Cultural depictions of Philadelphia 1444135 225037808 2008-07-11T16:13:15Z Mdsummermsw 1606041 /* Television */ +little bill [[Image:Westpenntreaty.jpg|thumb|270px|right|''Penn's Treaty with the Indians'']] '''Cultural depictions''' of the city of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] range from depictions of major historical events to the city being used as a minor backdrop. ==Painting and sculpture== {| class=prettytable ! width="10%" | Date ! width="20%" | Title ! width="15%" | Artist ! width="35%" | Notes |- valign="top" |1771 |''Penn's Treaty with the Indians'' |[[Benjamin West]] |Oil on canvas |- valign="top" |1811 – c. 1813 |''Members of the City Troop and Other Philadelphia Soldiery'' |[[John Lewis Krimmel]] |Watercolor, gouache, and graphite |- valign="top" |1817 |[[Trumbull's Declaration of Independence|''Declaration of Independence'']] |[[John Trumbull]] |Oil on canvas |- valign="top" |1827 |"William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1682" |Nicholas Gevelot |Sandstone frieze located in the [[United States Capitol Rotunda]]. |- valign="top" |1875 |''[[The Gross Clinic]]'' |[[Thomas Eakins]] |Oil on canvas depiction of [[Thomas Jefferson University|Jefferson Medical College's]] amphitheater.<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=Stephan | last=Salisbury | year=2006 | month=November 11 | title=City art icon about to be sold | journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer | url=http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/15985113.htm | format={{Dead link|date=May 2008}}}}</ref> |} ==Literature== {| class=prettytable ! width="4%" | Date ! width="25%" | Title ! width="17%" | Author ! width="54%" | Notes |- valign="top" | 1844 |''The Quaker City'' |[[George Lippard]]<ref name="history">{{cite book |last=Wainwright |first=Nicholas |coauthors=Russell Weigley and Edwin Wolf |title=Philadelphia: A 300-Year History |date=1982 |publisher=W.W. Norton & Company |id=ISBN 0-393-01610-2 |pages=p. 334 }}</ref> | |- valign="top" |1899 |''The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study'' |[[W.E.B. Du Bois]] |Sociological study of life for African-Americans in late 19th century Philadelphia. |- valign="top" |1912 |''[[The Financier]]'' |[[Theodore Dreiser]] |First volume of the Cowperwood trilogy. |- valign="top" |1939 |''Kitty Foyle'' |[[Christopher Morley]] |Later turned into the film ''[[Kitty Foyle (film)|Kitty Foyle]]''.<ref name="history" /> |- valign="top" |1942 |[[Liberty Belle (comics)|Liberty Belle]] |Don Cameron & Chuck Winter, creators |[[Charlton Comics]] superheroine whose powers were originally tied to the ringing of the [[Liberty Bell]]. First appeared in ''Boy Commandos'' #1 (Winter 1942). Rights currently owned by [[DC Comics]]. |- valign="top" |1957 |''The Philadelphian'' |[[Richard P. Powell]] | |- valign="top" |1990 |''Philadelphia Fire'' |[[John Edgar Wideman]] |Based on the events surrounding the 1985 bombing of the [[MOVE]] house by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]]. |- valign="top" |1993 |''[[Flyy Girl]]'' |[[Omar Tyree]] |Features the character Tracy Ellison. |- valign="top" |1988 - 2003 |[[Badge of Honor (novel series)]] |[[W.E.B. Griffin]] |Series about detectives in the [[Philadelphia Police Department]]. |- valign="top" |1998 - present |''Heart of the City'' |[[Mark Tatulli]] |Daily comic strip.<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=Amy | last=Rosenberg | year=2007 | month=March 8 | title=The warped world of 'Lio' | journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer | url=http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/16857433.htm | format={{Dead link|date=May 2008}}}}</ref> |- valign="top" |1999 |''The Resurrectionist (Old Philadelphia Mystery Series)'' |Mark Graham | |- valign="top" |2000 |''For the Love of Money'' |[[Omar Tyree]] |Sequel to ''Flyy Girl''. |- valign="top" |2001 |''Epsilon'' |John J. Rust | |- valign="top" |2005 |''Boss Lady'' |[[Omar Tyree]] |Omar Tyree's third Tracy Ellison novel. |- valign="top" |2006 |''The Blonde''<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=David | last=Hiltbrand | year=2006 | month=November 21 | title=Guy goes into a bar, in Philly airport. | journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer | url=http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/entertainment/books/16062849.htm | format={{Dead link|date=May 2008}}}}</ref> |Duane Swierczynski | |} ==Music== {| class=prettytable ! width="10%" | Date ! width="20%" | Title ! width="17%" | Artist/Group ! width="48%" | Notes |- valign="top" |1879 |"[[O Dem Golden Slippers]]" |[[James A. Bland]] |Theme song from the [[Mummers Parade|Philadelphia Mummers New Year's Day Parade]]. |- valign="top" |1963 |"South Street" |[[The Orlons]] | |- valign="top" |1964 |"[[Dancing in the Street]]" |[[Martha and the Vandellas]] | |- valign="top" |1970 |"[[Move Closer to Your World]]" |[[Al Ham]] |Theme song from [[WPVI-TV]]'s "[[Action News]]" broadcast since 1972. |- valign="top" |1973 |"[[TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)]]" |[[MFSB]] |This tune and its subsequent cover versions served as the theme song from the dance and music television series ''[[Soul Train]]'' for much of the period from 1973 to 2006. |- valign="top" |1975 |[[Philadelphia Freedom (song)|"Philadelphia Freedom"]] |[[Elton John]] |Inspired by [[Billie Jean King]] and the [[Philadelphia Freedom (tennis)|Philadelphia Freedoms]] tennis team. |- valign="top" |1976 |"[[Gonna Fly Now]]" |[[Bill Conti]] |Theme song from the ''[[Rocky]]'' film series. The song is closely associated with the city of Philadelphia in general, and with the [[Rocky Steps|front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art]] in particular. |- valign="top" |1982 |[[Atlantic City (song)|"Atlantic City"]] |[[Bruce Springsteen]] |The first line, "Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night now they blew up his house too," refers to the murder of [[mobster]] [[Philip Testa]] in 1981. |- valign="top" |1982 |"Mt. Airy Groove" |[[Pieces of a Dream (band)|Pieces of a Dream]] |Tribute to the [[Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Mount Airy]] section of [[Northwest Philadelphia]]. |- valign="top" |1983 |"Fo-Fi-Fo" |[[Pieces of a Dream (band)|Pieces of a Dream]] |Inspired by the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]' [[NBA Finals|NBA championship]] in the [[Philadelphia 76ers#The historic 1982-83 season: "Fo', Fi', Fo'."|1982-83 season]], with the team winning the three rounds of the [[NBA Playoffs|playoffs]] in "four, five, four" games, respectively. |- valign="top" |1985 |"The Roof is on Fire" |Rockmaster Scott and the Dynamic Three |The lyric "The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. We don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn" is a direct reference to the 1985 bombing of the [[MOVE]] house by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]]. Onlookers and protesters are reputed to have chanted this lyric in outrage as the local police and fire departments chose to let the house burn to the ground. |- valign="top" |1988 |"[[Parents Just Don't Understand]]" |[[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]] |Contains the line "We headed downtown to the [[The Gallery at Market East|Gallery Mall]]." |- valign="top" |1990 |"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" |[[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]] |Theme song from the television series ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''. The title character notes that he is from "[[West Philadelphia]], born and raised." |- valign="top" |1991 |"Motownphilly" |[[Boyz II Men]] | |- valign="top" |1991 |"[[Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince song)|Summertime]]" |[[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]] |Contains the line "Back in Philly we be out in the park, a place called the Plateau is where everybody goes." (reference to Belmont Grove in [[Fairmount Park]]) |- valign="top" |1993 |"Philadelphia" |[[Neil Young]] |Written for the film [[Philadelphia (film)|''Philadelphia'']]. |- valign="top" |1993 |"[[Streets of Philadelphia]]" |[[Bruce Springsteen]] |Written for the film [[Philadelphia (film)|''Philadelphia'']]. |- valign="top" |1994 |"All Around the World" |[[Boyz II Men]] | |- valign="top" |1996 |"Got My Mind Made Up" |[[Tupac Shakur]] |Contains the line "I rock from here to there, to Philly and back." |- valign="top" |2002 |"Block Party" |[[Will Smith]] |Mentions a plan to buy hundreds of [[cheesesteaks]] from Ishkabibble's Eatery, Jim's Steaks, and [[Pat's Steaks|Pat's King of Steaks]] for a block party. |- valign="top" |2007 |"Ms. Philadelphia" |[[Musiq Soulchild]] |- valign="top" |2007 |"Goodbye Philadelphia" |[[Peter Cincotti]] | |- valign="top" |- valign="top" |} <!-- see Discussion before adding Kid Rock back. --> ==Music video== {| class=prettytable ! width="10%" | Date ! width="20%" | Title ! width="17%" | Artist/Group ! width="48%" | Notes |- valign="top" |1987 |''Everything Good Takes Time'' |[[Jeffrey Osborne]] |Tribute to [[Julius Erving]] upon his retirement from the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]. |- valign="top" |1991 |''[[Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince song)|Summertime]]'' |[[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]] | |- valign="top" |1993 |''[[Streets of Philadelphia]]'' |[[Bruce Springsteen]] | |- valign="top" |2000 |''Justfriends (Sunny)'' |[[Musiq Soulchild]] | |- valign="top" |2000 |''Gettin' in the Way'' |[[Jill Scott]] | |- valign="top" |2001 |''A Long Walk'' |[[Jill Scott]] |} ==Theater== {| class=prettytable ! width="10%" | Date ! width="20%" | Title ! width="35%" | Notes |- valign="top" |1848 |''Philadelphia in 1848'' |Text of play no longer exists.<ref name="history" /> |- valign="top" |1939 |''Philadelphia Story'' |Play written by [[Philip Barry]] and later adapted into a film.<ref name="history" /> |- valign="top" |1969 |[[1776 (musical)|''1776'']] |Broadway musical, later adapted into a film. |- valign="top" |1980 |''Zooman and the Sign'' |[[Off-Broadway]] play written by [[Charles Fuller]], first performed by the Negro Ensemble Company. |- valign="top" |2004 |''Love on Lay-Away'' |Play written by [[David E. Talbert]]. |} ==Film== {| class=prettytable ! width="8%" | Date ! width="20%" | Title ! width="10%" | Country ! width="53%" | Notes ! width="5% | IMDB |- valign="top" |1926 |''The Show Off'' |USA |Silent film based on the play by [[George Kelly (playwright)|George Kelly]]. Stars [[Ford Sterling]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017382/] |- valign="top" |1933 |[[42nd Street (film)|''42nd Street'']] |USA |[[Busby Berkeley]] musical, ending takes place in Philadelphia. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024034/] |- valign="top" |1934 |''The Show-Off'' |USA |Based on the play by [[George Kelly (playwright)|George Kelly]]. Stars [[Spencer Tracy]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025785/] |- valign="top" |1940 |''[[The Philadelphia Story]]'' |USA |Stars [[James Stewart (actor)|Jimmy Stewart]], [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Cary Grant]]. Takes place on the [[Pennsylvania Main Line|Main Line]], based on a play.<ref name="history" /> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032904/] |- valign="top" |1940 |''[[Kitty Foyle (film)|Kitty Foyle]]'' |USA |Based on a 1939 novel.<ref name="history" /> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032671/] |- valign="top" |1941 |''[[The Big Store]]'' |USA |Stars the [[Marx Brothers]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033388/] |-valign="top" |1946 |''The Show-Off'' |USA |Based on the play by [[George Kelly (playwright)|George Kelly]]. Stars [[Red Skelton]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038938/] |- valign="top" |1959 |''[[The Young Philadelphians]]'' |USA |Based on Richard P. Powell's novel ''The Philadelphian''. Stars [[Paul Newman]] and [[Robert Vaughn]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053462/] |- valign="top" |1967 |''[[The Happiest Millionaire]]'' |USA |Musical about [[Anthony J. Drexel Biddle]] |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061749/] |-valign="top" |1968 |''[[High School (film)|High School]]'' |USA |Documentary |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064429/] |-valign="top" |1972 |[[1776 (musical)|''1776'']] |USA |Adapted from Broadway musical. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068156/] |-valign="top" |1973 |''Trick Baby'' |USA |Stars [[Kiel Martin]] and [[Mel Stewart]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070833/] |- valign="top" |1976 |''[[Rocky]]'' |USA |Written by and stars [[Sylvester Stallone]].<ref name="insight">{{cite book |last=Brookes |first=Karin |coauthors=John Gattuso, Lou Harry, Edward Jardim, Donald Kraybill, Susan Lewis, Dave Nelson and Carol Turkington |editor=Zoë Ross |title=Insight Guides: Philadelphia and Surroundings |edition=Second Edition (Updated) |date=2005 |publisher=APA Publications |id=ISBN 1-58573-026-2 |pages=p. 78 - 79 }}</ref> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075148/] |- valign="top" |1978 |[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|''Dawn of the Dead'']] |Italy/USA |Sequel to ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''. Directed by [[George A. Romero]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077402/] |- valign="top" |1979 |''[[Rocky II]]'' |USA |Written by and stars Sylvester Stallone. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079817/] |- valign="top" |1981 |''[[Blow Out]]'' |USA |Directed by [[Brian De Palma]].<ref name="insight" /> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082085/] |- valign="top" |1981 |''[[Bustin' Loose]]'' |USA |Stars [[Richard Pryor]] and [[Cicely Tyson]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082121/] |- valign="top" |1982 |''[[Rocky III]]'' |USA |Written by and stars Sylvester Stallone. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084602/] |- valign="top" |1983 |''[[Trading Places]]'' |USA |Stars [[Dan Aykroyd]] and [[Eddie Murphy]].<ref name="insight" /> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086465/] |- valign="top" |1984 |[[Birdy (film)|''Birdy'']] |USA |Directed by [[Alan Parker]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086969/] |- valign="top" |1984 |''[[The Philadelphia Experiment (film)|The Philadelphia Experiment]]'' |USA |Based on the urban legend of the [[Philadelphia Experiment]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087910/] |- valign="top" |1985 |''[[Rocky IV]]'' |USA |Written by and stars Sylvester Stallone. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089927/] |- valign="top" |1985 |[[Witness (1985 film)|''Witness'']] |USA |Stars [[Harrison Ford]].<ref name="insight" /> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090329/] |- valign="top" |1986 |''The Bombing of Osage Avenue'' |USA |Documentary on the 1985 bombing of the [[MOVE]] house by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]], as told from the perspective of the neighboring residents of Osage Avenue. Written and narrated by [[Toni Cade Bambara]]. |[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/record=2436990] |- valign="top" |1987 |[[Mannequin (film)|''Mannequin'']]<ref name="insight" /> |USA | |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093493/] |- valign="top" |1990 |''[[Downtown (film)|Downtown]]'' |USA |Directed by [[Richard Benjamin]]. Stars [[Anthony Edwards]] and [[Forest Whitaker]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099460/] |- valign="top" |1990 |''[[Rocky V]]'' |USA |Written by and stars Sylvester Stallone. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100507/] |- valign="top" |1993 |[[Money for Nothing (film)|''Money for Nothing'']] |USA |Stars [[John Cusack]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107594/] |-valign="top" |1993 |[[Philadelphia (film)|''Philadelphia'']] |USA |Stars [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Denzel Washington]].<ref name="insight" /> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107818/] |- valign="top" |1995 |''[[Twelve Monkeys]]'' |USA |Directed by [[Terry Gilliam]].<ref name="insight" /> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/] |- valign="top" |1995 |''Two Bits'' |USA |Directed by [[James Foley]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114753/] |- valign="top" |1995 |''[[Wide Awake]]'' |USA |Directed by [[M. Night Shyamalan]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120510/] |- valign="top" |1996 |''[[Up Close & Personal]]'' |USA | |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118055/] |- valign="top" |1998 |[[Fallen (film)|''Fallen'']] |USA |Directed by [[Gregory Hoblit]], starring [[Denzel Washington]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119099/] |- valign="top" |1999 |''[[The Sixth Sense]]'' |USA |Directed [[M. Night Shyamalan]], stars [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Haley Joel Osment]].<ref name="insight" /> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167404/] |- valign="top" |2000 |''[[Best in Show (film)|Best in Show]]'' |USA |[[Mockumentary]] about five entrants in a prestigious Philadelphia dog show. Directed by [[Christopher Guest]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218839/] |- valign="top" |2000 |''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'' |USA |Directed by [[M. Night Shyamalan]], stars [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]].<ref name="insight" /> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217869/] |- valign="top" |2001 |''[[A.I. (film)|Artificial Intelligence: AI]]'' |USA |Directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and stars [[Haley Joel Osment]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212720/] |- valign="top" |2002 |''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'' |USA |Based on the autobiography by [[Chuck Barris]]. Directed by [[George Clooney]], stars [[Sam Rockwell]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290538/] |- valign="top" |2002 |[[State Property (film)|''State Property'']] |USA |Stars [[Beanie Sigel]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301893/] |- valign="top" |2003 |''Death by Association'' |USA |Written and directed by Anthony L. Fletcher. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393198/] |- valign="top" |2003 |''[[My Architect|My Architect: A Son's Journey]]'' |USA |Documentary on architect [[Louis Kahn]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373175/] |- valign="top" |2004 |''[[The 24th Day]]'' |USA | |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246404/] |- valign="top" |2004 |[[Fat Albert (film)|''Fat Albert'']] |USA |Based on the animated television series by [[Bill Cosby]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396592/] |- valign="top" |2004 |[[National Treasure (film)|''National Treasure'']] |USA |Produced by [[Jerry Bruckheimer]], stars [[Nicolas Cage]].<ref name="insight" /> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368891/] |- valign="top" |2005 |''E-A-G-L-E-S: The Movie'' |USA |Documentary on the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]' 2004 season. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0487091/] |-valign="top" |2005 |[[A History of Violence (film)|''A History of Violence'']] |USA |Directed by [[David Cronenberg]], based on a graphic novel. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399146/] |- valign="top" |2005 |''[[In Her Shoes]]'' |USA |Directed by [[Curtis Hanson]], starring [[Cameron Diaz]].<ref name="insight" /> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388125/] |- valign="top" |2005 |''[[Shadowboxer]]'' |USA | |[http://imdb.com/title/tt0396857/] |- valign="top" |2005 |''[[State Property 2]]'' |USA |Stars [[Beanie Sigel]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403537/] |- valign="top" |2005 |''[[Train Ride]]'' |USA | |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161003/] |- valign="top" |2006 |''[[10th & Wolf]]'' |USA |Directed by [[Robert Moresco]].<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=Michael | last=Atkinson | year=2006 | month=August 22 | title='10th & Wolf' | journal=[[The Village Voice]] | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0634,various,74254,20.html}}</ref> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360323/] |- valign="top" |2006 |[[Invincible (2006 film)|''Invincible'']] |USA | |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445990/] |- valign="top" |2006 |''[[Lady in the Water]]'' |USA |Directed by [[M. Night Shyamalan]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452637/] |- valign="top" |2006 |[[Rocky Balboa (film)|''Rocky Balboa'']] |USA |Written by and stars Sylvester Stallone. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479143/] |- valign="top" |2006 |''The Shame of a City'' |USA |Documentary on the [[2003 Philadelphia Mayoral Election|2003 Philadelphia mayoral campaign]] between [[John F. Street]] and [[Sam Katz (Philadelphia)|Sam Katz]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0956309/] |-valign="top" |2007 |''[[Pride (2007 film)|Pride]]'' |USA |Directed by Sunu Gonera, starring [[Terrence Howard]].<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=Steven | last=Rea | year=2007 | month=March 23 | title='Pride' lacks pride of place | journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070702033139/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/steven_rea/20070323_Pride_lacks_pride_of_place.html | format=}}</ref> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475355/] |- valign="top" |2007 |''[[Shooter (2007 film)|Shooter]]'' |USA |Directed by [[Antoine Fuqua]], starring [[Mark Wahlberg]].<ref>{{cite journal | quotes=no | first=Steven | last=Rea | year=2007 | month=March 23 | title=A good soldier, suitable for framing | journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer | url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/steven_rea/20070323_A_good_soldier__suitable_for_framing.html | format={{Dead link|date=May 2008}}}}</ref> |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0822854/] |- valign="top" |2008 |''Cover'' |USA |Film starring [[Aunjanue Ellis]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765460/] |- valign="top" |2008 |''Then She Found Me'' |USA |Directed by [[Helen Hunt]]. Based on the novel by [[Elinor Lipman]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455805/] |- valign="top" |2009 |''[[Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' |USA |Upcoming film directed by [[Michael Bay]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/] |} ==Television== {| class=prettytable ! width="10%" | Date ! width="20%" | Series ! width="65%" | Notes ! width="5%" | IMDB |- valign="top" |1941 - present |[[Mummers Parade|Philadelphia Mummers New Year's Day Parade]] |Held annually on [[New Year's Day|January 1]] on [[Broad Street (Philadelphia)|Broad Street]] since 1901. First televised in 1941. Broadcast rights are currently held by [[WPHL-TV]] (Philadelphia). | |- valign="top" |1952 - 1964 |''[[American Bandstand]]'' |Dance and music show hosted by [[Dick Clark (entertainer)|Dick Clark]], first locally on [[WPVI-TV|WFIL-TV]] (Philadelphia) as ''Bandstand'', then nationally on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] as ''American Bandstand''. The show moved to Los Angeles in 1964. | {{imdb title|0049993|American Bandstand}} |- valign="top" |1965 - 1978 |''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' |Syndicated talk show hosted by [[Mike Douglas]]. Moved to Los Angeles in 1978. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170980/] |- valign="top" |1968 - present |''[[One Life to Live]]'' |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime drama (same-day rebroadcasts on [[SOAPnet]] since 2000). Setting is the fictional town of [[Llanview, Pennsylvania]], which is modeled after the [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Chestnut Hill]] section of Philadelphia. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062595/] |- valign="top" |1969 |''Hey, Hey, Hey: It's Fat Albert'' |[[NBC]] live action/animated special. Precursor to the ''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]'' animated series. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497624/] |- valign="top" |1970 - present |''[[All My Children]]'' |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime drama (same-day rebroadcasts on [[SOAPnet]] since 2000). Setting is the fictional town of [[Pine Valley, Pennsylvania]], which is described as a Philadelphia suburb on the [[Pennsylvania Main Line|Main Line]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065272/] |- valign="top" |1972 - 1984 |''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]'' |[[CBS]] children's animated series. Philadelphia setting not specified, but the show was based on [[Bill Cosby]]'s [[coming of age]] in Philadelphia. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068072/] |- valign="top" |1973 - 1986 |''[[Schoolhouse Rock!]] - America Rock'' |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series of educational animated short films, designed to teach children about [[History of the United States|American history]] through song. "Fireworks" deals with the signing of the [[Declaration of Independence]], while "Preamble" covers the drafting of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]]. The chorus to "Preamble" is a verbatim recitation (less four words) of the actual [[Preamble to the United States Constitution|Preamble]] to the Constitution. Aired between Saturday morning cartoons on a rotating basis along with other ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' short films. |[http://imdb.com/title/tt0069627/] |- valign="top" |1976 - 1978 |''The Tony Randall Show'' |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074064/] |- valign="top" |1979 |''Blacks in America: With All Deliberate Speed?'' |[[CBS News]] two-part documentary. In Part 2, [[Ed Bradley]] travels to his hometown of Philadelphia, to assess how African-Americans have fared in the 25 years following the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]]'s decision in ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'', which outlawed public school segregation. Aired July 25, 1979. |[http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/events/dupont/searchresults.asp?year=&title=&subject=&source=&program=&other=Ed+Bradley&x=0&y=0] |- valign="top" |1979 - 1980 |[[Angie (TV series)|''Angie'']] |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom. |[http://imdb.com/title/tt0078561/maindetails] |- valign="top" |1981 - 1987 |''Dancin' on Air'' |Dance and music show, aired locally weekdays on [[WPHL-TV]] (Philadelphia). |[http://www.tv.com/dancin-on-air/show/28727/summary.html?full_summary=1&om_act=convert&om_clk=summarysh&tag=showspace_links;full_summary] |- valign="top" |1983 |''Grace Kelly'' |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] made-for-television movie. [[Biographical film|Biopic]] chronicling the life of actress [[Grace Kelly]], from her childhood in Philadelphia until her wedding to [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Rainier]] of [[Monaco]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085616/] |- valign="top" |1984 - 1989 |[[Brothers (TV series)|''Brothers'']] |[[Showtime]] comedy series. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086677/] |- valign="top" |1985 |[[Live Aid]] |Multi-venue benefit rock concert held on July 13, 1985 to aid famine relief in [[Ethiopia]]. One of the major venues was [[John F. Kennedy Stadium|JFK Stadium]] in Philadelphia. Concert was broadcast live to 1.5 billion viewers in over 100 countries. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261024/] |- valign="top" |1986 - 1991 |[[Amen (TV series)|''Amen'']] |[[NBC]] sitcom. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090395/] |- valign="top" |1986 - 1993 |''[[Double Dare]]'' |[[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] game show for children. Originated from the studios of [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] member station [[WHYY-TV]] (Philadelphia). |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125616/] |- valign="top" |1987 |''[[Frontline (US TV series)|Frontline]]'' |[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] documentary series. Episode entitled "The Bombing of West Philly" examines the 1985 bombing of the [[MOVE]] house by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]]. Aired May 5, 1987. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133302/] |- valign="top" |1987 - 1988 |''Bustin' Loose'' |Syndicated sitcom. Based on the [[Richard Pryor]] film. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142028/] |- valign="top" |1987 - 1991 |''[[Thirtysomething (TV series)|thirtysomething]]'' |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092492/] |- valign="top" |1989 - 1991 |''[[Shannon's Deal]]'' |[[NBC]] drama. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098908/] |- valign="top" |1990 - 1996 |''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' |[[NBC]] sitcom. Frequent references to the titular character's hometown of Philadelphia, including the [[West Philadelphia]] section (which is mentioned in the theme song). |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098800/] |- valign="top" |1992 |''[[You Bet Your Life]]'' |Syndicated game show hosted by [[Bill Cosby]] (remake of the original, hosted by [[Groucho Marx]]). |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103585/] |- valign="top" |1993 - 2000 |''[[Boy Meets World]]'' |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105958/] |- valign="top" |1994 |''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' |Syndicated talk show. Episode highlighting the city of Philadelphia aired May 23, 1994. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090493/] |- valign="top" |1994 |''Philly Heat'' |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] miniseries about members of the [[Philadelphia Fire Department]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186770/] |- valign="top" |1995 - 1997 |''[[Brotherly Love (1995 TV series)|Brotherly Love]]'' |[[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]/[[The WB|WB]] sitcom. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111901/] |- valign="top" |1996 |''Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?'' |[[HBO]] documentary. Examines the conviction and death sentence of journalist/activist [[Mumia Abu-Jamal]] for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer [[Daniel Faulkner]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119728/] |- valign="top" |1998 |''Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery'' |[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] miniseries/documentary. Part 3, entitled "Brotherly Love", examines colonial Philadelphia and its community of free African-Americans. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174371/] |- valign="top" |1998 |''[[The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon]]'' |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] made-for-television movie. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142306/] |- valign="top" |1999 |''[[The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer]]'' |[[NBC]] miniseries. Dramatizes the 1977 murder of Holly Maddux and the decades-long pursuit of her accused killer, environmental activist [[Ira Einhorn]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189593/] |- valign="top" |2000 - 2006 |''[[Little Bill]]'' |[[CBS]] cartoon. | |- valign="top" |2000 - 2006 |''[[Strong Medicine]]'' |[[Lifetime Television]] medical drama. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252019/] |- valign="top" |2001 |''[[Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]'' |[[MTV]] made-for-television musical, starring [[Beyoncé Knowles]] and [[Mekhi Phifer]]. Modern interpretation of [[Georges Bizet]]'s opera ''[[Carmen]]'', set in modern Philadelphia and Los Angeles. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274415/] |- valign="top" |2001 - 2002 |[[Philly (TV series)|''Philly'']] |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285395/] |- valign="top" |2002 - 2005 |''[[American Dreams]]'' |[[NBC]] drama. ''[[American Bandstand]]'''s presence in Philadelphia in the 1960s is central to the major premise of the series. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319930/] |- valign="top" |2002 - 2004 |[[Hack (TV series)|''Hack'']] |[[CBS]] drama. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320022/] |- valign="top" |2003 - present |''[[Cold Case]]'' |[[CBS]] drama. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368479/] |- valign="top" |2004 |''[[The Big House (2004 TV series)|The Big House]]'' |[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403728/] |- valign="top" |2004 - present |''Living It Up with Patti LaBelle'' |[[TV One (Radio One)|TV One]] lifestyle show. Moderate number of the episodes highlight persons and places from the host's hometown of Philadelphia. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498212/] |- valign="top" |2004 - 2005 |''[[The Real World: Philadelphia]]'' |[[MTV]] reality series. |[http://www.tv.com/the-real-world/show/4287/episode_listings.html?season=15&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;14] |- valign="top" |2005 |[[Live 8 concert, Philadelphia|Live 8]] |Multi-venue benefit pop music concert held on July 2, 2005 as a means of pressuring the [[G8]] nations to: increase aid to Africa, negotiate fairer trade rules, and cancel the debt of the world's poorest nations. One of the major venues was the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]]. Concert was broadcast intermittently in the United States on [[MTV]] and [[VH1]]. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462403/] |- valign="top" |2005 |''[[The Amazing Race 8|The Amazing Race: Family Edition]]'' |[[CBS]] reality series. The first leg of the race ended in Philadelphia. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285335/] |- valign="top" |2005 - present |''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' |[[FX (television network)|FX]] sitcom. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472954/] |- valign="top" |2006 - 2007 |''[[The Class]]'' |[[CBS]] sitcom. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484082/] |- valign="top" |2006 - present |''[['Til Death]]'' |[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom. The characters have telephone numbers with [[Area codes 215 & 267|area code 215]], indicating that the setting is the Philadelphia metropolitan area. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0759475/] |- valign="top" |2008 |''[[American Idol (season 7)|American Idol 7]]'' |[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] reality series. Northeast regional auditions held at the [[Wachovia Center]] in Philadelphia. Aired on January 15, 2008. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319931/] |- valign="top" |2008 |''[[Parking Wars]]'' |[[A&E Network]] reality series spotlighting the Philadelphia Parking Authority. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt01182156/] |- valign="top" |2008 |''[[Halls of Fame]]'' |Drama on [[The N]] network. Upcoming series inspired by the [[Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts]]. [[Ludacris|Chris "Ludacris" Bridges]] will serve as co-executive producer. |[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892571/] |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.phillyfiction.com/more/philadelphia_literature.html Books by authors associated with Philadelphia] [[Category:Locations in popular culture|Philadelphia]] [[Category:Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Lists of films by setting|Philadelphia]] [[Category:Lists of television series by setting|Philadelphia]] [[Category:Philadelphia in film and television| ]] [[Category:Television shows set in Pennsylvania| ]]