# 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:** 2513
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50246 "2017-03-07T14:07:42Z")
Hercule Poirot Cases Not in the Canon _1. The Time Inspector Japp Solved the Case All by Himself, And Never Let the Belgian Greaseball Live it Down 2. Poirot Meets Bertie Wooster and Jeeves and Thinks They’re Stealing Antiques and Pekingese Dogs 3. Hercule Poirot and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Hercule Poirot Shrugs and Decides He’s French After All 5. Hercule Poirot Is Arrested and Locked Up in a Little Gray Cell 6. “Ulysses Everett McGill and the Case of the Purloined Moustache Wax” 7. Hercule Poirot Meets Sherlock Holmes 8. Hercule Poirot, Boy Detective 9. Hercule Poirot meets Girl Detective_ ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50247 "2017-03-07T14:07:57Z")
Hercule Poirot Cases Not in the Canon 1. The Time Inspector Japp Solved the Case All by Himself, And Never Let the Belgian Greaseball Live it Down 2. Poirot Meets Bertie Wooster and Jeeves and Thinks They’re Stealing Antiques and Pekingese Dogs 3. Hercule Poirot and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Hercule Poirot Shrugs and Decides He’s French After All 5. Hercule Poirot Is Arrested and Locked Up in a Little Gray Cell 6. “Ulysses Everett McGill and the Case of the Purloined Moustache Wax” 7. Hercule Poirot Meets Sherlock Holmes 8. Hercule Poirot, Boy Detective 9. Hercule Poirot meets Girl Detective 10. Poirot discovers that Jane Marple is his birth mother ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50248 "2017-03-07T14:22:38Z")
Hercule Poirot Cases Not in the Canon 1. The Time Inspector Japp Solved the Case All by Himself, And Never Let the Belgian Greaseball Live it Down 2. Poirot Meets Bertie Wooster and Jeeves and Thinks They’re Stealing Antiques and Pekingese Dogs 3. Hercule Poirot and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Hercule Poirot Shrugs and Decides He’s French After All 5. Hercule Poirot Is Arrested and Locked Up in a Little Gray Cell 6. “Ulysses Everett McGill and the Case of the Purloined Moustache Wax” 7. Hercule Poirot Meets Sherlock Holmes 8. Hercule Poirot, Boy Detective 9. Hercule Poirot meets Girl Detective 10. Poirot discovers that Jane Marple is his birth mother 11. Hercule Poirot visits MacDonald’s ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50249 "2017-03-07T15:00:58Z")
Hercule Poirot Cases Not in the Canon 1. The Time Inspector Japp Solved the Case All by Himself, And Never Let the Belgian Greaseball Live it Down 2. Poirot Meets Bertie Wooster and Jeeves and Thinks They’re Stealing Antiques and Pekingese Dogs 3. Hercule Poirot and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Hercule Poirot Shrugs and Decides He’s French After All 5. Hercule Poirot Is Arrested and Locked Up in a Little Gray Cell 6. “Ulysses Everett McGill and the Case of the Purloined Moustache Wax” 7. Hercule Poirot Meets Sherlock Holmes 8. Hercule Poirot, Boy Detective 9. Hercule Poirot meets Girl Detective 10. Poirot discovers that Jane Marple is his birth mother 11. Hercule Poirot visits MacDonald’s 12. Hercule Poirot guest stars on The Muppet Show ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50250 "2017-03-07T15:25:01Z")
Hercule Poirot Cases Not in the Canon 1. The Time Inspector Japp Solved the Case All by Himself, And Never Let the Belgian Greaseball Live it Down 2. Poirot Meets Bertie Wooster and Jeeves and Thinks They’re Stealing Antiques and Pekingese Dogs 3. Hercule Poirot and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Hercule Poirot Shrugs and Decides He’s French After All 5. Hercule Poirot Is Arrested and Locked Up in a Little Gray Cell 6. “Ulysses Everett McGill and the Case of the Purloined Moustache Wax” 7. Hercule Poirot Meets Sherlock Holmes 8. Hercule Poirot, Boy Detective 9. Hercule Poirot meets Girl Detective 10. Poirot discovers that Jane Marple is his birth mother 11. Hercule Poirot visits MacDonald’s 12. Hercule Poirot guest stars on The Muppet Show 13. Hercule Poirot meets Batman, replaces Robin A memorable Muppet Show guest star 14. John Denver Fun renditions of “Garden Song” and “Grandma’s Feather Bed” ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50251 "2017-03-07T15:32:50Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price It’s the only episode my grandson wants to watch. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50252 "2017-03-07T15:34:56Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry Oh, Debbie Harry [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0DV4yHz6FQ) ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50253 "2017-03-07T15:41:27Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry 4. Alice Cooper ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50254 "2017-03-07T16:32:49Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry 4. Alice Cooper 5. Steve Martin ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50255 "2017-03-07T17:03:49Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry 4. Alice Cooper 5. Steve Martin 6. Paul Williams ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50256 "2017-03-07T17:38:50Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry 4. Alice Cooper 5. Steve Martin 6. Paul Williams 7. Raquel Welch ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50257 "2017-03-07T18:33:33Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry 4. Alice Cooper 5. Steve Martin 6. Paul Williams 7. Raquel Welch 8. Spike Milligan (nice Union Jack undies) ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50258 "2017-03-07T19:07:39Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry 4. Alice Cooper 5. Steve Martin 6. Paul Williams 7. Raquel Welch 8. Spike Milligan (nice Union Jack undies) 9. Rita Moreno (DAT MAH KINDA WOMAN!) ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50259 "2017-03-07T19:23:59Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry 4. Alice Cooper 5. Steve Martin 6. Paul Williams 7. Raquel Welch 8. Spike Milligan (nice Union Jack undies) 9. Rita Moreno (DAT MAH KINDA WOMAN!) 10. Elton John ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50260 "2017-03-07T19:53:30Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry 4. Alice Cooper 5. Steve Martin 6. Paul Williams 7. Raquel Welch 8. Spike Milligan (nice Union Jack undies) 9. Rita Moreno (DAT MAH KINDA WOMAN!) 10. Elton John 11. Cloris Leachman A funny episode where the pigs locked up the regular cast and took over the 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:** [March 7, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50261 "2017-03-07T19:56:45Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry 4. Alice Cooper 5. Steve Martin 6. Paul Williams 7. Raquel Welch 8. Spike Milligan (nice Union Jack undies) 9. Rita Moreno (DAT MAH KINDA WOMAN!) 10. Elton John 11. Cloris Leachman 12. Roger Moore From the 1981 series finale. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50262 "2017-03-07T19:58:14Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry 4. Alice Cooper 5. Steve Martin 6. Paul Williams 7. Raquel Welch 8. Spike Milligan (nice Union Jack undies) 9. Rita Moreno (DAT MAH KINDA WOMAN!) 10. Elton John 11. Cloris Leachman 12. Roger Moore 13. Roy Clark Pass ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50263 "2017-03-07T20:00:14Z")
A memorable Muppet Show guest star 1. John Denver 2. Vincent Price 3. Debbie Harry 4. Alice Cooper 5. Steve Martin 6. Paul Williams 7. Raquel Welch 8. Spike Milligan (nice Union Jack undies) 9. Rita Moreno (DAT MAH KINDA WOMAN!) 10. Elton John 11. Cloris Leachman 12. Roger Moore 13. Roy Clark 13a. Harry Belafonte and his drum duel with Animal. New! Fictional insects 1. Jiminy Cricket ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50264 "2017-03-07T20:05:50Z")
Fictional insects 1. Jiminy Cricket 2. Charlotte A. Cavatica A for Aranea; E.B. White was making a reference to the barn spider’s scientific name, Araneus cavaticus. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/50265 "2017-03-07T20:08:24Z")
Can we add the work, too? Fictional insects 1. Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio 2. Charlotte A. Cavatica, Charlotte’s Web 3. Flik, A Bug’s Life [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2512) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2514)