# 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:** 1514

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30264 "2014-10-14T01:00:34Z")

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Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud.

1. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad
2. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
3. Kentucky Fried Movie
4. Airplane!
5. Oscar
6. Blazing Saddles
7. A Fish Called Wanda

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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:** [October 14, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30265 "2014-10-14T01:07:43Z")

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Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud.

1. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad
2. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
3. Kentucky Fried Movie
4. Airplane!
5. Oscar
6. Blazing Saddles
7. A Fish Called Wanda
8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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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:** [October 14, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30266 "2014-10-14T01:32:12Z")

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Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud.

1. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad
2. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
3. Kentucky Fried Movie
4. Airplane!
5. Oscar
6. Blazing Saddles
7. A Fish Called Wanda
8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
9. Dave

Best political comedy evah.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30267 "2014-10-14T01:58:55Z")

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Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud.

1. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad
2. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
3. Kentucky Fried Movie
4. Airplane!
5. Oscar
6. Blazing Saddles
7. A Fish Called Wanda
8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
9. Dave
10. The Man Who Came to Dinner, with Monty Woolley

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30268 "2014-10-14T03:02:14Z")

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Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud.

1. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad
2. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
3. Kentucky Fried Movie
4. Airplane!
5. Oscar
6. Blazing Saddles
7. A Fish Called Wanda
8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
9. Dave
10. The Man Who Came to Dinner, with Monty Woolley
11. Bananas

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**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:** [October 14, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30269 "2014-10-14T04:17:43Z")

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Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud.

1. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad
2. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
3. Kentucky Fried Movie
4. Airplane!
5. Oscar
6. Blazing Saddles
7. A Fish Called Wanda
8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
9. Dave
10. The Man Who Came to Dinner, with Monty Woolley
11. Bananas
12. My Cousin Vinny  
Especially the prison intro scene: Either way, you’re f\*\*ked.

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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:** [October 14, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30270 "2014-10-14T12:04:19Z")

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Comedic movies that genuinely made you laugh out loud.

1. The Naked Gun: From the files of Police Squad
2. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
3. Kentucky Fried Movie
4. Airplane!
5. Oscar
6. Blazing Saddles
7. A Fish Called Wanda
8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
9. Dave
10. The Man Who Came to Dinner, with Monty Woolley
11. Bananas
12. My Cousin Vinny
13. This Is Spinal Tap  
I pass

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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:** [October 14, 2014, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30271 "2014-10-14T12:29:09Z")

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New: Fiction about moviemaking:

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)

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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:** [October 14, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30272 "2014-10-14T12:43:14Z")

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New: Fiction about moviemaking:

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)

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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:** [October 14, 2014, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30273 "2014-10-14T13:00:43Z")

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Fiction about moviemaking

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)
3. Boogie Nights (movie)

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30274 "2014-10-14T13:11:47Z")

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Fiction about moviemaking

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)
3. Boogie Nights (movie)
4. For Your Consideration (from the same people that brought you Best In Show and Waiting for Guffman)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30275 "2014-10-14T13:25:56Z")

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Fiction about moviemaking

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)
3. Boogie Nights (movie)
4. For Your Consideration
5. Living in Oblivion (movie)

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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:** [October 14, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30276 "2014-10-14T13:29:02Z")

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Fiction about moviemaking

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)
3. Boogie Nights (movie)
4. For Your Consideration
5. Living in Oblivion (movie)
6. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (documentary about the MPAA and film censorship – it was rated NC-17)

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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:** [October 14, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30277 "2014-10-14T14:01:10Z")

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Fiction about moviemaking

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)
3. Boogie Nights (movie)
4. For Your Consideration
5. Living in Oblivion (movie)
6. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (documentary about the MPAA and film censorship – it was rated NC-17)
7. Nocturnal Vaudeville (book)

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30278 "2014-10-14T14:30:30Z")

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Fiction about moviemaking

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)
3. Boogie Nights (movie)
4. For Your Consideration
5. Living in Oblivion (movie)
6. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (documentary about the MPAA and film censorship – it was rated NC-17)
7. Nocturnal Vaudeville (book)
8. Day for Night (1973 film)

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**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:** [October 14, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30279 "2014-10-14T14:36:49Z")

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Fiction about moviemaking

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)
3. Boogie Nights (movie)
4. For Your Consideration
5. Living in Oblivion (movie)
6. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (documentary about the MPAA and film censorship – it was rated NC-17)
7. Nocturnal Vaudeville (book)
8. Day for Night (1973 film)
9. Get Shorty (movie)

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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:** [October 14, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30280 "2014-10-14T14:48:34Z")

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Fiction about moviemaking

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)
3. Boogie Nights (movie)
4. For Your Consideration
5. Living in Oblivion (movie)
6. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (documentary about the MPAA and film censorship – it was rated NC-17)
7. Nocturnal Vaudeville (book)
8. Day for Night (1973 film)
9. Get Shorty (movie)
10. Nickelodeon (1976 movie)

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30281 "2014-10-14T15:22:49Z")

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Fiction about moviemaking

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)
3. Boogie Nights (movie)
4. For Your Consideration
5. Living in Oblivion (movie)
6. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (documentary about the MPAA and film censorship – it was rated NC-17)
7. Nocturnal Vaudeville (book)
8. Day for Night (1973 film)
9. Get Shorty (movie)
10. Nickelodeon (1976 movie)
11. The Player (Tim Robbins movie)

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30282 "2014-10-14T15:41:14Z")

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Fiction about moviemaking

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)
3. Boogie Nights (movie)
4. For Your Consideration
5. Living in Oblivion (movie)
6. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (documentary about the MPAA and film censorship – it was rated NC-17)
7. Nocturnal Vaudeville (book)
8. Day for Night (1973 film)
9. Get Shorty (movie)
10. Nickelodeon (1976 movie)
11. The Player (Tim Robbins movie)
12. Town of the Living Dead (TV series)

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**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:** [October 14, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30283 "2014-10-14T16:06:01Z")

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Fiction about moviemaking

1. Flickers (TV miniseries)
2. Bowfinger (movie)
3. Boogie Nights (movie)
4. For Your Consideration
5. Living in Oblivion (movie)
6. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (documentary about the MPAA and film censorship – it was rated NC-17)
7. Nocturnal Vaudeville (book)
8. Day for Night (1973 film)
9. Get Shorty (movie)
10. Nickelodeon (1976 movie)
11. The Player (Tim Robbins movie)
12. Town of the Living Dead (TV series)
13. The Stuntman (1980 Peter O’Toole movie)

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