# Name that company! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 13, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719 "2009-02-13T18:51:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/1 "2009-02-13T18:51:49Z")
In the spirit of [Name that team!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=506261), here is a list of fictional companies from various forms of fiction: movies, TV, video games, comic books, cartoons, and so forth. I’m afraid this one is dreadfully easy, so you will have to be on the honor system to count your own points, and not crib from each other. 🙂 Ace Tomato Co Bad Wolf Corporation Bada Bing Benthic Petroleum Biffco Big Kahuna Burger Binford Black Mesa Research Facility Blaidd Dwrg Blix Blue Moon Detective Agency Blue Sun Bonzair Brown Streak Railroad Buy and Large Corporation CC Corporation Chez Qui CHOAM Chotchkie’s Cyberdyne Systems Daystrom Data Concepts Delos Deon International Dinoco Dixie Boy Truck Stop Doublemeat Palace Dunder Mifflin ENCOM Energy Corporation Ewing Oil FrobozzCo International Genco Olive Oil General Products Gio’s Deli Goatberger Publishers Grace Brothers Grand Trunk Semaphore Company Grayson Sky Domes Ltd Hanso Foundation Happy Toyz Co Hooper’s Store InGen Initech J Wellington Wells & Co Jefferson Cleaners M&M Enterprises Maibatsu Maroon Cartoons McDowell’s Mega Lo Mart Mockolate Momcorp Morley Cigarettes Network 23 Nordyne Defense Dynamics Oceanic Airlines Omni Consumer Products Pedant Publishing Pierce Publishing Company Primatech Paper Co RAMJAC Corporation Red Apple Cigarettes Rovers Return Sham Harga’s House of Ribs Shinra Electric Power Company Sirius Cybernetics Corporation Stark Industries Strickland Propane Sunshine Desserts Susan B Anthony Hotel Tagruato Techno Union The Android’s Dungeon The Magic Box The Pie Hole The Queen Victoria Tyrell Corporation Umbrella Corporation Union Aerospace Corporation United Robotronics Universal Exports US Robots and Mechanical Men Vandelay Industries VersaLife Corporation Wayne Enterprises Weyland-Utani Whizzo Chocolate Company Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/2 "2009-02-13T19:03:27Z")
As I type, I’m the first respondent, so I’m obviously not copying off of any other post: Bada Bing – _The Sopranos_ Blue Moon Detective Agency – _Moonlighting_ Dunder Mifflin – _The Office_ (USA version) Ewing Oil – _Dallas_ Hooper’s Store – _Sesame Street_ Jefferson Cleaners – _The Jeffersons_ Mega Lo Mart – _King of the Hill_ Momcorp – _Futurama_ Pedant Publishing – _Seinfeld_ (and it’s Pe **n** dant Publishing) Stark Industries – _Iron Man_ Strickland Propane – _King of the Hill_ The Android’s Dungeon – _The Simpsons_ (proprietor Jeff Albertson, aka Comic Book Guy) Vandelay Industries – _Seinfeld_ (corporation actually didn’t exist) Some of the others are familiar, but I don’t want to be reduced to guessing. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/3 "2009-02-13T19:13:46Z")
Bad Wolf-Dr. Who You forgot Wesayso Corp. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/4 "2009-02-13T19:14:57Z")
Big Kahuna-Fast Times at Ridgemont High? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/5 "2009-02-13T19:16:01Z")
Biffco-Back to the Future ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/6 "2009-02-13T19:22:21Z")
Biffco–_Back to the Future 3_ Big Kahuna Burger–_Pulp Fiction_ Binford–_Home Improvement_ Buy and Large Corporation–_Wall-E_ Grace Brothers–_Trading Places_ Maroon Cartoons–_Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ Network 23–_Max Headroom_ Oceanic Airlines–_Lost_ Red Apple Cigarettes–_Pulp Fiction_ Susan B Anthony Hotel–_Bosom Buddies_ Tyrell Corporation–_I Robot_ Wayne Enterprises–_Batman Begins_ Whizzo Chocolate Company–_Monty Python_ Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems–_Holmes and Yoyo_ In fact, Red Apple Cigarettes and Big Kahuna Burgers show up in more than one Tarantino film, like “See You Next Wednesday” for John Landis ---
**Author:** ![Wash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@Wash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wash)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/7 "2009-02-13T19:24:49Z")
Blue Sun - Firefly Cyberdyne Systems - Terminator Grace Brothers - Are You Being Served Grand Trunk Semaphore - Discworld Hanso Foundation - Lost InGen - Jurassic Park Maibatsu - Grand Theft Auto Mockolate - Friends Oceanic Airlines - Lost Primatech Paper - Heroes Red Apple Cigarettes - Pulp Fiction (?) Rovers Return - Coronation Street Sham Harga’s House of Ribs - Discworld Sirius Cybernetics - Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy The Pie Hole - Pushing Daisies The Queen Vic - Eastenders Tyrell Corporation - Blade Runner/Do Andriods Dream of Electric Sheep Umbrella Corporation - Resident Evil Wayne Enterprises - Batman/DC Comics Weyland-Yutani - Alien ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/8 "2009-02-13T19:25:44Z")
Chotchkie’s: Office Space Initech: likewise ---
**Author:** ![Wash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@Wash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wash)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/9 "2009-02-13T19:26:09Z")
I was still typing up that post when want2know posted, I swear 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/10 "2009-02-13T19:30:28Z")
> [@Wash](#): > > I was still typing up that post when want2know posted, I swear 🙂 No problem–in fact, you pointed up a mistake. I knew Tyrell had something to do with robots, but you got the right answer. Good on you! ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/11 "2009-02-13T19:34:54Z")
Doublemeat Palace was the fast food place on Buffy the Vampire Slayer Stark Industries was from Ironman. Let me add two: Smarty Mart The Very Big Corporation of America ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/12 "2009-02-13T19:45:19Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > The Very Big Corporation of America _Monty Python’s the Meaning of Life_–the owners of “The Crimson Permanent Assurance”. Try these: Mr. Ray’s Wig World Drugco Engulf & Devour Har-De-Har Joke Shop ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/13 "2009-02-13T19:50:16Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > - > > Har-De-Har Joke Shop That’s from _Hairspray_. And US Robots and Mechanical Men is from Asimov’s “Robot” stories. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/14 "2009-02-13T20:48:15Z")
Dinoco- Cars McDowell’s- Coming to America ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/15 "2009-02-13T20:50:13Z")
Where’s Acme Products? ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/16 "2009-02-13T21:03:26Z")
There wouldn’t have been any single right answer, **Elvis.** I try avoid ambiguous ones. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/17 "2009-02-13T21:41:53Z")
You forgot Wolfram and Hart. Also FrobozzCo is from the Zork computer games. ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/18 "2009-02-13T21:53:59Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems–_Holmes and Yoyo_ So did they copy that for _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension_? They used it for the name of John Whorfin’s front company. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/19 "2009-02-13T22:55:24Z")
Planet Express? SlurmCo? Joe ---
**Author:** ![criminey.jicket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@criminey.jicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminey.jicket)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/20 "2009-02-13T23:39:23Z")
Bada Bing - _The Sopranos_ Benthic Petroleum - _The Terminator_ Blue Moon Detective Agency - _Moonlighting_ Chotchkie’s - _Office Space_ Ewing Oil - _Dallas_ Genco Olive Oil - _The Godfather_ Hooper’s Store - _Sesame Street_ InGen - _Jurassic Park_ Jefferson Cleaners - _The Jeffersons_ Maibatsu - _Grand Theft Auto_ Oceanic Airlines - _Executive Decision_ Stark Industries -\* Ironman\* Tyrell Corporation - _Blade Runner_ Wayne Enterprises _- Batman_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719.md?page=2)