# 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:** 1708
**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 28, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34144 "2015-03-28T05:09:05Z")
Car maintenance that a lot of people do themselves. 1. Oil change 2. Change windshield wipers 3. Top off fluids: antifreeze, brake fluid, washer fluid, oil, etc. 4. Rotate tires 5. Replace bulbs 6. Check tire pressure 7. Replace brake pads 8. Jump a dead battery ---
**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 28, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34145 "2015-03-28T05:11:20Z")
Car maintenance that a lot of people do themselves. 1. Oil change 2. Change windshield wipers 3. Top off fluids: antifreeze, brake fluid, washer fluid, oil, etc. 4. Rotate tires 5. Replace bulbs 6. Check tire pressure 7. Replace brake pads 8. Jump a dead battery 9. Replace worn wheel bearings ---
**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34146 "2015-03-28T05:49:02Z")
Car maintenance that a lot of people do themselves. 1. Oil change 2. Change windshield wipers 3. Top off fluids: antifreeze, brake fluid, washer fluid, oil, etc. 4. Rotate tires 5. Replace bulbs 6. Check tire pressure 7. Replace brake pads 8. Jump a dead battery 9. Replace worn wheel bearings 10. Replace spark plugs and wires. ---
**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 28, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34147 "2015-03-28T05:57:25Z")
Car maintenance that a lot of people do themselves. 1. Oil change 2. Change windshield wipers 3. Top off fluids: antifreeze, brake fluid, washer fluid, oil, etc. 4. Rotate tires 5. Replace bulbs 6. Check tire pressure 7. Replace brake pads 8. Jump a dead battery 9. Replace worn wheel bearings 10. Replace spark plugs and wires. 11. Tune up for old cars: points, plugs, condenser ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34148 "2015-03-28T13:05:40Z")
Car maintenance that a lot of people do themselves. 1. Oil change 2. Change windshield wipers 3. Top off fluids: antifreeze, brake fluid, washer fluid, oil, etc. 4. Rotate tires 5. Replace bulbs 6. Check tire pressure 7. Replace brake pads 8. Jump a dead battery 9. Replace worn wheel bearings 10. Replace spark plugs and wires. 11. Tune up for old cars: points, plugs, condenser 12. Fill the gas tank What? That’s maintenance. The car doesn’t work without fuel. Besides, all the easy answers were taken. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34149 "2015-03-28T13:43:29Z")
Car maintenance that a lot of people do themselves. 1. Oil change 2. Change windshield wipers 3. Top off fluids: antifreeze, brake fluid, washer fluid, oil, etc. 4. Rotate tires 5. Replace bulbs 6. Check tire pressure 7. Replace brake pads 8. Jump a dead battery 9. Replace worn wheel bearings 10. Replace spark plugs and wires. 11. Tune up for old cars: points, plugs, condenser 12. Fill the gas tank 13. Change a flat tire Next: Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; _Hogan’s Heroes_ Note: Reuse of actors and/or characters is allowed (for instance, you could choose someone else to cast as Hogan, or use Jackman in another role) ---
**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 28, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34150 "2015-03-28T13:47:32Z")
Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; _Hogan’s Heroes_ 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; _Mister Ed_ ---
**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 28, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34151 "2015-03-28T13:50:23Z")
Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; Hogan’s Heroes 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; Mister Ed 3. Amy Adams as Samantha Stevens; Bewitched ---
**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 28, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34152 "2015-03-28T13:59:05Z")
Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; _Hogan’s Heroes_ 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; _Mister Ed_ 3. Amy Adams as Samantha Stevens; _Bewitched_ 4. Drew Barrymore as Ann Marie; _That Girl_ ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34153 "2015-03-28T14:03:37Z")
Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; Hogan’s Heroes 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; Mister Ed 3. Amy Adams as Samantha Stevens; Bewitched 4. Drew Barrymore as Ann Marie; That Girl 5. Johnny Galecki as Frank Burns, M_A_S\*H ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34154 "2015-03-28T14:20:42Z")
Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; Hogan’s Heroes 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; Mister Ed 3. Amy Adams as Samantha Stevens; Bewitched 4. Drew Barrymore as Ann Marie; That Girl 5. Johnny Galecki as Frank Burns, M_A_S\*H 6. Jim Parsons as Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34155 "2015-03-28T14:28:41Z")
Category modified to fit OP intent Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor - Reuse of Character or Actor Allowed 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; Hogan’s Heroes 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; Mister Ed 3. Amy Adams as Samantha Stevens; Bewitched 4. Drew Barrymore as Ann Marie; That Girl 5. Johnny Galecki as Frank Burns, M_A_S\*H 6. Jim Parsons as Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show 7. Marty Feldman as Barney Fife; The Andy Griffith Show ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34156 "2015-03-28T14:36:28Z")
Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor - Reuse of Character or Actor Allowed 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; Hogan’s Heroes 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; Mister Ed 3. Amy Adams as Samantha Stevens; Bewitched 4. Drew Barrymore as Ann Marie; That Girl 5. Johnny Galecki as Frank Burns, M_A_S\*H 6. Jim Parsons as Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show 7. Marty Feldman as Barney Fife; The Andy Griffith Show 8. Simon Helberg as Larry Dallas, Three’s Company ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34157 "2015-03-28T14:38:32Z")
Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor - Reuse of Character or Actor Allowed 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; Hogan’s Heroes 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; Mister Ed 3. Amy Adams as Samantha Stevens; Bewitched 4. Drew Barrymore as Ann Marie; That Girl 5. Johnny Galecki as Frank Burns, M_A_S\*H 6. Jim Parsons as Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show 7. Marty Feldman as Barney Fife; The Andy Griffith Show 8. Simon Helberg as Larry Dallas, Three’s Company 9. Lewis Black as Alan Brady; The Dick Van Dyke Show ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34158 "2015-03-28T14:38:55Z")
Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor - Reuse of Character or Actor Allowed 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; Hogan’s Heroes 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; Mister Ed 3. Amy Adams as Samantha Stevens; Bewitched 4. Drew Barrymore as Ann Marie; That Girl 5. Johnny Galecki as Frank Burns, M_A_S\*H 6. Jim Parsons as Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show 7. Marty Feldman as Barney Fife; The Andy Griffith Show 8. Simon Helberg as Larry Dallas, Three’s Company 9. Lewis Black as Alan Brady; The Dick Van Dyke Show 10. Kristen Bell as Samantha (and Sarina); Bewitched I’ll bet we could do 2 or 3 rounds of this category ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34159 "2015-03-28T14:42:46Z")
Whoa, slow down, folks! Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor - Reuse of Character or Actor Allowed 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; Hogan’s Heroes 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; Mister Ed 3. Amy Adams as Samantha Stevens; Bewitched 4. Drew Barrymore as Ann Marie; That Girl 5. Johnny Galecki as Frank Burns, M_A_S\*H 6. Jim Parsons as Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show 7. Marty Feldman as Barney Fife; The Andy Griffith Show 8. Simon Helberg as Larry Dallas, Three’s Company 9. Lewis Black as Alan Brady, The Dick Van Dyke Show 10. Kristen Bell as Samantha (and Sarina); Bewitched ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34160 "2015-03-28T14:47:46Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor - Reuse of Character or Actor Allowed > > \ > > I’ll bet we could do 2 or 3 rounds of this category Which is why I’ve started a thread in [Cafe Society](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18244522#post18244522) ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34161 "2015-03-28T14:49:26Z")
Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor - Reuse of Character or Actor Allowed 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; Hogan’s Heroes 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; Mister Ed 3. Amy Adams as Samantha Stevens; Bewitched 4. Drew Barrymore as Ann Marie; That Girl 5. Johnny Galecki as Frank Burns, M_A_S\*H 6. Jim Parsons as Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show 7. Marty Feldman as Barney Fife; The Andy Griffith Show 8. Simon Helberg as Larry Dallas, Three’s Company 9. Lewis Black as Alan Brady, The Dick Van Dyke Show 10. Kristen Bell as Samantha (and Sarina); Bewitched 11. Jennifer Lawrence as Lucy Ricardo; I Love Lucy ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34162 "2015-03-28T14:50:45Z")
:smack: ETA: okay, thanks for fixing, Little Nemo. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34163 "2015-03-28T15:13:26Z")
Recast An Old Sitcom (Any Character) With A ‘Modern’ Actor - Reuse of Character or Actor Allowed 1. Hugh Jackman as Colonel Hogan; Hogan’s Heroes 2. Ben Stiller as Wilbur Post; Mister Ed 3. Amy Adams as Samantha Stevens; Bewitched 4. Drew Barrymore as Ann Marie; That Girl 5. Johnny Galecki as Frank Burns, M_A_S\*H 6. Jim Parsons as Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show 7. Marty Feldman as Barney Fife; The Andy Griffith Show 8. Simon Helberg as Larry Dallas, Three’s Company 9. Lewis Black as Alan Brady, The Dick Van Dyke Show 10. Kristen Bell as Samantha (and Sarina); Bewitched 11. Jennifer Lawrence as Lucy Ricardo; I Love Lucy 12. Timothy Olyphant as Jim Rockford; The Rockford Files [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1707) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1709)