# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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\
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**Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21444 "2013-12-11T14:28:39Z")

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Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show

1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke)
2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”)
3. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ “Scooby Snacks” (several lines from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction)
4. Norah Jones’ “Butterflies” (includes Bogart saying “Who are you really, and what were you before?” from Casablanca)
5. Pink Floyd’s “Nobody Home” (Has some dialogue including “Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!” from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.)
6. The Beatles “I am the Walrus”, containing sound bites to a BBC radio broadcast of King Lear.
7. Weird Al’s “Phony Calls”, one of Bart’s prank phone calls to Moe on _The Simpsons_

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**Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21445 "2013-12-11T14:45:13Z")

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Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show

1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke)
2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”)
3. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ “Scooby Snacks” (several lines from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction)
4. Norah Jones’ “Butterflies” (includes Bogart saying “Who are you really, and what were you before?” from Casablanca)
5. Pink Floyd’s “Nobody Home” (Has some dialogue including “Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!” from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.)
6. The Beatles “I am the Walrus”, containing sound bites to a BBC radio broadcast of King Lear.
7. Weird Al’s “Phony Calls”, one of Bart’s prank phone calls to Moe on _The Simpsons_
8. Assemblage 23 “Anthem” (“I believe I have spent too long in the company of Death” from Jurassic Park 2)

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**Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21446 "2013-12-11T15:22:34Z")

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Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show

1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke)
2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”)
3. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ “Scooby Snacks” (several lines from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction)
4. Norah Jones’ “Butterflies” (includes Bogart saying “Who are you really, and what were you before?” from Casablanca)
5. Pink Floyd’s “Nobody Home” (Has some dialogue including “Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!” from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.)
6. The Beatles “I am the Walrus”, containing sound bites to a BBC radio broadcast of King Lear.
7. Weird Al’s “Phony Calls”, one of Bart’s prank phone calls to Moe on The Simpsons
8. Assemblage 23 “Anthem” (“I believe I have spent too long in the company of Death” from Jurassic Park 2)
9. Brad Paisley’s “The Old Wooden Cross” (opening sounds like someone’s scanning across the radio dial)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21447 "2013-12-11T15:40:33Z")

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Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show

1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke)
2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”)
3. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ “Scooby Snacks” (several lines from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction)
4. Norah Jones’ “Butterflies” (includes Bogart saying “Who are you really, and what were you before?” from Casablanca)
5. Pink Floyd’s “Nobody Home” (Has some dialogue including “Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!” from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.)
6. The Beatles “I am the Walrus”, containing sound bites to a BBC radio broadcast of King Lear.
7. Weird Al’s “Phony Calls”, one of Bart’s prank phone calls to Moe on The Simpsons
8. Assemblage 23 “Anthem” (“I believe I have spent too long in the company of Death” from Jurassic Park 2)
9. Brad Paisley’s “The Old Wooden Cross” (opening sounds like someone’s scanning across the radio dial)
10. House of Pain’s “Put Your Head Out” starts with Bela Lugosi grunting “He who break the law go back to the House of Pain,” from the old horror movie \*\*\* Island of Lost Souls \*\*\*

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**Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21448 "2013-12-11T16:13:57Z")

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Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show

1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke)
2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”)
3. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ “Scooby Snacks” (several lines from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction)
4. Norah Jones’ “Butterflies” (includes Bogart saying “Who are you really, and what were you before?” from Casablanca)
5. Pink Floyd’s “Nobody Home” (Has some dialogue including “Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!” from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.)
6. The Beatles “I am the Walrus”, containing sound bites to a BBC radio broadcast of King Lear.
7. Weird Al’s “Phony Calls”, one of Bart’s prank phone calls to Moe on The Simpsons
8. Assemblage 23 “Anthem” (“I believe I have spent too long in the company of Death” from Jurassic Park 2)
9. Brad Paisley’s “The Old Wooden Cross” (opening sounds like someone’s scanning across the radio dial)
10. House of Pain’s “Put Your Head Out” starts with Bela Lugosi grunting “He who break the law go back to the House of Pain,” from the old horror movie _ **Island of Lost Souls** _
11. Cypress Hill’s “Make A Move” (another song that sampled _Pulp Fiction_)

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21449 "2013-12-12T16:31:10Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> Fictional Bands in Movies:
> 
> 1. The Wonders in _That Thing You Do_

/nitpick - The band name was the Oneders, which was one of the running gags whenever someone read their name.

I missed this topic but my favorite was The Lone Rangers from Airheads and how they couldn’t get what was wrong with it.

Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show

1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke)
2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”)
3. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ “Scooby Snacks” (several lines from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction)
4. Norah Jones’ “Butterflies” (includes Bogart saying “Who are you really, and what were you before?” from Casablanca)
5. Pink Floyd’s “Nobody Home” (Has some dialogue including “Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!” from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.)
6. The Beatles “I am the Walrus”, containing sound bites to a BBC radio broadcast of King Lear.
7. Weird Al’s “Phony Calls”, one of Bart’s prank phone calls to Moe on The Simpsons
8. Assemblage 23 “Anthem” (“I believe I have spent too long in the company of Death” from Jurassic Park 2)
9. Brad Paisley’s “The Old Wooden Cross” (opening sounds like someone’s scanning across the radio dial)
10. House of Pain’s “Put Your Head Out” starts with Bela Lugosi grunting “He who break the law go back to the House of Pain,” from the old horror movie _ **Island of Lost Souls** _
11. Cypress Hill’s “Make A Move” (another song that sampled _Pulp Fiction_)
12. White Zombie’s ThunderKiss '65" uses “You’re all shook up, aren’t you baby?” and “I never try anything I just do it. Wanna try me?” From \*Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! \*

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21450 "2013-12-12T17:27:08Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
>
> Fictional Bands in Movies:
> 
> 1. The Wonders in _That Thing You Do_

> [@Sparky812](#):
>
> /nitpick - The band name was the Oneders, which was one of the running gags whenever someone read their name.

That was their name UNTIL they signed with the Playtone label when Mr. White (Tom Hanks) changed the spelling to avoid confusing the fans. _TTYD_ is one movie you should never question me on. _The Music Man_ is another. 😉

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21451 "2013-12-12T17:32:44Z")

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Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show

1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke)

2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”)

3. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ “Scooby Snacks” (several lines from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction)

4. Norah Jones’ “Butterflies” (includes Bogart saying “Who are you really, and what were you before?” from Casablanca)

5. Pink Floyd’s “Nobody Home” (Has some dialogue including “Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!” from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.)

6. The Beatles “I am the Walrus”, containing sound bites to a BBC radio broadcast of King Lear.

7. Weird Al’s “Phony Calls”, one of Bart’s prank phone calls to Moe on The Simpsons

8. Assemblage 23 “Anthem” (“I believe I have spent too long in the company of Death” from Jurassic Park 2)

9. Brad Paisley’s “The Old Wooden Cross” (opening sounds like someone’s scanning across the radio dial)

10. House of Pain’s “Put Your Head Out” starts with Bela Lugosi grunting “He who break the law go back to the House of Pain,” from the old horror movie Island of Lost Souls

11. Cypress Hill’s “Make A Move” (another song that sampled Pulp Fiction)

12. White Zombie’s ThunderKiss '65" uses “You’re all shook up, aren’t you baby?” and “I never try anything I just do it. Wanna try me?” From Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

13. REO Speedwagon’s “Tough Guys” starts with a clip of Alfalfa telling Spanky he’s leaving the He-Man Woman Haters Club, in an old \*\*\*Little Rascals \*\*\*short  
New Topic: In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

14. The Shadow

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21452 "2013-12-12T17:34:31Z")

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New Topic: In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21453 "2013-12-12T17:40:44Z")

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New Topic: In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum
3. Little Orphan Annie

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21454 "2013-12-12T17:51:52Z")

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New Topic: In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum
3. Little Orphan Annie
4. Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21455 "2013-12-12T17:54:32Z")

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In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum
3. Little Orphan Annie
4. Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy
5. Fibber McGee & Molly

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21456 "2013-12-12T18:08:34Z")

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In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum
3. Little Orphan Annie
4. Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy
5. Fibber McGee & Molly
6. The Adventures of Superman

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In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum
3. Little Orphan Annie
4. Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy
5. Fibber McGee & Molly
6. The Adventures of Superman
7. Duffy’s Tavern

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21458 "2013-12-12T19:08:28Z")

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In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum
3. Little Orphan Annie
4. Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy
5. Fibber McGee & Molly
6. The Adventures of Superman
7. Duffy’s Tavern
8. Amos & Andy

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21459 "2013-12-12T19:22:52Z")

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In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum
3. Little Orphan Annie
4. Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy
5. Fibber McGee & Molly
6. The Adventures of Superman
7. Duffy’s Tavern
8. Amos & Andy
9. The Lone Ranger

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21460 "2013-12-12T19:45:34Z")

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In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum
3. Little Orphan Annie
4. Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy
5. Fibber McGee & Molly
6. The Adventures of Superman
7. Duffy’s Tavern
8. Amos & Andy
9. The Lone Ranger
10. Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts

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In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum
3. Little Orphan Annie
4. Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy
5. Fibber McGee & Molly
6. The Adventures of Superman
7. Duffy’s Tavern
8. Amos & Andy
9. The Lone Ranger
10. Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
11. Jack Benny

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21462 "2013-12-12T22:15:58Z")

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In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum
3. Little Orphan Annie
4. Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy
5. Fibber McGee & Molly
6. The Adventures of Superman
7. Duffy’s Tavern
8. Amos & Andy
9. The Lone Ranger
10. Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
11. Jack Benny
12. My Favorite Husband (Lucille Ball)

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**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21463 "2013-12-12T22:51:34Z")

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In Honor of Marconi’s Birthday, Name a Popular Thirties/Forties Radio Series

1. The Shadow
2. Inner Sanctum
3. Little Orphan Annie
4. Jack Armstrong: The All-American Boy
5. Fibber McGee & Molly
6. The Adventures of Superman
7. Duffy’s Tavern
8. Amos & Andy
9. The Lone Ranger
10. Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
11. Jack Benny
12. My Favorite Husband (Lucille Ball)
13. Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons (My mom’s favorite show)

New: Villains who are siblings

1. The Hawthorne sisters in _A Drowned Maiden’s Hair_ by Laura Amy Schlitz

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