# 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\
**Page:** 1180

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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:** [March 12, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23584 "2014-03-12T15:40:45Z")

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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  
11 _ **National Lampoon’s Animal House** _: toga parties

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**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, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23585 "2014-03-12T16:12:26Z")

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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  
11 _ **National Lampoon’s Animal House** _: toga parties
11. “Doctor Who” - Dalekmania (in Britain in the '60s)

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**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:** [March 12, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23586 "2014-03-12T16:25:07Z")

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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  
11 National Lampoon’s Animal House: toga parties
11. “Doctor Who” - Dalekmania (in Britain in the '60s)
12. “The Rachel”, _Friends_

(What is “Minecraft UHC?”)

New List…

1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish

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**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, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23587 "2014-03-12T16:34:57Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> (What is “Minecraft UHC?”)

[UHC = Ultra Hardcore](http://mindcrack.altervista.org/wiki/MindCrack_Ultra_Hardcore)

(passing on the list…waaayy before my era!)

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**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:** [March 12, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23588 "2014-03-12T16:46:58Z")

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(You can use Google…)

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**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, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23589 "2014-03-12T16:54:08Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford

No, [seriously](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Ford_(silent_film_actor))

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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:** [March 12, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23590 "2014-03-12T17:06:07Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford
3. Fatty Arbuckle

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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:** [March 12, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23591 "2014-03-12T17:12:47Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford
3. Fatty Arbuckle
4. Mary Pickford

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**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, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23592 "2014-03-12T17:15:00Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford
3. Fatty Arbuckle
4. Mary Pickford
5. Charlie Chaplin

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**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:** [March 12, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23593 "2014-03-12T17:16:17Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford
3. Fatty Arbuckle
4. Mary Pickford
5. Charlie Chaplin
6. Douglas Fairbanks

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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:** [March 12, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23594 "2014-03-12T17:18:13Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford
3. Fatty Arbuckle
4. Mary Pickford
5. Charlie Chaplin
6. Douglas Fairbanks
7. Francis X. Bushman

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23595 "2014-03-12T18:06:48Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford
3. Fatty Arbuckle
4. Mary Pickford
5. Charlie Chaplin
6. Douglas Fairbanks
7. Francis X. Bushman
8. Ford Bebee

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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:** [March 12, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23596 "2014-03-12T18:24:03Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford
3. Fatty Arbuckle
4. Mary Pickford
5. Charlie Chaplin
6. Douglas Fairbanks
7. Francis X. Bushman
8. Ford Bebee
9. Tom Mix

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**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, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23597 "2014-03-12T19:24:54Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford
3. Fatty Arbuckle
4. Mary Pickford
5. Charlie Chaplin
6. Douglas Fairbanks
7. Francis X. Bushman
8. Ford Bebee
9. Tom Mix
10. Rudolph Valentino

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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:** [March 12, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23598 "2014-03-12T19:26:09Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford
3. Fatty Arbuckle
4. Mary Pickford
5. Charlie Chaplin
6. Douglas Fairbanks
7. Francis X. Bushman
8. Ford Bebee
9. Tom Mix
10. Rudolph Valentino
11. Harold Lloyd

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**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, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23599 "2014-03-12T19:47:19Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford
3. Fatty Arbuckle
4. Mary Pickford
5. Charlie Chaplin
6. Douglas Fairbanks
7. Francis X. Bushman
8. Ford Bebee
9. Tom Mix
10. Rudolph Valentino
11. Harold Lloyd
12. Theda Bara

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**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, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23600 "2014-03-12T21:10:33Z")

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1910-1919 era movie stars

1. Lillian Gish
2. Harrison Ford
3. Fatty Arbuckle
4. Mary Pickford
5. Charlie Chaplin
6. Douglas Fairbanks
7. Francis X. Bushman
8. Ford Bebee
9. Tom Mix
10. Rudolph Valentino
11. Harold Lloyd
12. Theda Bara
13. Marie Dressler

I’ll pass

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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:** [March 12, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23601 "2014-03-12T21:14:51Z")

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Oops, ninja’d. However,  
Next: Movie stars who became famous THIS century.

1. Jennifer Lawrence

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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:** [March 12, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23602 "2014-03-12T21:18:19Z")

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Next: Movie stars who became famous THIS century.

1. Jennifer Lawrence
2. Hugh Jackman (his first big movie role was in \*\*\*X-Men \*\*\*in 2000)

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**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, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/23603 "2014-03-12T21:26:38Z")

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Next: Movie stars who became famous THIS century.

1. Jennifer Lawrence
2. Hugh Jackman (his first big movie role was in \*\*\*X-Men \*\*\*in 2000)
3. Tom Hiddleston

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