# 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:** 433
**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 28, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8641 "2025-06-28T04:20:51Z")
**TV episodes that creatively shattered the 4th wall** 1. The John Laroquette Show - "And the Heat Goes On 2. Community - “Anthropology 101” 3. Moonlighting - “Lunar Eclipse” 4. Star Trek: The Next Generation - “Descent, Part 1” Capt. Picard tells his officers, “The safety of the _Enterprise_ should be your paramount concern.” The franchise was owned by Paramount at the time. ---
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**TV episodes that creatively shattered the 4th wall** 1. The John Laroquette Show - "And the Heat Goes On 2. Community - “Anthropology 101” 3. Moonlighting - “Lunar Eclipse” 4. Star Trek: The Next Generation - “Descent, Part 1” 5. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show Hard to pick a single episode, because Shandling and his cast broke the fourth wall in every episode. On at least one occasion, the audience did too—when Garry went out for some reason, the audience took over his condo, raiding his fridge, watching his TV, and so on. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8643 "2025-06-29T15:01:20Z")
**TV episodes that creatively shattered the 4th wall** 1. The John Laroquette Show - “And the Heat Goes On” 2. Community - “Anthropology 101” 3. Moonlighting - “Lunar Eclipse” 4. Star Trek: The Next Generation - “Descent, Part 1” 5. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show 6. The Simpsons - “Behind The Laughter” > A parody documentary in the style of the show ‘Behind the Music’ uses clips from previous episodes to show how the Simpsons first became famous and the problems that the fame brought them, culminating in an acrimonious break-up. However they all get back together again to appear in a supposed awards show hosted by Willie Nelson but specifically designed to engineer their reunion. = IMDB ---
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**TV episodes that creatively shattered the 4th wall** 1. The John Laroquette Show - “And the Heat Goes On” 2. Community - “Anthropology 101” 3. Moonlighting - “Lunar Eclipse” 4. Star Trek: The Next Generation - “Descent, Part 1” 5. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show 6. The Simpsons - “Behind The Laughter” 7. Fleabag - Episode 4 Fleabag, the character, would generally break the fourth wall to show her thoughts or feelings during an episode. In this episode, she acknowledges the camera during a scene and Hot Priest notices what’s happening and also looks at the camera to see what’s happening. ---
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**TV episodes that creatively shattered the 4th wall** 1. The John Laroquette Show - “And the Heat Goes On” 2. Community - “Anthropology 101” 3. Moonlighting - “Lunar Eclipse” 4. Star Trek: The Next Generation - “Descent, Part 1” 5. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show 6. The Simpsons - “Behind The Laughter” 7. Fleabag - Episode 4 8. Malcolm in the Middle - most episodes Breaking the fourth wall was kind of a feature of the show. ---
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**TV episodes that creatively shattered the 4th wall** 1. The John Laroquette Show - “And the Heat Goes On” 2. Community - “Anthropology 101” 3. Moonlighting - “Lunar Eclipse” 4. Star Trek: The Next Generation - “Descent, Part 1” 5. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show 6. The Simpsons - “Behind The Laughter” 7. Fleabag - Episode 4 8. Malcolm in the Middle - most episodes 9. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Part 1” Jazz makes a meta-commentary about Aunt Viv’s recast, saying she seems “different,” directly acknowledging the recasting of the actress. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8647 "2025-07-01T10:21:56Z")
> [@](#): > > **TV episodes that creatively shattered the 4th wall** 1. The John Laroquette Show - “And the Heat Goes On” 2. Community - “Anthropology 101” 3. Moonlighting - “Lunar Eclipse” 4. Star Trek: The Next Generation - “Descent, Part 1” 5. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show 6. The Simpsons - “Behind The Laughter” 7. Fleabag - Episode 4 8. Malcolm in the Middle - most episodes 9. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Part 1” 10. Roseanne - “Halloween [something]” (they are numbered, and I can’t figure out which one it is) The season Lecy Goranson comes back, and Sarah Chalke leaves the role of Becky after 2 seasons, a young woman, played by Chalke, comes to the door trick-or-treating with two small children. She’s very nice, and after giving them candy, Roseanne says “What a sweet girl; I wish we had kids like her.” **Episode of ANY show featuring someone who later became famous, but isn’t yet, in a major role.** Bonus points for kids or teens who became famous as adults. 1. _Cagney & Lacey_: s5;e1, 1985 “On the Street” – Kristy Swanson plays a teenage prostitute. (episode and year info not necessary-- I just included it because this one is old enough that I wanted to show how really young Swanson was) ---
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**Episode of ANY show featuring someone who later became famous, but isn’t yet, in a major role.** Bonus points for kids or teens who became famous as adults. 1. _Cagney & Lacey_: s5;e1, 1985 “On the Street” – Kristy Swanson 2. _Law & Order_ 2003, “Sheltered” – Sebastian Stan Stan played a teenaged sniper who killed four people. Ty Burrell (Modern Family) played his abusive guardian. Stan went on to portray Bucky Barnes in the MCU. ---
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**Episode of ANY show featuring someone who later became famous, but isn’t yet, in a major role.** Bonus points for kids or teens who became famous as adults. 1. _Cagney & Lacey_: s5;e1, 1985 “On the Street” – Kristy Swanson 2. _Law & Order_ 2003, “Sheltered” – Sebastian Stan 3. _Growing Pains_ 1991-1992 - Leo DiCaprio ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8650 "2025-07-01T15:18:17Z")
**Episode of ANY show featuring someone who later became famous, but isn’t yet, in a major role.** Bonus points for kids or teens who became famous as adults. 1. _Cagney & Lacey_: s5;e1, 1985 “On the Street” – Kristy Swanson 2. _Law & Order_ 2003, “Sheltered” – Sebastian Stan 3. _Growing Pains_ 1991-1992 - Leo DiCaprio 4. _The Cosby Show_ (1987) - Adam Sandler ---
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**Episode of ANY show featuring someone who later became famous, but isn’t yet, in a major role.** Bonus points for kids or teens who became famous as adults. 1. _Cagney & Lacey_: s5;e1, (1985) “On the Street” – Kristy Swanson 2. _Law & Order_ (2003) “Sheltered” – Sebastian Stan 3. _Growing Pains_ (1991-1992) - Leo DiCaprio 4. _The Cosby Show_ (1987) - Adam Sandler 5. _CHiPs_ (1982) “Return to Death’s Door” - Bryan Cranston ---
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**Episode of ANY show featuring someone who later became famous, but isn’t yet, in a major role.** Bonus points for kids or teens who became famous as adults. 1. _Cagney & Lacey_: s5;e1, (1985) “On the Street” – Kristy Swanson 2. _Law & Order_ (2003) “Sheltered” – Sebastian Stan 3. _Growing Pains_ (1991-1992) - Leo DiCaprio 4. _The Cosby Show_ (1987) - Adam Sandler 5. _CHiPs_ (1982) “Return to Death’s Door” - Bryan Cranston 6. _Doctor Who_ (20070 - “Daleks in Manhattan” - Andrew Garfield ---
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**Episode of ANY show featuring someone who later became famous, but isn’t yet, in a major role.** Bonus points for kids or teens who became famous as adults. 1. _Cagney & Lacey_: s5;e1, (1985) “On the Street” – Kristy Swanson 2. _Law & Order_ (2003) “Sheltered” – Sebastian Stan 3. _Growing Pains_ (1991-1992) - Leo DiCaprio 4. _The Cosby Show_ (1987) - Adam Sandler 5. _CHiPs_ (1982) “Return to Death’s Door” - Bryan Cranston 6. _Doctor Who_ (20070 - “Daleks in Manhattan” - Andrew Garfield 7. _Deadwood_ (2004) “Suffer the Little Children” - Kristen Bell ---
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**Episode of ANY show featuring someone who later became famous, but isn’t yet, in a major role.** Bonus points for kids or teens who became famous as adults. 1. _Cagney & Lacey_: s5;e1, (1985) “On the Street” – Kristy Swanson 2. _Law & Order_ (2003) “Sheltered” – Sebastian Stan 3. _Growing Pains_ (1991-1992) - Leo DiCaprio 4. _The Cosby Show_ (1987) - Adam Sandler 5. _CHiPs_ (1982) “Return to Death’s Door” - Bryan Cranston 6. _Doctor Who_ (20070 - “Daleks in Manhattan” - Andrew Garfield 7. _Deadwood_ (2004) “Suffer the Little Children” - Kristen Bell 8. Band of Brothers (2001) - Tom Hardy ---
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**Episode of ANY show featuring someone who later became famous, but isn’t yet, in a major role.** Bonus points for kids or teens who became famous as adults. 1. _Cagney & Lacey_: s5;e1, (1985) “On the Street” – Kristy Swanson 2. _Law & Order_ (2003) “Sheltered” – Sebastian Stan 3. _Growing Pains_ (1991-1992) - Leo DiCaprio 4. _The Cosby Show_ (1987) - Adam Sandler 5. _CHiPs_ (1982) “Return to Death’s Door” - Bryan Cranston 6. _Doctor Who_ (20070 - “Daleks in Manhattan” - Andrew Garfield 7. _Deadwood_ (2004) “Suffer the Little Children” - Kristen Bell 8. Band of Brothers (2001) - Tom Hardy 9. _Lou Grant_, s4e11, (1981); “Generations” - Matthew Broderick Broderick plays a neighbourhood kid who, with his friends, harasses an elderly neighbour; with tragic consequences. ---
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**Episode of ANY show featuring someone who later became famous, but isn’t yet, in a major role.** Bonus points for kids or teens who became famous as adults. 1. _Cagney & Lacey_: s5;e1, (1985) “On the Street” – Kristy Swanson 2. _Law & Order_ (2003) “Sheltered” – Sebastian Stan 3. _Growing Pains_ (1991-1992) - Leo DiCaprio 4. _The Cosby Show_ (1987) - Adam Sandler 5. _CHiPs_ (1982) “Return to Death’s Door” - Bryan Cranston 6. _Doctor Who_ (20070 - “Daleks in Manhattan” - Andrew Garfield 7. _Deadwood_ (2004) “Suffer the Little Children” - Kristen Bell 8. Band of Brothers (2001) - Tom Hardy 9. _Lou Grant_, s4e11, (1981); “Generations” - Matthew Broderick 10. _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ (1991) - Ashley Judd Judd appeared in two episodes of the second season of TNG as Ensign Robin Lefler; in the second of those two, “The Game,” she had a significant role, as Wesley Crusher’s girlfriend. Her appearances on TNG were her first acting roles. Next: **Independence Day: Movies Featuring July 4th and/or Independence** 1. 1776 ---
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Uh, this is the TV thread. Want to choose another category? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8658 "2025-07-03T01:43:59Z")
_facepalm_ **1970s Cop Shows** 1. Barney Miller ---
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**1970s Cop Shows** 1. Barney Miller 2. S.W.A.T. (1975) ---
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**1970s Cop Shows** 1. Barney Miller 2. S.W.A.T. (1975) 3. Kojak Who loves ya, baby? 🍭 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=432) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=434)