The series was created by Dave Cooper and J. Ryan and was originally called "Pig Goat Banana Mantis".
Alice Cooper | Dave Brubeck | Gary Cooper | Dave Stewart | Dave Grusin | James Fenimore Cooper | Dave Matthews | Dave Liebman | Dave Weckl | Dave Grohl | Anderson Cooper | Dave Van Ronk | Dave Ramsey | Dave Chappelle | The Dave Ramsey Show | Dave Eggers | Sam & Dave | Dave Mirra | Dave McKean | Dave Graney | Dave Coulier | Cooper Union | Cooper Creek | Chris Cooper (actor) | Chris Cooper | Anderson Cooper 360° | Dave Koz | Dave Cousins | Dave Barry | Merian C. Cooper |
More recent influences include Soto’s contemporaries- Dave Cooper, David Choe, Mario “Mars1” Martinez, the Clayton Brothers and Camille Rose Garcia.