# 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:** 448
**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:** [August 3, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8941 "2025-08-03T19:53:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Noelle = Suzanne Sugarbaker’s pig; _Designing Women_ 😆 👍 ---
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**More TV Pets!** (bonus points for non-cats/dogs) 1. Argo – horse; _Xena, Warrior Princess_ 2. Bear - chimp; _B.J. and the Bear_ 3. Clyde - tortoise; _Elementary_ 4. Rocco - Zoe’s pet rock; _Sesame Street_ 5. Homer - Wednesday’s pet spider; _The Addams Family_ (1964) 6. Santa’s Little Helper - T_he Simpsons_ 7. Marcel - _Friends_ 8. Sweet Cheeks - Guinea pig; _Abbott Elementary_ 9. Noelle = Suzanne Sugarbaker’s pig; _Designing Women_ 10. Ben - Bear, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams pass ---
**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:** [August 4, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8943 "2025-08-04T00:17:58Z")
**A guest star, the show and the episode** 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” ---
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**A guest star, the show and the episode** 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” 2. Kelsey Grammer, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, “Cause and Effect” ---
**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:** [August 4, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8945 "2025-08-04T00:28:38Z")
**A guest star, the show and the episode** 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” 2. Kelsey Grammer, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, “Cause and Effect” 3. Dr. Stephen Hawking, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Hawking Excitation”, et al. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8946 "2025-08-04T00:33:10Z")
**A guest star, the show and the episode** 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” 2. Kelsey Grammer, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, “Cause and Effect” 3. Dr. Stephen Hawking, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Hawking Excitation”, et al. 4. Brian Cox, _Frasier_, “Moons Over Seattle” He played Daphne’s no-nonsense, hard-drinking dad. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8947 "2025-08-04T00:44:36Z")
**A guest star, the show and the episode** 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” 2. Kelsey Grammer, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, “Cause and Effect” 3. Dr. Stephen Hawking, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Hawking Excitation”, et al. 4. Brian Cox, _Frasier_, “Moons Over Seattle” 5. Fred Willard, _Pushing Daisies_, “Oh Oh Oh… It’s Magic” ---
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**A guest star, the show and the episode** 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” 2. Kelsey Grammer, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, “Cause and Effect” 3. Dr. Stephen Hawking, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Hawking Excitation”, et al. 4. Brian Cox, _Frasier_, “Moons Over Seattle” 5. Bette Midler, _Seinfeld_, “The Understudy” ---
**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:** [August 4, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8949 "2025-08-04T00:48:57Z")
**A guest star, the show and the episode** 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” 2. Kelsey Grammer, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, “Cause and Effect” 3. Dr. Stephen Hawking, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Hawking Excitation”, et al. 4. Brian Cox, _Frasier_, “Moons Over Seattle” 5. Bette Midler, _Seinfeld_, “The Understudy” 6. Matthew Perry, _The West Wing_, “Evidence of Things Not Seen” and two other episodes He was nominated for two Emmys for Outstanding Guest Actor for playing Joe Quincy in seasons 4 and 5. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8950 "2025-08-04T00:51:08Z")
**A guest star, the show and the episode** 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” 2. Kelsey Grammer, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, “Cause and Effect” 3. Dr. Stephen Hawking, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Hawking Excitation”, et al. 4. Brian Cox, _Frasier_, “Moons Over Seattle” 5. Fred Willard, _Pushing Daisies_, “Oh Oh Oh… It’s Magic” 6. Bette Midler, _Seinfeld_, “The Understudy” 7. Matthew Perry, _The West Wing_, “Evidence of Things Not Seen” and two other episodes (Housekeeping) ---
**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:** [August 4, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8951 "2025-08-04T01:01:23Z")
**A guest star, the show and the episode** 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” 2. Kelsey Grammer, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, “Cause and Effect” 3. Dr. Stephen Hawking, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Hawking Excitation”, et al. 4. Brian Cox, _Frasier_, “Moons Over Seattle” 5. Fred Willard, _Pushing Daisies_, “Oh Oh Oh… It’s Magic” 6. Bette Midler, _Seinfeld_, “The Understudy” 7. Matthew Perry, _The West Wing_, “Evidence of Things Not Seen” and two other episodes 8. Melvin Belli, _Star Trek_, “And the Children Shall Lead” Done as a ratings stunt (which didn’t work) after his son Caesar was cast as one of the kids in the episode. Belli wasn’t an actor, but a prominent L.A. lawyer. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8952 "2025-08-04T04:33:52Z")
**A guest star, the show and the episode** 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” 2. Kelsey Grammer, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, “Cause and Effect” 3. Dr. Stephen Hawking, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Hawking Excitation”, et al. 4. Brian Cox, _Frasier_, “Moons Over Seattle” 5. Fred Willard, _Pushing Daisies_, “Oh Oh Oh… It’s Magic” 6. Bette Midler, _Seinfeld_, “The Understudy” 7. Matthew Perry, _The West Wing_, “Evidence of Things Not Seen” and two other episodes 8. Melvin Belli, _Star Trek_, “And the Children Shall Lead” 9. Janeane Garofalo, _The Sopranos_, “D-Girl” She made an appearance along with Sandra Bernhard and Jon Favreau as themselves. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8953 "2025-08-04T11:04:22Z")
> [@](#): > > **A guest star, the show and the episode** 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” 2. Kelsey Grammer, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, “Cause and Effect” 3. Dr. Stephen Hawking, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Hawking Excitation”, et al. 4. Brian Cox, _Frasier_, “Moons Over Seattle” 5. Fred Willard, _Pushing Daisies_, “Oh Oh Oh… It’s Magic” 6. Bette Midler, _Seinfeld_, “The Understudy” 7. Matthew Perry, _The West Wing_, “Evidence of Things Not Seen” and two other episodes 8. Melvin Belli, _Star Trek_, “And the Children Shall Lead” 9. Janeane Garofalo, _The Sopranos_, “D-Girl” 10. Shannon Tweed, _Cagney & Lacey_, “Role Call” **More guest stars with show and episode!** 1. Lillian Gish, _The Defenders_, “Grandma TNT” ---
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**A guest star, the show and the episode** [/quote] 1. Julia Roberts, _Friends_, “The One After the Superbowl, Part 2” 2. Kelsey Grammer, _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, “Cause and Effect” 3. Dr. Stephen Hawking, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Hawking Excitation”, et al. 4. Brian Cox, _Frasier_, “Moons Over Seattle” 5. Fred Willard, _Pushing Daisies_, “Oh Oh Oh… It’s Magic” 6. Bette Midler, _Seinfeld_, “The Understudy” 7. Matthew Perry, _The West Wing_, “Evidence of Things Not Seen” and two other episodes 8. Melvin Belli, _Star Trek_, “And the Children Shall Lead” 9. Janeane Garofalo, _The Sopranos_, “D-Girl” 10. Shannon Tweed, _Cagney & Lacey_, “Role Call” **More guest stars with show and episode!** 1. Lillian Gish, _The Defenders_, “Grandma TNT” 2. John Turturro, _Monk_, “Mr. Monk and the Three Pies” and two others ---
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**More guest stars with show and episode!** 1. Lillian Gish, _The Defenders_, “Grandma TNT” 2. John Turturro, _Monk_, “Mr. Monk and the Three Pies” and two others 3. Cher, _Will & Grace_, “Gypsies, Tramps and Weed” ---
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**More guest stars with show and episode!** 1. Lillian Gish, _The Defenders_, “Grandma TNT” 2. John Turturro, _Monk_, “Mr. Monk and the Three Pies” and two others 3. Cher, _Will & Grace_, “Gypsies, Tramps and Weed” 4. Mr. T, _Diff’rent Strokes_, “Mr. T and mr. t” ---
**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:** [August 4, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8957 "2025-08-04T13:27:01Z")
**More guest stars with show and episode!** 1. Lillian Gish, _The Defenders_, “Grandma TNT” 2. John Turturro, _Monk_, “Mr. Monk and the Three Pies” and two others 3. Cher, _Will & Grace_, “Gypsies, Tramps and Weed” 4. Mr. T, _Diff’rent Strokes_, “Mr. T and mr. t” 5. Hoyt Axton, _Murder She Wrote_, “Coal Miner’s Slaughter” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8958 "2025-08-04T14:29:03Z")
**More guest stars with show and episode!** 1. Lillian Gish, _The Defenders_, “Grandma TNT” 2. John Turturro, _Monk_, “Mr. Monk and the Three Pies” and two others 3. Cher, _Will & Grace_, “Gypsies, Tramps and Weed” 4. Mr. T, _Diff’rent Strokes_, “Mr. T and mr. t” 5. Hoyt Axton, _Murder She Wrote_, “Coal Miner’s Slaughter” 6. Jim Carrey, _The Office_, “Search Committee” Appeared briefly as “Finger Lakes Guy” ---
**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:** [August 4, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8959 "2025-08-04T14:53:17Z")
**More guest stars with show and episode!** 1. Lillian Gish, _The Defenders_, “Grandma TNT” 2. John Turturro, _Monk_, “Mr. Monk and the Three Pies” and two others 3. Cher, _Will & Grace_, “Gypsies, Tramps and Weed” 4. Mr. T, _Diff’rent Strokes_, “Mr. T and mr. t” 5. Hoyt Axton, _Murder She Wrote_, “Coal Miner’s Slaughter” 6. Jim Carrey, _The Office_, “Search Committee” 7. Mark Hamill, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Bow Tie Asymmetry” Playing himself, Mark officiates the wedding of Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler. ---
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**More guest stars with show and episode!** 1. Lillian Gish, _The Defenders_, “Grandma TNT” 2. John Turturro, _Monk_, “Mr. Monk and the Three Pies” and two others 3. Cher, _Will & Grace_, “Gypsies, Tramps and Weed” 4. Mr. T, _Diff’rent Strokes_, “Mr. T and mr. t” 5. Hoyt Axton, _Murder She Wrote_, “Coal Miner’s Slaughter” 6. Jim Carrey, _The Office_, “Search Committee” 7. Mark Hamill, _The Big Bang Theory_, “The Bow Tie Asymmetry” 8. John Ratzenberger and George Wendt, _Wings_, " The Story of Joe" They crossed over from _Cheers_. They intended to fish, but spent all their time at the bars. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=447) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=449)