# 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:** 26
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/501 "2020-02-12T05:16:37Z")
Animal pets or sidekicks of fictional detectives 1. Toby, whom Sherlock Holmes used to follow scent trails in a number of cases. 2. Asta - Nick & Nora Charles, The Thin Man 3. Pearl the Wonder Dog, name given to several sequential pet dogs of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser. 4. Togo, Nancy Drew’s dog (in some of her books) 5. Mister, Harry Dresden’s cat in The Dresden Files 6. Koko, the Siamese who adopts Jim Qwilleran in The Cat Who… series by Lilian Jackson Braun 7. Peppy and Mitch, dogs that are shared between V.I. Warshawski and a neighbor, in a series of novels by Sara Paretsky. 8. Dog, Lt. Columbo’s basset hound 9. Khan, Johnny and Suzy Marshall A mostly forgotten imitation of Nick and Nora Charles, written by James Fox. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/502 "2020-02-12T05:32:01Z")
Animal pets or sidekicks of fictional detectives 1. Toby, whom Sherlock Holmes used to follow scent trails in a number of cases. 2. Asta - Nick & Nora Charles, The Thin Man 3. Pearl the Wonder Dog, name given to several sequential pet dogs of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser. 4. Togo, Nancy Drew’s dog (in some of her books) 5. Mister, Harry Dresden’s cat in The Dresden Files 6. Koko, the Siamese who adopts Jim Qwilleran in The Cat Who… series by Lilian Jackson Braun 7. Peppy and Mitch, dogs that are shared between V.I. Warshawski and a neighbor, in a series of novels by Sara Paretsky. 8. Dog, Lt. Columbo’s basset hound 9. Khan, Johnny and Suzy Marshall 10. Mouse, Harry Dresden’s Foo Dog in the Dresden Files ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/503 "2020-02-12T05:36:47Z")
Animal pets or sidekicks of fictional detectives 1. Toby, whom Sherlock Holmes used to follow scent trails in a number of cases. 2. Asta - Nick & Nora Charles, The Thin Man 3. Pearl the Wonder Dog, name given to several sequential pet dogs of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser. 4. Togo, Nancy Drew’s dog (in some of her books) 5. Mister, Harry Dresden’s cat in The Dresden Files 6. Koko, the Siamese who adopts Jim Qwilleran in The Cat Who… series by Lilian Jackson Braun 7. Peppy and Mitch, dogs that are shared between V.I. Warshawski and a neighbor, in a series of novels by Sara Paretsky. 8. Dog, Lt. Columbo’s basset hound 9. Khan, Johnny and Suzy Marshall 10. Mouse, Harry Dresden’s Foo Dog in the Dresden Files 11. Freeway, dog owned by the Harts (“Hart to Hart” TV series). ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/504 "2020-02-12T07:04:06Z")
Animal pets or sidekicks of fictional detectives 1. Toby, whom Sherlock Holmes used to follow scent trails in a number of cases. 2. Asta - Nick & Nora Charles, The Thin Man 3. Pearl the Wonder Dog, name given to several sequential pet dogs of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser. 4. Togo, Nancy Drew’s dog (in some of her books) 5. Mister, Harry Dresden’s cat in The Dresden Files 6. Koko, the Siamese who adopts Jim Qwilleran in The Cat Who… series by Lilian Jackson Braun 7. Peppy and Mitch, dogs that are shared between V.I. Warshawski and a neighbor, in a series of novels by Sara Paretsky. 8. Dog, Lt. Columbo’s basset hound 9. Khan, Johnny and Suzy Marshall 10. Mouse, Harry Dresden’s Foo Dog in the Dresden Files 11. Freeway, dog owned by the Harts (“Hart to Hart” TV series). 12. Brain, Penny’s dog in the Inspector Gadget cartoon ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/505 "2020-02-12T13:55:45Z")
Animal pets or sidekicks of fictional detectives 1. Toby, whom Sherlock Holmes used to follow scent trails in a number of cases. 2. Asta - Nick & Nora Charles, The Thin Man 3. Pearl the Wonder Dog, name given to several sequential pet dogs of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser. 4. Togo, Nancy Drew’s dog (in some of her books) 5. Mister, Harry Dresden’s cat in The Dresden Files 6. Koko, the Siamese who adopts Jim Qwilleran in The Cat Who… series by Lilian Jackson Braun 7. Peppy and Mitch, dogs that are shared between V.I. Warshawski and a neighbor, in a series of novels by Sara Paretsky. 8. Dog, Lt. Columbo’s basset hound 9. Khan, Johnny and Suzy Marshall 10. Mouse, Harry Dresden’s Foo Dog in the Dresden Files 11. Freeway, dog owned by the Harts (“Hart to Hart” TV series). 12. Brain, Penny’s dog in the Inspector Gadget cartoon 13. “Diz”, or Dismal, Rick Brant’s family dog Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 14. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/506 "2020-02-12T14:13:40Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/507 "2020-02-12T14:22:55Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres 3. Wilbur the pig - Charlotte’s Web ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/508 "2020-02-12T14:42:50Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres 3. Wilbur the pig - Charlotte’s Web 4. Hedwig - Harry Potter’s owl ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/509 "2020-02-12T14:50:04Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres 3. Wilbur the pig - Charlotte’s Web 4. Hedwig - Harry Potter’s owl 5. Spot - The Munster’s dragon ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/510 "2020-02-12T14:57:00Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres 3. Wilbur the pig - Charlotte’s Web 4. Hedwig - Harry Potter’s owl 5. Spot - The Munster’s dragon 6. Cleopatra - Morticia Addams’s carnivorous plant ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/511 "2020-02-12T15:04:42Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres 3. Wilbur the pig - Charlotte’s Web 4. Hedwig - Harry Potter’s owl 5. Spot - The Munster’s dragon 6. Cleopatra - Morticia Addams’s carnivorous plant 7. Dino the dinosaur - Flintstones ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/512 "2020-02-12T15:18:17Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres 3. Wilbur the pig - Charlotte’s Web 4. Hedwig - Harry Potter’s owl 5. Spot - The Munster’s dragon 6. Cleopatra - Morticia Addams’s carnivorous plant 7. Dino the dinosaur - Flintstones 8. Falkor the luck dragon of Atreyu in The Neverending Story ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/513 "2020-02-12T15:20:32Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres 3. Wilbur the pig - Charlotte’s Web 4. Hedwig - Harry Potter’s owl 5. Spot - The Munster’s dragon 6. Cleopatra - Morticia Addams’s carnivorous plant 7. Dino the dinosaur - Flintstones 8. Falkor the luck dragon of Atreyu in The Neverending Story 9. Lockheed, Kitty Pryde’s small dragon in X-Men comics. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/514 "2020-02-12T15:28:01Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres 3. Wilbur the pig - Charlotte’s Web 4. Hedwig - Harry Potter’s owl 5. Spot - The Munster’s dragon 6. Cleopatra - Morticia Addams’s carnivorous plant 7. Dino the dinosaur - Flintstones 8. Falkor the luck dragon of Atreyu in The Neverending Story 9. Lockheed, Kitty Pryde’s small dragon in X-Men comics. 10. Flag, Jody’s deer in The Yearling ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/515 "2020-02-12T16:30:38Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres 3. Wilbur the pig - Charlotte’s Web 4. Hedwig - Harry Potter’s owl 5. Spot - The Munster’s dragon 6. Cleopatra - Morticia Addams’s carnivorous plant 7. Dino the dinosaur - Flintstones 8. Falkor the luck dragon of Atreyu in The Neverending Story 9. Lockheed, Kitty Pryde’s small dragon in X-Men comics. 10. Flag, Jody’s deer in The Yearling 11. Comet - Supergirl’s horse ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/516 "2020-02-12T18:26:45Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres 3. Wilbur the pig - Charlotte’s Web 4. Hedwig - Harry Potter’s owl 5. Spot - The Munster’s dragon 6. Cleopatra - Morticia Addams’s carnivorous plant 7. Dino the dinosaur - Flintstones 8. Falkor the luck dragon of Atreyu in The Neverending Story 9. Lockheed, Kitty Pryde’s small dragon in X-Men comics. 10. Flag, Jody’s deer in The Yearling 11. Comet - Supergirl’s horse 12. Clyde - orangutan of Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood) in ‘Every Which Way But Loose’ and ‘Any Which Way You Can’ ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/517 "2020-02-12T18:30:34Z")
Different Pets (not dog/cat) of Fictional Characters 1. Fred the cockatoo of Anthony Vincenzo “Tony” Baretta 2. Arnold Ziffel - Green Acres 3. Wilbur the pig - Charlotte’s Web 4. Hedwig - Harry Potter’s owl 5. Spot - The Munster’s dragon 6. Cleopatra - Morticia Addams’s carnivorous plant 7. Dino the dinosaur - Flintstones 8. Falkor the luck dragon of Atreyu in The Neverending Story 9. Lockheed, Kitty Pryde’s small dragon in X-Men comics. 10. Flag, Jody’s deer in The Yearling 11. Comet - Supergirl’s horse 12. Clyde - orangutan of Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood) in ‘Every Which Way But Loose’ and ‘Any Which Way You Can’ 13. Curious George - Monkey pet of the Man with the Yellow Hat Next up: People who falsely claimed to be the victim of a crime 1. Jesse Smollett ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/518 "2020-02-12T19:14:06Z")
People who falsely claimed to be the victim of a crime 1. Jesse Smollett 2. [Susan Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith) ---
**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:** [February 12, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/519 "2020-02-12T20:06:05Z")
People who falsely claimed to be the victim of a crime 1. Jesse Smollett 2. [Susan Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith) 3. [Elizabeth Canning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Canning) Isn’t #1 Jussie, not Jesse? ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/520 "2020-02-12T20:29:17Z")
People who falsely claimed to be the victim of a crime 1. Jussie Smollett 2. [Susan Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith) 3. [Elizabeth Canning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Canning) 4. Tawana Brawley [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=27)