# 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:** 1299
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25964 "2014-05-21T14:25:59Z")
Tyvm ---
**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 21, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25965 "2014-05-21T14:41:04Z")
Fictional Coaches 1. Coach O’Hara, Football, Basketball, Baseball–Zan Hagan Series by R. R. Knudson 2. Coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman), Hoosiers 3. Coach Buzzcut, Beavis and Butt-head 4. Shannon Beiste (Dot Marie Jones) - GLEE 5. Jimmy Dugan, Manager, _A League of Their Own_ - Tom Hanks 6. Coach B.A. Struthers, North Dallas 40 7. Molly McGrath (Goldie Hawn) Wildcats 8. Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) - _SLAP SHOT_ ---
**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 21, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25966 "2014-05-21T14:49:37Z")
Fictional Coaches 1. Coach O’Hara, Football, Basketball, Baseball–Zan Hagan Series by R. R. Knudson 2. Coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman), Hoosiers 3. Coach Buzzcut, Beavis and Butt-head 4. Shannon Beiste (Dot Marie Jones) - GLEE 5. Jimmy Dugan, Manager, A League of Their Own - Tom Hanks 6. Coach B.A. Struthers, North Dallas 40 7. Molly McGrath (Goldie Hawn) Wildcats 8. Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) - SLAP SHOT 9. Coach Harris (John Goodman) - Revenge of the Nerds ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25967 "2014-05-21T15:27:14Z")
Fictional Coaches 1. Coach O’Hara, Football, Basketball, Baseball–Zan Hagan Series by R. R. Knudson 2. Coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman), Hoosiers 3. Coach Buzzcut, Beavis and Butt-head 4. Shannon Beiste (Dot Marie Jones) - GLEE 5. Jimmy Dugan, Manager, A League of Their Own - Tom Hanks 6. Coach B.A. Struthers, North Dallas 40 7. Molly McGrath (Goldie Hawn) Wildcats 8. Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) - SLAP SHOT 9. Coach Harris (John Goodman) - Revenge of the Nerds 10. Hayden Fox (Craig T. Nelson) on sitcom _ **Coach.** _ ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25968 "2014-05-21T15:42:28Z")
Fictional Coaches 1. Coach O’Hara, Football, Basketball, Baseball–Zan Hagan Series by R. R. Knudson 2. Coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman), Hoosiers 3. Coach Buzzcut, Beavis and Butt-head 4. Shannon Beiste (Dot Marie Jones) - GLEE 5. Jimmy Dugan, Manager, A League of Their Own - Tom Hanks 6. Coach B.A. Struthers, North Dallas 40 7. Molly McGrath (Goldie Hawn) Wildcats 8. Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) - SLAP SHOT 9. Coach Harris (John Goodman) - Revenge of the Nerds 10. Hayden Fox (Craig T. Nelson) on sitcom Coach. 11. Lou Brown (James Gammon), Indians manager in _Major League_ ---
**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 21, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25969 "2014-05-21T15:44:56Z")
Fictional Coaches 1. Coach O’Hara, Football, Basketball, Baseball–Zan Hagan Series by R. R. Knudson 2. Coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman), Hoosiers 3. Coach Buzzcut, Beavis and Butt-head 4. Shannon Beiste (Dot Marie Jones) - GLEE 5. Jimmy Dugan, Manager, A League of Their Own - Tom Hanks 6. Coach B.A. Struthers, North Dallas 40 7. Molly McGrath (Goldie Hawn) Wildcats 8. Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) - SLAP SHOT 9. Coach Harris (John Goodman) - Revenge of the Nerds 10. Hayden Fox (Craig T. Nelson) on sitcom Coach. 11. Lou Brown (James Gammon), Indians manager in Major League 12. Coach Ernie Pantusso (Nicholas Colasanto) on Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25970 "2014-05-21T15:55:41Z")
Fictional Coaches 1. Coach O’Hara, Football, Basketball, Baseball–Zan Hagan Series by R. R. Knudson 2. Coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman), Hoosiers 3. Coach Buzzcut, Beavis and Butt-head 4. Shannon Beiste (Dot Marie Jones) - GLEE 5. Jimmy Dugan, Manager, A League of Their Own - Tom Hanks 6. Coach B.A. Struthers, North Dallas 40 7. Molly McGrath (Goldie Hawn) Wildcats 8. Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) - SLAP SHOT 9. Coach Harris (John Goodman) - Revenge of the Nerds 10. Hayden Fox (Craig T. Nelson) on sitcom Coach. 11. Lou Brown (James Gammon), Indians manager in Major League 12. Coach Ernie Pantusso (Nicholas Colasanto) on Cheers 13. Coach Ken Reeves (Ken Howard) The White Shadow, TV Show TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 ---
**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 21, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25971 "2014-05-21T16:01:07Z")
TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 ---
**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 21, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25972 "2014-05-21T16:32:08Z")
TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 3. Rockford Files - #10 1975 ---
**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 21, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25973 "2014-05-21T16:33:13Z")
TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 3. Greatest American Hero - Mike Post - #2 1981 ---
**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 21, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25974 "2014-05-21T16:41:37Z")
TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 3. Rockford Files - Mike Post and Pete Carpenter - #10 1975 4. Greatest American Hero - Mike Post - #2 1981 Deninjafy and add composers to #3. ---
**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 21, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25975 "2014-05-21T16:49:10Z")
Thanks, **Leaffan**! TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 3. Rockford Files - Mike Post and Pete Carpenter - #10 1975 4. Greatest American Hero - Mike Post - #2 1981 5. Dynasty - Bill Conti - #52 1982 ---
**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 21, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25976 "2014-05-21T16:57:01Z")
TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 3. Rockford Files - Mike Post and Pete Carpenter - #10 1975 4. Greatest American Hero - Mike Post - #2 1981 5. Dynasty - Bill Conti - #52 1982 6. The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Paul Henning - #1 Billboard country singles charts, #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. ---
**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 21, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25977 "2014-05-21T17:08:30Z")
TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 3. Rockford Files - Mike Post and Pete Carpenter - #10 1975 4. Greatest American Hero - Mike Post - #2 1981 5. Dynasty - Bill Conti - #52 1982 6. The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Paul Henning - #1 Billboard country singles charts, #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. 7. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer - #1 in Aug. 1985 (also won two Grammys) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25978 "2014-05-21T17:13:31Z")
TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 3. Rockford Files - Mike Post and Pete Carpenter - #10 1975 4. Greatest American Hero - Mike Post - #2 1981 5. Dynasty - Bill Conti - #52 1982 6. The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Paul Henning - #1 Billboard country singles charts, #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. 7. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer - #1 in Aug. 1985 (also won two Grammys) 8. The theme from _ **The Young and the Restless** _ by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. reached #8 on the Billboard charts after it was retiled “Nadia’s Theme,” during the Montreal Olympics in 1976 ---
**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 21, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25979 "2014-05-21T17:17:37Z")
TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 3. Rockford Files - Mike Post and Pete Carpenter - #10 1975 4. Greatest American Hero - Mike Post - #2 1981 5. Dynasty - Bill Conti - #52 1982 6. The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Paul Henning - #1 Billboard country singles charts, #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. 7. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer - #1 in Aug. 1985 (also won two Grammys) 8. The theme from The Young and the Restless by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. reached #8 on the Billboard charts after it was retiled “Nadia’s Theme,” during the Montreal Olympics in 1976 9. Making Our Dreams Come True - Cyndi Grecco - Laverne and Shirley - #25 in June 1976 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25980 "2014-05-21T17:30:32Z")
TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 3. Rockford Files - Mike Post and Pete Carpenter - #10 1975 4. Greatest American Hero - Mike Post - #2 1981 5. Dynasty - Bill Conti - #52 1982 6. The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Paul Henning - #1 Billboard country singles charts, #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. 7. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer - #1 in Aug. 1985 (also won two Grammys) 8. The theme from The Young and the Restless by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. reached #8 on the Billboard charts after it was retiled “Nadia’s Theme,” during the Montreal Olympics in 1976 9. Making Our Dreams Come True - Cyndi Grecco - Laverne and Shirley - #25 in June 1976 10. “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” (it was the theme to Fess Parker’s TV series) was a #1 hit in 1954 for Bill Hayes. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25981 "2014-05-21T18:10:55Z")
TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 3. Rockford Files - Mike Post and Pete Carpenter - #10 1975 4. Greatest American Hero - Mike Post - #2 1981 5. Dynasty - Bill Conti - #52 1982 6. The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Paul Henning - #1 Billboard country singles charts, #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. 7. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer - #1 in Aug. 1985 (also won two Grammys) 8. The theme from The Young and the Restless by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. reached #8 on the Billboard charts after it was retiled “Nadia’s Theme,” during the Montreal Olympics in 1976 9. Making Our Dreams Come True - Cyndi Grecco - Laverne and Shirley - #25 in June 1976 10. “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” (it was the theme to Fess Parker’s TV series) was a #1 hit in 1954 for Bill Hayes. 11. The Theme From S.W.A.T. (#1 on February 28, 1976) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25982 "2014-05-21T18:37:05Z")
TV Show themes that charted on Billboard (song - artist - show -highest chart position -) 1. Welcome Back - John Sebastien - Welcome Back, Kotter - #1 May 1976 2. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain - Happy Days - #5 1976 3. Rockford Files - Mike Post and Pete Carpenter - #10 1975 4. Greatest American Hero - Mike Post - #2 1981 5. Dynasty - Bill Conti - #52 1982 6. The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Paul Henning - #1 Billboard country singles charts, #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. 7. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer - #1 in Aug. 1985 (also won two Grammys) 8. The theme from The Young and the Restless by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. reached #8 on the Billboard charts after it was retiled “Nadia’s Theme,” during the Montreal Olympics in 1976 9. Making Our Dreams Come True - Cyndi Grecco - Laverne and Shirley - #25 in June 1976 10. “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” (it was the theme to Fess Parker’s TV series) was a #1 hit in 1954 for Bill Hayes. 11. The Theme From S.W.A.T. (#1 on February 28, 1976) 12. WKRP in Cincinnati, Steve Carlisle, #65 in 1981 ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25983 "2014-05-21T18:50:39Z")
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