Editing Fresno, California (section)

==In popular culture==
In the 1970s, the city was the subject of a song, "Walking Into Fresno", written by Hall Of Fame guitarist Bill Aken and recorded by [[Bob Gallion]] of the "[[WWVA Jamboree]]" radio and television show in [[Wheeling, West Virginia]]. Aken also made his first TV appearance playing guitar on the old country-western show at The Fresno Barn.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Fictional residents of the town were portrayed in a 1986 comedic [[miniseries]] titled "[[Fresno (TV miniseries)|Fresno]]", featuring [[Carol Burnett]], [[Dabney Coleman]], [[Teri Garr]] and [[Charles Grodin]], along with numerous other celebrities. The mini series was presented as a parody of the prime time [[soap opera]]s popular in the 1980s.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

[[BBC]] documentarian, [[Louis Theroux]], visited Fresno, and rode with Fresno police as they dealt with the high drug usage in the city. Additionally, he interviewed many of the individuals involved in the drug scene, some languishing in their habit, and others working to overcome it. From that footage, he produced  a British documentary [[The City Addicted to Crystal Meth]], first aired on August 9, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Two - Louis Theroux Specials, The City Addicted to Crystal Meth |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00m572d |access-date=March 15, 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Fresno is mentioned in the 2009 animation film [[Monsters vs. Aliens]].

The 2014 horror film [[Unfriended]] is set in Fresno along with the 2000 [[Motocross]] film Fresno smooth.

The [[Fresno nightcrawler]] is a cryptid first documented in Fresno in 2007.