# 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:** 5
**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 26, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/81 "2026-01-26T16:11:56Z")
**Series You Hated as a Kid** (but saw a lot of for whatever reason) 1. American Bandstand 2. Fame I never appreciated the stories of high school kids who needed to sing and dance, plus the numbers usually fell into the typical trappings of a musical where when someone sings, everyone in the background jumps in to dance. And it was programmed against something else I wanted to watch, _Mork and Mindy_ I think. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/82 "2026-01-27T16:04:45Z")
**Series You Hated as a Kid** (but saw a lot of for whatever reason) 1. American Bandstand 2. Fame 3. General Hospital One TV. Two kids. If I wanted to see _Star Trek_ at 4, I had to let my sister watch _GH_ at 3. My first hate-watch (though I probably should have used the time to do my homework). ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/83 "2026-01-27T16:54:17Z")
**Series You Hated as a Kid** (but saw a lot of for whatever reason) 1. American Bandstand 2. Fame 3. General Hospital 4. Soul Train So imagine little 7-10 year-old Homie, watching cartoons or reruns of _Gilligan’s Island_ or what have you on WGN (Chicago’s UHF station at the time, which was available on cable in Springfield). Seemingly out of nowhere, WGN would switch from what I was enjoying over to this show. I get that WGN served a Black audience too, and was beehoved to provide entertainment for all of its viewers, but damn did I hate that show. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/84 "2026-01-27T17:06:05Z")
Nitpick: WGN is not a UHF station. It’s always been channel 9, and part of its success stems from how strong and clear the signal was back in the days of rabbit-ears and snow. Back to the game! ---
**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 27, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/85 "2026-01-27T17:07:17Z")
Ya know, I was wondering if I wasn’t getting an over-the-air signal lo those 200 miles away back in the day! ---
**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 27, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/86 "2026-01-27T17:26:04Z")
**Series You Hated as a Kid** (but saw a lot of for whatever reason) 1. American Bandstand 2. Fame 3. General Hospital 4. Soul Train 5. Little House on the Prairie Not my cup of tea at _all_. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/87 "2026-01-27T18:22:27Z")
**Series You Hated as a Kid** (but saw a lot of for whatever reason) 1. American Bandstand 2. Fame 3. General Hospital 4. Soul Train 5. Little House on the Prairie 6. The Waltons Rest of the fam watched it. I eventually realized each episode would draw out conflict resolution for a whole hour because everybody was too polite to speak up. One episode showed how horrible the new school marm was because she yelled at a girl who wasn’t paying attention. She never knew the previous marm had the girl sit in the front row because she was hard of hearing. /stick finger down throat ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/88 "2026-01-27T18:24:35Z")
**Series You Hated as a Kid** (but saw a lot of for whatever reason) 1. American Bandstand 2. Fame 3. General Hospital 4. Soul Train 5. Little House on the Prairie 6. The Waltons 7. The Muppet Show “Hate” is a strong word – I didn’t really like it because seeing Sesame Street-derived characters in a setting with humor I didn’t understand confused the hell out of me. But I watched it at times when nothing else was on. Even as an adult, the show has never grown on me. ---
**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 27, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/89 "2026-01-27T18:45:02Z")
**Series You Hated as a Kid** (but saw a lot of for whatever reason) 1. American Bandstand 2. Fame 3. General Hospital 4. Soul Train 5. Little House on the Prairie 6. The Waltons 7. The Muppet Show 8. Diff’rent Strokes Just seemed like a dumb show to me. ---
**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 27, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/90 "2026-01-27T19:27:22Z")
**Series You Hated as a Kid** (but saw a lot of for whatever reason) 1. American Bandstand 2. Fame 3. General Hospital 4. Soul Train 5. Little House on the Prairie 6. The Waltons 7. The Muppet Show 8. Diff’rent Strokes 9. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989) Not to be confused with the 1983 Sunbow series, this one was produced by DiC (aka Do it Cheaper) and while the Sunbow series wasn’t exactly high culture, the replacement series had worse writing, worse animation, and worse voice acting. Chris Latta occasionally shines as Cobra Commander and there are a couple of episodes that could have been so much better with a defter touch, but that’s not what Hasbro paid for. ---
**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 27, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/91 "2026-01-27T19:29:58Z")
**Series You Hated as a Kid** (but saw a lot of for whatever reason) 1. American Bandstand 2. Fame 3. General Hospital 4. Soul Train 5. Little House on the Prairie 6. The Waltons 7. The Muppet Show 8. Diff’rent Strokes 9. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989) 10. Maude I was glad to see it end. Pass. ---
**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 28, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/92 "2026-01-28T16:13:47Z")
**Shows With A City In The Title (bonus points if it’s not New York, L.A. or Chicago)** 1. _WKRP In Cincinnati_ ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/93 "2026-01-28T16:24:37Z")
**Shows With A City In The Title (bonus points if it’s not New York, L.A. or Chicago)** 1. _WKRP In Cincinnati_ 2. _Dallas_ ---
**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 28, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/94 "2026-01-28T16:28:21Z")
**Shows With A City In The Title (bonus points if it’s not New York, L.A. or Chicago)** 1. _WKRP In Cincinnati_ 2. _Dallas_ 3. _Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta_ Can we put a “no repeats” rule on this category? ---
**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 28, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/95 "2026-01-28T16:39:06Z")
**Shows With A City In The Title (bonus points if it’s not New York, L.A. or Chicago)** 1. _WKRP In Cincinnati_ 2. _Dallas_ 3. _Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta_ 4. _Mayberry R.F.D_ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/96 "2026-01-28T16:40:06Z")
**Shows With A City In The Title (bonus points if it’s not New York, L.A. or Chicago)** 1. _WKRP In Cincinnati_ 2. _Dallas_ 3. _Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta_ 4. _Mayberry R.F.D_ 5. _Greetings From Tucson_ ---
**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 28, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/97 "2026-01-28T16:47:15Z")
**Shows With A City In The Title (bonus points if it’s not New York, L.A. or Chicago)** 1. _WKRP In Cincinnati_ 2. _Dallas_ 3. _Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta_ 4. _Mayberry R.F.D_ 5. _Greetings From Tucson_ 6. _The Streets of San Francisco_ ---
**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 28, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/98 "2026-01-28T16:47:41Z")
**Shows With A City In The Title (bonus points if it’s not New York, L.A. or Chicago)** 1. _WKRP In Cincinnati_ 2. _Dallas_ 3. _Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta_ 4. _Mayberry R.F.D_ 5. _Greetings From Tucson_ 6. _The Streets of San Francisco_ 7. _Emily in Paris_ ---
**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 28, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759/99 "2026-01-28T16:51:16Z")
**Shows With A City In The Title (bonus points if it’s not New York, L.A. or Chicago)** 1. _WKRP In Cincinnati_ 2. _Dallas_ 3. _Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta_ 4. _Mayberry R.F.D_ 5. _Greetings From Tucson_ 6. _The Streets of San Francisco_ 7. _Emily in Paris_ 8. _Real Housewives: Dubai_ ---
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**Shows With A City In The Title (bonus points if it’s not New York, L.A. or Chicago)** 1. _WKRP In Cincinnati_ 2. _Dallas_ 3. _Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta_ 4. _Mayberry R.F.D_ 5. _Greetings From Tucson_ 6. _The Streets of San Francisco_ 7. _Emily in Paris_ 8. _Real Housewives: Dubai_ 9. _It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-3/1026759.md?page=6)