# 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:** 2713
**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:** [August 24, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54246 "2017-08-24T22:31:14Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54247 "2017-08-24T23:19:57Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus 3. “In the Town of S”/ Chekhov A delightful 1960s Russian picture, based on various bits from Chekhov stories, with an actor playing Chekhov as a mere observer, watching and drawing inspiration from real events. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54248 "2017-08-25T00:34:22Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus 3. “In the Town of S”/ Chekhov 4. Little Shop of Horrors/Backup singer girls ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54249 "2017-08-25T00:45:48Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus 3. “In the Town of S”/ Chekhov 4. Little Shop of Horrors/Backup singer girls 5. The Triplets of Belleville might be the classic of the genre. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54250 "2017-08-25T01:44:53Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus 3. “In the Town of S”/ Chekhov 4. Little Shop of Horrors/Backup singer girls 5. The Triplets of Belleville 6. Mighty Aphrodite/Greek chorus ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54251 "2017-08-25T02:04:15Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus 3. “In the Town of S”/ Chekhov 4. Little Shop of Horrors/Backup singer girls 5. The Triplets of Belleville 6. Mighty Aphrodite/Greek chorus 7. Cat Ballou/Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole (aka Professor Sam the Shade and the Sunrise Kid) ---
**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:** [August 25, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54252 "2017-08-25T15:51:25Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus 3. “In the Town of S”/ Chekhov 4. Little Shop of Horrors/Backup singer girls 5. The Triplets of Belleville 6. Mighty Aphrodite/Greek chorus 7. Cat Ballou/Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole (aka Professor Sam the Shade and the Sunrise Kid) 8. Chorus (Derek Jacobi) in Henry V (1989) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54253 "2017-08-25T15:57:34Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus 3. “In the Town of S”/ Chekhov 4. Little Shop of Horrors/Backup singer girls 5. The Triplets of Belleville 6. Mighty Aphrodite/Greek chorus 7. Cat Ballou/Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole (aka Professor Sam the Shade and the Sunrise Kid) 8. Chorus (Derek Jacobi) in Henry V (1989) 9. Margo for Gracie Law in _Big Trouble in Little China_ ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54255 "2017-08-25T19:03:47Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus 3. “In the Town of S”/ Chekhov 4. Little Shop of Horrors/Backup singer girls 5. The Triplets of Belleville 6. Mighty Aphrodite/Greek chorus 7. Cat Ballou/Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole (aka Professor Sam the Shade and the Sunrise Kid) 8. Chorus (Derek Jacobi) in Henry V (1989) 9. Margo for Gracie Law in _Big Trouble in Little China_ 10. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory/The Oompah Loompahs ---
**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:** [August 25, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54256 "2017-08-25T19:40:15Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus 3. “In the Town of S”/ Chekhov 4. Little Shop of Horrors/Backup singer girls 5. The Triplets of Belleville 6. Mighty Aphrodite/Greek chorus 7. Cat Ballou/Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole (aka Professor Sam the Shade and the Sunrise Kid) 8. Chorus (Derek Jacobi) in Henry V (1989) 9. Margo for Gracie Law in _Big Trouble in Little China_ 10. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory/The Oompah Loompahs 11. Disney’s Hercules/the Muses ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54257 "2017-08-25T20:59:42Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus 3. “In the Town of S”/ Chekhov 4. Little Shop of Horrors/Backup singer girls 5. The Triplets of Belleville 6. Mighty Aphrodite/Greek chorus 7. Cat Ballou/Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole (aka Professor Sam the Shade and the Sunrise Kid) 8. Chorus (Derek Jacobi) in Henry V (1989) 9. Margo for Gracie Law in _Big Trouble in Little China_ 10. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory/The Oompah Loompahs 11. Disney’s Hercules/the Muses 12. The Big Lebowski/The Stranger (Sam Elliott) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54258 "2017-08-26T01:02:20Z")
Movies with a character or characters who serve like a classical chorus (musical or non-musical): 1. Babe/The mice 2. Disney’s Cinderella/The mice, especially Jacques & Gus-Gus 3. “In the Town of S”/ Chekhov 4. Little Shop of Horrors/Backup singer girls 5. The Triplets of Belleville 6. Mighty Aphrodite/Greek chorus 7. Cat Ballou/Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole (aka Professor Sam the Shade and the Sunrise Kid) 8. Chorus (Derek Jacobi) in Henry V (1989) 9. Margo for Gracie Law in _Big Trouble in Little China_ 10. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory/The Oompah Loompahs 11. Disney’s Hercules/the Muses 12. The Big Lebowski/The Stranger (Sam Elliott) 13. Jonathan Richman, singing narrator in “There’s Something About Mary” A Now-Common Job That May Well Not Exist in 20 Years 14. Taxi driver ---
**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:** [August 26, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54259 "2017-08-26T01:28:17Z")
A Now-Common Job That May Well Not Exist in 20 Years 1. Taxi driver 2. Cashier ---
**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:** [August 26, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54260 "2017-08-26T02:23:48Z")
A Now-Common Job That May Well Not Exist in 20 Years 1. Taxi driver 2. Cashier 3. Telemarketer ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54261 "2017-08-26T03:12:27Z")
A Now-Common Job That May Well Not Exist in 20 Years 1. Taxi driver 2. Cashier 3. Telemarketer 4. NPS employee ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54262 "2017-08-26T03:23:06Z")
A Now-Common Job That May Well Not Exist in 20 Years 1. Taxi driver 2. Cashier 3. Telemarketer 4. NPS employee 5. Journalist (mainstream news media) ---
**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:** [August 26, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54263 "2017-08-26T04:12:23Z")
A Now-Common Job That May Well Not Exist in 20 Years 1. Taxi driver 2. Cashier 3. Telemarketer 4. NPS employee 5. Journalist (mainstream news media) 6. Telephone operator ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54264 "2017-08-26T04:24:39Z")
A Now-Common Job That May Well Not Exist in 20 Years 1. Taxi driver 2. Cashier 3. Telemarketer 4. NPS employee 5. Journalist (mainstream news media) 6. Telephone operator 7. Customer Service rep ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54265 "2017-08-26T04:53:59Z")
A Now-Common Job That May Well Not Exist in 20 Years 1. Taxi driver 2. Cashier 3. Telemarketer 4. NPS employee 5. Journalist (mainstream news media) 6. Telephone operator 7. Customer Service rep. 8. COBOL Programmer ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54266 "2017-08-26T08:34:30Z")
A Now-Common Job That May Well Not Exist in 20 Years 1. Taxi driver 2. Cashier 3. Telemarketer 4. NPS employee 5. Journalist (mainstream news media) 6. Telephone operator 7. Customer Service rep. 8. COBOL Programmer 9. Long-distance truck driver [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2712) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2714)