# 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:** 303
**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 16, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/6041 "2024-09-16T22:39:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > “When Things Were Rotten” … nostalgic?!? Well, I suppose there is a certain nostalgia or longing for the [“days of old, when knights were bold, and journeyed from their castles”](https://genius.com/Jimmy-buffett-gypsies-in-the-palace-lyrics) … so long as you aren’t one of the serfs, slaves, or peasants. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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Heh. The title alone suggests otherwise. **Shows set in Nostalgic Times** 1. Happy Days 2. That 70s Show 3. The Wonder Years 4. The Waltons 5. Stranger Things 6. When Things Were Rotten 7. Brooklyn Bridge 8. F Is for Family 9. Young Sheldon 10. Homefront Despite it being WWII. Pass. ---
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**Shows About Fictional Media (TV programs, radio stations, newspapers, etc.)** 1. WKRP in Cincinnati ---
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**Shows About Fictional Media (TV programs, radio stations, newspapers, etc.)** 1. WKRP in Cincinnati 2. Lou Grant Lou works for the fictional _Los Angeles Tribune_ newspaper. ---
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**Shows About Fictional Media (TV programs, radio stations, newspapers, etc.)** 1. WKRP in Cincinnati 2. Lou Grant 3. NewsRadio ---
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**Shows About Fictional Media (TV programs, radio stations, newspapers, etc.)** 1. WKRP in Cincinnati 2. Lou Grant 3. NewsRadio 4. Sports Night ---
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**Shows About Fictional Media (TV programs, radio stations, newspapers, etc.)** 1. WKRP in Cincinnati 2. Lou Grant 3. NewsRadio 4. Sports Night 5. Hello, Larry No one said they had to be good! ---
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**Shows About Fictional Media (TV programs, radio stations, newspapers, etc.)** 1. WKRP in Cincinnati 2. Lou Grant 3. NewsRadio 4. Sports Night 5. Hello, Larry 6. Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ---
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**Shows About Fictional Media (TV programs, radio stations, newspapers, etc.)** 1. WKRP in Cincinnati 2. Lou Grant 3. NewsRadio 4. Sports Night 5. Hello, Larry 6. Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 7. Frasier ---
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**Shows About Fictional Media (TV programs, radio stations, newspapers, etc.)** 1. WKRP in Cincinnati 2. Lou Grant 3. NewsRadio 4. Sports Night 5. Hello, Larry 6. Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 7. Frasier 8. Murphy Brown ---
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**Shows About Fictional Media (TV programs, radio stations, newspapers, etc.)** 1. WKRP in Cincinnati 2. Lou Grant 3. NewsRadio 4. Sports Night 5. Hello, Larry 6. Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 7. Frasier 8. Murphy Brown 9. Just Shoot Me! set in the offices of “Blush” magazine _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Shows About Fictional Media (TV programs, radio stations, newspapers, etc.)** 1. WKRP in Cincinnati 2. Lou Grant 3. NewsRadio 4. Sports Night 5. Hello, Larry 6. Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 7. Frasier 8. Murphy Brown 9. Just Shoot Me! 10. The Mary Tyler Moore Show **Shows with buffoon characters** 1. MASH - Major Burns ---
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**Shows with buffoon characters** 1. MASH - Major Burns 2. Taxi - Rev. Jim “Iggy” Ignatowski ---
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**Shows with buffoon characters** 1. MASH - Major Burns 2. Taxi - Rev. Jim “Iggy” Ignatowski 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Ted Baxter ---
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**Shows with buffoon characters** 1. MASH - Major Burns 2. Taxi - Rev. Jim “Iggy” Ignatowski 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Ted Baxter 4. The Larry Sanders Show - Hank Kingsley ---
**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 17, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/6056 "2024-09-17T18:49:54Z")
**Shows with buffoon characters** 1. MASH - Major Burns 2. Taxi - Rev. Jim “Iggy” Ignatowski 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Ted Baxter 4. The Larry Sanders Show - Hank Kingsley 5. Hogan’s Heroes – Sgt. Hans Schulz _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Shows with buffoon characters** 1. MASH - Major Burns 2. Taxi - Rev. Jim “Iggy” Ignatowski 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Ted Baxter 4. The Larry Sanders Show - Hank Kingsley 5. Hogan’s Heroes – Sgt. Hans Schulz 6. WKRP in Cincinnati - Herb Tarlek ---
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**Shows with buffoon characters** 1. MASH - Major Burns 2. Taxi - Rev. Jim “Iggy” Ignatowski 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Ted Baxter 4. The Larry Sanders Show - Hank Kingsley 5. Hogan’s Heroes – Sgt. Hans Schulz 6. WKRP in Cincinnati - Herb Tarlek 7. Monk - Randy Disher ---
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**Shows with buffoon characters** 1. MASH - Major Burns 2. Taxi - Rev. Jim “Iggy” Ignatowski 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Ted Baxter 4. The Larry Sanders Show - Hank Kingsley 5. Hogan’s Heroes – Sgt. Hans Schulz 6. WKRP in Cincinnati - Herb Tarlek 7. Monk - Randy Disher 8. Friends - Janice Litman-Goralnik ---
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**Shows with buffoon characters** 1. MASH - Major Burns 2. Taxi - Rev. Jim “Iggy” Ignatowski 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Ted Baxter 4. The Larry Sanders Show - Hank Kingsley 5. Hogan’s Heroes – Sgt. Hans Schulz 6. WKRP in Cincinnati - Herb Tarlek 7. Monk - Randy Disher 8. Friends - Janice Litman-Goralnik 9. Cheers - Cliff Clavin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=302) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=304)