# 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:** 1727
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34524 "2015-04-27T14:54:11Z")
Musicians whose performances were censored 1. Elvis “The Pelvis” Presley - shown on the Ed Sullivan Show only from the waist up. 2, Rolling Stones - Sullivan had them sing “Let’s spend some time together” instead of “Let’s spend the night together.” 2. Van Halen - The music video for “(Oh) Pretty Woman” was one of the first banned by MTV. 3. The Doors - Jim Morrison arrested during concert in New Haven, Conn. 4. Madonna - MTV refused to air her video for “Justify My Love”. 5. The Kinks - changed coca cola to cherry cola in “Lola” because of a BBC policy banning brand names. 6. Kesha - was not allowed to perform in Malaysia. What a hellhole that country is! 7. Pink Floyd - Early song “Let’s Roll Another One” was retitled “Candy and a Currant Bun” when recorded as the b-side to their first single 8. 2 Live Crew - three members were arrested (though later acquitted) after a Florida federal judge ruled that their album As Nasty As They Wanna Be was obscene. 9. Frank Zappa - his album “Jazz from Hell” was given a PRMC warning label, even though it was a completely instrumental album ---
**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 27, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34525 "2015-04-27T15:12:31Z")
Musicians whose performances were censored 1. Elvis “The Pelvis” Presley - shown on the Ed Sullivan Show only from the waist up. 2, Rolling Stones - Sullivan had them sing “Let’s spend some time together” instead of “Let’s spend the night together.” 2. Van Halen - The music video for “(Oh) Pretty Woman” was one of the first banned by MTV. 3. The Doors - Jim Morrison arrested during concert in New Haven, Conn. 4. Madonna - MTV refused to air her video for “Justify My Love”. 5. The Kinks - changed coca cola to cherry cola in “Lola” because of a BBC policy banning brand names. 6. Kesha - was not allowed to perform in Malaysia. What a hellhole that country is! 7. Pink Floyd - Early song “Let’s Roll Another One” was retitled “Candy and a Currant Bun” when recorded as the b-side to their first single 8. 2 Live Crew - three members were arrested (though later acquitted) after a Florida federal judge ruled that their album As Nasty As They Wanna Be was obscene. 9. Frank Zappa - his album “Jazz from Hell” was given a PRMC warning label, even though it was a completely instrumental album 10. Sheryl Crow - Walmart refused to stock her second album because there was a song in it that mentioned the store. ---
**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 27, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34526 "2015-04-27T15:23:46Z")
Musicians whose performances were censored 1. Elvis “The Pelvis” Presley - shown on the Ed Sullivan Show only from the waist up. 2, Rolling Stones - Sullivan had them sing “Let’s spend some time together” instead of “Let’s spend the night together.” 2. Van Halen - The music video for “(Oh) Pretty Woman” was one of the first banned by MTV. 3. The Doors - Jim Morrison arrested during concert in New Haven, Conn. 4. Madonna - MTV refused to air her video for “Justify My Love”. 5. The Kinks - changed coca cola to cherry cola in “Lola” because of a BBC policy banning brand names. 6. Kesha - was not allowed to perform in Malaysia. What a hellhole that country is! 7. Pink Floyd - Early song “Let’s Roll Another One” was retitled “Candy and a Currant Bun” when recorded as the b-side to their first single 8. 2 Live Crew - three members were arrested (though later acquitted) after a Florida federal judge ruled that their album As Nasty As They Wanna Be was obscene. 9. Frank Zappa - his album “Jazz from Hell” was given a PRMC warning label, even though it was a completely instrumental album 10. Sheryl Crow - Walmart refused to stock her second album because there was a song in it that mentioned the store. 11. The Beatles - the BBC banned “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” and “A Day In The Life” for suspected drug references. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34527 "2015-04-27T15:26:28Z")
Musicians whose performances were censored 1. Elvis “The Pelvis” Presley - shown on the Ed Sullivan Show only from the waist up. 2, Rolling Stones - Sullivan had them sing “Let’s spend some time together” instead of “Let’s spend the night together.” 2. Van Halen - The music video for “(Oh) Pretty Woman” was one of the first banned by MTV. 3. The Doors - Jim Morrison arrested during concert in New Haven, Conn. 4. Madonna - MTV refused to air her video for “Justify My Love”. 5. The Kinks - changed coca cola to cherry cola in “Lola” because of a BBC policy banning brand names. 6. Kesha - was not allowed to perform in Malaysia. What a hellhole that country is! 7. Pink Floyd - Early song “Let’s Roll Another One” was retitled “Candy and a Currant Bun” when recorded as the b-side to their first single 8. 2 Live Crew - three members were arrested (though later acquitted) after a Florida federal judge ruled that their album As Nasty As They Wanna Be was obscene. 9. Frank Zappa - his album “Jazz from Hell” was given a PRMC warning label, even though it was a completely instrumental album 10. Sheryl Crow - Walmart refused to stock her second album because there was a song in it that mentioned the store. 11. The Beatles - the BBC banned “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” and “A Day In The Life” for suspected drug references. 12. Johnny Horton (BBC radio banned his “Battle of New Orleans” because it impugned the courage of British soldiers!) New topic: “SNL” Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato ---
**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 27, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34528 "2015-04-27T15:35:33Z")
New topic: “SNL” Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34529 "2015-04-27T15:40:46Z")
“SNL” Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne 3. Tom Davis ---
**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 27, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34530 "2015-04-27T15:51:47Z")
“SNL” Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne 3. Tom Davis 4. Morwenna Banks Just four shows in 1995. ---
**Author:** ![HollywoodBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90db22/32.png) [@HollywoodBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HollywoodBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34531 "2015-04-27T17:09:42Z")
“SNL” Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne 3. Tom Davis 4. Morwenna Banks 5. Robert Downey, Jr. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34532 "2015-04-27T17:14:11Z")
“SNL” Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne 3. Tom Davis 4. Morwenna Banks 5. Robert Downey, Jr. 6. Ann Risley ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34533 "2015-04-27T17:19:20Z")
“SNL” Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne 3. Tom Davis 4. Morwenna Banks 5. Robert Downey, Jr. 6. Ann Risley 7. Brad Hall ---
**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 27, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34534 "2015-04-27T17:22:33Z")
“SNL” Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne 3. Tom Davis 4. Morwenna Banks 5. Robert Downey, Jr. 6. Ann Risley 7. Brad Hall 8. George Coe ---
**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 27, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34535 "2015-04-27T17:53:49Z")
Y’know, I think I’ve heard of Robert Downey, Jr. someplace… ---
**Author:** ![HollywoodBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90db22/32.png) [@HollywoodBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HollywoodBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34536 "2015-04-27T18:53:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Y’know, I think I’ve heard of Robert Downey, Jr. someplace… I’m guessing that place isn’t SNL. ---
**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 27, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34537 "2015-04-27T18:56:19Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Y’know, I think I’ve heard of Robert Downey, Jr. someplace… > [@HollywoodBaby](#): > > I’m guessing that place isn’t SNL. No, but he is remembered. IIRC, he’s the highest paid actor in Hollywood. ---
**Author:** ![HollywoodBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90db22/32.png) [@HollywoodBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HollywoodBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34538 "2015-04-27T19:06:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > No, but he is remembered. IIRC, he’s the highest paid actor in Hollywood. The category was ‘SNL Cast Members that Hardly Anyone Remembers’, and though he is famous, almost no one remembers that he was on SNL for one season. I thought that would count. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34539 "2015-04-27T19:21:43Z")
I think Robert Downey, Jr. is fair game. And in that vein: “SNL” Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne 3. Tom Davis 4. Morwenna Banks 5. Robert Downey, Jr. 6. Ann Risley 7. Brad Hall 8. George Coe 9. Anthony Michael Hall ---
**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:** [April 27, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34540 "2015-04-27T19:36:23Z")
“SNL” Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne 3. Tom Davis 4. Morwenna Banks 5. Robert Downey, Jr. 6. Ann Risley 7. Brad Hall 8. George Coe 9. Anthony Michael Hall 10. Christine Ebersole ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34541 "2015-04-27T20:06:41Z")
SNL" Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne 3. Tom Davis 4. Morwenna Banks 5. Robert Downey, Jr. 6. Ann Risley 7. Brad Hall 8. George Coe 9. Anthony Michael Hall 10. Christine Ebersole 11. Gail Matthius ---
**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 28, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34542 "2015-04-28T13:23:19Z")
SNL" Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne 3. Tom Davis 4. Morwenna Banks 5. Robert Downey, Jr. 6. Ann Risley 7. Brad Hall 8. George Coe 9. Anthony Michael Hall 10. Christine Ebersole 11. Gail Matthius 12. Garret Morris ---
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SNL" Cast Regulars Hardly Anyone Remembers 1. Tony Rosato 2. Ellen Cleghorne 3. Tom Davis 4. Morwenna Banks 5. Robert Downey, Jr. 6. Ann Risley 7. Brad Hall 8. George Coe 9. Anthony Michael Hall 10. Christine Ebersole 11. Gail Matthius 12. Garret Morris 13. Danitra Vance I’ll pass [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1726) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1728)