# 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:** 88
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1741 "2023-05-11T21:50:47Z")
**1950s TV Series** _(not set in the '50s, but actually broadcast in the '50s)_ 1. The Phil Silvers Show 2. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show 3. The Honeymooners 4. Dragnet 5. The Jackson Gleason Show 6. Our Miss Brooks 7. Adventures of Superman 8. I Love Lucy ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1742 "2023-05-12T01:48:01Z")
**1950s TV Series** _(not set in the '50s, but actually broadcast in the '50s)_ 1. The Phil Silvers Show 2. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show 3. The Honeymooners 4. Dragnet 5. The Jackson Gleason Show 6. Our Miss Brooks 7. Adventures of Superman 8. I Love Lucy 9. Peter Gunn ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1743 "2023-05-12T11:03:39Z")
**1950s TV Series** _(not set in the '50s, but actually broadcast in the '50s)_ 1. The Phil Silvers Show 2. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show 3. The Honeymooners 4. Dragnet 5. The Jackson Gleason Show 6. Our Miss Brooks 7. Adventures of Superman 8. I Love Lucy 9. Peter Gunn 10. The Mickey Mouse Club ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1744 "2023-05-12T11:05:15Z")
**Secretaries and Receptionists** 1. Carol Kester - The Bob Newhart Show (Marcia Wallace) ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1745 "2023-05-12T11:07:31Z")
**Secretaries and Receptionists** 1. Carol Kester - The Bob Newhart Show (Marcia Wallace) 2. Mrs. Wiggins - The Carol Burnett Show (Carol Burnett) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1746 "2023-05-12T12:37:36Z")
**Secretaries and Receptionists** 1. Carol Kester - The Bob Newhart Show (Marcia Wallace) 2. Mrs. Wiggins - The Carol Burnett Show (Carol Burnett) 3. Jennifer Marlowe - WKRP in Cincinnati ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1747 "2023-05-12T13:39:46Z")
**Secretaries and Receptionists** 1. Carol Kester - The Bob Newhart Show (Marcia Wallace) 2. Mrs. Wiggins - The Carol Burnett Show (Carol Burnett) 3. Jennifer Marlowe - WKRP in Cincinnati 4. Sam - Richard Diamond, Private Detective (Mary Tyler Moore) We only ever saw her legs. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1748 "2023-05-12T15:21:00Z")
**Secretaries and Receptionists** 1. Carol Kester - The Bob Newhart Show (Marcia Wallace) 2. Mrs. Wiggins - The Carol Burnett Show (Carol Burnett) 3. Jennifer Marlowe - WKRP in Cincinnati 4. Sam - Richard Diamond, Private Detective (Mary Tyler Moore) 5. ? - Murphy Brown The joke was that each episode featured a different secretary, with some memorable celebrities appearing. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1749 "2023-05-12T16:14:02Z")
**Secretaries and Receptionists** 1. Carol Kester - The Bob Newhart Show (Marcia Wallace) 2. Mrs. Wiggins - The Carol Burnett Show (Carol Burnett) 3. Jennifer Marlowe - WKRP in Cincinnati (Loni Anderson) 4. Sam - Richard Diamond, Private Detective (Mary Tyler Moore) 5. ? - Murphy Brown housekeeping ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1750 "2023-05-12T16:45:39Z")
**Secretaries and Receptionists** 1. Carol Kester - The Bob Newhart Show (Marcia Wallace) 2. Mrs. Wiggins - The Carol Burnett Show (Carol Burnett) 3. Jennifer Marlowe - WKRP in Cincinnati (Loni Anderson) 4. Sam - Richard Diamond, Private Detective (Mary Tyler Moore) 5. ? - Murphy Brown 6. Pam Beesly - The Office ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1751 "2023-05-12T17:36:22Z")
**Secretaries and Receptionists** 1. Carol Kester - The Bob Newhart Show (Marcia Wallace) 2. Mrs. Wiggins - The Carol Burnett Show (Carol Burnett) 3. Jennifer Marlowe - WKRP in Cincinnati (Loni Anderson) 4. Sam - Richard Diamond, Private Detective (Mary Tyler Moore) 5. ? - Murphy Brown 6. Pam Beesly - The Office 7. Francesca Liddy - Breaking Bad; Better Call Saul (Tina Parker) I want a spinoff that follows her adventures after the whole thing with Saul blew up. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1752 "2023-05-12T18:41:44Z")
**Secretaries and Receptionists** 1. Carol Kester - The Bob Newhart Show (Marcia Wallace) 2. Mrs. Wiggins - The Carol Burnett Show (Carol Burnett) 3. Jennifer Marlowe - WKRP in Cincinnati (Loni Anderson) 4. Sam - Richard Diamond, Private Detective (Mary Tyler Moore) 5. ? - Murphy Brown 6. Pam Beesly - The Office 7. Francesca Liddy - Breaking Bad; Better Call Saul (Tina Parker) 8. Agnes DiPesto - Moonlighting (Allyce Beasley) ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1753 "2023-05-12T18:44:20Z")
**Secretaries and Receptionists** 1. Carol Kester - The Bob Newhart Show (Marcia Wallace) 2. Mrs. Wiggins - The Carol Burnett Show (Carol Burnett) 3. Jennifer Marlowe - WKRP in Cincinnati (Loni Anderson) 4. Sam - Richard Diamond, Private Detective (Mary Tyler Moore) 5. ? - Murphy Brown 6. Pam Beesly - The Office (Jenna Fischer) 7. Francesca Liddy - Breaking Bad; Better Call Saul (Tina Parker) 8. Agnes DiPesto - Moonlighting (Allyce Beasley) 9. Marilyn Whirlwind - Northern Exposure (Elaine Miles) So phlegmatic and unhelpful, I would’ve fired her on Day 1. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1754 "2023-05-12T21:21:54Z")
**Secretaries and Receptionists** 1. Carol Kester - The Bob Newhart Show (Marcia Wallace) 2. Mrs. Wiggins - The Carol Burnett Show (Carol Burnett) 3. Jennifer Marlowe - WKRP in Cincinnati (Loni Anderson) 4. Sam - Richard Diamond, Private Detective (Mary Tyler Moore) 5. ? - Murphy Brown 6. Pam Beesly - The Office (Jenna Fischer) 7. Francesca Liddy - Breaking Bad; Better Call Saul (Tina Parker) 8. Agnes DiPesto - Moonlighting (Allyce Beasley) 9. Marilyn Whirlwind - Northern Exposure (Elaine Miles) 10. Joan Harris - Mad Men (Christina Hendricks) **TV characters under prosthetics** 1. The Incredible Hulk - The Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno) ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1755 "2023-05-13T02:34:05Z")
**TV characters under prosthetics** 1. The Incredible Hulk - The Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno) 2. Lieutenant Worf – Star Trek: The Next Generation (Michael Dorn) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 13, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1756 "2023-05-13T11:15:21Z")
**TV characters under prosthetics** 1. The Incredible Hulk - The Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno) 2. Lieutenant Worf – Star Trek: The Next Generation (Michael Dorn) 3. Garak - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1757 "2023-05-13T11:38:35Z")
**TV characters under prosthetics** 1. The Incredible Hulk - The Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno) 2. Lieutenant Worf – Star Trek: The Next Generation (Michael Dorn) 3. Garak - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 4. Vincent - Beauty and the Beast (Ron Perlman) ---
**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:** [May 13, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1758 "2023-05-13T15:01:54Z")
**TV characters under prosthetics** 1. The Incredible Hulk - The Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno) 2. Lieutenant Worf – Star Trek: The Next Generation (Michael Dorn) 3. Garak - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 4. Vincent - Beauty and the Beast (Ron Perlman) 5. Davros - Doctor Who (Originally portrayed by Michael Wisher) ---
**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:** [May 13, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1759 "2023-05-13T16:51:58Z")
**TV characters under prosthetics** 1. The Incredible Hulk - The Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno) 2. Lieutenant Worf – Star Trek: The Next Generation (Michael Dorn) 3. Garak - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 4. Vincent - Beauty and the Beast (Ron Perlman) 5. Davros - Doctor Who (Originally portrayed by Michael Wisher) 6. Maya - Space:1999 (Catherine Schell) ---
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**TV characters under prosthetics** 1. The Incredible Hulk - The Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno) 2. Lieutenant Worf – Star Trek: The Next Generation (Michael Dorn) 3. Garak - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 4. Vincent - Beauty and the Beast (Ron Perlman) 5. Davros - Doctor Who (Originally portrayed by Michael Wisher) 6. Maya - Space:1999 (Catherine Schell) 7. The Coneheads - Saturday Night Live (Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Laraine Newman) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=87) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=89)