# 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:** 189
**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:** [December 21, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3761 "2023-12-21T16:26:45Z")
**Sponsors** Advertising … can’t get away from it, apparently. Some shows were known for being sponsored by a specific company … let’s try to name some of them. 1. Beverly Hillbillies – Kelloggs 2. The Kraft Music Hall - Kraft 3. Death Valley Days - 20 Mule Team Borax 4. Twenty-One - Geritol 5. Peanuts Specials - Dolly Madison 6. The Flintstones - Winston Cigarettes 7. Captain Midnight - Ovaltine 8. Colgate Comedy Hour - Colgate toothpaste 9. Wild Kingdom - Mutual of Omaha 10. General Electric Theater - Mutual of Omaha Just kidding. It was sponsored by General Electric (and hosted by Ronald Reagan). Pass. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3762 "2023-12-21T18:38:04Z")
**Holiday Specials That Never Were** 1. Indiana Jones and the Quest for the North Pole ---
**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:** [December 21, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3763 "2023-12-21T19:26:15Z")
**Holiday Specials That Never Were** 1. Indiana Jones and the Quest for the North Pole 2. The Osmond Family Hanukkah Spectacular ---
**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:** [December 21, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3764 "2023-12-21T19:50:25Z")
**Holiday Specials That Never Were** 1. Indiana Jones and the Quest for the North Pole 2. The Osmond Family Hanukkah Spectacular 3. The Jesus Christmas Bowlathon feat. The Jesus, with a special guest appearance by The Dude ---
**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:** [December 21, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3765 "2023-12-21T19:59:15Z")
**Holiday Specials That Never Were** 1. Indiana Jones and the Quest for the North Pole 2. The Osmond Family Hanukkah Spectacular 3. The Jesus Christmas Bowlathon feat. The Jesus, with a special guest appearance by The Dude 4. The Seinfeld Holiday Special: Jerry and his Friends Volunteer at the Local Soup Kitchen ---
**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:** [December 21, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3766 "2023-12-21T20:23:11Z")
**Holiday Specials That Never Were** 1. Indiana Jones and the Quest for the North Pole 2. The Osmond Family Hanukkah Spectacular 3. The Jesus Christmas Bowlathon feat. The Jesus, with a special guest appearance by The Dude 4. The Seinfeld Holiday Special: Jerry and his Friends Volunteer at the Local Soup Kitchen 5. Rudolph Meets Kwanzaa Katie ---
**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:** [December 21, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3767 "2023-12-21T21:04:08Z")
**Holiday Specials That Never Were** 1. Indiana Jones and the Quest for the North Pole 2. The Osmond Family Hanukkah Spectacular 3. The Jesus Christmas Bowlathon feat. The Jesus, with a special guest appearance by The Dude 4. The Seinfeld Holiday Special: Jerry and his Friends Volunteer at the Local Soup Kitchen 5. Rudolph Meets Kwanzaa Katie 6. A Die Hard Family Christmas ---
**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:** [December 21, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3768 "2023-12-21T22:15:43Z")
**Holiday Specials That Never Were** 1. Indiana Jones and the Quest for the North Pole 2. The Osmond Family Hanukkah Spectacular 3. The Jesus Christmas Bowlathon feat. The Jesus, with a special guest appearance by The Dude 4. The Seinfeld Holiday Special: Jerry and his Friends Volunteer at the Local Soup Kitchen 5. Rudolph Meets Kwanzaa Katie 6. A Die Hard Family Christmas 7. To catch a predator: Why is that old elf really so Jolly? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3769 "2023-12-22T02:04:29Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1. To Catch A Predator: Why Is That Old Elf Really So Jolly? because he knows where all the bad little girls live! . . . **Holiday Specials That Never Were** 1. Indiana Jones and the Quest for the North Pole 2. The Osmond Family Hanukkah Spectacular 3. The Jesus Christmas Bowlathon feat. The Jesus, with a special guest appearance by The Dude 4. The Seinfeld Holiday Special: Jerry and his Friends Volunteer at the Local Soup Kitchen 5. Rudolph Meets Kwanzaa Katie 6. A Die Hard Family Christmas 7. To Catch A Predator: Why Is that Old Elf Really So Jolly? 8. The Reindeer Games pits the members of Santa’s team against one another in a “Superstars”-like competition _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3770 "2023-12-22T07:54:36Z")
**Holiday Specials That Never Were** 1. Indiana Jones and the Quest for the North Pole 2. The Osmond Family Hanukkah Spectacular 3. The Jesus Christmas Bowlathon feat. The Jesus, with a special guest appearance by The Dude 4. The Seinfeld Holiday Special: Jerry and his Friends Volunteer at the Local Soup Kitchen 5. Rudolph Meets Kwanzaa Katie 6. A Die Hard Family Christmas 7. To Catch A Predator: Why Is that Old Elf Really So Jolly? 8. The Reindeer Games 9. A Holly Jolly KISS-mas ---
**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:** [December 22, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3771 "2023-12-22T15:10:49Z")
**Holiday Specials That Never Were** 1. Indiana Jones and the Quest for the North Pole 2. The Osmond Family Hanukkah Spectacular 3. The Jesus Christmas Bowlathon feat. The Jesus, with a special guest appearance by The Dude 4. The Seinfeld Holiday Special: Jerry and his Friends Volunteer at the Local Soup Kitchen 5. Rudolph Meets Kwanzaa Katie 6. A Die Hard Family Christmas 7. To Catch A Predator: Why Is that Old Elf Really So Jolly? 8. The Reindeer Games 9. A Holly Jolly KISS-mas 10. A Very Blawnox Christmas feat. Orson Bean and Tami Pass. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3772 "2023-12-23T01:17:34Z")
nm wrong thread ---
**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:** [December 23, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3773 "2023-12-23T05:17:05Z")
**Characters from ‘A Christmas Story’** (I know it’s a movie, but TBS runs it on TV as a 24-hour marathon on Christmas Day) 1. The Old Man His first name is never given. Some people say it is ‘Hal’, but this is due to a misheard line of dialogue. _ **-“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:** [December 23, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3774 "2023-12-23T16:06:20Z")
**Characters from ‘A Christmas Story’** (I know it’s a movie, but TBS runs it on TV as a 24-hour marathon on Christmas Day) 1. The Old Man 2. Santa Claus ---
**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:** [December 23, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3775 "2023-12-23T16:27:29Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Characters from ‘A Christmas Story’** > (I know it’s a movie, but TBS runs it on TV as a 24-hour marathon on Christmas Day) 1. The Old Man 2. Santa Claus 3. The Bully with anachronistic braces on his teeth ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3776 "2023-12-23T18:04:46Z")
**Characters from ‘A Christmas Story’** (I know it’s a movie, but TBS runs it on TV as a 24-hour marathon on Christmas Day) 1. The Old Man 2. Santa Claus 3. The Bully with anachronistic braces on his teeth 4. The Leg Lamp is its own character for sure ---
**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:** [December 23, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3777 "2023-12-23T20:12:25Z")
**Characters from ‘A Christmas Story’** (I know it’s a movie, but TBS runs it on TV as a 24-hour marathon on Christmas Day) 1. The Old Man 2. Santa Claus 3. The Bully with anachronistic braces on his teeth 4. The Leg Lamp is its own character for sure 5. Miss Shields (the teacher) ---
**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:** [December 23, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3778 "2023-12-23T21:34:12Z")
**Characters from ‘A Christmas Story’** (I know it’s a movie, but TBS runs it on TV as a 24-hour marathon on Christmas Day) 1. The Old Man 2. Santa Claus 3. The Bully with anachronistic braces on his teeth 4. The Leg Lamp is its own character for sure 5. Miss Shields (the teacher) 6. Ralphie “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!” ---
**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:** [December 23, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3779 "2023-12-23T21:42:40Z")
**Characters from ‘A Christmas Story’** (I know it’s a movie, but TBS runs it on TV as a 24-hour marathon on Christmas Day) 1. The Old Man 2. Santa Claus 3. The Bully with anachronistic braces on his teeth 4. The Leg Lamp is its own character for sure 5. Miss Shields (the teacher) 6. Ralphie 7. Flick The kid whose tongue got stuck to the flagpole. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3780 "2023-12-23T22:14:05Z")
**Characters from ‘A Christmas Story’** (I know it’s a movie, but TBS runs it on TV as a 24-hour marathon on Christmas Day) 1. The Old Man 2. Santa Claus 3. The Bully with anachronistic braces on his teeth 4. The Leg Lamp is its own character for sure 5. Miss Shields (the teacher) 6. Ralphie 7. Flick 8. Schwartz Another friend of Ralphie’s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=188) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=190)