# 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:** 462
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9221 "2025-09-08T16:41:32Z")
**Goofy stars** 1. Steve Urkel - _Family Matters_ 2. Mork - _Mork and Mindy_ 3. Karen Walker - _Will and Grace_ 4. Cosmo Kramer - _Seinfeld_ 5. Jim Ignatowski - _Taxi_ 6. Neelix - _Star Trek: Voyager_ 7. Screech - _Saved By the Bell_ ---
**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:** [September 8, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9222 "2025-09-08T16:42:35Z")
> [@](#): > > **Goofy stars** 1. Steve Urkel - _Family Matters_ 2. Mork - _Mork and Mindy_ 3. Karen Walker - _Will and Grace_ 4. Cosmo Kramer - _Seinfeld_ 5. Jim Ignatowski - _Taxi_ 6. Neelix - _Star Trek: Voyager_ 7. Joxer - _Xena: Warrior Princess_ ---
**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:** [September 8, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9223 "2025-09-08T16:47:16Z")
> [@](#): > > **Goofy stars** 1. Steve Urkel - _Family Matters_ 2. Mork - _Mork and Mindy_ 3. Karen Walker - _Will and Grace_ 4. Cosmo Kramer - _Seinfeld_ 5. Jim Ignatowski - _Taxi_ 6. Neelix - _Star Trek: Voyager_ 7. Joxer - _Xena: Warrior Princess_ 8. Maxwell Klinger (during his section 8 period) - _MASH_ ---
**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:** [September 8, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9224 "2025-09-08T16:50:11Z")
**Goofy stars** 1. Steve Urkel - _Family Matters_ 2. Mork - _Mork and Mindy_ 3. Karen Walker - _Will and Grace_ 4. Cosmo Kramer - _Seinfeld_ 5. Jim Ignatowski - _Taxi_ 6. Neelix - _Star Trek: Voyager_ 7. Joxer - _Xena: Warrior Princess_ 8. Maxwell Klinger (during his Section 8 period) - _MASH_ 9. Phoebe Buffay - _Friends_ ---
**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:** [September 8, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9225 "2025-09-08T16:56:19Z")
**Goofy stars** 1. Steve Urkel - _Family Matters_ 2. Mork - _Mork and Mindy_ 3. Karen Walker - _Will and Grace_ 4. Cosmo Kramer - _Seinfeld_ 5. Jim Ignatowski - _Taxi_ 6. Neelix - _Star Trek: Voyager_ 7. Joxer - _Xena: Warrior Princess_ 8. Maxwell Klinger (during his Section 8 period) - _MASH_ 9. Phoebe Buffay - _Friends_ 10. Jim Ignatowski - _Taxi_ **New Shows Coming This Fall Season** 1. NCIS: Tony & Ziva - Paramount+ ---
**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:** [September 8, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9226 "2025-09-08T16:58:36Z")
Jim Ignatowski of _Taxi_ was repeated, so I’ll substitute: 1. Ted Baxter - _The Mary Tyler Moore 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:** [September 8, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9227 "2025-09-08T17:00:35Z")
**New Shows Coming This Fall Season** 1. NCIS: Tony & Ziva - Paramount+ 2. The Paper - Peacock ---
**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:** [September 8, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9228 "2025-09-08T17:03:00Z")
**New Shows Coming This Fall Season** 1. _NCIS: Tony & Ziva_ - Paramount+ 2. _The Paper_ - Peacock 3. _The Lowdown_ - FX ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9229 "2025-09-08T17:28:01Z")
**New Shows Coming This Fall Season** 1. _NCIS: Tony & Ziva_ - Paramount+ 2. _The Paper_ - Peacock 3. _The Lowdown_ - FX 4. _It: Welcome to Derry_ - HBO ---
**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:** [September 9, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9230 "2025-09-09T00:28:07Z")
**New Shows Coming This Fall Season** 1. _NCIS: Tony & Ziva_ - Paramount+ 2. _The Paper_ - Peacock 3. _The Lowdown_ - FX 4. _It: Welcome to Derry_ - HBO 5. _The Crow Girl_ - Acorn TV ---
**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:** [September 9, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9231 "2025-09-09T13:28:21Z")
**New Shows Coming This Fall Season** 1. _NCIS: Tony & Ziva_ - Paramount+ 2. _The Paper_ - Peacock 3. _The Lowdown_ - FX 4. _It: Welcome to Derry_ - HBO 5. _The Crow Girl_ - Acorn TV 6. _Chad Powers_ - Hulu ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9232 "2025-09-10T01:15:48Z")
**New Shows Coming This Fall Season** 1. _NCIS: Tony & Ziva_ - Paramount+ 2. _The Paper_ - Peacock 3. _The Lowdown_ - FX 4. _It: Welcome to Derry_ - HBO 5. _The Crow Girl_ - Acorn TV 6. _Chad Powers_ - Hulu 7. _Black Rabbit_ - Netflix ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9233 "2025-09-10T12:42:40Z")
**New Shows Coming This Fall Season** 1. _NCIS: Tony & Ziva_ - Paramount+ 2. _The Paper_ - Peacock 3. _The Lowdown_ - FX 4. _It: Welcome to Derry_ - HBO 5. _The Crow Girl_ - Acorn TV 6. _Chad Powers_ - Hulu 7. _Black Rabbit_ - Netflix 8. _DMV_ - CBS It’s going to be a sitcom (_2 Broke Girls, Two and a Half Men_) rather than mockumentary (_The Office_). I think the latter would be a better format for this material. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9234 "2025-09-10T20:46:19Z")
**New Shows Coming This Fall Season** 1. _NCIS: Tony & Ziva_ - Paramount+ 2. _The Paper_ - Peacock 3. _The Lowdown_ - FX 4. _It: Welcome to Derry_ - HBO 5. _The Crow Girl_ - Acorn TV 6. _Chad Powers_ - Hulu 7. _Black Rabbit_ - Netflix 8. _DMV_ - CBS 9. _Task_ - HBO ---
**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:** [September 11, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9235 "2025-09-11T13:59:48Z")
**New Shows Coming This Fall Season** 1. _NCIS: Tony & Ziva_ - Paramount+ 2. _The Paper_ - Peacock 3. _The Lowdown_ - FX 4. _It: Welcome to Derry_ - HBO 5. _The Crow Girl_ - Acorn TV 6. _Chad Powers_ - Hulu 7. _Black Rabbit_ - Netflix 8. _DMV_ - CBS 9. _Task_ - HBO 10. _9-1-1 Nashville_ - ABC Next: **Characters who were “put on a bus”** 1. Mark Brendanawicz - Parks and Recreation ---
**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:** [September 11, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9236 "2025-09-11T14:09:24Z")
Next: **Characters who were “put on a bus”** 1. Mark Brendanawicz - Parks and Recreation 2. Sharona Fleming - Monk ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9237 "2025-09-11T14:31:34Z")
Next: **Characters who were “put on a bus”** 1. Mark Brendanawicz - Parks and Recreation 2. Sharona Fleming - Monk 3. Karen Filipelli - The Office She “rode the bus” to Pawnee, IN, and changed her name to “Ann Perkins.” She would re-appear a few times as Karen in _The Office._ ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9238 "2025-09-11T14:38:24Z")
**Characters who were “put on a bus”** 1. Mark Brendanawicz - Parks and Recreation 2. Sharona Fleming - Monk 3. Karen Filipelli - The Office 4. Sara Stanley - The Road to Avonlea ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9239 "2025-09-11T16:23:16Z")
**Characters who were “put on a bus”** 1. Mark Brendanawicz - Parks and Recreation 2. Sharona Fleming - Monk 3. Karen Filipelli - The Office 4. Sara Stanley - The Road to Avonlea 5. Chuck Cunningham - Happy Days ---
**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:** [September 11, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9240 "2025-09-11T17:19:03Z")
**Characters who were “put on a bus”** 1. Mark Brendanawicz - Parks and Recreation 2. Sharona Fleming - Monk 3. Karen Filipelli - The Office 4. Sara Stanley - The Road to Avonlea 5. Chuck Cunningham - Happy Days 6. Dr. Beverly Crusher - Star Trek: The Next Generation Put on a ~~bus~~ shuttlecraft after the first season, to work at Starfleet Medical, as an excuse to write out the character because of a clash between the actress (Gates McFadden) and the showrunner (Maurice Hurley); she was then brought back in Season 3, as her replacement, Dr. Katherine Pulaski (Diana Muldaur) failed to gel with the rest of the cast, and Hurley had left the show. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=461) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=463)