Editing Toledo, Ohio (section)

==In popular culture==
The popular phrase "Holy Toledo", is thought to originally be a reference to the city's array of grand church designs from [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]], [[Renaissance]] and [[Spanish Colonial Revival Style|Spanish Mission]]. There are many other theories as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Holy Toledo |url=https://www.toledo.com/news/2008/12/10/intoledo/holy-toledo/ |website=Toledo.com |access-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024120356/https://www.toledo.com/news/2008/12/10/intoledo/holy-toledo/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title='Holy Toledo' is still thriving |newspaper=The Blade |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/TK-Barger/2017/01/07/Holy-Toledo-is-still-thriving-Getting-past-origins-phrase-gets-plenty-of-use/stories/20170106231 |access-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116173823/https://www.toledoblade.com/TK-Barger/2017/01/07/Holy-Toledo-is-still-thriving-Getting-past-origins-phrase-gets-plenty-of-use/stories/20170106231 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[John Denver]] recorded "Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio", composed by [[Randy Sparks]]. He wrote it in 1967 after arriving in Toledo with his group and finding no nightlife at 10 p.m.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barhite |first=Brandi |date=December 26, 2008 |title='Saturday Night In Toledo' author changes his tune |work=[[Toledo Free Press]] |location=Toledo |url=http://www.toledofreepress.com/2008/12/26/%E2%80%98saturday-night-in-toledo%E2%80%99-author-changes-his-tune/ |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629225434/http://www.toledofreepress.com/2008/12/26/%E2%80%98saturday-night-in-toledo%E2%80%99-author-changes-his-tune/ |archive-date=June 29, 2014}}</ref> After Denver performed the song on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', Toledo residents objected. In response, the City Fathers recorded a song entitled "We're Strong For Toledo". Ultimately the controversy was such that John Denver cancelled a concert in Toledo shortly thereafter. But when he returned for a 1980 concert, he set a one-show attendance record at the venue, Centennial Hall, and sang the song to the approval of the crowd.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 9, 2011 |title=Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio |url=http://www.toledohistorybox.com/2011/08/09/saturday-night-in-toledo-ohio/ |access-date=August 4, 2014 |work=Toledo History Box |archive-date=December 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219073636/http://www.toledohistorybox.com/2011/08/09/saturday-night-in-toledo-ohio/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|''M*A*S*H'']] TV series character Corporal Maxwell Klinger, best known for consistently cross-dressing during the first seven seasons of the show, was from Toledo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Blade {{!}} Toledo's breaking news, sports, and entertainment watchdog |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/ |access-date=December 13, 2023 |website=The Blade |language=en |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106034847/https://www.toledoblade.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Kenny Rogers]] 1977 hit song "[[Lucille (Kenny Rogers song)|Lucille]]" was written by [[Hal Bynum]] and inspired by his trip to Toledo in 1975.<ref>{{cite web |first=J. C. |last=Reindl |url=http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2010/03/22/Music-fades-curtain-closes-on-once-hot-Toledo-night-spot.html |date=March 22, 2010 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |title=Music fades, curtain closes on once-hot Toledo night spot |work=[[The Blade (Toledo)|The Blade]] |archive-date=March 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312001754/http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2010/03/22/Music-fades-curtain-closes-on-once-hot-Toledo-night-spot.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Toledo is mentioned in the song "[[Our Song (Yes song)|Our Song]]" by [[Yes (band)|Yes]] from their 1983 album ''[[90125]]''. According to Yes drummer [[Alan White (Yes drummer)|Alan White]], Toledo was especially memorable for a sweltering-hot 1977 show the group did at [[Toledo Sports Arena]].<ref name="OurSongBlade">{{cite news |title=Sweltering Night Keeps City Fresh in the Memory of Yes |first=Ralph |last=Kisiel |newspaper=[[The Blade (Toledo)|The Blade]] |date=March 1, 1984 |page=2 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y3kUAAAAIBAJ&pg=3934,233173&dq=90125+toledo&hl=en |access-date=November 7, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The season 1 episode of the [[Warner Bros]] television series ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' titled [[Bloody Mary (Supernatural)|"Bloody Mary"]] was set in Toledo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.ign.com/articles/2008/04/18/supernatural-bloody-mary-review |title=Supernatural: "Bloody Mary" Review - IGN |website=Au.ign.com |date=April 18, 2008 |access-date=May 23, 2016 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523050248/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/18/supernatural-bloody-mary-review |url-status=live }}</ref>

Toledo is the setting for the 2010 television comedy ''[[Melissa & Joey]]'', with the first-named character being a city councilwoman.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.toledoblade.com/TV-Radio/2010/08/27/TV-series-Melissa-Joey-is-set-in-Toledo-but-city-lacks-starring-role.html |date=August 26, 2010 |title=TV series 'Melissa & Joey' is set in Toledo, but city lacks starring role |first=Kirk |last=Baird |work=[[The Blade (Toledo)|The Blade]] |location=Toledo |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=August 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825064915/http://www.toledoblade.com/TV-Radio/2010/08/27/TV-series-Melissa-Joey-is-set-in-Toledo-but-city-lacks-starring-role.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The 2018 sitcom [[A.P. Bio]] is set in Toledo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch A.P. Bio Streaming (2018- ) {{!}} Peacock |url=https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/ap-bio |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=@peacocktv |language=en-US |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606164902/https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/ap-bio |url-status=live }}</ref>