# 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:** 1674

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33464 "2015-03-02T16:37:57Z")

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Your favorite cartoon character

1. Jonny Quest
2. Bugs Bunny
3. Duckman
4. Top Cat
5. Hank Hill
6. Beavis
7. Stewie
8. Mighty Mouse
9. Penfield (of Dangermouse fame)
10. Sebastian (from The Little Mermaid)
11. Kyle Broflowski
12. Kimba the White Lion
13. Mr. Burns

New: Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey

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**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:** [March 2, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33465 "2015-03-02T16:40:55Z")

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New: Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33466 "2015-03-02T16:51:09Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33467 "2015-03-02T17:07:36Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”
4. _Point Break_

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33468 "2015-03-02T17:16:16Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”
4. _Point Break_
5. James Bond in Goldeneye

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33469 "2015-03-02T17:30:34Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”
4. Point Break
5. James Bond in Goldeneye
6. Indiana Jones, et al, in “…and the Temple of Doom”

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33470 "2015-03-02T18:23:40Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”
4. Point Break
5. James Bond in Goldeneye
6. Indiana Jones, et al, in “…and the Temple of Doom”
7. “Custer’s Last Jump” by Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop

AH story where George Custer was a paratrooper rather than a cavalryman.

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33471 "2015-03-02T18:26:53Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”
4. Point Break
5. James Bond in Goldeneye
6. Indiana Jones, et al, in “…and the Temple of Doom”
7. “Custer’s Last Jump” by Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop
8. Captain America in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”

without a parachute, on purpose

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33472 "2015-03-02T18:29:44Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”
4. Point Break
5. James Bond in Goldeneye
6. Indiana Jones, et al, in “…and the Temple of Doom”
7. “Custer’s Last Jump” by Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop
8. Captain America in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
9. James Bond in Goldfinger

It’s a bit of a trope for 007.

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33473 "2015-03-02T18:34:26Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”
4. Point Break
5. James Bond in Goldeneye
6. Indiana Jones, et al, in “…and the Temple of Doom”
7. “Custer’s Last Jump” by Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop
8. Captain America in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
9. James Bond in Goldfinger
10. Maj. Gen. Roy Urquhart, “A Bridge Too Far”

Also played by Sean Connery.

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33474 "2015-03-02T18:35:27Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”
4. Point Break
5. James Bond in Goldeneye
6. Indiana Jones, et al, in “…and the Temple of Doom”
7. “Custer’s Last Jump” by Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop
8. Captain America in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
9. James Bond in Goldfinger
10. Arnold Schwarzenegger in _ **Eraser** _

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33475 "2015-03-02T18:35:35Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”
4. Point Break
5. James Bond in Goldeneye
6. Indiana Jones, et al, in “…and the Temple of Doom”
7. “Custer’s Last Jump” by Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop
8. Captain America in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
9. James Bond in Goldfinger
10. Several characters in “The Barefoot Executive”

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33476 "2015-03-02T19:02:33Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”
4. Point Break
5. James Bond in Goldeneye
6. Indiana Jones, et al, in “…and the Temple of Doom”
7. “Custer’s Last Jump” by Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop
8. Captain America in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
9. James Bond in Goldfinger
10. Several characters in “The Barefoot Executive”
11. Maj. Gen. Roy Urquhart, “A Bridge Too Far”

Also played by Sean Connery (and mistakenly omitted from before).

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33477 "2015-03-02T20:41:28Z")

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Fiction in which a character jumps from an airplane

1. Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
2. “The Avengers” film
3. James Bond in “Moonraker”
4. Point Break
5. James Bond in Goldeneye
6. Indiana Jones, et al, in “…and the Temple of Doom”
7. “Custer’s Last Jump” by Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop
8. Captain America in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
9. James Bond in Goldfinger
10. Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser
11. Several characters in “The Barefoot Executive”
12. Maj. Gen. Roy Urquhart, “A Bridge Too Far”
13. Peggy Hill, King of the Hill

New: Walter Matthau Characters

1. Lt. Zachary Garber, Taking of Pelham 123

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**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:** [March 2, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33478 "2015-03-02T20:45:01Z")

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New: Walter Matthau Characters

1. Lt. Zachary Garber, Taking of Pelham 123
2. Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33479 "2015-03-02T21:14:16Z")

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New: Walter Matthau Characters

1. Lt. Zachary Garber, Taking of Pelham 123
2. Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple
3. Drunk, Earthquake (as Walter Matuschanskayasky)

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33480 "2015-03-02T21:45:39Z")

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Walter Matthau Characters

1. Lt. Zachary Garber, Taking of Pelham 123
2. Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple
3. Drunk, Earthquake (as Walter Matuschanskayasky)
4. Willy Clark, The Sunshine Boys

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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:** [March 2, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33481 "2015-03-02T21:49:36Z")

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Walter Matthau Characters

1. Lt. Zachary Garber, Taking of Pelham 123
2. Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple
3. Drunk, Earthquake (as Walter Matuschanskayasky)
4. Willy Clark, The Sunshine Boys
5. Horace Ven Der Gelder, Hello, Dolly!

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**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:** [March 2, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33482 "2015-03-02T22:18:55Z")

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Walter Matthau Characters

1. Lt. Zachary Garber, Taking of Pelham 123
2. Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple
3. Drunk, Earthquake (as Walter Matuschanskayasky)
4. Willy Clark, The Sunshine Boys
5. Horace Ven Der Gelder, Hello, Dolly!
6. Max Goldman, Grumpy Old Men

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33483 "2015-03-02T22:25:30Z")

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Walter Matthau Characters

1. Lt. Zachary Garber, Taking of Pelham 123
2. Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple
3. Drunk, Earthquake (as Walter Matuschanskayasky)
4. Willy Clark, The Sunshine Boys
5. Horace Ven Der Gelder, Hello, Dolly!
6. Max Goldman, Grumpy Old Men
7. Coach Buttermaker, The Bad News Bears

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