# 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\
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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 9, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33724 "2015-03-09T18:55:54Z")

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Fiction in Which Bigfoot or a Yeti Appears:

1. Kenneth Oppel’s novel The Boundless
2. Rankin Bass’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
3. Monsters, Inc.
4. Harry and the Hendersons
5. The Magnificent Guardian
6. The $6 Million Man (Andre the Giant played Bigfoot)
7. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

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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 9, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33725 "2015-03-09T19:28:53Z")

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Fiction in Which Bigfoot or a Yeti Appears:

1. Kenneth Oppel’s novel The Boundless
2. Rankin Bass’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
3. Monsters, Inc.
4. Harry and the Hendersons
5. The Magnificent Guardian
6. The $6 Million Man (Andre the Giant played Bigfoot)
7. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
8. Bigfoot and Wildboy (part of the Krofft Supershow)

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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 9, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33726 "2015-03-09T19:39:58Z")

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Fiction in Which Bigfoot or a Yeti Appears:

1. Kenneth Oppel’s novel The Boundless
2. Rankin Bass’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
3. Monsters, Inc.
4. Harry and the Hendersons
5. The Magnificent Guardian
6. The $6 Million Man (Andre the Giant played Bigfoot)
7. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
8. Bigfoot and Wildboy (part of the Krofft Supershow)
9. \*\*\*The Abominable Snowman \*\*\*(1957 B movie with Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker)

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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 9, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33727 "2015-03-09T19:51:58Z")

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Fiction in Which Bigfoot or a Yeti Appears:

1. Kenneth Oppel’s novel The Boundless
2. Rankin Bass’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
3. Monsters, Inc.
4. Harry and the Hendersons
5. The Magnificent Guardian
6. The $6 Million Man (Andre the Giant played Bigfoot)
7. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
8. Bigfoot and Wildboy (part of the Krofft Supershow)
9. The Abominable Snowman (1957 B movie with Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker)
10. Year with the Yeti - by Gilderoy Lockhart (Harry Potter series)

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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 9, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33728 "2015-03-09T20:25:36Z")

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Fiction in Which Bigfoot or a Yeti Appears:

1. Kenneth Oppel’s novel The Boundless
2. Rankin Bass’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
3. Monsters, Inc.
4. Harry and the Hendersons
5. The Magnificent Guardian
6. The $6 Million Man (Andre the Giant played Bigfoot)
7. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
8. Bigfoot and Wildboy (part of the Krofft Supershow)
9. _ **The Abominable Snowman** _ (1957 B movie with Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker)
10. Year with the Yeti - by Gilderoy Lockhart (Harry Potter series)
11. The Perhapanauts

A comic book series about a group of supernatural beings, including a Sasquatch named Big, who are recruited into a secret government agency.

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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 9, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33729 "2015-03-09T21:36:33Z")

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Fiction in Which Bigfoot or a Yeti Appears:

1. Kenneth Oppel’s novel The Boundless
2. Rankin Bass’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
3. Monsters, Inc.
4. Harry and the Hendersons
5. The Magnificent Guardian
6. The $6 Million Man (Andre the Giant played Bigfoot)
7. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
8. Bigfoot and Wildboy (part of the Krofft Supershow)
9. The Abominable Snowman (1957 B movie with Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker)
10. Year with the Yeti - by Gilderoy Lockhart (Harry Potter series)
11. The Perhapanauts
12. Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

During Jack’s hallucinogenic romp.

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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 9, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33730 "2015-03-09T21:48:55Z")

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Fiction in Which Bigfoot or a Yeti Appears:

1. Kenneth Oppel’s novel The Boundless

2. Rankin Bass’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

3. Monsters, Inc.

4. Harry and the Hendersons

5. The Magnificent Guardian

6. The $6 Million Man (Andre the Giant played Bigfoot)

7. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

8. Bigfoot and Wildboy (part of the Krofft Supershow)

9. The Abominable Snowman (1957 B movie with Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker)

10. Year with the Yeti - by Gilderoy Lockhart (Harry Potter series)

11. The Perhapanauts

12. Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

13. Jonny Quest - Monster in a Monastery  
Next: One-Hit Wonders and the record

14. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)

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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 9, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33731 "2015-03-09T21:58:35Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer

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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 9, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33732 "2015-03-09T22:13:38Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer
3. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)

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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:** [March 10, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33733 "2015-03-10T00:15:34Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer
3. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
4. Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport

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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:** [March 10, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33734 "2015-03-10T00:37:22Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer
3. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
4. Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
5. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

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**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:** [March 10, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33735 "2015-03-10T01:44:52Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer
3. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
4. Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
5. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
6. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby

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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 10, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33736 "2015-03-10T02:31:42Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer
3. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
4. Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
5. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
6. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
7. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5

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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:** [March 10, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33737 "2015-03-10T02:36:40Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer
3. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
4. Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
5. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
6. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
7. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
8. John Paul Young - Love is in the Air

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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 10, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33738 "2015-03-10T02:56:55Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer
3. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
4. Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
5. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
6. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
7. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
8. John Paul Young - Love is in the Air
9. Toni Basil - Mickey

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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 10, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33739 "2015-03-10T04:09:55Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer
3. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
4. Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
5. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
6. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
7. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
8. John Paul Young - Love is in the Air
9. Toni Basil - Mickey
10. Sniff 'n the Tears - Driver’s Seat

I still love that song!: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blrHHRWKygw)

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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:** [March 10, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33740 "2015-03-10T14:25:19Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer
3. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
4. Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
5. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
6. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
7. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
8. John Paul Young - Love is in the Air
9. Toni Basil - Mickey
10. Sniff 'n the Tears - Driver’s Seat
11. Stories - Brother Louie

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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 10, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33741 "2015-03-10T14:30:10Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer
3. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
4. Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
5. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
6. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
7. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
8. John Paul Young - Love is in the Air
9. Toni Basil - Mickey
10. Sniff 'n the Tears - Driver’s Seat
11. Stories - Brother Louie
12. USA for Africa - We Are The World

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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 10, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33742 "2015-03-10T15:14:16Z")

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One-Hit Wonders and the record

1. Looking Glass - Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)
2. Larry Verne - Please, Mr. Custer
3. Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
4. Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
5. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
6. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
7. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
8. John Paul Young - Love is in the Air
9. Toni Basil - Mickey
10. Sniff 'n the Tears - Driver’s Seat
11. Stories - Brother Louie
12. USA for Africa - We Are The World
13. David Naughton - Makin’ It

Not the worst song of the Disco Era, but not the best, either: [David Naughton - Makin' It - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F47AfASOnA8)

Next category:

Movies about the Roman Catholic Church

1. Calvary, 2014

Very powerful Irish black comedy. Highly recommended: [Calvary Official Trailer #1 (2014) - Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly Movie HD - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGM5rq_vX4U)

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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 10, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33743 "2015-03-10T16:00:46Z")

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Movies about the Roman Catholic Church

1. Calvary, 2014
2. Going My Way (after Calvary, we needed something lighter and sweeter!)

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