Religion: not determined yet
Name: the baker
Other Names: three men in a tub; three maids in a tub; three fools in a tub; unnamed baker
Classification:
supporting character
Publisher(s): John Ebers and Co.; William Blackwood
First Appearance: The Christmas Box (1798): "Rub-a-dub-dub"
Creators: T. Crofton Croker
Number of Appearances: 6
Comic Book Appearances: 1
TV, Film Appearances: 4
Prose/Text Book/Story Appearances: 1
Teams/Affiliations: three men in a tub
Allies: the butcher, the candlestick-maker
Occupation: baker
Nation: England, United Kingdom
Race: white
Gender: both male and female
Earlier versions of the nursery rhyme referred to "three maids in a tub" instead of "three men in a tub," but the professions were the same: "the butcher, the baker, the candle-stick maker."
The Big Over Easy (2005)The Butcher, the Baker, the Ice Cream Maker (1955)The Candlemaker (1957) (mentioned)The Case Against Jill (2010)The Christmas Box (1798): "Rub-a-dub-dub"The Court Jester (1955) (mentioned)Greedy Humpty Dumpty (1936)Hey-Hey Fever (1935)King Cole's Party (1987)Little Boo-Peep (1953)Matilda (1996) (mentioned)Morocco (1930) (mentioned)Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)Off to See the Wizard - Season 1, Episode 6 (13 Oct. 1967): "Who's Afraid of Mother Goose?"Rhyme Time (2012)Super Why! - Season 1, Episode 57 (7 Oct. 2009): "The Story of Mother Goose"WordGirl - Season 1, Episode 22 (13 Oct. 2008): "The Handsome Panther/The Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker"
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub-a-dub-dub
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1601911/
- http://www.amazon.com/Rhyme-Time-ebook/dp/B008TCVW1M