Pittsburgh/Quotes

I said "I know a guy named Paul
He used to be my plumber
He was prematurely bald
And he moved to Pittsburgh last summer"

—Weird Al's song parody "Trapped in the Drive Thru"

"He went home to Pittsburgh.. PITTSBURGH!"

—Sally Field in Soap Dish:

Sam Winchester: So what's Bobby doing in Pittsburgh?
Dean Winchester: Unless he's taking an extremely lame vacation...

—Supernatural

"Pittsburgh is kind of like Newark without the cultural advantages."

—Johnny Carson

Colin: Are you aware that a leaky faucet can waste over--
Lisa: Two thousand gallons a year!
Colin: And turning off your lights could save--
Lisa: --enough energy to power Pittsburgh!

—The Simpsons Movie

Eli: (upon seeing footage of an abandoned city) "Holy crap, we dialed Pittsburgh."
Later, same episode...
Young: (About exploring the ghost town) Thing is, these people left for a reason. We don't know what.
Greer: Have you ever been to Pittsburgh?
Lt. James: Hey! I was born there!

—Stargate Universe; Season 2, Episode 19, "Blockade"

Calvin: Where do we go when we die?
Hobbes: Pittsburgh?

Calvin: Is that if we're good or bad?

—Calvin and Hobbes

"Can you believe this is my life? Will you pity me when you're back in your funky New York apartment and I'm still in Pittsburgh? I need to get more glamorous films."

—Sienna Miller, complaining about the city while she was in town filming The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. She later apologized.

Newton Crosby: Where are you from, anyway?
Ben Jabituya: Bakersfield, originally.
Newton Crosby: No, I mean your ancestors.
Ben Jabituya: Oh, them. Pittsburgh.

—Short Circuit

Marylin Lovell: Where's their broadcast?
Henry: All the networks dumped us. One of them said we make goin' to the moon as exciting as taking a trip to Pittsburgh.

—Apollo 13