TADPOLE Literature 2005. Written by Egon Sterling. | |||||
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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 | |||||||
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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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