# 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:** 469
**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:** [October 8, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9361 "2025-10-08T17:37:21Z")
**Shows within shows** 1. Krusty the Clown Show - The Simpsons 2. Colt Luger - F Is for Family 3. Tool Time - Home Improvement 4. Sports Night - Sports Night 5. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9362 "2025-10-08T17:40:03Z")
**Shows within shows** 1. Krusty the Clown Show - The Simpsons 2. Colt Luger - F Is for Family 3. Tool Time - Home Improvement 4. Sports Night - Sports Night 5. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 6. The Dr. Frasier Crane Show - Frasier ---
**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 8, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9363 "2025-10-08T17:51:24Z")
**Shows within shows** 1. Krusty the Clown Show - The Simpsons 2. Colt Luger - F Is for Family 3. Tool Time - Home Improvement 4. Sports Night - Sports Night 5. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 6. The Dr. Frasier Crane Show - Frasier 7. All My Circuits - Futurama ---
**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 8, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9364 "2025-10-08T18:07:36Z")
**Shows within shows** 1. Krusty the Clown Show - The Simpsons 2. Colt Luger - F Is for Family 3. Tool Time - Home Improvement 4. Sports Night - Sports Night 5. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 6. The Dr. Frasier Crane Show - Frasier 7. All My Circuits - Futurama 8. Fun with Flags - The Big Bang Theory ---
**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:** [October 8, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9365 "2025-10-08T18:09:58Z")
**Shows within shows** 1. Krusty the Clown Show - The Simpsons 2. Colt Luger - F Is for Family 3. Tool Time - Home Improvement 4. Sports Night - Sports Night 5. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 6. The Dr. Frasier Crane Show - Frasier 7. All My Circuits - Futurama 8. Fun with Flags - The Big Bang Theory 9. TGS with Tracy Jordan (originally The Girlie Show) - 30 Rock ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9366 "2025-10-09T13:41:35Z")
**Shows within shows** 1. Krusty the Clown Show - The Simpsons 2. Colt Luger - F Is for Family 3. Tool Time - Home Improvement 4. Sports Night - Sports Night 5. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 6. The Dr. Frasier Crane Show - Frasier 7. All My Circuits - Futurama 8. Fun with Flags - The Big Bang Theory 9. TGS with Tracy Jordan (originally The Girlie Show) - 30 Rock 10. The Alan Brady Show - The Dick Van Dyke Show Next: **Main Characters Who Were Teachers** Robinson J. Peepers (Wally Cox) - _Mister Peepers_ ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9367 "2025-10-09T14:00:15Z")
**Main Characters Who Were Teachers** 1. Robinson J. Peepers (Wally Cox) - _Mister Peepers_ 2. Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) - _Abbott Elementary_ ---
**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 9, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9368 "2025-10-09T16:39:49Z")
**Main Characters Who Were Teachers** 1. Robinson J. Peepers (Wally Cox) - _Mister Peepers_ 2. Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) - _Abbott Elementary_ 3. Keiko O’Brien (Rosalind Chao) - _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9369 "2025-10-09T17:11:15Z")
**Main Characters Who Were Teachers** 1. Robinson J. Peepers (Wally Cox) - _Mister Peepers_ 2. Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) - _Abbott Elementary_ 3. Keiko O’Brien (Rosalind Chao) - _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 4. Will Schuster - _Glee_ ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9370 "2025-10-09T17:20:23Z")
**Main Characters Who Were Teachers** 1. Robinson J. Peepers (Wally Cox) - _Mister Peepers_ 2. Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) - _Abbott Elementary_ 3. Keiko O’Brien (Rosalind Chao) - _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 4. Will Schuster - _Glee_ 5. Roy Hinkley, a.k.a. The Professor (Russell Johnson) - _Gilligan’s Island_ The Professor’s backstory indicates that he was a high-school science teacher. ---
**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 9, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9371 "2025-10-09T18:26:37Z")
**Main Characters Who Were Teachers** 1. Robinson J. Peepers (Wally Cox) - _Mister Peepers_ 2. Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) - _Abbott Elementary_ 3. Keiko O’Brien (Rosalind Chao) - _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 4. Will Schuster - _Glee_ 5. Roy Hinkley, a.k.a. The Professor (Russell Johnson) - _Gilligan’s Island_ 6. Evan Marquez (Brian Jordan Alvarez) - _The English Teacher_ ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9372 "2025-10-09T19:00:27Z")
**Main Characters Who Were Teachers** 1. Robinson J. Peepers (Wally Cox) - _Mister Peepers_ 2. Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) - _Abbott Elementary_ 3. Keiko O’Brien (Rosalind Chao) - _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 4. Will Schuster - _Glee_ 5. Roy Hinkley, a.k.a. The Professor (Russell Johnson) - _Gilligan’s Island_ 6. Evan Marquez (Brian Jordan Alvarez) - _The English Teacher_ 7. Louisa Glasson Ellingham (Caroline Catz) - _Doc Martin_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9373 "2025-10-09T19:42:37Z")
**Main Characters Who Were Teachers** 1. Robinson J. Peepers (Wally Cox) - _Mister Peepers_ 2. Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) - _Abbott Elementary_ 3. Keiko O’Brien (Rosalind Chao) - _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 4. Will Schuster - _Glee_ 5. Roy Hinkley, a.k.a. The Professor (Russell Johnson) - _Gilligan’s Island_ 6. Evan Marquez (Brian Jordan Alvarez) - _The English Teacher_ 7. Louisa Glasson Ellingham (Caroline Catz) - _Doc Martin_ 8. Pete Dixon (Lloyd Haynes) - _Room 222_ ---
**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 9, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9374 "2025-10-09T20:16:23Z")
**Main Characters Who Were Teachers** 1. Robinson J. Peepers (Wally Cox) - _Mister Peepers_ 2. Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) - _Abbott Elementary_ 3. Keiko O’Brien (Rosalind Chao) - _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 4. Will Schuster - _Glee_ 5. Roy Hinkley, a.k.a. The Professor (Russell Johnson) - _Gilligan’s Island_ 6. Evan Marquez (Brian Jordan Alvarez) - _The English Teacher_ 7. Louisa Glasson Ellingham (Caroline Catz) - _Doc Martin_ 8. Pete Dixon (Lloyd Haynes) - _Room 222_ 9. John Lacey (Judd Hirsch) - _Dear John_ ---
**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 10, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9375 "2025-10-10T15:30:48Z")
**Main Characters Who Were Teachers** 1. Robinson J. Peepers (Wally Cox) - _Mister Peepers_ 2. Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) - _Abbott Elementary_ 3. Keiko O’Brien (Rosalind Chao) - _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ 4. Will Schuster - _Glee_ 5. Roy Hinkley, a.k.a. The Professor (Russell Johnson) - _Gilligan’s Island_ 6. Evan Marquez (Brian Jordan Alvarez) - _The English Teacher_ 7. Louisa Glasson Ellingham (Caroline Catz) - _Doc Martin_ 8. Pete Dixon (Lloyd Haynes) - _Room 222_ 9. John Lacey (Judd Hirsch) - _Dear John_ 10. Gabe Kotter (Gabe Kaplan) - _Welcome Back, Kotter_ **Spoofs** 1. Get Smart (spy genre) ---
**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 10, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9376 "2025-10-10T18:41:41Z")
**Spoofs** 1. Get Smart (spy genre) 2. When Things were Rotten (Robin Hood) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9377 "2025-10-10T19:06:19Z")
**Spoofs** 1. Get Smart (spy genre) 2. When Things were Rotten (Robin Hood) 3. The Colbert Report A send up of conservative talk shows that actually informed its viewers. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9378 "2025-10-10T19:26:29Z")
**Spoofs** 1. Get Smart (spy genre) 2. When Things were Rotten (Robin Hood) 3. The Colbert Report (conservative talk shows) 4. Quark (science fiction, especially Star Trek) ---
**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 10, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9379 "2025-10-10T20:51:32Z")
**Spoofs** 1. Get Smart (spy genre) 2. When Things were Rotten (Robin Hood) 3. The Colbert Report (conservative talk shows) 4. Quark (science fiction, especially Star Trek) 5. Archer (spy thrillers to begin with, but later seasons spoofed _noir_ detective tales, Indiana Jones-type adventures and _Alien_-type sf) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9380 "2025-10-10T21:17:01Z")
**Spoofs** 1. Get Smart (spy genre) 2. When Things were Rotten (Robin Hood) 3. The Colbert Report (conservative talk shows) 4. Quark (science fiction, especially Star Trek) 5. Archer (spy thrillers to begin with, but later seasons spoofed _noir_ detective tales, Indiana Jones-type adventures and _Alien_-type sf) 6. Drawn Together (cartoons, reality shows) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=468) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=470)