# 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:** 280
**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:** [July 30, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5581 "2024-07-30T13:15:57Z")
**TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Hank Kimball, _Green Acres_ 2. Don Draper, _Mad Men_ 3. Jake Hanson, _Melrose Place_ 4. Wilson, _Home Improvement_ 5. Cousin Itt, _The Addams Family_ 6. Jethro Bodine, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 7. Ralph Hinkley/Hanley, _The Greatest American Hero_ 8. Starscream, _The Transformers_ My allegiance is to the Autobots, but who wouldn’t want to play a cowardly, scheming villain? ---
**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:** [July 30, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5582 "2024-07-30T14:27:31Z")
**TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Hank Kimball, _Green Acres_ 2. Don Draper, _Mad Men_ 3. Jake Hanson, _Melrose Place_ 4. Wilson, _Home Improvement_ 5. Cousin Itt, _The Addams Family_ 6. Jethro Bodine, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 7. Ralph Hinkley/Hanley, _The Greatest American Hero_ 8. Starscream, _The Transformers_ 9. Prof. Pepperwinkle, _The Adventures of Superman_ ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5583 "2024-07-31T03:30:35Z")
**TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Hank Kimball, _Green Acres_ 2. Don Draper, _Mad Men_ 3. Jake Hanson, _Melrose Place_ 4. Wilson, _Home Improvement_ 5. Cousin Itt, _The Addams Family_ 6. Jethro Bodine, _The Beverly Hillbillies_ 7. Ralph Hinkley/Hanley, _The Greatest American Hero_ 8. Starscream, _The Transformers_ 9. Prof. Pepperwinkle, _The Adventures of Superman_ 10. Ptl. Andrew Jackson “Andy” Renko, _Hill Street Blues_ A funny redneck with a heart of gold. Pass. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5584 "2024-07-31T06:01:00Z")
**More TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Dr. Johnny Fever, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5585 "2024-07-31T08:08:32Z")
**More TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Dr. Johnny Fever, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. The Professor, _Gilligan’s Island_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5586 "2024-07-31T11:38:33Z")
> [@](#): > > **More TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Dr. Johnny Fever, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. The Professor, _Gilligan’s Island_ 3. Minya, _Xena, Warrior Princess_ ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5587 "2024-07-31T13:00:33Z")
**More TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Dr. Johnny Fever, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. The Professor, _Gilligan’s Island_ 3. Minya, _Xena, Warrior Princess_ 4. Julie Cooper, _One Day at a Time_ I’ve had a crush on Valerie Bertinelli since forever! Julie was Barbara’s (played by Valerie) sister. (never mind my earlier note) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5588 "2024-07-31T15:22:31Z")
**More TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Dr. Johnny Fever, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. The Professor, _Gilligan’s Island_ 3. Minya, _Xena, Warrior Princess_ 4. Julie Cooper, _One Day at a Time_ 5. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ As a kid, I dreamed about being one of the Brady kids. And as a middle son myself, I totally identified with Peter. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5589 "2024-07-31T19:24:29Z")
**More TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Dr. Johnny Fever, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. The Professor, _Gilligan’s Island_ 3. Minya, _Xena, Warrior Princess_ 4. Julie Cooper, _One Day at a Time_ 5. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ 6. Capt. James T. Kirk, _Star Trek_ I even wore a Starfleet uniform for Halloween once! ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5590 "2024-07-31T19:26:49Z")
**More TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Dr. Johnny Fever, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. The Professor, _Gilligan’s Island_ 3. Minya, _Xena, Warrior Princess_ 4. Julie Cooper, _One Day at a Time_ 5. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ 6. Capt. James T. Kirk, _Star Trek_ 7. Commander William Riker, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ I want to perform the Riker Maneuver. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5591 "2024-07-31T19:32:34Z")
**More TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Dr. Johnny Fever, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. The Professor, _Gilligan’s Island_ 3. Minya, _Xena, Warrior Princess_ 4. Julie Cooper, _One Day at a Time_ 5. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ 6. Capt. James T. Kirk, _Star Trek_ 7. Commander William Riker, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 8. Dwight Schrute - _The Office_ I could never do it one-tenth as well as Rainn Wilson, but it would be fun as hell to try. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5592 "2024-07-31T20:24:41Z")
**More TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Dr. Johnny Fever, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. The Professor, _Gilligan’s Island_ 3. Minya, _Xena, Warrior Princess_ 4. Julie Cooper, _One Day at a Time_ 5. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ 6. Capt. James T. Kirk, _Star Trek_ 7. Commander William Riker, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 8. Dwight Schrute, _The Office_ 9. Chandler Bing, _Friends_ I looked a bit like him when I was younger, and we have very similar senses of humor. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5593 "2024-07-31T21:12:52Z")
**More TV characters you wish you could have played as an actor** 1. Dr. Johnny Fever, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. The Professor, _Gilligan’s Island_ 3. Minya, _Xena, Warrior Princess_ 4. Julie Cooper, _One Day at a Time_ 5. Peter Brady, _The Brady Bunch_ 6. Capt. James T. Kirk, _Star Trek_ 7. Commander William Riker, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 8. Dwight Schrute, _The Office_ 9. Chandler Bing, _Friends_ 10. Maddog Murdock, _The A Team_ **Your Favorite Summer Olympics on TV Events** 1. Women’s Gymnastics ---
**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:** [July 31, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5594 "2024-07-31T23:34:44Z")
**Your Favorite Summer Olympics on TV Events** 1. Women’s Gymnastics 2. Synchronized Swimming ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5595 "2024-08-01T04:04:17Z")
**Your Favorite Summer Olympics on TV Events** 1. Women’s Gymnastics 2. Synchronized Swimming 3. Boxing ---
**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:** [August 1, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5596 "2024-08-01T13:52:33Z")
**Your Favorite Summer Olympics on TV Events** 1. Women’s Gymnastics 2. Synchronized Swimming 3. Boxing 4. Skateboarding ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5597 "2024-08-01T14:08:43Z")
**Your Favorite Summer Olympics on TV Events** 1. Women’s Gymnastics 2. Synchronized Swimming 3. Boxing 4. Skateboarding 5. Handball ---
**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:** [August 1, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5598 "2024-08-01T14:10:32Z")
**Your Favorite Summer Olympics on TV Events** 1. Women’s Gymnastics 2. Synchronized Swimming 3. Boxing 4. Skateboarding 5. Handball 6. Sprint cycling ---
**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:** [August 1, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5599 "2024-08-01T17:04:28Z")
**Your Favorite Summer Olympics on TV Events** 1. Women’s Gymnastics 2. Synchronized Swimming 3. Boxing 4. Skateboarding 5. Handball 6. Sprint cycling 7. Archery ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5600 "2024-08-01T17:09:33Z")
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