropes 1. Hero needs to cut the correct wire to disarm the timebomb. 2. Acceptable targets. It’s fun to unload on folks like country bumpkins or greedy Wall Street types 3. clip shows 4. The on-again, off-again romance, with the couple finally ending up together. 5. The long-lost brother, sister or cousin who the audience has never heard of before 6. Low level employee has been telling his family he’s a big success. A family member is visiting. LLE confesses to his co-workers and they all agree to pretend they work for him. 7. Flashback episode 8. Token minority cast member 9. The reset button, no matter what happens in an episode, everything is back to normal by the end. 10. A high schooler will end up with two dates to the dance, and has to get rid of one of them. Notable newscasters: 1. Walter Cronkite ---
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1637 "2019-11-11T20:58:00Z")
Notable newscasters: 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Edward R. Murrow ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1638 "2019-11-11T21:13:06Z")
Notable newscasters: 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Edward R. Murrow 3. Barbra Walters ---
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1639 "2019-11-11T21:17:55Z")
Notable newscasters: 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Edward R. Murrow 3. Barbra Walters 4. David Brinkley ---
**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:** [November 11, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/1640 "2019-11-11T21:17:59Z")
Notable newscasters: 1. Walter Cronkite 2. Edward R. Murrow 3. Barbra Walters 4. Chet Huntley [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=81) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=83)