# 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:** 22
**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 9, 2022, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/421 "2022-12-09T05:37:53Z")
**TV Shows with Ghosts** 1. _Six Feet Under_ 2. _The Ghost & Mrs. Muir_ 3. _Ghosts_ 4. _Dead Like Me_ ---
**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 9, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/422 "2022-12-09T07:41:22Z")
**TV Shows with Ghosts** 1. _Six Feet Under_ 2. _The Ghost & Mrs. Muir_ 3. _Ghosts_ 4. _Dead Like Me_ 5. _My Mother the Car_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/423 "2022-12-09T08:34:24Z")
**TV Shows with Ghosts** 1. _Six Feet Under_ 2. _The Ghost & Mrs. Muir_ 3. _Ghosts_ 4. _Dead Like Me_ 5. _My Mother the Car_ 6. _The Umbrella Academy_ ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/424 "2022-12-09T12:38:55Z")
**TV Shows with Ghosts** 1. _Six Feet Under_ 2. _The Ghost & Mrs. Muir_ 3. _Ghosts_ 4. _Dead Like Me_ 5. _My Mother the Car_ 6. _The Umbrella Academy_ 7. _Topper_ ---
**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 9, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/425 "2022-12-09T12:57:11Z")
**TV Shows with Ghosts** 1. _Six Feet Under_ 2. _The Ghost & Mrs. Muir_ 3. _Ghosts_ 4. _Dead Like Me_ 5. _My Mother the Car_ 6. _The Umbrella Academy_ 7. _Topper_ 8. _Thirty-Something_ ---
**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:** [December 9, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/426 "2022-12-09T13:27:17Z")
**TV Shows with Ghosts** 1. _Six Feet Under_ 2. _The Ghost & Mrs. Muir_ 3. _Ghosts_ 4. _Dead Like Me_ 5. _My Mother the Car_ 6. _The Umbrella Academy_ 7. _Topper_ 8. _Thirty-Something_ 9. _Medium_ ---
**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 9, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/427 "2022-12-09T13:36:25Z")
**TV Shows with Ghosts** 1. _Six Feet Under_ 2. _The Ghost & Mrs. Muir_ 3. _Ghosts_ 4. _Dead Like Me_ 5. _My Mother the Car_ 6. _The Umbrella Academy_ 7. _Topper_ 8. _Thirty-Something_ 9. _Medium_ 10. _Desperate Housewives_ Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/428 "2022-12-09T15:07:52Z")
**TV shows that reference other actual TV shows** 1. The Office - mentions _Entourage_ ---
**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 9, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/429 "2022-12-09T15:16:17Z")
**TV shows that reference other actual TV shows** 1. The Office - mentions _Entourage_ 2. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - characters attempt to imitate _Extreme Home Makeover_ ---
**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 9, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/430 "2022-12-09T15:45:58Z")
**TV shows that reference other actual TV shows** 1. The Office - mentions _Entourage_ 2. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - characters attempt to imitate _Extreme Home Makeover_ 3. Bones - in one episode Booth hallucinates Stewie from _Family Guy_ ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/431 "2022-12-09T16:48:28Z")
**TV shows that reference other actual TV shows** 1. The Office - mentions _Entourage_ 2. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - characters attempt to imitate _Extreme Home Makeover_ 3. Bones - in one episode Booth hallucinates Stewie from _Family Guy_ 4. The Honeymooners - Ed Norton watches the kids show _Captain Video_ at the Cramdens’ when they are sharing a TV set. Norton is a “Ranger Third Class in the Captain Video Ranger Academy” and watches while wearing his official Captain Video space helmet. ---
**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 9, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/432 "2022-12-09T18:56:35Z")
**TV shows that reference other actual TV shows** 1. The Office - mentions _Entourage_ 2. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - characters attempt to imitate _Extreme Home Makeover_ 3. Bones - in one episode Booth hallucinates Stewie from _Family Guy_ 4. The Honeymooners - Ed Norton watches the kids show _Captain Video_ at the Cramdens’ when they are sharing a TV set. 5. The Family Guy - first show of season 13 was The Simpsons Guy (I’d bet the Family Guy is likely referenced on the Simpsons at some point as well) ---
**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 9, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/433 "2022-12-09T19:42:26Z")
**TV shows that reference other actual TV shows** 1. The Office - mentions _Entourage_ 2. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - characters attempt to imitate _Extreme Home Makeover_ 3. Bones - in one episode Booth hallucinates Stewie from _Family Guy_ 4. The Honeymooners - Ed Norton watches the kids show _Captain Video_ at the Cramdens’ when they are sharing a TV set. 5. The Family Guy - first show of season 13 was The Simpsons Guy (I’d bet the Family Guy is likely referenced on the Simpsons at some point as well) 6. Green Acres – in the ‘Parity Begins at Home’ episode (season 1 ep 13), attendees at a meeting in Sam Drucker’s store complain that they’re missing _Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C._ _ **-“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 9, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/434 "2022-12-09T19:45:25Z")
**TV shows that reference other actual TV shows** 1. The Office - mentions _Entourage_ 2. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - characters attempt to imitate _Extreme Home Makeover_ 3. Bones - in one episode Booth hallucinates Stewie from _Family Guy_ 4. The Honeymooners - Ed Norton watches the kids show _Captain Video_ at the Cramdens’ when they are sharing a TV set. 5. The Family Guy - first show of season 13 was The Simpsons Guy (I’d bet the Family Guy is likely referenced on the Simpsons at some point as well) 6. Green Acres – in the ‘Parity Begins at Home’ episode (season 1 ep 13), attendees at a meeting in Sam Drucker’s store complain that they’re missing _Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C._ 7. Happy Days - In an early episode, the Cunninghams watch _The Untouchables_, and clips from that series are shown. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/435 "2022-12-09T22:28:33Z")
**TV shows that reference other actual TV shows** 1. The Office - mentions _Entourage_ 2. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - characters attempt to imitate _Extreme Home Makeover_ 3. Bones - in one episode Booth hallucinates Stewie from _Family Guy_ 4. The Honeymooners - Ed Norton watches the kids show _Captain Video_ at the Cramdens’ when they are sharing a TV set. 5. The Family Guy - first show of season 13 was The Simpsons Guy (I’d bet the Family Guy is likely referenced on the Simpsons at some point as well) 6. Green Acres – in the ‘Parity Begins at Home’ episode (season 1 ep 13), attendees at a meeting in Sam Drucker’s store complain that they’re missing _Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C._ 7. Happy Days - In an early episode, the Cunninghams watch _The Untouchables_, and clips from that series are shown. 8. Mad Men - One of the characters writes a spec script for _Star Trek_ ---
**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 9, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/436 "2022-12-09T23:47:30Z")
**TV shows that reference other actual TV shows** 1. The Office - mentions _Entourage_ 2. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - characters attempt to imitate _Extreme Home Makeover_ 3. Bones - in one episode Booth hallucinates Stewie from _Family Guy_ 4. The Honeymooners - Ed Norton watches the kids show _Captain Video_ at the Cramdens’ when they are sharing a TV set. 5. The Family Guy - first show of season 13 was The Simpsons Guy (I’d bet the Family Guy is likely referenced on the Simpsons at some point as well) 6. Green Acres – in the ‘Parity Begins at Home’ episode (season 1 ep 13), attendees at a meeting in Sam Drucker’s store complain that they’re missing _Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C._ 7. Happy Days - In an early episode, the Cunninghams watch _The Untouchables_, and clips from that series are shown. 8. Mad Men - One of the characters writes a spec script for _Star Trek_ 9. That 70s Show - In one episode, Red gets a VCR and wants to record _Roots_. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/437 "2022-12-10T06:35:44Z")
**TV shows that reference other actual TV shows** 1. The Office - mentions _Entourage_ 2. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - characters attempt to imitate _Extreme Home Makeover_ 3. Bones - in one episode Booth hallucinates Stewie from _Family Guy_ 4. The Honeymooners - Ed Norton watches the kids show _Captain Video_ at the Cramdens’ when they are sharing a TV set. 5. The Family Guy - first show of season 13 was The Simpsons Guy (I’d bet the Family Guy is likely referenced on the Simpsons at some point as well) 6. Green Acres – in the ‘Parity Begins at Home’ episode (season 1 ep 13), attendees at a meeting in Sam Drucker’s store complain that they’re missing _Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C._ 7. Happy Days - In an early episode, the Cunninghams watch _The Untouchables_, and clips from that series are shown. 8. Mad Men - One of the characters writes a spec script for _Star Trek_ 9. That 70s Show - In one episode, Red gets a VCR and wants to record _Roots_. 10. Lost - character mentioned that her rich father was buying up a paper company in Slough (reference to Werner-Hogg, the setting for the British version of _The Office_) **TV shows where the central character is the least interesting** 1. Seinfeld ---
**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 10, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/438 "2022-12-10T13:48:50Z")
**TV shows where the central character is the least interesting** 1. Seinfeld 2. The Andy Griffith Show ---
**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 10, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/439 "2022-12-10T18:50:15Z")
> [@](#): > > **TV shows where the central character is the least interesting** 1. Seinfeld 2. The Andy Griffith Show 3. Mary Tyler Moore “You’ve got spunk. [beat] I hate spunk.” She’s still interesting, but in 1970, she was extraordinarily interesting. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/440 "2022-12-10T19:15:22Z")
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