# 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:** 2492
**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:** [February 20, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49826 "2017-02-20T22:32:00Z")
A television show that maintained its quality throughout its entire run 1. Barney Miller 2. Frasier 3. Dr. Kildare 4. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer 5. Breaking Bad 6. All in the Family 7. Soap 8. Star Trek: TOS 9. Numb3rs ---
**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:** [February 20, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49827 "2017-02-20T22:58:32Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > A television show that maintained its quality throughout its entire run… > > 1. All in the Family Oddly, I was originally going to go for a TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. My own answer was gonna be All in the Family. mmm ---
**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:** [February 20, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49828 "2017-02-20T23:49:06Z")
A television show that maintained its quality throughout its entire run 1. Barney Miller 2. Frasier 3. Dr. Kildare 4. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer 5. Breaking Bad 6. All in the Family 7. Soap 8. Star Trek: TOS 9. Numb3rs 10. The Odd Couple ---
**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:** [February 20, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49829 "2017-02-20T23:50:51Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > 1. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer > > For certain values of “quality”. Also for certain values of “run”. The show was cancelled after five episodes. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49830 "2017-02-21T00:21:41Z")
A television show that maintained its quality throughout its entire run 1. Barney Miller 2. Frasier 3. Dr. Kildare 4. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer 5. Breaking Bad 6. All in the Family 7. Soap 8. Star Trek: TOS 9. Numb3rs 10. The Odd Couple 11. 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:** [February 21, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49831 "2017-02-21T05:28:13Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > A television show that maintained its quality throughout its entire run > > …8. Star Trek: TOS… Objection!: [Spock's Brain (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom](http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Spock%27s_Brain_(episode)) A television show that maintained its quality throughout its entire run 1. Barney Miller 2. Frasier 3. Dr. Kildare 4. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer 5. Breaking Bad 6. All in the Family 7. Soap 8. Star Trek: TOS 9. Numb3rs 10. The Odd Couple 11. The Dick Van Dyke Show 12. Friends ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49832 "2017-02-21T07:19:22Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > [@buddha\_david](#): > > > > 1. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer > > > > For certain values of “quality”. > > Also for certain values of “run”. The show was cancelled after five episodes. And what five episodes they were! 🙂 A television show that maintained its quality throughout its entire run 1. Barney Miller 2. Frasier 3. Dr. Kildare 4. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer 5. Breaking Bad 6. All in the Family 7. Soap 8. Star Trek: TOS 9. Numb3rs 10. The Odd Couple 11. The Dick Van Dyke Show 12. Friends 13. Police Squad Next [inspired by **MMM**]: A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 14. 24 ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49833 "2017-02-21T10:02:01Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager It actually seemed to have potential at the beginning. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49834 "2017-02-21T10:59:47Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager 3. The Office (US version) ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49835 "2017-02-21T11:02:51Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager 3. The Office (US version) 4. The Muppets ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49836 "2017-02-21T12:07:11Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager 3. The Office (US version) 4. The Muppets 5. The Blacklist ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49837 "2017-02-21T12:28:55Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager 3. The Office (US version) 4. The Muppets 5. The Blacklist 6. Spongebob Squarepants ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49838 "2017-02-21T13:22:12Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager 3. The Office (US version) 4. The Muppets 5. The Blacklist 6. Spongebob Squarepants 7. Roseanne ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49839 "2017-02-21T14:38:09Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager 3. The Office (US version) 4. The Muppets 5. The Blacklist 6. Spongebob Squarepants 7. Roseanne 8. Remington Steele ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49840 "2017-02-21T15:38:51Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager 3. The Office (US version) 4. The Muppets 5. The Blacklist 6. Spongebob Squarepants 7. Roseanne 8. Remington Steele 9. Heroes ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49841 "2017-02-21T15:53:20Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager 3. The Office (US version) 4. The Muppets 5. The Blacklist 6. Spongebob Squarepants 7. Roseanne 8. Remington Steele 9. Heroes 10. Moonlighting ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49842 "2017-02-21T18:24:21Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager 3. The Office (US version) 4. The Muppets 5. The Blacklist 6. Spongebob Squarepants 7. Roseanne 8. Remington Steele 9. Heroes 10. Moonlighting 11. That 70s Show After Eric and Kelso left, there really wasn’t anyone to fill their shoes and the writing never quite matched the earlier work. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49843 "2017-02-21T21:43:54Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager 3. The Office (US version) 4. The Muppets 5. The Blacklist 6. Spongebob Squarepants 7. Roseanne 8. Remington Steele 9. Heroes 10. Moonlighting 11. That 70s Show 12. 8 Simple Rules ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49844 "2017-02-21T22:01:19Z")
A TV show that deteriorated dramatically during its run. 1. 24 2. Star Trek: Voyager 3. The Office (US version) 4. The Muppets 5. The Blacklist 6. Spongebob Squarepants 7. Roseanne 8. Remington Steele 9. Heroes 10. Moonlighting 11. That 70s Show 12. 8 Simple Rules 13. Lost A song you don’t like from a favorite band or artist 1. When - The Alan Parsons Project ---
**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:** [February 21, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49845 "2017-02-21T22:53:41Z")
A song you don’t like from a favorite band or artist 1. When - The Alan Parsons Project 2. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2491) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2493)