# TV Binge Watch (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711>\
**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:** 251

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5001 "2024-05-31T07:19:56Z")

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**Characters with the signature props**

1. Kojak (_Kojak_) - Tootsie pop
2. Laverne DiFazio (_Laverne & Shirley_) – the letter ‘L’ monogram on just about everything she wore

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5002 "2024-05-31T07:39:55Z")

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**Characters with the signature props**

1. Kojak (_Kojak_) - Tootsie pop
2. Laverne DiFazio (_Laverne & Shirley_) – the letter ‘L’ monogram on just about everything she wore
3. Les Nessman (_WKRP in Cincinnati_) - a Band-Aid somewhere on his body

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5003 "2024-05-31T13:12:57Z")

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**Characters with the signature props**

1. Kojak (_Kojak_) - Tootsie pop
2. Laverne DiFazio (_Laverne & Shirley_) – the letter ‘L’ monogram on just about everything she wore
3. Les Nessman (_WKRP in Cincinnati_) - a Band-Aid somewhere on his body
4. Maxwell Smart (_Get Smart_) - a Shoe-phone

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5004 "2024-05-31T13:51:17Z")

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**Characters with the signature props**

1. Kojak (_Kojak_) - Tootsie pop
2. Laverne DiFazio (_Laverne & Shirley_) – the letter ‘L’ monogram on just about everything she wore
3. Les Nessman (_WKRP in Cincinnati_) - a Band-Aid somewhere on his body
4. Maxwell Smart (_Get Smart_) - a Shoe-phone
5. The Doctor (_Doctor Who_) - Sonic Screwdriver

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**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 31, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5005 "2024-05-31T14:00:27Z")

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**Characters with the signature props**

1. Kojak (_Kojak_) - Tootsie pop
2. Laverne DiFazio (_Laverne & Shirley_) – the letter ‘L’ monogram on just about everything she wore
3. Les Nessman (_WKRP in Cincinnati_) - a Band-Aid somewhere on his body
4. Maxwell Smart (_Get Smart_) - a Shoe-phone
5. The Doctor (_Doctor Who_) - Sonic Screwdriver
6. Earl Hickey (_My Name Is Earl_) - List of all the bad things he’s ever done

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**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 31, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5006 "2024-05-31T18:17:04Z")

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I loved _My Name is Earl._ So sorry it was axed, and on a cliffhanger, no less!

**Characters with the signature props**

1. Kojak (_Kojak_) - Tootsie Pop
2. Laverne DiFazio (_Laverne & Shirley_) – the letter ‘L’ monogram on just about everything she wore
3. Les Nessman (_WKRP in Cincinnati_) - a Band-Aid somewhere on his body
4. Maxwell Smart (_Get Smart_) - a Shoe-phone
5. The Doctor (_Doctor Who_) - Sonic Screwdriver
6. Earl Hickey (_My Name Is Earl_) - List of all the bad things he’s ever done
7. Capt. James T. Kirk (_Star Trek_) - communicator and phaser

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5007 "2024-05-31T18:23:21Z")

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**Characters with the signature props**

1. Kojak (_Kojak_) - Tootsie Pop
2. Laverne DiFazio (_Laverne & Shirley_) – the letter ‘L’ monogram on just about everything she wore
3. Les Nessman (_WKRP in Cincinnati_) - a Band-Aid somewhere on his body
4. Maxwell Smart (_Get Smart_) - a Shoe-phone
5. The Doctor (_Doctor Who_) - Sonic Screwdriver
6. Earl Hickey (_My Name Is Earl_) - List of all the bad things he’s ever done
7. Capt. James T. Kirk (_Star Trek_) - communicator and phaser
8. Jan’s glasses - _The Brady Bunch_

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5008 "2024-05-31T18:26:13Z")

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**Characters with the signature props**

1. Kojak (_Kojak_) - Tootsie pop
2. Laverne DiFazio (_Laverne & Shirley_) – the letter ‘L’ monogram on just about everything she wore
3. Les Nessman (_WKRP in Cincinnati_) - a Band-Aid somewhere on his body
4. Maxwell Smart (_Get Smart_) - a Shoe-phone
5. The Doctor (_Doctor Who_) - Sonic Screwdriver
6. Earl Hickey (_My Name Is Earl_) - List of all the bad things he’s ever done
7. Sally Rogers (_The Dick Van Dyke Show_) – black velvet bow in her hair

This just wasn’t in the show – Rose Marie, the actress who played Sally Rogers, wore one in all her roles. It had some personal significance, but (so far as I know) she never elaborated on it.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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 31, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5009 "2024-05-31T18:26:43Z")

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**Characters with the signature props**

1. Kojak (_Kojak_) - Tootsie Pop
2. Laverne DiFazio (_Laverne & Shirley_) – the letter ‘L’ monogram on just about everything she wore
3. Les Nessman (_WKRP in Cincinnati_) - a Band-Aid somewhere on his body
4. Maxwell Smart (_Get Smart_) - a Shoe-phone
5. The Doctor (_Doctor Who_) - Sonic Screwdriver
6. Earl Hickey (_My Name Is Earl_) - List of all the bad things he’s ever done
7. Capt. James T. Kirk (_Star Trek_) - communicator and phaser
8. Jan (_The Brady Bunch_) - glasses
9. Dr. Frasier Crane (_Frasier_) - radio studio microphone

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5010 "2024-05-31T18:29:58Z")

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**Characters with the signature props**

1. Kojak (_Kojak_) - Tootsie Pop
2. Laverne DiFazio (_Laverne & Shirley_) – the letter ‘L’ monogram on just about everything she wore
3. Les Nessman (_WKRP in Cincinnati_) - a Band-Aid somewhere on his body
4. Maxwell Smart (_Get Smart_) - a Shoe-phone
5. The Doctor (_Doctor Who_) - Sonic Screwdriver
6. Earl Hickey (_My Name Is Earl_) - List of all the bad things he’s ever done
7. Capt. James T. Kirk (_Star Trek_) - communicator and phaser
8. Jan (_The Brady Bunch_) - glasses
9. Sally Rogers (_The Dick Van Dyke Show_) – black velvet bow in her hair
10. Dr. Frasier Crane (_Frasier_) - radio studio microphone

Housekeeping.

You posted #10, @Elendil_s_Heir, so you start the next category. We’re listening.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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 31, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5011 "2024-05-31T18:32:36Z")

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Heheh. I like that category!

**More characters with their signature props**

1. Tim Taylor (_Home Improvement_) - Toolbelt and hammer

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5012 "2024-05-31T18:37:57Z")

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**More characters with their signature props**

1. Tim Taylor (_Home Improvement_) - Toolbelt and hammer
2. Geordi La Forge (_Star Trek: TNG_) - VISOR

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**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 31, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5013 "2024-05-31T18:41:15Z")

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**More characters with their signature props**

1. Tim Taylor (_Home Improvement_) - Toolbelt and hammer
2. Geordi La Forge (_Star Trek: TNG_) - VISOR
3. Sherlock Holmes (_Sherlock_) - Magnifying glass

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5014 "2024-05-31T20:01:47Z")

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**More characters with their signature props**

1. Tim Taylor (_Home Improvement_) - Toolbelt and hammer
2. Geordi La Forge (_Star Trek: TNG_) - VISOR
3. Sherlock Holmes (_Sherlock_) - Magnifying glass
4. Henry Rush (_Too Close for Comfort_) - His cow puppet and his college sweatshirts

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5015 "2024-05-31T20:08:06Z")

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**More characters with their signature props**

1. Tim Taylor (_Home Improvement_) - Toolbelt and hammer
2. Geordi La Forge (_Star Trek: TNG_) - VISOR
3. Sherlock Holmes (_Sherlock_) - Magnifying glass
4. Henry Rush (_Too Close for Comfort_) - His cow puppet and his college sweatshirts
5. Lisa Simpson (_The Simpsons_) - her beloved saxomaphone

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**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 31, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5016 "2024-05-31T20:14:36Z")

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**More characters with their signature props**

1. Tim Taylor (_Home Improvement_) - Toolbelt and hammer
2. Geordi La Forge (_Star Trek: TNG_) - VISOR
3. Sherlock Holmes (_Sherlock_) - Magnifying glass
4. Henry Rush (_Too Close for Comfort_) - His cow puppet and his college sweatshirts
5. Lisa Simpson (_The Simpsons_) - her beloved saxomaphone
6. Barney Fife (_The Andy Griffith Show_) - unloaded revolver; one bullet kept in his shirt pocket

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5017 "2024-05-31T20:21:25Z")

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**More characters with their signature props**

1. Tim Taylor (_Home Improvement_) - Toolbelt and hammer
2. Geordi La Forge (_Star Trek: TNG_) - VISOR
3. Sherlock Holmes (_Sherlock_) - Magnifying glass
4. Henry Rush (_Too Close for Comfort_) - His cow puppet and his college sweatshirts
5. Lisa Simpson (_The Simpsons_) - her beloved saxomaphone
6. Barney Fife (_The Andy Griffith Show_) - unloaded revolver; one bullet kept in his shirt pocket
7. Arthur Fonzarelli (_Happy Days_) - leather jacket

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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:** [May 31, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5018 "2024-05-31T20:23:15Z")

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**More characters with their signature props**

1. Tim Taylor (_Home Improvement_) - Toolbelt and hammer
2. Geordi La Forge (_Star Trek: TNG_) - VISOR
3. Sherlock Holmes (_Sherlock_) - Magnifying glass
4. Henry Rush (_Too Close for Comfort_) - His cow puppet and his college sweatshirts
5. Lisa Simpson (_The Simpsons_) - her beloved saxomaphone
6. Barney Fife (_The Andy Griffith Show_) - unloaded revolver; one bullet kept in his shirt pocket
7. Arthur Fonzarelli (_Happy Days_) - leather jacket
8. Henry Blake (_MASH_) - fishing hat

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5019 "2024-05-31T21:15:33Z")

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**More characters with their signature props**

1. Tim Taylor (_Home Improvement_) - Toolbelt and hammer
2. Geordi La Forge (_Star Trek: TNG_) - VISOR
3. Sherlock Holmes (_Sherlock_) - Magnifying glass
4. Henry Rush (_Too Close for Comfort_) - His cow puppet and his college sweatshirts
5. Lisa Simpson (_The Simpsons_) - her beloved saxomaphone
6. Barney Fife (_The Andy Griffith Show_) - unloaded revolver; one bullet kept in his shirt pocket
7. Arthur Fonzarelli (_Happy Days_) - leather jacket
8. Henry Blake (_MASH_) - fishing hat
9. Red Green (_The Red Green Show_) - duct tape

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**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:** [June 1, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5020 "2024-06-01T00:16:57Z")

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> **More characters with their signature props**

1. Tim Taylor (_Home Improvement_) - Toolbelt and hammer
2. Geordi La Forge (_Star Trek: TNG_) - VISOR
3. Sherlock Holmes (_Sherlock_) - Magnifying glass
4. Henry Rush (_Too Close for Comfort_) - His cow puppet and his college sweatshirts
5. Lisa Simpson (_The Simpsons_) - her beloved saxomaphone
6. Barney Fife (_The Andy Griffith Show_) - unloaded revolver; one bullet kept in his shirt pocket
7. Arthur Fonzarelli (_Happy Days_) - leather jacket
8. Henry Blake (_MASH_) - fishing hat
9. Red Green (_The Red Green Show_) - duct tape
10. Margaret, The Log Lady (_Twin Peaks_) - log

NEXT: **Characters, other than ministers, whose religion is known and sometimes a plot point**

1. Rhoda Morgenstern, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_: Jewish

There’s an episode called “Some of My Best Friends are Rhoda,” where Mary defends Rhoda to someone who isn’t exactly an antiSemite, but definitely prejudiced.

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