# Series where the titles are in alphabetic order **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 14, 2018, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803 "2018-02-14T01:42:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/1 "2018-02-14T01:42:00Z")
I happened to notice, the other day, that the five books in Mary Norton’s “Borrowers” series, when arranged in series order, also happen to be in alphabetic order: [ol] [li]The Borrowers[/li][li]The Borrowers Afield[/li][li]The Borrowers Afloat[/li][li]The Borrowers Aloft[/li][li]The Borrowers Avenged[/li][/ol] Can anyone think of any other series like this? For the sake of eliminating the too-obvious, I’d better add the following rules: [ul] [li]At least 4 titles in the series[/li][li]No series like Sue Grafton’s “Alphabet” series _(“A” is for Alibi_; _“B” is for Burglar_; etc.), where the titles deliberately start with successive letters of the alphabet.[/li][/ul] No need to restrict this strictly to book series, by the way…though it’s hard to think what other kinds of series this might apply to. (Runs of TV episodes?) ---
**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:** [February 14, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/2 "2018-02-14T06:34:05Z")
Jason Bourne’s movie series started like this, with The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum, but part 4 was The Bourne Legacy, which screwed up the way I wanted to shelve it at my job at Blockbuster, the jerks. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/3 "2018-02-14T07:20:52Z")
The radio series Cabin Pressure had episodes named after the destinations the plane was flying to that week. These were the episodes (over 3 series) Abu Dhabi Boston Cremona Douz Edinburgh Fitton Helsinki Gdansk Ipswich Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur Limerick Molokai (Christmas special) Qikiqtarjuarq Paris Newcastle Ottery St. Mary Rotterdam St. Petersburg Timbuktu Uskerty Vaduz Wokingham Xinzhou Yverdon-les-Bains There was great anticipation for the final-ever special episode that would close the program and complete the story. Where would it be? Turned out to be Zurich. (Newcastle was out of order because one of the stars (Benedict Cumberbatch) contracted laryngitis and the episode had to be re-recorded - obviously it was planned to be in the correct order). As an aside - one of the funniest radio shows ever. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/4 "2018-02-14T08:24:32Z")
You misspelled Qikiqtarjuaq ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/5 "2018-02-14T13:26:43Z")
> [@Wallaby](#): > > The radio series Cabin Pressure had episodes named after the destinations the plane was flying to that week. These were the episodes (over 3 series) > > Abu Dhabi > Boston > Cremona > Douz > Edinburgh > Fitton > Helsinki > Gdansk > Ipswich > Johannesburg > Kuala Lumpur > Limerick > Molokai (Christmas special) > Qikiqtarjuarq > Paris > Newcastle > Ottery St. Mary > Rotterdam > St. Petersburg > Timbuktu > Uskerty > Vaduz > Wokingham > Xinzhou > Yverdon-les-Bains > There was great anticipation for the final-ever special episode that would close the program and complete the story. Where would it be? > > Turned out to be Zurich. > > (Newcastle was out of order because one of the stars (Benedict Cumberbatch) contracted laryngitis and the episode had to be re-recorded - obviously it was planned to be in the correct order). > > As an aside - one of the funniest radio shows ever. Gdansk also seems to be out of order. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/6 "2018-02-14T13:31:33Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Gdansk also seems to be out of order. Awesome username/thread/post combo 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/7 "2018-02-14T13:44:09Z")
The reprint compilations of Groo the Wanderer are listed on Wikipedia as follows: > [@](#): > > Epic/Marvel > The Groo Adventurer (Epic, 1990; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 1-4) > The Groo Bazaar (Epic, 1992; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 5-8) > The Groo Carnival (Epic, 1992; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 9-12) > The Groo Dynasty (Epic, 1992; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 13-16) > The Groo Exposé (Epic, 1993; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 17-20) > The Groo Festival (Epic, 1993; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 21-24) > The Groo Garden (Epic, 1994; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 25-28) > The Groo Houndbook (Dark Horse, 1999; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 29-32) > The Groo Inferno (Dark Horse, 1999; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 33-36) > The Groo Jamboree (Dark Horse, 2000; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 37-40) > The Groo Kingdom (Dark Horse, 2001; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 41, 42, 43, 46) > The Groo Library (Dark Horse, 2001; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 44, 45, 47, 49) > The Groo Maiden (Dark Horse, 2002; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 50-53) > The Groo Nursery (Dark Horse, 2002; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 54, 55, 56, 48) > The Groo Odyssey (Dark Horse, 2003; collecting Epic/Marvel issues 57-60) …at which point they stopped issuing reprint compilations. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/8 "2018-02-14T14:08:57Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > Awesome username/thread/post combo 🙂 I’m a librarian, my friend. I alphabetize stuff for a living! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/9 "2018-02-14T14:18:28Z")
Remarkable that an alien alphabet starts and ends the same as the Roman one. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/10 "2018-02-14T14:31:39Z")
By the way, folks, just reminding people of the rule set out in the OP: [quote=“MacSpon, post:1, topic:808803”] [li]No series like Sue Grafton’s “Alphabet” series _(“A” is for Alibi_; _“B” is for Burglar_; etc.), where the titles deliberately start with successive letters of the alphabet.[/li][/QUOTE] Cabin Pressure and Groo both break that rule. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/11 "2018-02-14T15:01:09Z")
But I say “Post Anyways!” … or we’d miss some fun series. I’m thoroughly enjoying Cabin Pressure! (found episodes on [Archive.com](http://Archive.com)) John Finnemore is an amazing writer, and ‘Benny Cumberbund’ and his co-pilot are wonderful voice actors. Oh, I read that Benedict wants to reunite the cast, and start flying to doubled-lettered cities: Addis Abbiba, Baden-Baden… ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/12 "2018-02-14T15:11:04Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Jason Bourne’s movie series started like this, with The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum, but part 4 was The Bourne Legacy, which screwed up the way I wanted to shelve it at my job at Blockbuster, the jerks. They shoulda called part 4 _Bourne Yesterday_. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/13 "2018-02-14T15:57:41Z")
> [@Wallaby](#): > > The radio series Cabin Pressure had episodes named after the destinations the plane was flying to that week. Was it set in an alternate universe? Because some of the places on your list don’t have airports. (And the IIRC the nearest airport to Vaduz is Zurich, so the final destination must have been a big letdown to listeners who were hoping the plane would go somewhere new.) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/14 "2018-02-14T22:53:03Z")
In music, here is death metal band **Morbid Angel’s** discography: 1989 - Altars of Madness 1991 - Blessed Are the Sick 1993 - Covenant 1995 - Domination 1996 - Entangled in Chaos (live album) 1998 - Formulas Fatal to the Flesh 2000 - Gateways to Annihilation 2003 - Heretic 2011 - Illud Divinum Insanus 2015 - Juvenilia (live album) 2017 - Kingdoms Disdained Unfortunately, they’ve also released a compilation of demos called _Abominations of Desolation_ which makes my brain bleed – they really should have started that one with a Z or at least a number! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/15 "2018-02-14T23:07:36Z")
Well, the Indiana Jones movie are in _reverse_ alphabetical order. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/16 "2018-02-14T23:09:12Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > Was it set in an alternate universe? Because some of the places on your list don’t have airports. That was the least of their problems. Or the greatest of their opportunities, depending on how you look at it. When the flight crew are debating how to fit 100 otters in their Lockheed McDonnell 312 what’s a little airport confusion thrown into the mix. Yellow car. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/17 "2018-02-14T23:12:25Z")
Actually, the 4 Herbie movies (before the “reboot”) are also in reverse alphabetical order: **The Love Bug Herbie Rides Again Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Herbie Goes Bananas** ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/18 "2018-02-14T23:18:33Z")
One in correct order–the Dick Tracy serials Dick Tracy (1937) Dick Tracy Returns (1938) Dick Tracy’s G-Men (1939) Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/19 "2018-02-14T23:19:36Z")
Another in reverse order The Doberman Gang (1972) The Daring Dobermans (1973) The Amazing Dobermans (1976) Alex and the Doberman Gang (1980) (TV) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803/20 "2018-02-14T23:22:19Z")
Another in correct order The Hunger Games The Hunger Games: Catching Fire The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (One) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (Two) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803.md?page=2)