# 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:** 174
**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:** [November 7, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3461 "2023-11-07T04:16:02Z")
> [@](#): > > **Mixed-race Couples** 1. Samantha and Jay, _Ghosts (US)_ 2. Helen and Tom Willis, _The Jeffersons_ 3. Lt. Tom Paris and Lt. B’elanna Torres, _Star Trek: Voyager_ 4. Bridget Fitzgerald & Bernie Steinberg, _Bridget Loves Bernie_ Jewish & Gentile might not be quite inter-racial to most people’s way of thinking today, but it was a topic so hot to handle in 1972 that this series was canceled after only one season despite high ratings-- and “inter” enough in most people’s minds that it was the premise for a TV show in the first place. In 1972, the Jewish-gentile marriage rate was at a \* shocking \* 30%, up from 6% in 1960, which itself was up from 3% in 1950. ---
**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, 2023, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3462 "2023-11-07T04:48:59Z")
**Mixed-race Couples** 1. Samantha and Jay, _Ghosts (US)_ 2. Helen and Tom Willis, _The Jeffersons_ 3. Lt. Tom Paris and Lt. B’elanna Torres, _Star Trek: Voyager_ 4. Bridget Fitzgerald & Bernie Steinberg, _Bridget Loves Bernie_ 5. Maxwell Klinger and Soon Lee, _MASH_ Married in the final episode of _MASH_, and the marriage carried over into _AfterMASH_. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3463 "2023-11-07T05:17:22Z")
**Mixed-race Couples** 1. Samantha and Jay, _Ghosts (US)_ 2. Helen and Tom Willis, _The Jeffersons_ 3. Lt. Tom Paris and Lt. B’elanna Torres, _Star Trek: Voyager_ 4. Bridget Fitzgerald & Bernie Steinberg, _Bridget Loves Bernie_ 5. Maxwell Klinger and Soon Lee, _MASH_ 6. Miles and Keiko O’Brien, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ Speaking of Rosalind Chao. ---
**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 7, 2023, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3464 "2023-11-07T06:04:57Z")
**Mixed-race Couples** 1. Samantha and Jay, _Ghosts (US)_ 2. Helen and Tom Willis, _The Jeffersons_ 3. Lt. Tom Paris and Lt. B’elanna Torres, _Star Trek: Voyager_ 4. Bridget Fitzgerald & Bernie Steinberg, _Bridget Loves Bernie_ 5. Maxwell Klinger and Soon Lee, _MASH_ 6. Miles and Keiko O’Brien, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 7. Macintosh (‘Mac’) and Quon Robinson, _Night Court_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3465 "2023-11-07T06:41:30Z")
**Mixed-race Couples** 1. Samantha and Jay, _Ghosts (US)_ 2. Helen and Tom Willis, _The Jeffersons_ 3. Lt. Tom Paris and Lt. B’elanna Torres, _Star Trek: Voyager_ 4. Bridget Fitzgerald & Bernie Steinberg, _Bridget Loves Bernie_ 5. Maxwell Klinger and Soon Lee, _MASH_ 6. Miles and Keiko O’Brien, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 7. Macintosh (‘Mac’) and Quon Robinson, _Night Court_ 8. Larry Bird and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, _The Neighbors_ ---
**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 7, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3466 "2023-11-07T08:27:40Z")
Uhhh… #7 should be **Macintosh (‘Mac’) and Q̲u̲o̲n̲ L̲e̲ Robinson.** Somehow the second part of her name got deleted as I was posting my contribution and I didn’t pick up on it in time to correct it. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [November 7, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3467 "2023-11-07T14:24:02Z")
**Mixed-race Couples** 1. Samantha and Jay, _Ghosts (US)_ 2. Helen and Tom Willis, _The Jeffersons_ 3. Lt. Tom Paris and Lt. B’elanna Torres, _Star Trek: Voyager_ 4. Bridget Fitzgerald & Bernie Steinberg, _Bridget Loves Bernie_ 5. Maxwell Klinger and Soon Lee, _MASH_ 6. Miles and Keiko O’Brien, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 7. Macintosh (‘Mac’) and Quon Le Robinson, _Night Court_ 8. Larry Bird and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, _The Neighbors_ 9. Joy and Darnell, _My Name Is Earl_ ---
**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, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3468 "2023-11-07T14:30:41Z")
**Mixed-race Couples** 1. Samantha and Jay, _Ghosts (US)_ 2. Helen and Tom Willis, _The Jeffersons_ 3. Lt. Tom Paris and Lt. B’elanna Torres, _Star Trek: Voyager_ 4. Bridget Fitzgerald & Bernie Steinberg, _Bridget Loves Bernie_ 5. Maxwell Klinger and Soon Lee, _MASH_ 6. Miles and Keiko O’Brien, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 7. Macintosh (‘Mac’) and Quon Le Robinson, _Night Court_ 8. Larry Bird and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, _The Neighbors_ 9. Joy and Darnell, _My Name Is Earl_ 10. Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, _I Love Lucy_ - the OG mixed couple! pass ---
**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, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3469 "2023-11-07T15:42:30Z")
**Sharp dressers** 1. Dr. Frasier Crane, _Frasier_ ---
**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:** [November 7, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3470 "2023-11-07T15:49:07Z")
**Sharp dressers** 1. Dr. Frasier Crane, _Frasier_ 2. Julia Sugarbaker, _Designing Women_ ---
**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, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3471 "2023-11-07T15:51:31Z")
**Sharp dressers** 1. Dr. Frasier Crane, _Frasier_ 2. Julia Sugarbaker, _Designing Women_ 3. Barney Stinson, _How I Met Your Mother_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3472 "2023-11-07T16:57:12Z")
**Sharp dressers** 1. Dr. Frasier Crane, _Frasier_ 2. Julia Sugarbaker, _Designing Women_ 3. Barney Stinson, _How I Met Your Mother_ 4. Gus Fring, _Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul_ ---
**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, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3473 "2023-11-07T17:38:21Z")
**Sharp dressers** 1. Dr. Frasier Crane, _Frasier_ 2. Julia Sugarbaker, _Designing Women_ 3. Barney Stinson, _How I Met Your Mother_ 4. Gus Fring, _Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul_ 5. Jimmy Fallon, _Late Night_ ---
**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:** [November 7, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3474 "2023-11-07T17:44:13Z")
**Sharp dressers** 1. Dr. Frasier Crane, _Frasier_ 2. Julia Sugarbaker, _Designing Women_ 3. Barney Stinson, _How I Met Your Mother_ 4. Gus Fring, _Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul_ 5. Jimmy Fallon, _Late Night_ 6. Maddie Hayes, _Moonlighting_ ---
**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, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3475 "2023-11-07T18:18:15Z")
**Sharp dressers** 1. Dr. Frasier Crane, _Frasier_ 2. Julia Sugarbaker, _Designing Women_ 3. Barney Stinson, _How I Met Your Mother_ 4. Gus Fring, _Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul_ 5. Jimmy Fallon, _Late Night_ 6. Maddie Hayes, _Moonlighting_ 7. Michael Kuzak, _L.A. Law_ ---
**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, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3476 "2023-11-07T21:14:19Z")
**Sharp dressers** 1. Dr. Frasier Crane, _Frasier_ 2. Julia Sugarbaker, _Designing Women_ 3. Barney Stinson, _How I Met Your Mother_ 4. Gus Fring, _Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul_ 5. Jimmy Fallon, _Late Night_ 6. Maddie Hayes, _Moonlighting_ 7. Michael Kuzak, _L.A. Law_ 8. Peter McDermott, _Hotel_ ---
**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:** [November 7, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3477 "2023-11-07T21:45:26Z")
**harp dressers** 1. Dr. Frasier Crane, _Frasier_ 2. Julia Sugarbaker, _Designing Women_ 3. Barney Stinson, _How I Met Your Mother_ 4. Gus Fring, _Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul_ 5. Jimmy Fallon, _Late Night_ 6. Maddie Hayes, _Moonlighting_ 7. Michael Kuzak, _L.A. Law_ 8. Peter McDermott, _Hotel_ 9. Face, _The A-Team_ ---
**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, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3478 "2023-11-07T22:17:39Z")
**Sharp dressers** 1. Dr. Frasier Crane, _Frasier_ 2. Julia Sugarbaker, _Designing Women_ 3. Barney Stinson, _How I Met Your Mother_ 4. Gus Fring, _Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul_ 5. Jimmy Fallon, _Late Night_ 6. Maddie Hayes, _Moonlighting_ 7. Michael Kuzak, _L.A. Law_ 8. Peter McDermott, _Hotel_ 9. Face, _The A-Team_ 10. Frank Parrish, _Frank’s Place_ A great sitcom set in a Nawlins restaurant; cancelled much too soon. Pass. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3479 "2023-11-08T00:13:24Z")
NEXT: **Not-so-sharp dressers** 1. Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, _The Big Bang Theory_ ---
**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, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3480 "2023-11-08T01:46:09Z")
**Not-so-sharp dressers** 1. Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Maynard G. Krebs, _The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis_ _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=173) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=175)