Bakers Dozen

Books or movies where the main character has only one name

  1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series
  2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli
  3. Spenser - the detective series by Robert B. Parker
  4. NCIS:LA - Special Agent Callen
  5. Blade - Vampire Killer

Books or movies where the main character has only one name

  1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series
  2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli
  3. Spenser - the detective series by Robert B. Parker
  4. NCIS:LA - Special Agent Callen
  5. Blade - Vampire Killer
  6. Spock - Star Trek

Okay, it was a TV show. But it was adapted into books and movies.

Books or movies where the main character has only one name

  1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series
  2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli
  3. Spenser - the detective series by Robert B. Parker
  4. NCIS:LA - Special Agent Callen
  5. Blade - Vampire Killer
  6. Spock - Star Trek
  7. Shane - Shane (book and movie)

Books or movies where the main character has only one name

  1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series
  2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli
  3. Spenser - the detective series by Robert B. Parker
  4. NCIS:LA - Special Agent Callen
  5. Blade - Vampire Killer
  6. Spock - Star Trek
  7. Shane - Shane (book and movie)
  8. Dr Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog - Penny

Books or movies where the main character has only one name

  1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series
  2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli
  3. Spenser - the detective series by Robert B. Parker
  4. NCIS:LA - Special Agent Callen
  5. Blade - Vampire Killer
  6. Spock - Star Trek
  7. Shane - Shane (book and movie)
  8. Dr Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog - Penny
  9. Conan
    (I believe ‘the Barbarian’, ‘the Destroyer’, ‘the Cimmerian’, ‘the Not Quite Profitable Remake’ were all titles given to him by others, but his name was simply ‘Conan’.)

I thought his last name was O’Brien.

Books or movies where the main character has only one name

  1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series
  2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli
  3. Spenser - the detective series by Robert B. Parker
  4. NCIS:LA - Special Agent Callen
  5. Blade - Vampire Killer
  6. Spock - Star Trek
  7. Shane - Shane (book and movie)
  8. Dr Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog - Penny
  9. Conan
  10. Quincy

Again stretching it to cover what was mainly a TV series.

Books or movies where the main character has only one name

  1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series
  2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli
  3. Spenser - the detective series by Robert B. Parker
  4. NCIS:LA - Special Agent Callen
  5. Blade - Vampire Killer
  6. Spock - Star Trek
  7. Shane - Shane (book and movie)
  8. Dr Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog - Penny
  9. Conan
  10. Quincy
  11. The Odyssey - Odysseus

Books or movies where the main character has only one name

  1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series
  2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli
  3. Spenser - the detective series by Robert B. Parker
  4. NCIS:LA - Special Agent Callen
  5. Blade - Vampire Killer
  6. Spock - Star Trek
  7. Shane - Shane (book and movie)
  8. Dr Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog - Penny
  9. Conan
  10. Quincy
  11. The Odyssey - Odysseus
  12. Columbo

Books or movies where the main character has only one name

  1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series
  2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli
  3. Spenser - the detective series by Robert B. Parker
  4. NCIS:LA - Special Agent Callen
  5. Blade - Vampire Killer
  6. Spock - Star Trek
  7. Shane - Shane (book and movie)
  8. Dr Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog - Penny
  9. Conan
  10. Quincy
  11. The Odyssey - Odysseus
  12. Columbo
  13. Serpico

Stereotypical things you would say to impersonate someone famous: whether that person actually used the phrase or not.

  1. “Ah, yes my little chickadee.” - W.C. Fields

Stereotypical things you would say to impersonate someone famous: whether that person actually used the phrase or not.

  1. “Ah, yes my little chickadee.” - W.C. Fields
  2. “I am not a crook.” – Richard Nixon

Stereotypical things you would say to impersonate someone famous: whether that person actually used the phrase or not.

  1. “Ah, yes my little chickadee.” - W.C. Fields
  2. “I am not a crook.” – Richard Nixon
  3. “It’s not a TOOmah!” - Arnold Schwarzenegger

Stereotypical things you would say to impersonate someone famous: whether that person actually used the phrase or not.

  1. “Ah, yes my little chickadee.” - W.C. Fields
  2. “I am not a crook.” – Richard Nixon
  3. “It’s not a TOOmah!” - Arnold Schwarzenegger
  4. “I know you are but what am I?” - Peewee Herman

Stereotypical things you would say to impersonate someone famous: whether that person actually used the phrase or not.

  1. “Ah, yes my little chickadee.” - W.C. Fields
  2. “I am not a crook.” – Richard Nixon
  3. “It’s not a TOOmah!” - Arnold Schwarzenegger
  4. “I know you are but what am I?” - Peewee Herman
  5. “Elementary, my dear Watson!” - Sherlock Holmes

Incidentally, Spock did have a last name, but it couldn’t be pronounced by most humans. See ST:TOS “This Side of Paradise” and “Journey to Babel.”

Stereotypical things you would say to impersonate someone famous: whether that person actually used the phrase or not.

  1. “Ah, yes my little chickadee.” - W.C. Fields
  2. “I am not a crook.” – Richard Nixon
  3. “It’s not a TOOmah!” - Arnold Schwarzenegger
  4. “I know you are but what am I?” - Peewee Herman
  5. “Elementary, my dear Watson!” - Sherlock Holmes
  6. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” - Clark Gable

For the record, he was a real person and his name was Francesco “Frank” Vincent Serpico.

Stereotypical things you would say to impersonate someone famous: whether that person actually used the phrase or not.

  1. “Ah, yes my little chickadee.” - W.C. Fields
  2. “I am not a crook.” – Richard Nixon
  3. “It’s not a TOOmah!” - Arnold Schwarzenegger
  4. “I know you are but what am I?” - Peewee Herman
  5. “Elementary, my dear Watson!” - Sherlock Holmes
  6. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” - Clark Gable
  7. “Judy, Judy, Judy” - Cary Grant

Stereotypical things you would say to impersonate someone famous: whether that person actually used the phrase or not.

  1. “Ah, yes my little chickadee.” - W.C. Fields
  2. “I am not a crook.” – Richard Nixon
  3. “It’s not a TOOmah!” - Arnold Schwarzenegger
  4. “I know you are but what am I?” - Peewee Herman
  5. “Elementary, my dear Watson!” - Sherlock Holmes
  6. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” - Clark Gable
  7. “Judy, Judy, Judy” - Cary Grant
  8. “Yo Adrian!” - Rocky Balboa/Sly Stallone

Stereotypical things you would say to impersonate someone famous: whether that person actually used the phrase or not.

  1. “Ah, yes my little chickadee.” - W.C. Fields
  2. “I am not a crook.” – Richard Nixon
  3. “It’s not a TOOmah!” - Arnold Schwarzenegger
  4. “I know you are but what am I?” - Peewee Herman
  5. “Elementary, my dear Watson!” - Sherlock Holmes
  6. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” - Clark Gable
  7. “Judy, Judy, Judy” - Cary Grant
  8. “Peter, Peter, Peter. Give me the letter.” - Bette Davis

Stereotypical things you would say to impersonate someone famous: whether that person actually used the phrase or not.

  1. “Ah, yes my little chickadee.” - W.C. Fields
  2. “I am not a crook.” – Richard Nixon
  3. “It’s not a TOOmah!” - Arnold Schwarzenegger
  4. “I know you are but what am I?” - Peewee Herman
  5. “Elementary, my dear Watson!” - Sherlock Holmes
  6. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” - Clark Gable
  7. “Judy, Judy, Judy” - Cary Grant
  8. “Peter, Peter, Peter. Give me the letter.” - Bette Davis
  9. “Play it again, Sam.” - Rick Blaine

What’s #8 from?