# 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:** 23
**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, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/441 "2022-12-10T20:49:48Z")
**TV shows where the central character is the least interesting** 1. Seinfeld 2. The Andy Griffith Show 3. Mary Tyler Moore 4. Barney Miller 5. Gray’s Anatomy ---
**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, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/442 "2022-12-10T22:00:17Z")
> [@](#): > > **TV shows where the central character is the least interesting** 1. Seinfeld 2. The Andy Griffith Show 3. Barney Miller 4. Gray’s Anatomy 5. The Big Bang Theory (Leonard) I misread the premise. Withdrawing my original submission. Nevermind what I thought it said. New submission is now #5, because as orignally conceived, Leonard is the central character. ---
**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, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/443 "2022-12-10T22:48:00Z")
> [@](#): > > **TV shows where the central character is the least interesting** 1. Seinfeld 2. The Andy Griffith Show 3. Barney Miller 4. Gray’s Anatomy 5. The Big Bang Theory (Leonard) 6. Blake’s 7 Blake was reduced to guest appearances by season 3. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/444 "2022-12-11T01:03:46Z")
**TV shows where the central character is the least interesting** 1. Seinfeld 2. The Andy Griffith Show 3. Barney Miller 4. Gray’s Anatomy 5. The Big Bang Theory (Leonard) 6. Blake’s 7 7. 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:** [December 11, 2022, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/445 "2022-12-11T05:17:06Z")
**TV shows where the central character is the least interesting** 1. Seinfeld 2. The Andy Griffith Show 3. Barney Miller 4. Gray’s Anatomy 5. The Big Bang Theory (Leonard) 6. Blake’s 7 7. The A-Team 8. Frasier He was always interesting, I think, but it wasn’t long before he was overshadowed by other characters, especially his brother Niles. ---
**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 11, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/446 "2022-12-11T12:31:37Z")
**TV shows where the central character is the least interesting** 1. Seinfeld 2. The Andy Griffith Show 3. Barney Miller 4. Gray’s Anatomy 5. The Big Bang Theory (Leonard) 6. Blake’s 7 7. The A-Team 8. Frasier 9. Community ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/447 "2022-12-11T21:55:56Z")
**TV shows where the central character is the least interesting** 1. Seinfeld 2. The Andy Griffith Show 3. Barney Miller 4. Gray’s Anatomy 5. The Big Bang Theory (Leonard) 6. Blake’s 7 7. The A-Team 8. Frasier 9. Community 10. Good Times ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/448 "2022-12-11T21:57:17Z")
**Saturday morning cartoons** 1. _The Banana Splits_ ---
**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 11, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/449 "2022-12-11T22:28:39Z")
**Saturday morning cartoons** 1. _The Banana Splits_ 2. _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/450 "2022-12-11T22:51:55Z")
**Saturday morning cartoons** 1. _The Banana Splits_ 2. _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_ 3. \*The New Shmoo ---
**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 11, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/451 "2022-12-11T23:35:03Z")
**Saturday morning cartoons** 1. _The Banana Splits_ 2. _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_ 3. _The New Shmoo_ 4. _The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Show_ ---
**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 12, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/452 "2022-12-12T00:56:50Z")
**Saturday morning cartoons** 1. _The Banana Splits_ 2. _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_ 3. _The New Shmoo_ 4. _The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Show_ 5. _Jonny Quest_ …and it had an impressively orchestrated instrumental theme song for a kid’s cartoon show _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 12, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/453 "2022-12-12T02:48:05Z")
**Saturday morning cartoons** 1. _The Banana Splits_ 2. _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_ 3. _The New Shmoo_ 4. _The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Show_ 5. _Jonny Quest_ 6. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends ---
**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 12, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/454 "2022-12-12T03:11:25Z")
**Saturday morning cartoons** 1. _The Banana Splits_ 2. _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_ 3. _The New Shmoo_ 4. _The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Show_ 5. _Jonny Quest_ 6. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends 7. _Scooby Doo, Where Are You?_ ---
**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 12, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/455 "2022-12-12T03:48:12Z")
**Saturday morning cartoons** 1. _The Banana Splits_ 2. _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_ 3. _The New Shmoo_ 4. _The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Show_ 5. _Jonny Quest_ 6. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends 7. _Scooby Doo, Where Are You?_ 8. _The Inch High Private Ey_e ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/456 "2022-12-12T03:54:22Z")
**Saturday morning cartoons** 1. _The Banana Splits_ 2. _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_ 3. _The New Shmoo_ 4. _The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Show_ 5. _Jonny Quest_ 6. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends 7. _Scooby Doo, Where Are You?_ 8. _The Inch High Private Ey_e 9. _The Wacky Races_ ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/457 "2022-12-12T13:52:06Z")
**Saturday morning cartoons** 1. _The Banana Splits_ 2. _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_ 3. _The New Shmoo_ 4. _The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Show_ 5. _Jonny Quest_ 6. _Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends_ 7. _Scooby Doo, Where Are You?_ 8. _The Inch High Private Ey_e 9. _The Wacky Races_ 10. _The Jetsons_ Started out in primetime, but I remember seeing it on Sat. mornings later. Pass. ---
**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 12, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/458 "2022-12-12T14:04:40Z")
**Sunday mornings searching for anything but church shows** 1. Davey and Goliath ---
**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 12, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/459 "2022-12-12T14:27:04Z")
**Sunday mornings searching for anything but church shows** 1. Davey and Goliath 2. Gumby Gumby always came on right after Davey and Goliath, and they were both created by Art Clokey. ---
**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 12, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/460 "2022-12-12T15:58:06Z")
**Sunday mornings searching for anything but church shows** 1. Davey and Goliath 2. Gumby 3. NFL on FOX [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=24)