# 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:** 437
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8721 "2025-11-11T11:24:58Z")
] **Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies 3. Pet rocks Introduced in 1975 ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8722 "2025-11-11T11:28:33Z")
**Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies 3. Pet rocks 4. Waterbeds ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8723 "2025-11-11T11:43:44Z")
**Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies 3. Pet rocks 4. Waterbeds 5. Avocado-colored appliances ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8724 "2025-11-11T11:59:02Z")
**Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies 3. Pet rocks 4. Waterbeds 5. Avocado-colored appliances 6. Mood rings ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8725 "2025-11-11T14:20:42Z")
**Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies 3. Pet rocks 4. Waterbeds 5. Avocado-colored appliances 6. Mood rings 7. TV series about police detectives Long-running ones like _Hawaii Five-O_, _Kojak_, _Macmillan and Wife_, _McCloud_ and _Columbo_, short-lived ones like _Banacek_, they seemed to be on every night I turned on the TV. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8726 "2025-11-11T14:38:03Z")
**Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies 3. Pet rocks 4. Waterbeds 5. Avocado-colored appliances 6. Mood rings 7. TV series about police detectives 8. CB radio ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8727 "2025-11-11T15:28:43Z")
**Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies 3. Pet rocks 4. Waterbeds 5. Avocado-colored appliances 6. Mood rings 7. TV series about police detectives 8. CB radio 9. Disco music ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8728 "2025-11-11T16:25:13Z")
[quote=“Intergalactic\_Gladiator, post:8727, topic:970093, full:true”] **Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies 3. Pet rocks 4. Waterbeds 5. Avocado-colored appliances 6. Mood rings 7. TV series about police detectives 8. CB radio 9. Disco music 10. Smiley faces 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8729 "2025-11-11T18:06:46Z")
**Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies 3. Pet rocks 4. Waterbeds 5. Avocado-colored appliances 6. Mood rings 7. TV series about police detectives 8. CB radio 9. Disco music 10. Smiley faces 🙂 11. Clackers ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8730 "2025-11-11T20:04:20Z")
**Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies 3. Pet rocks 4. Waterbeds 5. Avocado-colored appliances 6. Mood rings 7. TV series about police detectives 8. CB radio 9. Disco music 10. Smiley faces 🙂 11. Clackers 12. Big sideburns ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8731 "2025-11-11T20:23:15Z")
**Fads or crazes from the 70s** 1. Streaking 2. Disaster movies 3. Pet rocks 4. Waterbeds 5. Avocado-colored appliances 6. Mood rings 7. TV series about police detectives 8. CB radio 9. Disco music 10. Smiley faces 🙂 11. Clackers 12. Big sideburns 13. Bell Bottoms Next up: **A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette** (Any genre, artist, era!) 1. _Who’s Next_ - The Who ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8732 "2025-11-11T21:30:20Z")
**A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette** (Any genre, artist, era!) 1. _Who’s Next_ - The Who 2. _Ramones_ - Ramones Tough to decide on one. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8733 "2025-11-11T21:34:25Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Tough to decide on one. Note that I said ‘ **A** favorite’, not THE favorite! ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8734 "2025-11-11T21:46:19Z")
**A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette** (Any genre, artist, era!) 1. _Who’s Next_ - The Who 2. _Ramones_ - Ramones 3. _Magical Mystery Tour_ - The Beatles ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8735 "2025-11-11T21:59:26Z")
**A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette** (Any genre, artist, era!) 1. _Who’s Next_ - The Who 2. _Ramones_ - Ramones 3. _Magical Mystery Tour_ - The Beatles 4. _What’s New_ - Linda Ronstadt ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8736 "2025-11-11T22:12:33Z")
**A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette** (Any genre, artist, era!) 1. _Who’s Next_ - The Who 2. _Ramones_ - Ramones 3. _Magical Mystery Tour_ - The Beatles 4. _What’s New_ - Linda Ronstadt 5. _You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. II_ - Frank Zappa ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8737 "2025-11-11T22:29:53Z")
**A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette** (Any genre, artist, era!) 1. _Who’s Next_ - The Who 2. _Ramones_ - Ramones 3. _Magical Mystery Tour_ - The Beatles 4. _What’s New_ - Linda Ronstadt 5. _You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. II_ - Frank Zappa 6. _Batman Forever Original Soundtrack_ - Various Artists ---
**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:** [November 11, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8738 "2025-11-11T23:47:53Z")
**A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette** (Any genre, artist, era!) 1. _Who’s Next_ - The Who 2. _Ramones_ - Ramones 3. _Magical Mystery Tour_ - The Beatles 4. _What’s New_ - Linda Ronstadt 5. _You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. II_ - Frank Zappa 6. _Batman Forever Original Soundtrack_ - Various Artists 7. _Baroque Music for Trumpet_ - Wynton Marsalis A fave from decades ago that I haven’t played in a while, so thanks for the category ---
**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:** [November 12, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8739 "2025-11-12T01:47:29Z")
**A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette** (Any genre, artist, era!) 1. _Who’s Next_ - The Who 2. _Ramones_ - Ramones 3. _Magical Mystery Tour_ - The Beatles 4. _What’s New_ - Linda Ronstadt 5. _You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. II_ - Frank Zappa 6. _Batman Forever Original Soundtrack_ - Various Artists 7. _Baroque Music for Trumpet_ - Wynton Marsalis 8. _Foxtrot_ - Genesis ---
**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:** [November 12, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8740 "2025-11-12T01:58:52Z")
**A Favorite Album/CD/Cassette** (Any genre, artist, era!) 1. _Who’s Next_ - The Who 2. _Ramones_ - Ramones 3. _Magical Mystery Tour_ - The Beatles 4. _What’s New_ - Linda Ronstadt 5. _You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. II_ - Frank Zappa 6. _Batman Forever Original Soundtrack_ - Various Artists 7. _Baroque Music for Trumpet_ - Wynton Marsalis 8. _Foxtrot_ - Genesis 9. _Unforgettable, with Love_ - Natalie Cole [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=436) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=438)