# 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:** 190
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3781 "2023-12-24T00:13:00Z")
**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 9. The Bumphus’s dogs ---
**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 24, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3782 "2023-12-24T00:55:12Z")
> [@](#): > > **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 7. Flick 8. Schwartz 9. The Bumphus’s dogs 10. The Narrator (I know it’s also Ralphie, but it’s separate from the child Ralphie) NEXT: **Game shows you miss** Those simple, unadorned shows, where the men always stood for women contestants, the women panelists wore gloves, and everyone shook hands and was unfailingly polite. 1. To Tell the Truth ---
**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 24, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3783 "2023-12-24T01:01:17Z")
**Game shows you miss** Those simple, unadorned shows, where the men always stood for women contestants, the women panelists wore gloves, and everyone shook hands and was unfailingly polite. 1. To Tell the Truth 2. What’s My Line? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3784 "2023-12-24T06:34:49Z")
**Game shows you miss** Those simple, unadorned shows, where the men always stood for women contestants, the women panelists wore gloves, and everyone shook hands and was unfailingly polite. 1. To Tell the Truth 2. What’s My Line? 3. Joker’s Wild ---
**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 24, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3785 "2023-12-24T13:34:39Z")
**Game shows you miss** Those simple, unadorned shows, where the men always stood for women contestants, the women panelists wore gloves, and everyone shook hands and was unfailingly polite. 1. To Tell the Truth 2. What’s My Line? 3. Joker’s Wild 4. I’ve Got A Secret _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [December 24, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3786 "2023-12-24T20:12:15Z")
**Game shows you miss** Those simple, unadorned shows, where the men always stood for women contestants, the women panelists wore gloves, and everyone shook hands and was unfailingly polite. 1. To Tell the Truth 2. What’s My Line? 3. Joker’s Wild 4. I’ve Got A Secret 5. Concentration ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3787 "2023-12-25T16:38:34Z")
> [@](#): > > **Game shows you miss** Those simple, unadorned shows, where the men always stood for women contestants, the women panelists wore gloves, and everyone shook hands and was unfailingly polite. 1. To Tell the Truth 2. What’s My Line? 3. Joker’s Wild 4. I’ve Got A Secret 5. Concentration 6. Match Game Funny that this one was considered naughty in its time. ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3788 "2023-12-25T16:54:48Z")
**Game Shows You Miss** Those simple, unadorned shows, where the men always stood for women contestants, the women panelists wore gloves, and everyone shook hands and was unfailingly polite. 1. To Tell the Truth 2. What’s My Line? 3. Joker’s Wild 4. I’ve Got A Secret 5. Concentration 6. Match Game 7. The original incarnation of Password before all the speed rounds, lighting words, and chains of words that formed clues to yet another word, _ **-“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 25, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3789 "2023-12-25T23:21:57Z")
**Game Shows You Miss** Those simple, unadorned shows, where the men always stood for women contestants, the women panelists wore gloves, and everyone shook hands and was unfailingly polite. 1. To Tell the Truth 2. What’s My Line? 3. Joker’s Wild 4. I’ve Got A Secret 5. Concentration 6. Match Game 7. The original incarnation of Password 8. Beat The Clock ---
**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:** [December 26, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3790 "2023-12-26T14:05:41Z")
**Game Shows You Miss** Those simple, unadorned shows, where the men always stood for women contestants, the women panelists wore gloves, and everyone shook hands and was unfailingly polite. 1. To Tell the Truth 2. What’s My Line? 3. Joker’s Wild 4. I’ve Got A Secret 5. Concentration 6. Match Game 7. The original incarnation of Password 8. Beat The Clock 9. To Tell the Truth Went through several iterations, but first began in the 1950s ---
**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 26, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3791 "2023-12-26T16:50:12Z")
…and was also #1 on the current list. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3792 "2023-12-26T20:14:44Z")
**Game Shows You Miss** Those simple, unadorned shows, where the men always stood for women contestants, the women panelists wore gloves, and everyone shook hands and was unfailingly polite. 1. To Tell the Truth 2. What’s My Line? 3. Joker’s Wild 4. I’ve Got A Secret 5. Concentration 6. Match Game 7. The original incarnation of Password 8. Beat The Clock 9. Let’s Make a Deal The wild costumes, the anticipation of picking the wrong door and winning a… donkey. It’s not what the OP described, but it’s one I miss. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3793 "2023-12-26T20:21:49Z")
I always wondered what would happen if a contestant insisted on collecting their ‘loser’ prize (such as a donkey)? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3794 "2023-12-26T20:27:52Z")
According to [wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Make_a_Deal#Gameplay), contestants were offered $100 in lieu of the actual prize (a “zonk”), but they could claim the actual prize if they wanted. ---
**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 27, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3795 "2023-12-27T01:08:28Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > I always wondered what would happen if a contestant insisted on collecting their ‘loser’ prize (such as a donkey)? Remember that you pay taxes on your ‘winnings’. What’s a donkey worth, anyway? _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [December 27, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3796 "2023-12-27T13:13:35Z")
If you’re Donald Trump, it represents a $50,000 loss at tax time, or an appraised market value of $150,000,000.00 at the time of sale, depending on who’s asking. ---
**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 27, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3797 "2023-12-27T16:36:02Z")
**Game Shows You Miss** Those simple, unadorned shows, where the men always stood for women contestants, the women panelists wore gloves, and everyone shook hands and was unfailingly polite. 1. To Tell the Truth 2. What’s My Line? 3. Joker’s Wild 4. I’ve Got A Secret 5. Concentration 6. Match Game 7. The original incarnation of Password 8. Beat The Clock 9. Let’s Make a Deal 10. Name That Tune **Detective Teams** 1. Cagney and Lacey ---
**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 27, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3798 "2023-12-27T16:38:41Z")
**Detective Teams** 1. Cagney and Lacey 2. Maddie Hayes and David Addison ---
**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 27, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3799 "2023-12-27T16:51:30Z")
**Detective Teams** 1. Cagney and Lacey 2. Maddie Hayes and David Addison 3. Logan and Briscoe ---
**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 27, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3800 "2023-12-27T17:20:59Z")
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