# 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\
**Page:** 3477

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69529 "2019-12-12T22:16:10Z")

</div>

I know that voice…

1. Tom Hanks as Woody
2. Robin Williams as Aladdin’s Genie
3. John Ratzenberger as just about everyone
4. Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor, Mr. Krab, Ryder Azadi, etc.
5. Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn
6. Holly Hunter as Helen Parr / Elastigirl
7. Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix in Spaceballs
8. Woody Allen as Z in Antz
9. Scatman Crothers as Hong Kong Phooey

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69530 "2019-12-12T22:34:59Z")

</div>

I know that voice…

1. Tom Hanks as Woody
2. Robin Williams as Aladdin’s Genie
3. John Ratzenberger as just about everyone
4. Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor, Mr. Krab, Ryder Azadi, etc.
5. Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn
6. Holly Hunter as Helen Parr / Elastigirl
7. Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix in Spaceballs
8. Woody Allen as Z in Antz
9. Scatman Crothers as Hong Kong Phooey
10. Eddie Murphy as Donkey

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 12, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69531 "2019-12-12T23:47:21Z")

</div>

I know that voice…

1. Tom Hanks as Woody
2. Robin Williams as Aladdin’s Genie
3. John Ratzenberger as just about everyone
4. Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor, Mr. Krab, Ryder Azadi, etc.
5. Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn
6. Holly Hunter as Helen Parr / Elastigirl
7. Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix in Spaceballs
8. Woody Allen as Z in Antz
9. Scatman Crothers as Hong Kong Phooey
10. Eddie Murphy as Donkey
11. George Carlin as Filmore, in Cars

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2019, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69532 "2019-12-13T04:06:37Z")

</div>

I know that voice…

1. Tom Hanks as Woody
2. Robin Williams as Aladdin’s Genie
3. John Ratzenberger as just about everyone
4. Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor, Mr. Krab, Ryder Azadi, etc.
5. Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn
6. Holly Hunter as Helen Parr / Elastigirl
7. Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix in Spaceballs
8. Woody Allen as Z in Antz
9. Scatman Crothers as Hong Kong Phooey
10. Eddie Murphy as Donkey
11. George Carlin as Filmore, in Cars
12. James Earl Jones as Mufasa and Darth Vader

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69533 "2019-12-13T14:09:26Z")

</div>

I know that voice…

1. Tom Hanks as Woody
2. Robin Williams as Aladdin’s Genie
3. John Ratzenberger as just about everyone
4. Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor, Mr. Krab, Ryder Azadi, etc.
5. Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn
6. Holly Hunter as Helen Parr / Elastigirl
7. Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix in Spaceballs
8. Woody Allen as Z in Antz
9. Scatman Crothers as Hong Kong Phooey
10. Eddie Murphy as Donkey
11. George Carlin as Filmore, in Cars
12. James Earl Jones as Mufasa and Darth Vader
13. Mark Hamill as the Joker

Next up: Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69534 "2019-12-13T14:11:31Z")

</div>

Next up: Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)
2. Ian Anderson (flute)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69535 "2019-12-13T14:51:04Z")

</div>

Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)
2. Ian Anderson (flute)
3. Malcolm “Molly” Duncan (saxophone)

Who died two months ago, at age 74.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69536 "2019-12-13T14:55:45Z")

</div>

Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)
2. Ian Anderson (flute)
3. Malcolm “Molly” Duncan (saxophone)
4. Billy Joel (harmonica)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69537 "2019-12-13T15:09:37Z")

</div>

Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)
2. Ian Anderson (flute)
3. Malcolm “Molly” Duncan (saxophone)
4. Billy Joel (harmonica)
5. Tim Cappello (saxophone)

You’d recognize him if you saw him: [The Lost Boys - Tim Cappello - I Still Believe - Music Video - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdaaGlyu7EQ)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69538 "2019-12-13T17:06:32Z")

</div>

Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)
2. Ian Anderson (flute)
3. Malcolm “Molly” Duncan (saxophone)
4. Billy Joel (harmonica)
5. Tim Cappello (saxophone)
6. Delbert McClinton (harmonica)  
Had no idea McClinton was still performing at age 79.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69539 "2019-12-13T19:27:43Z")

</div>

Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)
2. Ian Anderson (flute)
3. Malcolm “Molly” Duncan (saxophone)
4. Billy Joel (harmonica)
5. Tim Cappello (saxophone)
6. Delbert McClinton (harmonica)
7. Candy Dulfer (sax)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69540 "2019-12-13T20:18:15Z")

</div>

Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)
2. Ian Anderson (flute)
3. Malcolm “Molly” Duncan (saxophone)
4. Billy Joel (harmonica)
5. Tim Cappello (saxophone)
6. Delbert McClinton (harmonica)
7. Candy Dulfer (sax)
8. Bob Dylan (harmonica)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 13, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69541 "2019-12-13T20:43:29Z")

</div>

Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)
2. Ian Anderson (flute)
3. Malcolm “Molly” Duncan (saxophone)
4. Billy Joel (harmonica)
5. Tim Cappello (saxophone)
6. Delbert McClinton (harmonica)
7. Candy Dulfer (sax)
8. Bob Dylan (harmonica)
9. Greg Ham (saxophone, flute)

As heard on Men At Work’s hits “Who Can it Be Now?”, “Down Under”, etc.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69542 "2019-12-13T23:33:36Z")

</div>

Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)
2. Ian Anderson (flute)
3. Malcolm “Molly” Duncan (saxophone)
4. Billy Joel (harmonica)
5. Tim Cappello (saxophone)
6. Delbert McClinton (harmonica)
7. Candy Dulfer (sax)
8. Bob Dylan (harmonica)
9. Greg Ham (saxophone, flute)
10. John Lennon (harmonica)

Pass

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 14, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69543 "2019-12-14T00:10:49Z")

</div>

> [@Personal](#):
>
> Pass

Baker’s Dozen. We have three more to go. (I’ve done this myself.)

Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)
2. Ian Anderson (flute)
3. Malcolm “Molly” Duncan (saxophone)
4. Billy Joel (harmonica)
5. Tim Cappello (saxophone)
6. Delbert McClinton (harmonica)
7. Candy Dulfer (sax)
8. Bob Dylan (harmonica)
9. Greg Ham (saxophone, flute)
10. John Lennon (harmonica)
11. [Richard “Magic Dick” Salwitz (harmonica, trumpet, saxophone)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Dick)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 14, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69544 "2019-12-14T03:14:45Z")

</div>

Baker’s Dozen. We have three more to go. (I’ve done this myself.)

Rock musicians who really blow (their instruments)

1. Clarence Clemmons (saxophone)
2. Ian Anderson (flute)
3. Malcolm “Molly” Duncan (saxophone)
4. Billy Joel (harmonica)
5. Tim Cappello (saxophone)
6. Delbert McClinton (harmonica)
7. Candy Dulfer (sax)
8. Bob Dylan (harmonica)
9. Greg Ham (saxophone, flute)
10. John Lennon (harmonica)
11. [Richard “Magic Dick” Salwitz (harmonica, trumpet, saxophone)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Dick)
12. Bon Scott (Bagpipes)
13. John Entwistle (French horn)

A twofer to move it along.

Next:

Musicians who play guitar and keyboards with a degree of competency.

1. Paul McCartney

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69545 "2019-12-14T03:48:52Z")

</div>

Musicians who play guitar and keyboards with a degree of competency.

1. Paul McCartney
2. Alan Parsons

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 14, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69546 "2019-12-14T04:00:41Z")

</div>

Musicians who play guitar and keyboards with a degree of competency.

1. Paul McCartney
2. Alan Parsons
3. Prince

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 14, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69547 "2019-12-14T04:02:18Z")

</div>

Musicians who play guitar and keyboards with a degree of competency.

1. Paul McCartney
2. Alan Parsons
3. Eddie Van Halen

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [December 14, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69548 "2019-12-14T04:13:29Z")

</div>

Musicians who play guitar and keyboards with a degree of competency.

1. Paul McCartney
2. Alan Parsons
3. Eddie Van Halen

Boy, I don’t know about that. A few chords on “Jump.” Maybe I’m wrong?

ETA: Maybe, for the same reason, Parsons doesn’t quite fit either. Competency was chosen for a reason.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3476)

[Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3478)
