Editing Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (section)

===Popular culture===
* Wilkes-Barre's economic plight is featured in the movie ''[[Capitalism: A Love Story]]'', directed by [[Michael Moore]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michaelmoore.com/books-films/facts/capitalism-love-story |title=Capitalism: A Love Story – facts |publisher=Michaelmoore.com |access-date=December 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129001005/http://www.michaelmoore.com/books-films/facts/capitalism-love-story |archive-date=November 29, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* The Wilkes-Barre variation (or Traxler variation, as it is more commonly known) of the [[Two Knights Defense|Two Knights' Defense]] is named for the Wilkes-Barre [[chess]] club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uschess.org/cc/dunne/alex_9805.html|title=Alex Dunne May 1998|publisher=uschess.org|access-date=September 13, 2014}}</ref>
* In the TV series ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' episode 8.13 "Everyone Hates Hitler," the lead protagonists investigate a case in Wilkes-Barre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/index.php?title=8.13_Everybody_Hates_Hitler|title=8.13 Everybody Hates Hitler|work=supernaturalwiki.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rodfei.org/A_Golem_on_Supernatural|title=A Golem on Supernatural|work=Congregation Rodfei Zedek|date=June 9, 2013}}</ref>
* In the TV series ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', In the episode "Michael's Birthday", Dwight gives Michael a jersey from the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]], a local professional hockey team that plays in Wilkes-Barre. Throughout the series, there is a [[Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees]] magnet on the kitchen fridge.
* In the TV series ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'', Episode 8/31/2021, Phillip tells Belle that Brady and Chloe are in Wilkes-Barre. At the end of the episode, Phillip tells them to "fuel up the jet for Wilkes-Barre PA."
* The Wilkes-Barre police department appears on the TV docuseries ''[[On Patrol: Live]]''.