TV Binge Watch (Part 1)

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Comedy shows that got dramatic

  1. MASH
  2. Futurama

No, really: Jurassic Bark (the one with Fry’s dog), Game of Thrones (the one when Fry meets his mother again) or The Luck of the Fryish (When he realizes his brother did love him) were some of the saddest, most touching things to ever appear on television.

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Comedy shows that got dramatic

  1. MASH
  2. Futurama
  3. Roseanne
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Comedy shows that got dramatic

  1. MASH
  2. Futurama
  3. Roseanne
  4. All in the Family
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Comedy shows that got dramatic

  1. MASH
  2. Futurama
  3. Roseanne
  4. All in the Family
  5. Northern Exposure
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Comedy shows that got dramatic

  1. MASH
  2. Futurama
  3. Roseanne
  4. All in the Family
  5. Northern Exposure
  6. Scrubs
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Comedy shows that got dramatic

  1. MASH
  2. Futurama
  3. Roseanne
  4. All in the Family
  5. Northern Exposure
  6. Scrubs
  7. Happy Days
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Comedy shows that got dramatic

  1. MASH
  2. Futurama
  3. Roseanne
  4. All in the Family
  5. Northern Exposure
  6. Scrubs
  7. Happy Days
  8. The Wonder Years
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Comedy shows that got dramatic

  1. MASH
  2. Futurama
  3. Roseanne
  4. All in the Family
  5. Northern Exposure
  6. Scrubs
  7. Happy Days
  8. The Wonder Years
    9. Suddenly Susan

Suddenly Susan was a terrible sitcom, purely a vehicle for star Brooke Shields, and it had very little in the drama department… until actor David Strickland, who played the supporting character Todd, committed suicide. The episode where they hastily wrote the character’s death in Season 3 is… sort of weird.

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  1. MASH
  2. Futurama
  3. Roseanne
  4. All in the Family
  5. Northern Exposure
  6. Scrubs
  7. Happy Days
  8. The Wonder Years
  9. Suddenly Susan
    10.Diff’rent Strokes
  10. Family Ties

(Yeah, both of these came to mind, and it’s ending the list anyway, so take 2)

Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show).

After the show, put the theme song and the artists (original artist [and remake artist, if redone]).

  1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show)
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show).

  1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show)
  2. Charmed (“How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths; show version by Love Spit Love)
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Additional point of note, Love Spit Love’s version was on the soundtrack for the movie “The Craft” which is a large part of why Charmed took it for their theme.

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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show).

  1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show)
  2. Charmed (“How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths; show version by Love Spit Love)
  3. Happy Days (Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haily and the Comets)
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show).

  1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show)
  2. Charmed (“How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths; show version by Love Spit Love)
  3. Happy Days (Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haily and the Comets)
  4. House (Teardrop, by Massive Attack)
    Well, it didn’t chart in the U.S., but it was pretty big here in Europe.
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show).

  1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show)
  2. Charmed (“How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths; show version by Love Spit Love)
  3. Happy Days (Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haily and the Comets)
  4. House (Teardrop, by Massive Attack)
  5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon)
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show).

  1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show)
  2. Charmed (“How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths; show version by Love Spit Love)
  3. Happy Days (Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haily and the Comets)
  4. House (Teardrop, by Massive Attack)
  5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon)
  6. Married…with Children (“Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra)
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show).

  1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show)
  2. Charmed (“How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths; show version by Love Spit Love)
  3. Happy Days (Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haily and the Comets)
  4. House (Teardrop, by Massive Attack)
  5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon)
  6. Married…with Children (“Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra)
  7. Freaks and Geeks (“Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett)
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show).

  1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show)
  2. Charmed (“How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths; show version by Love Spit Love)
  3. Happy Days (Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haily and the Comets)
  4. House (Teardrop, by Massive Attack)
  5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon)
  6. Married…with Children (“Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra)
  7. Freaks and Geeks (“Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett)
  8. Veronica Mars (“We Used to Be Friends” by The Dandy Warhols)
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show).

  1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show)
  2. Charmed (“How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths; show version by Love Spit Love)
  3. Happy Days (Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haily and the Comets)
  4. House (Teardrop, by Massive Attack)
  5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon)
  6. Married…with Children (“Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra)
  7. Freaks and Geeks (“Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett)
  8. Veronica Mars (“We Used to Be Friends” by The Dandy Warhols)
  9. Peep Show (“Flagpole Sitta” by Harvey Danger)
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Shows whose theme songs were hit singles before the show came out (even if recorded by a different artist for the show).

  1. Bosom Buddies (“My Life” by Billy Joel; recorded by Gary Bennett and Mike Lucas for the show)
  2. Charmed (“How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths; show version by Love Spit Love)
  3. Happy Days (Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haily and the Comets)
  4. House (Teardrop, by Massive Attack)
  5. Dave’s World (“You May Be Right,” by Billy Joel; Performed by Southside Johnny Lyon)
  6. Married…with Children (“Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra)
  7. Freaks and Geeks (“Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett)
  8. Veronica Mars (“We Used to Be Friends” by The Dandy Warhols)
  9. Peep Show (“Flagpole Sitta” by Harvey Danger)
  10. Chuck (“Short Skirt, Long Jacket” by Cake)

TV shows that changed networks

  1. The Hogan Family (NBC, CBS)
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TV shows that changed networks

  1. The Hogan Family (NBC, CBS)
  2. Futurama (FOX, Comedy Central)