TADPOLE Literature 2005. Written by Egon Sterling.

Source Features: BBB (84) TIMELINE (2) MAP (40) OTHER (7) THEMES (1) Lists: FROG PERSPECTIVES Key Word Search SourceRecord Name/DescriptionRecord Comments All MediaAdvertisingAnimated FilmAnimated SeriesComedy ActsComic BooksComic StripsFilmLiteratureMagazinesMusicOtherRadioTheaterTV SeriesVideo Games Source All SourcesTadpole Episodes All Episodes[Story Ben|s Fire Engine] (24)[Story Big League] (10)[Story Birthday Girl] (5)[Story Black Holes] (8)[Story Blindsiders] (12)[Story Boogie with Stu / Night of the Vampire] (14)[Story Boogie with Stu] (7)[Story Born to be Gods] (10)[Story Butterfly Season] (10)[Story Chance/Continuum] (7)[Story Charlie Burns] (27)[Story Cinders] (4)[Story Dark Energy] (18)[Story Democracy] (4)[Story Drive Through] (13)[Story Erica] (7)[Story Gargoyle] (14)[Story Getting a Glimpse of God] (13)[Story Going to California] (21)[Story Guardian Angel] (21)[Story Last Resort] (17)[Story Magic Bus] (18)[Story Magic F] (7)[Story Past Due] (1)[Story Planet Erica] (1)[Story Plant Erica] (1)[Story Poor Suckers] (10)[Story Reflections] (10)[Story Ring Hollow] (3)[Story Swan] (15)[Story Tables by Fireplaces] (15)[Story That Destined Feeling] (10)[Story The Champion] (3)[Story The One that Got Away] (10)[Story The Right Thing] (16)[Story The Sixth Bullet] (4)[Story The Unfortunate Dreamer] (5)[Story The Walk] (22)[Story Wild Boredom] (20)[Story Wring-Off] (22)[Story Yellow Bastard] (3) Categories All GroupsBogus Business BureauFictitious TimelineMake Believe MapOther Order by Record Name SourceSource YearGroupCategorySubcategory ASCDESC

Total Records: 133 - Medium: LITERATURE

#	Record Name	Group	Category	Subcategory
BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU
1	Baby	BBB	Vehicles	Motor Vehicles
	Baby Nate's car.
2	Bacon Double Chunky Burger	BBB	Menu	Burgers
	Bacon Double Chunky Burger Lazlo's Chunky Burger order.
3	Barista Doors	BBB	Dining	Coffeehouses
	Barista Doors Coffee shop Annie and Sal used to stop at on Asylum Street on their way to class.
4	The Beast	BBB	Vehicles	Motor Vehicles
	The Beast Vince's truck.
5	Ben's Fire Engine	BBB	Music	Musicians
	Ben's Fire Engine Band.
6	Big Thunder Rumble Fish	BBB	Music	Musicians
	Big Thunder Rumble Fish Accident victim wearing concert T-shirt.
7	The Black Dog	BBB	Vehicles	Motor Vehicles
	The Black Dog Nickname that Lazlo gave Stu's old Chevy Caprice.
8	Blackwater Grill	BBB	Dining	Restaurants
	Blackwater Grill Restaurant in Waterloo.
9	Boss Taurus	BBB	Vehicles	Motor Vehicles
	Boss Taurus Vehicle.
10	Calcasieu Lumberyard	BBB	Nightlife	Nightclubs
	Calcasieu Lumberyard Inspired by Austin bar Liberty Lunch, built on the site of a former lumberyard in the 1920s and 30s owned by the now defunct Calcasieu Lumber Company. Bar that Charlie and his friends visit.
11	Cheesy Chunk Fries	BBB	Menu	Fries
	Cheesy Chunk Fries Lazlo's Chunky Burger order - Tornado Twisty, not regular.
12	Chicken Chunks	BBB	Menu	Menu Items
	Chicken Chunks Menu item at Chunky Burger.
13	Chunk Burger Supreme	BBB	Menu	Burgers
	Chunk Burger Supreme Stu picks up a Chunk Burger Supreme for Lazlo at Chunky Burger.
14	Chunky Burger	BBB	Dining	Burger Joints
	Chunky Burger Fast food.
15	Clifford's	BBB	Nightlife	Nightclubs
	Clifford's Inspired by Austin bar Antones, founded by Clifford Antone. Bar that Charlie and his friends visit.
16	Derby Lane Cafe	BBB	Dining	Cafes and Delis
	Derby Lane Cafe Restaurant in Waterloo.
17	Double Deluxe Chicken Chunk Bucket Supre...	BBB	Menu	Menu Items
	Double Deluxe Chicken Chunk Bucket Supreme Corey orders a Double Deluxe Chicken Chunk Bucket Supreme with sweet and tangy honey mustard sauce at Chunky Burger.
18	Drencromyacin	BBB	Drugs	Medicine
	Drencromyacin Experimental drug.
19	Eels of Doom	BBB	Music	Musicians
	Eels of Doom Former name of Morty's band.
20	Einstein's	BBB	Amusement	Video Game Arcades
	Einstein's Arcade on the Crawl.
21	Evermore Country Club	BBB	Entertainment	Private Clubs
	Evermore Country Club Regular customers at the Evermore Country Club where Lazlo include Eleanor "Ellie" Winston and her two grandkids, young teenage couple Bud and Lindsey and Bud's younger brother Ned, middle aged women the Hooper sisters, and fourteen year-old Erica Jimenez.
22	Firegold	BBB	Industrial Companies	Chemical Companies
	Firegold Pharmaceutical company.
23	Furniture Warehouse	BBB	Home Furnishing	Furniture Stores
	Furniture Warehouse Store.
24	Goes	BBB	Vehicles	Motor Vehicles
	Goes Sal's little red Honda.
25	The Great Dellaventura	BBB	Amusement	Magicians
	The Great Dellaventura The Great Dellaventura once levitated across the Black Chasm in the White Mountains.
26	Grey Bull Mini-Mart	BBB	Retail	Gas Stations
	Grey Bull Mini-Mart Convenience store.
27	Grey Bulls	BBB	Sports	School Mascots
	Grey Bulls Violet Crown University mascot.
28	The Hegman Theater	BBB	Nightlife	Nightclubs
	The Hegman Theater Bar on Pecan Street in Waterloo.
29	Hit the Dance Floor Jumping	BBB	Music	Songs
	Hit the Dance Floor Jumping Dora plays the song "Hit the Dance Floor Jumping" by the Wild Trains.
30	The Howling Song	BBB	Music	Songs
	The Howling Song Song by Morty's band Ben's Fire Engine.
31	Johnny Yen and the Hypnotizing Chickens	BBB	Music	Musicians
	Johnny Yen and the Hypnotizing Chickens Vince plays Liquor and Drugs by Johnny Yen and the Hypnotizing Chickens.
32	Justice Hotel	BBB	Travel	Hotels
	Justice Hotel Hotel.
33	KICK 96	BBB	Radio	Radio Stations
	KICK 96 Radio station playing in Jacob's truck.
34	The Laughing Horse Inn	BBB	Travel	Inns
	The Laughing Horse Inn Floyd catches Loretta cheating on him with Dr. Ian Holt at the Laughing Horse Inn in Wabamun.
35	Lime Street Station	BBB	Nightlife	Nightclubs
	Lime Street Station Bar. Inspired by Austin bar Maggie Mae's, originally opened as Maggie Mae's Lime Street Station in 1978.
36	Liquor and Drugs	BBB	Music	Songs
	Liquor and Drugs Vince plays the song Liquor and Drugs by Johnny Yen and the Hypnotizing Chickens.
37	Lizards	BBB	Sports	School Mascots
	Lizards Morrison High School mascot.
38	Lockjaw	BBB	Music	Albums
	Lockjaw Morty's band's latest music album.
39	Lola Cola	BBB	Beverage Products	Soft Drinks
	Lola Cola Griffin drinks.
40	Magic Bus	BBB	Vehicles	Motor Vehicles
	Magic Bus Vehicle.
41	Markdown Kingdom	BBB	Retail	Stores
	Markdown Kingdom Store.
42	Mayflower Cafe	BBB	Nightlife	Nightclubs
	Mayflower Cafe Bar. Inspired by Austin bar Steamboat, whose 403 E. Sixth Street location was the site of the Mayflower Cafe in the '40s and '50s.
43	Mirabeau's	BBB	Dining	Restaurants
	Mirabeau's Restaurant.
44	Morrison High School	BBB	Education	High Schools
	Morrison High School Patrick and Charlotte's high school.
45	The Most Gorgeously Stupid Things	BBB	Music	Musicians
	The Most Gorgeously Stupid Things Music Charlotte plays.
46	The Moveable Landmark	BBB	Nightlife	Nightclubs
	The Moveable Landmark Bar.
47	New London Cigarettes	BBB	Tobacco	Cigarettes
	New London Cigarettes Cigarette brand.
48	No Way Punks	BBB	Music	Musicians
	No Way Punks Morty T-shirt, cover song.
49	Old Underwear	BBB	Beverage Products	Alcohol
	Old Underwear Charlie's favorite whiskey.
50	Perrin Lager	BBB	Beverage Products	Beer
	Perrin Lager Beer.
51	Pharmstead	BBB	Healthcare	Medical Services
	Pharmstead Medical research company.
52	The Pink Zone	BBB	Nightlife	Nightclubs
	The Pink Zone Inspired by Austin bar La Zona Rosa. Bar that Charlie and his friends visit.
53	Pinky's Pretzels	BBB	Food Products	Chips and Crackers
	Pinky's Pretzels Griffin eats.
54	Pizza Place	BBB	Dining	Pizza Parlors
	Pizza Place Shea steals delivery guy's bike.
55	Rainbow Hurricanes	BBB	Music	Musicians
	Rainbow Hurricanes Lazlo hears Tommy's phone.
56	Ramone's	BBB	Nightlife	Strip Clubs
	Ramone's Wayne suggests a strip club.
57	Raridon Fantasy Warehouse	BBB	Retail	Bookstores
	Raridon Fantasy Warehouse Adult bookstore where Corey worked. Inspired by Austin erotic shop Forbidden Fruit, owned by Teri Lynn Raridon.
58	The Reeves Institute	BBB	Healthcare	Hospitals-Mental Health
	The Reeves Institute Clinic for troubled youth that Joe visited in Dallas.
59	Samantha's Curious Craving	BBB	Menu	Menu Items
	Samantha's Curious Craving Sand Witches menu item, vegan corn beef with mustard and pickles.
60	Sand Witches	BBB	Dining	Cafes and Delis
	Sand Witches Vegetarian deli.
61	Sapphire Lounge	BBB	Dining	Restaurants
	Sapphire Lounge Sarah's favorite restaurant in Brigadier.
62	Serling Ale	BBB	Beverage Products	Beer
	Serling Ale Beer.
63	Sessums Lounge	BBB	Nightlife	Lounges
	Sessums Lounge Pecan Street bar.
64	Snugglebunny	BBB	Vehicles	Motor Vehicles
	Snugglebunny Gabriel's car.
65	Somewhere on the Other Side of the Unive...	BBB	Literature	Books
	Somewhere on the Other Side of the Universe Book by Egon Sterling that Patrick finds on Charlotte's balcony.
66	The Spellbinder	BBB	Menu	Sandwiches
	The Spellbinder Sand Witches menu item, club sandwich with fake meat.
67	The Squirming Toads	BBB	Music	Musicians
	The Squirming Toads Music playing in Rudy's memory of Kelly.
68	Sunrise Dunk Chunks	BBB	Menu	Menu Items
	Sunrise Dunk Chunks Menu item Walt orders at Chunky Burger.
69	Swift's Basement	BBB	Nightlife	Nightclubs
	Swift's Basement Bar. A rarity in a geographic region that is largely limestone bedrock, this basement of the historic Swift Building in downtown Austin had been vacated after being used as a "holding tank" for the development next door. When the developer began digging out the earth to create the parking garage of their high rise bank building, they struck what is now known to be the largest archeological discovery of mastodon bones west of the Mississippi. Those bones had just been sent to Dell Children's Museum leaving the perfect space for what is now the iconic Elephant Room.
70	Swords of Sierra Gordo	BBB	Cinema	Movies
	Swords of Sierra Gordo Swashbuckling movie that Peggy, Cole and Walt see.
71	Texas Ranger Scouts	BBB	Youth Services	Youth Programs
	Texas Ranger Scouts Zane, Corey and Joe got to know each other on a camping and fishing trip with the Texas Ranger Scouts.
72	Time Flies Blind	BBB	Cinema	Movies
	Time Flies Blind Movie Walt suggests.
73	Tonkawa Elementary	BBB	Education	Elementary Schools
	Tonkawa Elementary Chris and Rufus meet Grady.
74	Trouble Brewing	BBB	Literature	Books
	Trouble Brewing Science fiction book series.
75	Violet Crown University	BBB	Education	Universities
	Violet Crown University College.
76	Wagon Wheels	BBB	Food Products	Candy
	Wagon Wheels Snack Sal buys on the way to Morty's party.
77	Waterloo Chronicle	BBB	Periodicals	Newspaper Chronicles
	Waterloo Chronicle Michael mentions to Gabriel.
78	Waterloo Community College	BBB	Education	Colleges
	Waterloo Community College Dora and Sweaty took a jazz dancing class.
79	Waterloo Planetarium	BBB	Entertainment	Museums
	Waterloo Planetarium Sweeky used to visit.
80	WeekEND of the World Movie Festival	BBB	Events	Fairs and Festivals
	WeekEND of the World Movie Festival Movie festival Peggy mentions, playing movies about the end of the world, including Twelve Monkeys and Mad Max.
81	The Whale	BBB	Vehicles	Motor Vehicles
	The Whale Peggy's old Cadillac.
82	Wild Trains	BBB	Music	Musicians
	Wild Trains Dora plays the song "Hit the Dance Floor Jumping" by the Wild Trains.
83	Young & Zapp's	BBB	Nightlife	Nightclubs
	Young & Zapp's Inspired by Austin venue Shady Grove, opened by Mike Young and John Zapp in 1992. Bar that Charlie and his friends visit.
84	Zulu Arrangement	BBB	Music	Musicians
	Zulu Arrangement Name inspired by Mos Def. Song Simmer Down by Zulu Arrangement plays on the radio.
FICTITIOUS TIMELINE
85	April 24	Dates	No Year	Events
	April 24 Cole shoots himself with Gabe's gun.
86	April 25	Dates	No Year	Events
	April 25 After a brief stop at Gabe's parents' house, Gabe and Walt drive back to Waterloo from Morrison.
MAKE BELIEVE MAP
87	Antoinette's Leap	Map	Nature	Natural Areas
	Antoinette's Leap Tourist location in Waterloo.
88	Asylum Street	Map	Transit Routes	Streets
	Asylum Street Street that runs along Waterloo University in Waterloo.
89	Baker Lake	Map	Water	Lakes
	Baker Lake Lake in Rio Rancho Estates.
90	Black Chasm	Map	Nature	Mountains
	Black Chasm The Great Dellaventura once levitated across the Black Chasm in the White Mountains.
91	Brigadier	Map	Urban Areas	Cities-U.S.
	Brigadier Small town in Arizona.
92	Citadel	Map	Residential Communities	Apartment and Condos
	Citadel Student housing in Waterloo near the university.
93	City Plaza	Map	Urban Areas	City Squares
	City Plaza Cricket mentions going out to City Plaza for Cole's birthday.
94	Clyde Park	Map	Urban Areas	Neighborhoods
	Clyde Park Waterloo neighborhood.
95	The Crawl	Map	Transit Routes	Thoroughfares
	The Crawl Street.
96	The Curb	Map	Transit Routes	Thoroughfares
	The Curb Street where Tommy and his friends hang out.
97	English Aire	Map	Residential Communities	Apartment and Condos
	English Aire Apartment building.
98	Golden Hill Drive	Map	Transit Routes	Drives
	Golden Hill Drive Address of the Evermore Country Club.
99	Graveyard Hill	Map	Transit Routes	Avenues
	Graveyard Hill Location of Bernie's mother's house.
100	Hualasupai County, Arizona	Map	Geographic Areas	Counties
	Hualasupai County, Arizona County in the White Mountains of Arizona, consisting of Brigadier, Wabamun, the Hualasupai Indian Reservation and various other census-designated places and unincorporated communities. Setting.
101	Hutchence	Map	Urban Areas	Cities-U.S.
	Hutchence Texas town.
102	Lake Waterloo	Map	Water	Lakes
	Lake Waterloo Lake in Waterloo.
103	Lost Canyon Drive	Map	Transit Routes	Drives
	Lost Canyon Drive Cody mentions in his directions to Vonnie when leaving Mesa Gris.
104	Main Street	Map	Transit Routes	Streets
	Main Street Street in Brigadier, address of the Sapphire Lounge and the sheriff's office.
105	Mesa Gris	Map	Structures	Landmarks
	Mesa Gris Landmark near the institute. Cody tells Vonnie to pick him up at nine o'clock by the big cactus.
106	Morrison	Map	Urban Areas	Cities-U.S.
	Morrison Texas city.
107	Pecan Street	Map	Transit Routes	Streets
	Pecan Street Entertainment district in Waterloo.
108	Pennybacker Penitentiary	Map	Detention Centers	Penitentiaries
	Pennybacker Penitentiary When Gabriel brings a box of Trouble Brewing action figures out, Stu finds 3 Union scientists, 3 Xarranthium miners, 2 Blade Gang members, 2 Professor Ventures, 1 Laverne the space waitress in her Pennybacker Penitentiary uniform, and 1 'The Fish'.
109	Pinehurst Apartments	Map	Residential Communities	Apartment and Condos
	Pinehurst Apartments Sal's apartment complex.
110	Rio De Ranas	Map	Transit Routes	Thoroughfares
	Rio De Ranas Street in Rio Rancho Estates.
111	Rio Del Amigo	Map	Transit Routes	Thoroughfares
	Rio Del Amigo Street in Rio Rancho Estates.
112	Rio Del Dios	Map	Transit Routes	Thoroughfares
	Rio Del Dios Street in Rio Rancho Estates.
113	Rio Muerto	Map	Transit Routes	Thoroughfares
	Rio Muerto Street in Rio Rancho Estates.
114	Rio Rancho Estates	Map	Urban Areas	Neighborhoods
	Rio Rancho Estates Northwest Waterloo suburb.
115	Skull Creek	Map	Water	Creeks
	Skull Creek Creek that runs along Violet Crown Boulevard.
116	Stillhollow	Map	Nature	Natural Areas
	Stillhollow Natural area.
117	Thirty-Eighth Street	Map	Transit Routes	Streets
	Thirty-Eighth Street Address of hospital.
118	Twenty-Fourth Street	Map	Transit Routes	Streets
	Twenty-Fourth Street Street in Waterloo.
119	Twenty-Seventh Street	Map	Transit Routes	Streets
	Twenty-Seventh Street Address of Pizza Place.
120	Viewpoint Apartments	Map	Residential Communities	Apartment and Condos
	Viewpoint Apartments Where Solomon lives.
121	Violet Crown Boulevard	Map	Transit Routes	Boulevards
	Violet Crown Boulevard Street.
122	Vista Del Rey	Map	Transit Routes	Thoroughfares
	Vista Del Rey Road near the institute.
123	Wabamun	Map	Urban Areas	Cities-U.S.
	Wabamun Small town in the White Mountains of Arizona.
124	Walnut Creek	Map	Urban Areas	Neighborhoods
	Walnut Creek Dora and Zeke visit Sand Witches on Twenty-Fourth Street, in the Walnut Creek neighborhood.
125	Waterloo	Map	Urban Areas	Cities-U.S.
	Waterloo Setting for most stories. City in Texas. Walt travels to Morrison from Waterloo to visit Erin.
126	White Mountain Youth Correctional Facili...	Map	Detention Centers	Correctional Facilities
	White Mountain Youth Correctional Facility Facility in Wabamun where Jacob works and Cody resides.
OTHER
127	Blade Gang	Other	Criminals	Gangs
	Blade Gang When Gabriel brings a box of Trouble Brewing action figures out, Stu finds 3 Union scientists, 3 Xarranthium miners, 2 Blade Gang members, 2 Professor Ventures, 1 Laverne the space waitress in her Pennybacker Penitentiary uniform, and 1 'The Fish'.
128	Cyanotic Blue	Other	Matter	Colors
	Cyanotic Blue Peggy describes the colors on Cole's mirror - jaundice yellow, cyanotic blue, and scar tissue pink.
129	Jaundice Yellow	Other	Matter	Colors
	Jaundice Yellow Peggy describes the colors on Cole's mirror - jaundice yellow, cyanotic blue, and scar tissue pink.
130	Scar Tissue Pink	Other	Matter	Colors
	Scar Tissue Pink Peggy describes the colors on Cole's mirror - jaundice yellow, cyanotic blue, and scar tissue pink.
131	The Sun Valley Reaper	Other	Criminals	Serial Killers
	The Sun Valley Reaper Floyd mentions.
132	Untitled	Other	Themes	Color Out of Space
	#47036a #65099a #6b37e1
133	Xarranthium	Other	Matter	Substances
	Xarranthium When Gabriel brings a box of Trouble Brewing action figures out, Stu finds 3 Union scientists, 3 Xarranthium miners, 2 Blade Gang members, 2 Professor Ventures, 1 Laverne the space waitress in her Pennybacker Penitentiary uniform, and 1 'The Fish'.

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