# 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:** 1289
**Author:** ![Srsly\_Dad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Srsly\_Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Srsly_Dad)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25764 "2014-05-16T19:52:41Z")
Movie Aliens 1. E.T. 2. Predator 3. Superman 4. Klaatu 5. Paul 6. Mr. Spock 7. The Thing (from Another World) 8. Chewbacca 9. Stitch 10. Starman 11. Ford Prefect ---
**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:** [May 16, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25765 "2014-05-16T19:59:58Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Fictional Uncles > > …12. Bob (from the saying, “Bob’s your uncle.”) Maybe not fictional: [Bob's your uncle - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob's_your_uncle) Movie Aliens 1. E.T. 2. Predator 3. Superman 4. Klaatu 5. Paul 6. Mr. Spock 7. The Thing (from Another World) 8. Chewbacca 9. Stitch 10. Starman 11. Ford Prefect 12. Xenomorph from the “Alien” series ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25766 "2014-05-16T20:19:12Z")
Movie Aliens 1. E.T. 2. Predator 3. Superman 4. Klaatu 5. Paul 6. Mr. Spock 7. The Thing (from Another World) 8. Chewbacca 9. Stitch 10. Starman 11. Ford Prefect 12. Xenomorph from the “Alien” series 13. Gune (from Titan A.E.) Next: Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25767 "2014-05-16T20:21:01Z")
Next: Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25768 "2014-05-16T20:27:15Z")
Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) 3. Faith (BuffytVS & Angel) She went from good to bad and back to good ---
**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 16, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25769 "2014-05-16T20:36:02Z")
Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) 3. Faith (BuffytVS & Angel) She went from good to bad and back to good 4. Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter series) He went from total wimp to the stalwart slayer of a giant snake ---
**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 16, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25770 "2014-05-16T20:36:19Z")
Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) 3. Faith (BuffytVS & Angel) She went from good to bad and back to good 4. Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter series 5. Vivian Warren, a “mean girl” in the Cherry Ames, Nurse series, who redeemed herself by becoming a good friend and excellent nurse herself ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25771 "2014-05-16T21:19:01Z")
Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) 3. Faith (BuffytVS & Angel) She went from good to bad and back to good 4. Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter series 5. Vivian Warren, a “mean girl” in the Cherry Ames, Nurse series, who redeemed herself by becoming a good friend and excellent nurse herself 6. Ebenezer Scrooge When was Neville Longbottom ever a bad guy? As a kid, he was shy, nervous and timid, but he was never bad. If you want to stick to Harry Potter, Professor Snape redeems himself. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25772 "2014-05-17T04:18:56Z")
Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) 3. Faith (BuffytVS & Angel) She went from good to bad and back to good 4. Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter series 5. Vivian Warren, a “mean girl” in the Cherry Ames, Nurse series, who redeemed herself by becoming a good friend and excellent nurse herself 6. Ebenezer Scrooge 7. The Grinch ---
**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:** [May 17, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25773 "2014-05-17T04:24:01Z")
Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) 3. Faith (BuffytVS & Angel) She went from good to bad and back to good 4. Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter series 5. Vivian Warren, a “mean girl” in the Cherry Ames, Nurse series, who redeemed herself by becoming a good friend and excellent nurse herself 6. Ebenezer Scrooge 7. The Grinch 8. Crewman Lon Suder, Star Trek: Voyager A serial killer who eventually is killed helping the good guys retake the ship. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25774 "2014-05-17T04:28:12Z")
Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) 3. Faith (BuffytVS & Angel) She went from good to bad and back to good 4. Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter series 5. Vivian Warren, a “mean girl” in the Cherry Ames, Nurse series, who redeemed herself by becoming a good friend and excellent nurse herself 6. Ebenezer Scrooge 7. The Grinch 8. Crewman Lon Suder, Star Trek: Voyager 9. Severus Snape, Harry Potter ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25775 "2014-05-17T04:39:07Z")
Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) 3. Faith (BuffytVS & Angel) She went from good to bad and back to good 4. Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter series 5. Vivian Warren, a “mean girl” in the Cherry Ames, Nurse series, who redeemed herself by becoming a good friend and excellent nurse herself 6. Ebenezer Scrooge 7. The Grinch 8. Crewman Lon Suder, Star Trek: Voyager 9. Severus Snape, Harry Potter 10. Jean Valjean ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25776 "2014-05-17T04:44:07Z")
Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) 3. Faith (BuffytVS & Angel) She went from good to bad and back to good 4. Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter series 5. Vivian Warren, a “mean girl” in the Cherry Ames, Nurse series, who redeemed herself by becoming a good friend and excellent nurse herself 6. Ebenezer Scrooge 7. The Grinch 8. Crewman Lon Suder, Star Trek: Voyager 9. Severus Snape, Harry Potter 10. Jean Valjean 11. Jaime Lannister ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25777 "2014-05-17T04:46:06Z")
Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) 3. Faith (BuffytVS & Angel) She went from good to bad and back to good 4. Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter series 5. Vivian Warren, a “mean girl” in the Cherry Ames, Nurse series, who redeemed herself by becoming a good friend and excellent nurse herself 6. Ebenezer Scrooge 7. The Grinch 8. Crewman Lon Suder, Star Trek: Voyager 9. Severus Snape, Harry Potter 10. Jean Valjean 11. Jaime Lannister 12. Me - without getting into too much detail, I was bad, now I’m good! ETA I think Jaime Lannister is actually good, but his circumstances have the people perceiving him bad. ---
**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 17, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25778 "2014-05-17T04:52:31Z")
Bad guys/girls, real or fictional, who redeemed themselves 1. Darth Vader 2. John Profumo (brought down British government via scandal, spent years working quietly in slums to regain reputation) 3. Faith (BuffytVS & Angel) She went from good to bad and back to good 4. Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter series 5. Vivian Warren, a “mean girl” in the Cherry Ames, Nurse series, who redeemed herself by becoming a good friend and excellent nurse herself 6. Ebenezer Scrooge 7. The Grinch 8. Crewman Lon Suder, Star Trek: Voyager 9. Severus Snape, Harry Potter 10. Jean Valjean 11. Jaime Lannister 12. Me - without getting into too much detail, I was bad, now I’m good! 13. Rogue Movies in Which Chess Is Played 1. The Seventh Seal ---
**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 17, 2014, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25779 "2014-05-17T05:35:34Z")
Movies in Which Chess Is Played 1. The Seventh Seal 2. Searching for Bobby Fischer > [@Sparky812](#): > > ETA I think Jaime Lannister is actually good, but his circumstances have the people perceiving him bad. Dunno 'bout that – paralyzing a kid by shoving him from a tall castle tower window (after being caught _in flagrante delicto_ with his twin sister, no less) kinda stretches the definition of “good.” :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2014, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25780 "2014-05-17T06:40:13Z")
Movies in Which Chess Is Played 1. The Seventh Seal 2. Searching for Bobby Fischer 3. Mr. Holland’s Opus ---
**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:** [May 17, 2014, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25781 "2014-05-17T06:53:42Z")
Movies in Which Chess Is Played 1. The Seventh Seal 2. Searching for Bobby Fischer 3. Mr. Holland’s Opus 4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ---
**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 17, 2014, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25782 "2014-05-17T07:06:27Z")
Movies in Which Chess Is Played 1. The Seventh Seal 2. Searching for Bobby Fischer 3. Mr. Holland’s Opus 4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 5. Blade Runner ---
**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 17, 2014, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25783 "2014-05-17T07:07:24Z")
Movies in Which Chess Is Played 1. The Seventh Seal 2. Searching for Bobby Fischer 3. Mr. Holland’s Opus 4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 5. Blade Runner 6. Silverado Only one brief scene but it was a funny one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1288) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1290)