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{{DisambigLink|description = business|common = episode|link = Doublemeat Palace}}
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{{Quote|My hat has a cow.|Buffy Summers, having become part of the Doublemeat experience.|As You Were}}
  
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[[Image:DoublemeatPalace.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The Sunnydale-based Doublemeat Palace.]]
  
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|Title = Doublemeat Palace
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'''Doublemeat Palace''' is a chain of popular fast food restaurants with franchises all over California. [[Buffy Summers]] was briefly an employee of the local Doublemeat Palace in [[Sunnydale]].
  
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|Image = DoublemeatPalace.jpg
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|Caption = The DMP in Sunnydale.
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|First = "[[Doublemeat Palace]]"
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|Last = ''[[After the Fall, Part Sixteen]]''
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|Alt Names = DMP
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|Location = *[[Sunnydale]]
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*Los Angeles
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|Type = Restaurant
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|Owner(s) = [[Manny Rocha]] <small>(former manager)</small><br />[[Lorraine Ross]] <small>(manager)</small>
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{{Quote|Get the double treat, that's the double sweet, oh it's hard to beat, when the meat meets—|Buffy Summers sings the DMP jingle.|As You Were}}
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'''Doublemeat Palace''' was a fast food restaurant chain with franchises all over California.
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[[Buffy Summers]] was briefly an employee of the local Doublemeat Palace in [[Sunnydale]]. In 2003, it was destroyed along with the entire town following the [[battle at the Hellmouth]].<ref>"[[Chosen]]"</ref>
   
 
==Menu==
  
==Menu==
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{{Quote|Like how the cow and the chicken come together even though they've never met. It's like ''Sleepless in Seattle'' if Meg and Tom were, like, minced.|Buffy Summers|Doublemeat Palace}}
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[[Image:CowChicken.jpg|thumb|right|160px|This cow and this chicken don't know it yet, but they're destined to become part of the Doublemeat experience!]]
  
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{{Quote|Like how the cow and the chicken come together even though they've never met. It's like ''[[Wikipedia:Sleepless in Seattle|Sleepless in Seattle]]'' if, if Meg and Tom were, like, minced.|Buffy Summers|Doublemeat Palace}}
  
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[[File:Doublemeatburger.jpg|thumb|"Why, that's a Doublemeat Medley!"]]
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Doublemeat Palace's specialty is the "Doublemeat Medley": A pure beefy patty above the mid-bun and a slice of processed chicken product below the mid-bun. Plus pickles, and the secret ingredient. However, [[Willow Rosenberg]] discovered that, on closer inspection of the burger, it is actually made of vegetables; a formed and texturized vegetable-based meat-like product, suitable for grinding that is blended with large amounts of rendered beef fat for flavor. Therefore, the secret ingredient in the beef is really beef.
  
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Doublemeat Palace's specialty was the Doublemeat Medley. As the manager [[Manny Rocha]] explained it to Buffy, the Doublemeat Medley was "a pure beefy patty above the mid-bun and a slice of processed chicken product below the mid-bun, plus pickles, and the secret ingredient." However, [[Willow Rosenberg]] discovered that, on closer inspection of the burger, it was actually made of vegetables; it was a formed and textured vegetable-based meat-like product, suitable for grinding that was blended with large amounts of rendered beef fat for flavor. Therefore, the secret ingredient in the beef was really beef.<ref name=":0" />
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Vampires themselves found those who ate a Doublemeat burger inedible.
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The restaurant also served fries, nuggets, coffee, soda, shakes, and cherry pie, among others. A small coffee and a cherry pie cost a dollar ninety-two, and the breakfast 99 cents.<ref name=":0" />
   
 
==Employees==
  
==Employees==
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{{Quote|You've seen us in your city or small town across the American West. You've ordered our delicious food, from our happy employees! But now you're seeing it all from a different way, you're seeing it from behind the counter! Because you've just become part of the DoubleMeat experience!|Doublemeat Palace training video|Doublemeat Palace}}
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[[Image:DPMEmployee.jpg|thumb|right|170px|A happy Doublemeat Palace employee.]]
  
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{{Quote|You've seen us in your city or small town across the American West. You've ordered our delicious food, from our happy employees! But now you're seeing it all from a different way, you're seeing it from behind the counter! Because you've just become part of the DoubleMeat experience!|Doublemeat Palace training video|Doublemeat Palace}}
  
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[[File:DPMEmployee.jpg|thumb|"You're part of the Doublemeat experience!"]]
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*[[Manny the Manager]]
  
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*[[Lorraine Ross]]
  
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The Doublemeat employees were much less enthusiastic than the introductory video claimed. Many were monotone, emotionally traumatized and disgruntled. In Sunnydale, the [[Wig Lady]], as one of the regular costumers was nicknamed, took advantage of the high turnover of employees, devouring them in her real [[demon]]ic form with no one considering the disappearance to be a strange event.<ref name=":0">"[[Doublemeat Palace]]"</ref>
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*[[Buffy Summers]]
  
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*[[Manny Rocha]] — manager <small>(former)</small>
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*[[Lorraine Ross]] — manager
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*[[Buffy Summers]] — trainee <small>(former)</small>
 
*[[Todd]]
  
*[[Todd]]
 
*[[Phillip Todd]]
  
*[[Phillip Todd]]
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*[[Timothy_(Doublemeat_Palace)|Timothy]]
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*[[Timothy Blane]]
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*[[Gary]]
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*[[Gary Tilson]]
 
*[[Gina]]
  
*[[Gina]]
 
*[[Sophie (Doublemeat Palace)|Sophie]]
  
*[[Sophie (Doublemeat Palace)|Sophie]]
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*[[Emily (Doublemeat Palace)|Emily]] <small>(former)</small>
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==Los Angeles==
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[[File:A16-021.jpg|thumb|The Doublemeat Palace takes Wolfram and Hart's place in Los Angeles.]]
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After [[Angel]] and what was left of [[Angel Investigations]] reversed the [[fall of Los Angeles]], Doublemeat Palace started to build their Los Angeles branch just where the [[Wolfram & Hart Los Angeles branch]] used to be.<ref>''[[After the Fall, Part Sixteen]]''</ref>
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Doublemeat Palace was then involved in a product placement deal with ''[[Last Angel in Hell (film)|Last Angel in Hell]]'', a Hollywood film adaptation of the fall of Los Angeles, starring [[Nicholas Cage]] as [[Angel Cartwright]]. The film heavily promoted the restaurant chain onscreen, while the Doublemeat Palace gave away free toys with each meal.<ref>''[[Last Angel in Hell (comic)|Last Angel in Hell]]''</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*[[Joss Whedon]] revealed that the portrayal of the fast food industry with the Doublemeat Palace caused sponsors to threaten to pull support: "The only thing that we've ever actually been stopped or asked to stop doing was the fast food run. When Buffy worked at the fast food joint it made the advertisers very twitchy. So apparently the most controversial thing we ever had on Buffy was a hamburger and chicken sandwich."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/readersopinions/joss-whedon-2003051692624509740.html "Joss Whedon"]. ''The New York Times'', May 16, 2003.</ref>
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===Canonical===
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===Other===
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*''[[Slayer, Interrupted, Part Four]]'' {{Om}}
   
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== Customers ==
  
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*''[[Last Angel in Hell (comic)|Last Angel in Hell]]''
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*[[Wig Lady]]
  
   
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==References==
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==''Last Angel in Hell''==
  
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{{References}}
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{{Quote|Doublemeat food is so delicious even the [[OverLorne]] gives it props.|A line from ''Last Angel in Hell''|Angel: Last Angel in Hell}}
  
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Doublemeat Palace was involved in a product placement deal with ''[[Last Angel in Hell]]'', a Hollywood film adaptation of the [[Fall of Los Angeles]], starring [[Nicholas Cage]] as [[Angel Cartwright]]. The film heavily promoted the restaurant chain onscreen, while the Doublemeat Palace gave away free toys with each meal.
  
   
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== Appearances ==
  
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;''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
  
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* "[[Doublemeat Palace]]"
  
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* "[[Dead Things]]"
  
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* "[[Older and Far Away]]" {{Om}}
  
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* "[[As You Were]]"
  
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* "[[Normal Again]]"
  
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* "[[Help]]" {{Om}}
  
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* ''[[Angel: After the Fall]]'' #17
  
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* ''[[Angel: Last Angel in Hell]]''
  
   
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[[Category:Restaurants]]
 
[[Category:Sunnydale businesses]]
  
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[[Category:Los Angeles businesses]]

Revision as of 00:41, 3 February 2020

↳ Note: This article is about the business. For the episode, see Doublemeat Palace.

“Get the double treat, that's the double sweet, oh it's hard to beat, when the meat meets—”
―Buffy Summers sings the DMP jingle.[src]

Doublemeat Palace was a fast food restaurant chain with franchises all over California.

Buffy Summers was briefly an employee of the local Doublemeat Palace in Sunnydale. In 2003, it was destroyed along with the entire town following the battle at the Hellmouth.[1]

Menu

“Like how the cow and the chicken come together even though they've never met. It's like Sleepless in Seattle if Meg and Tom were, like, minced.”
―Buffy Summers[src]
Doublemeatburger

"Why, that's a Doublemeat Medley!"

Doublemeat Palace's specialty was the Doublemeat Medley. As the manager Manny Rocha explained it to Buffy, the Doublemeat Medley was "a pure beefy patty above the mid-bun and a slice of processed chicken product below the mid-bun, plus pickles, and the secret ingredient." However, Willow Rosenberg discovered that, on closer inspection of the burger, it was actually made of vegetables; it was a formed and textured vegetable-based meat-like product, suitable for grinding that was blended with large amounts of rendered beef fat for flavor. Therefore, the secret ingredient in the beef was really beef.[2]

Vampires themselves found those who ate a Doublemeat burger inedible.

The restaurant also served fries, nuggets, coffee, soda, shakes, and cherry pie, among others. A small coffee and a cherry pie cost a dollar ninety-two, and the breakfast 99 cents.[2]

Employees

“You've seen us in your city or small town across the American West. You've ordered our delicious food, from our happy employees! But now you're seeing it all from a different way, you're seeing it from behind the counter! Because you've just become part of the DoubleMeat experience!”
―Doublemeat Palace training video[src]
DPMEmployee

"You're part of the Doublemeat experience!"

The Doublemeat employees were much less enthusiastic than the introductory video claimed. Many were monotone, emotionally traumatized and disgruntled. In Sunnydale, the Wig Lady, as one of the regular costumers was nicknamed, took advantage of the high turnover of employees, devouring them in her real demonic form with no one considering the disappearance to be a strange event.[2]

Los Angeles

A16-021

The Doublemeat Palace takes Wolfram and Hart's place in Los Angeles.

After Angel and what was left of Angel Investigations reversed the fall of Los Angeles, Doublemeat Palace started to build their Los Angeles branch just where the Wolfram & Hart Los Angeles branch used to be.[3]

Doublemeat Palace was then involved in a product placement deal with Last Angel in Hell, a Hollywood film adaptation of the fall of Los Angeles, starring Nicholas Cage as Angel Cartwright. The film heavily promoted the restaurant chain onscreen, while the Doublemeat Palace gave away free toys with each meal.[4]

Behind the scenes

  • Joss Whedon revealed that the portrayal of the fast food industry with the Doublemeat Palace caused sponsors to threaten to pull support: "The only thing that we've ever actually been stopped or asked to stop doing was the fast food run. When Buffy worked at the fast food joint it made the advertisers very twitchy. So apparently the most controversial thing we ever had on Buffy was a hamburger and chicken sandwich."[5]

Appearances

Canonical

Other

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic
Angel (IDW series)

References

  1. ↑ "Chosen"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Doublemeat Palace"
  3. ↑ After the Fall, Part Sixteen
  4. ↑ Last Angel in Hell
  5. ↑ "Joss Whedon". The New York Times, May 16, 2003.
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