# 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:** 3281
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65608 "2019-05-13T17:58:41Z")
TV’s female detectives 1. Julie Barnes, The Mod Squad 2. Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson, Police Woman 3. Mma Ramotswe, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 4. Joan Watson, Elementary 5. Honey West, Honey West ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65609 "2019-05-13T18:02:17Z")
TV’s female detectives 1. Julie Barnes, The Mod Squad 2. Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson, Police Woman 3. Mma Ramotswe, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 4. Joan Watson, Elementary 5. Honey West, Honey West 6. Janice Wentworth, Barney Miller ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65610 "2019-05-13T18:10:25Z")
TV’s female detectives 1. Julie Barnes, The Mod Squad 2. Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson, Police Woman 3. Mma Ramotswe, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 4. Joan Watson, Elementary 5. Honey West, Honey West 6. Janice Wentworth, Barney Miller 7. Jessica Fletcher, Murder, She Wrote ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65611 "2019-05-13T18:57:33Z")
TV’s female detectives 1. Julie Barnes, The Mod Squad 2. Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson, Police Woman 3. Mma Ramotswe, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 4. Joan Watson, Elementary 5. Honey West, Honey West 6. Janice Wentworth, Barney Miller 7. Jessica Fletcher, Murder, She Wrote 8. Mary Beth Lacey, Cagney & Lacey ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65612 "2019-05-13T19:18:11Z")
TV’s female detectives 1. Julie Barnes, The Mod Squad 2. Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson, Police Woman 3. Mma Ramotswe, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 4. Joan Watson, Elementary 5. Honey West, Honey West 6. Janice Wentworth, Barney Miller 7. Jessica Fletcher, Murder, She Wrote 8. Mary Beth Lacey, Cagney & Lacey 9. Christie Love, 70’s Blaxploitation figure made for TV ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65613 "2019-05-13T19:29:42Z")
TV’s female detectives 1. Julie Barnes, The Mod Squad 2. Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson, Police Woman 3. Mma Ramotswe, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 4. Joan Watson, Elementary 5. Honey West, Honey West 6. Janice Wentworth, Barney Miller 7. Jessica Fletcher, Murder, She Wrote 8. Mary Beth Lacey, Cagney & Lacey 9. Christie Love, 70’s Blaxploitation figure made for TV 10. Thomas Magnum, Magnum, P.I. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65614 "2019-05-13T19:56:22Z")
TV’s female detectives 1. Julie Barnes, The Mod Squad 2. Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson, Police Woman 3. Mma Ramotswe, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 4. Joan Watson, Elementary 5. Honey West, Honey West 6. Janice Wentworth, Barney Miller 7. Jessica Fletcher, Murder, She Wrote 8. Mary Beth Lacey, Cagney & Lacey 9. Christie Love, 70’s Blaxploitation figure made for TV 10 Velma Dinkley, Scooby Doo ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65615 "2019-05-13T19:59:00Z")
TV’s female detectives 1. Julie Barnes, The Mod Squad 2. Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson, Police Woman 3. Mma Ramotswe, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 4. Joan Watson, Elementary 5. Honey West, Honey West 6. Janice Wentworth, Barney Miller 7. Jessica Fletcher, Murder, She Wrote 8. Mary Beth Lacey, Cagney & Lacey 9. Christie Love, 70’s Blaxploitation figure made for TV 10 Velma Dinkley, Scooby Doo 10. Sally Sparrow, Doctor Who At least, in an unofficial capacity. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65616 "2019-05-13T20:06:40Z")
TV’s female detectives 1. Julie Barnes, The Mod Squad 2. Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson, Police Woman 3. Mma Ramotswe, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 4. Joan Watson, Elementary 5. Honey West, Honey West 6. Janice Wentworth, Barney Miller 7. Jessica Fletcher, Murder, She Wrote 8. Mary Beth Lacey, Cagney & Lacey 9. Christie Love, 70’s Blaxploitation figure made for TV 10 Velma Dinkley, Scooby Doo 10. Sally Sparrow, Doctor Who 11. Laura Holt, Remington Steele ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65617 "2019-05-13T20:28:28Z")
TV’s female detectives 1. Julie Barnes, The Mod Squad 2. Suzanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson, Police Woman 3. Mma Ramotswe, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 4. Joan Watson, Elementary 5. Honey West, Honey West 6. Janice Wentworth, Barney Miller 7. Jessica Fletcher, Murder, She Wrote 8. Mary Beth Lacey, Cagney & Lacey 9. Christie Love, 70’s Blaxploitation figure made for TV 10 Velma Dinkley, Scooby Doo 10. Sally Sparrow, Doctor Who 11. Laura Holt, Remington Steele 12. Sabrina Duncan, Charlie’s Angels Next: Boss of Main Characters on TV 1. Matilda Webber, MacGyver ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65618 "2019-05-13T20:53:27Z")
Boss of Main Characters on TV 1. Matilda Webber, MacGyver 2. Lou Grant, Mary Richards ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65619 "2019-05-13T20:58:48Z")
Boss of Main Characters on TV 1. Matilda Webber, MacGyver 2. Lou Grant, Mary Richards 3. Mr. Burns, Homer Simpson ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65620 "2019-05-13T21:06:56Z")
Boss of Main Characters on TV 1. Matilda Webber, MacGyver 2. Lou Grant, Mary Richards 3. Mr. Burns, Homer Simpson 4. Alan Brady, Rob Petrie ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65621 "2019-05-13T21:15:40Z")
Boss of Main Characters on TV 1. Matilda Webber, MacGyver 2. Lou Grant, Mary Richards 3. Mr. Burns, Homer Simpson 4. Alan Brady, Rob Petrie 5. The Chief, Maxwell Smart ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65622 "2019-05-13T21:29:27Z")
Boss of Main Characters on TV 1. Matilda Webber, MacGyver 2. Lou Grant, Mary Richards 3. Mr. Burns, Homer Simpson 4. Alan Brady, Rob Petrie 5. The Chief, Maxwell Smart 6. Ron Swanson, _Parks and Recreation_ ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65623 "2019-05-13T22:34:14Z")
Boss of Main Characters on TV 1. Matilda Webber, MacGyver 2. Lou Grant, Mary Richards 3. Mr. Burns, Homer Simpson 4. Alan Brady, Rob Petrie 5. The Chief, Maxwell Smart 6. Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation 7. Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65624 "2019-05-13T22:53:17Z")
Boss of Main Characters on TV 1. Matilda Webber, MacGyver 2. Lou Grant, Mary Richards 3. Mr. Burns, Homer Simpson 4. Alan Brady, Rob Petrie 5. The Chief, Maxwell Smart 6. Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation 7. Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock 8. Admiral Alynna Nechayev [and many others], Star Trek: The Next Generation ---
**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:** [May 13, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65625 "2019-05-13T23:09:11Z")
Boss of Main Characters on TV 1. Matilda Webber, MacGyver 2. Lou Grant, Mary Richards 3. Mr. Burns, Homer Simpson 4. Alan Brady, Rob Petrie 5. The Chief, Maxwell Smart 6. Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation 7. Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock 8. Admiral Alynna Nechayev [and many others], Star Trek: The Next Generation 9. Leon Vance, NCIS ---
**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:** [May 14, 2019, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65626 "2019-05-14T01:01:08Z")
Boss of Main Characters on TV 1. Matilda Webber, MacGyver 2. Lou Grant, Mary Richards 3. Mr. Burns, Homer Simpson 4. Alan Brady, Rob Petrie 5. The Chief, Maxwell Smart 6. Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation 7. Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock 8. Admiral Alynna Nechayev [and many others], Star Trek: The Next Generation 9. Leon Vance, NCIS 10. Kate Costas, Frasier Crane ---
**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:** [May 14, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65627 "2019-05-14T03:03:13Z")
Boss of Main Characters on TV 1. Matilda Webber, MacGyver 2. Lou Grant, Mary Richards 3. Mr. Burns, Homer Simpson 4. Alan Brady, Rob Petrie 5. The Chief, Maxwell Smart 6. Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation 7. Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock 8. Admiral Alynna Nechayev [and many others], Star Trek: The Next Generation 9. Leon Vance, NCIS 10. Kate Costas, Frasier Crane 11. Charles “Charlie” Townsend, Charlie’s Angels [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3280) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3282)