# 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:** 3051
**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:** [August 27, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61007 "2018-08-27T18:09:11Z")
Movies set during wartime that don’t feature combat scenes 1. The Summer of 42 2. Casablanca 3. Summer of My German Soldier 4. 1941 ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61008 "2018-08-27T18:56:16Z")
Movies set during wartime that don’t feature combat scenes 1. The Summer of 42 2. Casablanca 3. Summer of My German Soldier 4. 1941 5. Swing Shift ---
**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 27, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61009 "2018-08-27T18:59:05Z")
Movies set during wartime that don’t feature combat scenes 1. The Summer of 42 2. Casablanca 3. Summer of My German Soldier 4. 1941 5. Swing Shift 6. A Soldier’s Story ---
**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 27, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61010 "2018-08-27T19:01:32Z")
Movies set during wartime that don’t feature combat scenes 1. The Summer of 42 2. Casablanca 3. Summer of My German Soldier 4. 1941 5. Swing Shift 6. A Soldier’s Story 7. The Caine Mutiny ---
**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 27, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61011 "2018-08-27T20:58:53Z")
Movies set during wartime that don’t feature combat scenes 1. The Summer of 42 2. Casablanca 3. Summer of My German Soldier 4. 1941 5. Swing Shift 6. A Soldier’s Story 7. The Caine Mutiny 8. Swing Shift Maisie ---
**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 27, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61012 "2018-08-27T23:51:21Z")
Movies set during wartime that don’t feature combat scenes 1. The Summer of 42 2. Casablanca 3. Summer of My German Soldier 4. 1941 5. Swing Shift 6. A Soldier’s Story 7. The Caine Mutiny 8. Swing Shift Maisie 9. King Rat The 1965 film version of James Clavell’s novel based on his WWII POW experiences, not the 2017 comedy ---
**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 28, 2018, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61013 "2018-08-28T00:23:40Z")
Movies set during wartime that don’t feature combat scenes 1. The Summer of 42 2. _Casablanca_ 3. Summer of My German Soldier 4. 1941 5. Swing Shift 6. A Soldier’s Story 7. The Caine Mutiny 8. Swing Shift Maisie 9. King Rat 10. _Father Goose_ A personal favorite of mine. ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61014 "2018-08-28T01:24:44Z")
Movies set during wartime that don’t feature combat scenes 1. The Summer of 42 2. Casablanca 3. Summer of My German Soldier 4. 1941 5. Swing Shift 6. A Soldier’s Story 7. The Caine Mutiny 8. Swing Shift Maisie 9. King Rat 10. Father Goose 11. Yanks ---
**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 28, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61015 "2018-08-28T02:05:26Z")
Movies set during wartime that don’t feature combat scenes 1. The Summer of 42 2. Casablanca 3. Summer of My German Soldier 4. 1941 5. Swing Shift 6. A Soldier’s Story 7. The Caine Mutiny 8. Swing Shift Maisie 9. King Rat 10. Father Goose 11. Yanks 12. _Stalag 17_ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61016 "2018-08-28T06:16:14Z")
Movies set during wartime that don’t feature combat scenes 1. The Summer of 42 2. Casablanca 3. Summer of My German Soldier 4. 1941 5. Swing Shift 6. A Soldier’s Story 7. The Caine Mutiny 8. Swing Shift Maisie 9. King Rat 10. Father Goose 11. Yanks 12. Stalag 17 13. The Sound of Music Next: One-shot characters from _WKRP in Cincinnati_. 1. Mr. Ferriman, of Ferriman Funeral Homes. “Hey, you’re young and swinging/No time to think about tomorrow/But there ain’t no use to deny it/Someday, you’re gonna buy it…” ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61017 "2018-08-28T07:09:59Z")
One-shot characters from _WKRP in Cincinnati_. 1. Mr. Ferriman, of Ferriman Funeral Homes. “Hey, you’re young and swinging/No time to think about tomorrow/But there ain’t no use to deny it/Someday, you’re gonna buy it…” 2. Dr. Bob Halyers, the pastor who was trying to get Mr. Carlson to stop playing songs his followers found offensive. Image that 😉 ---
**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:** [August 28, 2018, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61018 "2018-08-28T12:03:35Z")
One-shot characters from WKRP in Cincinnati. 1. Mr. Ferriman, of Ferriman Funeral Homes. “Hey, you’re young and swinging/No time to think about tomorrow/But there ain’t no use to deny it/Someday, you’re gonna buy it…” 2. Dr. Bob Halyers, the pastor who was trying to get Mr. Carlson to stop playing songs his followers found offensive. Imagine that 3. Hoyt Axton as T. J. Watson, the man Jennifer promised to marry before she left West Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61019 "2018-08-28T12:06:29Z")
One-shot characters from WKRP in Cincinnati. 1. Mr. Ferriman, of Ferriman Funeral Homes. “Hey, you’re young and swinging/No time to think about tomorrow/But there ain’t no use to deny it/Someday, you’re gonna buy it…” 2. Dr. Bob Halyers, the pastor who was trying to get Mr. Carlson to stop playing songs his followers found offensive. Imagine that 3. Hoyt Axton as T. J. Watson, the man she promised to marry before she left West Virginia. 4. Sparky Anderson, playing himself. ---
**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 28, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61020 "2018-08-28T13:01:53Z")
One-shot characters from WKRP in Cincinnati. 1. Mr. Ferriman, of Ferriman Funeral Homes. “Hey, you’re young and swinging/No time to think about tomorrow/But there ain’t no use to deny it/Someday, you’re gonna buy it…” 2. Dr. Bob Halyers, the pastor who was trying to get Mr. Carlson to stop playing songs his followers found offensive. Imagine that 3. Hoyt Axton as T. J. Watson, the man she promised to marry before she left West Virginia. 4. Sparky Anderson, playing himself. 5. Don Pesola #1, played by Vincent Schiavelli, in “The Contest Nobody Could Win”. He’s the guy who actually won, not the faker who pretended to be him. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61021 "2018-08-28T13:23:06Z")
One-shot characters from WKRP in Cincinnati. 1. Mr. Ferriman, of Ferriman Funeral Homes. “Hey, you’re young and swinging/No time to think about tomorrow/But there ain’t no use to deny it/Someday, you’re gonna buy it…” 2. Dr. Bob Halyers, the pastor who was trying to get Mr. Carlson to stop playing songs his followers found offensive. Imagine that 3. Hoyt Axton as T. J. Watson, the man she promised to marry before she left West Virginia. 4. Sparky Anderson, playing himself. 5. Don Pesola #1, played by Vincent Schiavelli, in “The Contest Nobody Could Win”. He’s the guy who actually won, not the faker who pretended to be him. 6. Rex Erhardt, played by Sam Anderson) hosted a program after Dr. Johnny Fever’s morning 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:** [August 28, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61022 "2018-08-28T13:33:13Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Movies set during wartime that don’t feature combat scenes > > …13. The Sound of Music Actually not set in wartime. The von Trapps left Austria a year before World War II broke out. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61023 "2018-08-28T14:14:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Actually not set in wartime. The von Trapps left Austria a year before World War II broke out. True, the movie was about the Anschluss, when Austria got annexed in 1938. As an alternative, how about “A League of Their Own” ---
**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 28, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61024 "2018-08-28T14:40:09Z")
One-shot characters from WKRP in Cincinnati. 1. Mr. Ferriman, of Ferriman Funeral Homes. “Hey, you’re young and swinging/No time to think about tomorrow/But there ain’t no use to deny it/Someday, you’re gonna buy it…” 2. Dr. Bob Halyers, the pastor who was trying to get Mr. Carlson to stop playing songs his followers found offensive. Imagine that 3. Hoyt Axton as T. J. Watson, the man she promised to marry before she left West Virginia. 4. Sparky Anderson, playing himself. 5. Don Pesola #1, played by Vincent Schiavelli, in “The Contest Nobody Could Win”. He’s the guy who actually won, not the faker who pretended to be him. 6. Rex Erhardt, played by Sam Anderson) hosted a program after Dr. Johnny Fever’s morning show. 7. Little Ed, ex-wrestler now radio preacher, played by Michael Keenan ---
**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:** [August 28, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61025 "2018-08-28T15:11:35Z")
One-shot characters from WKRP in Cincinnati. 1. Mr. Ferriman, of Ferriman Funeral Homes. “Hey, you’re young and swinging/No time to think about tomorrow/But there ain’t no use to deny it/Someday, you’re gonna buy it…” 2. Dr. Bob Halyers, the pastor who was trying to get Mr. Carlson to stop playing songs his followers found offensive. Imagine that 3. Hoyt Axton as T. J. Watson, the man she promised to marry before she left West Virginia. 4. Sparky Anderson, playing himself. 5. Don Pesola #1, played by Vincent Schiavelli, in “The Contest Nobody Could Win”. He’s the guy who actually won, not the faker who pretended to be him. 6. Rex Erhardt, played by Sam Anderson) hosted a program after Dr. Johnny Fever’s morning show. 7. Little Ed, ex-wrestler now radio preacher, played by Michael Keenan 8. Mr.s Burstyn, played by Nedra Volz, part of the group that didn’t like the format change, went into the DJ booth and hit the record with an umbrella. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61026 "2018-08-28T16:32:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Actually not set in wartime. The von Trapps left Austria a year before World War II broke out. :smack: You’re correct. > [@Cardigan](#): > > As an alternative, how about “A League of Their Own” Yes, that works. Thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3050) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3052)