# 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:** 1816
**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:** [July 25, 2015, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36304 "2015-07-25T11:31:12Z")
Celebrity Guests on TV’s “The Odd Couple” 1. Howard Cosell (as himself, twice) 2. Reta Shaw as US Army Colonel Claire Frost 3. Monty Hall (as himself, twice!) 4. Victor Buono (as Dr. Clove) 5. Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King 6. Wolfman Jack 7. John Astin as Beau Buffingham 8. Elinor Donahue as Miriam Welby 9. Brett Sommers as Oscar’s ex wife (wasn’t she married to Klugman at the time?) 10. Betty White (as herself) ---
**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:** [July 25, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36305 "2015-07-25T14:24:44Z")
Celebrity Guests on TV’s “The Odd Couple” 1. Howard Cosell (as himself, twice) 2. Reta Shaw as US Army Colonel Claire Frost 3. Monty Hall (as himself, twice!) 4. Victor Buono (as Dr. Clove) 5. Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King 6. Wolfman Jack 7. John Astin as Beau Buffingham 8. Elinor Donahue as Miriam Welby 9. Brett Sommers as Oscar’s ex wife (wasn’t she married to Klugman at the time?) 10. Betty White (as herself) 11. Allen Ludden (Host of Password) ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36306 "2015-07-26T06:08:34Z")
Celebrity Guests on TV’s “The Odd Couple” 1. Howard Cosell (as himself, twice) 2. Reta Shaw as US Army Colonel Claire Frost 3. Monty Hall (as himself, twice!) 4. Victor Buono (as Dr. Clove) 5. Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King 6. Wolfman Jack 7. John Astin as Beau Buffingham 8. Elinor Donahue as Miriam Welby 9. Brett Sommers as Oscar’s ex wife (wasn’t she married to Klugman at the time?) 10. Betty White (as herself) 11. Allen Ludden (Host of Password) 12. Monica Evans ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36307 "2015-07-26T15:45:12Z")
Celebrity Guests on TV’s “The Odd Couple” 1. Howard Cosell (as himself, twice) 2. Reta Shaw as US Army Colonel Claire Frost 3. Monty Hall (as himself, twice!) 4. Victor Buono (as Dr. Clove) 5. Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King 6. Wolfman Jack 7. John Astin as Beau Buffingham 8. Elinor Donahue as Miriam Welby 9. Brett Sommers as Oscar’s ex wife (wasn’t she married to Klugman at the time?) 10. Betty White (as herself) 11. Allen Ludden (Host of Password) 12. Monica Evans 13. Teri Garr as Insurance Agent Next: One season (or less) TV shows 14. Bearcats ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36308 "2015-07-26T15:46:58Z")
Next: One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36309 "2015-07-26T15:55:40Z")
One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones 3. Firefly ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36310 "2015-07-26T15:59:19Z")
One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones 3. Firefly 4. Invasion (2005) ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36311 "2015-07-26T16:07:05Z")
One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones 3. Firefly 4. Invasion (2005) 5. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36312 "2015-07-26T16:15:39Z")
One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones 3. Firefly 4. Invasion (2005) 5. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 6. Khan! ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36313 "2015-07-26T16:20:21Z")
One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones 3. Firefly 4. Invasion (2005) 5. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 6. Khan! 7. Quark ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36314 "2015-07-26T16:22:20Z")
One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones 3. Firefly 4. Invasion (2005) 5. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 6. Khan! 7. Quark 8. Clone High ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36315 "2015-07-26T16:25:36Z")
One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones 3. Firefly 4. Invasion (2005) 5. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 6. Khan! 7. Quark 8. Clone High 9. Turn On ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36316 "2015-07-26T16:39:43Z")
One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones 3. Firefly 4. Invasion (2005) 5. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 6. Khan! 7. Quark 8. Clone High 9. Turn On 10. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36317 "2015-07-26T17:09:34Z")
One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones 3. Firefly 4. Invasion (2005) 5. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 6. Khan! 7. Quark 8. Clone High 9. Turn On 10. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 11. Dusty’s Trail ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36318 "2015-07-26T17:26:03Z")
One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones 3. Firefly 4. Invasion (2005) 5. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 6. Khan! 7. Quark 8. Clone High 9. Turn On 10. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 11. Dusty’s Trail 12. Heil Honey I’m Home! [Heil Honey I'm Home! - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heil_Honey_I%27m_Home)! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36319 "2015-07-26T20:38:34Z")
One season (or less) TV shows 1. Bearcats 2. The Crazy Ones 3. Firefly 4. Invasion (2005) 5. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 6. Khan! 7. Quark 8. Clone High 9. Turn On 10. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 11. Dusty’s Trail 12. Heil Honey I’m Home! 13. My Mother the Car New Topic… TV shows that have run for over a decade. 1. MASH, 11 years > **[List of longest-running American television series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-running_United_States_television_series)** > > This is a list of the longest-running United States television series, ordered by number of years the show has been aired. This list includes only first-run series originating in North America and available throughout the United States via national broadcast networks, U.S. cable networks, or syndication. Series continuations (with name changes and/or changes in network) are noted. Series broadcast within the U.S. but produced in other countries, such as Coronation Street (62 years) and Doctor ... ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36320 "2015-07-26T20:46:27Z")
TV shows that have run for over a decade. 1. MASH, 11 years 2. CSI, 15 years Will run its final episode in September. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36321 "2015-07-26T20:49:11Z")
TV shows that have run for over a decade. 1. MASH, 11 years 2. CSI, 15 years 3. Mystery Science Theater 3000, 11 years (inc. KTMA season) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36322 "2015-07-26T21:00:29Z")
TV shows that have run for over a decade. 1. MASH, 11 years 2. CSI, 15 years 3. Mystery Science Theater 3000, 11 years (inc. KTMA season) 4. Law & Order (the original) 20 seasons ---
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36323 "2015-07-26T21:14:42Z")
TV shows that have run for over a decade. 1. MASH, 11 years 2. CSI, 15 years 3. Mystery Science Theater 3000, 11 years (inc. KTMA season) 4. Law & Order (the original) 20 seasons 5. Gunsmoke 20 seasons [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1815) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1817)