Culver City

> *Culver City redirects here. For other uses of the name, see Culver City (disambiguation).*
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## Information

### Type

Metropolitan area
Suburb

### Source(s)

Ducks in the Pond
Ducks in the Ocean
Ducks in the River
Ducks in the Pond: Sunset Night

### Notable locations

The Weiss Diner
Kepler's Bistro
The Vines Hotel Resort
Knight's Nightclub

### Notable people

Connaught family
Kepler family
King family
Pickett family
Vines family
Weiss family

**Culver City, California** is a fictional setting of the Gage Media soap opera, Ducks in the Pond, and its spin-offs, Ducks in the Ocean, Ducks in the River, and Ducks in the Pond: Sunset Night.

## Location information

*For all locations, please refer to this link: Locations of Ducks in the Pond.*

Culver City is a fictional city or town located in California, in Orange County and within the Greater Los Angeles Area. Culver City is surrounded by Pacific Ocean and its suburbs. In 1988, the producers of Ducks in the Pond filmed other locations across the United States and one of the cities in Canada.

Culver City, California is actually a city but a suburb in Los Angeles, according to the real life residents living there, along with Long Beach, where the sister soap *Flowers & The Perfumes* takes place at.

## History

For the city's history, please refer to this link: History of Culver City

## Families residing in Culver City

The families who reside in Culver City are shown below.

* Adkins family (1979-2003)
* Becker family (1975-present)
* Bowser family (1993-present)
* Butter family (1996-present)
* Carrillo family (2009-17)
* Carter family (1980-present)
* Connaught family (1970-present)
* Everett family (1982-present)
* Flanagan family (1981-2021)
* Friedman family (1977-2005)
* Gallagher family (1986-present)
* Gray family (1972-79, 1987-2000, 2004-09)
* Kepler family (1978-present)
* King family (1982-present)
* Kirby family (2001-02, 2010-present)
* Knight family (2000-present)
* Lovett family (1985-present)
* Marin family (1976-86)
* Murray family (2002-present)
* Newton family (2005-present)
* Nieminen family (2022-present)
* Noble family(1971-96, 2000-11)
* Pemberton family (1975-2005)
* Perez family (1998-2019)
* Pickett family (1986-present)
* Plate family (2018-present)
* Plum family (2007-present)
* Rosick family (1995-04, 2014-present)
* Ruffin family (2019-present)
* Sands family (2000-04)
* Springer family (2008-present)
* Spruce family (1989-2011)
* St. Clair family (1977-2021)
* Tucker family (1992-present)
* Vieira family (1974-present)
* Vines family (1994-present)
* Ward family (1991-present)
* Weiss family (1984-present)
* Wilmington family (1979-82, 1994-2021, 2022-present)
* Wilton family (1982-88, 2012-21)
* Winters family (1973-2002)
* Young family (2005-present)

## Elements

* A-C
* D-F
* G-I
* J-L
* M-O
* P-S
* T-Z

**Carter's Club**

*Main article: Carter's Club*
A social club.

**Cloudy Skies Cafe**

*Main article: Cloudy Skies Cafe*
A popular cafe in Culver City.

## Culver City society

### Greater Los Angeles Dance Show

*Main article: Greater Los Angeles Dance Show*

The **Greater Los Angeles Dance Show** is a notable dance event in Culver City and other parts of the Los Angeles area. It was a social event from 1993-2017 for raising foundations for all-purpose organizations. The dance show took place at the Culver City Resort Hotel. The Long Beach residents of *Flowers & The Perfumes* also attended the Greater Los Angeles Dance Show every time the crossovers with Ducks in the Pond take place.

### Culver City Christmas Party

*Main article: Culver City Christmas Party*

## Residents of Culver City

* Connaught family
* Kepler family
* King family
* Pickett family
* Vines family
* Weiss family

*Main article: Connaught family*

The Connaught family is the main family of Culver City. They moved from the United Kingdom to Culver City on early 1970. After moving to Culver City, they opened 3 businesses named Connaught Industries, Connaught Media, and Connaught Productions, all owned by Laurence Connaught. One of Laurence’s daughters, Tammy Connaught, became a nurse right after she graduated university and received high degree award of medical in 1986. In 2005, Harper Connaught became the district attorney at the Culver City Metropolitan Courthouse following municipal election voting results.

In 2014, Laurence decided to end the Culver City Christmas Party after he left town, but his wife, Renee Hawkins, petitioned to bring back the party for every December even if one of the Connaught family members leave town for many reasons or causes.

*Main article: Kepler family*

Jasper Kepler arrived in Culver City in 1978 after moving from Germany, he was later hired as the doctor in Culver City Medical Center. Jasper voted for being a critical care specialist since his hiring, and he practiced specializing the patients who are in critical or intensive care units. In 1981, he met a veterinarian named Maggie Becker and later got married. In 1983, Jasper’s sister, Joyce Kepler, moved to Culver City from San Francisco, many years after she moved from Germany. After Joyce’s moving, parents Charles and Dorothy Kepler also moved in to Culver City from their hometown. However, their time in town turned into a crazy life as Jasper and Joyce’s father lives in an extremely violent environment inside the Kepler House until death. Following the death of Charles Kepler, Jasper called Detective Pedro Vieira to investigate the case of the murder and to know what happened.

*Main article: King family*

The King family originated in Australia, where Eric King was born in Melbourne. Eric moved to Culver City in 1982 when he was around 30 years old. His siblings were born in the greater Canberra area of Australia in the 1960s, while one of them were legally adopted by his father. Eventually, Eric’s younger siblings moved to Culver City few weeks after his Culver City moving from Australia. In 1985, Eric’s parents moved to Culver City to live in the same household.

*Main article: Pickett family*

English man named Jim Pickett moved to Culver City and became the infectious diseases specialist of Culver City Medical Center in 1986. Eventually, Jim met an Irish-Scottish woman named Colleen Gallagher, who worked as the Deputy Mayor of Culver City. Jim and Colleen’s marriage was first invalid, but later got official reports of valid marriage since they met each other. In 1999, Jim named his baby daughter with Colleen as “Clover” in representation of Ireland’s notable event, Saint Patty’s Day every year starting 2000.

*Main article: Vines family*

Dale Vines arrived in Culver City in 1994, and opened The Vines Resort Hotel in Culver City, 2 miles away from the Culver City Beach. Dale met a sex worker named Sherry Tucker and told her to take a tour at The Vines Resort Hotel, then petitioned her to be the chair of the resort after becoming the president and CEO. In 1996, Dale and Sherry got married and later planned for child adoption as requested by their own relatives, but Dale’s father, Richard Vines, attempted to decline child adoption. In 2010, Silas Vines first appeared in Culver City before the rest of the members moved into town. In 2014, Silas’ wife, Rose Flanagan, decided to have a divorcement for many reasons.

*Main article: family Weiss family*

The Weiss family is originally from Germany, but fashion designer Gertrude Schultz’s nationality is Dutch. A doctor named Lawrence Weiss and his siblings, Jane Weiss and Jack Weiss, all moved to Culver City with Gertrude, with Herman Weiss in 1984. In 1988, Herman’s brother, Ralph Weiss and his son, Leonard Weiss, moved to Culver City. The family perhaps planned and then opened a diner in downtown Culver City named “The Weiss Diner”. In 2020, drug dealer of Culver City named Sandy Wilton, who is Jack’s ex-wife, fatally stabbed him inside one of the bedrooms inside the Weiss Manor, leaving Lawrence and Jane as the apartment’s owners and also the original residences with Joyce Kepler, Michelle Weiss, Hannah Weiss and Teddy Flanagan-Weiss. Sandy eventually got arrested while Lawrence blamed over Jack being fatally stabbed when Jane sought confession towards her during her arrest.
## Residences of Culver City

For former Culver City residences, please refer to this link: Former Residences of Culver City

* Estates
* Houses
* Apartments/Condos/Lofts
* Hotels/Motels/Inns
* Other Residences
* Outside of Culver City

* Flanagan Mansion (133 South Mapleton Drive) - Residence of Russell Flanagan (owner)
* Kepler House (1817 Hillcrest Road) - Residence of Jasper Kepler and Maggie Becker (owners), bought by Joyce Kepler
* Vieira Villa (8233 Roxbury Road) - Residence of Celeste Vieira and Maria Vieira (owners)
* Ward Mansion - Residence of Angela Butter (owner), Lee Ward, and Jake Ward

- Becker Manor (6199 Canterbury Drive, Unit #304) - Residence of Patty Becker and Maggie Becker

- Culver City Beach Towers (3411 Hunt Street, Penthouse #1) - Residence of Harlan Sanford

- Vines Condominiums (or simply Vines Condos) (6300 Green Valley Circle) - Residence of Dale Vines (owner), Sherry Tucker, Silas Vines, Ginger Vines, and Marley Vines

- Weiss Manor (8439 Sunset Boulevard) - Residence of Lawrence Weiss, Jane Weiss (owners), Joyce Kepler, Michelle Weiss, and Hannah Weiss. Teddy Flanagan-Weiss occasionally lives at the 4th floor, same side as the others' home rooms.

- The Vines Resort Hotel

## Infrastructures of Culver City

* Local Politics
* Mayor & City Councillors
* Culver City Police Department
* Metropolitan Courthouse
* Facilities
* Transportation
* Amenities
* Education
* Religious Locations
* Medical

* Deputy Mayor Colleen Gallagher (1988-98)

*Main article: Culver City Police Department*

**Chiefs of Police/Police Commissioners**

**Other Personnel**
Main article: Metropolitan Courthouse

* Culver City Chapel
* Culver City Memorial Center and Cemetery

- Culver City Medical Center

## Culver City Medical Center

*Main article: Culver City Medical Center*

* Chiefs of Staff
* Head Nurses
* Doctors
* Nurses
* Other Personnel

* Tammy Connaught

- Jasper Kepler (Critical care specialist)

- Eric King (Chief of internal medicine, doctor, dermatologist)

- Jim Pickett (Infectious diseases specialist)

- Lawrence Weiss (Doctor, pediatrician, former anesthesiologist)

- Vicki Adkins (Former head nursing administrator)

- Lottie Kirby (Head nurse administrator, nurse)

- Sage Murray (nurse)

- April Ruffin (nurse)

- Kitty St. Clair (nurse)

- Celeste Vieira (surgical nurse)

## Births/Marriages/Deaths of Culver City

*Main article: Ducks in the Pond births*

*Main article: Ducks in the Pond weddings and marriages*

*Main article: Ducks in the Pond deaths*

## Rapes and Trials in Culver City

For a list of rape victims, please refer to this link: Rape victims

For a list of trials, please refer to this link: Trials

*Main article: Crimes*

## Crises in Culver City

Note: Refer to this link *Culver City Medical Center* for crises in Culver City.