# 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:** 2212
**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 8, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44226 "2016-06-08T14:47:13Z")
Inspired by the bad TV romances thread: Good TV romances 1. Sheldon & Amy (The Big Bang Theory) 2. Toby & Happy (Scorpion) 3. Beverly and Murray (The Goldbergs) ---
**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 8, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44227 "2016-06-08T14:48:16Z")
Next up: Inspired by the bad TV romances thread: Good TV romances 1. Sheldon & Amy (The Big Bang Theory) 2. Toby & Happy (Scorpion) 3.Beverly and Murray (The Goldbergs) 3. Mary and Adam (Little House on the Prairie) ---
**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 8, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44228 "2016-06-08T14:49:52Z")
Inspired by the bad TV romances thread: Good TV romances 1. Sheldon & Amy (The Big Bang Theory) 2. Toby & Happy (Scorpion) 3. Beverly and Murray (The Goldbergs) 4. Mary and Adam (Little House on the Prairie) 5. Frank Furillo and Joyce Davenport (Hill Street Blues) ---
**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 8, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44229 "2016-06-08T14:58:57Z")
Inspired by the bad TV romances thread: Good TV romances 1. Sheldon & Amy (The Big Bang Theory) 2. Toby & Happy (Scorpion) 3. Beverly and Murray (The Goldbergs) 4. Mary and Adam (Little House on the Prairie) 5. Frank Furillo and Joyce Davenport (Hill Street Blues) 6. Don and Robin (Numb3rs) ---
**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 8, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44230 "2016-06-08T15:06:54Z")
Inspired by the bad TV romances thread: Good TV romances 1. Sheldon & Amy (The Big Bang Theory) 2. Toby & Happy (Scorpion) 3. Beverly and Murray (The Goldbergs) 4. Mary and Adam (Little House on the Prairie) 5. Frank Furillo and Joyce Davenport (Hill Street Blues) 6. Don and Robin (Numb3rs) 7. Mork and Mindy (Mork and Mindy) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44231 "2016-06-08T15:06:55Z")
Inspired by the bad TV romances thread: Good TV romances 1. Sheldon & Amy (The Big Bang Theory) 2. Toby & Happy (Scorpion) 3. Beverly and Murray (The Goldbergs) 4. Mary and Adam (Little House on the Prairie) 5. Frank Furillo and Joyce Davenport (Hill Street Blues) 6. Don and Robin (Numb3rs) 7. Rosalee and Monroe (Grimm) ---
**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 8, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44232 "2016-06-08T15:11:31Z")
Preview, my friends, preview! Inspired by the bad TV romances thread: Good TV romances 1. Sheldon & Amy (The Big Bang Theory) 2. Toby & Happy (Scorpion) 3. Beverly and Murray (The Goldbergs) 4. Mary and Adam (Little House on the Prairie) 5. Frank Furillo and Joyce Davenport (Hill Street Blues) 6. Don and Robin (Numb3rs) 7. Mork and Mindy (Mork and Mindy) 8. Rosalee and Monroe (Grimm) 9. Lois Lane and Clark Kent (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44233 "2016-06-08T15:24:17Z")
Inspired by the bad TV romances thread: Good TV romances 1. Sheldon & Amy (The Big Bang Theory) 2. Toby & Happy (Scorpion) 3. Beverly and Murray (The Goldbergs) 4. Mary and Adam (Little House on the Prairie) 5. Frank Furillo and Joyce Davenport (Hill Street Blues) 6. Don and Robin (Numb3rs) 7. Mork and Mindy (Mork and Mindy) 8. Rosalee and Monroe (Grimm) 9. Lois Lane and Clark Kent (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) 10. Rosasnne and Dan Connor ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44234 "2016-06-08T16:20:00Z")
Inspired by the bad TV romances thread: Good TV romances 1. Sheldon & Amy (The Big Bang Theory) 2. Toby & Happy (Scorpion) 3. Beverly and Murray (The Goldbergs) 4. Mary and Adam (Little House on the Prairie) 5. Frank Furillo and Joyce Davenport (Hill Street Blues) 6. Don and Robin (Numb3rs) 7. Mork and Mindy (Mork and Mindy) 8. Rosalee and Monroe (Grimm) 9. Lois Lane and Clark Kent (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) 10. Roseanne and Dan Connor 11. Amy Pond and Rory Williams (Doctor Who) ---
**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 8, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44235 "2016-06-08T16:26:12Z")
Inspired by the bad TV romances thread: Good TV romances 1. Sheldon & Amy (The Big Bang Theory) 2. Toby & Happy (Scorpion) 3. Beverly and Murray (The Goldbergs) 4. Mary and Adam (Little House on the Prairie) 5. Frank Furillo and Joyce Davenport (Hill Street Blues) 6. Don and Robin (Numb3rs) 7. Mork and Mindy (Mork and Mindy) 8. Rosalee and Monroe (Grimm) 9. Lois Lane and Clark Kent (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) 10. Roseanne and Dan Connor 11. Amy Pond and Rory Williams (Doctor Who) 12. Gomez and Morticia (The Addams Family) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44236 "2016-06-08T17:13:57Z")
Inspired by the bad TV romances thread: Good TV romances 1. Sheldon & Amy (The Big Bang Theory) 2. Toby & Happy (Scorpion) 3. Beverly and Murray (The Goldbergs) 4. Mary and Adam (Little House on the Prairie) 5. Frank Furillo and Joyce Davenport (Hill Street Blues) 6. Don and Robin (Numb3rs) 7. Mork and Mindy (Mork and Mindy) 8. Rosalee and Monroe (Grimm) 9. Lois Lane and Clark Kent (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) 10. Roseanne and Dan Connor 11. Amy Pond and Rory Williams (Doctor Who) 12. Gomez and Morticia (The Addams Family) 13, Rumpole and She Who Must Be Obeyed (Rumpole of The Bailey) Pass (unless I think of something pretty soon. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44237 "2016-06-08T18:01:20Z")
OK, Next: Actors who were born in non-English speaking countries, but retained their original name as their stage name in America. 1. Bela Lugosi ---
**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 8, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44238 "2016-06-08T18:27:14Z")
Actors who were born in non-English speaking countries, but retained their original name as their stage name in America. 1. Bela Lugosi 2. Ricardo Montalban ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44239 "2016-06-08T18:46:19Z")
Actors who were born in non-English speaking countries, but retained their original name as their stage name in America. 1. Bela Lugosi 2. Ricardo Montalban 3. Lupito Nyong’o Born in Mexico to Kenyan parents. ---
**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 8, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44240 "2016-06-08T19:19:11Z")
Actors who were born in non-English speaking countries, but retained their original name as their stage name in America. 1. Bela Lugosi 2. Ricardo Montalban 3. Lupito Nyong’o 4. Desi Arnaz ---
**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 8, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44241 "2016-06-08T19:25:58Z")
Actors who were born in non-English speaking countries, but retained their original name as their stage name in America. 1. Bela Lugosi 2. Ricardo Montalban 3. Lupita Nyong’o 4. Desi Arnaz 5. Isabella Rossellini correction: #3, her name is Lupit **a** not Lupito ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44242 "2016-06-08T19:36:02Z")
Actors who were born in non-English speaking countries, but retained their original name as their stage name in America. 1. Bela Lugosi 2. Ricardo Montalban 3. Lupita Nyong’o 4. Desi Arnaz 5. Isabella Rossellini 6. Christoph Waltz ---
**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:** [June 8, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44243 "2016-06-08T20:21:19Z")
Actors who were born in non-English speaking countries, but retained their original name as their stage name in America. 1. Bela Lugosi 2. Ricardo Montalban 3. Lupita Nyong’o 4. Desi Arnaz 5. Isabella Rossellini 6. Christoph Waltz 7. Chow-Yun Fat ---
**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 8, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44244 "2016-06-08T20:28:57Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > …Good TV romances > > …13, Rumpole and She Who Must Be Obeyed (Rumpole of The Bailey)… For certain values of “good.” Actors who were born in non-English speaking countries, but retained their original name as their stage name in America. 1. Bela Lugosi 2. Ricardo Montalban 3. Lupita Nyong’o 4. Desi Arnaz 5. Isabella Rossellini 6. Christoph Waltz 7. Chow-Yun Fat 8. Michelle Yeoh ---
**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 8, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/44245 "2016-06-08T21:00:11Z")
Actors who were born in non-English speaking countries, but retained their original name as their stage name in America. 1. Bela Lugosi 2. Ricardo Montalban 3. Lupita Nyong’o 4. Desi Arnaz 5. Isabella Rossellini 6. Christoph Waltz 7. Chow-Yun Fat 8. Michelle Yeoh 9. Charles Boyer [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2211) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2213)