List of fictional institutions
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This is a list of notable fictional institutions. Articles in this list must have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Fictional institutions include:
- List of fictional bands
- List of fictional companies
- List of fictional educational institutions
- List of fictional espionage organizations
- List of fictional fraternities and sororities
- List of fictional gangs
- List of fictional governments
- List of fictional law firms
- List of fictional media companies and events
- List of fictional military organizations
- List of fictional schools
- List of fictional political parties
- List of fictional secret police and intelligence organizations
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[edit] Medical/Technological
[edit] Asylums and mental health institutions
- Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane, Gotham City - Batman
[edit] Hospitals
- Chicago Hope, Chicago, Illinois - Chicago Hope
- County General Hospital - Ben Casey
- County General Hospital, Chicago, Illinois - ER
- Community General Hospital, Los Angeles, California - Diagnosis: Murder
- Holby City Hospital, Holby, UK - Casualty and Holby City
- Kingdom Hospital, Lewiston, Maine - from Stephen King miniseries of the same name
- Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, Princeton, New Jersey - House, M.D.
- Sacred Heart Hospital - Scrubs
[edit] Research institutes and facilities
- Black Mesa Research Facility - in the single-shooter game Half-Life
- Black Mesa East - also in Half-Life
- The Hanso Foundation - Lost
- Hereti-Corp - Sluggy Freelance
- Imagination Institute - Journey Into Imagination with Figment
- Mittelos Bioscience - Lost
- PACT Corporation (Progressive Allied Canadian Technologies) - Northguard comic book series
- Project Cadmus - DC Comics
- Robinson Heath Nuclear Utilisation Technology Centre - The Leaky Establishment and other works by David Langford
- S.T.A.R. Labs - DC Comics
- Umbrella Corporation - Resident Evil
[edit] Retirement homes and elderly care facilities
[edit] Political/Governmental
[edit] Government/international agencies
[edit] Defense agencies
- G.I. Joe - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-enforcement Division, later Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate) - Marvel Comics
- Starfleet - Star Trek
- Stargate Command - in Stargate SG-1
- S.T.R.I.K.E. (Special Tactical Reserve for International Key Emergencies- British version of SHIELD) - Marvel UK
- UNATCO (United Nations Anti-Terrorist Coalition) - Deus Ex video game and sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War
[edit] Espionage/spy agencies
- Bureau of Sabotage - The Dosadi Experiment
- Cable Street Particulars (historic version) - Discworld
- CISO (Canadian International Security Organization) - Captain Canuck comic book series
- CONTROL - Get Smart
- CTU (Counter-Terrorist Unit) - (24)
- The Diogenes Club - The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, various works of Kim Newman
- Earth Patrol - Captain Canuck comic book series
- Third Echelon - Splinter Cell videogame series.
- IMF (Impossible Missions Force) - black ops team, Mission: Impossible
- Obsidian Order - Cardassian intelligence, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Public Security Section 9 - Ghost in the Shell
- Section 31 - Starfleet’s secret service - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- S.H.U.S.H. - Darkwing Duck
- Tal Shiar - Romulan intelligence, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law Enforcement) - The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
See also List of fictional secret police organizations
[edit] Investigative agencies
- Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) - Hellboy
- Cable Street Particulars (modern version) - Discworld
- Celestial Intervention Agency - Doctor Who
- MiB (Men in Black) - Men in Black
- Ministry of Information, especially the Department of Information Retrieval - Brazil
- The Torchwood Institute - Doctor Who and Torchwood
- UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce) - Doctor Who
[edit] Administrative departments
- Department H (Canada) - Marvel Comics
- Ministry of Magic (UK) - Harry Potter
[edit] Agencies whose powers cover all the above categories
- SEELE - Neon Genesis Evangelion
[edit] Jails and prisons
- Belle Reve Penitentiary - DC Comics esp. Suicide Squad
- Commander Riker's Island - Futurama
- Nova Prospekt - Half-Life 2
[edit] Police forces
- Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Discworld
- CSI Crime Scene Investigations also CSI Miami and CSI NY
- Gotham City Police Department - Batman esp. Gotham Central
- The Judges of Mega-City One - Judge Dredd
- Academy of Law
- Psi Division
- Public Surveillance Unit
- Special Judicial Squad (internal affairs)
- M.F.P. (Main Force Patrol) - Mad Max
- Science Police - 30th and 31st century police force in DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes
[edit] Paramilitary, rebel, and rogue military groups
- See Guerrilla, Revolutionary, and Terrorist Organizations section at List of fictional military organizations
[edit] Terrorist/criminal organizations
- Akatsuki - Naruto
- The Alliance of Twelve - Alias
- Black Sun (Star Wars) - Star Wars
- Brotherhood of Evil Mutants - X-Men
- KAOS - Get Smart
- Cobra Organization - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- Foot Clan - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- F.O.W.L. (Fiendish Organization of World Larceny) - Darkwing Duck
- Intergang - Superman
- ManDes (abbreviation of "Manifest Destiny") - Ultra-right-wing terrorist group in Northguard comic book
- NSF (Northwest Secessionist Forces) - Deus Ex and its sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War
- The Hand - Marvel Comics
- SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, Extortion) - James Bond novels and films
[edit] Activist groups
- NO MA'AM (National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood) - Married...with Children
- SNUH (Springfieldians for Nonviolence, Understanding, and Helping) - anti-cartoon violence organization, The Simpsons
- S.P.E.W. (Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare) - Harry Potter
[edit] Inter-political alliances
- Earth Alliance - Babylon 5'
- Systems Commonwealth - Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
- Trade Federation - Star Wars
- United Federation of Planets - Star Trek
- United Planets - Legion of Superheroes
- ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty) - Gundam Seed
[edit] Political parties
See List of fictional political parties
[edit] Social
For fraternities and sororities, see List of fictional fraternities and sororities
[edit] Chivalric, brotherly, and secret orders
- Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes - The Flintstones
- International Possum Brotherhood - The Red Green Show
- Order of the Phoenix - Harry Potter
- Priory of Sion - The Da Vinci Code
See also Secret societies#Fictional secret societies
[edit] Social and private clubs
- The Diogenes Club - From the Sherlock Holmes stories.
- Drones Club - parody of bachelor's clubs, P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster series
[edit] Street gangs
- The Baker Street Irregulars - Sherlock Holmes stories
- The Baseball Furies - The Warriors
- The Beagle Boys - Walt Disney Comics esp. Uncle Scrooge DuckTales
- The Crazy 88s - Kill Bill 1.
- The Dingbats of Danger Street - DC Comics``
- The Grammercy Riffs - The Warriors
- Foot Clan - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- The Jets - West Side Story
- The Jokerz - Batman Beyond'
- The Lizzies - The Warriors
- The Punks - The Warriors
- The Orphans - The Warriors
- The Rouges - The Warriors
- The Newsboy Legion - DC Comics
- the Savage Wolf gang - Marvel Comics
- The Sharks - West Side Story
- Street Demonz - DC Comics
- The Warriors - The Warriors
- The Yancy Street Gang - Marvel Comics
[edit] Youth organizations
- Junior Chickadees - youth organization for girls, Scrooge McDuck Universe
- Junior Woodchucks - youth organization for boys, Scrooge McDuck Universe
- Jewbilee - Jewish youth camp, South Park -- note that a group called TCI now holds youth events called Jewbilees
[edit] Charitable or rescue organizations
- The Foundation for Law and Government - Knight Rider
- Lancre Fell and Dread Mountain Rescue Team - Discworld
[edit] Religious charities and foundations
- See also List of fictional religions
[edit] Places of worship
[edit] Other
[edit] Libraries
- The Library of Babel - a library that is the entire universe, created by Jorge Luis Borges
- Quahog Public Library - Family Guy
[edit] Paranormal organizations
- BPRD (Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense) - Hellboy
- F.E.A.R. team - F.E.A.R. - First Encounter Assault Recon
- Ghostbusters
- Hellsing Organization
- Iscariot - Hellsing
- Planetary - comic by Warren Ellis
- Torchwood Institute - Doctor Who and Torchwood
[edit] Unions and professional organisations
- F.I.S.T. (Federation of Inter-State Truckers) in the 1978 film of the same name.
- The Guilds of Ankh-Morpork - Discworld
- The Guild of Calamitous Intent - Venture Brothers
- Spacing Guild - Dune universe
[edit] Sporting or gaming leagues
- The Pokémon League - Pokémon
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] See also
- List of fictional companies
- Companies in Atlas Shrugged
- List of fictional brands
- List of fictional places
- List of fictional radio stations
- List of fictional religions
- List of fictional schools
- List of fictional television stations
[edit] External links
- TV Acres with many lists of organizations from TV shows
