Spearmint Rhino is a chain of strip clubs that operates venues throughout the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. The club opened in 1989 as a supplement to the existing Peppermint Elephant Restaurant. This first Spearmint Rhino was located in Upland, California.
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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. 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. The name Spearmint Rhino is not a codename or reference to anything at all; the company simply required a noticeable, memorable and catchy name.
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. 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." In the TV series South Park, there is a parody of the club called the "Peppermint Hippo" that is featured in two separate episodes, "Lil' Crime Stoppers" and "The Return of Chef". This same name is used for a club in the movie Date Night. In season 2, episode 4 of The Inbetweeners, the character Neil states that he and his friends are going to a club, referring mistakenly to the Spearmint Rhino. 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. In series 5, episode 6 of the TV series Spooks, the character Adam threatens to send someone to a place that "makes Guantanamo Bay look like Spearmint Rhino." In the video game Grand Theft Auto V, the Vanilla Unicorn Gentlemen's Club is a play on Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club. In season 2, episode 11 of Andy Richter Controls the Universe, the stripper says she works at "Cinnamon Cheetah." 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. 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.
