# 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:** 424
**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:** [June 7, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8461 "2025-06-07T17:30:29Z")
> [@](#): > > **TV Scientist Characters** 1. Sheldon Cooper (theoretical physicist), _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Dr. Zed, _Owl/TV_ 3. Dr. Eleanor Bramwell (practicing physician as well as medical experimenter and researcher) _Bramwell_ 4. Professor Proton _real name, Arthur Jeffries_ (TV scientist, but genuine holder of a PhD from, IIRC, Stanford-- oops-- Cornell) _The Big Bang Theory_ & _Young Sheldon_ ---
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> [@](#): > > **TV Scientist Characters** 1. Sheldon Cooper (theoretical physicist), _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Dr. Zed, _Owl/TV_ 3. Dr. Eleanor Bramwell (practicing physician as well as medical experimenter and researcher) _Bramwell_ 4. Professor Proton _real name, Arthur Jeffries_ (TV scientist, but genuine holder of a PhD from, IIRC, Stanford-- oops-- Cornell) _The Big Bang Theory_ & _Young Sheldon_ 5. Rick Sanchez (mad scientist, inventor, and all-around bad influence), _Rick and Morty_ ---
**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:** [June 7, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8463 "2025-06-07T20:18:08Z")
**TV Scientist Characters** 1. Sheldon Cooper (theoretical physicist), _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Dr. Zed, _Owl/TV_ 3. Dr. Eleanor Bramwell (practicing physician as well as medical experimenter and researcher) _Bramwell_ 4. Professor Proton _real name, Arthur Jeffries_ (TV scientist, but genuine holder of a PhD from, IIRC, Stanford-- oops-- Cornell) _The Big Bang Theory_ & _Young Sheldon_ 5. Rick Sanchez (mad scientist, inventor, and all-around bad influence), _Rick and Morty_ 6. Hugo A-Go-Go (mad scientist and inventor of weird things) _Batfink_ ---
**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:** [June 7, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8464 "2025-06-07T20:33:02Z")
**TV Scientist Characters** 1. Sheldon Cooper (theoretical physicist), _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Dr. Zed, _Owl/TV_ 3. Dr. Eleanor Bramwell (practicing physician as well as medical experimenter and researcher) _Bramwell_ 4. Professor Proton _real name, Arthur Jeffries_ (TV scientist, but genuine holder of a PhD from, IIRC, Stanford-- oops-- Cornell) _The Big Bang Theory_ & _Young Sheldon_ 5. Rick Sanchez (mad scientist, inventor, and all-around bad influence), _Rick and Morty_ 6. Hugo A-Go-Go (mad scientist and inventor of weird things) _Batfink_ 7. Dr. Mora Pol, the Bajoran scientist who helped raise Odo, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8465 "2025-06-07T20:49:02Z")
**TV Scientist Characters** 1. Sheldon Cooper (theoretical physicist), _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Dr. Zed, _Owl/TV_ 3. Dr. Eleanor Bramwell (practicing physician as well as medical experimenter and researcher) _Bramwell_ 4. Professor Proton _real name, Arthur Jeffries_ (TV scientist, but genuine holder of a PhD from, IIRC, Stanford-- oops-- Cornell) _The Big Bang Theory_ & _Young Sheldon_ 5. Rick Sanchez (mad scientist, inventor, and all-around bad influence), _Rick and Morty_ 6. Hugo A-Go-Go (mad scientist and inventor of weird things) _Batfink_ 7. Dr. Mora Pol, the Bajoran scientist who helped raise Odo, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 8. Abby Sciuto, forensic scientist on _NCIS_ ---
**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:** [June 7, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8466 "2025-06-07T23:33:27Z")
**TV Scientist Characters** 1. Sheldon Cooper (theoretical physicist), _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Dr. Zed, _Owl/TV_ 3. Dr. Eleanor Bramwell (practicing physician as well as medical experimenter and researcher) _Bramwell_ 4. Professor Proton _real name, Arthur Jeffries_ (TV scientist, but genuine holder of a PhD from, IIRC, Stanford-- oops-- Cornell) _The Big Bang Theory_ & _Young Sheldon_ 5. Rick Sanchez (mad scientist, inventor, and all-around bad influence), _Rick and Morty_ 6. Hugo A-Go-Go (mad scientist and inventor of weird things) _Batfink_ 7. Dr. Mora Pol, the Bajoran scientist who helped raise Odo, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 8. Abby Sciuto, forensic scientist on _NCIS_ 9. Stanford Pines, genius paranormal investigator who spends 20 years stuck in an alternate dimension, _Gravity Falls_ ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8467 "2025-06-08T03:49:17Z")
**TV Scientist Characters** 1. Sheldon Cooper (theoretical physicist), _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Dr. Zed, _Owl/TV_ 3. Dr. Eleanor Bramwell (practicing physician as well as medical experimenter and researcher) _Bramwell_ 4. Professor Proton _real name, Arthur Jeffries_ (TV scientist, but genuine holder of a PhD from, IIRC, Stanford-- oops-- Cornell) _The Big Bang Theory_ & _Young Sheldon_ 5. Rick Sanchez (mad scientist, inventor, and all-around bad influence), _Rick and Morty_ 6. Hugo A-Go-Go (mad scientist and inventor of weird things) _Batfink_ 7. Dr. Mora Pol, the Bajoran scientist who helped raise Odo, _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 8. Abby Sciuto, forensic scientist on _NCIS_ 9. Stanford Pines, genius paranormal investigator who spends 20 years stuck in an alternate dimension, _Gravity Falls_ 10. Cmdr. Spock, _Star Trek_ He seems to be a scientific jack-of-all-trades, although he has particular expertise in computers, and is weirdly knowledgeable about grain: [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IO5LY-eXeFk](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IO5LY-eXeFk) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8468 "2025-06-08T05:29:04Z")
**TV roles on the air** (can be TV or radio personalities) 1. Venus Flytrap - _WKRP in Cincinnati_ ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8469 "2025-06-08T05:33:51Z")
**TV roles on the air** (can be TV or radio personalities) 1. Venus Flytrap - _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. Alan Brady - _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8470 "2025-06-08T11:57:50Z")
**TV roles on the air** (can be TV or radio personalities) 1. Venus Flytrap - _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. Alan Brady - _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 3. Ted Baxter - _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8471 "2025-06-08T12:59:25Z")
**TV roles on the air** (can be TV or radio personalities) 1. Venus Flytrap - _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. Alan Brady - _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 3. Ted Baxter - _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Tracy Jordan - _30 Rock_ ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8472 "2025-06-08T14:49:27Z")
**TV roles on the air** (can be TV or radio personalities) 1. Venus Flytrap - _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. Alan Brady - _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 3. Ted Baxter - _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Tracy Jordan - _30 Rock_ 5. Dan Rydell & Casey McCall - _Sports Night_ ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8473 "2025-06-08T16:12:19Z")
**TV roles on the air** (can be TV or radio personalities) 1. Venus Flytrap - _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. Alan Brady - _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 3. Ted Baxter - _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Tracy Jordan - _30 Rock_ 5. Dan Rydell & Casey McCall - _Sports Night_ 6. Tim Taylor – _Home Improvement_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8474 "2025-06-08T16:13:59Z")
**TV roles on the air** (can be TV or radio personalities) 1. Venus Flytrap - _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. Alan Brady - _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 3. Ted Baxter - _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Tracy Jordan - _30 Rock_ 5. Dan Rydell & Casey McCall - _Sports Night_ 6. Tim Taylor – _Home Improvement_ 7. Red Green - _The Red Green Show_ ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8475 "2025-06-08T16:16:05Z")
**TV roles on the air** (can be TV or radio personalities) 1. Venus Flytrap - _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. Alan Brady - _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 3. Ted Baxter - _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Tracy Jordan - _30 Rock_ 5. Dan Rydell & Casey McCall - _Sports Night_ 6. Tim Taylor – _Home Improvement_ 7. Red Green - _The Red Green Show_ 8. Morbo and Linda van Schoonhoven - _Futurama_ ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8476 "2025-06-08T16:18:46Z")
**TV roles on the air** (can be TV or radio personalities) 1. Venus Flytrap - _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. Alan Brady - _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 3. Ted Baxter - _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Tracy Jordan - _30 Rock_ 5. Dan Rydell & Casey McCall - _Sports Night_ 6. Tim Taylor – _Home Improvement_ 7. Red Green - _The Red Green Show_ 8. Morbo and Linda van Schoonhoven - _Futurama_ 9. Larry Sanders - _The Larry Sanders Show_ ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8477 "2025-06-08T20:49:15Z")
**TV roles on the air** (can be TV or radio personalities) 1. Venus Flytrap - _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. Alan Brady - _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ 3. Ted Baxter - _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ 4. Tracy Jordan - _30 Rock_ 5. Dan Rydell & Casey McCall - _Sports Night_ 6. Tim Taylor – _Home Improvement_ 7. Red Green - _The Red Green Show_ 8. Morbo and Linda van Schoonhoven - _Futurama_ 9. Larry Sanders - _The Larry Sanders Show_ 10. Bill McNeal - _NewsRadio_ **Sports Announcers** 1. Jack Brickhouse ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8478 "2025-06-08T21:13:42Z")
**Sports Announcers** 1. Jack Brickhouse 2. Bob Uecker Though he was primarily a radio announcer, Uecker was also a television announcer on ABC and NBC. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8479 "2025-06-08T21:18:43Z")
**Sports Announcers** 1. Jack Brickhouse 2. Bob Uecker 3. Bob Costas ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8480 "2025-06-08T21:43:38Z")
> [@](#): > > **Sports Announcers** 1. Jack Brickhouse 2. Bob Uecker 3. Bob Costas 4. Howard Cosell the only one I know [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=423) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=425)