# 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:** 2210
**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:** [June 7, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44186 "2016-06-07T14:47:02Z")
Because today (or tomorrow, if you’re not in the Eastern time zone) is the California Primary: Californians, famous or infamous 1. Richard Nixon 2. Junípero Serra 3. John Steinbeck 4. The Beach Boys 5. Ahnaud (former Governator) 6. Ronald Reagan 7. Charles Manson 8. Marilyn Monroe 9. Joe DiMaggio (born to a fishing family in San Francisco) 10. Betty White 11. Robert Duvall 12. Jan & Dean (Jan Berry & Dean Torrence ) 13. Luis Walter Alvarez, Novel Prize Winner New: TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs ---
**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 7, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44187 "2016-06-07T14:49:27Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) ---
**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 7, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44188 "2016-06-07T15:23:07Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44189 "2016-06-07T15:43:24Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) 4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44190 "2016-06-07T16:09:10Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) 4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did) 5. The A-Team ---
**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 7, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44191 "2016-06-07T16:12:07Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) 4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did) 5. The A-Team 6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.) ---
**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:** [June 7, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44192 "2016-06-07T16:51:37Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…) 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) 4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…) 5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…) 6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.) 7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…) ---
**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 7, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44193 "2016-06-07T16:55:13Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…) 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) 4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…) 5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…) 6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.) 7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…) 8. Dark City Some fans don’t like it, but I do (spoilers): [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DuMHvVfjws) ---
**Author:** ![Taco\_the\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@Taco\_the\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taco_the_cat)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44194 "2016-06-07T16:58:39Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…) 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) 4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…) 5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…) 6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.) 7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…) 8. Dark City 9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…) ---
**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 7, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44195 "2016-06-07T16:59:59Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…) 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) 4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…) 5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…) 6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.) 7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…) 8. Dark City 9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…) 10. Soap (This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate…) Also, each episode had its own specific and funny spoken word introduction, a recap of the previous episode. ---
**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 7, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44196 "2016-06-07T17:20:05Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…) 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) 4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…) 5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…) 6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.) 7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…) 8. Dark City 9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…) 10. Soap (This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate…) 11. The Adventures of Superman (Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…) ---
**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 7, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44197 "2016-06-07T17:31:13Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…) 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) 4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…) 5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…) 6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.) 7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…) 8. Dark City 9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…) 10. Soap (This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate…) 11. The Adventures of Superman (Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…) 12. The Twilight Zone (You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind…) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44198 "2016-06-07T17:31:18Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…) 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) 4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…) 5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…) 6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.) 7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…) 8. Dark City 9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…) 10. Soap (This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate…) 11. The Adventures of Superman (Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…) 12. Ben Casey ( Man, woman, life, birth, infinity…) ---
**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 7, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44199 "2016-06-07T17:31:30Z")
TV shows or movies that begin with a spoken word introduction 1. Numb3rs (We all use math every day…) 2. Law & Order (In the criminal justice system…) 3. Star Trek TOS (Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages…) 4. Battlestar Galactica (TOS- not sure if the reboot did. TOS: There are those who believe…) 5. The A-Team (In 1972, a crack commando unit…) 6. The Fugitive (Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Destination: Death Row, State Prison.) 7. Hart to Hart (This is my boss, Jonathan Hart, self-made millionaire…) 8. Dark City (“First, there was darkness…”) 9. Tales from the Dark Side (The world of man…) 10. Soap (This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate…) 11. The Adventures of Superman (Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive…) 12. Ben Casey ( Man, woman, life, birth, infinity…) 13. Casablanca (“With the coming of the Second World War…”) A deserved classic: [Casablanca Opening Titles - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pYG1Vbgq0o) ETA: Wanna start the next category, **astorian**? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44200 "2016-06-07T18:32:12Z")
New topic: Retread TV Series 1. Battleship Galactica ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44201 "2016-06-07T18:40:30Z")
New topic: Retread TV Series 1. Battleship Galactica 2. Perry Mason Attempted in the 1970s with Monte Markham. Only lasted one season. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44202 "2016-06-07T18:50:42Z")
New topic: Retread TV Series 1. Battleship Galactica 2. Perry Mason 3. X-Files ---
**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 7, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44203 "2016-06-07T18:56:50Z")
Retread TV Series 1. Battleship Galactica 2. Perry Mason 3. X-Files 4. The Odd Couple Rebooted three times; 1975 (as a cartoon), 1982, and 2015 ---
**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 7, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44204 "2016-06-07T19:15:22Z")
Retread TV Series 1. Battleship Galactica 2. Perry Mason 3. X-Files 4. The Odd Couple 5. Hawaii Five-0 ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44205 "2016-06-07T20:32:56Z")
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