Spearmint Rhino
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Gentleman's clubs |
| Founded | 1989 in Upland, California, US |
| Founder | John L. Gray |
| Headquarters | Norco, California |
Number of locations | 31 |
Area served | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
| Website | spearmintrhino |
Spearmint Rhino is a chain of strip clubs that operates venues throughout the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.[1] The club opened in 1989 as a supplement to the existing Peppermint Elephant Restaurant. This first Spearmint Rhino was located in Upland, California.[citation needed]
Operations
John Gray is the founder & CEO of Spearmint Rhino Consulting Worldwide. His company owns the trademark of Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Clubs, Dames N' Games Topless Sports Bars, California Girls Gentlemen's Clubs, Blue Zebra Adult Cabaret and Dirty's Topless Bar. In 2010, the Spearmint Rhino opened 1616 Club, its first non-adult nightclub, in downtown Los Angeles.[2]
Each club location is independently owned, operated and licensed. The company's worldwide headquarters is in Norco, California. The London club, in Tottenham Court Road, is the flagship club in the UK.[3]
The name Spearmint Rhino is not a codename or reference to anything; the company simply required a noticeable, memorable and catchy name.[4]
In popular culture
In season 2, episode 3 of the Amazon series Bosch, Dames N' Games Los Angeles is used as a filming location for the fictional strip club Dolly's in Las Vegas.[citation needed]
In season 5, episode 19 of the TV series Supernatural, the Archangel Gabriel makes reference to the club when describing the positive aspects of humanity, saying "And you should see the Spearmint Rhino."[5]
In the TV series South Park, there is a parody of the club called the "Peppermint Hippo" featured in two episodes, "Lil' Crime Stoppers" and "The Return of Chef". This same name is used for a club in the film Date Night.[citation needed]
In series 2, episode 4 of The Inbetweeners (A Night Out in London), the character Neil states that he and his friends are going to a club, referring mistakenly to the Spearmint Rhino.[citation needed]
In series 7, episode 4 of Top Gear is the "Italian Mid-Engined Supercars For Less Than A Second-Hand Mondeo Challenge", the endpoint of which is a Spearmint Rhino franchise in Slough.[6]
In series 5, episode 6 of the TV series Spooks ("Hostage Takers, Part 1"), the character Adam threatens to send someone to a place that "makes Guantanamo Bay look like Spearmint Rhino."[citation needed]
In the video game Grand Theft Auto V, the Vanilla Unicorn Gentlemen's Club is a play on Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club.[citation needed]
In season 2, episode 11 of Andy Richter Controls the Universe, the stripper says she works at "Cinnamon Cheetah."[citation needed]
During the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, stars of Bad Moms featuring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn pay tribute to the Las Vegas Spearmint Rhino.[citation needed]
During Season 1 Ep. 3 of #BlackAF on Netflix, Joya makes mention of Spearmint Rhino.
In Season 3, Episode 5 of House of Lies, Marty mentions Spearmint Rhino when talking about his dad's date.
See also
References
- ^ The Observer Business, Media & Cash section of The Observer on Sunday 3 February 2002, p12.
- ^ Dan Miller (29 October 2010). "Melrose wins Rhino Entertainer of the year". Xbiz Magazine.
- ^ Jamie Doward (3 February 2002). "Lord of the lap dance". The Observer.
- ^ Media:p12 of the Observer Business, Media & Cash section of the Observer on Sunday 3 February 2002. It was published on guardian.co.uk at 00.22 GMT on Sunday 3 February 2002.
- ^ "5.19 Hammer Of The Gods". Super-Wiki. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Cheap Car Challenges". Retrieved 7 September 2012.