# 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:** 2498
**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 26, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49946 "2017-02-26T15:03:31Z")
Famous People Guest Starring as Themselves who Meet Fictional TV Characters 1. Tip O’Neill on Cheers 2. Stephen Hawking on Big Bang Theory 3. Desi Arnaz, Jr. on The Brady Bunch 4. Keith Hernandez (and other Mets) on Seinfeld 5. Terry Bradshaw on Everybody Loves Raymond ---
**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 26, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49947 "2017-02-26T15:27:13Z")
Famous People Guest Starring as Themselves who Meet Fictional TV Characters 1. Tip O’Neill on Cheers 2. Stephen Hawking on Big Bang Theory 3. Desi Arnaz, Jr. on The Brady Bunch 4. Keith Hernandez (and other Mets) on Seinfeld 5. Terry Bradshaw on Everybody Loves Raymond 6. Tony Blair on The Simpsons ---
**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 26, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49948 "2017-02-26T16:47:29Z")
Famous People Guest Starring as Themselves who Meet Fictional TV Characters 1. Tip O’Neill on Cheers 2. Stephen Hawking on Big Bang Theory 3. Desi Arnaz, Jr. on The Brady Bunch 4. Keith Hernandez (and other Mets) on Seinfeld 5. Terry Bradshaw on Everybody Loves Raymond 6. Tony Blair on The Simpsons 7. Linda Ellerbee on Murphy Brown ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49949 "2017-02-26T16:47:36Z")
Famous People Guest Starring as Themselves who Meet Fictional TV Characters 1. Tip O’Neill on Cheers 2. Stephen Hawking on Big Bang Theory 3. Desi Arnaz, Jr. on The Brady Bunch 4. Keith Hernandez (and other Mets) on Seinfeld 5. Terry Bradshaw on Everybody Loves Raymond 6. Tony Blair on The Simpsons 7. Larry King in at least a dozen series, including reading the bible on tape in the Simpsons. ---
**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 26, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49950 "2017-02-26T17:26:30Z")
Famous People Guest Starring as Themselves who Meet Fictional TV Characters 1. Tip O’Neill on Cheers 2. Stephen Hawking on Big Bang Theory 3. Desi Arnaz, Jr. on The Brady Bunch 4. Keith Hernandez (and other Mets) on Seinfeld 5. Terry Bradshaw on Everybody Loves Raymond 6. Tony Blair on The Simpsons 7. Larry King in at least a dozen series, including reading the bible on tape in the Simpsons. 8. Carl Weathers on Arrested Development ---
**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 26, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49951 "2017-02-26T17:27:58Z")
Famous People Guest Starring as Themselves who Meet Fictional TV Characters 1. Tip O’Neill on Cheers 2. Stephen Hawking on Big Bang Theory 3. Desi Arnaz, Jr. on The Brady Bunch 4. Keith Hernandez (and other Mets) on Seinfeld 5. Terry Bradshaw on Everybody Loves Raymond 6. Tony Blair on The Simpsons 7. Linda Ellerbee on Murphy Brown 8. Larry King in at least a dozen series, including reading the bible on tape in the Simpsons. 9. Carl Weathers on Arrested Development 10. Sammy Davis, Jr. on All In The Family ---
**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 26, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49952 "2017-02-26T18:50:22Z")
Famous People Guest Starring as Themselves who Meet Fictional TV Characters 1. Tip O’Neill on Cheers 2. Stephen Hawking on Big Bang Theory 3. Desi Arnaz, Jr. on The Brady Bunch 4. Keith Hernandez (and other Mets) on Seinfeld 5. Terry Bradshaw on Everybody Loves Raymond 6. Tony Blair on The Simpsons 7. Linda Ellerbee on Murphy Brown 8. Larry King in at least a dozen series, including reading the bible on tape in the Simpsons. 9. Carl Weathers on Arrested Development 10. Sammy Davis, Jr. on All In The Family 11. Stephen Hawking on Star Trek: TNG ---
**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 26, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49953 "2017-02-26T19:11:41Z")
Famous People Guest Starring as Themselves who Meet Fictional TV Characters 1. Tip O’Neill on Cheers 2. Stephen Hawking on Big Bang Theory 3. Desi Arnaz, Jr. on The Brady Bunch 4. Keith Hernandez (and other Mets) on Seinfeld 5. Terry Bradshaw on Everybody Loves Raymond 6. Tony Blair on The Simpsons 7. Linda Ellerbee on Murphy Brown 8. Larry King in at least a dozen series, including reading the bible on tape in the Simpsons. 9. Carl Weathers on Arrested Development 10. Sammy Davis, Jr. on All In The Family 11. Stephen Hawking on Star Trek: TNG 12. James Van Der Beek on Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23 Unusual in that he played himself as part of the regular cast. ---
**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:** [February 26, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49954 "2017-02-26T20:37:17Z")
Famous People Guest Starring as Themselves who Meet Fictional TV Characters 1. Tip O’Neill on Cheers 2. Stephen Hawking on Big Bang Theory 3. Desi Arnaz, Jr. on The Brady Bunch 4. Keith Hernandez (and other Mets) on Seinfeld 5. Terry Bradshaw on Everybody Loves Raymond 6. Tony Blair on The Simpsons 7. Linda Ellerbee on Murphy Brown 8. Larry King in at least a dozen series, including reading the bible on tape in the Simpsons. 9. Carl Weathers on Arrested Development 10. Sammy Davis, Jr. on All In The Family 11. Stephen Hawking on Star Trek: TNG 12. James Van Der Beek on Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23 13. Howard Cosell on The Odd Couple A well-deserved Academy Award win 14. Meryl Streep, Best Actress, Sophie’s Choice, 1983 ---
**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 26, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49955 "2017-02-26T20:59:39Z")
A well-deserved Academy Award win 1. Meryl Streep, Best Actress, Sophie’s Choice, 1983 2. F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor, Amadeus, 1984 ---
**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 26, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49956 "2017-02-26T21:11:25Z")
A well-deserved Academy Award win 1. Meryl Streep, Best Actress, Sophie’s Choice, 1983 2. F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor, Amadeus, 1984 3. Charlize Theron, Best Actress, _Monster_, 2003 ---
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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:** [February 26, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49958 "2017-02-26T21:17:31Z")
A well-deserved Academy Award win 1. Meryl Streep, Best Actress, Sophie’s Choice, 1983 2. F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor, Amadeus, 1984 3. Charlize Theron, Best Actress, _Monster_, 2003 4. John Caglione, Jr. and Doug Drexler, Best Makeup, _Dick Tracy_, 1990. ---
**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 26, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49959 "2017-02-26T21:30:21Z")
A well-deserved Academy Award win 1. Meryl Streep, Best Actress, Sophie’s Choice, 1983 2. F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor, Amadeus, 1984 3. Charlize Theron, Best Actress, Monster, 2003 4. John Caglione, Jr. and Doug Drexler, Best Makeup, Dick Tracy, 1990 5. Frances McDormand, Best Actress, Fargo, 1996 ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49960 "2017-02-26T21:49:31Z")
A well-deserved Academy Award win 1. Meryl Streep, Best Actress, Sophie’s Choice, 1983 2. F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor, Amadeus, 1984 3. Charlize Theron, Best Actress, Monster, 2003 4. John Caglione, Jr. and Doug Drexler, Best Makeup, Dick Tracy, 1990 5. Frances McDormand, Best Actress, Fargo, 1996 6. Gregory Peck, Best Actor, To Kill A Mockingbird, 1962 Congrats to making it to 1,000 pages on this topic. Take a bow. 🙂 ---
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A well-deserved Academy Award win 1. Meryl Streep, Best Actress, Sophie’s Choice, 1983 2. F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor, Amadeus, 1984 3. Charlize Theron, Best Actress, Monster, 2003 4. John Caglione, Jr. and Doug Drexler, Best Makeup, Dick Tracy, 1990 5. Frances McDormand, Best Actress, Fargo, 1996 6. Gregory Peck, Best Actor, To Kill A Mockingbird, 1962 7. Bette Davis, Best Actress, Jezebel, 1938 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49962 "2017-02-26T22:56:18Z")
A well-deserved Academy Award win 1. Meryl Streep, Best Actress, Sophie’s Choice, 1983 2. F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor, Amadeus, 1984 3. Charlize Theron, Best Actress, Monster, 2003 4. John Caglione, Jr. and Doug Drexler, Best Makeup, Dick Tracy, 1990 5. Frances McDormand, Best Actress, Fargo, 1996 6. Gregory Peck, Best Actor, To Kill A Mockingbird, 1962 7. Bette Davis, Best Actress, Jezebel, 1938 8. Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies, 1983 ---
**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 26, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49963 "2017-02-26T23:11:22Z")
A well-deserved Academy Award win 1. Meryl Streep, Best Actress, Sophie’s Choice, 1983 2. F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor, Amadeus, 1984 3. Charlize Theron, Best Actress, Monster, 2003 4. John Caglione, Jr. and Doug Drexler, Best Makeup, Dick Tracy, 1990 5. Frances McDormand, Best Actress, Fargo, 1996 6. Gregory Peck, Best Actor, To Kill A Mockingbird, 1962 7. Bette Davis, Best Actress, Jezebel, 1938 8. Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies, 1983 9. Frank Capra, Best Director, It Happened One Night, 1935 ---
**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 26, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49964 "2017-02-26T23:20:37Z")
> [@quiltguy](#): > > Congrats to making it to 1,000 pages on this topic. Take a bow. 🙂 If my math is correct, I’ve posted the equivalent of ninety-six pages in this thread. ---
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A well-deserved Academy Award win 1. Meryl Streep, Best Actress, Sophie’s Choice, 1983 2. F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor, Amadeus, 1984 3. Charlize Theron, Best Actress, Monster, 2003 4. John Caglione, Jr. and Doug Drexler, Best Makeup, Dick Tracy, 1990 5. Frances McDormand, Best Actress, Fargo, 1996 6. Gregory Peck, Best Actor, To Kill A Mockingbird, 1962 7. Bette Davis, Best Actress, Jezebel, 1938 8. Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies, 1983 9. Frank Capra, Best Director, It Happened One Night, 1935 10. John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, and Robert Blalack, Star Wars, 1977 (Visual Effects) And a special mention, outside of the Baker’s Dozen count, of John Chambers’ honorary Oscar for his make-up and effects work on _Planet of the Apes_ (1968). The competitive award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling would not be instituted until 1981. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2497) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2499)