# TV Binge Watch (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 4, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711 "2022-10-04T16:51:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 105
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2081 "2023-06-15T17:28:13Z")
**TV Characters who appeared in more than one series** 1. Morticia Addams (The Addams Family, Wednesday) 2. Lou Grant (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2082 "2023-06-15T17:39:07Z")
**TV Characters who appeared in more than one series** 1. Morticia Addams (The Addams Family, Wednesday) 2. Lou Grant (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) 3. Gomer Pyle (The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle, USMC) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2083 "2023-06-15T18:14:48Z")
**TV Characters who appeared in more than one series** 1. Morticia Addams (The Addams Family, Wednesday) 2. Lou Grant (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) 3. Gomer Pyle (The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle, USMC) 4. Frasier Crane (Cheers, Frasier) Ninja’d by Rebo! I just remembered Sam and wanted to change my answer. (BTW, he also appeared on The Beverly Hillbillies.) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2084 "2023-06-15T18:17:26Z")
**TV Characters who appeared in more than one series** 1. Morticia Addams (The Addams Family, Wednesday) 2. Lou Grant (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) 3. Gomer Pyle (The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle, USMC) 4. Frasier Crane (Cheers, Frasier) 5. Sam Drucker (Petticoat Junction, Green Acres) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2085 "2023-06-15T19:01:29Z")
**TV Characters who appeared in more than one series** 1. Morticia Addams (The Addams Family, Wednesday) 2. Lou Grant (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) 3. Gomer Pyle (The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle, USMC) 4. Frasier Crane (Cheers, Frasier) 5. Sam Drucker (Petticoat Junction, Green Acres) 6. Oscar Goldman (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2086 "2023-06-15T20:07:15Z")
**TV Characters who appeared in more than one series** 1. Morticia Addams (The Addams Family, Wednesday) 2. Lou Grant (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) 3. Gomer Pyle (The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle, USMC) 4. Frasier Crane (Cheers, Frasier) 5. Sam Drucker (Petticoat Junction, Green Acres) 6. Oscar Goldman (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman) 7. Archie Bunker (All In The Family, Archie Bunker’s Place, Gloria) I think he also appeared one time in “Maude” _(she was supposedly his cousin, remember)_, but I can’t verify it. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2087 "2023-06-15T21:41:16Z")
**TV Characters who appeared in more than one series** 1. Morticia Addams (The Addams Family, Wednesday) 2. Lou Grant (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) 3. Gomer Pyle (The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle, USMC) 4. Frasier Crane (Cheers, Frasier) 5. Sam Drucker (Petticoat Junction, Green Acres) 6. Oscar Goldman (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman) 7. Archie Bunker (All In The Family, Archie Bunker’s Place, Gloria) 8. Saul Goodman/James McGill (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2088 "2023-06-15T21:46:28Z")
**TV Characters who appeared in more than one series** 1. Morticia Addams (The Addams Family, Wednesday) 2. Lou Grant (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) 3. Gomer Pyle (The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle, USMC) 4. Frasier Crane (Cheers, Frasier) 5. Sam Drucker (Petticoat Junction, Green Acres) 6. Oscar Goldman (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman) 7. Archie Bunker (All In The Family, Archie Bunker’s Place, Gloria) 8. Saul Goodman/James McGill (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) 9. Trapper John (M \* A \* S \* H, Trapper John, M.D.) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2089 "2023-06-16T01:20:48Z")
**TV Characters who appeared in more than one series** 1. Morticia Addams (The Addams Family, Wednesday) 2. Lou Grant (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) 3. Gomer Pyle (The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle, USMC) 4. Frasier Crane (Cheers, Frasier) 5. Sam Drucker (Petticoat Junction, Green Acres) 6. Oscar Goldman (The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman) 7. Archie Bunker (All In The Family, Archie Bunker’s Place, Gloria) 8. Saul Goodman/James McGill (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) 9. Trapper John (M \* A \* S \* H, Trapper John, M.D.) 10. John Munch (Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order Special Victim’s Unit, The Beat, Law & Order: Trial By Jury, Arrested Development, The Wire, 30 Rock) Next: **Character has a job but does something else on the side** 1. The Fall Guy - Colt Seavers is a stuntman who is also a bounty hunter ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2090 "2023-06-16T01:26:45Z")
Next: **Character has a job but does something else on the side** 1. The Fall Guy - Colt Seavers is a stuntman who is also a bounty hunter 2. Mad Men - Ken Cosgrove is an advertising account executive who also writes (and publishes) short stories. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2091 "2023-06-16T01:46:44Z")
**Character has a job but does something else on the side** 1. The Fall Guy - Colt Seavers is a stuntman who is also a bounty hunter 2. Mad Men - Ken Cosgrove is an advertising account executive who also writes (and publishes) short stories. 3. Chuck - Works at an electronics store, moonlights as a secret agent. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2092 "2023-06-16T01:54:01Z")
**Character has a job but does something else on the side** 1. The Fall Guy - Colt Seavers is a stuntman who is also a bounty hunter 2. Mad Men - Ken Cosgrove is an advertising account executive who also writes (and publishes) short stories. 3. Chuck - Works at an electronics store, moonlights as a secret agent. 4. The Drew Carey Show - Drew works at a department store, and brews and sells craft beer. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2093 "2023-06-16T02:38:34Z")
**Character has a job but does something else on the side** 1. The Fall Guy - Colt Seavers is a stuntman who is also a bounty hunter 2. Mad Men - Ken Cosgrove is an advertising account executive who also writes (and publishes) short stories. 3. Chuck - Works at an electronics store, moonlights as a secret agent. 4. The Drew Carey Show - Drew works at a department store, and brews and sells craft beer. 5. Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul - Gus Fring is the manager of a fast food restaurant while running a large-scale meth operation. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2094 "2023-06-16T04:31:52Z")
**Character has a job but does something else on the side** 1. The Fall Guy - Colt Seavers is a stuntman who is also a bounty hunter 2. Mad Men - Ken Cosgrove is an advertising account executive who also writes (and publishes) short stories 3. Archie Bunker – foreman on a loading dock, but also had a part-time night job driving a cab _(that’s how he met Sammy Davis)_ _ **-“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:** [June 16, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2095 "2023-06-16T11:28:54Z")
**Character has a job but does something else on the side** 1. The Fall Guy - Colt Seavers is a stuntman who is also a bounty hunter 2. Mad Men - Ken Cosgrove is an advertising account executive who also writes (and publishes) short stories 3. Chuck - Works at an electronics store, moonlights as a secret agent. 4. The Drew Carey Show - Drew works at a department store, and brews and sells craft beer. 5. Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul - Gus Fring is the manager of a fast food restaurant while running a large-scale meth operation. 6. Archie Bunker – foreman on a loading dock, but also had a part-time night job driving a cab _(that’s how he met Sammy Davis)_ 7. The Big Bang Theory - Penny was an actress while working as a server. Plus housekeeping. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2096 "2023-06-16T13:44:04Z")
**Character has a job but does something else on the side** 1. The Fall Guy - Colt Seavers is a stuntman who is also a bounty hunter 2. Mad Men - Ken Cosgrove is an advertising account executive who also writes (and publishes) short stories 3. Chuck - Works at an electronics store, moonlights as a secret agent. 4. The Drew Carey Show - Drew works at a department store, and brews and sells craft beer. 5. Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul - Gus Fring is the manager of a fast food restaurant while running a large-scale meth operation. 6. Archie Bunker – foreman on a loading dock, but also had a part-time night job driving a cab _(that’s how he met Sammy Davis)_ 7. The Big Bang Theory - Penny was an actress while working as a server 8. Dexter’s Lab - Monkey is an experimental lab monkey, as well as a superpowered secret agent. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2097 "2023-06-16T13:50:51Z")
**Character has a job but does something else on the side** 1. The Fall Guy - Colt Seavers is a stuntman who is also a bounty hunter 2. Mad Men - Ken Cosgrove is an advertising account executive who also writes (and publishes) short stories 3. Chuck - Works at an electronics store, moonlights as a secret agent. 4. The Drew Carey Show - Drew works at a department store, and brews and sells craft beer. 5. Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul - Gus Fring is the manager of a fast food restaurant while running a large-scale meth operation. 6. Archie Bunker – foreman on a loading dock, but also had a part-time night job driving a cab _(that’s how he met Sammy Davis)_ 7. The Big Bang Theory - Penny was an actress while working as a server 8. Dexter’s Lab - Monkey is an experimental lab monkey, as well as a superpowered secret agent. 9. Murder She Wrote - Jessica Fletcher is a mystery writer who solves murders on the side. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2098 "2023-06-17T07:11:12Z")
> [@](#): > > **Character has a job but does something else on the side** 1. The Fall Guy - Colt Seavers is a stuntman who is also a bounty hunter 2. Mad Men - Ken Cosgrove is an advertising account executive who also writes (and publishes) short stories 3. Chuck - Works at an electronics store, moonlights as a secret agent. 4. The Drew Carey Show - Drew works at a department store, and brews and sells craft beer. 5. Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul - Gus Fring is the manager of a fast food restaurant while running a large-scale meth operation. 6. Archie Bunker – foreman on a loading dock, but also had a part-time night job driving a cab _(that’s how he met Sammy Davis)_ 7. The Big Bang Theory - Penny was an actress while working as a server 8. Dexter’s Lab - Monkey is an experimental lab monkey, as well as a superpowered secret agent. 9. Murder She Wrote - Jessica Fletcher is a mystery writer who solves murders on the side. 10. Xena - Gabrielle is an itinerant righter-of-wrongs, but she is also a bard on the side. Pass ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2099 "2023-06-17T15:10:21Z")
**Buildings or other entrances featuring prominently in TV show openings** 1. Cheers - the bar entrance below street level ---
**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:** [June 17, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2100 "2023-06-17T15:51:24Z")
**Buildings or other entrances featuring prominently in TV show openings** 1. Cheers - the bar entrance below street level 2. Get Smart - CONTROL Headquarters [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=106)