# 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:** 429
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8561 "2025-06-21T21:37:43Z")
**Mustachioed leading men on TV shows** 1. Victor Newman (The Young and the Restless) 2. Thomas Magnum (Magnum, P.I. (80s version)) 3. Chico Rodriguez (Chico and the Man) ---
**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 21, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8562 "2025-06-21T21:48:17Z")
> [@](#): > > **Mustachioed leading men on TV shows** 1. Victor Newman (The Young and the Restless) 2. Thomas Magnum (Magnum, P.I. (80s version)) 3. Chico Rodriguez (Chico and the Man) 4. Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers) ---
**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 22, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8563 "2025-06-22T00:41:51Z")
**Mustachioed leading men on TV shows** 1. Victor Newman (The Young and the Restless) 2. Thomas Magnum (Magnum, P.I. (80s version)) 3. Chico Rodriguez (Chico and the Man) 4. Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers) 5. Ptl. Patrick Flaherty (Hill Street Blues) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8564 "2025-06-22T03:13:00Z")
**Mustachioed leading men on TV shows** 1. Victor Newman (The Young and the Restless) 2. Thomas Magnum (Magnum, P.I. (80s version)) 3. Chico Rodriguez (Chico and the Man) 4. Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers) 5. Ptl. Patrick Flaherty (Hill Street Blues) 6. Gabe Kotter (Welcome Back, Kotter) Ooh! Ooh! Mistah Kahtah! ---
**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 22, 2025, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8565 "2025-06-22T03:15:16Z")
**Mustachioed leading men on TV shows** 1. Victor Newman (The Young and the Restless) 2. Thomas Magnum (Magnum, P.I. (80s version)) 3. Chico Rodriguez (Chico and the Man) 4. Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers) 5. Ptl. Patrick Flaherty (Hill Street Blues) 6. Gabe Kotter (Welcome Back, Kotter) 7. Carl Winslow (Family Matters) ---
**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 22, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8566 "2025-06-22T03:18:40Z")
**Mustachioed leading men on TV shows** 1. Victor Newman (The Young and the Restless) 2. Thomas Magnum (Magnum, P.I. (80s version)) 3. Chico Rodriguez (Chico and the Man) 4. Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers) 5. Ptl. Patrick Flaherty (Hill Street Blues) 6. Gabe Kotter (Welcome Back, Kotter) 7. Carl Winslow (Family Matters) 8. Mario (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) ---
**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 22, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8567 "2025-06-22T07:18:27Z")
**Mustachioed leading men on TV shows** 1. Victor Newman (The Young and the Restless) 2. Thomas Magnum (Magnum, P.I. (80s version)) 3. Chico Rodriguez (Chico and the Man) 4. Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers) 5. Ptl. Patrick Flaherty (Hill Street Blues) 6. Gabe Kotter (Welcome Back, Kotter) 7. Carl Winslow (Family Matters) 8. Mario (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) 9. Alex Trebek (Jeopardy!) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8568 "2025-06-22T11:45:26Z")
**Mustachioed leading men on TV shows** 1. Victor Newman (The Young and the Restless) 2. Thomas Magnum (Magnum, P.I. (80s version)) 3. Chico Rodriguez (Chico and the Man) 4. Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers) 5. Ptl. Patrick Flaherty (Hill Street Blues) 6. Gabe Kotter (Welcome Back, Kotter) 7. Carl Winslow (Family Matters) 8. Mario (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) 9. Alex Trebek (Jeopardy!) 10. Earl Hickey (My Name Is Earl) **First name female-led TV shows** 1. Angie ---
**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 22, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8569 "2025-06-22T13:02:29Z")
**First name female-led TV shows** 1. Angie 2. Elsbeth ---
**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 22, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8570 "2025-06-22T13:23:57Z")
**First name female-led TV shows** 1. Angie 2. Elsbeth 3. Maude ---
**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:** [June 22, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8571 "2025-06-22T17:46:55Z")
**First name female-led TV shows** 1. Angie 2. Elsbeth 3. Maude 4. Karen (1975) Starred Karen Valentine as “Karen Angelo,” but it only lasted 13 episodes. ---
**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 22, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8572 "2025-06-22T18:12:40Z")
**First name female-led TV shows** 1. Angie 2. Elsbeth 3. Maude 4. Karen (1975) 5. Reba ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8573 "2025-06-22T18:13:23Z")
**First name female-led TV shows** 1. Angie 2. Elsbeth 3. Maude 4. Karen (1975) 5. Reba 6. Alice ---
**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 23, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8574 "2025-06-23T01:24:36Z")
**First name female-led TV shows** 1. Angie 2. Elsbeth 3. Maude 4. Karen (1975) 5. Reba 6. Alice 7. Roseanne ---
**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 23, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8575 "2025-06-23T01:59:41Z")
Was Karen always demanding to speak to a supervisor? **First name female-led TV shows** 1. Angie 2. Elsbeth 3. Maude 4. Karen (1975) 5. Reba 6. Alice 7. Roseanne 8. Rhoda ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8576 "2025-06-23T02:52:09Z")
**First name female-led TV shows** 1. Angie 2. Elsbeth 3. Maude 4. Karen (1975) 5. Reba 6. Alice 7. Roseanne 8. Rhoda 9. Julia ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8577 "2025-06-23T09:29:20Z")
> [@](#): > > **First name female-led TV shows** 1. Angie 2. Elsbeth 3. Maude 4. Karen (1975) 5. Reba 6. Alice 7. Roseanne 8. Rhoda 9. Julia 10. Ellen NEXT: **Shows from before 2000, that acknowledged a character’s gayness openly, and without it needing to be changed.** Doesn’t need to be a series regular-- can be a one-off episode. 1. _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_: Phyllis’ brother Ben is gay, and when Phyllis is informed, she says something like “Oh, thank God!” because she thought he was interested in Rhoda. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2025, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8578 "2025-06-23T10:12:24Z")
NEXT: **Shows from before 2000, that acknowledged a character’s gayness openly, and without it needing to be changed.** Doesn’t need to be a series regular-- can be a one-off episode. 1. _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_: Phyllis’ brother Ben is gay, and when Phyllis is informed, she says something like “Oh, thank God!” because she thought he was interested in Rhoda. 2. _Soap_. Jodie Dallas was gay, and wasn’t shy about letting others know. ---
**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 23, 2025, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8579 "2025-06-23T10:48:34Z")
[quote=“Spoons, post:8578, topic:972711”] **Shows from before 2000, that acknowledged a character’s gayness openly, and without it needing to be changed.** Doesn’t need to be a series regular-- can be a one-off episode. 1. _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_: Phyllis’ brother Ben is gay, and when Phyllis is informed, she says something like “Oh, thank God!” because she thought he was interested in Rhoda. 2. _Soap_. Jodie Dallas was gay, and wasn’t shy about letting others know. 3. _Barney Miller_ - Darryl & Marty ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8580 "2025-06-23T13:49:44Z")
**Shows from before 2000, that acknowledged a character’s gayness openly, and without it needing to be changed.** Doesn’t need to be a series regular-- can be a one-off episode. 1. _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_: Phyllis’ brother Ben is gay, and when Phyllis is informed, she says something like “Oh, thank God!” because she thought he was interested in Rhoda. 2. _Soap_. Jodie Dallas was gay, and wasn’t shy about letting others know. 3. _Barney Miller_ - Darryl & Marty 4. [_All in the Family_ - Liz (Edith’s cousin) at Liz’s funeral. Liz and Veronica were a gay couple.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB0Kt-8Q03U) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=428) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=430)