BORED TO DEATH TV Series 2009. Created by Jonathan Ames. Starring Jason Schwartman, Zach Galifinakis, Ted Danson and Heather Burns. | |||
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BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU | |||||||||||
1 | Bernstein Memorial Hospital | BBB | Healthcare | Hospitals | |||||||
Bernstein Memorial Hospital Hospital where Ray is taken after being stabbed at the Brooklyn Comic Con. | |||||||||||
2 | The Black Clock of Time | BBB | Literature | Novels | |||||||
The Black Clock of Time Louis Green's nuclear holocaust novel, set in the past. | |||||||||||
3 | The Blonde in the Woods | BBB | Literature | Novels | |||||||
The Blonde in the Woods Jonathan's new novel of short stories. | |||||||||||
4 | Bored to Death | BBB | Literature | Novels | |||||||
Bored to Death Book - mystery novel shown during opening credits. | |||||||||||
5 | Brooklyn Farm Co-op | BBB | Food Stores | Grocery Stores | |||||||
Brooklyn Farm Co-op Private co-op where the lesbians that Ray was giving his sperm to shop, also where Jonathan meets Stella. | |||||||||||
6 | By George | BBB | Periodicals | Newspaper Columns | |||||||
By George George's column in Edition magazine that he's written for twenty years. | |||||||||||
7 | The Castle | BBB | Beauty Care | Massage Parlors | |||||||
The Castle Jonathan takes the guys to a Korean spa in Queens called the Castle so that he can deliver a letter for his latest client, Dr. O'Connor. | |||||||||||
8 | David Worth, PhD | BBB | Healthcare | Therapy | |||||||
David Worth, PhD Psychotherapist father of 16 - almost 17 year old girl that Jonathan makes out with, and leaves behind Jim Jarmusch's script in his office. | |||||||||||
9 | Dr. Kenwood | BBB | Healthcare | Doctors | |||||||
Dr. Kenwood George discovers his doctor Dr. Rebonowitz has retired, replaced with his new doctor Dr. Kenwood. | |||||||||||
10 | Dr. O'Connor | BBB | Healthcare | Doctors | |||||||
Dr. O'Connor Jonathan takes the guys to a Korean spa in Queens called the Castle so that he can deliver a letter for his latest client, Dr. O'Connor. | |||||||||||
11 | Dr. Rebonowitz | BBB | Healthcare | Doctors | |||||||
Dr. Rebonowitz George discovers his doctor Dr. Rebonowitz has retired, replaced with his new doctor Dr. Kenwood. | |||||||||||
12 | Edition N.Y. | BBB | Periodicals | Magazines | |||||||
Edition N.Y. George's magazine. | |||||||||||
13 | The Fool in the Woods | BBB | Literature | Short Stories | |||||||
The Fool in the Woods Louis Green's short story that wins the New Yorker contest, about his and Jonathan's adventure in the woods. | |||||||||||
14 | George on Jane | BBB | Dining | Restaurants | |||||||
George on Jane George's new organic restaurant. | |||||||||||
15 | Good Old Boy | BBB | Beverage Products | Alcohol | |||||||
Good Old Boy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey that George drinks. | |||||||||||
3 | Gotham Hostel | BBB | Travel | Lodging | |||||||
Gotham Hostel Jonathan and Ray track down Ray's seamstress stalker. | |||||||||||
3 | Greenpoint Pastures | BBB | Dining | Restaurants | |||||||
Greenpoint Pastures Restaurant that George and Jonathan visit. | |||||||||||
4 | Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connect... | BBB | Literature | Books | |||||||
Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection Book that George gives Ray, and just reading the back cover cures his back pain. | |||||||||||
3 | Hudson Sperm Bank | BBB | Healthcare | Obstetrics | |||||||
Hudson Sperm Bank After learning that his parents used the Hudson Sperm Bank to get pregnant, he goes to its old location looking for clues, currently Katz's Furriers. | |||||||||||
4 | The In Your Face | BBB | Sports | Basketball Teams | |||||||
The In Your Face Stella's team name when she and Jonathan play Nerf basketball in his apartment on their first date. | |||||||||||
5 | Jonathan Ames Investigations & Writing | BBB | Services | Private Investigation | |||||||
Jonathan Ames Investigations & Writing Jonathan's new official business name. | |||||||||||
3 | Katz's Furriers | BBB | Apparel | Clothing Stores | |||||||
Katz's Furriers After learning that his parents used the Hudson Sperm Bank to get pregnant, he goes to its old location looking for clues, currently Katz's Furriers. | |||||||||||
3 | The Kicking Your Butts | BBB | Sports | Basketball Teams | |||||||
The Kicking Your Butts Janathan's team name when he and Stella play Nerf basketball in his apartment on their first date. | |||||||||||
4 | Metro Motel | BBB | Travel | Motels | |||||||
Metro Motel Motel where Jonathan meets the beautiful blackmailer. | |||||||||||
5 | Metropolitan Writer's Workshop | BBB | Education | Classes | |||||||
Metropolitan Writer's Workshop Jonathan begins teaching a writing class. | |||||||||||
3 | Midwood College | BBB | Education | Colleges | |||||||
Midwood College Jonathan's client Professor Hawkins' college. | |||||||||||
4 | The Music that Kills | BBB | Literature | Novels | |||||||
The Music that Kills Jonathan's client Professor Hawkins' novel. | |||||||||||
5 | Nadya the Lonely Sparrow | BBB | Music | Musicians | |||||||
Nadya the Lonely Sparrow Singer that Jonathan is hired to find, formerly Irenna the Lonely White Dove. | |||||||||||
6 | The Nevins Street Dogman: A Harry Parker... | BBB | Literature | Books | |||||||
The Nevins Street Dogman: A Harry Parker Mystery Joke Jonathan makes about his next book while searching for Leah's missing dog. | |||||||||||
7 | The Origin of Super Ray | BBB | Literature | Comic Books | |||||||
The Origin of Super Ray Ray's latest comic book, which he gives to Leah, along with a mix CD trying to win her back. Also referred to as The Birth of Super Ray. | |||||||||||
3 | Ozzie's Cafe | BBB | Dining | Cafes and Delis | |||||||
Ozzie's Cafe Cafe where Ray conducted his sperm transfers with the lesbians. | |||||||||||
4 | P.I. Works | BBB | Retail | Electronics Stores | |||||||
P.I. Works Spy store on Christopher street where Jonathan, George and Ray stop on their way to stake out the beautiful blackmailer. | |||||||||||
5 | P.S.387 | BBB | Education | Primary Schools | |||||||
P.S.387 School where Jonathan teaches a writing class. | |||||||||||
3 | Richard & Sons | BBB | Dining | Restaurants | |||||||
Richard & Sons Restaurant where Bernard takes George - what turns out to be Richard Antrem's restaurant (George's ex-wife Priscilla's husband). | |||||||||||
3 | The Slippera | BBB | Nightlife | Nightclubs | |||||||
The Slippera Nightclub where Stella breaks up with Jonathan. | |||||||||||
4 | Slow Roasted Polder Side Farms Organic P... | BBB | Menu | Menu Items | |||||||
Slow Roasted Polder Side Farms Organic Pig Served in a Gribiche Sauce and Garnished with Wild Pheasant Egg Yoke and Seckel Pears Dinner served at the opening of Emily's restaurant Greenpoint Pastures. | |||||||||||
5 | Splitsies: A Child's Perspective on Divo... | BBB | Literature | Books | |||||||
Splitsies: A Child's Perspective on Divorce Danny Woodside's new book - the very young guest on the Dick Cavett show right before Jonathan. | |||||||||||
6 | Studio Josephine | BBB | Education | Performing Arts Schools | |||||||
Studio Josephine George takes singing lessons, and starts dating Josephine (played his real life wife Mary Steenburgen). | |||||||||||
3 | Super Ray 2 | BBB | Literature | Comic Books | |||||||
Super Ray 2 Ray works on the Super Ray's son is kidnapped by the Emasculator - a half-woman, half-plant supervillain that looks like a Georgia O'Keeffe painting, except when you punch her, she gives you a urinary tract infection. | |||||||||||
4 | Susquehannah Hats | BBB | Apparel | Clothing Stores | |||||||
Susquehannah Hats Jonathan tracks down Harrison Bergeron, the previous owner of the Hudson Sperm Bank at his hat store Susquehannah Hats on Bagel Street. The name Harrison Bergeron is a Kurt Vonnegut reference, while Susquehannah Hats and Bagel Street are references to an Abbot and Costello routine. | |||||||||||
3 | The Sword and Shield Club | BBB | Entertainment | Private Clubs | |||||||
The Sword and Shield Club Jonathan guards the family jewels for an old friend the night before her wedding - the girl he lost his virginity to in high school. | |||||||||||
4 | The Velma Hotel | BBB | Travel | Hotels | |||||||
The Velma Hotel Hotel where Jonathan finds Lisa and her ex-boyfriend Vincent, who tied her to the bed when she broke up with him. | |||||||||||
5 | Wellstone Media Family | BBB | Media Companies | Publishing Companies | |||||||
Wellstone Media Family Company that takes over Edition magazine. | |||||||||||
3 | What You Need to Know New York | BBB | Literature | Books | |||||||
What You Need to Know New York George's guide to New York. | |||||||||||
4 | What You Need to Know Now | BBB | Literature | Books | |||||||
What You Need to Know Now An update of George's old guide to New York, a Random House coffee table book. | |||||||||||
5 | Women's Wear Daily | BBB | Periodicals | Magazines | |||||||
Women's Wear Daily Joke George makes about his old friend Richard, now dating George's best ex-wife, saying that he's the new editor, while Richard actually edits GQ. | |||||||||||
6 | Wonders | BBB | Sports | Baseball Teams | |||||||
Wonders Brooklyn Wonders baseball team. Thugs take Harrison Bergeron to the Brooklyn Wonders stadium. | |||||||||||
3 | Zacharias Diner | BBB | Dining | Diners | |||||||
Zacharias Diner Diner where Jonathan confronts his new client's husband, Vikram, learning that he isn't cheating on her, he lost his job. Later, when Jonathan and George go looking for him, Vikram robs the diner. | |||||||||||
4 | Zipcar.com | BBB | Vehicles | Vehicle Rental | |||||||
Zipcar.com Company name on the car the kidnappers from the dungeon are driving when they grab Jonathan. | |||||||||||
5 | Zolfo Concrete | BBB | Industrial Companies | Manufacturing | |||||||
Zolfo Concrete Factory where Jonathan is held hostage waiting for George to bring $20,000. | |||||||||||
FICTITIOUS TIMELINE | |||||||||||
6 | March 23, 2009 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
March 23, 2009 Date of Sophia, the beautiful blackmailer's Craigslist ad. | |||||||||||
3 | June 20, 2009 | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events | |||||||
June 20, 2009 Date of the issue of George's magazine Edition NY in which he writes a libelous and slanderous editorial about Richard Antrem, the man dating George's best ex-wife, claiming that he has "the brainpower of someone with tertiary syphilus, the penis of a hermaphrodite, and the moral judgment of a subnormal pinhead". Oh, and "a mouth like the anus of a starfish". | |||||||||||
3 | May 3, 2011 | Dates | 21st Century: 10s | Events | |||||||
May 3, 2011 Date of the Craigslist ad Jonathan discovers, somebody impersonating him. "Need a dick? Call Jonathan Ames" | |||||||||||
MAKE BELIEVE MAP | |||||||||||
3 | Bagel Street | Map | Transit Routes | Streets | |||||||
Bagel Street Jonathan tracks down Harrison Bergeron, the previous owner of the Hudson Sperm Bank at his hat store Susquehannah Hats on Bagel Street. The name Harrison Bergeron is a Kurt Vonnegut reference, while Susquehannah Hats and Bagel Street are references to an Abbot and Costello routine. | |||||||||||
3 | Wonder Stadium | Map | Structures | Stadiums | |||||||
Wonder Stadium Thugs take Harrison Bergeron to the Brooklyn Wonders stadium. | |||||||||||
OTHER | |||||||||||
4 | Adamantium | Other | Matter | Metals | |||||||
Adamantium Ray: She left Super Ray. And even though his heart is encased in Adamantium fat, like Wolverine, he was destroyed. | |||||||||||
3 | Bernard | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Bernard Bernard: This restaurant isn't open yet, so this is sort of a preview, like a Broadway show, you know, like Spider-Man, or Cats. | |||||||||||
4 | Carol | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Carol Carol: My God, look at this thing. It's so beardy. I want to go down on it. | |||||||||||
3 | George | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
George George: Are we too stoned? My feet feel really interesting in my shoes. | |||||||||||
4 | George | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
George George: I don't really have an opinion. I'm too stoned to think. But I'm having a really good time. | |||||||||||
5 | George | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
George George: I don't like secrets. I'm the only one that gets to have secrets. | |||||||||||
6 | George | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
George George: I don't procrastinate, I just like to do things later. | |||||||||||
7 | George & Howard | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
George & Howard George: Oh, Howard, you sell vaporizers? Howard: No, no, this is not Star Trek and these are not vaporizers. It's a walkie talkie. | |||||||||||
8 | George & Jonathan | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
George & Jonathan George: Oh my god, look at her. Jonathan: Whoa, what a costume. George: Yeah, I have to go talk to her. I've always had a thing for Wonder Woman. | |||||||||||
3 | George & Priscilla | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
George & Priscilla George: What's my name? I want to hear you say it. Priscilla: Nosferatu George: No, you forgot to say great. The great Nosferatu. Priscilla: Sorry. George: All right, do it again. | |||||||||||
3 | George's second ex-wife's - and best ex-... | Other | Trivia | Name Game | |||||||
George's second ex-wife's - and best ex-wife's name.
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4 | Jim Jarmusch | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch: You must really suffer from the terrifying clarity of your vision. | |||||||||||
5 | Jonathan | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Jonathan Jonathan: In my heart I'm a vegan, but in my mouth, I lack discipline. | |||||||||||
6 | Jonathan | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Jonathan Jonathan: You know, we really should all be vegans. I'm kind of a non-practicing vegan. | |||||||||||
3 | Jonathan | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Jonathan Jonathan: After this, I got to go home and finish my short story for the New Yorker contest. It's about a P.I. named Harry Parker. It's a Pulp Fiction take on how I beat those drug dealers in Prospect Park. | |||||||||||
4 | Jonathan & George | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Jonathan & George Jonathan: Do you really want to know the truth? George: Yes, I do. As long as it's not boring. | |||||||||||
5 | Jonathan & Ray | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Jonathan & Ray Jonathan: So, this is how he gets his powers? Ray: Yeah, walks down the street with his fly undone, falls through a subway grate, hits his cock on the third rail, and he becomes a god. Jonathan: So, the third rail is to his cock what the spider bite was to Peter Parker? Ray: Yeah, but this is on a higher level... but that's the general idea, yeah. | |||||||||||
6 | Kevin Bacon & Ray | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Kevin Bacon & Ray Kevin Bacon: I gotta tell you, I think it's amazing that he uses his huge cock as a weapon. I mean, that's just awesome. I mean, that just seems really true to life. Ray: Thanks. I kinda see his huge cock as like Thor's hammer. | |||||||||||
3 | Leah & Ray | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Leah & Ray Leah: What are you doing? Ray: I'm zapping it like Iceman, from The X-Men series. | |||||||||||
4 | Lisa | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Lisa Lisa: I know a lot of radical vegans. She must be an unhappy person. | |||||||||||
5 | Louis Green | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Louis Green Louis Green: Oh, you're limping. That's makes me happy. | |||||||||||
6 | Priscilla & George | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Priscilla & George Priscilla: That was lovely, George. George: I know. | |||||||||||
3 | Ray | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Ray Ray: I'm not gonna change, I'm just gonna pretend to change. I can't change, that's impossible. | |||||||||||
4 | Ray | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Ray Ray: Are you a Vulcan, or an elf? | |||||||||||
5 | Ray | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Ray Ray: She left Super Ray. And even though his heart is encased in Adamantium fat, like Wolverine, he was destroyed. | |||||||||||
3 | Ray & Jonathan | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Ray & Jonathan Ray: I have a new alter-alter-ego. Kevin Bacon. Jonathan: What do you mean, Kevin Bacon? Ray: He emailed me this morning. Somehow, he saw The Birth of Super Ray, and he wants to meet tonight. He thinks he can option it for like $10,000. Jonathan: My God, this is huge! He wants to play Super Ray? Ray: Yes, he thinks it can finally be his big franchise character. Kind of like a drunken Batman with a big cock. | |||||||||||
3 | Ray's ex-girlfriend Leah's dog's name. | Other | Trivia | Name Game-Animals | |||||||
Ray's ex-girlfriend Leah's dog's name.
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4 | Richard Antrem | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Richard Antrem Richard Antrem: Thank you so much for coming to the opening of Richard & Sons. As some of you may know, we are trying to elevate New York City's connection with its food. We promote only local fare grown by vegans and conscientious objectors. | |||||||||||
5 | Stella & Jonathan | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Stella & Jonathan Stella: What to vaporize some more pot? Jonathan: I want to vaporize you. | |||||||||||
3 | The name of the dungeon mistress, as wel... | Other | Trivia | Name Game | |||||||
The name of the dungeon mistress, as well as Jonathan's mother.
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4 | Untitled | Other | Themes | Shield, The | |||||||
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5 | Untitled | Other | Themes | Color Out of Space | |||||||
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