# 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:** 2208
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44146 "2016-06-06T12:38:48Z")
In honor of Muhammad Ali: great boxers through the ages 1. Muhammad Ali 2. Shawn O’Sullivan 3. Joe Louis 4. Sugar Ray Robinson 5. George Foreman 6. Rocky Graziano (Rocco Barbella) 7. Jack Dempsey 8. Mike Tyson 9. John L. Sullivan 10. Sugar Ray Leonard 11. Joe Frazier Unfairly called an “uncle Tom” by Ali who later did apologize. Frazier and Ali were initially friends. During Ali’s enforced three-year lay-off from boxing for refusing to be drafted into the Army, Frazier lent him money and testified before Congress and petitioned Nixon to have Ali’s right to box reinstated. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44147 "2016-06-06T13:35:24Z")
In honor of Muhammad Ali: great boxers through the ages 1. Muhammad Ali 2. Shawn O’Sullivan 3. Joe Louis 4. Sugar Ray Robinson 5. George Foreman 6. Rocky Graziano (Rocco Barbella) 7. Jack Dempsey 8. Mike Tyson 9. John L. Sullivan 10. Sugar Ray Leonard 11. Joe Frazier 12. Willie Pep ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44148 "2016-06-06T13:38:18Z")
In honor of Muhammad Ali: great boxers through the ages 1. Muhammad Ali 2. Shawn O’Sullivan 3. Joe Louis 4. Sugar Ray Robinson 5. George Foreman 6. Rocky Graziano (Rocco Barbella) 7. Jack Dempsey 8. Mike Tyson 9. John L. Sullivan 10. Sugar Ray Leonard 11. Joe Frazier 12. Willie Pep 13. Julio Caesar Chavez Next up: Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1.Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) ---
**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:** [June 6, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44149 "2016-06-06T13:41:17Z")
Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Captain Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) > **[The Adventures of Captain Proton](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Captain_Proton)** > > The Adventures of Captain Proton was a holonovel created by Tom Paris for play (or historical study) in the USS Voyager's holodeck. The program was built to look like 1930s science fiction B-movie serials. During this program, the holoprojectors... ---
**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:** [June 6, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44150 "2016-06-06T13:52:29Z")
Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) 3. Itchy & Proton (The Simpsons) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44151 "2016-06-06T13:56:21Z")
Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) 3. Itchy & Proton (The Simpsons) 4. The Alan Brady Show (The Dick Van Dyke Show) ---
**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:** [June 6, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44152 "2016-06-06T14:25:33Z")
Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) 3. Itchy & Scratchy (The Simpsons) 4. The Alan Brady Show (The Dick Van Dyke Show) 5. It’s the Arts (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) Ha ha. Corrected #3. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44153 "2016-06-06T14:43:22Z")
I don’t understand the category yet, even after five examples. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44154 "2016-06-06T14:50:35Z")
[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:44152, topic:549173”] Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) 3. Itchy & Scratchy (The Simpsons) 4. The Alan Brady Show (The Dick Van Dyke Show) 5. It’s the Arts (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) 6. Numberwang (That Mitchell and Webb Look) ---
**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:** [June 6, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44155 "2016-06-06T14:52:12Z")
Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) 3. Itchy & Scratchy (The Simpsons) 4. The Alan Brady Show (The Dick Van Dyke Show) 5. It’s the Arts (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) 6. Numberwang (That Mitchell and Webb Look) 7. Gotta Dance (Hosted by Johnny Fever as Rip Tide on WKRP in Cincinnati) ---
**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:** [June 6, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44156 "2016-06-06T15:11:53Z")
Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) 3. Itchy & Scratchy (The Simpsons) 4. The Alan Brady Show (The Dick Van Dyke Show) 5. It’s the Arts (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) 6. Numberwang (That Mitchell and Webb Look) 7. Gotta Dance (Hosted by Johnny Fever as Rip Tide on WKRP in Cincinnati) 8. Sick Sad World (Daria) ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44157 "2016-06-06T15:27:32Z")
Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) 3. Itchy & Scratchy (The Simpsons) 4. The Alan Brady Show (The Dick Van Dyke Show) 5. It’s the Arts (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) 6. Numberwang (That Mitchell and Webb Look) 7. Gotta Dance (Hosted by Johnny Fever as Rip Tide on WKRP in Cincinnati) 8. Sick Sad World (Daria) 9. Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E (Friends) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44158 "2016-06-06T15:29:55Z")
Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) 3. Itchy & Scratchy (The Simpsons) 4. The Alan Brady Show (The Dick Van Dyke Show) 5. It’s the Arts (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) 6. Numberwang (That Mitchell and Webb Look) 7. Gotta Dance (Hosted by Johnny Fever as Rip Tide on WKRP in Cincinnati) 8. Sick Sad World (Daria) 9. Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E (Friends) 10. FYI (Murphy Brown) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44159 "2016-06-06T15:35:17Z")
Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) 3. Itchy & Scratchy (The Simpsons) 4. The Alan Brady Show (The Dick Van Dyke Show) 5. It’s the Arts (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) 6. Numberwang (That Mitchell and Webb Look) 7. Gotta Dance (Hosted by Johnny Fever as Rip Tide on WKRP in Cincinnati) 8. Sick Sad World (Daria) 9. Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E (Friends) 10. FYI (Murphy Brown) 11. TGS with Tracy Jordan (formerly known as The Girlie Show) (30 Rock) ---
**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:** [June 6, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44160 "2016-06-06T15:57:29Z")
Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) 3. Itchy & Scratchy (The Simpsons) 4. The Alan Brady Show (The Dick Van Dyke Show) 5. It’s the Arts (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) 6. Numberwang (That Mitchell and Webb Look) 7. Gotta Dance (Hosted by Johnny Fever as Rip Tide on WKRP in Cincinnati) 8. Sick Sad World (Daria) 9. Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E (Friends) 10. FYI (Murphy Brown) 11. TGS with Tracy Jordan (formerly known as The Girlie Show) (30 Rock) 12. Ethel the Frog (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44161 "2016-06-06T16:01:13Z")
Fictional TV shows of real TV Shows 1. Professor Proton (The Big Bang Theory) 2. The Adventures of Captain Proton (Star Trek: Voyager) 3. Itchy & Scratchy (The Simpsons) 4. The Alan Brady Show (The Dick Van Dyke Show) 5. It’s the Arts (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) 6. Numberwang (That Mitchell and Webb Look) 7. Gotta Dance (Hosted by Johnny Fever as Rip Tide on WKRP in Cincinnati) 8. Sick Sad World (Daria) 9. Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E (Friends) 10. FYI (Murphy Brown) 11. TGS with Tracy Jordan (formerly known as The Girlie Show) (30 Rock) 12. Ethel the Frog (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) 13 Tool Time(Home Improvement) Vehicles you’d never want to take a ride in/on ---
**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:** [June 6, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44162 "2016-06-06T16:07:27Z")
Vehicles you’d never want to take a ride in/on 1. The Rolling Abattoir ---
**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:** [June 6, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44163 "2016-06-06T16:16:57Z")
Vehicles you’d never want to take a ride in/on 1. The Rolling Abattoir 2. The Hansom cab with Rusty the horse if Kramer was driving ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44164 "2016-06-06T17:12:00Z")
Vehicles you’d never want to take a ride in/on 1. The Rolling Abattoir 2. The Hansom cab with Rusty the horse if Kramer was driving 1. Skis ---
**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:** [June 6, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44165 "2016-06-06T17:21:23Z")
Vehicles you’d never want to take a ride in/on 1. The Rolling Abattoir 2. The Hansom cab with Rusty the horse if Kramer was driving 3. Skis 4. [Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_163_Komet) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2207) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2209)