# TV Binge Watch (Part 2)

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**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\
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**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 5, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/281 "2022-11-05T14:57:33Z")

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**Actors Who Worked a Special Skill Into Their Performances**

1. Camryn Manheim was one a certified ASL interpreter, and many of her characters have been able to speak ASL fluently. She has played at least 2 different lawyers with Deaf clients, and recently, on the L&O reboot, where she is the LT, and she knew ASL, and mentioned that her son is Deaf.
2. Bob Cummings was a licensed pilot and owned an [Aerocar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar#N102D), which was featured in his role as charter pilot Bob Carson on his second self-titled TV series, _The Bob Cummings Show (1961)_ – sometimes referred to as _The New Bob Cummings Show_, to differentiate it from the 1955 series. He and the Aerocar also turned up and was flown in 1963’s _Beach Party_, the first of the ‘Frankie and Annette’ beach-party movies produced by American Pictures International.
3. Steve Carell is a talented skater who played a lot of hockey as a kid and young adult. HIs hockey playing abilities were shown in _The Office_ episode “Michael’s Birthday.”

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/282 "2022-11-05T22:32:20Z")

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**Actors Who Worked a Special Skill Into Their Performances**

1. Camryn Manheim was one a certified ASL interpreter, and many of her characters have been able to speak ASL fluently. She has played at least 2 different lawyers with Deaf clients, and recently, on the L&O reboot, where she is the LT, and she knew ASL, and mentioned that her son is Deaf.
2. Bob Cummings was a licensed pilot and owned an [Aerocar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar#N102D), which was featured in his role as charter pilot Bob Carson on his second self-titled TV series, _The Bob Cummings Show (1961)_ – sometimes referred to as _The New Bob Cummings Show_, to differentiate it from the 1955 series. He and the Aerocar also turned up and was flown in 1963’s _Beach Party_, the first of the ‘Frankie and Annette’ beach-party movies produced by American Pictures International.
3. Steve Carell is a talented skater who played a lot of hockey as a kid and young adult. HIs hockey playing abilities were shown in _The Office_ episode “Michael’s Birthday.”
4. Brian Baumgartner played Kevin on “The Office” and used his exceptional basketball skills in the Season1 Episode 5 “Basketball” to sink multiple baskets in a row while the other cast members watched in amazement.

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**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 7, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/283 "2022-11-07T04:19:59Z")

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**Actors Who Worked a Special Skill Into Their Performances**

1. Camryn Manheim was one a certified ASL interpreter, and many of her characters have been able to speak ASL fluently. She has played at least 2 different lawyers with Deaf clients, and recently, on the L&O reboot, where she is the LT, and she knew ASL, and mentioned that her son is Deaf.
2. Bob Cummings was a licensed pilot and owned an [Aerocar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar#N102D), which was featured in his role as charter pilot Bob Carson on his second self-titled TV series, _The Bob Cummings Show (1961)_ – sometimes referred to as _The New Bob Cummings Show_, to differentiate it from the 1955 series. He and the Aerocar also turned up and was flown in 1963’s _Beach Party_, the first of the ‘Frankie and Annette’ beach-party movies produced by American Pictures International.
3. Steve Carell is a talented skater who played a lot of hockey as a kid and young adult. HIs hockey playing abilities were shown in _The Office_ episode “Michael’s Birthday.”
4. Brian Baumgartner played Kevin on “The Office” and used his exceptional basketball skills in the Season1 Episode 5 “Basketball” to sink multiple baskets in a row while the other cast members watched in amazement.
5. Jerry Orbach, in addition to being a Broadway triple-threat, was an outstanding pool player, and a scene in Law & Order when Det. Briscoe runs the table with a pool shark was filmed entirely by Orbach, with no player double.

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/284 "2022-11-07T11:44:50Z")

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**Actors Who Worked a Special Skill Into Their Performances**

1. Camryn Manheim was one a certified ASL interpreter, and many of her characters have been able to speak ASL fluently. She has played at least 2 different lawyers with Deaf clients, and recently, on the L&O reboot, where she is the LT, and she knew ASL, and mentioned that her son is Deaf.
2. Bob Cummings was a licensed pilot and owned an [Aerocar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar#N102D), which was featured in his role as charter pilot Bob Carson on his second self-titled TV series, _The Bob Cummings Show (1961)_ – sometimes referred to as _The New Bob Cummings Show_, to differentiate it from the 1955 series. He and the Aerocar also turned up and was flown in 1963’s _Beach Party_, the first of the ‘Frankie and Annette’ beach-party movies produced by American Pictures International.
3. Steve Carell is a talented skater who played a lot of hockey as a kid and young adult. HIs hockey playing abilities were shown in _The Office_ episode “Michael’s Birthday.”
4. Brian Baumgartner played Kevin on “The Office” and used his exceptional basketball skills in the Season1 Episode 5 “Basketball” to sink multiple baskets in a row while the other cast members watched in amazement.
5. Jerry Orbach, in addition to being a Broadway triple-threat, was an outstanding pool player, and a scene in Law & Order when Det. Briscoe runs the table with a pool shark was filmed entirely by Orbach, with no player double.
6. Christian Kane was playing Elliot Spencer on _Leverage_ who posed as a country singer on the 2010 episode “The Studio Job” and recorded and co-wrote the song “Thinking of You”. His real life band released the single on their next album.

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**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:** [November 7, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/285 "2022-11-07T13:56:14Z")

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**Actors Who Worked a Special Skill Into Their Performances**

1. Camryn Manheim was one a certified ASL interpreter, and many of her characters have been able to speak ASL fluently. She has played at least 2 different lawyers with Deaf clients, and recently, on the L&O reboot, where she is the LT, and she knew ASL, and mentioned that her son is Deaf.
2. Bob Cummings was a licensed pilot and owned an [Aerocar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar#N102D), which was featured in his role as charter pilot Bob Carson on his second self-titled TV series, _The Bob Cummings Show (1961)_ – sometimes referred to as _The New Bob Cummings Show_, to differentiate it from the 1955 series. He and the Aerocar also turned up and was flown in 1963’s _Beach Party_, the first of the ‘Frankie and Annette’ beach-party movies produced by American Pictures International.
3. Steve Carell is a talented skater who played a lot of hockey as a kid and young adult. HIs hockey playing abilities were shown in _The Office_ episode “Michael’s Birthday.”
4. Brian Baumgartner played Kevin on “The Office” and used his exceptional basketball skills in the Season1 Episode 5 “Basketball” to sink multiple baskets in a row while the other cast members watched in amazement.
5. Jerry Orbach, in addition to being a Broadway triple-threat, was an outstanding pool player, and a scene in Law & Order when Det. Briscoe runs the table with a pool shark was filmed entirely by Orbach, with no player double.
6. Christian Kane was playing Elliot Spencer on _Leverage_ who posed as a country singer on the 2010 episode “The Studio Job” and recorded and co-wrote the song “Thinking of You”. His real life band released the single on their next album.
7. _Criminal Minds_, Spencer flirts with a bartender by trying to impress her with magic tricks. This was written in because Matthew Gray Gubler (who plays Spencer) is skilled at performing magic tricks in real life.

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**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 7, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/286 "2022-11-07T14:07:58Z")

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**Actors Who Worked a Special Skill Into Their Performances**

1. Camryn Manheim was one a certified ASL interpreter, and many of her characters have been able to speak ASL fluently. She has played at least 2 different lawyers with Deaf clients, and recently, on the L&O reboot, where she is the LT, and she knew ASL, and mentioned that her son is Deaf.
2. Bob Cummings was a licensed pilot and owned an [Aerocar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar#N102D), which was featured in his role as charter pilot Bob Carson on his second self-titled TV series, _The Bob Cummings Show (1961)_ – sometimes referred to as _The New Bob Cummings Show_, to differentiate it from the 1955 series. He and the Aerocar also turned up and was flown in 1963’s _Beach Party_, the first of the ‘Frankie and Annette’ beach-party movies produced by American Pictures International.
3. Steve Carell is a talented skater who played a lot of hockey as a kid and young adult. HIs hockey playing abilities were shown in _The Office_ episode “Michael’s Birthday.”
4. Brian Baumgartner played Kevin on “The Office” and used his exceptional basketball skills in the Season1 Episode 5 “Basketball” to sink multiple baskets in a row while the other cast members watched in amazement.
5. Jerry Orbach, in addition to being a Broadway triple-threat, was an outstanding pool player, and a scene in Law & Order when Det. Briscoe runs the table with a pool shark was filmed entirely by Orbach, with no player double.
6. Christian Kane was playing Elliot Spencer on _Leverage_ who posed as a country singer on the 2010 episode “The Studio Job” and recorded and co-wrote the song “Thinking of You”. His real life band released the single on their next album.
7. _Criminal Minds_, Spencer flirts with a bartender by trying to impress her with magic tricks. This was written in because Matthew Gray Gubler (who plays Spencer) is skilled at performing magic tricks in real life.
8. Scott Bakula is an accomplished pianist and played piano notably in an episode of _Quantum Leap_ called 'The Piano Man"

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**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 7, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/287 "2022-11-07T16:28:44Z")

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**Actors Who Worked a Special Skill Into Their Performances**

1. Camryn Manheim was one a certified ASL interpreter, and many of her characters have been able to speak ASL fluently. She has played at least 2 different lawyers with Deaf clients, and recently, on the L&O reboot, where she is the LT, and she knew ASL, and mentioned that her son is Deaf.
2. Bob Cummings was a licensed pilot and owned an [Aerocar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar#N102D), which was featured in his role as charter pilot Bob Carson on his second self-titled TV series, _The Bob Cummings Show (1961)_ – sometimes referred to as _The New Bob Cummings Show_, to differentiate it from the 1955 series. He and the Aerocar also turned up and was flown in 1963’s _Beach Party_, the first of the ‘Frankie and Annette’ beach-party movies produced by American Pictures International.
3. Steve Carell is a talented skater who played a lot of hockey as a kid and young adult. HIs hockey playing abilities were shown in _The Office_ episode “Michael’s Birthday.”
4. Brian Baumgartner played Kevin on “The Office” and used his exceptional basketball skills in the Season1 Episode 5 “Basketball” to sink multiple baskets in a row while the other cast members watched in amazement.
5. Jerry Orbach, in addition to being a Broadway triple-threat, was an outstanding pool player, and a scene in Law & Order when Det. Briscoe runs the table with a pool shark was filmed entirely by Orbach, with no player double.
6. Christian Kane was playing Elliot Spencer on _Leverage_ who posed as a country singer on the 2010 episode “The Studio Job” and recorded and co-wrote the song “Thinking of You”. His real life band released the single on their next album.
7. _Criminal Minds_, Spencer flirts with a bartender by trying to impress her with magic tricks. This was written in because Matthew Gray Gubler (who plays Spencer) is skilled at performing magic tricks in real life.
8. Scott Bakula is an accomplished pianist and played piano notably in an episode of _Quantum Leap_ called 'The Piano Man"
9. Michael McKean’s best role might be David St. Hubbins in Spinal Tap, his second best might be Chuck McGill in Better Call Saul. He finally gets a chance to sing at the end of season 4.

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**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:** [November 7, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/288 "2022-11-07T17:27:00Z")

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**Actors Who Worked a Special Skill Into Their Performances**

1. Camryn Manheim was one a certified ASL interpreter, and many of her characters have been able to speak ASL fluently. She has played at least 2 different lawyers with Deaf clients, and recently, on the _L&O_ reboot, where she is the LT, and she knew ASL, and mentioned that her son is Deaf.
2. Bob Cummings was a licensed pilot and owned an [Aerocar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar#N102D), which was featured in his role as charter pilot Bob Carson on his second self-titled TV series, _The Bob Cummings Show (1961)_ – sometimes referred to as _The New Bob Cummings Show_, to differentiate it from the 1955 series. He and the Aerocar also turned up and was flown in 1963’s _Beach Party_, the first of the ‘Frankie and Annette’ beach-party movies produced by American Pictures International.
3. Steve Carell is a talented skater who played a lot of hockey as a kid and young adult. HIs hockey playing abilities were shown in _The Office_ episode “Michael’s Birthday.”
4. Brian Baumgartner played Kevin on _The Office_ and used his exceptional basketball skills in the Season1 Episode 5 “Basketball” to sink multiple baskets in a row while the other cast members watched in amazement.
5. Jerry Orbach, in addition to being a Broadway triple-threat, was an outstanding pool player, and a scene in _Law & Order_ when Det. Briscoe runs the table with a pool shark was filmed entirely by Orbach, with no player double.
6. Christian Kane was playing Elliot Spencer on _Leverage_ who posed as a country singer on the 2010 episode “The Studio Job” and recorded and co-wrote the song “Thinking of You”. His real life band released the single on their next album.
7. _Criminal Minds_, Spencer flirts with a bartender by trying to impress her with magic tricks. This was written in because Matthew Gray Gubler (who plays Spencer) is skilled at performing magic tricks in real life.
8. Scott Bakula is an accomplished pianist and played piano notably in an episode of _Quantum Leap_ called 'The Piano Man"
9. Michael McKean’s best role might be David St. Hubbins in _Spinal Tap_, his second best might be Chuck McGill in _Better Call Saul_. He finally gets a chance to sing at the end of season 4.
10. Marlee Matlin, deaf and ASL-skilled, also showed those attributes as political consultant Joey Lucas on _The West Wing_

Pass.

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**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/289 "2022-11-07T19:31:55Z")

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**Celebrities who played themselves (or versions of themselves) in an animated series**

1. Elon Musk - Rick and Morty (he voiced a character called “Elon Tusk”)

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**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 7, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/290 "2022-11-07T19:33:20Z")

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**Celebrities who played themselves (or versions of themselves) in an animated series**

1. Elon Musk - Rick and Morty (he voiced a character called “Elon Tusk”)
2. George Harrison - the Simpsons

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**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:** [November 7, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/291 "2022-11-07T19:36:19Z")

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**Celebrities who played themselves (or versions of themselves) in an animated series**

1. Elon Musk - Rick and Morty (he voiced a character called “Elon Tusk”)
2. George Harrison - the Simpsons
3. Guy Fieri - The Great North

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**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/292 "2022-11-07T19:55:36Z")

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**Celebrities who played themselves (or versions of themselves) in an animated series**

1. Elon Musk - Rick and Morty (he voiced a character called “Elon Tusk”)
2. George Harrison - the Simpsons
3. Guy Fieri - The Great North
4. Jackie Chan - Jackie Chan Adventures

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**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 7, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/293 "2022-11-07T19:59:13Z")

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**Celebrities who played themselves (or versions of themselves) in an animated series**

1. Elon Musk - Rick and Morty (he voiced a character called “Elon Tusk”)
2. George Harrison - the Simpsons
3. Guy Fieri - The Great North
4. Jackie Chan - Jackie Chan Adventures
5. Adam West - Family Guy

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/294 "2022-11-07T21:40:18Z")

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**Celebrities who played themselves (or versions of themselves) in an animated series**

1. Elon Musk - Rick and Morty (he voiced a character called “Elon Tusk”)
2. George Harrison - the Simpsons
3. Guy Fieri - The Great North
4. Jackie Chan - Jackie Chan Adventures
5. Adam West - Family Guy
6. Mike Tyson - Mike Tyson Mysteries

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**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 7, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/295 "2022-11-07T22:11:43Z")

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**Celebrities who played themselves (or versions of themselves) in an animated series**

1. Elon Musk - Rick and Morty (he voiced a character called “Elon Tusk”)
2. George Harrison - the Simpsons
3. Guy Fieri - The Great North
4. Jackie Chan - Jackie Chan Adventures
5. Adam West - Family Guy
6. Mike Tyson - Mike Tyson Mysteries
7. Sgt. Slaughter - G.I.Joe A Real American Hero

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/296 "2022-11-08T03:28:08Z")

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**Celebrities who played themselves (or versions of themselves) in an animated series**

1. Elon Musk - Rick and Morty (he voiced a character called “Elon Tusk”)
2. George Harrison - the Simpsons
3. Guy Fieri - The Great North
4. Jackie Chan - Jackie Chan Adventures
5. Adam West - Family Guy
6. Mike Tyson - Mike Tyson Mysteries
7. Sgt. Slaughter - G.I.Joe A Real American Hero
8. LeBron James - Teen Titans Go!

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**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:** [November 8, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/297 "2022-11-08T04:13:09Z")

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**Celebrities who played themselves (or versions of themselves) in an animated series**

1. Elon Musk - Rick and Morty (he voiced a character called “Elon Tusk”)
2. George Harrison - the Simpsons
3. Guy Fieri - The Great North
4. Jackie Chan - Jackie Chan Adventures
5. Adam West - Family Guy
6. Mike Tyson - Mike Tyson Mysteries
7. Sgt. Slaughter - G.I.Joe A Real American Hero
8. LeBron James - Teen Titans Go!
9. [Tom and Ray Magliozzi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-q-vBKC_e0&t=98s) – the NPR _'Car Talk_ guys, they voiced anthropomorphic versions of themselves on _Arthur_

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/298 "2022-11-08T11:36:19Z")

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**Celebrities who played themselves (or versions of themselves) in an animated series**

1. Elon Musk - Rick and Morty (he voiced a character called “Elon Tusk”)
2. George Harrison - the Simpsons
3. Guy Fieri - The Great North
4. Jackie Chan - Jackie Chan Adventures
5. Adam West - Family Guy
6. Mike Tyson - Mike Tyson Mysteries
7. Sgt. Slaughter - G.I.Joe A Real American Hero
8. LeBron James - Teen Titans Go!
9. [Tom and Ray Magliozzi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-q-vBKC_e0&t=98s) – the NPR _'Car Talk_ guys, they voiced anthropomorphic versions of themselves on _Arthur_
10. Ann-Margret - The Flintstones (her character was Ann-Margrock)

Pass

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**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:** [November 8, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/299 "2022-11-08T17:17:03Z")

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The Car Talk guys also played thinly-disguised versions of themselves in Pixar’s _Cars_.

**Game shows you wish more people knew about**

1. Taskmaster

A silly, funny British show. Here’s the trailer for last season: [Taskmaster Series 13 | Official Trailer | Taskmaster - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP0ZrX-2EiE)

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**Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/300 "2022-11-09T14:17:35Z")

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**Game shows you wish more people knew about**

1. Taskmaster
2. You Don’t Know Jack

Based on a fun computer game series, it was a quiz show hosted by Paul Ruebens.

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