# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 157
**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 5, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3121 "2020-08-05T01:31:48Z")
Imaginary towns or cities which were the settings for TV series, films, books, cartoons etc 1. Riverdale - the Archie comics 2. Gotham City - Gotham (&c.) 3. Lake Wobegon - A Prairie Home Companion 4. Cicely, Alaska - Northern Exposure 5. Bedrock - The Flintstones 6. Bedford Falls — It’s a Wonderful Life 7. The Capitol - The Hunger Games 8. Mayberry - The Andy Griffith Show ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3122 "2020-08-05T01:35:16Z")
Imaginary towns or cities which were the settings for TV series, films, books, cartoons etc 1. Riverdale - the Archie comics 2. Gotham City - Gotham (&c.) 3. Lake Wobegon - A Prairie Home Companion 4. Cicely, Alaska - Northern Exposure 5. Bedrock - The Flintstones 6. Bedford Falls — It’s a Wonderful Life 7. The Capitol - The Hunger Games 8. Mayberry - The Andy Griffith Show 9. San Pueblo, California — The Partridge Family ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3123 "2020-08-05T02:47:57Z")
Actual cities (besides NY and LA) which were the settings for TV series. No repeats. 1. Pittsburgh - My So-called Life 2. San Diego - Simon and Simon, Terriers 3. Cleveland - The Drew Carey Show 4. Miami - The Golden Girls 5. Cincinnati - WKRP in Cincinnati 6. Rome - I, Claudius 7. Dallas - Halt and Catch Fire 8. Boston - Boston Legal 9. San Francisco - Streets of San Francisco 10. Newark - The Plot Against America 11. St. Louis - John LaRoquette Show ---
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Imaginary towns or cities which were the settings for TV series, films, books, cartoons etc 1. Riverdale - the Archie comics 2. Gotham City - Gotham (&c.) 3. Lake Wobegon - A Prairie Home Companion 4. Cicely, Alaska - Northern Exposure 5. Bedrock - The Flintstones 6. Bedford Falls — It’s a Wonderful Life 7. The Capitol - The Hunger Games 8. Mayberry - The Andy Griffith Show 9. San Pueblo, California — The Partridge Family 10. Neptune - Veronica Mars ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3125 "2020-08-05T04:17:25Z")
Imaginary towns or cities which were the settings for TV series, films, books, cartoons etc 1. Riverdale - the Archie comics 2. Gotham City - Gotham (&c.) 3. Lake Wobegon - A Prairie Home Companion 4. Cicely, Alaska - Northern Exposure 5. Bedrock - The Flintstones 6. Bedford Falls — It’s a Wonderful Life 7. The Capitol - The Hunger Games 8. Mayberry - The Andy Griffith Show 9. San Pueblo, California — The Partridge Family 10. Neptune - Veronica Mars 11. Arlen, Texas - King of the Hill ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3126 "2020-08-05T04:29:41Z")
Imaginary towns or cities which were the settings for TV series, films, books, cartoons etc 1. Riverdale - the Archie comics 2. Gotham City - Gotham (&c.) 3. Lake Wobegon - A Prairie Home Companion 4. Cicely, Alaska - Northern Exposure 5. Bedrock - The Flintstones 6. Bedford Falls — It’s a Wonderful Life 7. The Capitol - The Hunger Games 8. Mayberry - The Andy Griffith Show 9. San Pueblo, California — The Partridge Family 10. Neptune - Veronica Mars 11. Arlen, Texas - King of the Hill 12. Castle Rock, Maine - _Castle Rock_ tv series and several Stephen King stories. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3127 "2020-08-05T09:28:30Z")
Imaginary towns or cities which were the settings for TV series, films, books, cartoons etc 1. Riverdale - the Archie comics 2. Gotham City - Gotham (&c.) 3. Lake Wobegon - A Prairie Home Companion 4. Cicely, Alaska - Northern Exposure 5. Bedrock - The Flintstones 6. Bedford Falls — It’s a Wonderful Life 7. The Capitol - The Hunger Games 8. Mayberry - The Andy Griffith Show 9. San Pueblo, California — The Partridge Family 10. Neptune - Veronica Mars 11. Arlen, Texas - King of the Hill 12. Castle Rock, Maine - _Castle Rock_ tv series and several Stephen King stories. 13. Lanford, Illinois - Roseannee next Non-rntertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld ---
**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 5, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3128 "2020-08-05T12:24:26Z")
Non-rntertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory ---
**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 5, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3129 "2020-08-05T15:44:23Z")
Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences He advises Douglas Wambaugh as the flamboyant defense attorney prepares to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. ---
**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 5, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3130 "2020-08-05T16:21:31Z")
Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences 4. Stephen Hawking - The Simpsons ---
**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 5, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3131 "2020-08-05T16:27:28Z")
Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences 4. Stephen Hawking - The Simpsons 5. Colin Powell - Madam Secretary ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3132 "2020-08-05T19:23:54Z")
Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences 4. Stephen Hawking - The Simpsons 5. Colin Powell - Madam Secretary 6. Larry Csonka - The Six Million Dollar Man ---
**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 5, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3133 "2020-08-05T20:20:38Z")
Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences 4. Stephen Hawking - The Simpsons 5. Colin Powell - Madam Secretary 6. Larry Csonka - The Six Million Dollar Man 7. Michelle Obama - iCarly ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3134 "2020-08-05T21:19:23Z")
Removed repeated #4. Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences 4. Colin Powell - Madam Secretary 5. Larry Csonka - The Six Million Dollar Man 6. Michelle Obama - iCarly ---
**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 5, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3135 "2020-08-05T21:43:26Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Removed repeated #4. D’OH! Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences 4. Colin Powell - Madam Secretary 5. Larry Csonka - The Six Million Dollar Man 6. Michelle Obama - iCarly 7. Nancy Reagan - Diff’rent Strokes ---
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Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences 4. Colin Powell - Madam Secretary 5. Larry Csonka - The Six Million Dollar Man 6. Michelle Obama - iCarly 7. Nancy Reagan - Diff’rent Strokes 8. Serena Williams - The Bernie Mac Show ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3137 "2020-08-05T22:58:29Z")
Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences 4. Colin Powell - Madam Secretary 5. Larry Csonka - The Six Million Dollar Man 6. Michelle Obama - iCarly 7. Nancy Reagan - Diff’rent Strokes 8. Serena Williams - The Bernie Mac Show 9. Edwin Newman - Newhart ---
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Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences 4. Colin Powell - Madam Secretary 5. Larry Csonka - The Six Million Dollar Man 6. Michelle Obama - iCarly 7. Nancy Reagan - Diff’rent Strokes 8. Serena Williams - The Bernie Mac Show 9. Edwin Newman - Newhart 10. Sparky Anderson - WKRP in Cincinnati ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/3139 "2020-08-06T02:03:52Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > D’OH! No worries! . Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences 4. Colin Powell - Madam Secretary 5. Larry Csonka - The Six Million Dollar Man 6. Michelle Obama - iCarly 7. Nancy Reagan - Diff’rent Strokes 8. Serena Williams - The Bernie Mac Show 9. Edwin Newman - Newhart 10. Sparky Anderson - WKRP in Cincinnati 11. Desi Arnaz, jr — The Brady Bunch ---
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Non-entertainment people who have played themselves on TV dramas or sitcoms, no repeats 1. Keith Hernandez - Seinfeld 2. Stephen Hawking - The Big Bang Theory 3. Alan Dershowitz - Picket Fences 4. Colin Powell - Madam Secretary 5. Larry Csonka - The Six Million Dollar Man 6. Michelle Obama - iCarly 7. Nancy Reagan - Diff’rent Strokes 8. Serena Williams - The Bernie Mac Show 9. Edwin Newman - Newhart 10. Sparky Anderson - WKRP in Cincinnati 11. Desi Arnaz, jr — The Brady Bunch 12. Julius Erving - The Office [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=156) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=158)