# 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\
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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:** [January 7, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40805 "2016-01-07T20:45:19Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> 1. Biggs Darklighter

Biggs wasn’t Chuck Cunninghamed. He had a Bridge Dropped on Him.

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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:** [January 7, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40806 "2016-01-07T21:59:46Z")

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> [@Ponch8](#):
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> 1. Seven (_Married with Children_)
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> I hated that fucker. Luckily he got fired after one season.

Barely half a season, IIRC. His face later appeared on a milk carton.

Characters who got “Chuck Cunninghamed.”

1. Chuck Cunningham
2. Biggs Darklighter
3. Tina Pinciotti
4. Mandy Hampton
5. Seven (Married with Children)
6. Judy Winslow
7. Dr. Marvin Monroe (The Simpsons)

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**Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40807 "2016-01-07T22:41:40Z")

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Characters who got “Chuck Cunninghamed.”

1. Chuck Cunningham
2. Biggs Darklighter
3. Tina Pinciotti
4. Mandy Hampton
5. Seven (Married with Children)
6. Judy Winslow
7. Dr. Marvin Monroe (The Simpsons)
8. Dr. Erica Hahn (Grey’s Anatomy)

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**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40808 "2016-01-08T01:33:42Z")

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Characters who got “Chuck Cunninghamed.”

1. Chuck Cunningham
2. Biggs Darklighter
3. Tina Pinciotti
4. Mandy Hampton
5. Seven (Married with Children)
6. Judy Winslow
7. Dr. Marvin Monroe (The Simpsons)
8. Dr. Erica Hahn (Grey’s Anatomy)
9. Carrie Bliss (Saved by the Bell)

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**Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40809 "2016-01-08T16:00:51Z")

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Characters who got “Chuck Cunninghamed.”

1. Chuck Cunningham
2. Biggs Darklighter
3. Tina Pinciotti
4. Mandy Hampton
5. Seven (Married with Children)
6. Judy Winslow
7. Dr. Marvin Monroe (The Simpsons)
8. Dr. Erica Hahn (Grey’s Anatomy)
9. Carrie Bliss (Saved by the Bell)
10. Crystal Anderson (Roseanne)

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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:** [January 8, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40810 "2016-01-08T16:59:14Z")

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Characters who got “Chuck Cunninghamed.”

1. Chuck Cunningham (Happy Days)
2. Biggs Darklighter (Star Wars)
3. Tina Pinciotti (That 70s Show)
4. Mandy Hampton (The West Wing)
5. Seven (Married with Children)
6. Judy Winslow (Family Matters)
7. Dr. Marvin Monroe (The Simpsons)
8. Dr. Erica Hahn (Grey’s Anatomy)
9. Carrie Bliss (Saved by the Bell)
10. Crystal Anderson (Roseanne)
11. Yeoman Janice Rand (Star Trek)

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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:** [January 8, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40811 "2016-01-08T23:58:36Z")

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Forgive my ignorance, but does “Chuck Cunninghamed” just mean a TV character disappears completely and is never heard from again, without any explanation?

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40812 "2016-01-09T00:48:19Z")

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Yes.

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**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40813 "2016-01-09T01:14:49Z")

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Characters who got “Chuck Cunninghamed.”

1. Chuck Cunningham (Happy Days)
2. Biggs Darklighter (Star Wars)
3. Tina Pinciotti (That 70s Show)
4. Mandy Hampton (The West Wing)
5. Seven (Married with Children)
6. Judy Winslow (Family Matters)
7. Dr. Marvin Monroe (The Simpsons)
8. Dr. Erica Hahn (Grey’s Anatomy)
9. Carrie Bliss (Saved by the Bell)
10. Crystal Anderson (Roseanne)
11. Yeoman Janice Rand (Star Trek)
12. The girls’ cat (The Brady Bunch)

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40814 "2016-01-09T02:25:07Z")

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Characters who got “Chuck Cunninghamed.”

1. Chuck Cunningham (Happy Days)
2. Biggs Darklighter (Star Wars)
3. Tina Pinciotti (That 70s Show)
4. Mandy Hampton (The West Wing)
5. Seven (Married with Children)
6. Judy Winslow (Family Matters)
7. Dr. Marvin Monroe (The Simpsons)
8. Dr. Erica Hahn (Grey’s Anatomy)
9. Carrie Bliss (Saved by the Bell)
10. Crystal Anderson (Roseanne)
11. Yeoman Janice Rand (Star Trek)
12. The girls’ cat (The Brady Bunch)
13. President John Keeler (24)

Originally scripted to have perished in the crash of Air Force One, Fox executives told the writers they could _not_ kill off a sitting president, so his status was elevated to “critical condition” and then he’s never referenced again. Also known as “Behroozing”, after Behrooz Araz, another character who vanished with unknown status.  
Next: Songs named after women.

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40815 "2016-01-09T02:32:55Z")

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)
2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)

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**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40816 "2016-01-09T03:17:02Z")

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)
2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)
3. “Beth” (KISS)

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**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40817 "2016-01-09T03:46:46Z")

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)
2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)
3. “Beth” (KISS)
4. Joanna (Kool and the Gang)

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**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40818 "2016-01-09T03:52:55Z")

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)
2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)
3. “Beth” (KISS)
4. Joanna (Kool and the Gang)
5. “Maybellene” (Chuck Berry)

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40819 "2016-01-09T04:03:16Z")

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)
2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)
3. “Beth” (KISS)
4. Joanna (Kool and the Gang)
5. “Maybellene” (Chuck Berry)
6. Eleanor Rigby (Beatles)

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**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40820 "2016-01-09T04:18:46Z")

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)
2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)
3. “Beth” (KISS)
4. Joanna (Kool and the Gang)
5. “Maybellene” (Chuck Berry)
6. Eleanor Rigby (Beatles)
7. “Amanda” (Boston)

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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:** [January 9, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40821 "2016-01-09T05:02:11Z")

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)
2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)
3. “Beth” (KISS)
4. “Joanna” (Kool and the Gang)
5. “Maybellene” (Chuck Berry)
6. “Eleanor Rigby” (Beatles)
7. “Amanda” (Boston)
8. “Jane” (Jefferson Starship)

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)
2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)
3. “Beth” (KISS)
4. “Joanna” (Kool and the Gang)
5. “Maybellene” (Chuck Berry)
6. “Eleanor Rigby” (Beatles)
7. “Amanda” (Boston)
8. “Jane” (Jefferson Starship)
9. “Darcy Farrow” (John Denver)

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**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/40823 "2016-01-09T06:03:12Z")

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)
2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)
3. “Beth” (KISS)
4. “Joanna” (Kool and the Gang)
5. “Maybellene” (Chuck Berry)
6. “Eleanor Rigby” (Beatles)
7. “Amanda” (Boston)
8. “Jane” (Jefferson Starship)
9. “Darcy Farrow” (John Denver)
10. “Cecilia” (Simon & Garfunkel)

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Songs named after women

1. “Christeen” (Devin Townsend)
2. “Sara Smile” (Hall and Oates)
3. “Beth” (KISS)
4. “Joanna” (Kool and the Gang)
5. “Maybellene” (Chuck Berry)
6. “Eleanor Rigby” (Beatles)
7. “Amanda” (Boston)
8. “Jane” (Jefferson Starship)
9. “Darcy Farrow” (John Denver)
10. “Cecilia” (Simon & Garfunkel)
11. “Peggy Sue” (Buddy Holly)

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