| Bada Bing! | |
|---|---|
 The Bada Bing's logo | |
| Series | The Sopranos |
| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| In-universe information | |
| Type | Strip club |
| Address | Route 17 |
| Location | Lodi, New Jersey |
| Owner | Silvio Dante |
| Purpose | Offices of the DiMeo crime family and legitimate business front |
| Website | https://badabingshop.net |
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.[1] The popularization of the fictional club benefited the real-life go-go bar, Satin Dolls, 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.[2]
Strippers at the Bada Bing were portrayed by extras including Elektra, Gina Lynn, Justine Noelle, Kelly Madison Kole, Luiza Liccini, Marie Athanasiou, Nadine Marcelletti, Rosie Ciavolino and Sonia Ortega. The "Bada Bing Girls" appeared in a photo spread in the August 2001 issue of Playboy magazine.[3][4] Michelle Eileen, another frequently portrayed Bada Bing extra, also appeared in Playboy Fall 2002 with photo spreads over 3 separate Playboy Special Edition magazines.
- ^ Vanity Fair: The Godfather Wars
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- ^ Genovese, Peter (June 30, 2001). "The Bada Bing Girls step out". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
- ^ "Girls of Bada Bing!", Playboy, pp. 15–20, August 2001