The Palermos

The Palermos are a series of two-inch plastic collectible figurines created by David Gonzales. Representing an Italian American family and their associates, the Palermos debuted in 2004 as a spin-off of Gonzales' Homies figures.

The Palermos
TypeFigurines
Inventor(s)David Gonzales
CompanyHomieShop LLC
CountryUnited States
Availability2004–present
Materialsplastic
Slogan"The Family Pizzeria ... Flavor you cannot refuse"[1]
Official website

Description

In their fictional world, the Palermo family was once one of New York's most powerful Mafia groups. Trying to "go straight,"[2] they have established a family-run pizza restaurant.[3] Whisper, one of the Homies, is related to the Palermos family.[4]

Characters

The Palermos characters' biographies can be read at their website, which is part of the Homies family of sites.

  • Don Giuseppe Palermo – The family's "Godfather"
  • Baby Don Dino – second in line to Don Giuseppe as far as power in the family
  • Frankie The Hammer - Works in "collections" for the Family
  • Corradeo the Consigliere – advisor and lawyer to the Palermo family
  • Angie
  • Sebastiano the Sausagemaker – works at the "Palermo Family Pizza"
  • Father Francseco – a Catholic priest
  • Sally the Chef – also a worker at the "Palermo Family Pizza"
  • Ruggero the Sandman
  • Teflon Tony - Attorney for the Family who never has any charges "stick"
  • Vittorio the Violinist – a musician
  • Luigi the Waiter – another "Palermo Family Pizza" worker
  • Rico The Rat – Under protection from the godfather, kicked out of the old country.
  • Freddie the Fed – an FBI agent
  • Officer Bruno The Baton – a police officer
  • Backroom Bennie – who handles money to Palermo associates
  • No Problem Paulie
  • Rocko the Trashman - Takes out the trash
  • Ivana
  • Vincenzio The Voice
  • Nicky No Neck
  • Vinnie The Weasel - Family flunkie
  • Bobby The Blade
  • No Knuckles Louie

See also

References

  1. The Palermos page on the Homies official website. Accessed December 29, 2014.
  2. Sullivan, James. "Homies go from figurines to branding phenomenon: Richmond native has runaway success," San Francisco Chronicle (June 10, 2003).
  3. Napolitano, Jo. "Two-Inch Latino Role Models, for Good or Ill," New York Times (May 1, 2003).
  4. "Whisper," Homies official website. Accessed December 29, 2014.


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