# 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:** 578

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11542 "2012-07-21T17:50:50Z")

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Actors who have played (da da da da da da da) BATMAN

1. Adam West
2. Michael Keaton
3. George Clooney
4. Seth Green

He’s voiced him on several episodes of _Robot Chicken_

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11543 "2012-07-21T19:22:39Z")

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Actors who have played (na na na na na na na na) BATMAN

1. Adam West
2. Michael Keaton
3. George Clooney
4. Seth Green
5. Val Kilmer

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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:** [July 21, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11544 "2012-07-21T20:02:19Z")

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Actors who have played (na na na na na na na na) BATMAN

1. Adam West
2. Michael Keaton
3. George Clooney
4. Seth Green
5. Val Kilmer
6. Lewis Wilson

The first actor to play Batman

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11545 "2012-07-21T20:53:16Z")

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Actors who have played (na na na na na na na na) BATMAN

1. Adam West
2. Michael Keaton
3. George Clooney
4. Seth Green
5. Val Kilmer
6. Lewis Wilson
7. Kevin Conroy

Has voiced him in a few '90s/21st century animated projects.

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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:** [July 21, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11546 "2012-07-21T22:52:35Z")

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Actors who have played (na na na na na na na na) BATMAN

1. Adam West
2. Michael Keaton
3. George Clooney
4. Seth Green
5. Val Kilmer
6. Lewis Wilson
7. Kevin Conroy
8. [Dick Gautier](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e1wo8f8mT4)

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11547 "2012-07-21T23:21:52Z")

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1. Adam West
2. Michael Keaton
3. George Clooney
4. Seth Green
5. Val Kilmer
6. Lewis Wilson
7. Kevin Conroy
8. Dick Gautier
9. Christian Bale

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11548 "2012-07-22T02:50:38Z")

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Actors who have played (na na na na na na na na) BATMAN

1. Adam West
2. Michael Keaton
3. George Clooney
4. Seth Green
5. Val Kilmer
6. Lewis Wilson
7. Kevin Conroy
8. Dick Gautier
9. Christian Bale
10. Robert Lowery

In a 1949 fifteen-chapter serial

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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:** [July 22, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11549 "2012-07-22T02:55:02Z")

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Actors who have played (na na na na na na na na) BATMAN

1. Adam West
2. Michael Keaton
3. George Clooney
4. Seth Green
5. Val Kilmer
6. Lewis Wilson
7. Kevin Conroy
8. Dick Gautier
9. Christian Bale
10. Robert Lowery
11. Bruce Thomas

Played Batman in the pilot episode of _Birds of Prey_

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**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11550 "2012-07-22T03:57:05Z")

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Actors who have played (na na na na na na na na) BATMAN

1. Adam West
2. Michael Keaton
3. George Clooney
4. Seth Green
5. Val Kilmer
6. Lewis Wilson
7. Kevin Conroy
8. Dick Gautier
9. Christian Bale
10. Robert Lowery
11. Bruce Thomas
12. Diedrich Bader

Played Batman (voice) in the “Batman: The Brave and the Bold”

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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:** [July 22, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11551 "2012-07-22T05:55:24Z")

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Actors who have played (na na na na na na na na) BATMAN

1. Adam West
2. Michael Keaton
3. George Clooney
4. Seth Green
5. Val Kilmer
6. Lewis Wilson
7. Kevin Conroy
8. Dick Gautier
9. Christian Bale
10. Robert Lowery
11. Bruce Thomas
12. Diedrich Bader
13. Olan Soule

Voice actor who played Batman on several animated series in the seventies, including _The Batman/Superman Hour_ and _Super Friends_.

I just did a category so I’ll pass.

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11552 "2012-07-22T07:10:17Z")

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Major Grocery Store Chains (past or present)

1. Piggly Wiggly

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11553 "2012-07-22T12:47:11Z")

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Major Grocery Store Chains (past or present)

1. Piggly Wiggly
2. Waldbaum’s

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**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:** [July 22, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11554 "2012-07-22T14:00:15Z")

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Major Grocery Store Chains (past or present)

1. Piggly Wiggly
2. Waldbaum’s
3. H. E. Butt (aka HEB)

The store that makes everyone’s inner 12-year-old snicker 🙂

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11555 "2012-07-22T15:29:03Z")

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Major Grocery Store Chains (past or present)

1. Piggly Wiggly
2. Waldbaum’s
3. H. E. Butt (aka HEB)
4. Kroger

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11556 "2012-07-22T15:57:57Z")

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Major Grocery Store Chains (past or present)

1. Piggly Wiggly
2. Waldbaum’s
3. H. E. Butt (aka HEB)
4. Kroger
5. A&P

The original US grocery chain, A&P expanded so rapidly in the 20s and 30s that the very same complaints you hear about Walmart today was made about the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company: the destruction of the small-town merchant, the homogenization of America, etc… it was all there. For 60 years, A&P distributed more food in the US than any other company or organization.

Nowadays it’s a 115 store regional chain focused largely in NJ-NYC-CT, barely hanging on in a world of Walmarts and Sam’s Clubs.

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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:** [July 22, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11557 "2012-07-22T15:59:34Z")

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Major Grocery Store Chains (past or present)

1. Piggly Wiggly
2. Waldbaum’s
3. H. E. Butt (aka HEB)
4. Kroger
5. A&P
6. Wegmans

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11558 "2012-07-22T15:59:58Z")

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Major Grocery Store Chains (past or present)

1. Piggly Wiggly
2. Waldbaum’s
3. H. E. Butt (aka HEB)
4. Kroger
5. A&P
6. Stop & Shop

which swallowed up Edwards, which had swallowed up FoodTown

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**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11559 "2012-07-22T17:35:13Z")

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Major Grocery Store Chains (past or present)

1. Piggly Wiggly
2. Waldbaum’s
3. H. E. Butt (aka HEB)
4. Kroger
5. A&P
6. Stop & Shop
7. Super 1 Foods

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**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:** [July 22, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11560 "2012-07-22T18:28:14Z")

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Major Grocery Store Chains (past or present)

1. Piggly Wiggly
2. Waldbaum’s
3. H. E. Butt (aka HEB)
4. Kroger
5. A&P
6. Stop & Shop
7. Super 1 Foods
8. Lucky

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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:** [July 22, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11561 "2012-07-22T18:48:14Z")

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Major Grocery Store Chains (past or present)

1. Piggly Wiggly
2. Waldbaum’s
3. H. E. Butt (aka HEB)
4. Kroger
5. A&P
6. Wegmans
7. Stop & Shop
8. Super 1 Foods
9. Lucky
10. Aldi

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