# 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:** 408
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8141 "2025-05-11T13:55:08Z")
**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. Sgt. Sally Donovan - Sherlock 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, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8142 "2025-05-11T14:16:20Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Sgt. Pepper Anderson - Police Woman I just now noticed that she was Sergeant Pepper. Was that how she got that nickname? I was really little when that show was on, and my parents watched it irregularly, so I only occasionally saw it, and then even more rarely caught it in reruns. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8143 "2025-05-11T14:29:18Z")
That appears to be a coincidence. Several sources list her full name as either Suzanne, Leanne or Lee Ann Anderson. Perhaps because of her sex and occupation it was given. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8144 "2025-05-11T23:41:34Z")
**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. Sgt. Sally Donovan - Sherlock 6. Dominique DiPierro - Mr. Robot 7. NYPD Detective Kate Beckett - Castle 8. DCI Jane Tennison - Prime Suspect ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8145 "2025-05-11T23:48:27Z")
**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. Sgt. Sally Donovan - Sherlock 6. Dominique DiPierro - Mr. Robot 7. NYPD Detective Kate Beckett - Castle 8. DCI Jane Tennison - Prime Suspect 9. Detective Diane Russell - NYPD Blue ---
**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 12, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8146 "2025-05-12T01:59:52Z")
**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. Sgt. Sally Donovan - Sherlock 6. Dominique DiPierro - Mr. Robot 7. NYPD Detective Kate Beckett - Castle 8. DCI Jane Tennison - Prime Suspect 9. Detective Diane Russell - NYPD Blue 10. Sgt. Athena Grant, LAPD - 9-1-1 Next up: **Private detectives, amateur sleuths and/or crime-adjacent nibnoses** 1. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_ ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8147 "2025-05-12T02:01:10Z")
**Private detectives, amateur sleuths and/or crime-adjacent nibnoses** 1. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_ 2. Richard Castle, _Castle_ ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8148 "2025-05-12T02:03:07Z")
**Private detectives, amateur sleuths and/or crime-adjacent nibnoses** 1. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_ 2. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 3. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder, She Wrote_ ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8149 "2025-05-12T02:18:02Z")
**Private detectives, amateur sleuths and/or crime-adjacent nibnoses** 1. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_ 2. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 3. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder, She Wrote_ 4. Jim Rockford, _The Rockford Files_ ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8150 "2025-05-12T02:40:39Z")
**Private detectives, amateur sleuths and/or crime-adjacent nibnoses** 1. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_ 2. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 3. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder, She Wrote_ 4. Jim Rockford, _The Rockford Files_ 5. Barnaby Jones, _Barnaby Jones_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 12, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8151 "2025-05-12T02:52:39Z")
**Private detectives, amateur sleuths and/or crime-adjacent nibnoses** 1. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_ 2. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 3. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder, She Wrote_ 4. Jim Rockford, _The Rockford Files_ 5. Barnaby Jones, _Barnaby Jones_ 6. Cordelia Cupp, _The Residence_ ---
**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 12, 2025, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8152 "2025-05-12T03:00:20Z")
**Private detectives, amateur sleuths and/or crime-adjacent nibnoses** 1. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_ 2. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 3. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder, She Wrote_ 4. Jim Rockford, _The Rockford Files_ 5. Barnaby Jones, _Barnaby Jones_ 6. Cordelia Cupp, _The Residence_ 7. Harry Orwell, _Harry O_ Other TV detectives tooled around in fancy cars. Harry’s car was so unreliable that he most often took the bus. But his neighbour was Farrah Fawcett-Majors, so there was that. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8153 "2025-05-12T03:41:59Z")
**Private detectives, amateur sleuths and/or crime-adjacent nibnoses** 1. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_ 2. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 3. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder, She Wrote_ 4. Jim Rockford, _The Rockford Files_ 5. Barnaby Jones, _Barnaby Jones_ 6. Cordelia Cupp, _The Residence_ 7. Harry Orwell, _Harry O_ 8. Laura Holt, _Remington Steele_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8154 "2025-05-12T05:14:12Z")
**Private detectives, amateur sleuths and/or crime-adjacent nibnoses** 1. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_ 2. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 3. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder, She Wrote_ 4. Jim Rockford, _The Rockford Files_ 5. Barnaby Jones, _Barnaby Jones_ 6. Cordelia Cupp, _The Residence_ 7. Harry Orwell, _Harry O_ 8. Laura Holt, _Remington Steele_ 9. David Addison, _Moonlighting_ ---
**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 12, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8155 "2025-05-12T09:26:51Z")
> [@](#): > > **Private detectives, amateur sleuths and/or crime-adjacent nibnoses** 1. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_ 2. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 3. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder, She Wrote_ 4. Jim Rockford, _The Rockford Files_ 5. Barnaby Jones, _Barnaby Jones_ 6. Cordelia Cupp, _The Residence_ 7. Harry Orwell, _Harry O_ 8. Laura Holt, _Remington Steele_ 9. David Addison, _Moonlighting_ 10. Nancy Drew, _Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Mysteries_ Pass ---
**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 12, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8156 "2025-05-12T13:07:43Z")
**Judges** 1. Judge Harry Anderson - _Night Court_ ---
**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:** [May 12, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8157 "2025-05-12T13:13:45Z")
**Judges** 1. Judge Harry Anderson - _Night Court_ 2. Judge Henry Bone - _Picket Fences_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8158 "2025-05-12T13:34:53Z")
**Judges** 1. Judge Harry Anderson - _Night Court_ 2. Judge Henry Bone - _Picket Fences_ 3. Judge Amy Gray - _Judging Amy_ ---
**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 12, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8159 "2025-05-12T13:55:18Z")
**Judges** 1. Judge Harry Anderson - _Night Court_ 2. Judge Henry Bone - _Picket Fences_ 3. Judge Amy Gray - _Judging Amy_ 4. Arraignment Judge Morris Torledsky - _Law & Order_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8160 "2025-05-12T13:57:42Z")
**Judges** 1. Judge Harry Anderson - _Night Court_ 2. Judge Henry Bone - _Picket Fences_ 3. Judge Amy Gray - _Judging Amy_ 4. Arraignment Judge Morris Torledsky - _Law & Order_ 5. Judge Alan Wachtel - _Hill Street Blues_ Referred to as “the Mad Hatter” by attorney Joyce Davenport [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=407) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=409)