# 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:** 1908
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38144 "2015-09-30T04:51:05Z")
Sit-com mothers 1. Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver) - Leave it to Beaver 2. Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson) - The Simpsons 3. Agnes Moorehead (Endora) - Bewitched 4. Laurie Metcalf (Mary Cooper) - The Big Bang Theory 5. Mary Tyler Moore (Laura Petrie) - The Dick Van Dyke Show 6. Jane Kaczmarek (Lois) - Malcolm in the Middle 7. Carolyn Jones (Morticia Addams) - The Addams Family 8. Yvonne DeCarlo (Lily Munster) - The Munsters 9. Patricia Heaton (Frances “Frankie” Heck) - The Middle 10. Patricia Heaton (Debra Barone) - Everybody Loves Raymond 11. Florence Henderson (Carol Brady) - The Brady Bunch ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38145 "2015-09-30T07:26:00Z")
Sit-com mothers 1. Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver) - Leave it to Beaver 2. Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson) - The Simpsons 3. Agnes Moorehead (Endora) - Bewitched 4. Laurie Metcalf (Mary Cooper) - The Big Bang Theory 5. Mary Tyler Moore (Laura Petrie) - The Dick Van Dyke Show 6. Jane Kaczmarek (Lois) - Malcolm in the Middle 7. Carolyn Jones (Morticia Addams) - The Addams Family 8. Yvonne DeCarlo (Lily Munster) - The Munsters 9. Patricia Heaton (Frances “Frankie” Heck) - The Middle 10. Patricia Heaton (Debra Barone) - Everybody Loves Raymond 11. Florence Henderson (Carol Brady) - The Brady Bunch 12. Roseanne Conner (Roseanne Barr) - Roseanne ---
**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 30, 2015, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38146 "2015-09-30T09:28:39Z")
Sit-com mothers 1. Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver) - Leave it to Beaver 2. Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson) - The Simpsons 3. Agnes Moorehead (Endora) - Bewitched 4. Laurie Metcalf (Mary Cooper) - The Big Bang Theory 5. Mary Tyler Moore (Laura Petrie) - The Dick Van Dyke Show 6. Jane Kaczmarek (Lois) - Malcolm in the Middle 7. Carolyn Jones (Morticia Addams) - The Addams Family 8. Yvonne DeCarlo (Lily Munster) - The Munsters 9. Patricia Heaton (Frances “Frankie” Heck) - The Middle 10. Patricia Heaton (Debra Barone) - Everybody Loves Raymond 11. Florence Henderson (Carol Brady) - The Brady Bunch 12. Roseanne Conner (Roseanne Barr) - Roseanne 13. Katey Sagal (Peggy Bundy) - Married…with Children Next: Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38147 "2015-09-30T09:31:42Z")
Next: Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. ---
**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 30, 2015, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38148 "2015-09-30T09:42:24Z")
Next: Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. 3. Guy tries to date two separate women on the same night. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38149 "2015-09-30T09:52:06Z")
Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. 3. Guy tries to date two separate women on the same night. 4. Rashomon Effect (several people recall same event, with different contradictory stories) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38150 "2015-09-30T10:39:17Z")
Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. 3. Guy tries to date two separate women on the same night. 4. Rashomon Effect (several people recall same event, with different contradictory stories) 5. In tonight’s Very Special Episode™ of an otherwise lightweight show, the kid tries drugs/encounters racism/gets sexually assaulted. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38151 "2015-09-30T11:34:01Z")
Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. 3. Guy tries to date two separate women on the same night. 4. Rashomon Effect (several people recall same event, with different contradictory stories) 5. In tonight’s Very Special Episode™ of an otherwise lightweight show, the kid tries drugs/encounters racism/gets sexually assaulted. 6. Due to misunderstanding (or overheard conversation), character believes wrongly that he/she is dying. ---
**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 30, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38152 "2015-09-30T12:51:39Z")
Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. 3. Guy tries to date two separate women on the same night. 4. Rashomon Effect (several people recall same event, with different contradictory stories) 5. In tonight’s Very Special Episode™ of an otherwise lightweight show, the kid tries drugs/encounters racism/gets sexually assaulted. 6. Due to misunderstanding (or overheard conversation), character believes wrongly that he/she is dying. 7. Guy mistakenly thinks his wife is having an affair with neighbor. Hilarity fails to result. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38153 "2015-09-30T12:58:39Z")
Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. 3. Guy tries to date two separate women on the same night. 4. Rashomon Effect (several people recall same event, with different contradictory stories) 5. In tonight’s Very Special Episode™ of an otherwise lightweight show, the kid tries drugs/encounters racism/gets sexually assaulted. 6. Due to misunderstanding (or overheard conversation), character believes wrongly that he/she is dying. 7. Guy mistakenly thinks his wife is having an affair with neighbor. Hilarity fails to result. 8. Dream episode where everyone is strangely coupled up, married, etc… ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38154 "2015-09-30T13:47:32Z")
Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. 3. Guy tries to date two separate women on the same night. 4. Rashomon Effect (several people recall same event, with different contradictory stories) 5. In tonight’s Very Special Episode™ of an otherwise lightweight show, the kid tries drugs/encounters racism/gets sexually assaulted. 6. Due to misunderstanding (or overheard conversation), character believes wrongly that he/she is dying. 7. Guy mistakenly thinks his wife is having an affair with neighbor. Hilarity fails to result. 8. Dream episode where everyone is strangely coupled up, married, etc… 9. New guy moves into the building; all three gal roommates try their best to date him until he finally tells them he’s gay. ---
**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 30, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38155 "2015-09-30T14:13:45Z")
Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. 3. Guy tries to date two separate women on the same night. 4. Rashomon Effect (several people recall same event, with different contradictory stories) 5. In tonight’s Very Special Episode™ of an otherwise lightweight show, the kid tries drugs/encounters racism/gets sexually assaulted. 6. Due to misunderstanding (or overheard conversation), character believes wrongly that he/she is dying. 7. Guy mistakenly thinks his wife is having an affair with neighbor. Hilarity fails to result. 8. Dream episode where everyone is strangely coupled up, married, etc… 9. New guy moves into the building; all three gal roommates try their best to date him until he finally tells them he’s gay. 10. One or two characters go on a game show. ---
**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 30, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38156 "2015-09-30T14:40:14Z")
Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. 3. Guy tries to date two separate women on the same night. 4. Rashomon Effect (several people recall same event, with different contradictory stories) 5. In tonight’s Very Special Episode™ of an otherwise lightweight show, the kid tries drugs/encounters racism/gets sexually assaulted. 6. Due to misunderstanding (or overheard conversation), character believes wrongly that he/she is dying. 7. Guy mistakenly thinks his wife is having an affair with neighbor. Hilarity fails to result. 8. Dream episode where everyone is strangely coupled up, married, etc… 9. New guy moves into the building; all three gal roommates try their best to date him until he finally tells them he’s gay. 10. One or two characters go on a game show. 11. Main character’s distant relative visits and its the same actor made up to look different or gender reversed. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38157 "2015-09-30T14:40:46Z")
Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. 3. Guy tries to date two separate women on the same night. 4. Rashomon Effect (several people recall same event, with different contradictory stories) 5. In tonight’s Very Special Episode™ of an otherwise lightweight show, the kid tries drugs/encounters racism/gets sexually assaulted. 6. Due to misunderstanding (or overheard conversation), character believes wrongly that he/she is dying. 7. Guy mistakenly thinks his wife is having an affair with neighbor. Hilarity fails to result. 8. Dream episode where everyone is strangely coupled up, married, etc… 9. New guy moves into the building; all three gal roommates try their best to date him until he finally tells them he’s gay. 10. One or two characters go on a game show. 11. Main character’s distant relative visits and its the same actor made up to look different or gender reversed. 12. Roommates drool over hot new neighbor and sabotage each other’s attempts at seduction. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38158 "2015-09-30T14:48:50Z")
Cliché sitcom plots 1. Guy’s high school buddy shows up after having had a sex change operation. 2. The lotto ticket episode…where two friends fight over who the ticket really belongs to. 3. Guy tries to date two separate women on the same night. 4. Rashomon Effect (several people recall same event, with different contradictory stories) 5. In tonight’s Very Special Episode™ of an otherwise lightweight show, the kid tries drugs/encounters racism/gets sexually assaulted. 6. Due to misunderstanding (or overheard conversation), character believes wrongly that he/she is dying. 7. Guy mistakenly thinks his wife is having an affair with neighbor. Hilarity fails to result. 8. Dream episode where everyone is strangely coupled up, married, etc… 9. New guy moves into the building; all three gal roommates try their best to date him until he finally tells them he’s gay. 10. One or two characters go on a game show. 11. Main character’s distant relative visits and its the same actor made up to look different or gender reversed. 12. Roommates drool over hot new neighbor and sabotage each other’s attempts at seduction. 13. Husband/boyfriend somehow thinks his lady is pregnant (but she’s not), and starts freaking out. New topic: A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38159 "2015-09-30T14:56:37Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) ---
**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:** [September 30, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38160 "2015-09-30T15:01:45Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38161 "2015-09-30T15:04:26Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) 4. Brown-Forman and Diageo (booze conglomerates) ---
**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 30, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38162 "2015-09-30T15:09:25Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus (aircraft) 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) 4. Brown-Forman and Diageo (booze conglomerates) 5. General Motors and Toyota (cars) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38163 "2015-09-30T15:53:21Z")
A Large American Business and One of Its Foreign Rivals 1. Boeing and Airbus (aircraft) 2. Mylan and Teva (Generic drugs) 3. Kraft and Nestle (Food Giants) 4. Brown-Forman and Diageo (booze conglomerates) 5. General Motors and Toyota (cars) 6. Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell (oil) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1907) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1909)