# 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:** 1718
**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:** [April 15, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34344 "2015-04-15T20:24:09Z")
Fictional Characters in the Air Force 1. Major Lowell in Patricia’s Secret by Ruth Leinhauser 2. Captain Diana Prince in Wonder Woman comics 3. Major Joseph Makatozi, Louis L’Amour’s Last of the Breed 4. Major Anthony Nelson, I Dream of Jeannie 5. Colonel Steve Austin, Six Million Dollar Man 6. Major Roger Healey, I Dream of Jeannie 7. Ted Striker, At least he was in the air force when led the ill-fated storage depot bombing at Daiquiri. 8. General Buck Turgidson, Dr. Strangelove 9. General Jack Beringer, WarGames 10. Captain Steve Canyon, newspaper comic strip 11. General James Mattoon Scott, Seven Days in May 12. Colonel Jack Grady, Fail-Safe 13. General Renning, By Dawn’s Early Light No first name given for any of the Air Force characters, I think. Next category: Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” ---
**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:** [April 15, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34345 "2015-04-15T21:09:04Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy ---
**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:** [April 15, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34346 "2015-04-15T21:19:00Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels ---
**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:** [April 15, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34347 "2015-04-15T21:59:29Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34348 "2015-04-15T22:43:53Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. 5. Ozzie, from “On the Town” ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34349 "2015-04-16T00:03:46Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. 5. Ozzie, from “On the Town” 6. Commander Tom Chandler, CO _USS Nathan James_, “The Last Ship” ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34350 "2015-04-16T02:17:32Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. 5. Ozzie, from “On the Town” 6. Commander Tom Chandler, CO _USS Nathan James_, “The Last Ship” 7. Commander Victor “Pug” Henry, “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34351 "2015-04-16T03:28:53Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. 5. Ozzie, from “On the Town” 6. Commander Tom Chandler, CO USS Nathan James, “The Last Ship” 7. Commander Victor “Pug” Henry, “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” 8. Very Special Agent Tony DiNozzo, Jr., “NCIS” ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34352 "2015-04-16T03:35:04Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. 5. Ozzie, from “On the Town” 6. Commander Tom Chandler, CO USS Nathan James, “The Last Ship” 7. Commander Victor “Pug” Henry, “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” 8. Very Special Agent Tony DiNozzo, Jr., “NCIS” 9. CPO Sharkey ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34353 "2015-04-16T03:36:23Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. (“The Hunt for Red October”) 5. Ozzie, from “On the Town” 6. Commander Tom Chandler, CO USS Nathan James, “The Last Ship” 7. Commander Victor “Pug” Henry, “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” 8. Very Special Agent Tony DiNozzo, Jr., “NCIS” 9. CPO Sharkey (in the TV series of the same name) 10. Admiral Percy “Fitz” Fitzwallace, “The West Wing” ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34354 "2015-04-16T04:10:53Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. (“The Hunt for Red October”) 5. Ozzie, from “On the Town” 6. Commander Tom Chandler, CO USS Nathan James, “The Last Ship” 7. Commander Victor “Pug” Henry, “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” 8. Very Special Agent Tony DiNozzo, Jr., “NCIS” 9. CPO Sharkey (in the TV series of the same name) 10. Admiral Percy “Fitz” Fitzwallace, “The West Wing” 11. Captain Lee Crane, _Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea_ ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34355 "2015-04-16T04:14:49Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. (“The Hunt for Red October”) 5. Ozzie, from “On the Town” 6. Commander Tom Chandler, CO USS Nathan James, “The Last Ship” 7. Commander Victor “Pug” Henry, “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” 8. Very Special Agent Tony DiNozzo, Jr., “NCIS” 9. CPO Sharkey (in the TV series of the same name) 10. Admiral Percy “Fitz” Fitzwallace, “The West Wing” 11. Captain Lee Crane, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 12. Captain Horatio Hornblower, in the novels by C. S. Forester ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34356 "2015-04-16T05:08:27Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. (“The Hunt for Red October”) 5. Ozzie, from “On the Town” 6. Commander Tom Chandler, CO USS Nathan James, “The Last Ship” 7. Commander Victor “Pug” Henry, “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” 8. CPO Sharkey (in the TV series of the same name) 9. Admiral Percy “Fitz” Fitzwallace, “The West Wing” 10. Captain Lee Crane, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 11. Captain Horatio Hornblower, in the novels by C. S. Forester > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) > > 1. Very Special Agent Tony DiNozzo, Jr., “NCIS” Tony was never in the Navy. He came to NCIS from the Baltimore P.D. Prior to that he was heading towards a career in pro basketball. Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs is a Marine (I say “is” because there’s no such thing as an ex-Marine) but that’s a different branch of the service. --signed, NCIS super fan **anyrose.** ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34357 "2015-04-16T05:14:59Z")
(Also, NCIS is a civilian agency) (I missed the edit window) ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34358 "2015-04-16T11:19:43Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, McHale’s Navy 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. (“The Hunt for Red October”) 5. Ozzie, from “On the Town” 6. Commander Tom Chandler, CO USS Nathan James, “The Last Ship” 7. Commander Victor “Pug” Henry, “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” 8. CPO Sharkey (in the TV series of the same name) 9. Admiral Percy “Fitz” Fitzwallace, “The West Wing” 10. Captain Lee Crane, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 11. Captain Horatio Hornblower, in the novels by C. S. Forester 12. Ensign Charles Beaumont Parker, _McHale’s Navy_ (Tim Conway!) ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34359 "2015-04-16T11:30:27Z")
Fictional characters in the Navy (U.S. or other) 1. Capt. Jack Aubrey, “Master and Commander” 2. Quinton McHale, “McHale’s Navy” 3. Ensign Pulver, “Mister Roberts” and sequels 4. Capt. Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, who never takes a dump without a plan. (“The Hunt for Red October”) 5. Ozzie, from “On the Town” 6. Commander Tom Chandler, CO USS Nathan James, “The Last Ship” 7. Commander Victor “Pug” Henry, “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” 8. CPO Sharkey (in the TV series of the same name) 9. Admiral Percy “Fitz” Fitzwallace, “The West Wing” 10. Captain Lee Crane, “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” 11. Captain Horatio Hornblower, in the novels by C. S. Forester 12. Ensign Charles Beaumont Parker, “McHale’s Navy” (Tim Conway!) 13. Lieutenant-Commander George Ericson, Royal Navy Reserve, “The Cruel Sea” Pass. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34360 "2015-04-16T11:48:34Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, _Sands of Iwo Jima_ - the penultimate Marine character ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34361 "2015-04-16T11:54:07Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, Sands of Iwo Jima - the penultimate Marine character 1. Gomer Pyle ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34362 "2015-04-16T11:56:06Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, _Sands of Iwo Jima_ - the penultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. Jack Ryan ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34363 "2015-04-16T11:57:23Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > 1. Sergeant John Stryker, _Sands of Iwo Jima_ - the penultimate Marine character If he’s the penultimate Marine character, who comes after him? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1717) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1719)