There have been some really unusual/funny business names
    that have shown up in real life and in movies and tv shows.


    Some example are:
    Leaven and Earth ~ Bakery, Berkeley, CA
    Salt and Battery ~ Fish and Chips, Brisbane, Australia
    Rising Loafer ~ Restaurant/Bakery, Pleasanton, CA
    The Hop Yard ~ Restaurant/Microbrewery, Pleasanton, CA
    Juan More Taco ~ Taqueria in Fremont, CA
    Citizen Canine ~ Dog Kennel, Oakland, CA
    Bullshifters ~ Former Manual Transmission/Clutch Repair, San Jose, CA
    Many Happy Returns Inc. ~ Tax Preperation, Glen Burnie, Maryland
    Many Happy Returns ~ Tax Preperation, St. Petersburg, Florida
    Many Happy Returns Inc. ~ Sample Return Service, NYC
    Den of Antiquities ~ Victoria, Australia
    A Den of Antiquity ~ Ashville, North Carolina
    Crapo Appliance Service ~ Redmond, Washington
    It's A Crewel World ~ Salem, Massachusetts
    Bead It ~ Bead Store, Santa Cruz, CA
    2 the Point ~ Needlepoint Store, Pleasanton, CA
    The Best Little Hairhouse In Town ~ Camp Springs, Maryland
    The Best Little Hairhouse On Campus ~ Two Locations
    The Best Little Hairhouse In Gresham ~ Gresham, Oregon
    Wok N Roll ~ Mulitple Locations across the US
    Wok Around the Clock ~ Earlville, Queensland Australia
    Linoleum Dicks ~ Floor Covering Store, San Jose, CA
    Cyclepath ~ Bicycle Store, Hayward & San Mateo, CA
    Chain Reation Bicycles ~ Bicycle Store, Redwood City, CA
    Pizza My Heart ~ Several Locations in the San Francisco Bay Area
    Hour Place ~ Clock Store, Capitola, CA
    Garden of Eat'n ~ Restaurant, Utopia, TX
    Beauty and the Bistro ~ Unrelated Restaurants in a few US cities
    Little Miss Muffin ~ Specialty Bakery, Chicago, IL
    El Squid Roe ~ Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
    Shuck's Transmission Service ~ Fremont, CA
    Long Won ~ Chinese Take Out, Brooklyn, NY
    Peek Funeral Home ~ Westminster, CA
    Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors ~ Various locations in Texas
    Mama Zuma's Revenge ~ made by Route 11 Potato Chips, Middletown, VA

    Hell's Kitchen Catering ~ Catering Company for the Movie Ghost Rider

    Some Unrelated locations of Hell's Kitchen:
    Chicago, Minneapolis, New York and the NYC neighborhood

    The next 4 are from Melbourne, Australia
    Hard Wok Cafe ~ Chinese Take Away
    The Yuppy Puppy ~ Dog Grooming Shop with Velvet Sofas
    Dirty Dogs Done Dirt Cheap ~ A Mobile Dog Grooming Service
    Forty Winks ~ A Bedding Franchise

    From Movies...

    The Blues Brothers
    Curl Up & Dye ~ Hair Salon

    Mall Rats
    Burnt Flesh Tanning Salon
    Rug Munchers
    ~ Carptet Store

    Orange County
    Board to Death ~ Surfer Store

    Shrek2
    Abercrombie & Witch     Saxxon Fifth Avenue
    Versarchery     Pewtery Barn
    Armani Armoury     Baskin (XXXI) Robbinhood
    Tower of London Records     Old Knavery
    Burger Prince     Farbucks


    From Television...

    The Simpsons
    Spinster City Apartments ~ Home to Patty and Selma, Apt 1599
    Eye Caramba ~ Eye Clinic
    Little Goody New Shoes ~ Kids Shoe Store
    King Toot's ~ Music Store
    Turn Your Head and Coif ~ Hair Salon
    Stoner's Pot Palace ~ Pots, Pans and Kitchen Gadgets
    The China Syndrome ~ Sells Dishes and Tea Sets
    The Family Jewels ~ Store where Homer bought Marge's ring
    Pool Sharks ~ Where the Buyer is Our Chum
                         Seller of backyard swimming pools
    Eatie Gourmet's ~ Upscale Grocery Store
    The Leaf Garret ~ Tea House in Springshire
    The Gassy Knoll ~ Truck Stop
    Rolling Donut ~ Company that delivers to the Nuclear Plant
    Java the Hut ~ Coffee Shop (like Central Perk from TV's Friends)
    ( A REAL Java the HUT in the UK)
    The French Confection ~ Dessert Booth at The Festival of Springfield
    The Fryin' Dutchman ~ Seafood Restaurant run by the Sea Captain
    Mickey Mao's ~ Chinese Restaurant in an Itchy & Scratchy Cartoon
    The Drinkin' Memorial ~ Bar in Washington DC
    Tokyo Roe's Sushi Palace ~ Formerly Moe's Tavern in the episode
                                                 "Thank God It's Doomsday"
    Acne Grease Company ~ Grease Recycling Company
    Pharm Team ~ Pharmaceudical Company that created Focusin
    Dudley Do Drugs ~ Pharmacy in Canada
    Bloodbath and Beyond Gun Shop
    Nuts Landing ~ Dog Neutering Clinic
    Vicious Cycle ~ Bicycle Store
    Boris' Car Loft ~ Used Car Dealership
    Yukingham Palace ~ Joke and Novelty Store
    Binge & Purr ~ Cat Food
    Merry Widow Life Insurance ~ Denial, Anger, Ca$h
    Island of San Glucose ~ Source of Smuggled Sugar
    Gone Fission ~ Boat Owned by Mr. Burns
    The Sole Provider ~ Athletic Shoe Store at the Mall
    Wash Upon A Star ~ Car Wash
    'ertz Car Rental ~ London Branch of Hertz
    e-Piscopal Church ~ Online church that ordained Homer
    Premarital Sextet ~ Six person jazz band
    The Cheap Shot ~ After hours hangout for cops
    The Mug Shot ~ Another after hours hangout for cops
    Sportacus ~ Sporting Goods Store
    Luftwaffle ~ German Waffle House
    Snooze At 11 ~ Mattress Store
    Eski Moe's ~ Alaskan Tavern in the Simpson's Movie

    These two are located next to each other.
    It Blows ~ Air Conditioning Store
    It Sucks ~ Vacuum Cleaner Store

    Fututama
    Alien Overloard & Tailor ~ Major Department Store
    Mentholyptus Hall ~ Dean Vernon's residence at Mars University
    Epsilon Rho Rho (Err) ~ Robot Fraternity at Mars University
    Fisherman's Worf ~ Tourist Area at Mars University
    Wrath of Conrail ~ Box Car Logo, Space going freight train
    Baltimore and Orion ~ Box Car Logo, Space going freight train
    Starlight Express ~ Box Car Logo, Space going freight train
    Hip Joint ~ Local Orbiting Night Club
    Stinky Stork Diaper Service
    Our Motherboard of Mercy ~ Robot Booze Kitchen
    Robotony 500 ~ Robot Clothier
    Eye Robot ~ Shop That Sells Sun Glasses
    The Anti-Chrystler Building ~ Home of the Original Werecar in the episode
                                                    "The Honking"
    Thermostadt ~ Capital of the Robo-Hungarian Empire
    711 ~ Convenience Store Chain (Open 28 Hours a Day)
    Hovercar-negie Hall ~ Concert Venue
    Rook Takes Pawnshop
    MmmTV ~ The Cooking Channel (Food Channel)
    ~ The Local News Channel
    pKEA ~ The crafty progeny of IKEA
    Taco Bellevue Hospital ~ Primary Medical Center

      In the episode The Cyber House Rules,
      the message under the hospital name reads:

      "Normal, Healthy Baby? Super-Size it for 49 cents"

      In the episode The Route of All Evil,
      the message under the hospital name reads:

      Urine Samples in Collectible NASCAR Cups!

    Cylon & Garfunkle ~ Folk/Rock Group
    Commander Riker's Island ~ New New York Prison
    The Beast with Two Bucks ~ Alien Thrift Porn Shop run by a Lizard Man

    These two are located next to each other.
    Universal Studios
    Parallel Universal Studios


    Some of the beers available in the Year 3000
    LöBrau     Olde Fortran Malt Liquor     Benderbrau*
    St. Pauli Exclusivity Principle Girl Beer     Klein's Ale**
    Pabst Blue Robot     Samuel Adams Head Boston Lager
    Cold Fusion Steam Beer

      * Benderbrau ~ Brewed by the Planet Express Crew in
                                "The Route of All Evil"
      ** Klein's Ale ~ shipped in Klein bottles (one sided like a Mobius Strip)

     

      A Favorite Sign from Futurama...
      Welcome to the
      Brooklyn Aquarium
      We Got Your Fish
      Right Here

       

      The Superior Court is known as
      Famous Original Ray's Superior Court
      Seen in the episode A Tale of Two Santas,
      Also seen in the episode is

        Stattica Robot Penitentiary
        Two Death Rows No Waiting

       

      The Seat of Government for New New York...
      CitiHall Futurama

       

      The Primary Medical Center for New New York...
      Taco Bellevue Hospital Futurama

       

      The Progeny of That Crafy Swedish Company...
      Pi-KEA Futurama

       

      AntiChrysler Mine!

         The Highway to Hell  
        is the Route of All Evil  

     

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