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Tacomat

Location Information

Town:	Springfield
Use:	Taco store
First appearance:	"Bart the Fink"

Tacomat is a taco store in Springfield. It is located in a parking lot across the street from the First Bank of Springfield.

Description[edit]

Tacomat is billed as "Taco convenience incarnate" and is a converted parking-lot photography kiosk. It is the world's smallest taco dispensing structure and has 27 employees. The building requires oxygen tanks to be supplied, due to its small size.^[1]

Tacomat is very near to Comic Book Guy's apartment and can be seen from his kitchen window. Due to the proximity to Tacomat, Comic Book Guy cites "convenient location near city hot spots" as one of his apartment's best attributes.^[2]

History[edit]

When Bart inherited $100 from his great-aunt Hortense, he intended to spend the money at Tacomat, as the store had a deal on for 100 tacos for $100. However, Marge insisted he put the money in the bank. Comic Book Guy was later seen emerging from Tacomat with a wheelbarrow full of tacos, which he planned to eat during a marathon of Doctor Who episodes. Bart looked wistfully at Comic Book Guy's tacos, but Marge caught him and made him go into the bank.^[3]

Comic Book Guy's chronicle of a typical day in his life included going to Tacomat for lunch. When the sole employee working got frustrated, quit and left the store, Comic Book Guy helped himself to a dozen tacos, four extra-large soft drinks, and an assortment of Kiddie Meal toys. However, the whole day, including the visit to Tacomat, turned out to be a hallucination brought on by CBG's having eaten expired microwave burritos for breakfast.^[2]

Non-canon[edit]

The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

Comics[edit]

When Bart was disguised as Bartman, he was mistaken for a contestant at a superhero costume competition. He ranked 19th, winning a voucher for Tacomat.^[4]

Comic Book Guy ran up a large tab at Tacomat, and the unpaid bill was threatening to put him out of business. The Supercat of Springfield appeared at The Android's Dungeon for an autograph-signing session which raised enough money for Comic Book Guy to pay off his Tacomat tab, thus saving his store from closing.^[5]

Video Games[edit]

A number of Tacomats appear in The Simpsons: Road Rage, specifically in the Entertainment District and Downtown levels. The buildings are fragile, and can easily be knocked over by a vehicle.

In the PS2 and Wii versions of The Simpsons Game, outside the Springfield Museum in the Mob Rules level is a stall called "Mobile Taco Mat", once again offering 100 tacos for $100. In the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, a stall can be seen destroyed in the Shadow of the Colossal Donut level.

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The store's name is a reference to and wordplay on Fotomat, a retail photo-finishing chain that was in operation from the mid-1960s to late 1980s and was known for its drive-through kiosks located in parking lots.

Gallery[edit]

The view of Tacomat from Comic Book Guy's apartment.
In The Simpsons: Road Rage.
Mobile stall in The Simpsons Game.
Figurine from The Simpsons Christmas Village.

Appearances[edit]

Episode – "Bart the Fink"
Comic story – Futility Belt (mentioned)
Comic story – The Supercat of Springfield! (mentioned)
Book – The Simpsons Guide to Springfield
Book – Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture
Video game – The Simpsons Road Rage
Video game – The Simpsons Game (mobile stall)
Merchandise – The Simpsons Christmas Village

References[edit]

↑ The Simpsons Guide to Springfield
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture
↑ "Bart the Fink"
↑ Futility Belt
↑ The Supercat of Springfield!

Restaurants

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Bob's Big Poi • Brunchausen by Loxy • Cap'n Reno's Creamed Seafood Steam Table Restaraunt • Churrascarias • Clam-Elot Sea-Food • Cora's Diner • Flickey's • The Frying Dutchman • Griddler on the Roof • Haile Delicious Ethiopian Food • The Happy Sumo • Izzy's Deli • Jazzy Goodtime's • Kentucky Steamed Chickpeas • Khlav Kalash • Municipal House of Pancakes • No Hard Fillings House of Pies • P. Piggly Hogswine's Super-Smörg • Le Petite Appétit • Phineas Q. Butterfat's Ice Cream Parlor • Pinkbeardy Yogurt • The Rusty Barnacle • The Seething Sisters • Skip's Diner • Skobo's • Sloppy Joes • Smoke on the Water • The Spaghetti Laboratory • Springfield Diner • Springfield Pizza Kitchen • Springfield Pub & Brewery • Springfield Dinner Theater • Springfield Tapas • Sprubway • Tapioca on Tap • The Texas Cheesecake Depository • Tofu Bell • Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag • Wall E. Weasel's • Wes Doobner's World Famous Family Style Rib Huts

view • talk • edit • past Fast food
4D Pretzels • Apop's Chok'Lit Squishee Shoppe • Arby's • Arrrby's • Beer Battered Chicken • Berger's Burgers • Big T Burgers & Fries • Bob's Big Buddha • Bob's Big Soy • Bob's Burgers • The Brown Burrito • Burger King • Burger Plate • Burgers n' Fries • By the Slice • Captain Corndog's Schnitzel Palace • Championship Pizza • Chef Wong's • Chick Korea Fried Chicken • Chili Blasters • Chuck Kim Cheese • Church's Chicken • Crêperie • Dead Lobster • Del Taco • Der Krazy Kraut • Deuce's Caboose Chili Dogs • Der Homerschnitzel • Dim Willie's • Drive-Up Dogs • Duke's Pizza • El Pollo Homo • FaceStuffers • Fatso Bell • Fish 'n' Chips • Fish N' Fries • Foot-Long Wieners • Fried Chicken • Future Arby's • Gabbo Burger • Garbage Wings • General Chang's Taco Italiano • Glen's Pizza • Greasy Joe's Bottomless Bar-B-Q Pit • Gulp 'N' Blow • Hamburger Heaven • Heisenberger and Fries • Homer Burgers • Homer King • In 'N' Out Burger • IRS Burger • Jimmy Pesto's Pizzeria • John Bull's Fish & Chips • Judi Dench's Fish & Chips • Kentucky Fried Panda • Kentucky Fried Simpson • KFC • Krusty Burger • Krusty Fried Chicken • The Krusty Krabby Burger • Lisa Burgers • Luigi JRs • Luigi's Pizza • Luigi's Pizza & Ramen • McDonald's • Mickey Mao's • Original Famous Ray's • The Original Frenchie's • Out-of-Place Chinese Restaurant • The Pan-Fried Dragon • Panda Extinct • Participation Pizza • The Picky Vegan • Pizza Bucket • Pizza Hut • Pizza in a Pill • Pizza on a Stick • Pizza Palace • Pizza Palpitation • Pizza Place • Pizzeria Cheapo • Planet Hut • Plumpy's Sandwich Shop • Ray's House of Beaks • Razzle Dazzle's Pizza-Tainment Palace • Sbarro of Tomorrow • Shakespeare's Fried Chicken • Snack Shack • Soy Dog on a Stick • Steamed Hams • Taco Belfast • Taco Bueno • Taco Pronto • Taco Shell • Tacomat • Utica Wild Thighs • The Venison Hut • Vesuvius Pizza • We Have Restrooms! • Wendy's • Winners' Pizza • Worth-A-Try Burger • X-Cell-Ent Burger • You Thai Now • Zesty's • Zip Zap and 'Za Pizza Arcade

view • talk • edit • past Fine dining
Amoré • Asia de Cuba • Chez Nous • Chez Paree • The Cloth Napkin • El Chemistri • The Enchanted Snail • Fancy's Pizzeria • The Fifth Helping • The Gilded Truffle • Giuseppe's • The Golden Gimlet • Gusteau's • Itchy's • Le Snotterie • The Loin King • Luigi's • Luigi's Restaurant • Madame Chao's • Morton's • The Pallid Oxen • The Pimento Grove • Pudding on the Ritz • Ruth's Chris's Sal's Bob's Ruth's Steak House • The Singing Sirloin • Springfield Sardi's • The Spruce Caboose • Ugli • Yumí Ristorante • The Zesty Fork

view • talk • edit • past Themed
Americatown • Bard Lad • A Batter Place • Brown Derby • Buffet Island • Cafe de Mexico • Chuck Dukewagon's • Dessert Island • Greaser's Cafe • Hard Rock Cafe • Laramie Cigarettes Smokehouse Grill • Luftwaffles • Magic Palace • Malucious Krub's Delicious Grub • Nitrogen-Cooled Pasta • P.F. Thong's • Pasta La Vista, Baby • Planet Hype • Sha-Boom Ka-Boom! Cafe • The Sip 'N' Spin Lounge • The Slaughterhouse • T.G.I. McScratchy's Goodtime Foodrinkery • Taj Meatball • Tavern on the Scream • Up, Up and Buffet!

view • talk • edit • past Other
Age of Heros • The Anchor Bar • Antoine's Restaurant • Arnaud's • Bait 'N' Brew • Bevi Seafood Co • Black Heroes Gyros • Brennan's • The Buzzing Sign Diner • Cabana • Cap'n Crabs • Capitol City Deli • Cajun Seafood • Chinese Smorgasbord • Cochon • Commander's Palace Restaurant • Coop's Place • Court of the Two Sisters • Courtyard by Greg • Crabby Jack's • Crouching Panda Hidden Egg Roll • DiMartino's • Diner • Diner • Donuts • Doodles • Dooky Chase's Restaurant • Elvis Pretzel • Emeril's • Flaming Pete's • Frankie & Johnny's • Gene's Po-Boy • Gluten-Free Guy • Hangover Hamlet • Hero Sandwich Shop • The Hokey Poke • Hooters • Hop-A-Long's • The Hungry Hun • Ice Cream Parlor • In 'n' Out • Irv's Non-Canonical Diner • Jack's Diner • Joe's Diner • Johnny's Po-Boy Restaurant • K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen • Katie's • Klondike Jack's Flapjackery • Lard Lad Donuts • Latter Days Inn • Lean Lad • Lee's • The Lentil Institution • Like Pinkberry, But Fish • The Live Free or Diner • Lobster Lad • Loretta's • Lovely Ladies Cigar Lounge • Low-Fat Lad • Mahony's Po-Boy Shop • Mort's Deli • Mr. Steak • Mulate's • Mussel & Flanks • The Off Off Broadway Deli • The Old Bacon-Fudge Hut • Overpass Diner • Palm Court • Parasol's • Parkway Bakery and Tavern • The Penny Loafer • Poke House • Poke Mon Jamaican Poke • Pokey Place • The Praline Connection • Professor V.J. Cornucopia's Fantastic Foodmagorium and Great American Steakery • Ramen Coma • Romantic Foodstuff • Ruthie's Diner • Salty's • Salvador's Deli • Sam's Smoke Shack • Shamrock Spice • Skyline Chili • Smashed Human Brains • Splitsville • Spuds Irish Cuisine • Streami's • Sushi Yes • Taj-Mah-All-You-Can-Eat • Taste of China • The Timberlog Diner • Top of the Staircase Grill • Tracey's • Two Guys from Kabul • Vegan Lad • World's Largest Drive-Thru, Eat-Thru Donut • Yogurt Nook • Yukki's Grossfud • Yummy's Donuts

Locations in Springfield

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The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop • The Frying Dutchman • The Gilded Truffle • Herman's Military Antiques • Jake's Unisex Barbershop • Luigi's • King Toot's Music Store • Krusty Burger • Kwik-E-Mart • Lard Lad Donuts • Moe's Tavern • Phineas Q. Butterfat's Ice Cream Parlor • Springfield Grocery Store • Springfield Mall (The Leftorium)

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19 Fish Smell Drive • 740 Evergreen Terrace • 742 Evergreen Terrace • 744 Evergreen Terrace • Apu's apartment • Barney's apartment • Burns' manor • Frink's house • Hans Moleman's house • Krapabbel apartment • Quimbebunkport Estates • Schtickfair • Skinner's house • Spinster City Apartments • Springfield Retirement Castle • Van Houten house • Wiggum house

view • talk • edit • past Public
Aztec Theater • Barney's Bowlarama • Channel 6 Studios • Costington's • Department of Motor Vehicles • Duff Brewery • First Bank of Springfield • First Church of Springfield • Krustylu Studios • Legitimate Businessman's Social Club • Noiseland Arcade • Sleep-Eazy Motel • Springfield Cemetery • Springfield Convention Center • Springfield Downs • Springfield Drive-In • Springfield Elementary School • Springfield General Hospital • Springfield Glen Country Club • Springfield Googolplex Theatres • Springfield International Airport • Springfield Library • Springfield Nuclear Power Plant • Springfield Museum of Natural History • Springfield Public Library • Springfield Squidport • Springfield Tire Yard • Springfield Town Hall • Springfield Town Square • Springfield War Memorial Stadium • Springfield Zoo • Statue of Jebediah Springfield • Try-N-Save • Ye Olde Off-Ramp Inn

view • talk • edit • past Crime and Punishment
Springfield County Court House • Springfield Penitentiary • Springfield State Prison • Springfield Police Station

view • talk • edit • past Natural landmarks
Lake Springfield • Mt. Springfield • Springfield Badlands • Springfield Beach • Springfield Gorge • Springfield Mountains • Springfield National Forest

[1] The Simpsons Guide to Springfield

[CBGBPC-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture

[3] "Bart the Fink"

[4] Futility Belt

[5] The Supercat of Springfield!

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