# 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:** 298
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5941 "2024-09-10T05:54:22Z")
**Characters involved in politics (no more than two per show)** 1. President Josiah Bartlet, _The West Wing_ 2. Selina Meyer, _VEEP_ 3. Mayor Randall Winston, _Spin City_ 4. Governor Eugene X. Gatling, _Benson_ 5. Mayor Teddy Burnside, _Carter Country_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5942 "2024-09-10T06:26:19Z")
**Characters involved in politics (no more than two per show)** 1. President Josiah Bartlet, _The West Wing_ 2. Selina Meyer, _VEEP_ 3. Mayor Randall Winston, _Spin City_ 4. Governor Eugene X. Gatling, _Benson_ 5. Mayor Teddy Burnside, _Carter Country_ 6. “Mayor” E. B. Farnham, _Deadwood_ ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5943 "2024-09-10T11:45:28Z")
**Characters involved in politics (no more than two per show)** 1. President Josiah Bartlet, _The West Wing_ 2. Selina Meyer, _VEEP_ 3. Mayor Randall Winston, _Spin City_ 4. Governor Eugene X. Gatling, _Benson_ 5. Mayor Teddy Burnside, _Carter Country_ 6. “Mayor” E. B. Farnham, _Deadwood_ 7. Senator Howell Tankerbell - _Mr. Show with Bob and David_ ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5944 "2024-09-10T11:49:59Z")
**Characters involved in politics (no more than two per show)** 1. President Josiah Bartlet, _The West Wing_ 2. Selina Meyer, _VEEP_ 3. Mayor Randall Winston, _Spin City_ 4. Governor Eugene X. Gatling, _Benson_ 5. Mayor Teddy Burnside, _Carter Country_ 6. “Mayor” E. B. Farnham, _Deadwood_ 7. Senator Howell Tankerbell - _Mr. Show with Bob and David_ 8. Mayor Neil Bremer - _Mr. Mayor_ ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5945 "2024-09-10T14:07:03Z")
**Characters involved in politics (no more than two per show)** 1. President Josiah Bartlet, _The West Wing_ 2. Selina Meyer, _VEEP_ 3. Mayor Randall Winston, _Spin City_ 4. Governor Eugene X. Gatling, _Benson_ 5. Mayor Teddy Burnside, _Carter Country_ 6. “Mayor” E. B. Farnham, _Deadwood_ 7. Senator Howell Tankerbell - _Mr. Show with Bob and David_ 8. Mayor Neil Bremer - _Mr. Mayor_ 9. Mayor “Diamond” Joe Quimby - _The Simpsons_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5946 "2024-09-10T17:09:40Z")
**Characters involved in politics (no more than two per show)** 1. President Josiah Bartlet, _The West Wing_ 2. Selina Meyer, _VEEP_ 3. Mayor Randall Winston, _Spin City_ 4. Governor Eugene X. Gatling, _Benson_ 5. Mayor Teddy Burnside, _Carter Country_ 6. “Mayor” E. B. Farnham, _Deadwood_ 7. Senator Howell Tankerbell - _Mr. Show with Bob and David_ 8. Mayor Neil Bremer - _Mr. Mayor_ 9. Mayor “Diamond” Joe Quimby - _The Simpsons_ 10. The President, _Rick and Morty_ pass ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5947 "2024-09-11T14:55:59Z")
**European Characters on U.S. TV Shows** 1. Balki Bartokomous - Perfect Strangers ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5948 "2024-09-11T15:00:55Z")
**European Characters on U.S. TV Shows** 1. Balki Bartokomous - Perfect Strangers 2. Latka Gravas - Taxi ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5949 "2024-09-11T15:08:58Z")
**European Characters on U.S. TV Shows** 1. Balki Bartokomous - Perfect Strangers 2. Latka Gravas - Taxi 3. Sophia Petrillo - The Golden Girls ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5950 "2024-09-11T15:11:26Z")
**European Characters on U.S. TV Shows** 1. Balki Bartokomous - Perfect Strangers 2. Latka Gravas - Taxi 3. Sophia Petrillo - The Golden Girls 4. Nadja of Antipaxos - What We Do in the Shadows ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5951 "2024-09-11T15:32:20Z")
**European Characters on U.S. TV Shows** 1. Balki Bartokomous - Perfect Strangers 2. Latka Gravas - Taxi 3. Sophia Petrillo - The Golden Girls 4. Nadja of Antipaxos - What We Do in the Shadows 5. Count Petoffi - Dark Shadows ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5952 "2024-09-11T16:51:40Z")
**European Characters on U.S. TV Shows** 1. Balki Bartokomous - Perfect Strangers 2. Latka Gravas - Taxi 3. Sophia Petrillo - The Golden Girls 4. Nadja of Antipaxos - What We Do in the Shadows 5. Count Petoffi - Dark Shadows 6. Louis LeBeau – Hogan’s Heroes _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5953 "2024-09-11T16:53:19Z")
**European Characters on U.S. TV Shows** 1. Balki Bartokomous - Perfect Strangers 2. Latka Gravas - Taxi 3. Sophia Petrillo - The Golden Girls 4. Nadja of Antipaxos - What We Do in the Shadows 5. Count Petoffi - Dark Shadows 6. Louis LeBeau – Hogan’s Heroes 7. Antonio Scarpacci - Wings ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5954 "2024-09-11T17:10:18Z")
**European Characters on U.S. TV Shows** 1. Balki Bartokomous - Perfect Strangers 2. Latka Gravas - Taxi 3. Sophia Petrillo - The Golden Girls 4. Nadja of Antipaxos - What We Do in the Shadows 5. Count Petoffi - Dark Shadows 6. Louis LeBeau – Hogan’s Heroes 7. Antonio Scarpacci - Wings 8. Daphne Moon - Frasier ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5955 "2024-09-11T19:09:59Z")
**European Characters on U.S. TV Shows** 1. Balki Bartokomous - Perfect Strangers 2. Latka Gravas - Taxi 3. Sophia Petrillo - The Golden Girls 4. Nadja of Antipaxos - What We Do in the Shadows 5. Count Petoffi - Dark Shadows 6. Louis LeBeau – Hogan’s Heroes 7. Antonio Scarpacci - Wings 8. Daphne Moon - Frasier 9. Rainier Wolfcastle - The Simpsons ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5956 "2024-09-12T00:27:26Z")
**European Characters on U.S. TV Shows** 1. Balki Bartokomous - Perfect Strangers 2. Latka Gravas - Taxi 3. Sophia Petrillo - The Golden Girls 4. Nadja of Antipaxos - What We Do in the Shadows 5. Count Petoffi - Dark Shadows 6. Louis LeBeau – Hogan’s Heroes 7. Antonio Scarpacci - Wings 8. Daphne Moon - Frasier 9. Rainier Wolfcastle - The Simpsons 10. Miles O’Brien - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Next up: **LGBT characters on television** 1. Paul Stamets - Star Trek: Discovery ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5957 "2024-09-12T01:38:10Z")
**LGBT characters on television** 1. Paul Stamets - Star Trek: Discovery 2. Cameron Tucker - Modern Family ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5958 "2024-09-12T03:11:12Z")
**LGBT characters on television** 1. Paul Stamets - Star Trek: Discovery 2. Cameron Tucker - Modern Family 3. Ellen Degeneres - Ellen The sitcom, not the talk show. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5959 "2024-09-12T03:24:34Z")
**LGBT characters on television** 1. Paul Stamets - Star Trek: Discovery 2. Cameron Tucker - Modern Family 3. Ellen Degeneres - Ellen 4. David Fisher - Six Feet Under ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5960 "2024-09-12T05:05:15Z")
**LGBT characters on television** 1. Paul Stamets - Star Trek: Discovery 2. Cameron Tucker - Modern Family 3. Ellen Morgan - Ellen 4. David Fisher - Six Feet Under 5. Mark Conner-Healy - The Conners (Also changed Ellen’s last name to the character instead of the actress) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=297) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=299)