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KEARNEY — Coal Chute Road. Pete Kotsiopulous. Tex’s Cafe.

To viewers of NBC’s, “The Blacklist,” they’re just names on the show.

To Kearneyites and fans of the hit TV series they’re real people and places, or Easter eggs as they’re called in Hollywood. Hidden clues or shout-outs that creator and executive producer Jon Bokenkamp of Kearney has put into the show.

“It sort of became this silly thing where it became almost a game, mostly for people who were watching, not only in the community, but in the (World) theater. It’s kind of fun to throw them in there,” he said.

The crime thriller premiered Sept. 23, 2013, on NBC. Raymond “Red” Reddington, played by James Spader, turns himself in to the FBI and confides to the department that he possesses a list of the most dangerous criminals in the world. He promises to work with the Feds to round up the criminals even though Red leads a life of a high-profile criminal himself for years.

The show follows the relationship between Red and Elizabeth Keen, played by Megan Boone.

If a name sounds good or causes Bokenkamp to chuckle, chances are it could make the show. The name Raymond stems from Bokenkamp’s close high school friend, Chris Raymond.