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** Particularly notable is ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', which has devoted entire episodes to mocking Jersey, despite the writers seeming to have no idea what the state is like.<ref>Nobody would say "There's a motel just down the Turnpike." The Turnpike runs the entire length of the state with very few exits, and is used to travel long distances quickly. They probably meant the Parkway.</ref> |
** Particularly notable is ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', which has devoted entire episodes to mocking Jersey, despite the writers seeming to have no idea what the state is like.<ref>Nobody would say "There's a motel just down the Turnpike." The Turnpike runs the entire length of the state with very few exits, and is used to travel long distances quickly. They probably meant the Parkway.</ref> |
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* Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, the fictional hospital where ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' takes place, is in New Jersey. |
* Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, the fictional hospital where ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' takes place, is in New Jersey. |
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** A genuine Princeton-Plainsboro hospital now exists on Route 1; the [ |
** A genuine Princeton-Plainsboro hospital now exists on Route 1; the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210317045209/https://www.princetonhcs.org/ design of it]{{Dead link}} has obviously been inspired by ''House''. (The actual building used for ''House'' is just a mile or so away -- it's the back side of Princeton University's Frist Student Center.) |
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* ''[[The Sopranos]]'' was set in New Jersey, and helped to reinforce many of the Mafia stereotypes. |
* ''[[The Sopranos]]'' was set in New Jersey, and helped to reinforce many of the Mafia stereotypes. |
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* ''[[Point Pleasant]]'' was set on the Jersey Shore, but was filmed in California. [[Did Not Do the Research|It showed]]. |
* ''[[Point Pleasant]]'' was set on the Jersey Shore, but was filmed in California. [[Did Not Do the Research|It showed]]. |
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== Web Original == |
== Web Original == |
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* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140105212413/http://mynewhaircut.com/ My New Haircut]''. Originally a pair of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5QJ9i_o5vo viral] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90if6EPsgeQ videos] (warning: [[NSFW]]<ref>Rated "R" for Real Fuckin' Funny. Mature audiences only. Viewer discretion is advised. This film contains graphic language. Kiss my ass.</ref>) that [[Affectionate Parody|affectionately parodied]] the Jersey guido lifestyle, it's now{{when}} being turned into a web series. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=Q5QJ9i_o5vo&v=HlVYLuI5isk&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_504016 Here's the trailer.] |
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* [[James Rolfe]], of ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'' fame, is from southern New Jersey and filmed the first 50 episodes (and a few segments of the 51st episode) in the state. In college, he made a film called ''[http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=184 Legend of the Blue Hole]'' that was inspired by ''Weird NJ'' and New Jersey's urban legends. He has plans to make sequels to it, but thanks to his work doing ''AVGN'' videos, those plans have been [[Development Hell|put on hold indefinitely]]. |
* [[James Rolfe]], of ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'' fame, is from southern New Jersey and filmed the first 50 episodes (and a few segments of the 51st episode) in the state. In college, he made a film called ''[http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=184 Legend of the Blue Hole]'' that was inspired by ''Weird NJ'' and New Jersey's urban legends. He has plans to make sequels to it, but thanks to his work doing ''AVGN'' videos, those plans have been [[Development Hell|put on hold indefinitely]]. |
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* From ''[[Cracked.com]]'': [http://www.cracked.com/funny-258-new-jersey/ "A Pop Culture Tour of New Jersey."] |
* From ''[[Cracked.com]]'': [http://www.cracked.com/funny-258-new-jersey/ "A Pop Culture Tour of New Jersey."] |
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