# 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:** 151
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3001 "2023-09-14T13:51:23Z")
**They are slovenly and don’t care** 1. Frank Gallagher, _Shameless_ 2. Oscar Madison, _The Odd Couple_ 3. Lt. Columbo, _Columbo_ 4. Sgt. Michael “Mick” Belker, _Hill Street Blues_ 5. Pigpen, _It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown_ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3002 "2023-09-14T13:53:37Z")
**They are slovenly and don’t care** 1. Frank Gallagher, _Shameless_ 2. Oscar Madison, _The Odd Couple_ 3. Lt. Columbo, _Columbo_ 4. Sgt. Michael “Mick” Belker, _Hill Street Blues_ 5. Pigpen, _It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown_ 6. Ugly Naked Guy, _Friends_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3003 "2023-09-14T13:55:52Z")
**They are slovenly and don’t care** 1. Frank Gallagher, _Shameless_ 2. Oscar Madison, _The Odd Couple_ 3. Lt. Columbo, _Columbo_ 4. Sgt. Michael “Mick” Belker, _Hill Street Blues_ 5. Pigpen, _It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown_ 6. Ugly Naked Guy, _Friends_ 7. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3004 "2023-09-14T14:38:56Z")
**They are slovenly and don’t care** 1. Frank Gallagher, _Shameless_ 2. Oscar Madison, _The Odd Couple_ 3. Lt. Columbo, _Columbo_ 4. Sgt. Michael “Mick” Belker, _Hill Street Blues_ 5. Pigpen, _It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown_ 6. Ugly Naked Guy, _Friends_ 7. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 8. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe, _Frasier_ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3005 "2023-09-14T14:53:49Z")
**They are slovenly and don’t care** 1. Frank Gallagher, _Shameless_ 2. Oscar Madison, _The Odd Couple_ 3. Lt. Columbo, _Columbo_ 4. Sgt. Michael “Mick” Belker, _Hill Street Blues_ 5. Pigpen, _It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown_ 6. Ugly Naked Guy, _Friends_ 7. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 8. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe, _Frasier_ 9. Oscar the Grouch - _Sesame Street_ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3006 "2023-09-14T18:36:23Z")
I wouldn’t call Penny slovenly! YYMV, obviously. 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3007 "2023-09-14T19:25:41Z")
I’d agree, but it’s true that she only relatively rarely dresses up. **They are slovenly and don’t care** 1. Frank Gallagher, _Shameless_ 2. Oscar Madison, _The Odd Couple_ 3. Lt. Columbo, _Columbo_ 4. Sgt. Michael “Mick” Belker, _Hill Street Blues_ 5. Pigpen, _It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown_ 6. Ugly Naked Guy, _Friends_ 7. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 8. Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe, _Frasier_ 9. Oscar the Grouch, _Sesame Street_ 10. Rodent, _Star Trek_ A doomed vagrant in the Great Depression: [Unnamed Humans (20th century) | Memory Alpha | Fandom](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Unnamed_Humans_(20th_century)#Rodent) Next up: **Characters who died in their one and only episode** 1. Crewman Darnell, _Star Trek_ The first Security “redshirt” to die on the show, although he actually wore a blue Sciences uniform shirt: [Darnell | Memory Alpha | Fandom](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Darnell) Open spoilers for this category, obviously. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3008 "2023-09-14T19:51:38Z")
**Characters who died in their one and only episode** 1. Crewman Darnell, _Star Trek_ 2. Frank Grimes, _The Simpsons_ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3009 "2023-09-14T20:11:03Z")
**Characters who died in their one and only episode** 1. Crewman Darnell, _Star Trek_ 2. Frank Grimes, _The Simpsons_ 3. Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3010 "2023-09-14T20:11:07Z")
**Characters who died in their one and only episode** 1. Crewman Darnell, _Star Trek_ 2. Frank Grimes, _The Simpsons_ 3. Corbin Entek, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3011 "2023-09-14T20:15:30Z")
**Characters who died in their one and only episode** 1. Crewman Darnell, _Star Trek_ 2. Frank Grimes, _The Simpsons_ 3. Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Corbin Entek, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 5. Mr. Pamuk, _Downton Abbey_ Housekeeping. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3012 "2023-09-14T20:59:30Z")
**Characters who died in their one and only episode** 1. Crewman Darnell, _Star Trek_ 2. Frank Grimes, _The Simpsons_ 3. Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Corbin Entek, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 5. Mr. Pamuk, _Downton Abbey_ 6. Chanel #2, _Scream Queens_ Played by Ariana Grande ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3013 "2023-09-14T21:01:04Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I wouldn’t call Penny slovenly! YYMV, obviously. 🙂 Penny herself was very neat and conscious of her appearance, it was her apartment that was slovenly. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3014 "2023-09-14T21:10:47Z")
**Characters who died in their one and only episode** 1. Crewman Darnell, _Star Trek_ 2. Frank Grimes, _The Simpsons_ 3. Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Corbin Entek, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 5. Mr. Pamuk, _Downton Abbey_ 6. Chanel #2, _Scream Queens_ 7. Manya, _Seinfeld_ Jerry’s great-aunt from the Old Country; had a pony as a young girl. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3015 "2023-09-14T21:51:56Z")
**Characters who died in their one and only episode** 1. Crewman Darnell, _Star Trek_ 2. Frank Grimes, _The Simpsons_ 3. Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Corbin Entek, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 5. Mr. Pamuk, _Downton Abbey_ 6. Chanel #2, _Scream Queens_ 7. Manya, _Seinfeld_ 8. Lawson, _Angel_ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3016 "2023-09-14T22:20:34Z")
**Characters who died in their one and only episode** 1. Crewman Darnell, _Star Trek_ 2. Frank Grimes, _The Simpsons_ 3. Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Corbin Entek, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 5. Mr. Pamuk, _Downton Abbey_ 6. Chanel #2, _Scream Queens_ 7. Manya, _Seinfeld_ 8. Lawson, _Angel_ 9. Crow, _Firefly_ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3017 "2023-09-14T23:12:22Z")
**Characters who died in their one and only episode** 1. Crewman Darnell, _Star Trek_ 2. Frank Grimes, _The Simpsons_ 3. Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Corbin Entek, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 5. Mr. Pamuk, _Downton Abbey_ 6. Chanel #2, _Scream Queens_ 7. Manya, _Seinfeld_ 8. Lawson, _Angel_ 9. Crow, _Firefly_ 10. Gerhardt Messerschmit Rammstein Von Hap _30 Rock_ **Forgotten underrated shows** 1. Max Headroom (1987) Awesome show alas 20 seconds too far ahead of its time. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3018 "2023-09-14T23:47:03Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ Actually, Chuckles was not on “Chuckles Bites the Dust,” but he does appear a couple of times, and is mentioned several other times, plus, his daughter appears once. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3019 "2023-09-14T23:54:01Z")
**Forgotten underrated shows** 1. Max Headroom (1987) 2. Freaks and Geeks (1999) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3020 "2023-09-15T01:39:20Z")
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