History Literature / CallahansCrosstimeSaloon

* DemotedToExtra: Since most of the actual stories never leave the bar and consist entirely of jokes and introspective analysis, a lot of the more prominent characters were reduced to scenery or only a source of a few optional jokes when it was adapted into a video game. Also inverted, with how the characters who ''did'' get significant attention tended to be the more colorful but underused ones whose very nature made them hard to pair with the books' stationary style, but which made them great companion choices for an adventure game. Like Josie Bauer of the TimePolice, Pyotr the FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire, or Al Phee the time-traveling SnakeOilSalesman.

* DemotedToExtra: Since most of the actual stories never leave the bar and consist entirely of jokes and introspective analysis, a lot of the more prominent characters were reduced to scenery or only a source of a few optional jokes when it was adapted into a video game. The characters who did get significant attention tended to be the more colorful but underused ones whose very nature made them hard to pair with the books' stationary style, but which made them great companion choices for an adventure game. Like Josie Bauer of the TimePolice, Pyotr the FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire, or Al Phee the time-traveling SnakeOilSalesman.

* InfiniteSupplies: Justified, subverted, and ignored at different points throughout the books' run. Justified in the original bar up through "The Mick of Time" because the bar isn't really a bar, it's an outpost for the TimePolice of the Callahans' home era. Subverted in the next book when Jake tries to open a new bar, but soon Jake has to admit they won't be able to keep it open for long because it's more a place for his friends to hang out than a business and he actually has to deal with costs of operating without paranormal help (at least until the end of the book). After their "meal ticket" is scared off and the characters all move to Key West and open a new bar, the issues plaguing Jake previously are mostly ignored to keep telling stories in the series.

* DemotedToExtra: Since most of the actual stories never leave the bar and consist entirely of jokes and introspective analysis, a lot of the more prominent characters were reduced to scenery or only a source of a few optional jokes when it was adapted into a video game. The characters who did get significant attention tended to be the more colorful ones whose very nature made them hard to pair with the books' stationary style, but which made them great companion choices for an adventure game. Like Josie Bauer of the TimePolice, Pyotr the FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire, or Al Phee the time-traveling SnakeOilSalesman.

* CosmicHorrorStory: [[spoiler: It's kind of hard not to see the greater plot of the PC game as this once you hear what's going on. Once you find your way into Parabolus' office, he explains that for lack of funding, the different universes his group creates are getting shut down. He's very familiar with the process already, about how when the plug's pulled the time and energy for everything and everyone will just stop right where they are. Then the matter of those universes will be recycled into, as he puts it, "lawn furniture". How many worlds, how many people, could that possibly have happened to? And there's nothing you can do about it.]]

* InfiniteSupplies: Justified, subverted, and ignored at different points throughout the books' run. Justified in the original bar up through "The Mick of Time" because the bar isn't really a bar, it's an outpost for the TimePolice of the Callahans' home era. Subverted in the next book when Jake tries to open a new bar for his friends to keep hanging out at, but it soon comes out they won't be able to keep it open for long because it's more a place for his friends to meet than a business and he actually has to deal with costs of operating without paranormal help (at least until the end of the book). After their "meal ticket" is scared off and the characters all move to Key West and open a new bar, the issues plaguing Jake previously are mostly ignored to keep telling stories in the series.

* InfiniteSupplies: Justified, subverted, and ignored at different points throughout the books' run. Justified in the original bar up through "The Mick of Time" because the bar isn't really a bar, it's an outpost for the TimePolice of the Callahans' home era. Subverted in the next book when Jake tries to open a new bar for his friends to keep hanging out at, but it soon comes out they won't be able to keep it open for long because he actually has to deal with costs of operating without paranormal help (at least until the end of the book). After their "meal ticket" is scared off and the characters all move to Key West and open a new bar, the issues plaguing Jake previously are mostly ignored to keep telling stories in the series.

* HurricaneOfPuns: Punday at Callahan's.

* ShoutOut: Several instances in the game call the player out on having delusions of being ComicBook/PlasticMan if they try to do something like open a door at the other end of a hall without going down the hall first, or trying to squeeze underneath a door. There are also numerous shout outs in the original stories:
** Ralph von Wau Wau is a CanonImmigrant originally created by Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer--and Josie Bauer is apparently his daughter.

* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The Meddler in "The Law of Conservation of Pain".

* MinionWithAnFInEvil: In the game Jake has to join a criminal organization to get what he's after. He's so bad at it, though, that the guy he hassles for not paying protection money has to talk him through administering a beating. Even then he can't manage anything worse than third grade bullying techniques.

* BandOfBrothels: Lady Sally's

* BananaRepublic: Tom Hauptman was imprisoned by one for ten years.

* InfinitedSupplies: Justified, subverted, and ignored at different points throughout the books' run. Justified in the original bar up through "The Mick of Time" because the bar isn't really a bar, it's an outpost for the TimePolice of the Callahans' home era. Subverted in the next book when Jake tries to open a new bar for his friends to keep hanging out at, but it soon comes out they won't be able to keep it open for long because he actually has to deal with costs of operating without paranormal help (at least until the end of the book). After their "meal ticket" is scared off and the characters all move to Key West and open a new bar, the issues plaguing Jake previously are mostly ignored to keep telling stories in the series.

* UnlimitedResources: Justified, subverted, and ignored at different points throughout the books' run. Justified in the original bar up through "The Mick of Time" because the bar isn't really a bar, it's an outpost for the TimePolice of the Callahans' home era. Subverted in the next book when Jake tries to open a new bar for his friends to keep hanging out at, but it soon comes out they won't be able to keep it open for long because he has to deal with costs of operating without paranormal help (at least until the end of the book). After their "meal ticket" is scared off and the characters all move to Key West and open a new bar, the issues plaguing Jake previously are mostly ignored to keep telling stories in the series.

* FilkSong: The Saloon inspired [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaUmd5HMVkc at least one]].

* MoralDissonance: Despite empathy and acceptance being the defining principles of Callahan's, a woman in ''Callahan's Legacy'' is treated as a joke because she's ugly and doesn't speak English. While this behavior does incur a hefty punishment, it's a couple books before Jake actually acknowledges that he was at fault. It's implied that this had a lot to do with Jake being in a depressive state at the time.
** It really didn't help that her DisproportionateRetribution involved {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s who shut down the bar, engaged in 24/7 SinisterSurveillance to keep them from reopening it, chased the gang ''clear to Florida'' and finally attempted to have the DepartmentOfChildDisservices take away Jake's ChildProdigy for '''inadequate education'''.