# 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:** 240
**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:** [May 8, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4781 "2024-05-08T23:33:01Z")
**TV Shows with a Memorable Opening/Title Sequence** 1. [The Prisoner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygLg-7G0Xp0) 2. Get Smart 3. Peacemaker 4. Masterpiece Theater (the Alastair Cooke era) 5. The Mary Tyler Moore Show ---
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**TV Shows with a Memorable Opening/Title Sequence** 1. [The Prisoner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygLg-7G0Xp0) 2. Get Smart 3. Peacemaker 4. Masterpiece Theater (the Alastair Cooke era) 5. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 6. The Wild Wild West ---
**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:** [May 9, 2024, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4783 "2024-05-09T04:38:20Z")
**TV Shows with a Memorable Opening/Title Sequence** 1. [The Prisoner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygLg-7G0Xp0) 2. Get Smart 3. Peacemaker 4. Masterpiece Theater (the Alastair Cooke era) 5. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 6. The Wild Wild West 7. Star Trek Still a classic. ---
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**TV Shows with a Memorable Opening/Title Sequence** 1. [The Prisoner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygLg-7G0Xp0) 2. Get Smart 3. Peacemaker 4. Masterpiece Theater (the Alastair Cooke era) 5. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 6. The Wild Wild West 7. Star Trek 8. Batman Badly animated Batman and Robin, a parade of villains, lots of “Pow!” and “Bam!,” and the Batmobile; all while Neal Hefti’s “Batman” theme music plays. Unforgettable. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4785 "2024-05-09T04:58:01Z")
**TV Shows with a Memorable Opening/Title Sequence** 1. [The Prisoner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygLg-7G0Xp0) 2. Get Smart 3. Peacemaker 4. Masterpiece Theater (the Alastair Cooke era) 5. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 6. The Wild Wild West 7. Star Trek 8. Batman 9. Monty Python’s Flying Circus ---
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**TV Shows with a Memorable Opening/Title Sequence** 1. [The Prisoner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygLg-7G0Xp0) 2. Get Smart 3. Peacemaker 4. Masterpiece Theater (the Alastair Cooke era) 5. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 6. The Wild Wild West 7. Star Trek 8. Batman 9. Monty Python’s Flying Circus 10. Star Trek: Enterprise The history of discovery, starting with the earliest ships and going all the way into the Star Trek future with the first warp ship, the _Phoenix_, and the NX-01 _Enterprise_. Set to a great theme song. New category: **Funny quotes from TV shows** 1. “I stood toe-to-toe with the worst of the three. And I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage.” --Jean-Luc Picard, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ ---
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**Funny quotes from TV shows** 1. “I stood toe-to-toe with the worst of the three. And I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage.” --Jean-Luc Picard, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 2. **Leonard:** OK, is everyone clear on the plan? **Howard:** Yes, Koothrappali’s going to wet himself, I’m gonna throw up, Sheldon’s gonna run away and you’re going to die. Shall we synchronize our watches? — “The Financial Permeability”, _The Big Bang Theory_ ---
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**Funny quotes from TV shows** 1. “I stood toe-to-toe with the worst of the three. And I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage.” --Jean-Luc Picard, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 2. **Leonard:** OK, is everyone clear on the plan? **Howard:** Yes, Koothrappali’s going to wet himself, I’m gonna throw up, Sheldon’s gonna run away and you’re going to die. Shall we synchronize our watches? — “The Financial Permeability”, _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. **Two:** “You better stop laughing at us!” **One:** “Yeah! You are the ones at our mercy!” **Moxxie:** “It’s hard to resist; I’m sorry. The way you’ve been going about this so far? You’ve had us tied up for what, hours? And you still haven’t gotten us to tell you what exactly we are!” **Two:** “What are you?” **Moxxie:** “I’m a Virgo.” – “Truth Seekers,” _Helluva Boss_ ---
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> [@](#): > > **Funny quotes from TV shows** 1. “I stood toe-to-toe with the worst of the three. And I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage.” --Jean-Luc Picard, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 2. **Leonard:** OK, is everyone clear on the plan? 3._Howard:_\* Yes, Koothrappali’s going to wet himself, I’m gonna throw up, Sheldon’s gonna run away and you’re going to die. Shall we synchronize our watches? — “The Financial Permeability”, _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. **Two:** “You better stop laughing at us!” **One:** “Yeah! You are the ones at our mercy!” **Moxxie:** “It’s hard to resist; I’m sorry. The way you’ve been going about this so far? You’ve had us tied up for what, hours? And you still haven’t gotten us to tell you what exactly we are!” **Two:** “What are you?” **Moxxie:** “I’m a Virgo.” – “Truth Seekers,” _Helluva Boss_ 4. **Mr. Carlson** : As God is my witness: I thought turkeys could fly! –_WKRP in Cincinnati_ ---
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> [@](#): > > **Funny quotes from TV shows** 1. “I stood toe-to-toe with the worst of the three. And I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage.” --Jean-Luc Picard, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 2. **Leonard:** OK, is everyone clear on the plan? 3._Howard:_\* Yes, Koothrappali’s going to wet himself, I’m gonna throw up, Sheldon’s gonna run away and you’re going to die. Shall we synchronize our watches? — “The Financial Permeability”, _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. **Two:** “You better stop laughing at us!” **One:** “Yeah! You are the ones at our mercy!” **Moxxie:** “It’s hard to resist; I’m sorry. The way you’ve been going about this so far? You’ve had us tied up for what, hours? And you still haven’t gotten us to tell you what exactly we are!” **Two:** “What are you?” **Moxxie:** “I’m a Virgo.” – “Truth Seekers,” _Helluva Boss_ 4. **Mr. Carlson** : As God is my witness: I thought turkeys could fly! –_WKRP in Cincinnati_ 5. **Bernadette** : Howard’s family & my family were neighbors back in Poland. **Penny** : Oh, that’s nice. **Amy** : No, it’s not. I’ll explain it to you later. –_The Big Bang Theory_ sorry for posting twice, but I couldn’t decide between the two! ---
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**Funny quotes from TV shows** 1. “I stood toe-to-toe with the worst of the three. And I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage.” --Jean-Luc Picard, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 2. **Leonard:** OK, is everyone clear on the plan? 3._Howard:_\* Yes, Koothrappali’s going to wet himself, I’m gonna throw up, Sheldon’s gonna run away and you’re going to die. Shall we synchronize our watches? — “The Financial Permeability”, _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. **Two:** “You better stop laughing at us!” **One:** “Yeah! You are the ones at our mercy!” **Moxxie:** “It’s hard to resist; I’m sorry. The way you’ve been going about this so far? You’ve had us tied up for what, hours? And you still haven’t gotten us to tell you what exactly we are!” **Two:** “What are you?” **Moxxie:** “I’m a Virgo.” – “Truth Seekers,” _Helluva Boss_ 4. **Mr. Carlson** : As God is my witness: I thought turkeys could fly! –_WKRP in Cincinnati_ 5. **Bernadette** : Howard’s family & my family were neighbors back in Poland. _Penny_\*: Oh, that’s nice. _Amy_\*: No, it’s not. I’ll explain it to you later. –_The Big Bang Theory_ 6. “I was at this circus and they had these two Siamese elephants. They was joint at the end of their trunks like that. and this trainer make him stand up on her back feet like that. and had her trunk stretch …” _The Carol Burnett Show_ ---
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**Funny quotes from TV shows** 1. “I stood toe-to-toe with the worst of the three. And I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage.” --Jean-Luc Picard, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 2. **Leonard:** OK, is everyone clear on the plan? 3._Howard:_\* Yes, Koothrappali’s going to wet himself, I’m gonna throw up, Sheldon’s gonna run away and you’re going to die. Shall we synchronize our watches? — “The Financial Permeability”, _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. **Two:** “You better stop laughing at us!” **One:** “Yeah! You are the ones at our mercy!” **Moxxie:** “It’s hard to resist; I’m sorry. The way you’ve been going about this so far? You’ve had us tied up for what, hours? And you still haven’t gotten us to tell you what exactly we are!” **Two:** “What are you?” **Moxxie:** “I’m a Virgo.” – “Truth Seekers,” _Helluva Boss_ 4. **Mr. Carlson** : As God is my witness: I thought turkeys could fly! –_WKRP in Cincinnati_ 5. **Bernadette** : Howard’s family & my family were neighbors back in Poland. Penny\*\*: Oh, that’s nice. Amy\*\*: No, it’s not. I’ll explain it to you later. –_The Big Bang Theory_ 6. “I was at this circus and they had these two Siamese elephants. They was joint at the end of their trunks like that. and this trainer make him stand up on her back feet like that. and had her trunk stretch …” _The Carol Burnett Show_ 7. - [_Season 4 ABC promo_] - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh, Mork. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh sir, yes! - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I was looking at this report. It says this fall you’re going to marry Mindy. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I am? - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): And it says you’re gonna honeymoon on Ork. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh, you’re crazy! Get outta here! - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): And _you_ are gonna get pregnant. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Pregnant? Me? I mean, why me? I mean, this kinda stuff doesn’t happen to Barney Miller! ---
**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:** [May 9, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4793 "2024-05-09T13:18:21Z")
**Funny quotes from TV shows** 1. “I stood toe-to-toe with the worst of the three. And I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage.” – **Jean-Luc Picard** , _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 2. **Leonard:** OK, is everyone clear on the plan? **Howard:** Yes, Koothrappali’s going to wet himself, I’m gonna throw up, Sheldon’s gonna run away and you’re going to die. Shall we synchronize our watches? — “The Financial Permeability”, _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. **Two:** “You better stop laughing at us!” **One:** “Yeah! You are the ones at our mercy!” **Moxxie:** “It’s hard to resist; I’m sorry. The way you’ve been going about this so far? You’ve had us tied up for what, hours? And you still haven’t gotten us to tell you what exactly we are!” **Two:** “What are you?” **Moxxie:** “I’m a Virgo.” – “Truth Seekers,” _Helluva Boss_ 4. **Mr. Carlson** : As God is my witness: I thought turkeys could fly! –_WKRP in Cincinnati_ 5. **Bernadette** : Howard’s family & my family were neighbors back in Poland. **Penny** : Oh, that’s nice. **Amy** : No, it’s not. I’ll explain it to you later. –_The Big Bang Theory_ 6. “I was at this circus and they had these two Siamese elephants. They was joint at the end of their trunks like that. and this trainer make him stand up on her back feet like that. and had her trunk stretch …” **Tim Conway,** _The Carol Burnett Show_ 7. _Mork and Mindy_ \* [_Season 4 ABC promo_] - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh, Mork. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh sir, yes! - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I was looking at this report. It says this fall you’re going to marry Mindy. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I am? - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): And it says you’re gonna honeymoon on Ork. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh, you’re crazy! Get outta here! - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): And _you_ are gonna get pregnant. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Pregnant? Me? I mean, why me? I mean, this kinda stuff doesn’t happen to Barney Miller! 1. **Dr. Niles Crane** (describing his brother’s cutthroat agent, Bebe): “Lady Macbeth without the sincerity.” - _Frasier_ ---
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[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:4793, topic:972711, full:true”] **Funny quotes from TV shows** 1. “I stood toe-to-toe with the worst of the three. And I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage.” – **Jean-Luc Picard** , _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 2. **Leonard:** OK, is everyone clear on the plan? 3._Howard:_\* Yes, Koothrappali’s going to wet himself, I’m gonna throw up, Sheldon’s gonna run away and you’re going to die. Shall we synchronize our watches? — “The Financial Permeability”, _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. **Two:** “You better stop laughing at us!” **One:** “Yeah! You are the ones at our mercy!” **Moxxie:** “It’s hard to resist; I’m sorry. The way you’ve been going about this so far? You’ve had us tied up for what, hours? And you still haven’t gotten us to tell you what exactly we are!” **Two:** “What are you?” **Moxxie:** “I’m a Virgo.” – “Truth Seekers,” _Helluva Boss_ 4. **Mr. Carlson** : As God is my witness: I thought turkeys could fly! –_WKRP in Cincinnati_ 5. **Bernadette** : Howard’s family & my family were neighbors back in Poland. 7._Penny_\*: Oh, that’s nice. 8._Amy_\*: No, it’s not. I’ll explain it to you later. –_The Big Bang Theory_ 6. “I was at this circus and they had these two Siamese elephants. They was joint at the end of their trunks like that. and this trainer make him stand up on her back feet like that. and had her trunk stretch …” **Tim Conway,** _The Carol Burnett Show_ 7. _Mork and Mindy_ \* [_Season 4 ABC promo_] - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh, Mork. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh sir, yes! - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I was looking at this report. It says this fall you’re going to marry Mindy. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I am? - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): And it says you’re gonna honeymoon on Ork. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh, you’re crazy! Get outta here! - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): And _you_ are gonna get pregnant. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Pregnant? Me? I mean, why me? I mean, this kinda stuff doesn’t happen to Barney Miller! 1. **Dr. Niles Crane** (describing his brother’s cutthroat agent, Bebe): “Lady Macbeth without the sincerity.” - _Frasier_ 2. At a high-society to-do, **‘Reverend Jim’ Ignatowsky** (dressed in white tie and tails) offers to entertain when the scheduled pianist fails to arrive. He plays _“London Bridge”_ in a very tentative manner, floundering around at the keyboard for a few moments. He then declares, “Aw, the hell with it!” and proceeds to launch into a flawless performance of Frédéric Chopin’s _“Fantaisie Impromptu”_. After about ten seconds of this he pauses, looks out at the crowd, and says, “I must have had… uhm, music lessons!” – _Taxi_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 9, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4795 "2024-05-09T13:44:39Z")
**Funny quotes from TV shows** 1. “I stood toe-to-toe with the worst of the three. And I told him what I thought of him, his pals, his planet, and I possibly made some passing reference to his questionable parentage.” – **Jean-Luc Picard** , _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 2. **Leonard:** OK, is everyone clear on the plan? 3._Howard:_\* Yes, Koothrappali’s going to wet himself, I’m gonna throw up, Sheldon’s gonna run away and you’re going to die. Shall we synchronize our watches? — “The Financial Permeability”, _The Big Bang Theory_ 3. **Two:** “You better stop laughing at us!” **One:** “Yeah! You are the ones at our mercy!” **Moxxie:** “It’s hard to resist; I’m sorry. The way you’ve been going about this so far? You’ve had us tied up for what, hours? And you still haven’t gotten us to tell you what exactly we are!” **Two:** “What are you?” **Moxxie:** “I’m a Virgo.” – “Truth Seekers,” _Helluva Boss_ 4. **Mr. Carlson** : As God is my witness: I thought turkeys could fly! –_WKRP in Cincinnati_ 5. **Bernadette** : Howard’s family & my family were neighbors back in Poland. 7._Penny_\*: Oh, that’s nice. 8._Amy_\*: No, it’s not. I’ll explain it to you later. –_The Big Bang Theory_ 6. “I was at this circus and they had these two Siamese elephants. They was joint at the end of their trunks like that. and this trainer make him stand up on her back feet like that. and had her trunk stretch …” **Tim Conway,** _The Carol Burnett Show_ 7. _Mork and Mindy_ \* [_Season 4 ABC promo_] - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh, Mork. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh sir, yes! - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I was looking at this report. It says this fall you’re going to marry Mindy. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): I am? - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): And it says you’re gonna honeymoon on Ork. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Oh, you’re crazy! Get outta here! - [Orson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416850/?ref_=ttqu_qu): And _you_ are gonna get pregnant. - [Mork](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Pregnant? Me? I mean, why me? I mean, this kinda stuff doesn’t happen to Barney Miller! 1. **Dr. Niles Crane** (describing his brother’s cutthroat agent, Bebe): “Lady Macbeth without the sincerity.” - _Frasier_ 2. At a high-society to-do, **‘Reverend Jim’ Ignatowsky** (dressed in white tie and tails) offers to entertain when the scheduled pianist fails to arrive. He plays _“London Bridge”_ in a very tentative manner, floundering around at the keyboard for a few moments. He then declares, “Aw, the hell with it!” and proceeds to launch into a flawless performance of Frédéric Chopin’s _“Fantaisie Impromptu”_. After about ten seconds of this he pauses, looks out at the crowd, and says, “I must have had… uhm, music lessons!” – _Taxi_ 3. **Parker** (Alec Baldwin): “I’m sorry if I put a good spin on everything. It’s who I am - I’m a positive person.” **Phoebe** (Lisa Kudrow): “No, _I’m_ a positive person. You’re like Santa Claus… on Prozac… in Disneyland… getting laid!” - _Friends_ My favorite line, out of many, in the entire series. Pass. ---
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**As Seen on TV commercials (with links)** 1. [The Potty Putter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb2Z1NJX1Do) I can’t help myself, I had to include [this collection](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BibG8h__JOE). ---
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**As Seen on TV commercials (with links)** 1. [The Potty Putter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb2Z1NJX1Do) 2. [Popeil Pocket Fisherman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEgFsc9JZHU) ---
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**As Seen on TV commercials (with links)** 1. [The Potty Putter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb2Z1NJX1Do) 2. [Popeil Pocket Fisherman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEgFsc9JZHU) 3. [Mr. Microphone](https://youtu.be/hqIrzkPDtrk?si=f6TpGIRbn1B2T2lD) ---
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**As Seen on TV commercials (with links)** 1. [The Potty Putter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb2Z1NJX1Do) 2. [Popeil Pocket Fisherman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEgFsc9JZHU) 3. [Mr. Microphone](https://youtu.be/hqIrzkPDtrk?si=f6TpGIRbn1B2T2lD) 4. [Hairagami](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSO4t53OwDw&ab_channel=AnalogMemories) ---
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**As Seen on TV commercials (with links)** 1. [The Potty Putter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb2Z1NJX1Do) 2. [Popeil Pocket Fisherman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEgFsc9JZHU) 3. [Mr. Microphone](https://youtu.be/hqIrzkPDtrk?si=f6TpGIRbn1B2T2lD) 4. [Hairagami](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSO4t53OwDw&ab_channel=AnalogMemories) 5. [Ginzu Knives](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wzULnlHr8w) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=239) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=241)