# 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:** 689
**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:** [December 14, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13762 "2012-12-14T16:23:12Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. _Fight Club_ - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. _Valley Girl_ - Modern English: “I Melt With You” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13763 "2012-12-14T16:51:21Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. _Fight Club_ - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. _Valley Girl_ - Modern English: “I Melt With You” 3. Stephen King’s _Sleepwalkers_ - Enya’s “Boadicea” ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13764 "2012-12-14T17:14:10Z")
Wow, no one remembered Binkley. I guess fame really is fleeting. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13765 "2012-12-14T17:17:19Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. _Fight Club_ - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. _Valley Girl_ - Modern English: “I Melt With You” 3. Stephen King’s _Sleepwalkers_ - Enya’s “Boadicea” 4. _Shrek_ - Smash Mouth - “All-Star” ---
**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, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13766 "2012-12-14T17:38:25Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. _Fight Club_ - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. _Valley Girl_ - Modern English: “I Melt With You” 3. Stephen King’s _Sleepwalkers_ - Enya’s “Boadicea” 4. _Shrek_ - Smash Mouth - “All-Star” 5. _Toys_ - Tori Amos - “Happy Workers” (and, by extension, Tori Amos herself) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13767 "2012-12-14T18:14:20Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. _Fight Club_ - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. _Valley Girl_ - Modern English: “I Melt With You” 3. Stephen King’s _Sleepwalkers_ - Enya’s “Boadicea” 4. _Shrek_ - Smash Mouth - “All-Star” 5. _Toys_ - Tori Amos - “Happy Workers” 6. _Rushmore_ - The Creation - “Making Time” ---
**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, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13768 "2012-12-14T18:33:26Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. _Fight Club_ - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. _Valley Girl_ - Modern English: “I Melt With You” 3. Stephen King’s _Sleepwalkers_ - Enya’s “Boadicea” 4. _Shrek_ - Smash Mouth - “All-Star” 5. _Toys_ - Tori Amos - “Happy Workers” 6. _Rushmore_ - The Creation - “Making Time” 7. _Charlie’s Angels_ - Blink 182 - “All The Small Things” ---
**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, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13769 "2012-12-14T18:35:24Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > 1. _Shrek_ - Smash Mouth - “All-Star” This was also used as the opening credits theme in _Mystery Men_. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13770 "2012-12-14T23:43:04Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. _Fight Club_ - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. _Valley Girl_ - Modern English: “I Melt With You” 3. Stephen King’s \*Sleepwalkers \*- Enya: “Boadicea” 4. _Shrek_ - Smash Mouth: “All-Star” 5. _Toys_ - Tori Amos: “Happy Workers” 6. _Rushmore_ - The Creation: “Making Time” 7. _Charlie’s Angels_ - Blink 182: “All The Small Things” 8. _Titanic_ - Celine Dion: “My Heart Will Go On” ---
**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:** [December 15, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13771 "2012-12-15T00:27:33Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. Fight Club - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. Valley Girl - Modern English: “I Melt With You” 3. Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers - Enya: “Boadicea” 4. Shrek - Smash Mouth: “All-Star” 5. Toys - Tori Amos: “Happy Workers” 6. Rushmore - The Creation: “Making Time” 7. Charlie’s Angels - Blink 182: “All The Small Things” 8. Titanic - Celine Dion: “My Heart Will Go On” 9. Fifth Element - R.X.R.A. “Little Light of Love” ---
**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:** [December 15, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13772 "2012-12-15T02:37:15Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. _Fight Club_ - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. \*Valley Girl \*- Modern English: “I Melt With You” 3. _Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers_ - Enya: “Boadicea” 4. _Shrek_ - Smash Mouth: “All-Star” 5. _Toys_ - Tori Amos: “Happy Workers” 6. _Rushmore_ - The Creation: “Making Time” 7. _Charlie’s Angels_ - Blink 182: “All The Small Things” 8. _Titanic_ - Celine Dion: “My Heart Will Go On” 9. _Fifth Element_ - R.X.R.A. “Little Light of Love” 10. _Matilda_ - Huey Lewis and the News: “Little Bitty Pretty One” A great doowop-style tune: [Huey Lewis & The News - "Little Bitty Pretty One" (1994) - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sdR0SAJ-AM) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13773 "2012-12-15T02:40:35Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. _Fight Club_ - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. \*Valley Girl \*- Modern English: “I Melt With You” 3. _Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers_ - Enya: “Boadicea” 4. _Shrek_ - Smash Mouth: “All-Star” 5. _Toys_ - Tori Amos: “Happy Workers” 6. _Rushmore_ - The Creation: “Making Time” 7. _Charlie’s Angels_ - Blink 182: “All The Small Things” 8. _Titanic_ - Celine Dion: “My Heart Will Go On” 9. _Fifth Element_ - R.X.R.A. “Little Light of Love” 10. _Matilda_ - Huey Lewis and the News: “Little Bitty Pretty One” 11. \*Pulp Fiction \*- Chuck Berry: “You Never Can Tell” (among other songs) ---
**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:** [December 15, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13774 "2012-12-15T05:23:49Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. _Fight Club_ - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. \*Valley Girl \*- Modern English: “I Melt With You” 3. _Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers_ - Enya: “Boadicea” 4. _Shrek_ - Smash Mouth: “All-Star” 5. _Toys_ - Tori Amos: “Happy Workers” 6. _Rushmore_ - The Creation: “Making Time” 7. _Charlie’s Angels_ - Blink 182: “All The Small Things” 8. _Titanic_ - Celine Dion: “My Heart Will Go On” 9. _Fifth Element_ - R.X.R.A. “Little Light of Love” 10. _Matilda_ - Huey Lewis and the News: “Little Bitty Pretty One” 11. \*Pulp Fiction \*- Chuck Berry: “You Never Can Tell” (among other songs) 12. _Due Date_- Pink Floyd: “Hey You” Good category, by the way! Incidentally, I went to YouTube after discovering this song and heard it again, and the YouTube commenter (being your typical internet cesspool) had some rather vulgar things to say about people who discovered the song from the movie. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13775 "2012-12-15T19:31:36Z")
Songs you “Discovered” from a Theatrically Released Movie 1. _Fight Club_ - Pixies: “Where is my mind?” 2. \*Valley Girl \*- Modern English: “I Melt With You” 3. _Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers_ - Enya: “Boadicea” 4. _Shrek_ - Smash Mouth: “All-Star” 5. _Toys_ - Tori Amos: “Happy Workers” 6. _Rushmore_ - The Creation: “Making Time” 7. _Charlie’s Angels_ - Blink 182: “All The Small Things” 8. _Titanic_ - Celine Dion: “My Heart Will Go On” 9. _Fifth Element_ - R.X.R.A. “Little Light of Love” 10. _Matilda_ - Huey Lewis and the News: “Little Bitty Pretty One” 11. \*Pulp Fiction \*- Chuck Berry: “You Never Can Tell” (among other songs) 12. _Due Date_- Pink Floyd: “Hey You” 13. \*\*\*Batman Forever \*\*\*- Seal’s “Kiss From a Rose” (which was released a year before the movie, but didn’t become a hit until AFTERWARD) New category: TV Shows Featuring Old/Fat/Ugly Guys With Improbably Younger/Thinner/Hotter Wives 14. _According to Jim_ (Jim Belushi/Courtney Thorne-Smith) ---
**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:** [December 15, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13776 "2012-12-15T20:09:27Z")
TV Shows Featuring Old/Fat/Ugly Guys With Improbably Younger/Thinner/Hotter Wives 1. _According to Jim_ (Jim Belushi/Courtney Thorne-Smith) 2. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ (Max Grodénchik/Chase Masterson) Grodénchik isn’t particularly good-looking _out_ of makeup, let alone as a Ferengi. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13777 "2012-12-15T21:01:36Z")
TV Shows Featuring Old/Fat/Ugly Guys With Improbably Younger/Thinner/Hotter Wives 1. _According to Jim_ (Jim Belushi/Courtney Thorne-Smith) 2. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ (Max Grodénchik/Chase Masterson) 3. _Modern Family_ (Ed O’Neill/Sofia Vergara) The quintessential mismatch, both by age and looks. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13778 "2012-12-15T21:32:11Z")
TV Shows Featuring Old/Fat/Ugly Guys With Improbably Younger/Thinner/Hotter Wives 1. According to Jim (Jim Belushi/Courtney Thorne-Smith) 2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Max Grodénchik/Chase Masterson) 3. Modern Family (Ed O’Neill/Sofia Vergara) 4. King of Queens (Kevin James/Leah Remini) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13779 "2012-12-15T22:28:01Z")
TV Shows Featuring Old/Fat/Ugly Guys With Improbably Younger/Thinner/Hotter Wives 1. According to Jim (Jim Belushi/Courtney Thorne-Smith) 2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Max Grodénchik/Chase Masterson) 3. Modern Family (Ed O’Neill/Sofia Vergara) 4. King of Queens (Kevin James/Leah Remini) 5. Newhart (Bob Newhart/Mary Frann) ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13780 "2012-12-15T22:34:00Z")
Shows Featuring Old/Fat/Ugly Guys With Improbably Younger/Thinner/Hotter Wives 1. According to Jim (Jim Belushi/Courtney Thorne-Smith) 2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Max Grodénchik/Chase Masterson) 3. Modern Family (Ed O’Neill/Sofia Vergara) 4. King of Queens (Kevin James/Leah Remini) 5. Newhart (Bob Newhart/Mary Frann) 6. Bewitched (Dick York/Elizabeth Montgomery) ---
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Shows Featuring Old/Fat/Ugly Guys With Improbably Younger/Thinner/Hotter Wives 1. According to Jim (Jim Belushi/Courtney Thorne-Smith) 2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Max Grodénchik/Chase Masterson) 3. Modern Family (Ed O’Neill/Sofia Vergara) 4. King of Queens (Kevin James/Leah Remini) 5. Newhart (Bob Newhart/Mary Frann) 6. Bewitched (Dick York/Elizabeth Montgomery) 7. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Philip Banks(James Avery)/Vivian Banks(both of them)) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=688) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=690)