Bada Bing Bada Bing Bada Bing! is a fictional strip club from the HBO drama television series "The Sopranos." It was a key location for events in the series, named for the catchphrase "bada bing", a phrase popularized by James Caan's character Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather". The popularization of the fictional club benefited the real-life go-go bar where scenes were filmed. The Bada Bing is loosely based on "Wiggles", a strip club owned by New Jersey mobster Vincent Palermo before it was shut down. Strippers at the Bada Bing were portrayed by extras including Elektra, Justine Noelle, Kelly Madison Kole, Luiza
The Name of the Game (TV series) The Name of the Game (TV series) The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack, airing from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes each. The show was a wheel series, setting the stage for "The Bold Ones" and the "NBC Mystery Movie" in the 1970s. The program had the largest budget of any television series at that time. The series was based on the 1966 television movie "Fame Is the Name of the Game", which was directed by Stuart Rosenberg and stars Tony Franciosa. "The