# 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:** 137
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2721 "2023-08-16T15:42:10Z")
**TV Jacks** 1. Jack Tripper - Three’s Company 2. Jack Pearson - This Is Us 3. Jack Paar - The Tonight Show, Jack Paar Tonite 4. Jack McCoy - Law & Order 5. Jack Klugman - The Odd Couple ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2722 "2023-08-16T16:22:30Z")
**TV Jacks** 1. Jack Tripper - Three’s Company 2. Jack Pearson - This Is Us 3. Jack Paar - The Tonight Show, Jack Paar Tonite 4. Jack McCoy - Law & Order 5. Jack Klugman - The Odd Couple 6. Jackie Burkhart - That 70s Show ---
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2723 "2023-08-16T16:54:09Z")
**TV Jacks** 1. Jack Tripper - Three’s Company 2. Jack Pearson - This Is Us 3. Jack Paar - The Tonight Show, Jack Paar Tonite 4. Jack McCoy - Law & Order 5. Jack Klugman - The Odd Couple 6. Jackie Burkhart - That 70s Show 7. Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock ---
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2724 "2023-08-16T17:11:37Z")
**TV Jacks** 1. Jack Tripper - Three’s Company 2. Jack Pearson - This Is Us 3. Jack Paar - The Tonight Show, Jack Paar Tonite 4. Jack McCoy - Law & Order 5. Jack Klugman - The Odd Couple 6. Jackie Burkhart - That 70s Show 7. Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock 8. Jack Benny - The Jack Benny Show ---
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2725 "2023-08-16T18:11:36Z")
**TV Jacks** 1. Jack Tripper - Three’s Company 2. Jack Pearson - This Is Us 3. Jack Paar - The Tonight Show, Jack Paar Tonite 4. Jack McCoy - Law & Order 5. Jack Klugman - The Odd Couple 6. Jackie Burkhart - That 70s Show 7. Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock 8. Jack Benny - The Jack Benny Show 9. Jack McFarland - Will & Grace ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2726 "2023-08-16T23:11:37Z")
**TV Jacks** 1. Jack Tripper - Three’s Company 2. Jack Pearson - This Is Us 3. Jack Paar - The Tonight Show, Jack Paar Tonite 4. Jack McCoy - Law & Order 5. Jack Klugman - The Odd Couple 6. Jackie Burkhart - That 70s Show 7. Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock 8. Jack Benny - The Jack Benny Show 9. Jack McFarland - Will & Grace 10. Jack Bauer - 24 **Hour Long Comedy Series** 1. Ed ---
**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:** [August 17, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2727 "2023-08-17T10:38:46Z")
> [@](#): > > **Hour Long Comedy Series** 1. Ed 2. Psych Does that count? it mainly was a detective show, but if you are just looking at a comedy/drama dichotomy, it’s definitely a comedy, and not even a so-called “dramedy.” No hugging, no learning, or whatever Seinfeld’s motto was. It even was kind of a workplace sitcom, albeit, it wasn’t filmed in front of an audience, so there were lots of outdoor shots-- but the topic _is_ comedy, not specifically sit-coms. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2728 "2023-08-17T12:22:48Z")
> [@](#): > > **Hour Long Comedy Series** 1. Ed 2. Psych 3. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ---
**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:** [August 17, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2729 "2023-08-17T13:55:06Z")
**Hour Long Comedy Series** 1. Ed 2. Psych 3. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 4. Doc Martin ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2730 "2023-08-17T15:14:53Z")
**Hour Long Comedy Series** 1. Ed 2. Psych 3. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 4. Doc Martin 5. Laugh-In ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2731 "2023-08-17T15:26:11Z")
[out of play] Just an observation: are we defining this as any show classified as “comedy”? Because aside from variety shows, I can’t think of a single sitcom (as defined by including a laugh track) that ran for longer that 30 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2732 "2023-08-17T16:46:53Z")
**Hour Long Comedy Series** 1. Ed 2. Psych 3. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 4. Doc Martin 5. Laugh-In 6. All Creatures Great and Small (either the 1978 or 2020 series) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2733 "2023-08-17T16:58:20Z")
**Hour Long Comedy Series** 1. Ed 2. Psych 3. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 4. Doc Martin 5. Laugh-In 6. All Creatures Great and Small (either the 1978 or 2020 series) 7. The Carol Burnett Show Technically a variety show, maybe; but let’s face it, nobody was watching for the musical numbers. Carol was all about the laughs. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2734 "2023-08-17T17:21:26Z")
**Hour Long Comedy Series** 1. Ed 2. Psych 3. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 4. Doc Martin 5. Laugh-In 6. All Creatures Great and Small (either the 1978 or 2020 series) 7. The Carol Burnett Show 8. Not Only… But Also… BBC, starred Peter Cook & Dudley Moore ---
**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:** [August 17, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2735 "2023-08-17T17:54:40Z")
**Hour Long Comedy Series** 1. Ed 2. Psych 3. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 4. Doc Martin 5. Laugh-In 6. All Creatures Great and Small (either the 1978 or 2020 series) 7. The Carol Burnett Show 8. Not Only… But Also… 9. The Sonny and Cher Show ---
**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:** [August 17, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2736 "2023-08-17T18:55:16Z")
**Hour-Long Comedy Series** 1. Ed 2. Psych 3. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 4. Doc Martin 5. Laugh-In 6. All Creatures Great and Small (either the 1978 or 2020 series) 7. The Carol Burnett Show 8. Not Only… But Also… 9. The Sonny and Cher Show 10. Jeeves and Wooster Here’s my all-time favorite scene of theirs: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO9axGrzDE0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO9axGrzDE0) Pass. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2737 "2023-08-18T14:50:03Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > **TV characters with time-related names** (real or fictional) > > 1. 2nd (Second) Lieutenant Walter (Radar) O’Reilly - _M A S H_ Radar was a corporal, not an LT. Next: Characters with food names 1. Liz Lemon, 30 Rock ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2738 "2023-08-18T15:33:19Z")
Characters with food names 1. Liz Lemon, 30 Rock 2. Ginger Grant - Gilligan’s Island ---
**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:** [August 18, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2739 "2023-08-18T15:57:25Z")
**Characters with food names** 1. Liz Lemon, 30 Rock 2. Ginger Grant - Gilligan’s Island 3. Hamilton Burger - Perry Mason ---
**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:** [August 18, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2740 "2023-08-18T16:12:37Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Radar was a corporal, not an LT. It was brief, but he was promoted. Season 5, Episode 5. > The gang ends a late night poker game when midnight strikes, with Radar winning the last pot. Hawkeye and B.J. are upset when they find out that a visiting Master Sergeant, named Woodruff (Sandy Kenyon), owes them both money and doesn’t have the money to pay up. > > Woodruff, who works in the office that issues promotions, offers up a promotion to either of the doctors instead of the money he owes them. Neither one of them wants to be a Major, but B.J. suggests “Lt. Radar O’Reilly.” > > A few days later, during mail call, **Radar is stunned when he reads a letter from I-Corps to Col. Potter announcing his own promotion.** Col. Potter beams with pride, and Klinger offers up Radar his first salute. > > Now that he’s an officer, it takes a lot of time for the 4077th to adjust. Frank is horrified; Margaret is frustrated; and Radar’s friends, Zale and Igor, treat him like he’s the enemy. Things go worse when Radar tries to teach Klinger his Company Clerk duties, but finds Klinger disinterested. > > It gets even worse - the nurse that has shown ardent romantic interest in him when he was a Corporal, now has no interest since he’s no longer “forbidden fruit.” Radar leaves horribly confused. > > All the change ends up making Radar so miserable - he’s a man without two worlds - that he comes to visit Hawkeye and B.J., feeling depressed. Hawkeye and B.J., realizing their joke has backfired on Radar, offer to try and get him busted back down to Corporal. Radar gleefully accepts the demotion. > > Now that he’s a Corporal again, the nurse is back to flirting with him, and he’s pals again with Klinger, Zale, and Igor, who wait for him outside the nurse’s tent to bust his chops, like they used to do. **Characters with food names** 1. Liz Lemon, 30 Rock 2. Ginger Grant - Gilligan’s Island 3. Hamilton Burger - Perry Mason 4. Paulie Walnuts - The Sopranos [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=138)