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* This was pretty much the only joke of the early Joe Piscopo ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' character Paulie Herman, that he was from New Jersey.
{{quote|I'm from Joisey! You from Joisey? Hahahahaha what exit?}}
*:* Problems arose from one Paulie sketch, which portrayed Piscataway -- a near-rural suburb that does happen to host several office parks -- as heavily covered by chemical plants and toxic dust. Ted Light, Piscataway's then-mayor, was not at all amused.
* Despite being set in Boston, ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'' managed to get in the occasional dig at New Jersey:
{{quote|'''Dr. Wayne Fiscus:''' Today, sleep is regarded as a complex and inconstant state, a state not unlike New Jersey.}}
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