# 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:** 2445

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48886 "2017-01-11T03:56:17Z")

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TV Series that started in black and white, and ended in colour.

1. Gilligan’s Island
2. Dragnet
3. Bewitched
4. I Dream of Jeannie
5. Bonanza
6. The Andy Griffith Show
7. The Ed Sullivan Show
8. Lost in Space
9. The Beverly Hillbillies
10. Gomer Pyle, USMC

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48887 "2017-01-11T11:19:16Z")

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TV Series that started in black and white, and ended in colour.

1. Gilligan’s Island
2. Dragnet
3. Bewitched
4. I Dream of Jeannie
5. Bonanza
6. The Andy Griffith Show
7. The Ed Sullivan Show
8. Lost in Space
9. The Beverly Hillbillies
10. Gomer Pyle, USMC
11. Gunsmoke

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**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:** [January 11, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48888 "2017-01-11T14:07:06Z")

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TV Series that started in black and white, and ended in colour.

1. Gilligan’s Island
2. Dragnet
3. Bewitched
4. I Dream of Jeannie
5. Bonanza
6. The Andy Griffith Show
7. The Ed Sullivan Show
8. Lost in Space
9. The Beverly Hillbillies
10. Gomer Pyle, USMC
11. Gunsmoke
12. The Wild Wild West

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**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:** [January 11, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48889 "2017-01-11T14:10:49Z")

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Google found me this:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-247986.html](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-247986.html)

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**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:** [January 11, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48890 "2017-01-11T14:13:51Z")

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TV Series that started in black and white, and ended in colour.

1. Gilligan’s Island
2. Dragnet
3. Bewitched
4. I Dream of Jeannie
5. Bonanza
6. The Andy Griffith Show
7. The Ed Sullivan Show
8. Lost in Space
9. The Beverly Hillbillies
10. Gomer Pyle, USMC
11. Gunsmoke
12. The Wild Wild West
13. The Disney Show

Next up (a little late) - Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues

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**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:** [January 11, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48891 "2017-01-11T14:14:24Z")

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TV Series that started in black and white, and ended in colour.

1. Gilligan’s Island
2. Dragnet
3. Bewitched
4. I Dream of Jeannie
5. Bonanza
6. The Andy Griffith Show
7. The Ed Sullivan Show
8. Lost in Space
9. The Beverly Hillbillies
10. Gomer Pyle, USMC
11. Gunsmoke
12. The Wild Wild West
13. My Three Sons

New: Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

1. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla

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**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:** [January 11, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48892 "2017-01-11T14:25:05Z")

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Next up (a little late) - Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues
2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby

Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

1. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla
2. Starman - David Bowie

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**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:** [January 11, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48893 "2017-01-11T14:26:50Z")

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Next up (a little late) - Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues - Vicki Lewis
2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby
3. Happy New Year - ABBA

Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

1. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla
2. Starman - David Bowie
3. Theme from Star Wars - John Williams

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48894 "2017-01-11T16:06:42Z")

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Next up (a little late) - Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues - Vicki Lewis
2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby
3. Happy New Year - ABBA
4. Celtic New Year - Van Morrison

Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

1. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla
2. Starman - David Bowie
3. Theme from Star Wars - John Williams
4. City of Stars - Ryan Gosling

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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 11, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48895 "2017-01-11T16:09:52Z")

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Next up (a little late) - Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues - Vicki Lewis
2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby
3. Happy New Year - ABBA
4. Celtic New Year - Van Morrison
5. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - various

Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

1. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla
2. Starman - David Bowie
3. Theme from Star Wars - John Williams
4. City of Stars - Ryan Gosling
5. Superstar - the Carpenters

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**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:** [January 11, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48896 "2017-01-11T17:24:28Z")

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Next up (a little late) - Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues - Vicki Lewis

2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby

3. Happy New Year - ABBA

4. Celtic New Year - Van Morrison

5. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - various

6. New Year’s Day - U2  
Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

7. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla

8. Starman - David Bowie

9. Theme from Star Wars - John Williams

10. City of Stars - Ryan Gosling

11. Superstar - the Carpenters

12. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

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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 11, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48897 "2017-01-11T18:00:04Z")

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Next up (a little late) - Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues - Vicki Lewis

2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby

3. Happy New Year - ABBA

4. Celtic New Year - Van Morrison

5. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - various

6. New Year’s Day - U2

7. Happy New Year - Judy Garland  
Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

8. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla

9. Starman - David Bowie

10. Theme from Star Wars - John Williams

11. City of Stars - Ryan Gosling

12. Superstar - the Carpenters

13. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

14. Highway Star - Deep Purple

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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 11, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48898 "2017-01-11T18:45:57Z")

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Next up (a little late) - Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues - Vicki Lewis

2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby

3. Happy New Year - ABBA

4. Celtic New Year - Van Morrison

5. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - various

6. New Year’s Day - U2

7. Happy New Year - Judy Garland

8. After New Year’s Eve - Heartbeats  
Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

9. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla

10. Starman - David Bowie

11. Theme from Star Wars - John Williams

12. City of Stars - Ryan Gosling

13. Superstar - the Carpenters

14. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

15. Highway Star - Deep Purple

16. Star Dust - Nat “King” Cole

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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 11, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48899 "2017-01-11T22:05:28Z")

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Next up (a little late) - Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues - Vicki Lewis
2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby
3. Happy New Year - ABBA
4. Celtic New Year - Van Morrison
5. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - various
6. New Year’s Day - U2
7. Happy New Year - Judy Garland
8. After New Year’s Eve - Heartbeats
9. The New Year - Death Cab for Cutie

Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

1. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla
2. Starman - David Bowie
3. Theme from Star Wars - John Williams
4. City of Stars - Ryan Gosling
5. Superstar - the Carpenters
6. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
7. Highway Star - Deep Purple
8. Star Dust - Nat “King” Cole
9. Stars - Devin Townsend Project

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48900 "2017-01-11T22:48:54Z")

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Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues - Vicki Lewis
2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby
3. Happy New Year - ABBA
4. Celtic New Year - Van Morrison
5. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - various
6. New Year’s Day - U2
7. Happy New Year - Judy Garland
8. After New Year’s Eve - Heartbeats
9. The New Year - Death Cab for Cutie
10. Happy New Year - from “Rent”

Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

1. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla
2. Starman - David Bowie
3. Theme from Star Wars - John Williams
4. City of Stars - Ryan Gosling
5. Superstar - the Carpenters
6. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
7. Highway Star - Deep Purple
8. Star Dust - Nat “King” Cole
9. Stars - Devin Townsend Project
10. Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48901 "2017-01-11T22:53:57Z")

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Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues - Vicki Lewis
2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby
3. Happy New Year - ABBA
4. Celtic New Year - Van Morrison
5. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - various
6. New Year’s Day - U2
7. Happy New Year - Judy Garland
8. After New Year’s Eve - Heartbeats
9. The New Year - Death Cab for Cutie
10. Happy New Year - from “Rent”
11. New Year’s Eve- song from Sunset Boulevard (the musical)

Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

1. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla
2. Starman - David Bowie
3. Theme from Star Wars - John Williams
4. City of Stars - Ryan Gosling
5. Superstar - the Carpenters
6. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
7. Highway Star - Deep Purple
8. Star Dust - Nat “King” Cole
9. Stars - Devin Townsend Project
10. Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como
11. Stars- song from Les Miserables (the musical)

Stars was memorably massacred by Russell Crowe in one of the many odd choices from the film version of Les Mis.

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**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:** [January 12, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48902 "2017-01-12T01:20:15Z")

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Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues - Vicki Lewis

2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby

3. Happy New Year - ABBA

4. Celtic New Year - Van Morrison

5. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - various

6. New Year’s Day - U2

7. Happy New Year - Judy Garland

8. After New Year’s Eve - Heartbeats

9. The New Year - Death Cab for Cutie

10. Happy New Year - from “Rent”

11. New Year’s Eve- song from Sunset Boulevard (the musical)

12. This New Year - Cliff Richard  
Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

13. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla

14. Starman - David Bowie

15. Theme from Star Wars - John Williams

16. City of Stars - Ryan Gosling

17. Superstar - the Carpenters

18. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

19. Highway Star - Deep Purple

20. Star Dust - Nat “King” Cole

21. Stars - Devin Townsend Project

22. Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como

23. Stars- song from Les Miserables (the musical)

24. Waiting for a Star to Fall - Boy Meets Girl

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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 12, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48903 "2017-01-12T01:30:06Z")

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Songs with “New Year” in the title

1. The Happy New Year Blues - Vicki Lewis

2. Let’s Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby

3. Happy New Year - ABBA

4. Celtic New Year - Van Morrison

5. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - various

6. New Year’s Day - U2

7. Happy New Year - Judy Garland

8. After New Year’s Eve - Heartbeats

9. The New Year - Death Cab for Cutie

10. Happy New Year - from “Rent”

11. New Year’s Eve- song from Sunset Boulevard (the musical)

12. This New Year - Cliff Richard  
Titles with “Star” or “Stars”

13. Star of Wild Horse Canyon by Clyde Robert Bulla

14. Starman - David Bowie

15. Theme from Star Wars - John Williams

16. City of Stars - Ryan Gosling

17. Superstar - the Carpenters

18. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

19. Highway Star - Deep Purple

20. Star Dust - Nat “King” Cole

21. Stars - Devin Townsend Project

22. Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como

23. Stars- song from Les Miserables (the musical)

24. Waiting for a Star to Fall - Boy Meets Girl

13 for Both: All Star New Year - Austin & Jessie & Ally  
**New!** The many roles of Johnny Depp.

1. Captain Jack Sparrow

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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 12, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48904 "2017-01-12T01:43:22Z")

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The many roles of Johnny Depp.

1. Captain Jack Sparrow
2. Edward Scissorhands

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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 12, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48905 "2017-01-12T02:00:04Z")

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The many roles of Johnny Depp.

1. Captain Jack Sparrow
2. Edward Scissorhands
3. Don Juan DeMarco

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