2, 3, 5, 9, 17, _ What is the next number in the sequence?

Can you identify the famous TV character from the rebus below?

Detective Rockford was jogging near the beach at 4:30 am.
He hears a sound near the shack "No Michael, Please Do not shoot me".
Next instance he heard the sound of gunfire. Rockford rushes to the shack where he finds women lying dead and a gun in close proximity of three "Doctore Lawyer and a Teacher".

Rockford immediately knew that the Lawyer has committed the crime. How?

Christina is practising her dance steps along with her friends. In a particular sequence, all of them form a row. At that point, Niharika is standing in the 4th position from either end of the row.
Can you find out how many girls are practising together?

A professor thinks of two consecutive numbers between 1 and 10.
'A' knows the 1st number and 'B' knows the second number

A: I do not know your number.
B: Nor do I know your number.
A: Now I know.

What are the four solutions for this?

Your mother’s brother’s only brother-in-law is asleep on your couch. Who is asleep on your couch?

What is the below Rebus indicate?

Where do fish keep their money?

Can you find the next number in the below sequence
3 , 7 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 17 ?

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?