# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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\
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**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66128 "2019-06-17T19:21:22Z")

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Notable statues, with links

1. [Venus de Milo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Front_views_of_the_Venus_de_Milo.jpg/300px-Front_views_of_the_Venus_de_Milo.jpg)
2. [Colossus of Rhodes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_Rhodes)
3. [Winged Victory of Samothrace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace#/media/File:Victoire_de_Samothrace_-_vue_de_trois-quart_gauche,_gros_plan_de_la_statue_(2).JPG)
4. [The Thinker](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/The_Thinker%2C_Rodin.jpg/180px-The_Thinker%2C_Rodin.jpg)
5. [George M. Cohan](https://www.google.com/search?q=George+M+cohan+statue&client=firefox-b-1-d&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=39Bu94S7sLGELM%253A%252CgAFxJnKMO5W5PM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kTdeQqxRhFocUrhO0rQCKPvsn598Q&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHgKjQyvDiAhVSHqwKHYgHBiAQ9QEwAHoECAMQBA#imgrc=_&vet=1) “Give My Regards to Broadway”
6. [A Tribute to Courage](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/A_Tribute_to_Courage_%28Sam_Houston_statue%29.jpg)(Sam Houston)
7. [Pieta](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,h_1248,w_2220/f_auto,q_auto,w_1100/v1555441541/shape/mentalfloss/800px-michelangelos_pieta_5450.jpg)
8. [Christ the Redeemer](https://live.staticflickr.com/8697/16757549024_c9f57ca6c0_b.jpg)
9. [David](http://www.accademia.org/explore-museum/artworks/michelangelos-david/)
10. [The Motherland Calls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motherland_Calls)
11. [Manneken Pis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis)12. [Abraham Lincoln](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_(1920_statue)) in the Lincoln Memorial
12. [Peter Pan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan_statue) in Hyde Park

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.

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**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66129 "2019-06-17T19:37:05Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane

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**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:** [June 17, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66130 "2019-06-17T20:19:39Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane
3. High Noon

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**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:** [June 17, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66131 "2019-06-17T21:06:58Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane
3. High Noon
4. _Casablanca_

Books and TV series don’t count.

And to defend Prof Pepperwinkle’s entry, neither do [made-for-TV movies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Noon,_Part_II:_The_Return_of_Will_Kane).

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**Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66132 "2019-06-17T23:00:03Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane
3. High Noon
4. Casablanca
5. Goodfellas

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**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:** [June 17, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66133 "2019-06-17T23:16:29Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane
3. High Noon
4. Casablanca
5. Goodfellas
6. To Kill a Mockingbird

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**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:** [June 18, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66134 "2019-06-18T00:32:08Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane
3. High Noon
4. Casablanca
5. Goodfellas
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Pulp Fiction

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**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66135 "2019-06-18T00:36:19Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane
3. High Noon
4. Casablanca
5. Goodfellas
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Pulp Fiction
8. Do the Right Thing

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**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:** [June 18, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66136 "2019-06-18T04:13:03Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane
3. High Noon
4. Casablanca
5. Goodfellas
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Pulp Fiction
8. Do the Right Thing
9. Breaker Morant

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**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66137 "2019-06-18T04:53:45Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane
3. High Noon
4. Casablanca
5. Goodfellas
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Pulp Fiction
8. Do the Right Thing
9. Breaker Morant
10. The Sound of Music

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**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66138 "2019-06-18T05:01:54Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane
3. High Noon
4. Casablanca
5. Goodfellas
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Pulp Fiction
8. Do the Right Thing
9. Breaker Morant
10. The Sound of Music
11. The Princess Bride

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**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:** [June 18, 2019, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66139 "2019-06-18T06:04:50Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane
3. High Noon
4. _Casablanca_
5. Goodfellas
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Pulp Fiction
8. Do the Right Thing
9. Breaker Morant
10. The Sound of Music
11. The Princess Bride
12. _Arsenic and Old Lace_

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**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:** [June 18, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66140 "2019-06-18T10:10:51Z")

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Great Films that Never Had Sequels

1. E.T.
2. Citizen Kane
3. High Noon
4. Casablanca
5. Goodfellas
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Pulp Fiction
8. Do the Right Thing
9. Breaker Morant
10. The Sound of Music
11. The Princess Bride
12. Arsenic and Old Lace
13. The Wizard of Oz

Pass

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**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:** [June 18, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66141 "2019-06-18T11:58:17Z")

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New: 13 long-running TV series that ended with denouements, satisfying or otherwise.

1. The Fugitive (Sep '63 to Aug '67)

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**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66142 "2019-06-18T13:16:23Z")

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13 long-running TV series that ended with denouements, satisfying or otherwise.

1. The Fugitive (Sep '63 to Aug '67)
2. The Big Bang Theory (Sep. '07 to May '19)

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**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66143 "2019-06-18T13:35:48Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
>
> 1. The Wizard of Oz
> 
> Pass

Wizard of Oz did have a sequel: [Return to Oz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Oz)  
13 long-running TV series that ended with denouements, satisfying or otherwise.

1. The Fugitive (Sep '63 to Aug '67)
2. The Big Bang Theory (Sep. '07 to May '19)
3. Star Trek: The Next Generation (May 88 to May 94)

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**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66144 "2019-06-18T13:39:01Z")

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13 long-running TV series that ended with denouements, satisfying or otherwise.

1. The Fugitive (Sep '63 to Aug '67)
2. The Big Bang Theory (Sep. '07 to May '19)
3. Star Trek: The Next Generation (May 88 to May 94)
4. Babylon 5 (1994 - 1998)

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**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:** [June 18, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66145 "2019-06-18T13:49:04Z")

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13 long-running TV series that ended with denouements, satisfying or otherwise.

1. The Fugitive (Sep '63 to Aug '67)
2. The Big Bang Theory (Sep. '07 to May '19)
3. Star Trek: The Next Generation (May 88 to May 94)
4. Babylon 5 (1994 - 1998)
5. M_A_S\*H (1972-1983)

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**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66146 "2019-06-18T13:53:06Z")

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13 long-running TV series that ended with denouements, satisfying or otherwise.

1. The Fugitive (Sep '63 to Aug '67)
2. The Big Bang Theory (Sep. '07 to May '19)
3. Star Trek: The Next Generation (May 88 to May 94)
4. Babylon 5 (1994 - 1998)
5. Newhart (1982-1990)

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13 long-running TV series that ended with denouements, satisfying or otherwise.

1. The Fugitive (Sep '63 to Aug '67)
2. The Big Bang Theory (Sep. '07 to May '19)
3. Star Trek: The Next Generation (May 88 to May 94)
4. Babylon 5 (1994 - 1998)
5. M_A_S\*H (1972-1983)
6. Newhart (1982-1990)

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