TADPOLE
Literature 2005. Written by Egon Sterling.
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Total Records: 84 - Medium: LITERATURE / Group: BBB
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1Baby VehiclesMotor Vehicles

Baby
Nate's car.

2Bacon Double Chunky BurgerMenuBurgers

Bacon Double Chunky Burger
Lazlo's Chunky Burger order.

3Barista Doors DiningCoffeehouses

Barista Doors
Coffee shop Annie and Sal used to stop at on Asylum Street on their way to class.

4The BeastVehiclesMotor Vehicles

The Beast
Vince's truck.

5Ben's Fire Engine MusicMusicians

Ben's Fire Engine
Band.

6Big Thunder Rumble FishMusicMusicians

Big Thunder Rumble Fish
Accident victim wearing concert T-shirt.

7The Black DogVehiclesMotor Vehicles

The Black Dog
Nickname that Lazlo gave Stu's old Chevy Caprice.

8Blackwater Grill DiningRestaurants

Blackwater Grill
Restaurant in Waterloo.

9Boss Taurus VehiclesMotor Vehicles

Boss Taurus
Vehicle.

10Calcasieu Lumberyard NightlifeNightclubs

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.

11Cheesy Chunk FriesMenuFries

Cheesy Chunk Fries
Lazlo's Chunky Burger order - Tornado Twisty, not regular.

12Chicken Chunks MenuMenu Items

Chicken Chunks
Menu item at Chunky Burger.

13Chunk Burger Supreme MenuBurgers

Chunk Burger Supreme
Stu picks up a Chunk Burger Supreme for Lazlo at Chunky Burger.

14Chunky Burger DiningBurger Joints

Chunky Burger
Fast food.

15Clifford's NightlifeNightclubs

Clifford's
Inspired by Austin bar Antones, founded by Clifford Antone. Bar that Charlie and his friends visit.

16Derby Lane Cafe DiningCafes and Delis

Derby Lane Cafe
Restaurant in Waterloo.

17Double Deluxe Chicken Chunk Bucket Supre... MenuMenu 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.

18Drencromyacin DrugsMedicine

Drencromyacin
Experimental drug.

19Eels of Doom MusicMusicians

Eels of Doom
Former name of Morty's band.

20Einstein's AmusementVideo Game Arcades

Einstein's
Arcade on the Crawl.

21Evermore Country ClubEntertainmentPrivate 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.

22Firegold Industrial CompaniesChemical Companies

Firegold
Pharmaceutical company.

23Furniture Warehouse Home FurnishingFurniture Stores

Furniture Warehouse
Store.

24Goes VehiclesMotor Vehicles

Goes
Sal's little red Honda.

25The Great DellaventuraAmusementMagicians

The Great Dellaventura
The Great Dellaventura once levitated across the Black Chasm in the White Mountains.

26Grey Bull Mini-Mart RetailGas Stations

Grey Bull Mini-Mart
Convenience store.

27Grey Bulls SportsSchool Mascots

Grey Bulls
Violet Crown University mascot.

28The Hegman Theater NightlifeNightclubs

The Hegman Theater
Bar on Pecan Street in Waterloo.

29Hit the Dance Floor Jumping MusicSongs

Hit the Dance Floor Jumping
Dora plays the song "Hit the Dance Floor Jumping" by the Wild Trains.

30The Howling Song MusicSongs

The Howling Song
Song by Morty's band Ben's Fire Engine.

31Johnny Yen and the Hypnotizing Chickens MusicMusicians

Johnny Yen and the Hypnotizing Chickens
Vince plays Liquor and Drugs by Johnny Yen and the Hypnotizing Chickens.

32Justice Hotel TravelHotels

Justice Hotel
Hotel.

33KICK 96 RadioRadio Stations

KICK 96
Radio station playing in Jacob's truck.

34The Laughing Horse Inn TravelInns

The Laughing Horse Inn
Floyd catches Loretta cheating on him with Dr. Ian Holt at the Laughing Horse Inn in Wabamun.

35Lime Street Station NightlifeNightclubs

Lime Street Station
Bar. Inspired by Austin bar Maggie Mae's, originally opened as Maggie Mae's Lime Street Station in 1978.

36Liquor and Drugs MusicSongs

Liquor and Drugs
Vince plays the song Liquor and Drugs by Johnny Yen and the Hypnotizing Chickens.

37Lizards SportsSchool Mascots

Lizards
Morrison High School mascot.

38Lockjaw MusicAlbums

Lockjaw
Morty's band's latest music album.

39Lola Cola Beverage ProductsSoft Drinks

Lola Cola
Griffin drinks.

40Magic Bus VehiclesMotor Vehicles

Magic Bus
Vehicle.

41Markdown Kingdom RetailStores

Markdown Kingdom
Store.

42Mayflower Cafe NightlifeNightclubs

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.

43Mirabeau's DiningRestaurants

Mirabeau's
Restaurant.

44Morrison High School EducationHigh Schools

Morrison High School
Patrick and Charlotte's high school.

45The Most Gorgeously Stupid Things MusicMusicians

The Most Gorgeously Stupid Things
Music Charlotte plays.

46The Moveable Landmark NightlifeNightclubs

The Moveable Landmark
Bar.

47New London Cigarettes TobaccoCigarettes

New London Cigarettes
Cigarette brand.

48No Way Punks MusicMusicians

No Way Punks
Morty T-shirt, cover song.

49Old Underwear Beverage ProductsAlcohol

Old Underwear
Charlie's favorite whiskey.

50Perrin Lager Beverage ProductsBeer

Perrin Lager
Beer.

51Pharmstead HealthcareMedical Services

Pharmstead
Medical research company.

52The Pink Zone NightlifeNightclubs

The Pink Zone
Inspired by Austin bar La Zona Rosa. Bar that Charlie and his friends visit.

53Pinky's Pretzels Food ProductsChips and Crackers

Pinky's Pretzels
Griffin eats.

54Pizza Place DiningPizza Parlors

Pizza Place
Shea steals delivery guy's bike.

55Rainbow HurricanesMusicMusicians

Rainbow Hurricanes
Lazlo hears Tommy's phone.

56Ramone's NightlifeStrip Clubs

Ramone's
Wayne suggests a strip club.

57Raridon Fantasy Warehouse RetailBookstores

Raridon Fantasy Warehouse
Adult bookstore where Corey worked. Inspired by Austin erotic shop Forbidden Fruit, owned by Teri Lynn Raridon.

58The Reeves Institute HealthcareHospitals-Mental Health

The Reeves Institute
Clinic for troubled youth that Joe visited in Dallas.

59Samantha's Curious Craving MenuMenu Items

Samantha's Curious Craving
Sand Witches menu item, vegan corn beef with mustard and pickles.

60Sand Witches DiningCafes and Delis

Sand Witches
Vegetarian deli.

61Sapphire Lounge DiningRestaurants

Sapphire Lounge
Sarah's favorite restaurant in Brigadier.

62Serling Ale Beverage ProductsBeer

Serling Ale
Beer.

63Sessums Lounge NightlifeLounges

Sessums Lounge
Pecan Street bar.

64Snugglebunny VehiclesMotor Vehicles

Snugglebunny
Gabriel's car.

65Somewhere on the Other Side of the Unive... LiteratureBooks

Somewhere on the Other Side of the Universe
Book by Egon Sterling that Patrick finds on Charlotte's balcony.

66The Spellbinder MenuSandwiches

The Spellbinder
Sand Witches menu item, club sandwich with fake meat.

67The Squirming Toads MusicMusicians

The Squirming Toads
Music playing in Rudy's memory of Kelly.

68Sunrise Dunk Chunks MenuMenu Items

Sunrise Dunk Chunks
Menu item Walt orders at Chunky Burger.

69Swift's Basement NightlifeNightclubs

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.

70Swords of Sierra Gordo CinemaMovies

Swords of Sierra Gordo
Swashbuckling movie that Peggy, Cole and Walt see.

71Texas Ranger Scouts Youth ServicesYouth Programs

Texas Ranger Scouts
Zane, Corey and Joe got to know each other on a camping and fishing trip with the Texas Ranger Scouts.

72Time Flies Blind CinemaMovies

Time Flies Blind
Movie Walt suggests.

73Tonkawa Elementary EducationElementary Schools

Tonkawa Elementary
Chris and Rufus meet Grady.

74Trouble Brewing LiteratureBooks

Trouble Brewing
Science fiction book series.

75Violet Crown University EducationUniversities

Violet Crown University
College.

76Wagon Wheels Food ProductsCandy

Wagon Wheels
Snack Sal buys on the way to Morty's party.

77Waterloo Chronicle PeriodicalsNewspaper Chronicles

Waterloo Chronicle
Michael mentions to Gabriel.

78Waterloo Community College EducationColleges

Waterloo Community College
Dora and Sweaty took a jazz dancing class.

79Waterloo Planetarium EntertainmentMuseums

Waterloo Planetarium
Sweeky used to visit.

80WeekEND of the World Movie Festival EventsFairs 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.

81The Whale VehiclesMotor Vehicles

The Whale
Peggy's old Cadillac.

82Wild Trains MusicMusicians

Wild Trains
Dora plays the song "Hit the Dance Floor Jumping" by the Wild Trains.

83Young & Zapp's NightlifeNightclubs

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.

84Zulu Arrangement MusicMusicians

Zulu Arrangement
Name inspired by Mos Def. Song Simmer Down by Zulu Arrangement plays on the radio.



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