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2 unusual facts about Big Daddy's Restaurants


Big Daddy's Restaurants

In the 1968 film Bye Bye Braverman, a scene was shot with actor George Segal in front of Big Daddy's as well as on location throughout the borough of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz says on his official web-site "You know you're from Brooklyn if......You Went to Big Daddy's on Coney Island Avenue as a change from Nathan's".


Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce

The company has involved itself with several autoracing sponsorship programs such as the Indy Racing League, NHRA, along with Donlavey Racing and Larry Hedrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Bill Catania in the American Speed Association.

Big Daddy's House

McCargo left his job as the executive catering chef of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia to work on Big Daddy's House.

Cahill Racing

From 1999 to 2000 the team was sponsored by Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce, a company with a history of failing to complete the commitments of their auto racing sponsorship contracts.

Ding Dong Daddy

He is based on legendary hot rod enthusiast/painter/pinstriper Ed "Big Daddy" Roth.

Emerson Boozer

Emerson Boozer also had an homage by Adam Sandler in the movie Big Daddy where Sandler sported a "Boozer" Jets jersey as a double entendre meaning he's a "Booze-hound" as well as a long time New York Jets devotee.

Eorl Crabtree

The 18 stone prop is the nephew of the legendary professional wrestler Shirley "Big Daddy" Crabtree, himself a former rugby league player who played for Bradford Northern, although he never made an appearance for the first team.

Hot Coffee

Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants, a 1994 product liability lawsuit involving spilt hot coffee

JB's Restaurants

JB’s Family Restaurants was founded in 1961, and was sold from Santa Barbara Restaurant Group to Lynn Whiteford of LBW Investments in March 2000.

Jerry's

Jerry's Restaurants, formerly located in the Midwest and Southern U.S., now mostly converted to Denny's restaurants

Jerry's Restaurants

Beginning in Lexington, Kentucky, the Jerrico Corporation established its own line of family-style restaurants with the Jerry’s chain.

Mr. Monk in Outer Space

This appears to be a take on Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants, aka the "Hot Coffee Case", in which a woman in Albuquerque, New Mexico spilled her cup of coffee while in her car and suffered extensive third degree burns to her crotch.

No Lucifer

The band point out in the album sleeve notes that this is in reference to the chant used by fans of the wrestler Big Daddy.

Portillo's Restaurants

Portillo's is located primarily throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, with two locations in southern California and one in Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona, both in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

They feature pancake and waffle combinations and specialty items such as a baked apple pancakes, German pancakes, strawberry cheesecake french toast, and white chocolate raspberry Belgian waffles.

Sid Ganis

Sidney Ganis (born January 8, 1940) is a Greek-American motion picture executive and producer who has produced such films as Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Big Daddy, Mr. Deeds, The Master of Disguise and Akeelah and the Bee.


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