# 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:** 2052

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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 15, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41025 "2016-01-15T18:25:42Z")

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1970s TV Dramas

1. Kojak
2. Mannix
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. CHiPs
5. Banacek
6. Kolchak: The Night Stalker

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41026 "2016-01-15T18:28:56Z")

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1970s TV Dramas

1. Kojak
2. Mannix
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. CHiPs
5. Banacek
6. Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7. Dallas

Which ran from 1978 to 1991.

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41027 "2016-01-15T18:45:02Z")

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1970s TV Dramas

1. Kojak
2. Mannix
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. CHiPs
5. Banacek
6. Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7. Dallas
8. Lou Grant

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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 15, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41028 "2016-01-15T19:25:26Z")

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1970s TV Dramas

1. Kojak
2. Mannix
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. CHiPs
5. Banacek
6. Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7. Dallas
8. Lou Grant
9. The Rockford Files

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41029 "2016-01-15T19:37:36Z")

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1970s TV Dramas

1. Kojak
2. Mannix
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. CHiPs
5. Banacek
6. Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7. Dallas
8. Lou Grant
9. The Rockford Files
10. Quincy, M E

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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:** [January 15, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41030 "2016-01-15T19:38:58Z")

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1970s TV Dramas

1. Kojak
2. Mannix
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. CHiPs
5. Banacek
6. Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7. Dallas
8. Lou Grant
9. The Rockford Files
10. Quincy, M E
11. Starsky & Hutch

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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:** [January 15, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41031 "2016-01-15T20:04:42Z")

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1970s TV Dramas

1. Kojak
2. Mannix
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. CHiPs
5. Banacek
6. Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7. Dallas
8. Lou Grant
9. The Rockford Files
10. Quincy, M E
11. Starsky & Hutch
12. Charlie’s Angels

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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 15, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41032 "2016-01-15T20:12:55Z")

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1970s TV Dramas

1. Kojak
2. Mannix
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. CHiPs
5. Banacek
6. Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7. Dallas
8. Lou Grant
9. The Rockford Files
10. Quincy, M E
11. Starsky & Hutch
12. Charlie’s Angels
13. The Paper Chase

One of my favorites.

I’ll pass.

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41033 "2016-01-15T20:41:56Z")

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Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River

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**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:** [January 15, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41034 "2016-01-15T20:47:21Z")

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Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River
2. Snowblind

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41035 "2016-01-15T20:54:22Z")

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Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River
2. Snowblind
3. Queen of Spades  
“Snowblind” is an excellent choice.

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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:** [January 15, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41036 "2016-01-15T21:01:32Z")

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Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River
2. Snowblind
3. Queen of Spades
4. Fooling Yourself

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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:** [January 15, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41037 "2016-01-15T21:09:33Z")

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Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River
2. Snowblind
3. Queen of Spades
4. Fooling Yourself
5. Come Sail Away

especially since that South Park episode (for which I could not easily find a clip)

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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 15, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41038 "2016-01-15T21:09:45Z")

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Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River
2. Snowblind
3. Queen of Spades
4. Fooling Yourself
5. Come Sail Away
6. Pieces of Eight

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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 15, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41039 "2016-01-15T22:45:22Z")

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Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River
2. Snowblind
3. Queen of Spades
4. Fooling Yourself
5. Come Sail Away
6. Pieces of Eight
7. Renegade

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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 16, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41040 "2016-01-16T00:31:38Z")

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I had to quickly check Google to make sure no one in Styx had died recently. 😛

Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River
2. Snowblind
3. Queen of Spades
4. Fooling Yourself
5. Come Sail Away
6. Pieces of Eight
7. Renegade
8. Suite Madame Blue

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41041 "2016-01-16T00:35:41Z")

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Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River
2. Snowblind
3. Queen of Spades
4. Fooling Yourself
5. Come Sail Away
6. Pieces of Eight
7. Renegade
8. Suite Madame Blue
9. Half-Penny, Two-Penny

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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 16, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41042 "2016-01-16T03:52:10Z")

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Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River
2. Snowblind
3. Queen of Spades
4. Fooling Yourself
5. Come Sail Away
6. Pieces of Eight
7. Renegade
8. Suite Madame Blue
9. Half-Penny, Two-Penny
10. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)

A kickass live Styx performance with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra: [Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JjqlanBXSE&index=11&list=PLrcGdMsoz3LyyOw3ERmerWyL6lgHst1CH)

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41043 "2016-01-16T03:53:56Z")

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Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River
2. Snowblind
3. Queen of Spades
4. Fooling Yourself
5. Come Sail Away
6. Pieces of Eight
7. Renegade
8. Suite Madame Blue
9. Half-Penny, Two-Penny
10. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
11. Show Me the Way

It’s a guilty pleasure of mine. Not to be confused with Peter Frampton’s song of the same title.

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**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:** [January 16, 2016, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41044 "2016-01-16T11:42:47Z")

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Favorite Styx songs

1. Boat on the River
2. Snowblind
3. Queen of Spades
4. Fooling Yourself
5. Come Sail Away
6. Pieces of Eight
7. Renegade
8. Suite Madame Blue
9. Half-Penny, Two-Penny
10. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
11. Show Me the Way
12. Babe

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