# 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:** 470
**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 11, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9381 "2025-10-11T05:49:52Z")
**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) 7. Wednesday (horror) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9382 "2025-10-11T05:59:22Z")
**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) 7. Wednesday (horror) 8. Fernwood 2Night (talk shows) ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9383 "2025-10-11T15:44:35Z")
**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) 7. Wednesday (horror) 8. Fernwood 2Night (talk shows) 9. Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (spy genre) ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9384 "2025-10-12T14:40:16Z")
**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) 7. Wednesday (horror) 8. Fernwood 2Night (talk shows) 9. Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (spy genre) 10. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (superhero cartoons and courtroom dramas) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9385 "2025-10-12T15:52:15Z")
**Actors who were part of a main cast but last to be listed in the opening credits** 1. Dawn Wells - Mary Anne (Gilligan’s Island) ---
**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 12, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9386 "2025-10-12T15:57:02Z")
**Actors who were part of a main cast but last to be listed in the opening credits** 1. Dawn Wells - Mary Anne (Gilligan’s Island) 2. Ron Glass - Shepherd Book (Firefly) ---
**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 13, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9387 "2025-10-13T21:40:27Z")
**Actors who were part of a main cast but last to be listed in the opening credits** 1. Dawn Wells - Mary Anne (Gilligan’s Island) 2. Ron Glass - Shepherd Book (Firefly) 3. Mr. T - B.A. Baracus (The A-Team) ---
**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 14, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9388 "2025-10-14T17:11:05Z")
[quote=“Intergalactic\_Gladiator, post:9387, topic:972711, full:true”] **Actors who were part of a main cast but last to be listed in the opening credits** 1. Dawn Wells - Mary Anne (Gilligan’s Island) 2. Ron Glass - Shepherd Book (Firefly) 3. Mr. T - B.A. Baracus (The A-Team) 4. Jerry Mathers- The Beaver (leave it to Beaver) ---
**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 14, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9389 "2025-10-14T17:18:07Z")
**Actors who were part of a main cast but last to be listed in the opening credits** 1. Dawn Wells - Mary Anne (Gilligan’s Island) 2. Ron Glass - Shepherd Book (Firefly) 3. Mr. T - B.A. Baracus (The A-Team) 4. Jerry Mathers- The Beaver (leave it to Beaver) 5. Howard Hesseman - Dr. Johnny Fever (WKRP in Cincinnati) At least in [later seasons](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8exUJ-Cmfc). The original opening only credited Gary Sandy (Andy Travis) and Gordon Jump (Mr. Carlson). ---
**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 14, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9390 "2025-10-14T17:56:19Z")
**Actors who were part of a main cast but last to be listed in the opening credits** 1. Dawn Wells - Mary Anne (Gilligan’s Island) 2. Ron Glass - Shepherd Book (Firefly) 3. Mr. T - B.A. Baracus (The A-Team) 4. Jerry Mathers- The Beaver (leave it to Beaver) 5. Howard Hesseman - Dr. Johnny Fever (WKRP in Cincinnati) 6. Danny DeVito - Frank Reynolds (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) ---
**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 14, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9391 "2025-10-14T17:59:53Z")
**Actors who were part of a main cast but last to be listed in the opening credits** 1. Dawn Wells - Mary Anne (Gilligan’s Island) 2. Ron Glass - Shepherd Book (Firefly) 3. Mr. T - B.A. Baracus (The A-Team) 4. Jerry Mathers- The Beaver (leave it to Beaver) 5. Howard Hesseman - Dr. Johnny Fever (WKRP in Cincinnati) 6. Danny DeVito - Frank Reynolds (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) 7. Phil Hartman - Bill McNeal (NewsRadio) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9392 "2025-10-14T20:40:43Z")
**Actors who were part of a main cast but last to be listed in the opening credits** 1. Dawn Wells - Mary Anne (Gilligan’s Island) 2. Ron Glass - Shepherd Book (Firefly) 3. Mr. T - B.A. Baracus (The A-Team) 4. Jerry Mathers- The Beaver (leave it to Beaver) 5. Howard Hesseman - Dr. Johnny Fever (WKRP in Cincinnati) 6. Danny DeVito - Frank Reynolds (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) 7. Phil Hartman - Bill McNeal (NewsRadio) 8. Wil Wheaton - Wesley Crusher (ST:TNG) ---
**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:** [October 14, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9393 "2025-10-14T21:21:24Z")
> [@](#): > > **Actors who were part of a main cast but last to be listed in the opening credits** 1. Dawn Wells - Mary Anne (Gilligan’s Island) 2. Ron Glass - Shepherd Book (Firefly) 3. Mr. T - B.A. Baracus (The A-Team) 4. Jerry Mathers- The Beaver (leave it to Beaver) 5. Howard Hesseman - Dr. Johnny Fever (WKRP in Cincinnati) 6. Danny DeVito - Frank Reynolds (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) 7. Phil Hartman - Bill McNeal (NewsRadio) 8. Wil Wheaton - Wesley Crusher (ST:TNG) 9. Renee O’Connor - Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess) Only she and Lucy Lawless were even listed in the opening credits 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9394 "2025-10-19T20:28:12Z")
**Actors who were part of a main cast but last to be listed in the opening credits** 1. Dawn Wells - Mary Anne (Gilligan’s Island) 2. Ron Glass - Shepherd Book (Firefly) 3. Mr. T - B.A. Baracus (The A-Team) 4. Jerry Mathers- The Beaver (leave it to Beaver) 5. Howard Hesseman - Dr. Johnny Fever (WKRP in Cincinnati) 6. Danny DeVito - Frank Reynolds (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) 7. Phil Hartman - Bill McNeal (NewsRadio) 8. Wil Wheaton - Wesley Crusher (ST:TNG) 9. Renee O’Connor - Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess) 10. Nancy Marchand - Mrs. Pynchon (Lou Grant) Pass. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9395 "2025-10-19T21:48:16Z")
**TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie** (only two versions of _It’s a Wonderful Life_– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for _A Christmas Carol_) 1. _Xena, Warrior Princess_: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of _The Producers_ (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement] ---
**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 19, 2025, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9396 "2025-10-19T22:45:53Z")
**TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie** (only two versions of _It’s a Wonderful Life_– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for _A Christmas Carol_) 1. _Xena, Warrior Princess_: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of _The Producers_ (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement] 2. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ S7E15 “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”: Parody of _Ocean’s Eleven_ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9397 "2025-10-19T23:02:41Z")
**TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie** (only two versions of _It’s a Wonderful Life_– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for _A Christmas Carol_) 1. _Xena, Warrior Princess_: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of _The Producers_ (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement] 2. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ S7E15 “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”: Parody of _Ocean’s Eleven_ 3. _The Goldbergs_ S4E1 “The Breakfast Club”: Parodies _The Breakfast Club_ ---
**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 19, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9398 "2025-10-19T23:09:03Z")
**TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie** (only two versions of _It’s a Wonderful Life_– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for _A Christmas Carol_) 1. _Xena, Warrior Princess_: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of _The Producers_ (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement] 2. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ S7E15 “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”: Parody of _Ocean’s Eleven_ 3. _The Goldbergs_ S4E1 “The Breakfast Club”: Parodies _The Breakfast Club_ 4. _Family Guy_ S8 E20 “Something, Something, Something, Dark Side”: parody of _The Empire Strikes Back_ ---
**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 19, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9399 "2025-10-19T23:13:24Z")
**TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie** (only two versions of _It’s a Wonderful Life_– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for _A Christmas Carol_) 1. _Xena, Warrior Princess_: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of _The Producers_ (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement] 2. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ S7E15 “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”: Parody of _Ocean’s Eleven_ 3. _The Goldbergs_ S4E1 “The Breakfast Club”: Parodies _The Breakfast Club_ 4. _Family Guy_ S8 E20 “Something, Something, Something, Dark Side”: parody of _The Empire Strikes Back_ 5. _South Park_ S4E16 “The Wacky Molestation Adventure”: parody of _Children of the Corn_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/9400 "2025-10-20T02:54:40Z")
**TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie** (only two versions of _It’s a Wonderful Life_– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for _A Christmas Carol_) 1. _Xena, Warrior Princess_: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of _The Producers_ (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement] 2. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ S7E15 “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”: Parody of _Ocean’s Eleven_ 3. _The Goldbergs_ S4E1 “The Breakfast Club”: Parodies _The Breakfast Club_ 4. _Family Guy_ S8 E20 “Something, Something, Something, Dark Side”: parody of _The Empire Strikes Back_ 5. _South Park_ S4E16 “The Wacky Molestation Adventure”: parody of _Children of the Corn_ 6. _The Simpsons_ “A Streetcar Named Marge” (S4E2): parody of _A Street Car Named Desire_ and includes a side plot where Maggie pulls off a parody of _The Great Escape_, with bonus incidental music by Elmer Bernstein. [(Part 2)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSkwkPMeSx4) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=469) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=471)