# 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:** 353
**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:** [December 26, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7041 "2024-12-26T15:23:13Z")
**Cast a sitcom actor for a guest appearance in a different show** 1. Matt Berry in _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_ 2. Alan Alda (as an older Hawkeye Pierce) in _Trapper John M.D._ 3. Malcolm-Jamal Warner (as Theo Huxtable) in _A Different World_ 4. Sheldon Cooper in _NCIS:L.A._ 5. Seth MacFarlane (as Captain Ed Mercer from _The Orville_) in _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds_ 6. Harvey Guillen (as Guillermo de la Cruz from _What We Do in the Shadows_) in _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 7. Kelsey Grammer (as Dr. Frasier Crane) on _Friends_, counseling Ross on his repeated failed marriages 8. Witchie Poo (Billie Hayes, from _H. R. Pufnstuf_) appears in another Sid and Marty Krofft show _Lidsville_, where she and Professor Hoodoo compare their nemeses. 9. Don Knotts (Barney Fife from _The Andy Griffith Show_) becomes sheriff of Hazzard County where he proceeds to nip it, nip it in the bud. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7042 "2024-12-27T03:55:49Z")
**Cast a sitcom actor for a guest appearance in a different show** 1. Matt Berry in _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_ 2. Alan Alda (as an older Hawkeye Pierce) in _Trapper John M.D._ 3. Malcolm-Jamal Warner (as Theo Huxtable) in _A Different World_ 4. Sheldon Cooper in _NCIS:L.A._ 5. Seth MacFarlane (as Captain Ed Mercer from _The Orville_) in _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds_ 6. Harvey Guillen (as Guillermo de la Cruz from _What We Do in the Shadows_) in _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 7. Kelsey Grammer (as Dr. Frasier Crane) on _Friends_, counseling Ross on his repeated failed marriages 8. Witchie Poo (Billie Hayes, from _H. R. Pufnstuf_) appears in another Sid and Marty Krofft show _Lidsville_, where she and Professor Hoodoo compare their nemeses. 9. Don Knotts (Barney Fife from _The Andy Griffith Show_) becomes sheriff of Hazzard County where he proceeds to nip it, nip it in the bud. 10. Jason Alexander (George Costanza) of _Seinfeld_ befriends Paul and Jamie of _Mad About You_, whom he bumped into at Monk’s, but within days is rejected by them for his clingy ways, annoying personality and utter amorality. Pass. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2024, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7043 "2024-12-29T06:03:24Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Pass. Shows actors from _The Bob Newhart Show_ have appeared on (besides _The Bob Newhart Show_), whether as themselves, as a new character, or as their BNS character-- no game shows or talk shows, though. 1. _Taxi_– Marcia Wallace as herself Simka sets Jim up on a date with her, because the BNS is Jim’s favorite show. ---
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\Shows actors from _The Bob Newhart Show_ have appeared on (besides _The Bob Newhart Show_), whether as themselves, as a new character, or as their BNS character-- no game shows or talk shows, though. 1. _Taxi_– Marcia Wallace as herself 2. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Bill Daily as Major Roger Healey ---
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Shows actors from _The Bob Newhart Show_ have appeared on (besides _The Bob Newhart Show_), whether as themselves, as a new character, or as their BNS character-- no game shows or talk shows, though. 1. _Taxi_– Marcia Wallace as herself 2. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Bill Daily as Major Roger Healey 3. _Friends_ - Peter Bonerz as a theater patron who gets screamed at by guest star Ben Stiller Bonerz also directed the episode. ---
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Shows actors from _The Bob Newhart Show_ have appeared on (besides _The Bob Newhart Show_), whether as themselves, as a new character, or as their BNS character-- no game shows or talk shows, though. 1. _Taxi_– Marcia Wallace as herself 2. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Bill Daily as Major Roger Healey 3. _Friends_ - Peter Bonerz as a theater patron who gets screamed at by guest star Ben Stiller 4. _The Big Bang Theory_ - Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries (aka Professor Proton) ---
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Shows actors from _The Bob Newhart Show_ have appeared on (besides _The Bob Newhart Show_), whether as themselves, as a new character, or as their BNS character-- no game shows or talk shows, though. 1. _Taxi_– Marcia Wallace as herself 2. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Bill Daily as Major Roger Healey 3. _Friends_ - Peter Bonerz as a theater patron who gets screamed at by guest star Ben Stiller 4. _The Big Bang Theory_ - Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries (aka Professor Proton) 5. _Star Trek (TOS)_ - John Fiedler, as Chief Administrator Hengist of Rigel IV Fiedler has appeared in several TV shows but I remember him most for being possessed by Jack the Ripper and murdering many people before being apprehended by the crew of the Enterprise. Fiedler as a supernatural homicidal maniac is one of the funniest roles ever conceived. ---
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Shows actors from _The Bob Newhart Show_ have appeared on (besides _The Bob Newhart Show_), whether as themselves, as a new character, or as their BNS character-- no game shows or talk shows, though. 1. _Taxi_– Marcia Wallace as herself 2. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Bill Daily as Major Roger Healey 3. _Friends_ - Peter Bonerz as a theater patron who gets screamed at by guest star Ben Stiller 4. _The Big Bang Theory_ - Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries (aka Professor Proton) 5. _Star Trek (TOS)_ - John Fiedler, as Chief Administrator Hengist of Rigel IV 6. _WKRP in Cincinnati_ - Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever Appeared on a few episodes of _The Bob Newhart Show_ as a patient. ---
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Shows actors from _The Bob Newhart Show_ have appeared on (besides _The Bob Newhart Show_), whether as themselves, as a new character, or as their BNS character-- no game shows or talk shows, though. 1. _Taxi_– Marcia Wallace as herself 2. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Bill Daily as Major Roger Healey 3. _Friends_ - Peter Bonerz as a theater patron who gets screamed at by guest star Ben Stiller 4. _The Big Bang Theory_ - Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries (aka Professor Proton) 5. _Star Trek (TOS)_ - John Fiedler, as Chief Administrator Hengist of Rigel IV 6. _WKRP in Cincinnati_ - Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever 7. _St. Elsewhere_ - Jack Riley as Elliott Carlin Elliott Carlin was probably Bob’s most frequent patient, but he did also appear on _St. Elsewhere_ in 1985. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2024, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7050 "2024-12-30T03:33:59Z")
**Shows actors from _The Bob Newhart Show_ have appeared on** (besides _The Bob Newhart Show_), whether as themselves, as a new character, or as their BNS character-- no game shows or talk shows, though. 1. _Taxi_ – Marcia Wallace as herself 2. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Bill Daily as Major Roger Healey 3. _Friends_ - Peter Bonerz as a theater patron who gets screamed at by guest star Ben Stiller 4. _The Big Bang Theory_ - Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries (aka Professor Proton) 5. _Star Trek (TOS)_ - John Fiedler, as Chief Administrator Hengist of Rigel IV 6. _WKRP in Cincinnati_ - Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever 7. _St. Elsewhere_ - Jack Riley as Elliott Carlin 8. _The Simpsons_ - Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel ---
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**Shows actors from _The Bob Newhart Show_ have appeared on** (besides _The Bob Newhart Show_), whether as themselves, as a new character, or as their BNS character-- no game shows or talk shows, though. 1. _Taxi_ – Marcia Wallace as herself 2. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Bill Daily as Major Roger Healey 3. _Friends_ - Peter Bonerz as a theater patron who gets screamed at by guest star Ben Stiller 4. _The Big Bang Theory_ - Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries (aka Professor Proton) 5. _Star Trek (TOS)_ - John Fiedler, as Chief Administrator Hengist of Rigel IV 6. _WKRP in Cincinnati_ - Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever 7. _St. Elsewhere_ - Jack Riley as Elliott Carlin 8. _The Simpsons_ - Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel 9. _Newhart_ - Suzanne Pleshette as Emily Hartley In the unforgettable series finale ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7052 "2024-12-30T04:27:55Z")
**Shows actors from _The Bob Newhart Show_ have appeared on** (besides _The Bob Newhart Show_), whether as themselves, as a new character, or as their BNS character-- no game shows or talk shows, though. 1. _Taxi_ – Marcia Wallace as herself 2. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Bill Daily as Major Roger Healey 3. _Friends_ - Peter Bonerz as a theater patron who gets screamed at by guest star Ben Stiller 4. _The Big Bang Theory_ - Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries (aka Professor Proton) 5. _Star Trek (TOS)_ - John Fiedler, as Chief Administrator Hengist of Rigel IV 6. _WKRP in Cincinnati_ - Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever 7. _St. Elsewhere_ - Jack Riley as Elliott Carlin 8. _The Simpsons_ - Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel 9. _Newhart_ - Suzanne Pleshette as Emily Hartley 10. _The Rockford Files_ - Pat Finley as Peggy Becker Finley had the recurring role of Bob’s sister Ellen Hartley Next: **Signature Cars from TV Series** 1. The Batmobile - Batman (1966) ---
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**Signature Cars from TV Series** 1. The Batmobile - Batman (1966) 2. General Lee - The Dukes of Hazzard ---
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**Signature Cars from TV Series** 1. The Batmobile - Batman (1966) 2. General Lee - The Dukes of Hazzard 3. Baby - Supernatural ---
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**Signature Cars from TV Series** 1. The Batmobile - Batman (1966) 2. General Lee - The Dukes of Hazzard 3. Baby - Supernatural 4. 1923 Maxwell - The Jack Benny Program ---
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**Signature Cars from TV Series** 1. The Batmobile - Batman (1966) 2. General Lee - The Dukes of Hazzard 3. Baby - Supernatural 4. 1923 Maxwell - The Jack Benny Program 5. Knight Industries Two Thousand - Knight Rider ---
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**Signature Cars from TV Series** 1. The Batmobile - Batman (1966) 2. General Lee - The Dukes of Hazzard 3. Baby - Supernatural 4. 1923 Maxwell - The Jack Benny Program 5. Knight Industries Two Thousand - Knight Rider 6. The Mystery Machine - Scooby Doo, Where Are You? ---
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> [@](#): > > **Signature Cars from TV Series** 1. The Batmobile - Batman (1966) 2. General Lee - The Dukes of Hazzard 3. Baby - Supernatural 4. 1923 Maxwell - The Jack Benny Program 5. Knight Industries Two Thousand - Knight Rider 6. The Mystery Machine - Scooby Doo, Where Are You? 7. Speedbuggy - Speedbuggy ---
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**Signature Cars from TV Series** 1. The Batmobile - Batman (1966) 2. General Lee - The Dukes of Hazzard 3. Baby - Supernatural 4. 1923 Maxwell - The Jack Benny Program 5. Knight Industries Two Thousand - Knight Rider 6. The Mystery Machine - Scooby Doo, Where Are You? 7. Speedbuggy - Speedbuggy 8. The Munster Koach - The Munsters ---
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**Signature Cars from TV Series** 1. The Batmobile - Batman (1966) 2. General Lee - The Dukes of Hazzard 3. Baby - Supernatural 4. 1923 Maxwell - The Jack Benny Program 5. Knight Industries Two Thousand - Knight Rider 6. The Mystery Machine - Scooby Doo, Where Are You? 7. Speedbuggy - Speedbuggy 8. The Munster Koach - The Munsters 9. The Black Beauty - The Green Hornet [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=352) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=354)