# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/41 "2009-02-24T05:41:32Z")
Binford - Home Improvement Chotchkies - Office Space Dunder Mifflin - The Office Grace Brothers - Are You Being Served? Happy Toyz - Family Guy Mega Lo Mart - King of the Hill Mockalate - Friends Momcorp - Futurama Strickland Propane - King of the Hill Androids Dungeon - Simpsons Umbrella Corp - Resident Evil Wayne Enterprises - Batman I recognize a bunch of the others, but just can’t place them for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/42 "2009-02-24T05:46:13Z")
Oh, and for a new one. International Express. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/43 "2009-02-24T18:51:07Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > Videlectrix Homestar Runner. ---
**Author:** ![TheVioletCreep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@TheVioletCreep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheVioletCreep)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/44 "2009-02-24T20:45:43Z")
Bada Bing - The Sopranos Binford - Home Improvement Black Mesa Research Facility - Half-Life/Portal (video game) Blix - Zoey 101 Dunder Mifflin - The Office Hanso Foundation - LOST Hooper’s Store -Sesame Street Momcorp - Futurama (?) Oceanic Airlines - LOST Pedant Publishing - Seinfeld Strickland Propane - King of the Hill The Android’s Dungeon - The Simpsons The Pie Hole - Pushing Daisies Umbrella Corporation - Resident Evil (video game) Vandelay Industries - Seinfeld ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/45 "2009-02-24T21:03:55Z")
How about… Thorin & Co. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/46 "2009-02-24T21:27:08Z")
What’s left? I’ll add the following: North Central Positronics ---
**Author:** ![TheVioletCreep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@TheVioletCreep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheVioletCreep)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/47 "2009-02-25T00:17:43Z")
North Central Positronics: Dark Tower Series ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/48 "2009-02-25T16:31:15Z")
Not looking at anyone else’s answers: Biffco - Back to t he Future II Binford - Home Improvement Black Mesa Research Facility - Half Life Blue Sun - Firefly/Serenity Chotchkie’s - Office Space Cyberdyne Systems - Terminator Daystrom Data Concepts -Star trek? (I know there’s a Daystrom Institute or something in therre) Doublemeat Palace - Buffy the vampire Slayer Dunder Mifflin - The Office Hanso Foundation - Lost Initech - Office Space Jefferson Cleaners - The Jeffersons Mega Lo Mart - King of the Hill Momcorp - Futurama Oceanic Airlines - Lost Pedant Publishing - Seinfeld (I thought it was Pendant? Unless it is Pedant and the answer isn’t Seinfeld :p) Primatech Paper Co - Heroes Stark Industries - Iron Man/Marvel Comics Strickland Propane - King of the Kill The Android’s Dungeon - The Simpsons The Magic Box - Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Pie Hole - Pushing Daisies Umbrella Corporation - Resident Evil Vandelay Industries - Seinfeld (Also has the notable exception of not actualyl being real even within the fake world of Seinfeld) Wayne Enterprises - batman/DC Comics ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/49 "2009-02-25T19:17:38Z")
And going back to fill in what I actually know, in case someone missed one… Bad Wolf Corporation - Doctor Who Bada Bing - Sopranos Biffco - BTTF III Big Kahuna Burger - Pulp Fiction Binford - Home Improvement Black Mesa Research Facility - Half Life Blue Moon Detective Agency - Moonlighting Blue Sun - Firefly Chotchkie’s - Office Space Cyberdyne Systems - Terminator Dixie Boy Truck Stop - Dukes of Hazzard? Dunder Mifflin - The Office Ewing Oil - Dallas FrobozzCo International - Zork Hanso Foundation - Lost Initech - Office Space McDowell’s - Coming to America Mega Lo Mart - King of the Hill Momcorp - Futurama Oceanic Airlines - Lost Pedant Publishing - Seinfeld Primatech Paper Co - Heroes Shinra Electric Power Company - Final Fantasy VII? Stark Industries - Marvel Comics (Iron Man) Strickland Propane - King of the Hill The Android’s Dungeon - The Simpsons United Robotronics - I, Robot? Universal Exports - James Bond? US Robots and Mechanical Men - I, Robot? Vandelay Industries - Seinfeld VersaLife Corporation - Soylent Green? Wayne Enterprises - DC Comics (Batman) ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/50 "2009-02-25T19:40:36Z")
I only skimmed the thread, but I couldn’t see anyone claiming _Catch-22_ for M&M Enterprises. A couple more: Wernham Hogg InfiniDim ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/51 "2009-02-25T20:01:06Z")
Bad Wolf Corporation - Dr. Who Black Mesa Research Facility - Half Life Blaidd Dwrg - Dr. Who Blue Moon Detective Agency - Moonlighting Blue Sun - Firefly Buy and Large Corporation - Wall-E CHOAM - Dune Cyberdyne Systems - Terminator Daystrom Data Concepts - Blade Runner? Doublemeat Palace - Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dunder Mifflin - The Office Ewing Oil - Dallas FrobozzCo International - Zork Grand Trunk Semaphore Company - Discworld Grayson Sky Domes Ltd - Honor Harrison Hanso Foundation - Lost? Initech - Star Wars Maroon Cartoons - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Momcorp - Futurama Network 23 - Max Headroom? Primatech Paper Co - Heroes Red Apple Cigarettes - Assorted Quentin Tarantino movies Sham Harga’s House of Ribs - Discworld Shinra Electric Power Company - Final Fantasy Stark Industries - Iron Man Strickland Propane - King of the Hill The Android’s Dungeon - The Simpsons The Magic Box - Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tyrell Corporation - Bladerunner Umbrella Corporation - Resident Evil Wayne Enterprises - Batman Weyland-Utani - Aliens Whizzo Chocolate Company - Monty Python Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/52 "2009-02-27T05:10:02Z")
Try these… Drake & Sweeney Colin Mozart’s Rat Extermination Boutique American Artistic Handcrafts Inc. Stun-a-Stoat Ltd. Crackpot Religions Ltd. Bogan, Rapley, Vitrano, Havarac and Lanigan Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes Slater Nazi Schoolboys’ Life Assurance Co. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/53 "2009-03-03T05:38:55Z")
And… Barlow & Straker Antiques ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/54 "2009-03-03T06:15:27Z")
That was from 'Salem’s Lot. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/55 "2009-03-03T16:48:36Z")
> [@Fish](#): > > That was from 'Salem’s Lot. 🙂 Right! ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/56 "2009-03-03T17:09:29Z")
> [@](#): > > Stun-a-Stoat Ltd. > Crackpot Religions Ltd. Both from _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_. Going back, the only one of mine not answered was “Mr. Ray’s Wig World”–from John Waters’ _Female Trouble_. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/57 "2009-03-03T17:20:51Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > Both from _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_… Also correct. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/58 "2009-03-05T14:29:48Z")
The answers: Drake & Sweeney - giant law firm from _The Street Lawyer_ by John Grisham Colin Mozart’s Rat Extermination Boutique - as featured on _Monty Python_ American Artistic Handcrafts Inc. - struggling San Francisco firm from _The Man in the High Castle_ by Philip K. Dick Bogan, Rapley, Vitrano, Havarac and Lanigan - law firm from Grisham’s _The Partner_ Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes - the law firm handling the auction of Bag End’s contents in _The Hobbit_ by Tolkien Slater Nazi - rapacious corporation from _Monty Python_ Schoolboys’ Life Assurance Co. - public school students’ surprising enterprise, also from _Monty Python_ ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/59 "2009-03-05T20:49:42Z")
Okay, then, here are my answers: Videlectrix- the only one answered correctly (or at all), a video game manufacturer in the Homestar Runner universe. “We use computers…to make video games!” Apook Corporation- probably the trickiest…this came from the Super Mario comics published by Valiant in the early '90s (“Apook” is “Koopa” spelled backwards). Petrochem Petrochemical Corp.- from _The Simpsons_. Makers of caustic polypropelene and Malibu Stacy. Doofenshmirtz Evil, Inc.- from _Disney’s Phineas and Ferb_. Frequently infiltrated by Perry the Platypus. Air Impact!- from Dave Barry’s _Big Trouble_. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719/60 "2009-03-07T18:22:58Z")
Here’s mine: UBS ESPN-8 (“The Ocho”) Gaylen Ross (clothier) Quitters, Inc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-company/485719.md?page=2)