Bakers Dozen

Lesser Characters From “A Christmas Carol”

  1. Old Fezziwig
  2. Belle
  3. Mrs. Cratchit
  4. Fan
  5. Boy Sent to Buy Goose
  6. Joe, the rag and bone man
  7. Fred
  8. Martha Cratchit
  9. Mrs. Dilber, the thieving charwoman
  10. Dick Wilkins, fellow apprentice
  11. Peter Cratchit, oldest son of Bob
  12. Ignorance and Want
  13. The Ghost of Christmas Past

Next:

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman

We see a photo of him giving the Medal of Honor to Harry Bailey.

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel

“It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright

“It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright
  4. Man whose grandfather planted tree

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright
  4. Man whose grandfather planted tree
  5. Mary Bailey

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright
  4. Man whose grandfather planted tree
  5. Mary Bailey
  6. George Bailey

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright
  4. Man whose grandfather planted tree
  5. Mary Bailey
  6. George Bailey
  7. The Martini Family

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright
  4. Man whose grandfather planted tree
  5. Mary Bailey
  6. George Bailey
  7. The Martini Family
  8. Mary Hatch

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright
  4. Man whose grandfather planted tree
  5. Mary Bailey
  6. George Bailey
  7. The Martini Family
  8. Mary Hatch
  9. Zuzu

(Isn’t “Mary Bailey” and “Mary Hatch” the same (extremely hawt) person? Also, what sort of name is “Zuzu”?)

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright
  4. Man whose grandfather planted tree
  5. Mary Bailey
  6. George Bailey
  7. The Martini Family
  8. Mary Hatch
  9. Zuzu
  10. Annie

“I been savin’ this money for a divorce, if I ever got a husband.”

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright
  4. Man whose grandfather planted tree
  5. Mary Bailey
  6. George Bailey
  7. The Martini Family
  8. Mary Hatch
  9. Zuzu
  10. Annie
  11. Mr. Gower

The negligent pharmacist who bops George’s ear.

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright
  4. Man whose grandfather planted tree
  5. Mary Bailey
  6. George Bailey
  7. The Martini Family
  8. Mary Hatch
  9. Zuzu
  10. Annie
  11. Mr. Gower
  12. Harry Bailey
    [nitpick] 5 and 8 are the same person [/nitpick]

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright
  4. Man whose grandfather planted tree
  5. Mary Hatch Bailey
  6. George Bailey
  7. The Martini Family
  8. Zuzu
  9. Annie
  10. Mr. Gower
  11. Harry Bailey
  12. Mr. Potter

Adjusted for festive holiday nitpick.

Characters from “It’s A Wonderful Life”

  1. President Harry S. Truman
  2. Clarence, the Angel
  3. Sam “Hee Haw” Wainwright
  4. Man whose grandfather planted tree
  5. Mary Hatch Bailey
  6. George Bailey
  7. The Martini Family
  8. Zuzu
  9. Annie
  10. Mr. Gower
  11. Harry Bailey
  12. Mr. Potter
  13. Nick, the bartender

New! Name a TV series that you think ended well or badly and why.

  1. The Fugitive - well, Kimble found the one-armed man

Name a TV series that you think ended well or badly and why.

  1. The Fugitive - well, Kimble found the one-armed man
  2. Star Trek: The Next Generation - last episode was better than the cast’s first movie

Name a TV series that you think ended well or badly and why.

  1. The Fugitive - well, Kimble found the one-armed man
  2. Star Trek: The Next Generation - last episode was better than the cast’s first movie
  3. Newhart - the best ending ever!

Name a TV series that you think ended well or badly and why.

  1. The Fugitive - well, Kimble found the one-armed man
  2. Star Trek: The Next Generation - last episode was better than the cast’s first movie
  3. Newhart - the best ending ever!
  4. The Chicago Code

They were faced with a difficult situation. The show’s ratings had been low and it was unlikely it would be renewed for a second season. At that point, the writers could have just stopped caring and written some hack ending. But they came up up with a good final episode that offered closure to the series but at the same time left opportunities to reopen the stories if the show had been renewed. I thought it showed dedication that they made this kind of effort for a show they knew was a dead end.

Name a TV series that you think ended well or badly and why.

  1. The Fugitive - well, Kimble found the one-armed man
  2. Star Trek: The Next Generation - last episode was better than the cast’s first movie
  3. Newhart - the best ending ever!
  4. The Chicago Code
  5. MAS*H - Well. Solid finale to a good series.

Name a TV series that you think ended well or badly and why.

  1. The Fugitive - well, Kimble found the one-armed man
  2. Star Trek: The Next Generation - last episode was better than the cast’s first movie
  3. Newhart - the best ending ever!
  4. The Chicago Code
  5. MAS*H - Well. Solid finale to a good series.
  6. Breaking Bad - wrapped up almost all the loose ends and was very emotionally satisfying

Name a TV series that you think ended well or badly and why.

  1. The Fugitive - well, Kimble found the one-armed man
  2. Star Trek: The Next Generation - last episode was better than the cast’s first movie
  3. Newhart - the best ending ever!
  4. The Chicago Code
  5. MAS*H - Well. Solid finale to a good series.
  6. Breaking Bad - wrapped up almost all the loose ends and was very emotionally satisfying
  7. Quantum leap

The promo NBC ran said “All your questions will be answered” in the series finale. Well, 1) I had dozens more questions about the characters, and 2) Sam never got home.