# 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:** 178
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3541 "2023-11-11T03:38:29Z")
_ **Seen?** _ **on _The Simpsons_** _Big-name stars or celebs who made cameos on_ **The Simpsons** 1. George Harrison 2. The Ramones 3. Elizabeth Taylor 4. Eddie Izzard 5. Bob Hope 6. Bob Newhart ---
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> [@](#): > > _ **Seen?** _ **on _The Simpsons_** > _Big-name stars or celebs who made cameos on_ **The Simpsons** 1. George Harrison 2. The Ramones 3. Elizabeth Taylor 4. Eddie Izzard 5. Bob Hope 6. Bob Newhart 7. Stephen Hawking On _The Big Bang Theory_, he says the appearance is his consolation prize for not getting a Nobel ---
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_ **Seen?** _ **on _The Simpsons_** _Big-name stars or celebs who made cameos on_ **The Simpsons** 1. George Harrison 2. The Ramones 3. Elizabeth Taylor 4. Eddie Izzard 5. Bob Hope 6. Bob Newhart 7. Stephen Hawking 8. Jack Lemmon ---
**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 11, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3544 "2023-11-11T15:32:32Z")
_ **Seen?** _ **on _The Simpsons_** _Big-name stars or celebs who made cameos on_ **The Simpsons** 1. George Harrison 2. The Ramones 3. Elizabeth Taylor 4. Eddie Izzard 5. Bob Hope 6. Bob Newhart 7. Stephen Hawking 8. Jack Lemmon 9. Leonard Nimoy ---
**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:** [November 11, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3545 "2023-11-11T18:23:45Z")
_ **Seen?** _ **on _The Simpsons_** _Big-name stars or celebs who made cameos on_ **The Simpsons** 1. George Harrison 2. The Ramones 3. Elizabeth Taylor 4. Eddie Izzard 5. Bob Hope 6. Bob Newhart 7. Stephen Hawking 8. Jack Lemmon 9. Leonard Nimoy 10. Bono **Characters who are heavily underestimated/underappreciated by the rest of the cast** 1. Jerry Gergich -Parks and Rec: Accomplished artist who is adored by his incredible family ---
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**Characters who are heavily underestimated/underappreciated by the rest of the cast** 1. Jerry Gergich -Parks and Rec: Accomplished artist who is adored by his incredible family 2. Rom - Deep Space Nine - Goes from “Rom’s an idiot; he couldn’t fix a straw if it was bent” to a fantastic engineer to the Grand Nagus! ---
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**Characters who are heavily underestimated/underappreciated by the rest of the cast** 1. Jerry Gergich, _Parks and Rec_: Accomplished artist who is adored by his incredible family 2. Rom, _Deep Space Nine_: Goes from “Rom’s an idiot; he couldn’t fix a straw if it was bent” to a fantastic engineer to the Grand Nagus! 3. Donna, _The West Wing_: Treated as a dumb secretary for most of the show; got some respect by the end. ---
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**Characters who are heavily underestimated/underappreciated by the rest of the cast** 1. Jerry Gergich, _Parks and Rec_: Accomplished artist who is adored by his incredible family 2. Rom, _Deep Space Nine_: Goes from “Rom’s an idiot; he couldn’t fix a straw if it was bent” to a fantastic engineer to the Grand Nagus! 3. Donna, _The West Wing_: Treated as a dumb secretary for most of the show; got some respect by the end. 4. Charlie Telphy, _black-ish_: Subbed for Andre in a meeting with Microsoft, but didn’t know what a “Microsoft” was. He also moonlights as a Dean at Cal U. ---
**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 12, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3549 "2023-11-12T03:42:33Z")
**Characters who are heavily underestimated/underappreciated by the rest of the cast** 1. Jerry Gergich, _Parks and Rec_: Accomplished artist who is adored by his incredible family 2. Rom, _Deep Space Nine_: Goes from “Rom’s an idiot; he couldn’t fix a straw if it was bent” to a fantastic engineer to the Grand Nagus! 3. Donna, _The West Wing_: Treated as a dumb secretary for most of the show; got some respect by the end. 4. Charlie Telphy, _black-ish_: Subbed for Andre in a meeting with Microsoft, but didn’t know what a “Microsoft” was. He also moonlights as a Dean at Cal U. 5. Dee Reynolds, _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_: She’s not what you’d call wonderful in any way, but overall she’s certainly no worse than the guys in the gang, who constantly make a point of not taking her seriously. ---
**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 12, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3550 "2023-11-12T03:53:49Z")
**Characters who are heavily underestimated/underappreciated by the rest of the cast** 1. Jerry Gergich, _Parks and Rec_: Accomplished artist who is adored by his incredible family 2. Rom, _Deep Space Nine_: Goes from “Rom’s an idiot; he couldn’t fix a straw if it was bent” to a fantastic engineer to the Grand Nagus! 3. Donna, _The West Wing_: Treated as a dumb secretary for most of the show; got some respect by the end. 4. Charlie Telphy, _black-ish_: Subbed for Andre in a meeting with Microsoft, but didn’t know what a “Microsoft” was. He also moonlights as a Dean at Cal U. 5. Dee Reynolds, _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_: She’s not what you’d call wonderful in any way, but overall she’s certainly no worse than the guys in the gang, who constantly make a point of not taking her seriously. 6. Cyril Figgis, _Archer_: Spy agency CPA and later field agent; respected by none but shows occasional competence in crises ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3551 "2023-11-12T08:13:15Z")
**Characters who are heavily underestimated/underappreciated by the rest of the cast** 1. Jerry Gergich, _Parks and Rec_: Accomplished artist who is adored by his incredible family 2. Rom, _Deep Space Nine_: Goes from “Rom’s an idiot; he couldn’t fix a straw if it was bent” to a fantastic engineer to the Grand Nagus! 3. Donna, _The West Wing_: Treated as a dumb secretary for most of the show; got some respect by the end. 4. Charlie Telphy, _black-ish_: Subbed for Andre in a meeting with Microsoft, but didn’t know what a “Microsoft” was. He also moonlights as a Dean at Cal U. 5. Dee Reynolds, _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_: She’s not what you’d call wonderful in any way, but overall she’s certainly no worse than the guys in the gang, who constantly make a point of not taking her seriously. 6. Cyril Figgis, _Archer_: Spy agency CPA and later field agent; respected by none but shows occasional competence in crises 7. Perry the Platypus, _Phineas and Ferb_: Seemingly placid pet is actually a super spy ---
**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 12, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3552 "2023-11-12T16:00:44Z")
**Characters who are heavily underestimated/underappreciated by the rest of the cast** 1. Jerry Gergich, _Parks and Rec_: Accomplished artist who is adored by his incredible family 2. Rom, _Deep Space Nine_: Goes from “Rom’s an idiot; he couldn’t fix a straw if it was bent” to a fantastic engineer to the Grand Nagus! 3. Donna, _The West Wing_: Treated as a dumb secretary for most of the show; got some respect by the end. 4. Charlie Telphy, _black-ish_: Subbed for Andre in a meeting with Microsoft, but didn’t know what a “Microsoft” was. He also moonlights as a Dean at Cal U. 5. Dee Reynolds, _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_: She’s not what you’d call wonderful in any way, but overall she’s certainly no worse than the guys in the gang, who constantly make a point of not taking her seriously. 6. Cyril Figgis, _Archer_: Spy agency CPA and later field agent; respected by none but shows occasional competence in crises 7. Perry the Platypus, _Phineas and Ferb_: Seemingly placid pet is actually a super spy 8. Jim Ignatowski, _Taxi_. Considered a total space cadet by most, he’s actually got his head on pretty straight more often than not. _ **-“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 12, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3553 "2023-11-12T18:41:10Z")
**Characters who are heavily underestimated/underappreciated by the rest of the cast** 1. Jerry Gergich, _Parks and Rec_: Accomplished artist who is adored by his incredible family 2. Rom, _Deep Space Nine_: Goes from “Rom’s an idiot; he couldn’t fix a straw if it was bent” to a fantastic engineer to the Grand Nagus! 3. Donna, _The West Wing_: Treated as a dumb secretary for most of the show; got some respect by the end. 4. Charlie Telphy, _black-ish_: Subbed for Andre in a meeting with Microsoft, but didn’t know what a “Microsoft” was. He also moonlights as a Dean at Cal U. 5. Dee Reynolds, _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_: She’s not what you’d call wonderful in any way, but overall she’s certainly no worse than the guys in the gang, who constantly make a point of not taking her seriously. 6. Cyril Figgis, _Archer_: Spy agency CPA and later field agent; respected by none but shows occasional competence in crises 7. Perry the Platypus, _Phineas and Ferb_: Seemingly placid pet is actually a super spy 8. Jim Ignatowski, _Taxi_. Considered a total space cadet by most, he’s actually got his head on pretty straight more often than not. 9. Spot - _Hong Kong Phooey_. Penry’s pet striped cat, overlooked by nearly everyone, who actually solves Hong Kong Phooey’s cases and usually stops the bad guys, and rescues Hong Kong himself. ---
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**Characters who are heavily underestimated/underappreciated by the rest of the cast** 1. Jerry Gergich, _Parks and Rec_: Accomplished artist who is adored by his incredible family 2. Rom, _Deep Space Nine_: Goes from “Rom’s an idiot; he couldn’t fix a straw if it was bent” to a fantastic engineer to the Grand Nagus! 3. Donna, _The West Wing_: Treated as a dumb secretary for most of the show; got some respect by the end. 4. Charlie Telphy, _black-ish_: Subbed for Andre in a meeting with Microsoft, but didn’t know what a “Microsoft” was. He also moonlights as a Dean at Cal U. 5. Dee Reynolds, _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_: She’s not what you’d call wonderful in any way, but overall she’s certainly no worse than the guys in the gang, who constantly make a point of not taking her seriously. 6. Cyril Figgis, _Archer_: Spy agency CPA and later field agent; respected by none but shows occasional competence in crises 7. Perry the Platypus, _Phineas and Ferb_: Seemingly placid pet is actually a super spy 8. Jim Ignatowski, _Taxi_. Considered a total space cadet by most, he’s actually got his head on pretty straight more often than not. 9. Spot - _Hong Kong Phooey_. Penry’s pet striped cat, overlooked by nearly everyone, who actually solves Hong Kong Phooey’s cases and usually stops the bad guys, and rescues Hong Kong himself. 10. Jerry Smith, _Rick and Morty_. Often ridiculed and considered less important to the family. pass ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3555 "2023-11-13T12:11:40Z")
**TV characters whose private lives were much different than their public ones** 1. Dexter Morgan, _Dexter_: Police blood splatter expert/serial killer ---
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**TV characters whose private lives were much different than their public ones** 1. Dexter Morgan, _Dexter_: Police blood splatter expert/serial killer 2. Sabrina Spellman, _Sabrina the Teenage Witch_ - typical high school student / witch ---
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**TV characters whose private lives were much different than their public ones** 1. Dexter Morgan, _Dexter_: Police blood splatter expert/serial killer 2. Sabrina Spellman, _Sabrina the Teenage Witch_ - typical high school student / witch 3. Buffy Summers, _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ ---
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**TV characters whose private lives were much different than their public ones** 1. Dexter Morgan, _Dexter_: Police blood splatter expert/serial killer 2. Sabrina Spellman, _Sabrina the Teenage Witch_ - typical high school student / witch 3. Buffy Summers, _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 4. Gus Fring, _Breaking Bad_ - Mild-mannered, charitable businessman, civic booster/murderous Machiavellian drug kingpin ---
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**TV characters whose private lives were much different than their public ones** 1. Dexter Morgan, _Dexter_: Police blood splatter expert/serial killer 2. Sabrina Spellman, _Sabrina the Teenage Witch_ - typical high school student / witch 3. Buffy Summers, _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 4. Gus Fring, _Breaking Bad_ - Mild-mannered, charitable businessman, civic booster/murderous Machiavellian drug kingpin 5. Superman, _Adventures of Superman_ - Strange visitor from another planet who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands. And who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice and the American way. ---
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**TV characters whose private lives were much different than their public ones** 1. Dexter Morgan, _Dexter_: Police blood splatter expert/serial killer 2. Sabrina Spellman, _Sabrina the Teenage Witch_ - typical high school student / witch 3. Buffy Summers, _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 4. Gus Fring, _Breaking Bad_ - Mild-mannered, charitable businessman, civic booster/murderous Machiavellian drug kingpin 5. Superman, _Adventures of Superman_ - Strange visitor from another planet who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands. And who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice and the American way. 6. Monkey, _Dexter’s Laboratory_ - lab monkey / super spy [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=177) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=179)