# 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\
**Page:** 1897

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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:** [September 23, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37924 "2015-09-23T23:08:49Z")

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1. Barad-dûr
2. Xanadu
3. The TARDIS
4. The Venture Industries Compound
5. The Baxter Building
6. Lord Darlington’s manor in Remains of the Day- I love the idea of servants ironing my daily newspaper!
7. The Beatles’ shared rowhouse in Help!
8. Castle Amber
9. Addams Family mansion
10. Stately Wayne Manor
11. Castle Hangnail
12. Howl’s Moving Castle

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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:** [September 23, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37925 "2015-09-23T23:28:09Z")

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1. Barad-dûr
2. Xanadu
3. The TARDIS
4. The Venture Industries Compound
5. The Baxter Building
6. Lord Darlington’s manor in Remains of the Day- I love the idea of servants ironing my daily newspaper!
7. The Beatles’ shared rowhouse in Help!
8. Castle Amber
9. Addams Family mansion
10. Stately Wayne Manor
11. Castle Hangnail
12. Howl’s Moving Castle
13. The Munsters’ House

BIG trap door in the stairs? I’m movin’ in.  
Maureen O’Hara Characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37926 "2015-09-23T23:52:27Z")

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Maureen O’Hara Characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street
2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37927 "2015-09-24T00:07:10Z")

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Maureen O’Hara Characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street
2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man
3. Maggie McKendrick - The Parent Trap

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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:** [September 24, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37928 "2015-09-24T02:22:15Z")

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Maureen O’Hara characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street
2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man
3. Maggie McKendrick - The Parent Trap
4. Secretary - The Playboy

Her screen debut, in 1938 (as Maureen FitzSimons).

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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:** [September 24, 2015, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37929 "2015-09-24T03:46:43Z")

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Maureen O’Hara characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street
2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man
3. Maggie McKendrick - The Parent Trap
4. Secretary - The Playboy
5. Angharad Morgan - How Green Was My Valley

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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:** [September 24, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37930 "2015-09-24T05:26:17Z")

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Maureen O’Hara characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street
2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man
3. Maggie McKendrick - The Parent Trap
4. Secretary - The Playboy
5. Angharad Morgan - How Green Was My Valley
6. Rose Muldoon - Only the Lonely

Her first role in twenty years, playing John Candy’s mother.

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37931 "2015-09-24T06:51:01Z")

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Maureen O’Hara characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street
2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man
3. Maggie McKendrick - The Parent Trap
4. Secretary - The Playboy
5. Angharad Morgan - How Green Was My Valley
6. Rose Muldoon - Only the Lonely
7. Beatrice Severn - Our Man in Havana

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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:** [September 24, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37932 "2015-09-24T11:55:50Z")

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Maureen O’Hara characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street
2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man
3. Maggie McKendrick - The Parent Trap
4. Secretary - The Playboy
5. Angharad Morgan - How Green Was My Valley
6. Rose Muldoon - Only the Lonely
7. Beatrice Severn - Our Man in Havana
8. Lady Godiva of Coventry - Lady Godiva

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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:** [September 24, 2015, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37933 "2015-09-24T12:17:36Z")

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Maureen O’Hara characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street
2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man
3. Maggie McKendrick - The Parent Trap
4. Secretary - The Playboy
5. Angharad Morgan - How Green Was My Valley
6. Rose Muldoon - Only the Lonely
7. Beatrice Severn - Our Man in Havana
8. Lady Godiva of Coventry - Lady Godiva
9. Esmerelda, in _ **Hunchback of Notre Dame** _

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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:** [September 24, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37934 "2015-09-24T12:39:41Z")

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Maureen O’Hara characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street
2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man
3. Maggie McKendrick - The Parent Trap
4. Secretary - The Playboy
5. Angharad Morgan - How Green Was My Valley
6. Rose Muldoon - Only the Lonely
7. Beatrice Severn - Our Man in Havana
8. Lady Godiva of Coventry - Lady Godiva
9. Esmerelda, in Hunchback of Notre Dame
10. Mother Goose - Off To See The Wizard (Animated TV Series)

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37935 "2015-09-24T13:33:22Z")

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Maureen O’Hara characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street
2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man
3. Maggie McKendrick - The Parent Trap
4. Secretary - The Playboy
5. Angharad Morgan - How Green Was My Valley
6. Rose Muldoon - Only the Lonely
7. Beatrice Severn - Our Man in Havana
8. Lady Godiva of Coventry - Lady Godiva
9. Esmerelda, in Hunchback of Notre Dame
10. Mother Goose - Off To See The Wizard (Animated TV Series)  
11.Shireen - Sinbad, the Sailor

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**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:** [September 24, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37936 "2015-09-24T15:40:01Z")

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Maureen O’Hara characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street
2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man
3. Maggie McKendrick - The Parent Trap
4. Secretary - The Playboy
5. Angharad Morgan - How Green Was My Valley
6. Rose Muldoon - Only the Lonely
7. Beatrice Severn - Our Man in Havana
8. Lady Godiva of Coventry - Lady Godiva
9. Esmerelda, in Hunchback of Notre Dame
10. Mother Goose - Off To See The Wizard (Animated TV Series)  
11.Shireen - Sinbad, the Sailor
11. Claire, in At Sword’s Point

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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:** [September 24, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37937 "2015-09-24T15:48:42Z")

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Maureen O’Hara characters

1. Doris Walker - Miracle on 34th Street

2. Mary Kate Danaher - The Quiet Man

3. Maggie McKendrick - The Parent Trap

4. Secretary - The Playboy

5. Angharad Morgan - How Green Was My Valley

6. Rose Muldoon - Only the Lonely

7. Beatrice Severn - Our Man in Havana

8. Lady Godiva of Coventry - Lady Godiva

9. Esmerelda, in Hunchback of Notre Dame

10. Mother Goose - Off To See The Wizard (Animated TV Series)  
11.Shireen - Sinbad, the Sailor

11. Claire, in At Sword’s Point

12. Katherine McLintock in, oddly enough, _ **McLintock!** _  
New topic: People Who Lived to Regret Leaving Successful TV Shows

13. Pernell Roberts (_ **Bonanza** _)

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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:** [September 24, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37938 "2015-09-24T15:54:23Z")

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People Who Lived to Regret Leaving Successful TV Shows

1. Pernell Roberts (Bonanza)
2. David Caruso, NYPD Blue

At least he should have regretted it

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37939 "2015-09-24T16:09:54Z")

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People Who Lived to Regret Leaving Successful TV Shows

1. Pernell Roberts (Bonanza)
2. David Caruso, NYPD Blue
3. Shelley Long, Cheers

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**Author:** ![Srsly\_Dad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Srsly\_Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Srsly_Dad)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37940 "2015-09-24T16:14:00Z")

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People Who Lived to Regret Leaving Successful TV Shows

1. Pernell Roberts (Bonanza)
2. David Caruso, NYPD Blue
3. Shelly Long, Cheers
4. McLean Stevenson, MASH

2 words - Hello, Larry

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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:** [September 24, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37941 "2015-09-24T16:21:11Z")

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People Who Lived to Regret Leaving Successful TV Shows

1. Pernell Roberts (Bonanza)
2. David Caruso, NYPD Blue
3. Shelly Long, Cheers
4. McLean Stevenson, MASH
5. George Peppard, Banacek

He left because he didn’t think it was intellectual enough. Welcome to the A-Team.

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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:** [September 24, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37942 "2015-09-24T16:32:10Z")

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People Who Lived to Regret Leaving Successful TV Shows

1. Pernell Roberts (Bonanza)
2. David Caruso, NYPD Blue
3. Shelly Long, Cheers
4. McLean Stevenson, MASH
5. George Peppard, Banacek
6. Suzanne Somers, Three’s Company

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**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37943 "2015-09-24T16:37:08Z")

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People Who Lived to Regret Leaving Successful TV Shows

1. Pernell Roberts (Bonanza)
2. David Caruso, NYPD Blue
3. Shelly Long, Cheers
4. McLean Stevenson, MASH
5. George Peppard, Banacek
6. Suzanne Somers, Three’s Company
7. Denise Crosby, ST:TNG

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