TV SHOWS

77 Sunset Strip (submitted by Gene)

• Season 2, Episode 28 (The Legend of Crystal Dart): Mentions Beloit, WI.

90210 (Original series) (submitted by Barry W)

• Jim and Cindy (Brandon's mom and dad) were originally from Minnesota and talk about beer runs to Wisconsin.

A Christmas Story Live! (submitted by Kyletall)

• Mentions Milwaukee, WI

A Million Little Things

• One of the characters says "my people are from Milwaukee."

A Minute with Stan Hooper

• Set in Waterford Falls, WI (a fictional city).

A Whole New Ballgame

• Set in Milwaukee, WI.

Abandoned (new TV series on National Geographic)

• Episode 3 - the TV show goes to Milwaukee in search of lost treasures at the Pabst Blue Ribbon factory.

According to Jim (submitted by Kyletall)

• S4, Ep 9: Jim’s client offers him tickets to the Packer game. He takes a bus full of Packer fans up to the game.

Adventure in Dairyland

• Set in Madison, WI.

Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, The (submitted by Anthony)

• Episode called The N-Men: Sheen has super speed and runs to use the bathroom. Upon his return, he says,"Milwaukee has remarkably clean bathrooms!"

Alf (submitted by Chris C)

• Sang "On Wisconsin" during an episode.

Alias (Season 3)

• Will Tippen is in witness protection in Wisconsin

Aliens in America

• Set in Chippewa Falls, WI.

Amazing Race, The (submitted by Amy R)

• The 2012 winners of The Amazing Race are from Madison, WI.

• Other competitors have been from WI as well.

Americans, The 

• Season 3, Ep 2: Lizz and Philip are at a bar and the waitress reads off the list of beers, including Stevens Point beer.

American Crime  (submitted by Nicky)

• Season 2, Ep 8: One of the characters is from Milwaukee. He mentions it in a scene. In the previous episode, the same character is shown in his office where a Wisconsin certificate is hanging on the wall.

American Dad  (submitted by SamM)

• Season 11, Ep 18: Reference to Madison, WI

American Dreamer

• Set in Kenosha, WI.

American Gods  (submitted by Gloria)

• Season 1, Ep 8: The episode shows a sign for the House on the Rock in Spring Green, WI.

• Season 2, Ep 1: The episode is set at the House on the Rock in Spring Green, WI. The entire episode was filmed on location and centers around the largest carousel in the world.

American Horror Story  (submitted by LizzM)

• Season 1, Episode 8: They mention Wisconsin in this episode.

American Horror Story: 1984

• Episode 9: the characters talk about serial killer Ed Gein and Wisconsin.​

American Horror Story: Coven

• Episode 1: There is a reference to the University of WI.

American Horror Story: Cult

• Episode 1: References Wisconsin multiple times because of the election.

• Episode 3: References Wisconsin

• Episode 7: Mentions Milwaukee and also shows an image of the state of Wisconsin.

American Horror Story: Freak Show 

• Episode 7 called "Test of Strength": Jimmy talks about camping in Wisconsin.

American Horror Story: Hotel 

• Episode 4 featured Jeffrey Dahmer and he introduces himself and says he's from Milwaukee.

• Episode 12 includes Jeffrey Dahmer again and there are multiple references to Milwaukee.

Anger Management (submitted by Barry W)

• Season 1, Episode 2: a woman from Beloit, WI meets with Charlie Sheen's character (Dr. Charlie Goodson) to talk about her anger from a one night stand she had with a minor league baseball player in Beloit. The minor league baseball player was Goodson. 

A.P. Bio (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 2, Episode 9: Principle Durbin (Patton Oswalt) had a picture of him in Wisconsin on his desk. 

Atlanta

• S3, Ep 5: Paper Boi and Earn talk about the Rave venue in Milwaukee

Ballers 

• S2, Ep 2: Ricky Jerret and his friends talk about the Greeb Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers.

• S1, Ep 6: The Rock's character throws a football and says he has a "cannon like Rodgers." He was referring to Aaron Rodgers of the GB Packers.

• S1, Ep 2: Ricky Jerret mentions Green Bay and the Lambeau Leap.

• S1, Ep 1: One of the players (Ricky Jerret) in the TV show plays for the Packers. He calls the Packers GM and you see the GM and other Packers personnel in a boardroom with the Packers logo on the wall.

• Mark Schlereth is on TV talking about the Packers cutting Ricky Jerret.

Barry

• Season 1, Ep 1: Barry is hired to kill a guy from Wisconsin.

Bear, The

• Season 1, Ep 4: Uncle James tells a story about going up to Lake Geneva (submitted by Kyletall)

Better Call Saul

• Season 6, Ep 10: Nippy Marion (Carol Burnett) asks the butcher about a cheese sample. The butchers says, "It’s a sharp cheddar from Wisconsin." Marion eats it and says, “Keep it Wisconsin”. (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 3, Ep 1: There's Green Bay Packers stuff displayed in the junkyard office that Mike goes to. (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 1, Ep 10: Jimmy says his mother was from Wisconsin.

• Season 1, Ep 1: Jimmy references Old Milwaukee beer.

Better Off Ted

• Makes multiple references to WI, especially WI cheese.

Big Bang Theory, The (submitted by Nicky and Kyletall)

• Season 8, Ep 16 (The Intimacy Acceleration): Sheldon asks Penny if they were to get married would she drive him to Geneva, Wisconsin for Gary Con.

• Season 9, Ep 11: Sheldon and Amy sleep together in this episode. Sheldon was contemplating sending Amy to Wisconsin for a festival as her birthday gift. 

B.J. and the Bear (submitted by RachelP)

• In the opening sequence of the show, they show a close up of BJ's truck and it says Milwaukee, Wisconsin on it. See the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3GpxAyM6yc

Blacklist, The 

• Season 3, Ep 2: Red talks about triplets from Milwaukee.

Boardwalk Empire

• Season 2, Ep 7: Agent Nelson's wife Rose leaves him and goes to visit an aunt in Milwaukee (submitted by kyletall)

• The girl that Jimmy is with in Chicago says she is from Star Prairie, WI

• Richard Harrow (guy with the mask) talks about being from Wisconsin

• Season 4, Ep 1: A guy that Richard Harrow kills says "I take orders from Milwaukee"

• Season 4, Ep 6: Little boy says that Richard Harrow is back from Wisconsin.

• Season 4, Ep 12: Multiple mentions of Wisconsin. Richard Harrow is supposed to take a train to WI to be with Julia and Tommy.

Boy Meets World 

• Season 7, Ep 14: Eric wants to work with his dad in an outdoor supply store, but his dad tells him to go work in a meat packing plant in Wisconsin. (submitted by Anna)

Breaking Bad

• S1, Ep 1: Hank says Walt has a brain the size of Wisconsin. (submitted by smellycow)

Brockmire

• Season 2, Ep7: Raj announces that he got the announcer job in Milwaukee and will be working with Bob Uecker.

Carbonaro Effect, The (submitted by RachelP)

• Season 1, Episode called "Got the Bug Out": Michael Carbonaro says that a beer is from Milwaukee.

Caroline in the City

• Lea Thompson’s character is from Peshtigo, WI

• Filmed in Milwaukee

Castle Rock

• S2, Ep1: During a montage scene, a Wisconsin license plate is shown. And then it's shown again later in the episode. Plus, Anne Ingalls is from Pepin, WI.

Catfish

• Season 4, Episode 1: Set in Milwaukee, WI. (submitted by RachelP)

ChalkZone

• Set in Plainsville, WI (a fictional city).

Chicago Med (submitted by ArthurD)

• S4, Ep5: This episode references Janesville, WI.

Community 

• Season 5, Ep 6: Episode called "Analysis for Cork-Based Networking" talks about a horrible Bear attack at a child's birthday party in Wisconsin. (submitted by RachelP)

Corner Gas (Canadian comedy)

• Season 2, Ep 12: An American tourist from Wisconsin shows up by accident. (submitted by KyleTall)

Criminal Minds (submitted by Angi)

• Did an episode in Milwaukee

• Has made multiple references to Wisconsin and serial killers from WI.

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

• This is the Netflix dramatization of the Dahmer story. It is obviously set in Milwaukee, WI and there are many references to Wisconsin.​

Danny Phantom

• Mentions Wisconsin a lot

• Vlad Plasmius (character in the show) is from Green Bay, WI.

Debris

• Season 1, Ep 1: They talk about some debris that was found in Wisconsin.

• Season 1, Ep 3: Milwaukee is mentioned.

Deuce, The 

• Season 2, Ep 1: Frankie placed a bet on the Knickerbockers beating Milwaukee. The Bucks won. (submitted by Kyletall)

Dexter

• Season 5, Ep 8: When Lumen meets with her ex, they mention a beer run in Madison, WI. (submitted by ShaneG)

• Season 5, Ep 7: A missing person from Wisconsin is mentioned. (submitted by SamM)

Drake and Josh

• Mentions Wisconsin occasionally

Emily in Paris (submitted by Jordan)

• Season 1, Ep 8: Reference to a winery in Wisconsin.

Entourage (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 6, Ep 8 (The Sorking Notes): Vince is worried he has a stalker and hires a security team. They ask if he knows a Curtis Tucker and shows him a drivers license from Wisconsin.

ER

• There are multiple references to Milwaukee and Kenosha during seasons 1 and 2 as Dr. Greene and his wife were considering a move to Milwaukee and eventually agreed on Kenosha because it was in between Milwaukee and Chicago. (submitted by Moviestar)

Fairly OddParents, The (submitted by Anthony)

• Timmy Turner wishes Trixie would be in love with him. His wish is granted and a line of boys appears at her door in love with her. The first one exclaims HE is Timmy Turner from Pewaskum, Wisconsin.

Family Guy (submitted by Sam M)

• Season 13, Ep 16: One of the characters says they like the Green Bay Packers.

Fargo (TV Series)

• Season 3, Ep 1: One of the characters talks about a tournament in upper Wisconsin.

• Season 2, Ep 9: A book about Mid West crime shows Wisconsin on one of the pages.

• Season 1, Ep 2: Mentions WI when the grocery king talks about expanding his stores into WI.

Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, The (submitted by Kyletall)

• They mention Milwaukee in the show and the shows intro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtW6wS3z97Q

Frasier

• Roz’s mom is from WI

Fresh Off the Boat (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 3, Ep 23: Evan and Emery want the school to investigate the Made in China school blazers. After Evan gets his admission revoked the boys see that the Made in China label is folded over and reads Made in Chinahook, WI.

Friday Night Lights (TV Series)

• Coach Taylor says “I stole it from the Green Bay Packers.”

• Guy in charge of school newspaper said he worked at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Friends

• Season 1, Ep 7 "The One With The Blackout": They're talking about the weird place they did it, and Phoebe says Milwaukee. (submitted by Kyletall)

• Episode "The One With the Rumor". It's Thanksgiving and they are watching the Packers vs. Lions football game on TV. Brad Pitt guest stars on this episode as well. (submitted by Barry W)

Futurama

• Fry's mom is a huge Badger fan and multiple references are made to him going to the future the eve of the Badgers playing in the Rose Bowl (submitted by smellycow)

• Fry's mom also wears a cheesehead from time to time.

George Wendt Show, The 

• Set in Madison, WI.

Girls (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 2, Ep 1: Ray (Alex Karpovsky) wears a Alexander Middle School Nekoosa, Wisconsin shirt to Hannah's party.

Glee (submitted by KateM)

• Season 5, Episode "Old Dog New Tricks": someone talks about the Milwaukee Theater of the Round.

Go On

• Pilot episode mentions the Green Bay Packers.

Golden Girls, The (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 3, Ep 16: Dorothy and Blanche team up with the Kaplan brothers who are from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Good Girls 

• Season 1, Ep 9: Ruby asks her husband Stan what it would take for him to leave her. Stan's response is "become a Packers fan...you become a cheesehead and you'll have to find a new man." ​(submitted by RachelP)

• Season 3, Ep 1: a commerical that is shown on the show mentions Wisconsin. ​(submitted by RachelP)

Good Place, The (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 4, Episode 1 (A Girl from Arizona): Simone walks into the party wearing a cheesehead.

Good Wife, The (submitted by Kyletall and ErinS)

• Season 5, Episode 9 (Whack-A-Mole): A client was being questioned about his visit to Milwaukee.

• Season 3, Episode 3 (Get a room): Eli Gold is asked to represent the Wisconsin state dairy guild.

• Season 2, Episode 6 (Poisoned Pill): Testimony hinges on a therapist who moved to Wisconsin after a scandal.

Grand Tour, The (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 1, Ep 3: Hammond selects a Dodge Hellcat for his car to do a grand tour around Italy. Clarkson says, he admits it’s a remarkable car. It would be perfect at a tractor pull in Milwaukee.

Grey's Anatomy (submitted by LizzM)

• Season 15, Ep 19: Dr. Deluca talks about moving to Wisconsin as a tech.

• Seasons 16 and 17 (not sure of episodes): multiple mentions that Carina and Andrew Deluca were Italian but raised in Wisconsin.

Happy Days TV Series

• Set in Milwaukee

Helix (submitted by Collin)

• S1, Ep 5: mentions a study by the University of WI.

Hell on Wheels

• S3, Ep 3: Mr. Gunderson (the Swede), called Mr. Anderson at this point in the show, says he worked in a granary in Milwaukee.

Hogan's Heroes (submitted by JohnS)

• A question is asked of Col. Hogan by Col Hochstetter: Have we met before? To which Col. Hogan replies: Ever been in Milwaukee? It's repeated in a couple episodes during the 6 year span.

Home Improvement (submitted by Kyletall)

• S4, Ep 22: Tim has construction workers share job site tips. A riveter shares his recipe for making grilled cheese, starting with real Wisconsin cheddar.

Homecoming

• Season 1, Ep 5: Colin is at an airport and talks about Milwaukee.

Homeland

• Season 5, Ep 8: Allison Carr says she is from Wisconsin.

Houdini (Miniseries on History Channel) (submitted by Kyletall)

• As a child Houdini lived in Appleton, Wisconsin.

House of Cards

• Season 5, Ep 5: Lots of mentions of Wisconsin in this episode.

• Season 4, Ep 11: Governor Conway visits a Wisconsin farm while on the campaign trail.

How I Met Your Mother

• Season 7, Episode 6 (Mystery vs History): Lily says they don't want to burden their child with gender specific expectations. Boys can do ballet and girls can play football. Marshall (a Vikings fan) says, "Hell, the Green Bay Packers have been proving that for years." (submitted by Mrs. Kyletall)

• Season 6, Episode 15 (Oh Honey): When living at home after his father dies, Marshall is on the phone with Robin who is mocking his need to answer the call in Call Waiting, and he says "we have manners, not like those elbows-on-the-tables-Wisconsinites." (submitted by Patrick M)

iCarly

• Season 2, Ep 11 (iGive Away a Car): Car salesman says he's from Wisconsin. (submitted by my awesome daughter Kate)

• "iRue the Day" episode references WI when Carly says "Hello, people of Earth, Jupiter, and Wisconsin." (submitted by my awesome daughter Kate)

• "iFind Lewbert's Lost Love" episode mentions Wisconsin multiple times. (submitted by my awesome daughter Lizz)

• "iDo" episode has multiple mentions of Wisconsin. They go to a wedding in Wisconsin and talk about Wisconsin mustard.

• An episode mentions a male fan from Wisconsin who sent in 2000 emails.

Impractical Jokers

• January 2013 Episode - One of the guys was pretending to be a personal trainer and created a move called the Wisconsin chimichanga.

In The Dark (submitted by LizzM)

• First couple of episodes mention a missing teenager that was traveling to Madison, WI.

In Treatment 

• Young girl (Sophie) that the psychiatrist is treating mentions something about farming in Wisconsin.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 2, Ep 5: Charlie (Charlie Day) wears an Antigo Wrestling Club t-shirt 

• Season 4, Ep 1 and Season 5, Ep 1: Mac (Rob McElhenney) wears a Harry's Tavern Three Lakes WI t-shirt 

• Season 9, Ep 3: Mac (Rob McElhenney) wears a Wisconsin State Football Championships t-shirt

• Season 11, Ep 5: Mac is wearing a Milwaukee Journal's Run shirt.

• Season 13, Ep 3: While Dee is flying in an airplane, they show a map of the midwest, including Wisconsin, multiple times.

Jim Gaffigan Show, The

• Season 2, Ep 1: There's a flashback to Milwaukee in 1983.

Just Shoot Me (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 1, Ep 1: An intern tells Dennis Finch (David Spade) he’s from Wisconsin. Hey says, Go Stinkbugs and the intern says we’re actually the Badgers.

Kaleidoscope

• S1, Violet episode: one of the characters mentions that their grandparents are from Wisconsin.

• S1, Blue episode: character talks about a drum set that's in the Wisconsin Historical Museum.

Key and Peele

• In the East West Bowl Game skit, one of the players with the name D'Glester Hardunkichud says he is from University of Wisconsin.

Kids, Are Alright, The

• Season 1, Ep 1: Timmy mentions that Wisconsin is the birthplace of the author of a poem.

Las Vegas (submitted by John Berg)

• Several references to WI, including Waukesha

Laverne and Shirley

• Set in Milwaukee with many mentions of Milwaukee.

Laverne & Shirley in the Army (submitted by Kyletall)

• They leave Milwaukee to join the army

Law and Order - (submitted by John Berg)

• Has several references to WI

Law and Order: Criminal Intent (submitted by Erin S)

• Season 1, Ep 11: A suspect was previously arrested in Madison.

League, The

• Season 7, Ep 4: Randall Cobb from the Packers appears on the show and they talk about Aaron Rodgers.  

• Season 7, Ep 2: They talk about a Cheeze-A-Palooza event in Wisconsin.

• Season 6, Ep 10: Reference to Eddie Lacy and the Packers.

• Season 6, Ep 9: Lots of references to the Packers and Lambeau Field.

• Season 6, Ep 6: Kevin's doctor says he is heading up to Lake Geneva.

• Ruxin says that his sister is from Milwaukee.

• Many mentions of football players from the Green Bay Packers.

Lie to Me

• Season 2, Episode 8 (Secret Santa): At the beginning of the episode, they say that two Marines are missing and one of them is Lt. Williams from Wisconsin. (submitted by Moviestar)

Life with Louie

• Set in Cedar Knoll, WI (a fictional city).

Liv and Maddie (submitted by Kate M)

• Disney sitcom set in Stevens Point, WI.

Loki (submitted by SamM)

• S1, Ep 2: They time travel to Oshkosh, WI in 1985 for a Renaissance Fair.

Longmire 

• Season 1, Ep 8: Walt investigates a cult. One of the characters named October went missing from Madison, WI. (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 4, Ep 4: Longmire looks for a suspect with a Wisconsin license (submitted by Kyletall)

Lost 

• S1, Ep 22: Kate opens a trunk of a car and it has many license plates in it, including a Wisconsin license plate.

• S3, Ep 14: Ethan Rom wears a Wisconsin sweatshirt

M.A.S.H

• Sang "On Wisconsin" in one episode

Mad Men (submitted by smellycow)

• One of the main account guys said he went to school at UW-Madison. 

Married With Children (submitted by Bob D)

• Peg's family is referenced as being from "Wanker County, Wisconsin".

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (submitted by Kyletall and SamM)

• S2 Ep 13 "One of Us": The team goes to Manitowoc, WI. Agent Coulson's home town.

• S2 Ep 18 "Frenemy of My Enemy": Cal takes Skye to Milwaukee, WI to show her his hometown

• S5, Ep 1: Phil Coulson talks about being from Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

Melrose Place

• Alison Parker (Courtney Thorne-Smith) was from Wisconsin in the show. In season 3, she travels to WI to files charges against her father. (submitted by Bill E)

Mike

• S1 Ep5: Mike Tyson meets contestants from the Miss Black America pageant, including Miss Black Wisconsin.

Mind Games (submitted by Collin)

• The Mind Games TV show references WI. Its main characters Clark Edwards and Ross Edwards are said to be from WI. Clark's girlfriend, Beth Scott, also lies to Clark by saying she is from WI.

Mindhunter 

• Season 1, Ep 9: Agent Holden talks about reading newspapers from Milwaukee.

Mindy Project, The (submitted by Mrs. Kyletall)

• Season 2, Ep 14: Peter has a date with a "Wisconsin Nine". 

Modern Family

• Season 8, Ep 5: Manny explains his Halloween costume and talks about a Senator from Wisconsin.

Morning Show, The

• S3, Ep 1: Someone talks about "Alex walking on water in Milwaukee."

• S2, Ep 5: Cory goes to Green Bay to meet with Hannah's father. There's also a mention of Milwaukee in the episode.

Mozart in the Jungle (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 4, Ep 1: Rodrigo doesn't believe Wisconsin is the name of a state. 

Mr. Mercedes

• Season 2, Ep 10: Reporter says she's from WPBK in Milwaukee.​

Mr. Selfridge (submitted by Kyletall)

• Harry Selfridge who founded Selfridges in London, was born in Ripon, Wisconsin. 

Mrs. Fletcher

• S1, Ep 1: A guy jokes that he's Aaron Rodgers from the Packers while he's throwing candy to people.​​

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (submitted by Kyletall)

• Season 1, Ep 1: "Manos: The Hands of Fate" 

• While Joel, Tom, and Crow are watching the movie they say "Filmed on location in Spooner, Wisconsin.