![]() ![]() ![]() Tolkien) Toy store in Chinatown: Toys "L" Us (parody of Toys "R" Us) Many of the characters are named after major streets in Portland, Oregon, where Creator Matt Groening grew up. Some of the store and place names around town are parodies of real life chains: Air conditioner store: It Blows Airport Bookstore: Just Crichton and King Books ( Michael Crichton, Stephen King) Boys' Clothing Store: Wee Monsieur Comic book store: Androids Dungeon Cookware store: Stoner's Pot Palace Discount Store: Try 'n' Save (parody of Shop N Save) Dog Obedience Schools: Eastside Ruff-Form School, Professor Von Bowser's Sanitarium For Dogs Donut Shop: Lard Lad Donuts Family Restaurant: Texas Cheesecake Depository Financial Planning: Let's Get Fiscal (based on Olivia Newton-John's "Let's Get Physical") Сімпсони: She of Little Faith (2001) Girls' Clothing Store: Saks Fifth Grade (parody of Saks Fifth Avenue) and Dingo Junction Girls school: Saint Sebastian's School for Wicked Girls Gourmet Food store: Eatie Gourmet's Gun Shop: BloodBath and Beyond (parody of Bed, Bath and Beyond) Hair Stylist: Turn Your Head and Coif Hair Stylist (where Julio works): Hairy Shears (a play on Harry Shearer) Healthcare Facility- HMO (Hibbert Moneymaking Organization) Indian restaurant: Taj Majal You Can Eat Investing service: IPO Friday's Jewelry store: The Family Jewels Joke/Novelty Shop: Yuckingham Palace (parody of London's Buckingham Palace) Junkyard: Uriah's Heap (Uriah Heep, from the story of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens) Law Office: I Can't Believe It's A Law Firm! Middle Eastern restaurant: Two Guys from Kabul Museum: Louvre: American Style Music shop: Suicide Notes, Tommy Toots and King Toots New Age Shop: Karmaceuticals Optometrist: Eye Carumba Optometrist: Eye Care, Do You? Outdoor Clothing Store: Malaria Zone Pastry Shop: The French Confection ( Французький зв'язковий (1971)) Repo man: Repo Depot Roach Motel: The Ritz Carlton Hotel for Vagrants Seafood Restaurant: The Fryin' Dutchman Soup Kitchen: Helter Shelter Toy Store: Valley of the Dolls (1967) Toy Store: J.R.R. ![]()
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