I was just wondering if there could be a connection between those two stories, the movie JC3 and the novel MD. The black sheriff dude is named Tashtego, which is an extremely unusual name. When I google it, most of the hits have something to do with the character from Moby Dick, or things that might be derived from that character. Also, his buddy, the white sheriff, is named Tubbs. This is reaching, but I wonder if Tubbs is an anagram for Stubb, the second mate from MD? I'm almost sure there has to be some connection with the Tashtego name... I'm much less sure about Tubbs, but it's possible.

A couple of characters in JC3 actually did seem a little like Captain Ahab. It is possible that the writers were trying to make some kind of statement here. Anybody have any thoughts on this?