[Hughes56781]

Anyone ever notice in animated movies or TV shows parodies of actual supermarket chains? I have a couple that immediately come to mind:

1. Powerpuff Girls: Malphs, market, which is a paordy of Ralphs, named after the character "Ralph Malph" on Happy Days, appears in a few episodes.
2. Ren and Stimpy: The episode "Stimpy's Big Day/The Big Shot" features a shot of a sign for "Huge Market", which is identical to the logo for Hughes Market.

[TiManny]

Not parodies, but Safeway, Whole Foods, and even Food 4 Less were shown on South Park. I don't know if there are or were any Food 4 Lesses in Colorado.

[Groceteria]

Sam Safestone and Safestone supermarkets in Bedrock:
https://flintstones.fandom.com/wiki/The ... y_Pie_King

[BatteryMill]

Not parodies, but Safeway, Whole Foods, and even Food 4 Less were shown on South Park. I don't know if there are or were any Food 4 Lesses in Colorado.

Fon's (Vons) made cameos in the show too. If I had to guess, those were based off of what supermarkets SPS was familiar with in the Los Angeles area, where the show is made.

Family Guy has Stop & Shop, though this matches closely with what grocery chains are in Rhode Island compared to these last examples.

[Super S]

In King Of The Hill, there was Mega Lo Mart, an obvious parody of Walmart, as well as Pink & White, which I assume was a parody of some local grocer.

I think that show had permission to use some names and not others, as I recall Auto Zone, Home Depot, and Dairy Queen mentioned several times, with at least one visit to Dairy Queen.

[wnetmacman]

In King Of The Hill, there was Mega Lo Mart, an obvious parody of Walmart, as well as Pink & White, which I assume was a parody of some local grocer.

I think that show had permission to use some names and not others, as I recall Auto Zone, Home Depot, and Dairy Queen mentioned several times, with at least one visit to Dairy Queen.

They also had Luly's, a parody of Texas-based Luby's. Luanne's full name was Luanne Platter, an obvious takeoff of Luby's signature special.

As the show went on, you saw less and less of all the others, and Mega Lo Mart take everything in town over, including Strickland Propane, where they blew the store up.