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Jan 17, 2023 · Here are 20 cities, actual and imagined, that are homes to TV programs. Fonzie and friends put Milwaukee on the map, TV-wise. From 1974-’84, Richie Cunningham, Potsie and all the rest hung out...
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The following television shows are set in the U.S. state of Wisconsin: ChalkZone (set in fictional city of Plainville, which is possibly located in Wisconsin, as there is a very small town named Plainville located within the Wisconsin Township of Dell Prairie.
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- The Young and the Restless, Genoa City (1973-present) The Genoa City that most housewives, unemployed people, and second shift workers have known as the site of their favorite soap opera since 1973 couldn’t be more different than the actual 3,000-resident and 2.3-square-mile town of the same name that’s nestled against Wisconsin’s southern border.
- The Great Outdoors, Pechoggin (1988) John Hughes had a habit of basing the majority of his iconic films in his longtime home of Chicago. However, the filmmaker’s John Candy-starring classic, The Great Outdoors, saw his still-Chicago-based characters vacationing in Perhcoggin, a fictional FIB paradise in Wisconsin’s north woods.
- Step By Step, Port Washington (1991-98) This has been covered elsewhere before, but we must repeat: THERE ARE NO ROLLERCOASTERS IN PORT WASHINGTON! Unless, of course, you count actual Port Washingtonian Dustin Diamond, who has been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster since his days playing “Screech” on all incantations of Saved By The Bell.
- Picket Fences, Rome (1992-96) While we’d be lying if we said we watched racy CBS drama Picket Fences during its mid-’90s heyday, we can confidently say it doesn’t reflect anything even close to rural Wisconsin morals.
May 30, 2018 · Bridesmaids, Away We Go, and That 70's Show all have one thing in common: Wisconsin. Discover 10 favorite shows and movies set in this beautiful state!
- HAPPY DAYS. The all-American city of Milwaukee was the setting for this all-American tribute to 1950s nostalgia. If there’s ever any question that Wisconsinites are cool, look no further than The Fonz (Aaay!)
- PICKET FENCES. This CBS drama series was never a huge hit, but it did pick up two Emmys, which isn’t too shabby. Sheriff Brock (Tom Skerritt) and the rest of the characters inhabited the quirky burg of Rome, Wis.
- THAT ’70s SHOW. “Hello Wisconsin!” Twenty years after Happy Daysidealized the 1950s, the Badger State was again the setting for a two-decade nostalgic time shift.
- LIFE WITH LOUIE. Stand-up comic Louie Anderson grew up the Twin Cities, but his semi-autobiographical mid-’90s cartoon series took place in fictional Cedar Knoll, Wis.
The following television shows are set in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:
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Television shows filmed in Wisconsin . The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
