# 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:** 407
**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 8, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8121 "2025-05-08T20:44:42Z")
**Characters and their jobs – 5.0 (Please, no cops, firefighters, detectives, doctors, or lawyers):** 1. Latka Gravas, mechanic - _Taxi_ 2. Willie Tanner, social worker - _ALF_ 3. Taco MacArthur, musican - _The League_ 4. Mel Sharples, diner owner and short-order cook - _Alice_ 5. Jo Reynolds, photographer - _Melrose Place_ 6. Robert Randall, teacher (and pro wrestler on the weekends) - _Learning the Ropes_ 7. Steven Keaton, public TV station manager - _Family Ties_ ---
**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:** [May 8, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8122 "2025-05-08T20:47:00Z")
**Characters and their jobs – 5.0 (Please, no cops, firefighters, detectives, doctors, or lawyers):** 1. Latka Gravas, mechanic - _Taxi_ 2. Willie Tanner, social worker - _ALF_ 3. Taco MacArthur, musican - _The League_ 4. Mel Sharples, diner owner and short-order cook - _Alice_ 5. Jo Reynolds, photographer - _Melrose Place_ 6. Robert Randall, teacher (and pro wrestler on the weekends) - _Learning the Ropes_ 7. Steven Keaton, public TV station manager - _Family Ties_ 8. Dee Reynolds, bartender - _It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia_ ---
**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 8, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8123 "2025-05-08T20:52:01Z")
**Characters and their jobs – 5.0 (Please, no cops, firefighters, detectives, doctors, or lawyers):** 1. Latka Gravas, mechanic - _Taxi_ 2. Willie Tanner, social worker - _ALF_ 3. Taco MacArthur, musican - _The League_ 4. Mel Sharples, diner owner and short-order cook - _Alice_ 5. Jo Reynolds, photographer - _Melrose Place_ 6. Robert Randall, teacher (and pro wrestler on the weekends) - _Learning the Ropes_ 7. Steven Keaton, public TV station manager - _Family Ties_ 8. Dee Reynolds, bartender - _It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia_ 9. Cmdr. Spock, First Officer and Science Officer, USS _Enterprise - Star Trek_ ---
**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 8, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8124 "2025-05-08T21:08:22Z")
**Characters and their jobs – 5.0 (Please, no cops, firefighters, detectives, doctors, or lawyers):** 1. Latka Gravas, mechanic - _Taxi_ 2. Willie Tanner, social worker - _ALF_ 3. Taco MacArthur, musican - _The League_ 4. Mel Sharples, diner owner and short-order cook - _Alice_ 5. Jo Reynolds, photographer - _Melrose Place_ 6. Robert Randall, teacher (and pro wrestler on the weekends) - _Learning the Ropes_ 7. Steven Keaton, public TV station manager - _Family Ties_ 8. Dee Reynolds, bartender - _It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia_ 9. Cmdr. Spock, First Officer and Science Officer, USS _Enterprise - Star Trek_ 10. Jim Walsh, accountant - _Beverly Hills 90210_ **Characters that need to get a job. You lazy bum!** 1. Chet Boyle (freeloading adult son) - _Wait Till Your Father Gets Home_ ---
**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 8, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8125 "2025-05-08T21:19:38Z")
**Characters that need to get a job. You lazy bum!** 1. Chet Boyle (freeloading adult son) - _Wait Till Your Father Gets Home_ 2. Maynard G. Krebs (beatnik buddy to the eponymous Dobie) – “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” It’s going to be difficult, though, when [this is his response to even the _ **mention** _ of the word ‘work’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voEm3yMI8TM) _ **-“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:** [May 8, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8126 "2025-05-08T22:58:18Z")
> [@](#): > > **Characters that need to get a job. You lazy bum!** 1. Chet Boyle (freeloading adult son) - _Wait Till Your Father Gets Home_ 2. Maynard G. Krebs (beatnik buddy to the eponymous Dobie) – “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" 3. Jill Kendall - _Mom_; yes, she was independently wealthy, and didn’t need to work for money, but she really needed to do something with herself. ---
**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 8, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8127 "2025-05-08T23:11:49Z")
**Characters that need to get a job. You lazy bum!** 1. Chet Boyle (freeloading adult son) - _Wait Till Your Father Gets Home_ 2. Maynard G. Krebs (beatnik buddy to the eponymous Dobie) – “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" 3. Jill Kendall - _Mom_; yes, she was independently wealthy, and didn’t need to work for money, but she really needed to do something with herself. 4. Peg Bundy (to whom even housework is too much, never mind a real job) - _Married … with Children_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8128 "2025-05-09T03:14:27Z")
**Characters that need to get a job. You lazy bum!** 1. Chet Boyle (freeloading adult son) - _Wait Till Your Father Gets Home_ 2. Maynard G. Krebs (beatnik buddy to the eponymous Dobie) – “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" 3. Jill Kendall - _Mom_; yes, she was independently wealthy, and didn’t need to work for money, but she really needed to do something with herself. 4. Peg Bundy (to whom even housework is too much, never mind a real job) - _Married … with Children_ 5. Cosmo Kramer - _Seinfeld_ ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8129 "2025-05-09T12:38:06Z")
**Characters that need to get a job. You lazy bum!** 1. Chet Boyle (freeloading adult son) - _Wait Till Your Father Gets Home_ 2. Maynard G. Krebs (beatnik buddy to the eponymous Dobie) – “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" 3. Jill Kendall - _Mom_; yes, she was independently wealthy, and didn’t need to work for money, but she really needed to do something with herself. 4. Peg Bundy (to whom even housework is too much, never mind a real job) - _Married … with Children_ 5. Cosmo Kramer - _Seinfeld_ 6. Michael “Meathead” Stivic - All in the Family ---
**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 9, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8130 "2025-05-09T13:19:49Z")
**Characters that need to get a job. You lazy bum!** 1. Chet Boyle (freeloading adult son) - _Wait Till Your Father Gets Home_ 2. Maynard G. Krebs (beatnik buddy to the eponymous Dobie) – “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" 3. Jill Kendall - _Mom_; yes, she was independently wealthy, and didn’t need to work for money, but she really needed to do something with herself. 4. Peg Bundy (to whom even housework is too much, never mind a real job) - _Married … with Children_ 5. Cosmo Kramer - _Seinfeld_ 6. Michael “Meathead” Stivic - All in the Family 7. Frank Gallagher - _Shameless_ ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8131 "2025-05-09T18:15:19Z")
**Characters that need to get a job. You lazy bum!** 1. Chet Boyle (freeloading adult son) - _Wait Till Your Father Gets Home_ 2. Maynard G. Krebs (beatnik buddy to the eponymous Dobie) – “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" 3. Jill Kendall - _Mom_; yes, she was independently wealthy, and didn’t need to work for money, but she really needed to do something with herself. 4. Peg Bundy (to whom even housework is too much, never mind a real job) - _Married … with Children_ 5. Cosmo Kramer - _Seinfeld_ 6. Michael “Meathead” Stivic - All in the Family 7. Frank Gallagher - _Shameless_ 8. Todd Chavez - _BoJack Horseman_ ---
**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 9, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8132 "2025-05-09T18:43:32Z")
**Characters that need to get a job. You lazy bum!** 1. Chet Boyle (freeloading adult son) - _Wait Till Your Father Gets Home_ 2. Maynard G. Krebs (beatnik buddy to the eponymous Dobie) – “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" 3. Jill Kendall - _Mom_; yes, she was independently wealthy, and didn’t need to work for money, but she really needed to do something with herself. 4. Peg Bundy (to whom even housework is too much, never mind a real job) - _Married … with Children_ 5. Cosmo Kramer - _Seinfeld_ 6. Michael “Meathead” Stivic - All in the Family 7. Frank Gallagher - _Shameless_ 8. Todd Chavez - _BoJack Horseman_ 9. Ernest T. Bass - _The Andy Griffith SHow_ ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8133 "2025-05-11T01:12:12Z")
> [@](#): > > **Characters that need to get a job. You lazy bum!** 1. Chet Boyle (freeloading adult son) - _Wait Till Your Father Gets Home_ 2. Maynard G. Krebs (beatnik buddy to the eponymous Dobie) – “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" 3. Jill Kendall - _Mom_; yes, she was independently wealthy, and didn’t need to work for money, but she really needed to do something with herself. 4. Peg Bundy (to whom even housework is too much, never mind a real job) - _Married … with Children_ 5. Cosmo Kramer - _Seinfeld_ 6. Michael “Meathead” Stivic - All in the Family 7. Frank Gallagher - _Shameless_ 8. Todd Chavez - _BoJack Horseman_ 9. Ernest T. Bass - _The Andy Griffith SHow_ 10. Patrick Star - _SpongeBob SquarePants_ **Serious women cops and detectives** 1. (DET) SGT Christine Cagney ---
**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 11, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8134 "2025-05-11T01:16:47Z")
**Serious women cops and detectives** 1. (DET) SGT Christine Cagney 2. Sgt. Pepper Anderson - Police Woman ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8135 "2025-05-11T01:56:30Z")
**Serious women cops and detectives** 1. (DET) SGT Christine Cagney 2. Sgt. Pepper Anderson - Police Woman 3. Capt. Olivia Benson - Law & Order: SVU ---
**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 11, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8136 "2025-05-11T02:09:07Z")
**Serious women cops and detectives** 1. (DET) SGT Christine Cagney 2. Sgt. Pepper Anderson - Police Woman 3. Capt. Olivia Benson - Law & Order: SVU 4. Freddie Pink - Murdoch Mysteries ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8137 "2025-05-11T02:12:52Z")
**Serious women cops and detectives** 1. (DET) SGT Christine Cagney - Cagney & Lacey 2. Sgt. Pepper Anderson - Police Woman 3. Capt. Olivia Benson - Law & Order: SVU 4. Freddie Pink - Murdoch Mysteries 5. Jessica Fletcher - Murder, She Wrote ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8138 "2025-05-11T02:53:59Z")
**Serious women cops and detectives** 1. (DET) SGT Christine Cagney - Cagney & Lacey 2. Sgt. Pepper Anderson - Police Woman 3. Capt. Olivia Benson - Law & Order: SVU 4. Freddie Pink - Murdoch Mysteries 5. Jessica Fletcher - Murder, She Wrote 6. Dominique DiPierro - Mr. Robot ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8139 "2025-05-11T03:47:45Z")
**Serious women cops and detectives** 1. (DET) SGT Christine Cagney - Cagney & Lacey 2. Sgt. Pepper Anderson - Police Woman 3. Capt. Olivia Benson - Law & Order: SVU 4. Freddie Pink - Murdoch Mysteries 5. Jessica Fletcher - Murder, She Wrote 6. Dominique DiPierro - Mr. Robot 7. NYPD Detective Kate Beckett - Castle ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8140 "2025-05-11T04:50:20Z")
**Serious women cops and detectives** 1. Jessica Fletcher - Murder, She Wrote Not really-- she was a layperson who happened to solve a lot of crimes, but she wasn’t a cop or detective-- not even a private detective. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=406) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=408)