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− | [[ | + | [[File:Rainer-Motel-banner.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[7.04]] Rainer Hotel]] |
− | + | The places Sam and Dean stay during each episode provides a very important backdrop to each episode. Whether they stay in a motel, squat, stay at Bobby's, or sleep in the car, we are reminded of their nomadic existence. The sets are always excellent, with wonderful attention to detail, the work of Production Designer [[Jerry Wanek]] and Art Director [[John Marcynuk]]. | |
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− | The places Sam and Dean stay during each episode provides a very important backdrop to each episode. Whether they stay in a motel, squat, stay at Bobby's or sleep in the car, | ||
− | The motels in particular have become a signature of the show with each one | + | The motels in particular have become a signature of the show, with each one having a different theme, and the set detail often contains in-jokes that only the most dedicated fan will get. Jensen said of the motel rooms: "Jerry Wanek's just a crazy guy, and likes to use his talents when he gets the ability to, and the motel rooms are his passion. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcB8MXbq8Ow source]." |
This entry also lists places the boys travel to in each episode. | This entry also lists places the boys travel to in each episode. | ||
− | * | + | *Rock, Wallpaper, Sofas: Season 7 Accommodations by Ash48 |
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− | See also [[Motels: Season 1]], | + | See also [[Motels: Season 1]], [[Motels: Season 2]], [[Motels: Season 3]], [[Motels: Season 4]], [[Motels: Season 5]], [[Motels: Season 6]], [[Motels: Season 8]], [[Motels: Season 9]], [[Motels: Season 10]], [[Motels: Season 11]], [[Motels: Season 12]], [[Motels: Season 13]] and [[Motels: Season 14]]. |
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|| [[7.01 Meet the New Boss ]] | || [[7.01 Meet the New Boss ]] | ||
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|| Sioux Falls | || Sioux Falls | ||
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− | || | + | ||[[File:7.01-Bobby's-kitchen.jpg|frame|Bobby's house]] |
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|| [[7.02 Hello, Cruel World]] | || [[7.02 Hello, Cruel World]] | ||
− | || | + | || [[Bobby's house]] |
|| Sioux Falls | || Sioux Falls | ||
− | || | + | || This is the last time we see Bobby's house. It's discovered burned to the ground at the end of the episode. |
− | || | + | ||[[File:7.02-Bobby's-living-room.jpg|frame|Bobby's house]] |
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|| [[7.03 The Girl Next Door]] | || [[7.03 The Girl Next Door]] | ||
− | || Bison | + | || Bison "Something" Motel |
Spokane Swan Motel (Sam & Dean at the end) | Spokane Swan Motel (Sam & Dean at the end) | ||
|| Bozeman, Montana | || Bozeman, Montana | ||
− | || Prop re-use: Wagon wheel light fixture also seen in [[4.08]] and in Rufus's cabin. | + | || We don't get a clear shot of the name of this motel. |
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+ | Prop re-use: Wagon wheel light fixture also seen in [[4.08]] and in Rufus's cabin. | ||
+ | ||[[File:7.03-RC-interior.jpg|frame|Bison "something" Motel]] | ||
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|| [[7.04 Defending Your Life]] | || [[7.04 Defending Your Life]] | ||
|| Rainer Hotel | || Rainer Hotel | ||
|| Dearborn, Michigan | || Dearborn, Michigan | ||
− | || The [http://ash48.livejournal.com/216886.html] | + | || The [http://ash48.livejournal.com/216886.html Floorplan] is featured in this room. Prop re-use: Painting also appears in [[Amy Pond]]'s house in [[7.03]]. |
The lamp is seen in [[7.05]] | The lamp is seen in [[7.05]] | ||
− | || | + | ||[[File:7.04-living-room.jpg |frame|Rainer Motel]] |
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|| [[7.05 Shut Up, Dr. Phil]] | || [[7.05 Shut Up, Dr. Phil]] | ||
|| Unknown name and then | || Unknown name and then | ||
Prosperity (?) Motel | Prosperity (?) Motel | ||
− | || Unknown (Maple Springs NY newspaper on table) | + | || Unknown (Maple Springs, NY newspaper on table) |
Prosperity, Indiana | Prosperity, Indiana | ||
|| Prop re-use first room: lampshade from [[6.06]] | || Prop re-use first room: lampshade from [[6.06]] | ||
− | The second motel: The basketball and | + | The second motel: The basketball and tire room divider is significant because they are in Indiana. Indiana is well known for basketball and speedway motor racing (Indy 500 and NASCAR). The room is decorated with basketball teams and games. |
The second motel has a heap of prop re-uses: The orange lamp is also seen in [[4.06]] and [[6.08]]. | The second motel has a heap of prop re-uses: The orange lamp is also seen in [[4.06]] and [[6.08]]. | ||
− | The | + | The headboard: [[2.09]], [[2.11]], [[2.14]], [[3.10]], [[6.02]], [[6.09]], [[7.11]]. |
The bedspread was also seen in [[3.09 Malleus Maleficarum]] (another episode about witches) and in [[2.11]]. | The bedspread was also seen in [[3.09 Malleus Maleficarum]] (another episode about witches) and in [[2.11]]. | ||
− | || | + | ||[[File:7.05-full-room.jpg |frame|Unknown Motel]] |
+ | [[File:7.05-room.jpg|frame|Prosperity (?) Motel]] | ||
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|| [[7.06 Slash Fiction]] | || [[7.06 Slash Fiction]] | ||
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|| [[7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!]] | || [[7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!]] | ||
− | || Becky's House | + | || Becky's House (Sam) |
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|| Pine Creek, Delaware (house) | || Pine Creek, Delaware (house) | ||
Loon Lake (Cabin) | Loon Lake (Cabin) | ||
|| Prop re-use: Flower wallpaper in the kitchen is also seen in [[3.15]]. | || Prop re-use: Flower wallpaper in the kitchen is also seen in [[3.15]]. | ||
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|| [[7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters]] | || [[7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters]] | ||
|| Squatting in an abandoned house | || Squatting in an abandoned house | ||
|| Hammonton, New Jersey | || Hammonton, New Jersey | ||
− | || | + | || The [[Green cooler]] is brought inside. The Coleman light makes its first appearance this season. |
− | || | + | || [[File:7.09-Squat.jpg|frame|Abandoned house]] |
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|| [[7.10 Death's Door]] | || [[7.10 Death's Door]] | ||
− | || Squatting in an abandoned house (as per 7.09) | + | || Squatting in an abandoned house (as per [[7.09]]) |
|| Hammonton, New Jersey | || Hammonton, New Jersey | ||
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and Unnamed motel (Sam only) | and Unnamed motel (Sam only) | ||
|| Whitefish, Montana | || Whitefish, Montana | ||
− | Possibly Dodge City, | + | Possibly Dodge City, Kansas (where the case is) |
− | || In the motel Sam stays in we only get | + | || In the motel Sam stays in we only get one quick shot. But we can see that familiar headboard. It also appears in: [[2.09]], [[2.11]], [[2.14]], [[3.10]], [[6.02]], [[6.09]], [[7.05]]. |
− | || | + | || [[File:7.11-rufus-cabin.jpg|frame|Rufus's cabin]] |
+ | [[File:7.11-Sam-in-room.jpg|frame|Unnamed motel (Sam)]] | ||
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|| [[7.12 Time After Time]] | || [[7.12 Time After Time]] | ||
|| Squatting in an abandoned house | || Squatting in an abandoned house | ||
|| Canton Ohio | || Canton Ohio | ||
− | || | + | || This is the accommodation where Sam and Dean "rock, paper, scissors" for the room. |
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+ | The [[Green cooler]] and the Coleman light is seen in this room. | ||
+ | || [[File:7.12-room.jpg |frame|Abandoned house]] | ||
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|| [[7.13 The Slice Girls]] | || [[7.13 The Slice Girls]] | ||
|| Century Hotel | || Century Hotel | ||
|| Seattle, Washington | || Seattle, Washington | ||
− | || Prop re- | + | || Prop re-use: Bedspreads in [[7.12]] and [[5.04]] |
Kitchen cabinets in [[7.19]] | Kitchen cabinets in [[7.19]] | ||
− | || | + | || [[File:7.13-room.jpg |frame|Century Hotel]] |
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|| [[7.14 Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie ]] | || [[7.14 Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie ]] | ||
|| Tiki Motel | || Tiki Motel | ||
|| Wichita, Kansas | || Wichita, Kansas | ||
− | || | + | || This motel features a wonderful Polynesian tiki theme. The large tiki faces might be there to mock Sam's fear of clowns. |
− | The walls are rocked | + | The walls are rocked lined and the wallpaper features grass-skirts women and palm trees. |
− | || | + | || [[File:7.14-motel.jpg |frame|Tiki Motel]] |
+ | [[File:7.14-room.jpg |frame|Tiki Motel]] | ||
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|| [[7.15 Repo Man]] | || [[7.15 Repo Man]] | ||
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Bedspread seen in: [[2.14]], [[2.15]], [[4.06]], [[5.01]], [[6.09]] | Bedspread seen in: [[2.14]], [[2.15]], [[4.06]], [[5.01]], [[6.09]] | ||
− | || | + | || [[File:7.15_room.jpg |frame|Unknown Motel]] |
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|| [[7.16 Out with the Old]] | || [[7.16 Out with the Old]] | ||
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|| [[7.17 The Born-Again Identity]] | || [[7.17 The Born-Again Identity]] | ||
|| Psych hospital (Sam) | || Psych hospital (Sam) | ||
− | Rufus Cabin | + | Rufus Cabin (Dean) |
|| Northern Indiana and Whitefish, Montana | || Northern Indiana and Whitefish, Montana | ||
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− | || | + | || [[File:7.17-psych-room.jpg |frame|Sam's accommodation]] |
+ | [[File:7.17-rufus-cabin.jpg |frame|Rufus's cabin (Dean)]] | ||
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|| [[7.18 Party On, Garth]] | || [[7.18 Party On, Garth]] | ||
|| Mark and Diane's Last Resort Motel | || Mark and Diane's Last Resort Motel | ||
|| Junction City, Kansas | || Junction City, Kansas | ||
− | || | + | || Rocket lined walls are a feature. |
− | || | + | || [[File:7.18-room-and-spa.jpg |frame|Mark and Diane's Last Resort Motel]] |
+ | [[File:7.18-room.jpg |frame|Mark and Diane's Last Resort Motel]] | ||
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|| [[7.19 Of Grave Importance]] | || [[7.19 Of Grave Importance]] | ||
|| Crow's Nest Motel | || Crow's Nest Motel | ||
|| Bodega Bay, California | || Bodega Bay, California | ||
− | || The seagulls | + | || The seagulls are significant because they are most likely a reference to Hitchcock's film, The Birds, which is set in Bodega Bay. |
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+ | And Dean coming out of the shower is significant too. | ||
+ | || [[File:7.19-kitchen.jpg|frame|Crow's Nest Motel]] | ||
+ | [[File:7.19 bathroom & seaguls.jpg|Crow's Nest Motel|400px|thumb]] | ||
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|| [[7.20 The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo]] | || [[7.20 The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo]] | ||
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|| Whitefish, Montana | || Whitefish, Montana | ||
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− | || | + | ||[[File:7.20-ext-cabin.jpg |frame|Exterior of Rufus's cabin]] |
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|| [[7.21 Reading Is Fundamental]] | || [[7.21 Reading Is Fundamental]] | ||
|| Rufus's Cabin | || Rufus's Cabin | ||
+ | Abandoned warehouse | ||
|| Whitefish, Montana | || Whitefish, Montana | ||
− | || Prop re- | + | || Prop re-use: Wagon wheel light fixture also seen in [[7.03]] and [[4.08]] |
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+ | The Coleman light is becoming a regular prop for the boys in abandoned places. | ||
+ | || [[File:7.21 great lamp shot cabin.jpg|Rufus's cabin|400px|thumb]] | ||
+ | [[File:7.21-warehouse.jpg |frame|Abandoned warehouse]] | ||
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|| [[7.22 There Will Be Blood]] | || [[7.22 There Will Be Blood]] | ||
− | || | + | || Buffalo Hump Motel |
− | || South Chicago, Illinois and then | + | || South Chicago, Illinois and then Missoula, Montana |
− | || Buffalo theme motel room. | + | || Buffalo theme motel room. Buffalos on the curtains, bedspread, painting, and above the fireplace. |
− | Prop re-use: | + | Prop re-use: Headboards seen in: [[1.18]], [[2.12]], [[3.15]], [[4.15]]. [[5.05]], [[5.17]], [[6.12]] |
− | || | + | ||[[File:7.22_room.jpg |frame| Buffalo Hump Motel]] |
+ | [[File:7.22-bed-and-lamp.jpg|frame| Buffalo Hump Motel]] | ||
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|| [[7.23 Survival of the Fittest]] | || [[7.23 Survival of the Fittest]] | ||
|| Rufus's cabin | || Rufus's cabin | ||
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Revision as of 02:25, 18 May 2020
The places Sam and Dean stay during each episode provides a very important backdrop to each episode. Whether they stay in a motel, squat, stay at Bobby's, or sleep in the car, we are reminded of their nomadic existence. The sets are always excellent, with wonderful attention to detail, the work of Production Designer Jerry Wanek and Art Director John Marcynuk.
The motels in particular have become a signature of the show, with each one having a different theme, and the set detail often contains in-jokes that only the most dedicated fan will get. Jensen said of the motel rooms: "Jerry Wanek's just a crazy guy, and likes to use his talents when he gets the ability to, and the motel rooms are his passion. source."
This entry also lists places the boys travel to in each episode.
- Rock, Wallpaper, Sofas: Season 7 Accommodations by Ash48
See also Motels: Season 1, Motels: Season 2, Motels: Season 3, Motels: Season 4, Motels: Season 5, Motels: Season 6, Motels: Season 8, Motels: Season 9, Motels: Season 10, Motels: Season 11, Motels: Season 12, Motels: Season 13 and Motels: Season 14.
Episode | Accommodation/ Motel name | Motel Location & Other Locations | Trivia | Picture |
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7.01 Meet the New Boss | Bobby's house | Sioux Falls | ||
7.02 Hello, Cruel World | Bobby's house | Sioux Falls | This is the last time we see Bobby's house. It's discovered burned to the ground at the end of the episode. | |
7.03 The Girl Next Door | Bison "Something" Motel
Spokane Swan Motel (Sam & Dean at the end) |
Bozeman, Montana | We don't get a clear shot of the name of this motel.
Prop re-use: Wagon wheel light fixture also seen in 4.08 and in Rufus's cabin. |
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7.04 Defending Your Life | Rainer Hotel | Dearborn, Michigan | The Floorplan is featured in this room. Prop re-use: Painting also appears in Amy Pond's house in 7.03.
The lamp is seen in 7.05 |
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7.05 Shut Up, Dr. Phil | Unknown name and then
Prosperity (?) Motel |
Unknown (Maple Springs, NY newspaper on table)
Prosperity, Indiana |
Prop re-use first room: lampshade from 6.06
The second motel: The basketball and tire room divider is significant because they are in Indiana. Indiana is well known for basketball and speedway motor racing (Indy 500 and NASCAR). The room is decorated with basketball teams and games. The second motel has a heap of prop re-uses: The orange lamp is also seen in 4.06 and 6.08. The headboard: 2.09, 2.11, 2.14, 3.10, 6.02, 6.09, 7.11. The bedspread was also seen in 3.09 Malleus Maleficarum (another episode about witches) and in 2.11. |
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7.06 Slash Fiction | None | |||
7.07 The Mentalists | None | |||
7.08 Season Seven, Time for a Wedding! | Becky's House (Sam) | Pine Creek, Delaware (house)
Loon Lake (Cabin) |
Prop re-use: Flower wallpaper in the kitchen is also seen in 3.15. | |
7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters | Squatting in an abandoned house | Hammonton, New Jersey | The Green cooler is brought inside. The Coleman light makes its first appearance this season. | |
7.10 Death's Door | Squatting in an abandoned house (as per 7.09) | Hammonton, New Jersey | ||
7.11 Adventures in Babysitting | Rufus's Cabin
and Unnamed motel (Sam only) |
Whitefish, Montana
Possibly Dodge City, Kansas (where the case is) |
In the motel Sam stays in we only get one quick shot. But we can see that familiar headboard. It also appears in: 2.09, 2.11, 2.14, 3.10, 6.02, 6.09, 7.05. | |
7.12 Time After Time | Squatting in an abandoned house | Canton Ohio | This is the accommodation where Sam and Dean "rock, paper, scissors" for the room.
The Green cooler and the Coleman light is seen in this room. |
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7.13 The Slice Girls | Century Hotel | Seattle, Washington | Prop re-use: Bedspreads in 7.12 and 5.04
Kitchen cabinets in 7.19 |
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7.14 Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie | Tiki Motel | Wichita, Kansas | This motel features a wonderful Polynesian tiki theme. The large tiki faces might be there to mock Sam's fear of clowns.
The walls are rocked lined and the wallpaper features grass-skirts women and palm trees. |
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7.15 Repo Man | ? Motel (Room 113) | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | Prop re-use: Painting seen in 6.15 | |
7.16 Out with the Old | None | |||
7.17 The Born-Again Identity | Psych hospital (Sam)
Rufus Cabin (Dean) |
Northern Indiana and Whitefish, Montana | ||
7.18 Party On, Garth | Mark and Diane's Last Resort Motel | Junction City, Kansas | Rocket lined walls are a feature. | |
7.19 Of Grave Importance | Crow's Nest Motel | Bodega Bay, California | The seagulls are significant because they are most likely a reference to Hitchcock's film, The Birds, which is set in Bodega Bay.
And Dean coming out of the shower is significant too. |
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7.20 The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo | Rufus's Cabin | Whitefish, Montana | ||
7.21 Reading Is Fundamental | Rufus's Cabin
Abandoned warehouse |
Whitefish, Montana | Prop re-use: Wagon wheel light fixture also seen in 7.03 and 4.08
The Coleman light is becoming a regular prop for the boys in abandoned places. |
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7.22 There Will Be Blood | Buffalo Hump Motel | South Chicago, Illinois and then Missoula, Montana | Buffalo theme motel room. Buffalos on the curtains, bedspread, painting, and above the fireplace.
Prop re-use: Headboards seen in: 1.18, 2.12, 3.15, 4.15. 5.05, 5.17, 6.12 |
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7.23 Survival of the Fittest | Rufus's cabin | Whitefish, Montana |