Wuncler Industries, also known as Wuncler Inc., is an American conglomerate based in Woodcrest, founded by the Wuncler family and currently owned by Ed Wuncler I.
Ed Wuncler, Sr. owns the majority of businesses in Woodcrest, and possibly around the United States and the world, which contribute to his family's vast fortune and outright control of the town. These includes the bank that owns Robert Freeman's house (and is frequently robbed by his grandson), the businesses in and around Meadowlark Park, and the (phony) security system used by most of Woodcrest's residents. Some of the businesses are parodies, in name and in practice, of real-life companies.
The Wuncler's interests are not limited to business, and often delve into corruption, mercenary work, terrorism, human trafficking, and organized crime. Riley claims in Let's Nab Oprah that the Wunclers own the local police force, allowing him and his family to do whatever they want. The dirty work is most often done by Ed Wuncler III and his partner Gin Rummy, such as breaking into homes to induce fear and increase business for Wuncler Security. In Season 4, Ed Wuncler ll's main job is collecting payments on mortgage defaulters such as the Freemans through threats and imposed slavery
Businesses & properties[]
- Wuncler Savings & Loans
- Wuncler Security - A home security company.
- Wuncler Construction
- Wuncler's "Cruelty Free" Lemonade
- Wuncler Winery
- Wuncler Plaza - Destroyed by Ed & Rummy in It's Goin Down
- Wuncler Store - Seen on an ad in the Woodcrest Kickball Stadium. Possibly a parody of Walmart.
- Wuncler Company - Seen on an ad in the Woodcrest Kickball Stadium.
- Wuncler Inc. - Seen on an ad in the Woodcrest Kickball Stadium.
- Wuncler Industries - Seen on an ad in the Woodcrest Kickball Stadium.
- Wuncler.com - Seen on an ad in the Woodcrest Kickball Stadium.
- McWuncler's - A parody of McDonald'sincluding their logo and their McRib sandwich.
- The Itis (formerly) - A former health food store turned into a soul food restaurant by Wuncler and Robert before closing down due to impending litigation.
- Meadowlark Park - Demolished and presumably developed after the closing of the Itis.
- Woodcrest Kickball Stadium - Either owned or heavily sponsored by Wuncler Industries.
- Petroleum company with gas stations such as the one robbed in A Date With The Health Inspector.
Other businesses not directly seen or mentioned may include a horse/pony ranch, clothing and shoe companies, an automobile company, weapons production and distribution, and film production.
Associates[]
- Woodcrest Police Department - Local cops have been bribed to ignore the Wunclers' crimes, or outright do their bidding.
- Mr. Long-Dou - Wuncler maintains a close business relationship with this Chinese tycoon, though this also includes owing a massive multi-billion-dollar debt to him.
- Blackwater USA - Mercenaries hired out by Wuncler to play in the Harmonious Kickball Tournament, though this didn't go as planned as the mercs were too busy with a mission in Afghanistan.
- United States federal government - Ed Wuncler I has connections all the way to the President of the United States (Barack Obama at the time).
People[]
Leadership[]
- Ed Wuncler I (CEO and majority shareholder)
- Ed Wuncler II (second-in-command)
Employees[]
- Ed Wuncler III (henchman and heir to the Wuncler family business)
- Gin Rummy (henchman doing various (mostly illegal) mercenary jobs for Ed I)
- Uncle Ruckus (works various labor jobs in Wuncler-owned businesses, later an overseer at Freedomland)
- Mr. Vanderbilt (Ed II's personal assistant)
Former employees[]
- Robert Freeman (manager of The Itis, later a debt-slave working in Freedomland)
- Huey Freeman (waiter at The Itis, later a debt-slave in Freedomland)
- Riley Freeman (another debt-slave in Freedomland)
- Tom DuBois (volunteered to be a slave in Freedomland)
- Jazmine DuBois (sole employee of her lemonade stand, of which she sold all ownership to Ed I)
- Chico (waiter and busboy at The Itis)
- Dan Stuckey (security guard at the Wuncler Plaza)