# 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:** 1270
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25384 "2014-05-07T13:37:33Z")
Next up: Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25385 "2014-05-07T13:56:15Z")
Next up: Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. 3. A Patch of Blue: Sidney Poitier helps a blind girl. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25386 "2014-05-07T14:06:39Z")
Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. 3. A Patch of Blue: Sidney Poitier helps a blind girl. 4. Lilies of the Field: Poitier helps some nuns, isn’t that sure why. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25387 "2014-05-07T14:33:22Z")
Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. 3. A Patch of Blue: Sidney Poitier helps a blind girl. 4. Lilies of the Field: Poitier helps some nuns, isn’t that sure why. 5. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner; Poitier helps Spencer Tracy accept the changing times of the 60s ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25388 "2014-05-07T14:42:16Z")
Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. 3. A Patch of Blue: Sidney Poitier helps a blind girl. 4. Lilies of the Field: Poitier helps some nuns, isn’t that sure why. 5. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner; Poitier helps Spencer Tracy accept the changing times of the 60s 6. Little Nikita: Poitier helps River Phoenix deal with learning that his parents are Russian sleeper agents. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25389 "2014-05-07T14:48:12Z")
Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. 3. A Patch of Blue: Sidney Poitier helps a blind girl. 4. Lilies of the Field: Poitier helps some nuns, isn’t that sure why. 5. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner; Poitier helps Spencer Tracy accept the changing times of the 60s 6. Little Nikita: Poitier helps River Phoenix deal with learning that his parents are Russian sleeper agents. 7. A Raisin in the Sun: Sidney Poitier helps his family pursue the American Dream _What is it with Sid and River Phoenix in spy movies?_ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25390 "2014-05-07T15:20:18Z")
Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. 3. A Patch of Blue: Sidney Poitier helps a blind girl. 4. Lilies of the Field: Poitier helps some nuns, isn’t that sure why. 5. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner; Poitier helps Spencer Tracy accept the changing times of the 60s 6. Little Nikita: Poitier helps River Phoenix deal with learning that his parents are Russian sleeper agents. 7. A Raisin in the Sun: Sidney Poitier helps his family pursue the American Dream 8. In the Heat of the Night: SP helps police chief solve a murder in a racially hostile southern town. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25391 "2014-05-07T15:26:14Z")
Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. 3. A Patch of Blue: Sidney Poitier helps a blind girl. 4. Lilies of the Field: Poitier helps some nuns, isn’t that sure why. 5. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner; Poitier helps Spencer Tracy accept the changing times of the 60s 6. Little Nikita: Poitier helps River Phoenix deal with learning that his parents are Russian sleeper agents. 7. A Raisin in the Sun: Sidney Poitier helps his family pursue the American Dream 8. In the Heat of the Night: SP helps police chief solve a murder in a racially hostile southern town. 9. Stir Crazy: SP (director) helps extend Gene Wilder’s and Richard Pryor’s careers by one more movie. (Too smarmy? Replace at will. 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25392 "2014-05-07T15:48:25Z")
Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. 3. A Patch of Blue: Sidney Poitier helps a blind girl. 4. Lilies of the Field: Poitier helps some nuns, isn’t that sure why. 5. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner; Poitier helps Spencer Tracy accept the changing times of the 60s 6. Little Nikita: Poitier helps River Phoenix deal with learning that his parents are Russian sleeper agents. 7. A Raisin in the Sun: Sidney Poitier helps his family pursue the American Dream 8. In the Heat of the Night: SP helps police chief solve a murder in a racially hostile southern town. 9. Stir Crazy: SP (director) helps extend Gene Wilder’s and Richard Pryor’s careers by one more movie. 10. The Defiant Ones: Sidney Poitier helps Tony Curtis hop onto the moving train. Tries, anyway. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25393 "2014-05-07T16:29:34Z")
Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. 3. A Patch of Blue: Sidney Poitier helps a blind girl. 4. Lilies of the Field: Poitier helps some nuns, isn’t that sure why. 5. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner; Poitier helps Spencer Tracy accept the changing times of the 60s 6. Little Nikita: Poitier helps River Phoenix deal with learning that his parents are Russian sleeper agents. 7. A Raisin in the Sun: Sidney Poitier helps his family pursue the American Dream 8. In the Heat of the Night: SP helps police chief solve a murder in a racially hostile southern town. 9. Stir Crazy: SP (director) helps extend Gene Wilder’s and Richard Pryor’s careers by one more movie. 10. The Defiant Ones: Sidney Poitier helps Tony Curtis hop onto the moving train. Tries, anyway. 11.\*\*\* The Greatest Story Ever Told\*\*\*; he plays SImon of Cyrene, who helps Jesus carry the cross ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25394 "2014-05-07T16:47:21Z")
Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. 3. A Patch of Blue: Sidney Poitier helps a blind girl. 4. Lilies of the Field: Poitier helps some nuns, isn’t that sure why. 5. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner; Poitier helps Spencer Tracy accept the changing times of the 60s 6. Little Nikita: Poitier helps River Phoenix deal with learning that his parents are Russian sleeper agents. 7. A Raisin in the Sun: Sidney Poitier helps his family pursue the American Dream 8. In the Heat of the Night: SP helps police chief solve a murder in a racially hostile southern town. 9. Stir Crazy: SP (director) helps extend Gene Wilder’s and Richard Pryor’s careers by one more movie. 10. The Defiant Ones: Sidney Poitier helps Tony Curtis hop onto the moving train. Tries, anyway. 11.\*\*\* The Greatest Story Ever Told\*\*\*; he plays SImon of Cyrene, who helps Jesus carry the cross 11. They Call Me Mister Tibbs: He helps investigate a murder in San Francisco. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25395 "2014-05-07T17:00:22Z")
Movies in which Sidney Poitier helps someone 1. To Sir With Love: Sidney Poitier helps a group of troubled high school students. 2. Sneakers: Sidney Poitier helps Robert Redford & friends hack the gummint. 3. A Patch of Blue: Sidney Poitier helps a blind girl. 4. Lilies of the Field: Poitier helps some nuns, isn’t that sure why. 5. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner; Poitier helps Spencer Tracy accept the changing times of the 60s 6. Little Nikita: Poitier helps River Phoenix deal with learning that his parents are Russian sleeper agents. 7. A Raisin in the Sun: Sidney Poitier helps his family pursue the American Dream 8. In the Heat of the Night: SP helps police chief solve a murder in a racially hostile southern town. 9. Stir Crazy: SP (director) helps extend Gene Wilder’s and Richard Pryor’s careers by one more movie. 10. The Defiant Ones: Sidney Poitier helps Tony Curtis hop onto the moving train. Tries, anyway. 11.\*\*\* The Greatest Story Ever Told\*\*\*; he plays SImon of Cyrene, who helps Jesus carry the cross 11. They Call Me Mister Tibbs: He helps investigate a murder in San Francisco. 12. No Way Out: Poitier plays a doctor who treats a bank robber played by Richard Widmark. I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25396 "2014-05-07T17:23:48Z")
Fictional Pilots/Flight Attendants: 1. Peggy Wayne, in Peggy Wayne, Sky Girl, by Betty Baxter Anderson (Who winds up doing both.) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25397 "2014-05-07T17:49:24Z")
Fictional Pilots/Flight Attendants: 1. Peggy Wayne, in Peggy Wayne, Sky Girl, by Betty Baxter Anderson (Who winds up doing both.) 2. Roger Murdock, your co-pilot, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Airplane!) ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25398 "2014-05-07T17:50:22Z")
Fictional Pilots/Flight Attendants: 1. Peggy Wayne, in Peggy Wayne, Sky Girl, by Betty Baxter Anderson (Who winds up doing both.) 2. Roger Murdock, your co-pilot, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Airplane!) 3. Flight Attendant Elaine Dickinson (Airplane!) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25399 "2014-05-07T17:56:47Z")
Fictional Pilots/Flight Attendants: 1. Peggy Wayne, in Peggy Wayne, Sky Girl, by Betty Baxter Anderson (Who winds up doing both.) 2. Roger Murdock, your co-pilot, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Airplane!) 3. Flight Attendant Elaine Dickinson (Airplane!) 4. Nancy Pryor, Chief Stewardess (Airport 1975) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25400 "2014-05-07T17:57:53Z")
Fictional Pilots/Flight Attendants: 1. Peggy Wayne, in Peggy Wayne, Sky Girl, by Betty Baxter Anderson (Who winds up doing both.) 2. Roger Murdock, your co-pilot, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Airplane!) 3. Flight Attendant Elaine Dickinson (Airplane!) 4. Nancy Pryor, Chief Stewardess (Airport 1975) 5. Captain Clarence Oveur (Airplane!) How could I let that go by…? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25401 "2014-05-07T18:47:33Z")
Fictional Pilots/Flight Attendants: 1. Peggy Wayne, in Peggy Wayne, Sky Girl, by Betty Baxter Anderson (Who winds up doing both.) 2. Roger Murdock, your co-pilot, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Airplane!) 3. Flight Attendant Elaine Dickinson (Airplane!) 4. Nancy Pryor, Chief Stewardess (Airport 1975) 5. Captain Clarence Oveur (Airplane!) 6. Glen Quagmire (at least he used to be) (Family Guy) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25402 "2014-05-07T19:06:58Z")
Fictional Pilots/Flight Attendants: 1. Peggy Wayne, in Peggy Wayne, Sky Girl, by Betty Baxter Anderson (Who winds up doing both.) 2. Roger Murdock, your co-pilot, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Airplane!) 3. Flight Attendant Elaine Dickinson (Airplane!) 4. Nancy Pryor, Chief Stewardess (Airport 1975) 5. Captain Clarence Oveur (Airplane!) 6. Glen Quagmire (at least he used to be) (Family Guy) 7. Jackie Brown (Jackie Brown) ---
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Fictional Pilots/Flight Attendants: 1. Peggy Wayne, in Peggy Wayne, Sky Girl, by Betty Baxter Anderson (Who winds up doing both.) 2. Roger Murdock, your co-pilot, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Airplane!) 3. Flight Attendant Elaine Dickinson (Airplane!) 4. Nancy Pryor, Chief Stewardess (Airport 1975) 5. Captain Clarence Oveur (Airplane!) 6. Glen Quagmire (at least he used to be) (Family Guy) 7. Jackie Brown (Jackie Brown) 8. Jock Lindsey (and his pet snake Reggie) (Raiders of the Lost Ark) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1269) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1271)