Editing Milwaukee (section)

==In popular culture==
* The American [[sitcom]] ''[[Happy Days]]'' was set in Milwaukee and ran for 11 seasons from 1974 to 1984, becoming one of the most successful sitcoms in American television history. It presented an idealized vision of life in the 1950s and early-1960s [[Midwestern United States]].
* The American sitcom, ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'', a spin-off of ''Happy Days'', which played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983, followed the lives of Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, two friends and roommates who work as bottle-cappers in the fictitious Shotz Brewery in late 1950s Milwaukee.
* The 2004 sports comedy film, ''[[Mr. 3000]],'' takes place in Milwaukee and features actor [[Bernie Mac]] as a member of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hansen|first1=Kristine|title=Movies and TV Shows with Milwaukee Connections to Stream While You're at Home|url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/movies-and-tv-shows-with-milwaukee-connections-to-stream-while-youre-at-home/|website=Milwaukee Magazine|date=March 21, 2020|publisher=Carole Nicksin|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
* In the 1992 movie, [[Wayne's World (film)|''Wayne's World'']], the two main characters, Wayne and Garth, meet rock star [[Alice Cooper]] after a show in Milwaukee. Cooper engages in a discussion with them and his band about Milwaukee and where the city's name comes from.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alice Cooper Was Slightly Off, or Wisconsin Place Names and their Native Language Origins|url=https://www.mpl.org/blog/now/alice-cooper-was-slightly-off-or-wisconsin-place-names-and-their-native-language-origins|website=Milwaukee Public Library|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wayne's World (1992) Alice Cooper: Alice Cooper|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105793/characters/nm0004840|website=IMDB|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
* The 2011 comedy film [[Bridesmaids (2011 film)|''Bridesmaids'']] starring [[Kristen Wiig]], [[Maya Rudolph]] and [[Rebel Wilson]] had multiple scenes set in Milwaukee, though it was filmed in California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1478338/locations/|title=Bridesmaids (2011) - Filming & production - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
* The headquarters of film and video production company [[Red Letter Media]] are in Milwaukee. The company often discuss its pride in the city.<ref>
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