# 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:** 1542
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30824 "2014-11-05T17:02:12Z")
Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. 2. Archie Bunker (All In The Family) - Loading dock foreman, part time cab driver, later a bar owner 3. Cliff Huxtable, The Cosby Show: OB/GYN 4. Dan Conner (Roseanne), construction worker, later an unsuccessful bike shop owner and then city mechanic 5. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch) - Architect 6. Homer Simpson, safety inspector at nuclear power plant. 7. Hank Hill (King of the Hill) - Propane and Propane Accessories Salesman 8. Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy) - Bandleader 9. Henry Mitchell )Dennis the Menace) – Aerospace engineer 10. Randy Marsh (South Park) – Geologist (not to be confused with MLB umpire of same name.) 11. Fred Sanford (Sanford and Son) - Junk Dealer 12. Howard Cunningham (Happy Days)–Hardware store owner 13. Tom Corbett (The Courtship of Eddie’s Father) - Magazine Publisher Famous Big Cats in Fiction (TV, movies, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.) 1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) Why, yes, I just finished breakfast. Why do you ask? 😜 ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30825 "2014-11-05T17:03:06Z")
Famous Big Cats in Fiction (TV, movies, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.) 1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30826 "2014-11-05T17:05:22Z")
Famous Big Cats in Fiction (TV, movies, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.) 1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) 3. The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30827 "2014-11-05T17:05:51Z")
Famous Big Cats in Fiction (TV, movies, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.) 1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) 3. The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz) 4. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroyd!” ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30828 "2014-11-05T17:18:36Z")
Famous Big Cats in Fiction (TV, movies, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.) 1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) 3. The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz) 4. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroyd!”) 5. Clarence, the Cross-eyed Lion (“[Daktari](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daktari)”)\* \*Not to be confused with “Gladly, the Cross-eyed Bear.” ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30829 "2014-11-05T17:20:02Z")
Famous Big Cats in Fiction (TV, movies, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.) 1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) 3. The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz) 4. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroyd!” 5. Clarence, the Cross-eyed Lion (“Daktari”)\* 6. Leo the MGM lion ninja’d. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30830 "2014-11-05T17:24:06Z")
Famous Big Cats in Fiction (TV, movies, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.) 1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) 3. The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz) 4. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroyd!” 5. Clarence, the Cross-eyed Lion (“Daktari”)\* 6. Leo the MGM lion 7. Shere Khan ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30831 "2014-11-05T17:32:06Z")
Famous Big Cats in Fiction (TV, movies, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.) 1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) 3. The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz) 4. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroyd!” 5. Clarence, the Cross-eyed Lion (“Daktari”)\* 6. Leo the MGM lion 7. Shere Khan 8. The Tiger ;in “Life of Pi”. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30832 "2014-11-05T17:35:09Z")
Famous Big Cats in Fiction (TV, movies, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.) 1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) 3. The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz) 4. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroyd!” 5. Clarence, the Cross-eyed Lion (“Daktari”)\* 6. Leo the MGM lion 7. Shere Khan 8. The Tiger in Life of Pi 9. Mufasa ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30833 "2014-11-05T17:36:35Z")
Famous Big Cats in Fiction (TV, movies, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.) 1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) 3. The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz) 4. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroyd!” 5. Clarence, the Cross-eyed Lion (“Daktari”)\* 6. Leo the MGM lion 7. Shere Khan 8. The Tiger in Life of Pi 9. Mufasa 10. Hobbes ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30834 "2014-11-05T17:39:38Z")
Famous Big Cats in Fiction (TV, movies, books, cartoons, advertising, etc.) 1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) 3. The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz) 4. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroyd!” 5. Clarence, the Cross-eyed Lion (“Daktari”)\* 6. Leo the MGM lion 7. Shere Khan 8. The Tiger in Life of Pi 9. Mufasa 10. Hobbes 11. Charlie the Lonesome Cougar I saw this on _Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color_ more times than I care to think about. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30835 "2014-11-05T17:43:10Z")
1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) 3. The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz) 4. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroyd!” 5. Clarence, the Cross-eyed Lion (“Daktari”)\* 6. Leo the MGM lion 7. Shere Khan 8. The Tiger in Life of Pi 9. Mufasa 10. Hobbes 11. Charlie the Lonesome Cougar 12. Lippy the Lion (and Hardy Har-Har!) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30836 "2014-11-05T17:49:13Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > 1. Mufasa _ **OOOH, SAY IT AGAIN!** _ :eek: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30837 "2014-11-05T18:14:51Z")
1. Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes cereal) 2. Chester Cheetah (Cheetohs) 3. The Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz) 4. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroyd!” 5. Clarence, the Cross-eyed Lion (“Daktari”)\* 6. Leo the MGM lion 7. Shere Khan 8. The Tiger in Life of Pi 9. Mufasa 10. Hobbes 11. Charlie the Lonesome Cougar 12. Lippy the Lion (and Hardy Har-Har!) 13. Aslan A Favorite Toy From Your Childhood That is No Longer Sold 1. Best of the West action figures (by Marks) [Picture](http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/wv/WVMOUtoy_dk3200_620x300.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30838 "2014-11-05T18:18:31Z")
A Favorite Toy From Your Childhood That is No Longer Sold 1. Best of the West action figures (by Marks) 2. Small Shots (kids on skates designed to use Hot Wheels tracks) (I had a whole bunch of those Best of the West figures! I think my parents found them on sale. I even had the buckboard–which was just the right size to hitch up to the cat. It’s probably better if you don’t ask me how I know this. :D) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30839 "2014-11-05T18:20:19Z")
A Favorite Toy From Your Childhood That is No Longer Sold 1. Best of the West action figures (by Marks) 2. Small Shots (kids on skates designed to use Hot Wheels tracks) 3. [The Smoking Robot](http://www.xrayfilms.net/attic_blog/robots/smoking_edit.jpg) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30840 "2014-11-05T18:33:06Z")
A Favorite Toy From Your Childhood That is No Longer Sold 1. Best of the West action figures (by Marks) 2. Small Shots (kids on skates designed to use Hot Wheels tracks) 3. [The Smoking Robot](http://www.xrayfilms.net/attic_blog/robots/smoking_edit.jpg) 4. Original twelve-inch tall G.I. Joes I know they started selling them again. But they were marketed as collectibles rather than toys. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30841 "2014-11-05T18:33:39Z")
A Favorite Toy From Your Childhood That is No Longer Sold 1. Best of the West action figures (by Marks) 2. Small Shots (kids on skates designed to use Hot Wheels tracks) 3. [The Smoking Robot](http://www.xrayfilms.net/attic_blog/robots/smoking_edit.jpg) 4. Original twelve-inch tall GI Joes 5. Travelogue View Master reels You can still buy View Master reels, but they used to sell them at every tourist attraction. Some of my favorites (and they’re the one thing that I still have from my childhood) are The Civil War (Matthew Brady photographs), Philadelphia, Gettysburg Battlefield, and The Revolutionary War. (I was a history geek as a kid.) Mine came with a bunch of Charlie Brown reels, but I had no interest in them. ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30842 "2014-11-05T18:34:35Z")
A Favorite Toy From Your Childhood That is No Longer Sold 1. Best of the West action figures (by Marks) 2. Small Shots (kids on skates designed to use Hot Wheels tracks) 3. The Smoking Robot 4. Original twelve-inch tall GI Joes 5. Travelogue View Master reels 6. [Major Matt Mason](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Matt_Mason) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30843 "2014-11-05T18:37:07Z")
A Favorite Toy From Your Childhood That is No Longer Sold 1. Best of the West action figures (by Marks) 2. Small Shots (kids on skates designed to use Hot Wheels tracks) 3. The Smoking Robot 4. Travelogue View Master reels 5. Major Matt Mason 6. [The Dr. Seuss Zoo](https://atomicscout.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/dr-seuss-zoo-toy-ad-from-life-october-19-1959.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1541) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1543)