Mr. Cluck's Chicken Shack
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Mr. Cluck's Chicken Shack is a fast food franchise modeled after KFC and Popeyes Chicken. Hurley was an employee—and later the owner—of a Mr. Cluck's restaurant.
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Background
Hurley as an employee
Hurley worked at Mr. Cluck's until his boss, Randy Nations, accused him of eating an 8-piece dark meat combo. His boss stated that the company was not made of money, and that if Hurley was made of money, maybe he didn't want to work there. Hurley, having just found out that he won the lottery, quit the job. One of Hurley's co-workers was his best friend, Johnny, who also quit when Hurley quit. The two went joy riding that night and spelled out the words "CLUCK YOU" in garden gnomes on Randy's lawn.
Hurley as an owner
Hurley and Randy's roles were reversed after Hurley purchased Mr. Cluck's with some of his lottery winnings. After Hurley decided to re-launch Mr. Cluck's, Tricia Tanaka, a news reporter from the Action 8 News, came and covered the story. During the recording, Hurley told her about his bad luck, revealing that Johnny ran away with Hurley's girlfriend after he learned about Hurley's winnings. Tricia, who complained that his comments didn't fit the "puff piece" they were filming, stopped the interview and went inside to "shoot some B-roll." Suddenly, a meteorite hit the restaurant, killing Tanaka and her cameraman. ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead")
The particular franchise which Hurley worked at, and later bought, was located in the town of Diamond Bar, California. ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead")
Brief appearances
- The real Henry Gale's balloon was sponsored by Mr. Cluck's, and a sticker can be seen on the side of the basket.
- A Mr. Cluck's advertisement appeared on the soccer field in a televised match seen by Desmond. image ("Flashes Before Your Eyes")
- Hurley can be seen holding a bag from Mr. Cluck's Chicken Shack before and after entering his house. ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1")
The Lost Experience
- In the 7/10 DJ Dan podcast, the first caller is Brad from Michiana (southwest Michigan/northwest Indiana),who claims to have seen Alvar Hanso at a Mr. Cluck restaurant, eating a family bucket all by himself.
- DJ Dan asks if he was eating chicken breasts or legs and thighs. Brad answers legs and thighs, and is shutdown, saying "billionaires do not eat legs and thighs!"
Hurley's New Chicken Shack!
- A video of unknown canon status, shown at Comic Con 2009, displayed Hurley as CEO of Mr Clucks, doing a commercial for a new "outback chicken" dish that he had come up with while in Australia. He also mentioned that since he won the lottery, he had had nothing but good luck.
Bad Twin
- Paul Artisan is a metafictional character who appears in Bad Twin, a novel written by Flight 815 passenger Gary Troup. Paul eats at Mr. Cluck's on his travels to California.
Trivia
- The destruction of Mr. Cluck's by a meteor was first (briefly) mentioned by Hurley to Jack in "Man of Science, Man of Faith".
- The filming location was the Iwilei Popeyes Chicken in Honolulu.[1]
- According to Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin Blank, the shot of the meteorite hitting the restaurant was "the single biggest, most expensive shot the show has ever done." (Season 4 Arrives!)
Gallery
 Hurley and Johnny write "Cluck You" in garden gnomes on their former boss's lawn. ("Everybody Hates Hugo") |
 Johnny, in his uniform inside Mr. Cluck's, contemplates the menu's similarities to that of Popeyes Chicken. ("Everybody Hates Hugo") |
See also
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