# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 411
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8201 "2025-08-08T15:01:03Z")
**Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow 2. The Baby Snooks Show 3. Inner Sanctum Still gives me chills when I listen… ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8202 "2025-08-08T17:54:22Z")
**Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow 2. The Baby Snooks Show 3. Inner Sanctum 4. The Adventures of Gracie The original radio show when Burns and Allen went on the air in 1934 ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8203 "2025-08-08T17:59:14Z")
**Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow 2. The Baby Snooks Show 3. Inner Sanctum 4. The Adventures of Gracie 5. The Adventures of Superman which was the premiere of Lois, Jimmy, Perry and kryptonite. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8204 "2025-08-08T19:25:49Z")
**Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow 2. The Baby Snooks Show 3. Inner Sanctum 4. The Adventures of Gracie 5. The Adventures of Superman 6. Fibber McGee and Molly ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8205 "2025-08-08T19:36:14Z")
**Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow 2. The Baby Snooks Show 3. Inner Sanctum 4. The Adventures of Gracie 5. The Adventures of Superman 6. Fibber McGee and Molly 7. The Romance of Helen Trent Radio soap opera which ran from 1933 to 1960 ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8206 "2025-08-08T19:53:00Z")
**Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow 2. The Baby Snooks Show 3. Inner Sanctum 4. The Adventures of Gracie 5. The Adventures of Superman 6. Fibber McGee and Molly 7. The Romance of Helen Trent 8. The Green Hornet ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8207 "2025-08-08T20:14:42Z")
**Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow 2. The Baby Snooks Show 3. Inner Sanctum 4. The Adventures of Gracie 5. The Adventures of Superman 6. Fibber McGee and Molly 7. The Romance of Helen Trent 8. The Green Hornet 9. Lum and Abner ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8208 "2025-08-08T20:39:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **Fictional locations** > … > 13. The Grand Duchy of Fenwick - from _The Mouse That Roared_ Nitpick: it’s the [Duchy of Grand Fenwick.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Fenwick) In play: **Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow 2. The Baby Snooks Show 3. Inner Sanctum 4. The Adventures of Gracie 5. The Adventures of Superman 6. Fibber McGee and Molly 7. The Romance of Helen Trent 8. The Green Hornet 9. Lum and Abner 10. Duffy’s Tavern ---
**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:** [August 9, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8209 "2025-08-09T00:41:19Z")
**Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow 2. The Baby Snooks Show 3. Inner Sanctum 4. The Adventures of Gracie 5. The Adventures of Superman 6. Fibber McGee and Molly 7. The Romance of Helen Trent 8. The Green Hornet 9. Lum and Abner 10. Duffy’s Tavern 11. The Great Gildersleeve ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8210 "2025-08-09T00:42:21Z")
**Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow 2. The Baby Snooks Show 3. Inner Sanctum 4. The Adventures of Gracie 5. The Adventures of Superman 6. Fibber McGee and Molly 7. The Romance of Helen Trent 8. The Green Hornet 9. Lum and Abner 10. Duffy’s Tavern 11. The Great Gildersleeve 12. The Bickersons ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8211 "2025-08-09T16:46:50Z")
**Old Time Radio Shows (pre-television)** 1. The Shadow 2. The Baby Snooks Show 3. Inner Sanctum 4. The Adventures of Gracie 5. The Adventures of Superman 6. Fibber McGee and Molly 7. The Romance of Helen Trent 8. The Green Hornet 9. Lum and Abner 10. Duffy’s Tavern 11. The Great Gildersleeve 12. The Bickersons 13. The Guiding Light Started pre-television, moved to television in 1952. Next From the Death Pool discussion: **People (real or fictional) played by Tom Hanks.** 1. Jim Lovell ---
**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:** [August 9, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8212 "2025-08-09T17:02:39Z")
**People (real or fictional) played by Tom Hanks.** 1. Jim Lovell 2. Forrest Gump ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8213 "2025-08-09T17:06:51Z")
**People (real or fictional) played by Tom Hanks.** 1. Jim Lovell 2. Forrest Gump 3. Captain Richard Phillips ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8214 "2025-08-09T19:11:01Z")
**People (real or fictional) played by Tom Hanks.** 1. Jim Lovell 2. Forrest Gump 3. Captain Richard Phillips 4. Paul Edgecomb Prison officer in _The Green Mile_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8215 "2025-08-09T19:11:32Z")
**People (real or fictional) played by Tom Hanks.** 1. Jim Lovell 2. Forrest Gump 3. Captain Richard Phillips 4. Paul Edgecomb 5. Fred Rogers ---
**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:** [August 9, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8216 "2025-08-09T22:19:54Z")
**People (real or fictional) played by Tom Hanks.** 1. Jim Lovell 2. Forrest Gump 3. Captain Richard Phillips 4. Paul Edgecomb 5. Fred Rogers 6. Charlie Wilson ---
**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:** [August 9, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8217 "2025-08-09T22:35:58Z")
**People (real or fictional) played by Tom Hanks.** 1. Jim Lovell 2. Forrest Gump 3. Captain Richard Phillips 4. Paul Edgecomb 5. Fred Rogers 6. Charlie Wilson 7. Josh Baskin From _Big._ ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8218 "2025-08-10T00:19:04Z")
**People (real or fictional) played by Tom Hanks.** 1. Jim Lovell 2. Forrest Gump 3. Captain Richard Phillips 4. Paul Edgecomb 5. Fred Rogers 6. Charlie Wilson 7. Josh Baskin 8. Jimmy Dugan The cantankerous manager in _A League of Their Own_. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8219 "2025-08-10T00:21:36Z")
**People (real or fictional) played by Tom Hanks.** 1. Jim Lovell 2. Forrest Gump 3. Captain Richard Phillips 4. Paul Edgecomb 5. Fred Rogers 6. Charlie Wilson 7. Josh Baskin 8. Jimmy Dugan 9. Andrew Beckett He got fired from his job for contracting AIDS in _Philadelphia._ Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8220 "2025-08-10T00:26:43Z")
**People (real or fictional) played by Tom Hanks.** 1. Jim Lovell 2. Forrest Gump 3. Captain Richard Phillips 4. Paul Edgecomb 5. Fred Rogers 6. Charlie Wilson 7. Josh Baskin 8. Jimmy Dugan 9. Andrew Beckett 10. Joe Banks _Joe Versus the Volcano_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=410) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=412)