# 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:** 1179
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23564 "2014-03-11T20:31:46Z")
Fictional companies 1. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems (Buckaroo Banzai) 2. Duff Beer Brewing Company 3. Assan Motors (Gung Ho) 4. Taggart Transcontinental (Atlas Shrugged) 5. Vandelay Industries (Manufacturer and distributor of Latex products – Seinfeld) ---
**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:** [March 11, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23565 "2014-03-11T20:59:11Z")
Fictional companies 1. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems (Buckaroo Banzai) 2. Duff Beer Brewing Company 3. Assan Motors (Gung Ho) 4. Taggart Transcontinental (Atlas Shrugged) 5. Vandelay Industries (Manufacturer and distributor of Latex products – Seinfeld) 6. Cybus Industries (Doctor Who) ---
**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:** [March 11, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23566 "2014-03-11T21:06:08Z")
Fictional companies 1. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems (Buckaroo Banzai) 2. Duff Beer Brewing Company 3. Assan Motors (Gung Ho) 4. Taggart Transcontinental (Atlas Shrugged) 5. Vandelay Industries (Manufacturer and distributor of Latex products – Seinfeld) 6. Cybus Industries (Doctor Who) 7. Cyberdyne Systems (Terminator) My wife got me a Cyberdyne Systems T-shirt for Christmas thinking it was from Buckaroo. It’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23567 "2014-03-11T22:40:07Z")
Fictional companies 1. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems (Buckaroo Banzai) 2. Duff Beer Brewing Company 3. Assan Motors (Gung Ho) 4. Taggart Transcontinental (Atlas Shrugged) 5. Vandelay Industries (Manufacturer and distributor of Latex products – Seinfeld) 6. Cybus Industries (Doctor Who) 7. Cyberdyne Systems (Terminator) 8. Dunder Mifflin (The Office) ---
**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:** [March 11, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23568 "2014-03-11T23:05:31Z")
Fictional companies 1. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems (Buckaroo Banzai) 2. Duff Beer Brewing Company 3. Assan Motors (Gung Ho) 4. Taggart Transcontinental (Atlas Shrugged) 5. Vandelay Industries (Manufacturer and distributor of Latex products – Seinfeld) 6. Cybus Industries (Doctor Who) 7. Cyberdyne Systems (Terminator) 8. Dunder Mifflin (The Office) 9. MomCorp (Futurama) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23569 "2014-03-11T23:16:46Z")
Fictional companies 1. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems (Buckaroo Banzai) 2. Duff Beer Brewing Company 3. Assan Motors (Gung Ho) 4. Taggart Transcontinental (Atlas Shrugged) 5. Vandelay Industries (Manufacturer and distributor of Latex products – Seinfeld) 6. Cybus Industries (Doctor Who) 7. Cyberdyne Systems (Terminator) 8. Dunder Mifflin (The Office) 9. MomCorp (Futurama) 10. Shotz Brewery (Laverne & Shirley) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23570 "2014-03-11T23:24:56Z")
Fictional companies 1. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems (Buckaroo Banzai) 2. Duff Beer Brewing Company 3. Assan Motors (Gung Ho) 4. Taggart Transcontinental (Atlas Shrugged) 5. Vandelay Industries (Manufacturer and distributor of Latex products – Seinfeld) 6. Cybus Industries (Doctor Who) 7. Cyberdyne Systems (Terminator) 8. Dunder Mifflin (The Office) 9. MomCorp (Futurama) 10. Shotz Brewery (Laverne & Shirley) 11. Acme Corporation (Wile E Coyote and Roadrunner) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23571 "2014-03-11T23:29:27Z")
1. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems (Buckaroo Banzai) 2. Duff Beer Brewing Company 3. Assan Motors (Gung Ho) 4. Taggart Transcontinental (Atlas Shrugged) 5. Vandelay Industries (Manufacturer and distributor of Latex products – Seinfeld) 6. Cybus Industries (Doctor Who) 7. Cyberdyne Systems (Terminator) 8. Dunder Mifflin (The Office) 9. MomCorp (Futurama) 10. Shotz Brewery (Laverne & Shirley) 11. Acme Corporation (Wile E Coyote and Roadrunner) 12. ENCOM (Tron) ---
**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:** [March 12, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23572 "2014-03-12T00:51:56Z")
Fictional companies 1. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems (Buckaroo Banzai) 2. Duff Beer Brewing Company (The Simpsons) 3. Assan Motors (Gung Ho) 4. Taggart Transcontinental (Atlas Shrugged) 5. Vandelay Industries (Manufacturer and distributor of Latex products – Seinfeld) 6. Cybus Industries (Doctor Who) 7. Cyberdyne Systems (Terminator) 8. Dunder Mifflin (The Office) 9. MomCorp (Futurama) 10. Shotz Brewery (Laverne & Shirley) 11. Acme Corporation (Wile E Coyote and Roadrunner) 12. ENCOM (Tron) 13. U.S. Robots & Mechanical Men Corp. (I Robot - Asimov’s original) Pass. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23573 "2014-03-12T00:55:43Z")
Movies or TV shows that spawned fads, and the fads they spawned 1. “Davey Crockett” - coonskin caps ---
**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:** [March 12, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23574 "2014-03-12T01:09:30Z")
Movies or TV shows that spawned fads, and the fads they spawned 1. “Davey Crockett” - coonskin caps 2. “Miami Vice” - pastel suits ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23575 "2014-03-12T01:42:33Z")
Movies or TV shows that spawned fads, and the fads they spawned 1. “Davey Crockett” - coonskin caps 2. “Miami Vice” - pastel suits 3. “Dukes of Hazzard” - [daisy dukes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Duke) ---
**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:** [March 12, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23576 "2014-03-12T02:05:43Z")
Movies or TV shows that spawned fads, and the fads they spawned 1. “Davey Crockett” - coonskin caps 2. “Miami Vice” - pastel suits 3. “Dukes of Hazzard” - daisy dukes 4. “Charlie’s Angels” - Farrah hairdos ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23577 "2014-03-12T02:07:52Z")
Movies or TV shows that spawned fads, and the fads they spawned 1. “Davey Crockett” - coonskin caps 2. “Miami Vice” - pastel suits 3. “Dukes of Hazzard” - daisy dukes 4. _ **Annie Hall** _: women wearing jackets, ties, vests and billowy pants ---
**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:** [March 12, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23578 "2014-03-12T04:12:03Z")
Movies or TV shows that spawned fads, and the fads they spawned 1. “Davey Crockett” - coonskin caps 2. “Miami Vice” - pastel suits 3. “Dukes of Hazzard” - daisy dukes 4. **Annie Hall** : women wearing jackets, ties, vests and billowy pants 5. “Charlie’s Angels” - Farrah hairdos ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23579 "2014-03-12T05:32:27Z")
Movies or TV shows that spawned fads, and the fads they spawned 1. “Davey Crockett” - coonskin caps 2. “Miami Vice” - pastel suits 3. “Dukes of Hazzard” - daisy dukes 4. Annie Hall: women wearing jackets, ties, vests and billowy pants 5. “Charlie’s Angels” - Farrah hairdos 6. “It Happened One Night” - men stopped wearing undershirts ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23580 "2014-03-12T12:11:37Z")
Movies or TV shows that spawned fads, and the fads they spawned 1. “Davey Crockett” - coonskin caps 2. “Miami Vice” - pastel suits 3. “Dukes of Hazzard” - daisy dukes 4. Annie Hall: women wearing jackets, ties, vests and billowy pants 5. “Charlie’s Angels” - Farrah hairdos 6. “It Happened One Night” - men stopped wearing undershirts 7.\*\*\* Risky Business\*\*\*: Ray-Ban sunglasses ---
**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:** [March 12, 2014, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23581 "2014-03-12T13:50:56Z")
Movies or TV shows that spawned fads, and the fads they spawned 1. “Davey Crockett” - coonskin caps 2. “Miami Vice” - pastel suits 3. “Dukes of Hazzard” - daisy dukes 4. Annie Hall: women wearing jackets, ties, vests and billowy pants 5. “Charlie’s Angels” - Farrah hairdos 6. “It Happened One Night” - men stopped wearing undershirts 7. Risky Business: Ray-Ban sunglasses 8. “Crocodile Dundee”: notable increase in Americans using Aussie catchphrases(“throw another shrimp on the barbie”) ---
**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:** [March 12, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23582 "2014-03-12T14:12:15Z")
Movies or TV shows that spawned fads, and the fads they spawned 1. “Davey Crockett” - coonskin caps 2. “Miami Vice” - pastel suits 3. “Dukes of Hazzard” - daisy dukes 4. Annie Hall: women wearing jackets, ties, vests and billowy pants 5. “Charlie’s Angels” - Farrah hairdos 6. “It Happened One Night” - men stopped wearing undershirts 7. Risky Business: Ray-Ban sunglasses 8. “Crocodile Dundee”: notable increase in Americans using Aussie catchphrases (“throw another shrimp on the barbie”) 9. “Saturday Night Live” - numerous catchphrases including “Well, excuuuuuse me!,” “Well, isn’t that special!” and “You look mahvelous.” ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23583 "2014-03-12T15:36:58Z")
Movies or TV shows that spawned fads, and the fads they spawned 1. “Davey Crockett” - coonskin caps 2. “Miami Vice” - pastel suits 3. “Dukes of Hazzard” - daisy dukes 4. Annie Hall: women wearing jackets, ties, vests and billowy pants 5. “Charlie’s Angels” - Farrah hairdos 6. “It Happened One Night” - men stopped wearing undershirts 7. Risky Business: Ray-Ban sunglasses 8. “Crocodile Dundee”: notable increase in Americans using Aussie catchphrases (“throw another shrimp on the barbie”) 9. “Saturday Night Live” - numerous catchphrases including “Well, excuuuuuse me!,” “Well, isn’t that special!” and “You look mahvelous.” 10. The Hunger Games - Minecraft UHC [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1178) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1180)