TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE TV Series 1984. Created by George A. Romero. Starring Paul Sparer and Catherine Battistone.

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Total Records: 81 - Medium: TV SERIES

#	Record Name	Group	Category	Subcategory
BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU
1	900 Years of Solitude	BBB	Literature	Books
	900 Years of Solitude The title of the book the protagonist writes using the stories of a real vampire.
2	Aerobic Action	BBB	Television	TV Shows
	Aerobic Action TV show that granddaughter Greta mentions.
3	All-Bran	BBB	Food Products	Breakfast Cereal
	All-Bran Generic breakfast cereal that Grandma tells Frank to eat.
3	Ambrose Cavender	BBB	Services	Miscellaneous Services
	Ambrose Cavender Tear collector.
3	Biddle and Bundles	BBB	Financial Companies	Accounting Services
	Biddle and Bundles Accounting firm that handles Gideon Hackles' account.
3	Bold Dancer	BBB	Sports	Racehorses
	Bold Dancer Racehorse in the first race at Belmont Park.
3	Bulldog High School	BBB	Education	High Schools
	Bulldog High School Joke that Rick Hall's friend and coworker Chris Wood makes about their boss Mr. Blake: Sometimes I think that guy got his diploma from Bulldog High.
4	Catherine Daly	BBB	Services	Psychic Services
	Catherine Daly False tarot reader that only gives out good predictions, whose tarot deck gets swapped out for one that's cursed to make terrible predictions come true.
3	Chow-Ting	BBB	Maintenance Services	Laundry Services
	Chow-Ting Chinese laundry offering the Special Service of washing away sins. Their motto is At Chow-Ting's Laundry, everything comes out in the wash.
3	The Classical Hour	BBB	Radio	Radio Programs
	The Classical Hour Radio program on the radio at Harvey Turman's house.
3	Commercial Graphics	BBB	Corporations	Companies
	Commercial Graphics Company where both Rick and his friend applied for jobs - his friend gets the job, but Rick hasn't heard back about his application.
4	Country Lane	BBB	Personal Care	Perfumes
	Country Lane Perfume that granddaughter Greta wears.
3	Cross Creek News Reporter	BBB	Periodicals	Newspapers
	Cross Creek News Reporter Rick Hall's home town newspaper.
3	The Dancing Dwarf	BBB	Amusement	Entertainment Acts
	The Dancing Dwarf Freak show attraction at a carnival.
3	Doc Snodgrass	BBB	Healthcare	Doctors
	Doc Snodgrass Local doctor called to examine Grandpa when he shows up at the breakfast table the morning after he died.
4	Dr. Johnson	BBB	Healthcare	Doctors
	Dr. Johnson Doctor that May mentions the Frank is injured.
3	Dr. Roebuck	BBB	Healthcare	Doctors
	Dr. Roebuck Harvey Turman's doctor.
3	Dr. Velman	BBB	Healthcare	Therapy
	Dr. Velman Psychiatrist.
4	Dracula's Harem	BBB	Cinema	Movies
	Dracula's Harem Actree Joan Matlin played the third bride in the movie Dracula's Harem.
3	DuMont Elementary	BBB	Education	Elementary Schools
	DuMont Elementary School that Alan's "son" Jerry attends.
4	Execu Sect	BBB	Technology Products	Audiovisual Devices
	Execu Sect Leon's answering machine with a mind of its own from an alternate dimension.
3	Fatima, Siren of the Desert	BBB	Amusement	Entertainment Acts
	Fatima, Siren of the Desert Freak show attraction at a carnival.
3	First Lady	BBB	Sports	Racehorses
	First Lady Racehorse in the first race at Belmont Park.
3	The Great Karma	BBB	Amusement	Magicians
	The Great Karma Magician known for mastering the art of levitation.
3	Greaves Memorial Hospital	BBB	Healthcare	Hospitals
	Greaves Memorial Hospital Hospital where Alan's "son" Jerry was born in Carpenter.
4	Gropper Industries Inc.	BBB	Corporations	Companies
	Gropper Industries Inc. Carl Grooper's company. He also refers to it as Gropper International Industries.
3	Gumbs	BBB	Amusement	Clowns
	Gumbs Gubernatorial candidate Bo Gumbs, believing that politics is nothing more than entertainment, is helped at a hotel where the bellboy and maid help him get ready to show the public his true colors.
3	Horace X	BBB	Services	Psychic Services
	Horace X Astrological machine at the bus stop that traveler Cassie Pines visits, son of Madame X.
3	Jackpot-o-Rama	BBB	Events	Lotteries
	Jackpot-o-Rama School teacher Abe North summons spirits to help him win the lottery.
3	Johnson's Real Homes	BBB	Services	Realty Services
	Johnson's Real Homes Company where Alan works.
3	Larchmont Industries	BBB	Industrial Companies	Industries
	Larchmont Industries Company owned by Sam Larchmont, the man who tells Carl Gropper about Chow Ting's Laundry's Special Service.
3	Lucy Girl	BBB	Sports	Racehorses
	Lucy Girl Racehorse in the first race at Belmont Park.
3	Madame Marlena	BBB	Services	Psychic Services
	Madame Marlena Tarot reader who swaps out false tarot reader Catherine Daly's tarot deck with one that is cursed to make terrible predictions come true.
3	Madame X	BBB	Services	Psychic Services
	Madame X The prophet Madame X. Fabulous astrological machine at traveler Cassie Pines' salon in Sasawatche. Voice-activated and very intelligent. She takes into account your birthdate and the electromagnetic field under which you were born.
3	Mohandus Mukhtar (Curios)	BBB	Retail	Stores
	Mohandus Mukhtar (Curios) Tent store that pops up, where Danny and Connie find the genie's lamp.
3	Moment to Moment Church	BBB	Religion	Churches
	Moment to Moment Church Heat Jones' church: The word is present, the time is here. Live, breathe and believe in the now, the everlasting now.
3	Multicinema Theater	BBB	Entertainment	Movie Theaters
	Multicinema Theater Movie theater featuring 18 wonderful double features that Leon's answering machine calls.
4	Native Princess	BBB	Sports	Racehorses
	Native Princess Racehorse in the first race at Belmont Park.
3	Northlite Fur Company	BBB	Apparel	Clothing Stores
	Northlite Fur Company Carl Grooper's son Marvin calls his father at work to ask if Gropper owns Northlite Fur Company and clubs baby seals. Yes, it does, and yes, they do.
3	Phil's Bar	BBB	Nightlife	Bars
	Phil's Bar Bar where bookie Tommy Vale conducts business.
3	Regis	BBB	Education	Higher Education
	Regis College were Abe North teaches.
4	Ryan's Daughter	BBB	Sports	Racehorses
	Ryan's Daughter Long shot (40 to 1) racehorse in the first race at Belmont Park that Bill Lacey bets on.
3	Seymour Furman, Artist Management	BBB	Services	Talent Agencies
	Seymour Furman, Artist Management Talent agency.
3	Sid's Auto Parts	BBB	Vehicles	Automotive Services
	Sid's Auto Parts Auto shop where Harvey Turman works.
3	Snowbird	BBB	Sports	Racehorses
	Snowbird Racehorse in the first race at Belmont Park.
3	Sunny Brook	BBB	Beverage Products	Alcohol
	Sunny Brook Alcohol bottle that Alan finds in the dresser drawer.
3	Tammy Shanter	BBB	Sports	Racehorses
	Tammy Shanter Racehorse in the first race at Belmont Park.
4	Thin Air Vacuum	BBB	Home Furnishing	Vacuum Cleaners
	Thin Air Vacuum Product that graphic designer Rick works on.
3	Thorton Plastics	BBB	Industrial Companies	Chemical Companies
	Thorton Plastics Company that Michael mentions to Edward.
3	Tommy Vale	BBB	Financial Companies	Financial Services
	Tommy Vale Bookie Tommy Vale never refuses a bet. Bettor Bill Lacey only bets long shots and beats impossible odds each time. Lacey's latest bet is that Vale will die of natural causes by 8:00 am tomorrow.
3	Wheel of Fate	BBB	Television	TV Shows-Game Shows
	Wheel of Fate TV game show that Chow Ting mentions.
3	The Wild Thing from Borneo	BBB	Amusement	Entertainment Acts
	The Wild Thing from Borneo Freak show attraction at a carnival.
3	Ziegfeld Theatre	BBB	Entertainment	Theaters
	Ziegfeld Theatre Theater where Grandma used to dance in her youth.
FICTITIOUS TIMELINE
3	July 17, 1888	Dates	19th Century and earlier	Journal Entries
	July 17, 1888 Date of entry in Ophelia Fairchild's diary that Cathy finds in the mysterious Madness Room in their very old house: I love my baby, but it cries. I want to make my baby stop crying forever. What's happening to me?
3	July 28, 1888	Dates	19th Century and earlier	Journal Entries
	July 28, 1888 Date of entry in Ophelia Fairchild's diary that Cathy finds in the mysterious Madness Room in their very old house: It's a beautiful day outside even though it's raining. The raindrops are speaking to me. They're saying, Deceit. Deceit. Deceit. Death. Death. Death.
3	June 8, 1974	Dates	20th Century: 70s	Birth Dates
	June 8, 1974 Alan's "son" Jerry born.
3	October 12, 1983	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	October 12, 1983 Date on the IOU on top of the stack of IOUs that rich and spiteful old man Gideon Hackles assembles for his annual Halloween event - offering trick-or-treaters the chance to search his house for their parents' IOUs, only to terrify them with animatronic ghosts.
3	October 31, 1983	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	October 31, 1983 Rich and spiteful old man Gideon Hackles, who holds an obsession for documenting and exploiting debts owed to him, annually offers trick-or-treaters the chance to search his house on Halloween night for their parents' IOUs, only to terrify them with animatronic ghosts. Over the course of this particular night, Mr. Hackles finds himself terrified by a genuine monsters and demons.
3	April 6, 1985	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	April 6, 1985 Rick Hall's 20 year high school reunion, which he finds out about the next reading his home town newspaper the Cross Creek News Reporter.
3	April 7, 1985	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	April 7, 1985 Rick Hall reads in his home town newspaper the Cross Creek News Reporter that they're closing down his old high school, and that the 20 year reunion was the day before.
3	June 16, 1985	Dates	20th Century: 80s	Events
	June 16, 1985 Businessman Carl Gropper's son gifts him a parakeet for Father's Day.
3	April 18	Dates	No Year	Birth Dates
	April 18 Traveler Cassie Pines born. She starts to say the year, but doesn't finish.
MAKE BELIEVE MAP
3	Brady's Lake	Map	Water	Lakes
	Brady's Lake Lake that Rick mentions when he calls his old friend Jim Harris and Jim's wife answers, where he taught Jim how to fish.
4	Carpenter	Map	Urban Areas	Cities-U.S.
	Carpenter Town where Alan's family used to live, where he let his family down, where Alan's "son" Jerry was born.
5	Circleville	Map	Urban Areas	Cities-U.S.
	Circleville Town that Alan's wife mentions, one of the towns where they lived when they had to move around due to his drinking.
6	Cross Creek	Map	Urban Areas	Cities-U.S.
	Cross Creek Graphic designer Rick Hall's home town.
7	The Darkside	Map	Worlds	Dimensions
	The Darkside
8	Hollyview Apartments	Map	Residential Communities	Apartment and Condos
	Hollyview Apartments Apartment complex where Leon lives.
3	Monroe	Map	Urban Areas	Cities-U.S.
	Monroe Town Alan's family used to live, where he let his family down.
4	Sasawatche	Map	Urban Areas	Cities-U.S.
	Sasawatche Town in Iowa where traveler Cassie Pines is from.
3	Tranquil Gardens	Map	Residential Communities	Retirement Communities
	Tranquil Gardens Retirement home where Frank and his family sends Grandma. It's a humdinger of a place.
3	Wellington Place	Map	Transit Routes	Thoroughfares
	Wellington Place Tear collector Ambrose Cavender's address.
OTHER
3	Heat Jones	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Heat Jones Heat Jones: You got eyes like pools frogs could swim in.
3	Heat Jones	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Heat Jones Heat Jones: Hi there, sweet pea. Dark outside, ain't it? But then there's always dark before the dawn. You remember that, I mean, literally speaking, dark turns into light, night to day, sinners to repenters. Dark before the dawn.
3	Heat Jones	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Heat Jones Heat Jones: I was driving along, moment to moment, and all of a sudden I felt a tingling in my toes, and my heart started beating and I felt an incredible desire to drive into this depot. I walk in here, and there you are. Whoo-ee, I mean, you sure are a looker, sweet pea. Heat Jones. Founder and preacher of the Moment to Moment Church. The word is present, the time is here. Live, breathe and believe in the now, the everlasting now.
3	Heat Jones	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Heat Jones Heat Jones: Special moments for special days. And today's my birthday. And I think I've got myself a jewel for a birthday present.
3	Joan Matlin	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Joan Matlin Joan Matlin: Good evening, Sir or Madame. Unplug your telephone or die.
3	Pookie's twin Mookie's real name.	Other	Trivia	Name Game
	Pookie's twin Mookie's real name. Marv Kevin Harry
3	Tommy Vale	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Tommy Vale Tommy Vale: Horace, wake me up if I die.
3	Tommy Vale	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Tommy Vale Tommy Vale: I'm gonna die laughing.
3	Untitled	Other	Themes	Solo
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