# 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:** 109
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2161 "2023-06-28T02:35:27Z")
I remember in that movie about Bob Crane, a Jewish TV exec said contemptuously, “Oh, so this show will be about the _funny_ Nazis?” **What Were They Thinking?** – shows based on an absolutely insane premise 1. Scorch – About a dragon that awakes after a hundred-year nap, crashes ito a unassuming person’s house, who then poses as a ventriloquist _(using the ‘real’ dragon as his dummy)_ to host a TV weather show. It featured a ventriloquist’s puppet … but not the ventriloquist himself. 2. Heil Honey I’m Home! - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun’s wacky misadventures with their Jewish neighbors 3. The Knights of Prosperity - A janitor enlists a group of non-criminals to help him rob Mick Jagger’s apartment. 4. My Mother the Car - Say no more! 5. Hogan’s Heroes - ‘60s sitcom based in a German POW camp during WWII that managed to stay on the air for 6 seasons. Gestapo with a laugh track! 6. Fantasy Island - Fly to some remote island run by a tall Latino smoothy and a tiny little French guy, and all your dreams will come true? Next! ---
**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 28, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2162 "2023-06-28T02:58:10Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > So are these joke responses or real ones? These are, unfortunately, all for real. **“Heil Honey, I’m Home”** ran on the British channel ‘Galaxy’ (which was a part of British Satellite Broadcasting) in 1990. Only a single episode was aired (it’s available to be viewed on YouTube, however), and it was immediately cancelled when SkyTV bought BSB. **“Scorch”** aired in the US on CBS in 1992. It managed to last for three episodes. **“The Knights of Prosperity”** was a sit-com that ran on ABC in 2007. Thirteen episodes were made, of which eleven aired. The others mentioned to this point are all a little better known. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2163 "2023-06-28T03:19:43Z")
**What Were They Thinking?** – shows based on an absolutely insane premise 1. Scorch – About a dragon that awakes after a hundred-year nap, crashes ito a unassuming person’s house, who then poses as a ventriloquist _(using the ‘real’ dragon as his dummy)_ to host a TV weather show. It featured a ventriloquist’s puppet … but not the ventriloquist himself. 2. Heil Honey I’m Home! - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun’s wacky misadventures with their Jewish neighbors 3. The Knights of Prosperity - A janitor enlists a group of non-criminals to help him rob Mick Jagger’s apartment. 4. My Mother the Car - Say no more! 5. Hogan’s Heroes - ‘60s sitcom based in a German POW camp during WWII that managed to stay on the air for 6 seasons. Gestapo with a laugh track! 6. Fantasy Island - Fly to some remote island run by a tall Latino smoothy and a tiny little French guy, and all your dreams will come true? Next! 7. $1.98 Beauty Show – Basically The Gong Show parodies beauty pageants, with all the insight and subtlety that implies ---
**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 28, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2164 "2023-06-28T12:27:02Z")
**What Were They Thinking?** – shows based on an absolutely insane premise 1. Scorch – About a dragon that awakes after a hundred-year nap, crashes ito a unassuming person’s house, who then poses as a ventriloquist _(using the ‘real’ dragon as his dummy)_ to host a TV weather show. It featured a ventriloquist’s puppet … but not the ventriloquist himself. 2. Heil Honey I’m Home! - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun’s wacky misadventures with their Jewish neighbors 3. The Knights of Prosperity - A janitor enlists a group of non-criminals to help him rob Mick Jagger’s apartment. 4. My Mother the Car - Say no more! 5. Hogan’s Heroes - ‘60s sitcom based in a German POW camp during WWII that managed to stay on the air for 6 seasons. Gestapo with a laugh track! 6. Fantasy Island - Fly to some remote island run by a tall Latino smoothy and a tiny little French guy, and all your dreams will come true? Next! 7. $1.98 Beauty Show – Basically The Gong Show parodies beauty pageants, with all the insight and subtlety that implies 8. There’s Something About Miriam - a 2004 British dating show where six men tried to woo a model who was revealed to be transgender in the final episode. But after the “big reveal,” the contestants filed a lawsuit for psychological and personal damage. The program was (obviously) met with outrage from viewers, reviewers, and transgender groups. ---
**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 28, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2165 "2023-06-28T12:49:39Z")
**What Were They Thinking?** – shows based on an absolutely insane premise 1. Scorch – About a dragon that awakes after a hundred-year nap, crashes ito a unassuming person’s house, who then poses as a ventriloquist _(using the ‘real’ dragon as his dummy)_ to host a TV weather show. It featured a ventriloquist’s puppet … but not the ventriloquist himself. 2. Heil Honey I’m Home! - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun’s wacky misadventures with their Jewish neighbors 3. The Knights of Prosperity - A janitor enlists a group of non-criminals to help him rob Mick Jagger’s apartment. 4. My Mother the Car - Say no more! 5. Hogan’s Heroes - ‘60s sitcom based in a German POW camp during WWII that managed to stay on the air for 6 seasons. Gestapo with a laugh track! 6. Fantasy Island - Fly to some remote island run by a tall Latino smoothy and a tiny little French guy, and all your dreams will come true? Next! 7. $1.98 Beauty Show – Basically The Gong Show parodies beauty pageants, with all the insight and subtlety that implies 8. There’s Something About Miriam - a 2004 British dating show where six men tried to woo a model who was revealed to be transgender in the final episode. 9. The Flying Nun - Sally Field is a little nun who gets airborne and saves the day on the windy cliffs near the convent while trying to remember her vows around the handsome governor. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2166 "2023-06-28T13:05:57Z")
**What Were They Thinking?** – shows based on an absolutely insane premise 1. Scorch – About a dragon that awakes after a hundred-year nap, crashes ito a unassuming person’s house, who then poses as a ventriloquist _(using the ‘real’ dragon as his dummy)_ to host a TV weather show. It featured a ventriloquist’s puppet … but not the ventriloquist himself. 2. Heil Honey I’m Home! - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun’s wacky misadventures with their Jewish neighbors 3. The Knights of Prosperity - A janitor enlists a group of non-criminals to help him rob Mick Jagger’s apartment. 4. My Mother the Car - Say no more! 5. Hogan’s Heroes - ‘60s sitcom based in a German POW camp during WWII that managed to stay on the air for 6 seasons. Gestapo with a laugh track! 6. Fantasy Island - Fly to some remote island run by a tall Latino smoothy and a tiny little French guy, and all your dreams will come true? Next! 7. $1.98 Beauty Show – Basically The Gong Show parodies beauty pageants, with all the insight and subtlety that implies 8. There’s Something About Miriam - a 2004 British dating show where six men tried to woo a model who was revealed to be transgender in the final episode. 9. The Flying Nun - Sally Field is a little nun who gets airborne and saves the day on the windy cliffs near the convent while trying to remember her vows around the handsome governor. 10. Dexter - forensic scientist moonlights as a serial killer pass ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2167 "2023-06-28T13:39:34Z")
**Actual TV shows referenced on other TV shows** 1. The Merv Griffith Show - Seinfeld (Kramer recreates the set in his apartment) ---
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2168 "2023-06-28T13:58:03Z")
**Actual TV shows referenced on other TV shows** 1. The Merv Griffith Show - Seinfeld (Kramer recreates the set in his apartment) 2. Seinfeld - Big Mouth (the kids recreate a Seinfeld diner scene) ---
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2169 "2023-06-28T14:15:21Z")
**Actual TV shows referenced on other TV shows** 1. The Merv Griffith Show - Seinfeld (Kramer recreates the set in his apartment) 2. Seinfeld - Big Mouth (the kids recreate a Seinfeld diner scene) 3. Captain Video and His Video Rangers - The Honeymooners (Norton is a fan and watches while wearing a space helmet) ---
**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 28, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2170 "2023-06-28T15:13:43Z")
**Actual TV shows referenced on other TV shows** 1. The Merv Griffith Show - Seinfeld (Kramer recreates the set in his apartment) 2. Seinfeld - Big Mouth (the kids recreate a Seinfeld diner scene) 3. Captain Video and His Video Rangers - The Honeymooners (Norton is a fan and watches while wearing a space helmet) 4. Batman - The Big Bang Theory (Sheldon always refers to Adam West as TV’s Batman.) ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2171 "2023-06-28T16:33:00Z")
**Actual TV shows referenced on other TV shows** 1. The Merv Griffith Show - Seinfeld (Kramer recreates the set in his apartment) 2. Seinfeld - Big Mouth (the kids recreate a Seinfeld diner scene) 3. Captain Video and His Video Rangers - The Honeymooners (Norton is a fan and watches while wearing a space helmet) 4. Batman - The Big Bang Theory (Sheldon always refers to Adam West as TV’s Batman.) 5. Star Trek - Farscape - Crichton and the Scorpius neural clone reference Star Trek and Captain Kirk. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2172 "2023-06-28T17:00:10Z")
**Actual TV shows referenced on other TV shows** 1. The Merv Griffith Show - Seinfeld (Kramer recreates the set in his apartment) 2. Seinfeld - Big Mouth (the kids recreate a Seinfeld diner scene) 3. Captain Video and His Video Rangers - The Honeymooners (Norton is a fan and watches while wearing a space helmet) 4. Batman - The Big Bang Theory (Sheldon always refers to Adam West as TV’s Batman.) 5. Star Trek - Farscape - Crichton and the Scorpius neural clone reference Star Trek and Captain Kirk. 6. Stargate SG1 - Farscape - In the 200th episode, the leads pitch a TV series based on their adventures using Farscape as a model, in which Ben Crowder and Claudia Black previously starred. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2173 "2023-06-28T17:20:55Z")
**Actual TV shows referenced on other TV shows** 1. The Merv Griffith Show - Seinfeld (Kramer recreates the set in his apartment) 2. Seinfeld - Big Mouth (the kids recreate a Seinfeld diner scene) 3. Captain Video and His Video Rangers - The Honeymooners (Norton is a fan and watches while wearing a space helmet) 4. Batman - The Big Bang Theory (Sheldon always refers to Adam West as TV’s Batman.) 5. Star Trek - Farscape - Crichton and the Scorpius neural clone reference Star Trek and Captain Kirk. 6. Stargate SG1 - Farscape - In the 200th episode, the leads pitch a TV series based on their adventures using Farscape as a model, in which Ben Crowder and Claudia Black previously starred. 7. Firefly - Several references on Castle, including the title character dressing like the actor Nathan Fillion’s Firefly character and calling himself a space cowboy ---
**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 28, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2174 "2023-06-28T18:16:51Z")
**Actual TV shows referenced on other TV shows** 1. The Merv Griffith Show - Seinfeld (Kramer recreates the set in his apartment) 2. Seinfeld - Big Mouth (the kids recreate a Seinfeld diner scene) 3. Captain Video and His Video Rangers - The Honeymooners (Norton is a fan and watches while wearing a space helmet) 4. Batman - The Big Bang Theory (Sheldon always refers to Adam West as TV’s Batman.) 5. Star Trek - Farscape - Crichton and the Scorpius neural clone reference Star Trek and Captain Kirk. 6. Stargate SG1 - Farscape - In the 200th episode, the leads pitch a TV series based on their adventures using Farscape as a model, in which Ben Crowder and Claudia Black previously starred. 7. Firefly - Several references on Castle, including the title character dressing like the actor Nathan Fillion’s Firefly character and calling himself a space cowboy 8. The Bob Newhart Show - Newhart (the series finale of _Newhart_shows that the whole series was a dream of Bob’s character from his first series.) ---
**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:** [June 28, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2175 "2023-06-28T18:29:47Z")
**Actual TV shows referenced on other TV shows** 1. The Merv Griffith Show - Seinfeld (Kramer recreates the set in his apartment) 2. Seinfeld - Big Mouth (the kids recreate a Seinfeld diner scene) 3. Captain Video and His Video Rangers - The Honeymooners (Norton is a fan and watches while wearing a space helmet) 4. Batman - The Big Bang Theory (Sheldon always refers to Adam West as TV’s Batman.) 5. Star Trek - Farscape - Crichton and the Scorpius neural clone reference Star Trek and Captain Kirk. 6. Stargate SG1 - Farscape - In the 200th episode, the leads pitch a TV series based on their adventures using Farscape as a model, in which Ben Crowder and Claudia Black previously starred. 7. Firefly - Several references on Castle, including the title character dressing like the actor Nathan Fillion’s Firefly character and calling himself a space cowboy 8. The Bob Newhart Show - Newhart (the series finale of _Newhart_shows that the whole series was a dream of Bob’s character from his first series.) 9. Stargate SG-1 - actor Richard Dean Anderson’s character had a line in one episode where they were unsuccessfully trying to fix something and his line was “_who do I look like, MacGyver_?” ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2176 "2023-06-29T01:46:49Z")
**Actual TV shows referenced on other TV shows** 1. The Merv Griffith Show - Seinfeld (Kramer recreates the set in his apartment) 2. Seinfeld - Big Mouth (the kids recreate a Seinfeld diner scene) 3. Captain Video and His Video Rangers - The Honeymooners (Norton is a fan and watches while wearing a space helmet) 4. Batman - The Big Bang Theory (Sheldon always refers to Adam West as TV’s Batman.) 5. Star Trek - Farscape - Crichton and the Scorpius neural clone reference Star Trek and Captain Kirk. 6. Stargate SG1 - Farscape - In the 200th episode, the leads pitch a TV series based on their adventures using Farscape as a model, in which Ben Crowder and Claudia Black previously starred. 7. Firefly - Several references on Castle, including the title character dressing like the actor Nathan Fillion’s Firefly character and calling himself a space cowboy 8. The Bob Newhart Show - Newhart (the series finale of _Newhart_shows that the whole series was a dream of Bob’s character from his first series.) 9. Stargate SG-1 - actor Richard Dean Anderson’s character had a line in one episode where they were unsuccessfully trying to fix something and his line was “_who do I look like, MacGyver_?” 10. The Office (UK) - Lost - In flashback, Charlie asks a rich girl where her father is and she says “He’s purchasing a paper company in Slough.” **Numbers in the title** 1. Eight is Enough (Yes, I considered saying the show Numbers but felt that would be dumb) ---
**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 29, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2177 "2023-06-29T03:18:55Z")
**Numbers in the title** 1. Eight is Enough 2. The Six Million Dollar Man _ **-“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:** [June 29, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2178 "2023-06-29T03:30:52Z")
We did this pretty recently, I think. **Numbers in the title** 1. Eight is Enough 2. The Six Million Dollar Man 3. 21 Jump Street ---
**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:** [June 29, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2179 "2023-06-29T11:50:54Z")
**Numbers in the title** 1. Eight is Enough 2. The Six Million Dollar Man 3. 21 Jump Street 4. 24 ---
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**Numbers in the title** 1. Eight is Enough 2. The Six Million Dollar Man 3. 21 Jump Street 4. 24 5. 30 Rock [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=108) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=110)