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Line 23: {{examples\|Cleveland in fiction:}} * ''Antwone Fisher'' * ''[[Howard the Duck]]'' – both the [[Howard the Duck (comics)\|comic]] and [[Howard the Duck (film)\|movie]] (the latter of which was a [[George Lucas]]-disowned [[Box Office Bomb]]) take place in Cleveland. * ''[[American Splendor]]'' – the underground comic memoir of Harvey Pekar's life; later adapted into an Oscar-winning feature film * ''[[The Fortune Cookie]]'' Line 32: * Overton from ''[[Sereis/Living Single\|Living Single]]'' * [[Marvel Universe\|Marvel]] superheroine Dagger (of ''Cloak and Dagger'' fame) is from Shaker Heights, a wealthy suburb in the East Side. * On ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', – passing references are made to a Hellmouth in Cleveland. Robin is shown to have moved there with his own squad of slayers. * ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'': – the main character of the show, Ted Mosby, is from Cleveland, namely Shaker Heights. Series creator Carter Bays (he based Ted’s character off of himself) also hails from Shaker. ** Ted’s best friend from school, Punchy, still lives in Cleveland with his fiancée. In season 6, he asks Ted to be the best man at his wedding, {{spoiler\|which may or may not lead to a major turning point in the series}}. * The ''[[30 Rock\|Thirty Rock]]'' episode of the same name [http://www.hulu.com/watch/856/30-rock-cleveland-get-away portrayed Cleveland as an idyllic paradise], albeit through the eyes of harried New Yorkers. In actuality, Public Square should have a lot more homeless people and pigeons hanging out. Line 48: * ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' had an episode with a serial killer in Cleveland. Unfortunately, [[wikipedia: Cleveland Torso Murderer\|real life]] has been [[wikipedia: Anthony Sowell\|just as shocking]]<ref>Although [[wikipedia: Ariel Castro kidnappings\|one real-life story]] had an incomprehensibly happy ending in comparison.</ref>. * Blood and Rust by S. A. Swiniarski a book that contains two vampire stories set in Cleveland. * ~~A few~~ ''[[Route 66]]'' – several episodes take place in Cleveland, despite the fact that [[Did Not Do the Research\|the famed U.S. Route '''never passed through Cleveland''']]<ref>Nor anywhere east of Chicago, for that matter.</ref>. * The short story [http://sfreader.com/contest-2008-1.asp "On a Clear Day You can See All the Way to Conspiracy"] by Desmond Warzel. * The [[Infocom]] game ''[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]]'' includes a small area of Cleveland, where it is compared (unfavorably) to the slime pits of Venus and sandstorms of Mars. * A few ''[[Get Fuzzy]]'' strips mention Cleveland such as the one that rates it the smelliest city in America. * In ''View From The Top'', Cleveland is the hub of Royalty Airlines' commuter-class sibling, Royalty Express, and serves as the setting for the middle third of the film. * ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' – [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin\|exactly what isit says on the tin]]. And [[Betty White]]. * The short story "Fields" by Desmond Warzel takes place in Cleveland during the final days of humanity, after most plant life on Earth has been choked out by genetically modified wheat. * In ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'', {{spoiler\|Audrey II eats}} Cleveland.

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