# TV Binge Watch (Part 2)

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**Created:** [October 4, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711 "2022-10-04T16:51:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9321 "2025-10-01T17:26:26Z")

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**Side plots of the week**

1. CHiPs - In “Roller Disco Part 1,” Ponch is on the committee for the annual Skate with the Stars charity.
2. Star Trek: The Next Generation - “Force of Nature,” Data tries to train his pet cat Spot.
3. The Big Bang Theory - “The Werewolf Transformation”, Sheldon learns to play the bongos, to the chagrin of all.

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**Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9322 "2025-10-01T17:57:55Z")

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**Side plots of the week**

1. CHiPs - In “Roller Disco Part 1,” Ponch is on the committee for the annual Skate with the Stars charity.
2. Star Trek: The Next Generation - “Force of Nature,” Data tries to train his pet cat Spot.
3. The Big Bang Theory - “The Werewolf Transformation”, Sheldon learns to play the bongos, to the chagrin of all.
4. Emergency! - “Hang-Up,” in which paramedic Johnny Gage spends time, in between emergency calls, trying to learn what happened at the end of an episode of _Adam-12_, which he missed while responding to a call. (It’s a meta-plot, as _Adam-12_ was a sister show to _Emergency!_, created by the same production company.)

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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9323 "2025-10-01T20:18:05Z")

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**Side plots of the week**

1. CHiPs - In “Roller Disco Part 1,” Ponch is on the committee for the annual Skate with the Stars charity.
2. Star Trek: The Next Generation - “Force of Nature,” Data tries to train his pet cat Spot.
3. The Big Bang Theory - “The Werewolf Transformation”, Sheldon learns to play the bongos, to the chagrin of all.
4. Emergency! - “Hang-Up,” in which paramedic Johnny Gage spends time, in between emergency calls, trying to learn what happened at the end of an episode of _Adam-12_, which he missed while responding to a call. (It’s a meta-plot, as _Adam-12_ was a sister show to _Emergency!_, created by the same production company.)
5. Seinfeld - “The Red Dot” in which George has sex with the cleaning lady on his desk at work, and feigns ignorance about the impropriety of his actions.

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**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:** [October 1, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9324 "2025-10-01T21:25:47Z")

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**Side plots of the week**

1. CHiPs - In “Roller Disco Part 1,” Ponch is on the committee for the annual Skate with the Stars charity.
2. Star Trek: The Next Generation - “Force of Nature,” Data tries to train his pet cat Spot.
3. The Big Bang Theory - “The Werewolf Transformation”, Sheldon learns to play the bongos, to the chagrin of all.
4. Emergency! - “Hang-Up,” in which paramedic Johnny Gage spends time, in between emergency calls, trying to learn what happened at the end of an episode of _Adam-12_, which he missed while responding to a call. (It’s a meta-plot, as _Adam-12_ was a sister show to _Emergency!_, created by the same production company.)
5. Seinfeld - “The Red Dot” in which George has sex with the cleaning lady on his desk at work, and feigns ignorance about the impropriety of his actions.
6. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - “In the Cards” - Kai Winn meets with Weyoun about Bajoran signing a non-aggression pact with the Dominion.

The A-plot was Jake and Nog running all over the place trying to earn a baseball card for Captain Sisko.

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**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:** [October 1, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9325 "2025-10-01T22:11:44Z")

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Bajor is the planet; Bajoran is the race.

**Side plots of the week**

1. _CHiPs_ - In “Roller Disco Part 1,” Ponch is on the committee for the annual Skate with the Stars charity.
2. _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - “Force of Nature,” Data tries to train his pet cat Spot.
3. _The Big Bang Theory_ - “The Werewolf Transformation”, Sheldon learns to play the bongos, to the chagrin of all.
4. _Emergency!_ - “Hang-Up,” in which paramedic Johnny Gage spends time, in between emergency calls, trying to learn what happened at the end of an episode of _Adam-12_, which he missed while responding to a call. (It’s a meta-plot, as _Adam-12_ was a sister show to _Emergency!_, created by the same production company.)
5. _Seinfeld_ - “The Red Dot” in which George has sex with the cleaning lady on his desk at work, and feigns ignorance about the impropriety of his actions.
6. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ - “In the Cards” - Kai Winn meets with Weyoun about Bajor signing a non-aggression pact with the Dominion.
7. _Friends_ - “The One with the Embryos” - The friends compete in a homemade trivia game while Phoebe is freaking out about becoming a surrogate mom for her half-brother

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**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:** [October 2, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9326 "2025-10-02T13:16:43Z")

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**Side plots of the week**

1. _CHiPs_ - In “Roller Disco Part 1,” Ponch is on the committee for the annual Skate with the Stars charity.
2. _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - “Force of Nature,” Data tries to train his pet cat Spot.
3. _The Big Bang Theory_ - “The Werewolf Transformation”, Sheldon learns to play the bongos, to the chagrin of all.
4. _Emergency!_ - “Hang-Up,” in which paramedic Johnny Gage spends time, in between emergency calls, trying to learn what happened at the end of an episode of _Adam-12_, which he missed while responding to a call. (It’s a meta-plot, as _Adam-12_ was a sister show to _Emergency!_, created by the same production company.)
5. _Seinfeld_ - “The Red Dot” in which George has sex with the cleaning lady on his desk at work, and feigns ignorance about the impropriety of his actions.
6. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ - “In the Cards” - Kai Winn meets with Weyoun about Bajor signing a non-aggression pact with the Dominion.
7. _Friends_ - “The One with the Embryos” - The friends compete in a homemade trivia game while Phoebe is freaking out about becoming a surrogate mom for her half-brother
8. _Night Court_ - “The Blizzard” - A blizzard traps everyone in the building and Dan Fielding is trapped in an elevator with a gay man who find him attractive.

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**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:** [October 2, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9327 "2025-10-02T17:24:07Z")

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**Side plots of the week**

1. _CHiPs_ - In “Roller Disco Part 1,” Ponch is on the committee for the annual Skate with the Stars charity.
2. _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - “Force of Nature,” Data tries to train his pet cat Spot.
3. _The Big Bang Theory_ - “The Werewolf Transformation”, Sheldon learns to play the bongos, to the chagrin of all.
4. _Emergency!_ - “Hang-Up,” in which paramedic Johnny Gage spends time, in between emergency calls, trying to learn what happened at the end of an episode of _Adam-12_, which he missed while responding to a call. (It’s a meta-plot, as _Adam-12_ was a sister show to _Emergency!_, created by the same production company.)
5. _Seinfeld_ - “The Red Dot” in which George has sex with the cleaning lady on his desk at work, and feigns ignorance about the impropriety of his actions.
6. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ - “In the Cards” - Kai Winn meets with Weyoun about Bajor signing a non-aggression pact with the Dominion.
7. _Friends_ - “The One with the Embryos” - The friends compete in a homemade trivia game while Phoebe is freaking out about becoming a surrogate mom for her half-brother
8. _Night Court_ - “The Blizzard” - A blizzard traps everyone in the building and Dan Fielding is trapped in an elevator with a gay man who find him attractive.
9. _Frasier_ - “The Gift Horse” - Frasier and Niles compete to find the best gift for their dad’s birthday while the party is being planned and set up

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**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:** [October 3, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9328 "2025-10-03T14:35:49Z")

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**Side plots of the week**

1. _CHiPs_ - In “Roller Disco Part 1,” Ponch is on the committee for the annual Skate with the Stars charity.
2. _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - “Force of Nature,” Data tries to train his pet cat Spot.
3. _The Big Bang Theory_ - “The Werewolf Transformation”, Sheldon learns to play the bongos, to the chagrin of all.
4. _Emergency!_ - “Hang-Up,” in which paramedic Johnny Gage spends time, in between emergency calls, trying to learn what happened at the end of an episode of _Adam-12_, which he missed while responding to a call. (It’s a meta-plot, as _Adam-12_ was a sister show to _Emergency!_, created by the same production company.)
5. _Seinfeld_ - “The Red Dot” in which George has sex with the cleaning lady on his desk at work, and feigns ignorance about the impropriety of his actions.
6. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ - “In the Cards” - Kai Winn meets with Weyoun about Bajor signing a non-aggression pact with the Dominion.
7. _Friends_ - “The One with the Embryos” - The friends compete in a homemade trivia game while Phoebe is freaking out about becoming a surrogate mom for her half-brother
8. _Night Court_ - “The Blizzard” - A blizzard traps everyone in the building and Dan Fielding is trapped in an elevator with a gay man who find him attractive.
9. _Frasier_ - “The Gift Horse” - Frasier and Niles compete to find the best gift for their dad’s birthday while the party is being planned and set up
10. _Superstore_ - “Scanners” - Mateo discovers that Marcus is living in the store.

Pass

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**Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9329 "2025-10-03T14:49:41Z")

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**Musicians who appeared in television shows** (Main cast, recurring role or guest star; no specials or variety/talk shows)

1. Reba McIntyre - _Reba_

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**Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9330 "2025-10-03T15:03:38Z")

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**Musicians who appeared in television shows** (Main cast, recurring role or guest star; no specials or variety/talk shows)

1. Reba McIntyre - _Reba_
2. Joe Walsh - _The Conners_

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**Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9331 "2025-10-03T15:51:21Z")

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**Musicians who appeared in television shows** (Main cast, recurring role or guest star; no specials or variety/talk shows)

1. Reba McIntyre - _Reba_
2. Joe Walsh - _The Conners_
3. Hoyt Axton - _WKRP In Cincinatti_

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**Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9332 "2025-10-03T16:12:54Z")

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**Musicians who appeared in television shows** (Main cast, recurring role or guest star; no specials or variety/talk shows)

1. Reba McIntyre - _Reba_
2. Joe Walsh - _The Conners_
3. Hoyt Axton - _WKRP In Cincinatti_
4. Joe Walsh - _The Drew Carey Show_

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**Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9333 "2025-10-03T16:30:48Z")

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**Musicians who appeared in television shows** (Main cast, recurring role or guest star; no specials or variety/talk shows)

1. Reba McIntyre - _Reba_
2. Joe Walsh - _The Conners_
3. Hoyt Axton - _WKRP In Cincinatti_
4. Joe Walsh - _The Drew Carey Show_
5. Ray Charles - _St. Elsewhere_

Not as himself; he played a homeless man.

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**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:** [October 3, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9334 "2025-10-03T16:37:07Z")

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**Musicians who appeared in television shows** (Main cast, recurring role or guest star; no specials or variety/talk shows)

1. Reba McIntyre - _Reba_
2. Joe Walsh - _The Conners_
3. Hoyt Axton - _WKRP In Cincinatti_
4. Joe Walsh - _The Drew Carey Show_
5. Ray Charles - _St. Elsewhere_
6. Chrissie Hynde - _Friends_

She played a musical frenemy of Phoebe’s.

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**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:** [October 3, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9335 "2025-10-03T16:50:21Z")

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**Musicians who appeared in television shows** (Main cast, recurring role or guest star; no specials or variety/talk shows)

1. Reba McIntyre - _Reba_
2. Joe Walsh - _The Conners_
3. Hoyt Axton - _WKRP In Cincinatti_
4. Joe Walsh - _The Drew Carey Show_
5. Ray Charles - _St. Elsewhere_
6. Chrissie Hynde - _Friends_
7. Joey Ramone - _The Drew Carey Show_

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**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:** [October 3, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9336 "2025-10-03T16:52:41Z")

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**Musicians who appeared in television shows** (Main cast, recurring role or guest star; no specials or variety/talk shows)

1. Reba McIntyre - _Reba_
2. Joe Walsh - _The Conners_
3. Hoyt Axton - _WKRP In Cincinatti_
4. Joe Walsh - _The Drew Carey Show_
5. Ray Charles - _St. Elsewhere_
6. Chrissie Hynde - _Friends_
7. Joey Ramone - _The Drew Carey Show_
8. Sammy Davis, Jr. - _All In The Family_

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**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:** [October 3, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9337 "2025-10-03T17:51:18Z")

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**Musicians who appeared in television shows** (Main cast, recurring role or guest star; no specials or variety/talk shows)

1. Reba McIntyre - _Reba_
2. Joe Walsh - _The Conners_
3. Hoyt Axton - _WKRP In Cincinatti_
4. Joe Walsh - _The Drew Carey Show_
5. Ray Charles - _St. Elsewhere_
6. Chrissie Hynde - _Friends_
7. Joey Ramone - _The Drew Carey Show_
8. Sammy Davis, Jr. - _All In The Family_
9. Bob McGrath - _Sesame Street_

Being a regular cast member. I could have mentioned tons of others (James Galway and Cloris Leachman come to mind immediately), however these would fall in the category of “variety show guests”.

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**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:** [October 3, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9338 "2025-10-03T18:54:47Z")

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**Musicians who appeared in television shows** (Main cast, recurring role or guest star; no specials or variety/talk shows)

1. Reba McIntyre - _Reba_
2. Joe Walsh - _The Conners_
3. Hoyt Axton - _WKRP In Cincinatti_
4. Joe Walsh - _The Drew Carey Show_
5. Ray Charles - _St. Elsewhere_
6. Chrissie Hynde - _Friends_
7. Joey Ramone - _The Drew Carey Show_
8. Sammy Davis, Jr. - _All In The Family_
9. Bob McGrath - _Sesame Street_
10. Iggy Pop - _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_

He played a member of the duplicitous Vorta species.

New category:

**Shows that are funny enough to merit a rewatch, that many people haven’t heard of**

1. Caroline in the City

It was appointment viewing in my house for a couple of years.

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**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:** [October 3, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9339 "2025-10-03T18:55:56Z")

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**Shows that are funny enough to merit a rewatch, that many people haven’t heard of**

1. Caroline in the City
2. NewsRadio

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**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:** [October 3, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9340 "2025-10-03T19:11:14Z")

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**Shows that are funny enough to merit a rewatch, that many people haven’t heard of**

1. Caroline in the City
2. NewsRadio
3. The John Laroquette Show

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