# TV Binge Watch (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 16, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759 "2026-01-16T22:01:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/21 "2026-01-18T00:58:51Z")
**Live-action Saturday morning shows** 1. The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show 2. The Banana Splits 3. H. R. Pufnstuf 4. Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp 5. Lidsville 6. Fury 7. [Here Come the Double Deckers](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066669/) 8. The Howdy Doody Show 9. The Krofft Supershow ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/22 "2026-01-18T01:34:47Z")
**Live-action Saturday morning shows** 1. The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show 2. The Banana Splits 3. H. R. Pufnstuf 4. Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp 5. Lidsville 6. Fury 7. [Here Come the Double Deckers](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066669/) 8. The Howdy Doody Show 9. The Krofft Supershow 10. Land of the Lost **Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, in the employ of a professional sports team.** 1. _Ted Lasso_: Ted Lasso ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/23 "2026-01-18T01:46:38Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, in the employ of a professional sports team.** 1. _Ted Lasso_: Ted Lasso 2. _Seinfeld_: George Costanza ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/24 "2026-01-18T01:59:52Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, in the employ of a professional sports team.** 1. _Ted Lasso_: Ted Lasso 2. _Seinfeld_: George Costanza 3. _Running Point_: Isla Gordon Does being the team president count as “being in the employ of”? 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/25 "2026-01-18T02:30:53Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > **Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, in the employ of a professional sports team.** 1. _Ted Lasso_: Ted Lasso 2. _Seinfeld_: George Costanza 3. _Running Point_: Isla Gordon 4. Pretty much everybody on the short-lived CBS sitcom _A League of Their Own_ (1993) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/26 "2026-01-18T04:00:27Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, in the employ of a professional sports team.** [/quote] 1. _Ted Lasso_: Ted Lasso 2. _Seinfeld_: George Costanza 3. _Running Point_: Isla Gordon 4. Pretty much everybody on the short-lived CBS sitcom _A League of Their Own_ (1993) 5. _Sports Night_: Shane McArnold He was a member of the New York Yankees in a season 2 episode in which he made bigoted comments about the city in a taped interview _a la_ John Rocker, and Dana refused to let Casey clean up the tape as a favor to his old friend. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/27 "2026-01-18T05:17:25Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, in the employ of a professional sports team.** 1. _Ted Lasso_: Ted Lasso 2. _Seinfeld_: George Costanza 3. _Running Point_: Isla Gordon 4. Pretty much everybody on the short-lived CBS sitcom _A League of Their Own_ (1993) 5. _Sports Night_: Shane McArnold 6. _The Simpsons_: Homer is briefly hired by the Capital City Capitals baseball team as “Dancin’ Homer” to entertain fans in the stands ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/28 "2026-01-18T06:33:40Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, in the employ of a professional sports team.** 1. _Ted Lasso_: Ted Lasso 2. _Seinfeld_: George Costanza 3. _Running Point_: Isla Gordon 4. Pretty much everybody on the short-lived CBS sitcom _A League of Their Own_ (1993) 5. _Sports Night_: Shane McArnold 6. _The Simpsons_: Homer is briefly hired by the Capital City Capitals baseball team as “Dancin’ Homer” to entertain fans in the stands 7. _Brockmire_: Jim Brockmire ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/29 "2026-01-18T06:51:19Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, in the employ of a professional sports team.** 1. _Ted Lasso_: Ted Lasso 2. _Seinfeld_: George Costanza 3. _Running Point_: Isla Gordon 4. Pretty much everybody on the short-lived CBS sitcom _A League of Their Own_ (1993) 5. _Sports Night_: Shane McArnold 6. _The Simpsons_: Homer is briefly hired by the Capital City Capitals baseball team as “Dancin’ Homer” to entertain fans in the stands 7. _Brockmire_: Jim Brockmire 8. _Coach_: Hayden Fox For most of the series, Fox coaches a college football team. But in the last two seasons, he coaches a fictional NFL team. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/30 "2026-01-18T14:36:36Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, in the employ of a professional sports team.** 1. _Ted Lasso_: Ted Lasso 2. _Seinfeld_: George Costanza 3. _Running Point_: Isla Gordon 4. Pretty much everybody on the short-lived CBS sitcom _A League of Their Own_ (1993) 5. _Sports Night_: Shane McArnold 6. _The Simpsons_: Homer is briefly hired by the Capital City Capitals baseball team as “Dancin’ Homer” to entertain fans in the stands 7. _Brockmire_: Jim Brockmire 8. _Coach_: Hayden Fox 9. _Where’s Huddles?_ (1970): Ed Huddles and Bubba McCoy > **[Where's Huddles?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%27s_Huddles%3F)** > > Where's Huddles? is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that premiered on CBS on July 1, 1970. It ran for ten episodes as a summer replacement show for Hee Haw, until September 2. > It was similar in style to the studio's considerably more successful The Flintstones, and used several of the same essential voice actors and plots. Also, like The Flintstones, Where's Huddles? aired in the evening during prime time, had a laugh track, and had somewhat adult themes. All... _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/31 "2026-01-19T16:09:14Z")
You’re up, @Bicycle_Bill ---
**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:** [January 19, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/32 "2026-01-19T16:16:33Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, in the employ of a professional sports team.** 1. _Ted Lasso_: Ted Lasso 2. _Seinfeld_: George Costanza 3. _Running Point_: Isla Gordon 4. Pretty much everybody on the short-lived CBS sitcom _A League of Their Own_ (1993) 5. _Sports Night_: Shane McArnold 6. _The Simpsons_: Homer is briefly hired by the Capital City Capitals baseball team as “Dancin’ Homer” to entertain fans in the stands 7. _Brockmire_: Jim Brockmire 8. _Coach_: Hayden Fox 9. _Where’s Huddles?_ (1970): Ed Huddles and Bubba McCoy 10. _Ballers_: Spencer Strasmore (Dwayne Johnson) is a former NFL player. Next: **Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, a member of a band** 1. _The Partridge Family_: The Partridge Family ---
**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:** [January 19, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/33 "2026-01-19T16:25:47Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, a member of a band** 1. _The Partridge Family_: The Partridge Family 2. _The Drew Carey Show_ - Drew starts a band called The Horn Dogs (Joe Walsh plays guitar; Drew plays accordion and is later replaced by Weird Al) ---
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**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, a member of a band** 1. _The Partridge Family_: The Partridge Family 2. _The Drew Carey Show_ - Drew starts a band called The Horn Dogs (Joe Walsh plays guitar; Drew plays accordion and is later replaced by Weird Al) 3. _The Big Bang Theory_: Howard and Raj start a filk band called Footprints on the Moon; Bert also becomes a member ---
**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:** [January 19, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/35 "2026-01-19T16:51:16Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, a member of a band** 1. _The Partridge Family_: The Partridge Family 2. _The Drew Carey Show_ - Drew starts a band called The Horn Dogs (Joe Walsh plays guitar; Drew plays accordion and is later replaced by Weird Al) 3. _The Big Bang Theory_: Howard and Raj start a filk band called Footprints on the Moon; Bert also becomes a member 4. _The Simpsons_: Homer Simpson was a member of the B Sharps, Sadgasm, and Covercraft as well as becoming an opera singer and releasing a popular song called “Everybody Hates Ned Flanders.” ---
**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:** [January 19, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/36 "2026-01-19T17:03:49Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, a member of a band** 1. _The Partridge Family_: The Partridge Family 2. _The Drew Carey Show_ - Drew starts a band called The Horn Dogs (Joe Walsh plays guitar; Drew plays accordion and is later replaced by Weird Al) 3. _The Big Bang Theory_: Howard and Raj start a filk band called Footprints on the Moon; Bert also becomes a member 4. _The Simpsons_: Homer Simpson was a member of the B Sharps, Sadgasm, and Covercraft as well as becoming an opera singer and releasing a popular song called “Everybody Hates Ned Flanders.” 5. _I Love Lucy_: Ricky Ricardo is a bandleader. ---
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**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, a member of a band** 1. _The Partridge Family_: The Partridge Family 2. _The Drew Carey Show_ - Drew starts a band called The Horn Dogs (Joe Walsh plays guitar; Drew plays accordion and is later replaced by Weird Al) 3. _The Big Bang Theory_: Howard and Raj start a filk band called Footprints on the Moon; Bert also becomes a member 4. _The Simpsons_: Homer Simpson was a member of the B Sharps, Sadgasm, and Covercraft as well as becoming an opera singer and releasing a popular song called “Everybody Hates Ned Flanders.” 5. _I Love Lucy_: Ricky Ricardo is a bandleader. 6. _Orange Is the New Black_: Joe Caputo is a member of a rock band called Sideboob. ---
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**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, a member of a band** 1. _The Partridge Family_: The Partridge Family 2. _The Drew Carey Show_ - Drew starts a band called The Horn Dogs (Joe Walsh plays guitar; Drew plays accordion and is later replaced by Weird Al) 3. _The Big Bang Theory_: Howard and Raj start a filk band called Footprints on the Moon; Bert also becomes a member 4. _The Simpsons_: Homer Simpson was a member of the B Sharps, Sadgasm, and Covercraft as well as becoming an opera singer and releasing a popular song called “Everybody Hates Ned Flanders.” 5. _I Love Lucy_: Ricky Ricardo is a bandleader. 6. _Orange Is the New Black_: Joe Caputo is a member of a rock band called Sideboob. 7. _Green Acres_: Oliver Douglas plays guitar in the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department Band. Most of the regular supporting cast are also members, and the only song they ever play is “Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight.” ---
**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:** [January 19, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/39 "2026-01-19T18:15:37Z")
**Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, a member of a band** 1. _The Partridge Family_: The Partridge Family 2. _The Drew Carey Show_ - Drew starts a band called The Horn Dogs (Joe Walsh plays guitar; Drew plays accordion and is later replaced by Weird Al) 3. _The Big Bang Theory_: Howard and Raj start a filk band called Footprints on the Moon; Bert also becomes a member 4. _The Simpsons_: Homer Simpson was a member of the B Sharps, Sadgasm, and Covercraft as well as becoming an opera singer and releasing a popular song called “Everybody Hates Ned Flanders.” 5. _I Love Lucy_: Ricky Ricardo is a bandleader. 6. _Orange Is the New Black_: Joe Caputo is a member of a rock band called Sideboob. 7. _Green Acres_: Oliver Douglas plays guitar in the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department Band. 8. _Happy Days_: Potsie , Ralph, and Richie were occasionally shown playing in a band, No name was ever given other than “the band at Arnold;s” _ **-'BB-** _ ---
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[quote=“Bicycle\_Bill, post:39, topic:1026759”] **Shows that feature a character who is, temporarily or otherwise, a member of a band** 1. _The Partridge Family_: The Partridge Family 2. _The Drew Carey Show_ - Drew starts a band called The Horn Dogs (Joe Walsh plays guitar; Drew plays accordion and is later replaced by Weird Al) 3. _The Big Bang Theory_: Howard and Raj start a filk band called Footprints on the Moon; Bert also becomes a member 4. _The Simpsons_: Homer Simpson was a member of the B Sharps, Sadgasm, and Covercraft as well as becoming an opera singer and releasing a popular song called “Everybody Hates Ned Flanders.” 5. _I Love Lucy_: Ricky Ricardo is a bandleader. 6. _Orange Is the New Black_: Joe Caputo is a member of a rock band called Sideboob. 7. _Green Acres_: Oliver Douglas plays guitar in the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department Band. 8. _Happy Days_: Potsie , Ralph, and Richie were occasionally shown playing in a band, No name was ever given other than “the band at Arnold;s” 9. _Buffy, the Vampire Slayer_: Oz is a member of the band _Dingos Ate My Baby_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759.md?page=3)