# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1050
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20984 "2013-11-21T17:38:33Z")
Rejected “Brady Bunch” plotlines 1. Mike designs a whorehouse and Greg sees the architectural plans, leading to an awkward father-son conversation. 2. Jan, tired of being ignored as the “middle sister,” tarts herself up and barely avoids being attacked by the local perv in this “very special episode.” 3. Alice is discovered to be selling drugs to school kids when she asks Marcie to front for her. 4. Cousin Oliver is caught… defiling… Tiger. 5. Carol is alone in the house when Sam the Butcher makes a special delivery 6. Mike takes out a large life insurance policy on Carol, which makes her suspicious when she learned to get the same thing for his first wife two days before she died. 7. All of the Brady kids are completely unrelated to each other, with their memories of their lives together implanted by The Agency. Parents Mike and Carol are agents assigned to shepherd the children toward their nascent psychokinetic abilities, with Alice being their actual in-residence supervisor. Sam makes periodic visits to make a hands-on evaluation in constructing progress reports. As time goes by with no results, the scientist in charge of the project is sent in to push things forward. His name: Oliver. Unbeknownst to all, the actual head of The Agency regularly observes the entire project from inside his cloned body, that of a large canine… ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20985 "2013-11-21T17:54:34Z")
Rejected “Brady Bunch” plotlines 1. Mike designs a whorehouse and Greg sees the architectural plans, leading to an awkward father-son conversation. 2. Jan, tired of being ignored as the “middle sister,” tarts herself up and barely avoids being attacked by the local perv in this “very special episode.” 3. Alice is discovered to be selling drugs to school kids when she asks Marcie to front for her. 4. Cousin Oliver is caught… defiling… Tiger. 5. Carol is alone in the house when Sam the Butcher makes a special delivery 6. Mike takes out a large life insurance policy on Carol, which makes her suspicious when she learned to get the same thing for his first wife two days before she died. 7. All of the Brady kids are completely unrelated to each other, with their memories of their lives together implanted by The Agency. Parents Mike and Carol are agents assigned to shepherd the children toward their nascent psychokinetic abilities, with Alice being their actual in-residence supervisor. Sam makes periodic visits to make a hands-on evaluation in constructing progress reports. As time goes by with no results, the scientist in charge of the project is sent in to push things forward. His name: Oliver. Unbeknownst to all, the actual head of The Agency regularly observes the entire project from inside his cloned body, that of a large canine… 8. The Brady Kids learn about DNA and what that means for their unrequited feelings for each other. Penis ensues. ---
**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 21, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20986 "2013-11-21T17:56:33Z")
Rejected “Brady Bunch” plotlines 1. Mike designs a whorehouse and Greg sees the architectural plans, leading to an awkward father-son conversation. 2. Jan, tired of being ignored as the “middle sister,” tarts herself up and barely avoids being attacked by the local perv in this “very special episode.” 3. Alice is discovered to be selling drugs to school kids when she asks Marcie to front for her. 4. Cousin Oliver is caught… defiling… Tiger. 5. Carol is alone in the house when Sam the Butcher makes a special delivery 6. Mike takes out a large life insurance policy on Carol, which makes her suspicious when she learned to get the same thing for his first wife two days before she died. 7. All of the Brady kids are completely unrelated to each other, with their memories of their lives together implanted by The Agency. Parents Mike and Carol are agents assigned to shepherd the children toward their nascent psychokinetic abilities, with Alice being their actual in-residence supervisor. Sam makes periodic visits to make a hands-on evaluation in constructing progress reports. As time goes by with no results, the scientist in charge of the project is sent in to push things forward. His name: Oliver. Unbeknownst to all, the actual head of The Agency regularly observes the entire project from inside his cloned body, that of a large canine… 8. The Brady Kids learn about DNA and what that means for their unrequited feelings for each other. Penis ensues. 9. The Brady Bunch go Amish. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20987 "2013-11-21T18:44:25Z")
Rejected “Brady Bunch” plotlines 1. Mike designs a whorehouse and Greg sees the architectural plans, leading to an awkward father-son conversation. 2. Jan, tired of being ignored as the “middle sister,” tarts herself up and barely avoids being attacked by the local perv in this “very special episode.” 3. Alice is discovered to be selling drugs to school kids when she asks Marcie to front for her. 4. Cousin Oliver is caught… defiling… Tiger. 5. Carol is alone in the house when Sam the Butcher makes a special delivery 6. Mike takes out a large life insurance policy on Carol, which makes her suspicious when she learned to get the same thing for his first wife two days before she died. 7. All of the Brady kids are completely unrelated to each other, with their memories of their lives together implanted by The Agency. Parents Mike and Carol are agents assigned to shepherd the children toward their nascent psychokinetic abilities, with Alice being their actual in-residence supervisor. Sam makes periodic visits to make a hands-on evaluation in constructing progress reports. As time goes by with no results, the scientist in charge of the project is sent in to push things forward. His name: Oliver. Unbeknownst to all, the actual head of The Agency regularly observes the entire project from inside his cloned body, that of a large canine… 8. The Brady Kids learn about DNA and what that means for their unrequited feelings for each other. Penis ensues. 9. The Brady Bunch go Amish. 10. Cindy, pushed over the edge by one more tease about her lisp, manifests her latent psychokinetic powers and blows up the house, killing everyone except Alice, who’s elated that the child she was charged with observing has finally come into her own. She takes Cindy under her wing and begins to teach her the Dark Arts. ---
**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 21, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20988 "2013-11-21T18:49:24Z")
Rejected “Brady Bunch” plotlines 1. Mike designs a whorehouse and Greg sees the architectural plans, leading to an awkward father-son conversation. 2. Jan, tired of being ignored as the “middle sister,” tarts herself up and barely avoids being attacked by the local perv in this “very special episode.” 3. Alice is discovered to be selling drugs to school kids when she asks Marcie to front for her. 4. Cousin Oliver is caught… defiling… Tiger. 5. Carol is alone in the house when Sam the Butcher makes a special delivery 6. Mike takes out a large life insurance policy on Carol, which makes her suspicious when she learned to get the same thing for his first wife two days before she died. 7. All of the Brady kids are completely unrelated to each other, with their memories of their lives together implanted by The Agency. Parents Mike and Carol are agents assigned to shepherd the children toward their nascent psychokinetic abilities, with Alice being their actual in-residence supervisor. Sam makes periodic visits to make a hands-on evaluation in constructing progress reports. As time goes by with no results, the scientist in charge of the project is sent in to push things forward. His name: Oliver. Unbeknownst to all, the actual head of The Agency regularly observes the entire project from inside his cloned body, that of a large canine… 8. The Brady Kids learn about DNA and what that means for their unrequited feelings for each other. Penis ensues. 9. The Brady Bunch go Amish. 10. Cindy, pushed over the edge by one more tease about her lisp, manifests her latent psychokinetic powers and blows up the house, killing everyone except Alice, who’s elated that the child she was charged with observing has finally come into her own. She takes Cindy under her wing and begins to teach her the Dark Arts. 11. The Partridge Family moves next door. ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20989 "2013-11-21T18:57:45Z")
> [@](#): > > All of the Brady kids are completely unrelated to each other, with their memories of their lives together implanted by The Agency. Parents Mike and Carol are agents assigned to shepherd the children toward their nascent psychokinetic abilities, with Alice being their actual in-residence supervisor. Sam makes periodic visits to make a hands-on evaluation in constructing progress reports. As time goes by with no results, the scientist in charge of the project is sent in to push things forward. His name: Oliver. Unbeknownst to all, the actual head of The Agency regularly observes the entire project from inside his cloned body, that of a large canine… > > Cindy, pushed over the edge by one more tease about her lisp, manifests her latent psychokinetic powers and blows up the house, killing everyone except Alice, who’s elated that the child she was charged with observing has finally come into her own. She takes Cindy under her wing and begins to teach her the Dark Arts. Y’know, one day we’re gonna see a straight-up situational comedy that deals with a nefarious (yet bumbling) Agency trying to groom superhuman agents, yet all kinds of hilarious incidents keep getting in the way/ruining the plan-of-the-week. The comedy will be the main thrust, not thrown in as asides in a drama. _Get Smart_ was a precursor, but only a precursor. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20990 "2013-11-21T19:40:12Z")
Rejected “Brady Bunch” plotlines 1. Mike designs a whorehouse and Greg sees the architectural plans, leading to an awkward father-son conversation. 2. Jan, tired of being ignored as the “middle sister,” tarts herself up and barely avoids being attacked by the local perv in this “very special episode.” 3. Alice is discovered to be selling drugs to school kids when she asks Marcie to front for her. 4. Cousin Oliver is caught… defiling… Tiger. 5. Carol is alone in the house when Sam the Butcher makes a special delivery 6. Mike takes out a large life insurance policy on Carol, which makes her suspicious when she learned to get the same thing for his first wife two days before she died. 7. All of the Brady kids are completely unrelated to each other, with their memories of their lives together implanted by The Agency. Parents Mike and Carol are agents assigned to shepherd the children toward their nascent psychokinetic abilities, with Alice being their actual in-residence supervisor. Sam makes periodic visits to make a hands-on evaluation in constructing progress reports. As time goes by with no results, the scientist in charge of the project is sent in to push things forward. His name: Oliver. Unbeknownst to all, the actual head of The Agency regularly observes the entire project from inside his cloned body, that of a large canine… 8. The Brady Kids learn about DNA and what that means for their unrequited feelings for each other. Penis ensues. 9. The Brady Bunch go Amish. 10. Cindy, pushed over the edge by one more tease about her lisp, manifests her latent psychokinetic powers and blows up the house, killing everyone except Alice, who’s elated that the child she was charged with observing has finally come into her own. She takes Cindy under her wing and begins to teach her the Dark Arts. 11. The Partridge Family moves next door. 12. Peter gets a colostomy. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20991 "2013-11-21T19:54:21Z")
Rejected “Brady Bunch” plotlines 1. Mike designs a whorehouse and Greg sees the architectural plans, leading to an awkward father-son conversation. 2. Jan, tired of being ignored as the “middle sister,” tarts herself up and barely avoids being attacked by the local perv in this “very special episode.” 3. Alice is discovered to be selling drugs to school kids when she asks Marcie to front for her. 4. Cousin Oliver is caught… defiling… Tiger. 5. Carol is alone in the house when Sam the Butcher makes a special delivery 6. Mike takes out a large life insurance policy on Carol, which makes her suspicious when she learned to get the same thing for his first wife two days before she died. 7. All of the Brady kids are completely unrelated to each other, with their memories of their lives together implanted by The Agency. Parents Mike and Carol are agents assigned to shepherd the children toward their nascent psychokinetic abilities, with Alice being their actual in-residence supervisor. Sam makes periodic visits to make a hands-on evaluation in constructing progress reports. As time goes by with no results, the scientist in charge of the project is sent in to push things forward. His name: Oliver. Unbeknownst to all, the actual head of The Agency regularly observes the entire project from inside his cloned body, that of a large canine… 8. The Brady Kids learn about DNA and what that means for their unrequited feelings for each other. Penis ensues. 9. The Brady Bunch go Amish. 10. Cindy, pushed over the edge by one more tease about her lisp, manifests her latent psychokinetic powers and blows up the house, killing everyone except Alice, who’s elated that the child she was charged with observing has finally come into her own. She takes Cindy under her wing and begins to teach her the Dark Arts. 11. The Partridge Family moves next door. 12. Peter gets a colostomy. 13. Greg tries to convince Marsha it’s not incest if you’re stepsiblings. I’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20992 "2013-11-21T19:56:28Z")
Rejected “Brady Bunch” plotlines 1. Mike designs a whorehouse and Greg sees the architectural plans, leading to an awkward father-son conversation. 2. Jan, tired of being ignored as the “middle sister,” tarts herself up and barely avoids being attacked by the local perv in this “very special episode.” 3. Alice is discovered to be selling drugs to school kids when she asks Marcie to front for her. 4. Cousin Oliver is caught… defiling… Tiger. 5. Carol is alone in the house when Sam the Butcher makes a special delivery 6. Mike takes out a large life insurance policy on Carol, which makes her suspicious when she learned to get the same thing for his first wife two days before she died. 7. All of the Brady kids are completely unrelated to each other, with their memories of their lives together implanted by The Agency. Parents Mike and Carol are agents assigned to shepherd the children toward their nascent psychokinetic abilities, with Alice being their actual in-residence supervisor. Sam makes periodic visits to make a hands-on evaluation in constructing progress reports. As time goes by with no results, the scientist in charge of the project is sent in to push things forward. His name: Oliver. Unbeknownst to all, the actual head of The Agency regularly observes the entire project from inside his cloned body, that of a large canine… 8. The Brady Kids learn about DNA and what that means for their unrequited feelings for each other. Penis ensues. 9. The Brady Bunch go Amish. 10. Cindy, pushed over the edge by one more tease about her lisp, manifests her latent psychokinetic powers and blows up the house, killing everyone except Alice, who’s elated that the child she was charged with observing has finally come into her own. She takes Cindy under her wing and begins to teach her the Dark Arts. 11. The Partridge Family moves next door. 12. Peter gets a colostomy. 13. Marcia gets over Davy Jones and gets a visit from her new favorite pop idol: Lemmy Kilmister. New topic: Actors Who’ve Played Both Comically Goofy and Seriously Evil Characters on TV or in Movies 14. Bryan Cranston (evil Heisenberg on\*\*\* Breaking Bad \*\*\*and goofy Dad on \*\*\*Malcolm in the Middle \*\*\*) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20993 "2013-11-21T20:00:09Z")
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**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 21, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20994 "2013-11-21T20:03:16Z")
New topic: Actors Who’ve Played Both Comically Goofy and Seriously Evil Characters on TV or in Movies 1. Bryan Cranston (evil Heisenberg on Breaking Bad and goofy Dad on Malcolm in the Middle ) 2. Christopher Eccleston (the villain in _ **Thor: the Dark World** _ and the sometimes goofy 9th Doctor on _ **Doctor Who** _) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20995 "2013-11-21T20:18:13Z")
New topic: Actors Who’ve Played Both Comically Goofy and Seriously Evil Characters on TV or in Movies 1. Bryan Cranston (evil Heisenberg on Breaking Bad and goofy Dad on Malcolm in the Middle ) 2. Christopher Eccleston (the villain in _ **Thor: the Dark World** _ and the sometimes goofy 9th Doctor on _ **Doctor Who** _) 3. Kathy Bates (Cajun Mama in _The Waterboy_, Delphine Lalaurie in _American Horror Story: Coven_) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20996 "2013-11-21T20:43:57Z")
New topic: Actors Who’ve Played Both Comically Goofy and Seriously Evil Characters on TV or in Movies 1. Bryan Cranston (evil Heisenberg on Breaking Bad and goofy Dad on Malcolm in the Middle ) 2. Christopher Eccleston (the villain in _ **Thor: the Dark World** _ and the sometimes goofy 9th Doctor on _ **Doctor Who** _) 3. Kathy Bates (Cajun Mama in _The Waterboy_, Delphine Lalaurie in _American Horror Story: Coven_) 4. John Noble as Walter Bishop on **Fringe**. (Depending on his mental state the same character was goofy or evil.) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20997 "2013-11-21T20:56:19Z")
Actors Who’ve Played Both Comically Goofy and Seriously Evil Characters on TV or in Movies 1. Bryan Cranston (evil Heisenberg on Breaking Bad and goofy Dad on Malcolm in the Middle ) 2. Christopher Eccleston (the villain in _ **Thor: the Dark World** _ and the sometimes goofy 9th Doctor on _ **Doctor Who** _) 3. Kathy Bates (Cajun Mama in _The Waterboy_, Delphine Lalaurie in _American Horror Story: Coven_) 4. John Noble as Walter Bishop on **Fringe**. (Depending on his mental state, _and which dimension_,\* the same character was goofy or evil.) 5. Jim Carrey as the Riddler and Jim Carrey as the Riddler. - I added a little something ---
**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:** [November 21, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20998 "2013-11-21T20:56:57Z")
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**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:** [November 21, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20999 "2013-11-21T20:58:41Z")
Actors Who’ve Played Both Comically Goofy and Seriously Evil Characters on TV or in Movies 1. Bryan Cranston (evil Heisenberg on Breaking Bad and goofy Dad on Malcolm in the Middle ) 2. Christopher Eccleston (the villain in Thor: the Dark World and the sometimes goofy 9th Doctor on Doctor Who) 3. Kathy Bates (Cajun Mama in The Waterboy, Delphine Lalaurie in American Horror Story: Coven) 4. John Noble as Walter Bishop on Fringe. (Depending on his mental state, and which dimension\*, the same character was goofy or evil.) 5. Jim Carrey as the Riddler and Jim Carrey as the Riddler. 6. Wil Wheaton (The goofy Evil Wil Wheaton on The Big Bang Theory, the totally evil serial killer/rapist Floyd Hansen in the Criminal Minds episode Paradise. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21000 "2013-11-21T21:09:41Z")
Actors Who’ve Played Both Comically Goofy and Seriously Evil Characters on TV or in Movies 1. Bryan Cranston (evil Heisenberg on Breaking Bad and goofy Dad on Malcolm in the Middle ) 2. Christopher Eccleston (the villain in Thor: the Dark World and the sometimes goofy 9th Doctor on Doctor Who) 3. Kathy Bates (Cajun Mama in The Waterboy, Delphine Lalaurie in American Horror Story: Coven) 4. John Noble as Walter Bishop on Fringe. (Depending on his mental state, and which dimension\*, the same character was goofy or evil.) 5. Jim Carrey as the Riddler and Jim Carrey as the Riddler. 6. Wil Wheaton (The goofy Evil Wil Wheaton on The Big Bang Theory, the totally evil serial killer/rapist Floyd Hansen in the Criminal Minds episode Paradise. 7. David Tennant (the sometimes-goofy 10th Doctor, and Brandon Block in “Secret Smile.”) ---
**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 21, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21001 "2013-11-21T21:15:28Z")
Actors Who’ve Played Both Comically Goofy and Seriously Evil Characters on TV or in Movies 1. Bryan Cranston (evil Heisenberg on Breaking Bad and goofy Dad on Malcolm in the Middle ) 2. Christopher Eccleston (the villain in Thor: the Dark World and the sometimes goofy 9th Doctor on Doctor Who) 3. Kathy Bates (Cajun Mama in The Waterboy, Delphine Lalaurie in American Horror Story: Coven) 4. John Noble as Walter Bishop on Fringe. (Depending on his mental state, and which dimension\*, the same character was goofy or evil.) 5. Jim Carrey as the Riddler and Jim Carrey as the Riddler. 6. Wil Wheaton (The goofy Evil Wil Wheaton on The Big Bang Theory, the totally evil serial killer/rapist Floyd Hansen in the Criminal Minds episode Paradise. 7. David Tennant (the sometimes-goofy 10th Doctor, and Brandon Block in “Secret Smile.”) 8. Brad Pitt (goofy-insane guy in _ **12 Monkeys** _ and homocidal maniac in _ **Kalifornia** _) ---
**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:** [November 21, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21002 "2013-11-21T21:20:21Z")
Actors Who’ve Played Both Comically Goofy and Seriously Evil Characters on TV or in Movies 1. Bryan Cranston (evil Heisenberg on Breaking Bad and goofy Dad on Malcolm in the Middle ) 2. Christopher Eccleston (the villain in Thor: the Dark World and the sometimes goofy 9th Doctor on Doctor Who) 3. Kathy Bates (Cajun Mama in The Waterboy, Delphine Lalaurie in American Horror Story: Coven) 4. John Noble as Walter Bishop on Fringe. (Depending on his mental state, and which dimension\*, the same character was goofy or evil.) 5. Jim Carrey as the Riddler and Jim Carrey as the Riddler. 6. Wil Wheaton (The goofy Evil Wil Wheaton on The Big Bang Theory, the totally evil serial killer/rapist Floyd Hansen in the Criminal Minds episode Paradise. 7. David Tennant (the sometimes-goofy 10th Doctor, and Brandon Block in “Secret Smile.”) 8. Brad Pitt (goofy-insane guy in _ **12 Monkeys** _ and homocidal maniac in _ **Kalifornia** _) 9. John Lithgow (seriously evil in _Dexter_; comically goofy in _3rd Rock From the Sun_) ---
**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 21, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21003 "2013-11-21T21:42:04Z")
Actors Who’ve Played Both Comically Goofy and Seriously Evil Characters on TV or in Movies 1. Bryan Cranston (evil Heisenberg on Breaking Bad and goofy Dad on Malcolm in the Middle ) 2. Christopher Eccleston (the villain in Thor: the Dark World and the sometimes goofy 9th Doctor on Doctor Who) 3. Kathy Bates (Cajun Mama in The Waterboy, Delphine Lalaurie in American Horror Story: Coven) 4. John Noble as Walter Bishop on Fringe. (Depending on his mental state, and which dimension\*, the same character was goofy or evil.) 5. Jim Carrey as the Riddler and Jim Carrey as the Riddler. 6. Wil Wheaton (The goofy Evil Wil Wheaton on The Big Bang Theory, the totally evil serial killer/rapist Floyd Hansen in the Criminal Minds episode Paradise. 7. David Tennant (the sometimes-goofy 10th Doctor, and Brandon Block in “Secret Smile.”) 8. Brad Pitt (goofy-insane guy in 12 Monkeys and homocidal maniac in Kalifornia) 9. John Lithgow (seriously evil in Dexter; comically goofy in 3rd Rock From the Sun) 10. Ian McKellen (an ex-Nazi doctor in Apt Pupil; a dotty version of himself on Extras) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1049) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1051)