History Main / Joisey

* Some comic book fans believe that ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'s'' Gotham City is a thinly-disguised Newark. In current continuity, the city is now confirmed to indeed be located in New Jersey.
** If this is true, then perhaps [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Bludhaven]] is a version of the nearby Elizabeth or Linden.
** Given its position on the coast it seems Gotham is in the area of Little Egg Harbor. This would make Bludhaven the equivalent of Camden, [[WretchedHive which we can all agree is fair]]. Gotham's official history (yes, there really is such a thing) explains that it was heavily settled by Swedes; since Swedish immigrants had a large presence in southern New Jersey and Delaware, Camden is a fair candidate.
** And then there's [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111228234052/batman/images/6/6b/Gotham_New_Jersey.jpg this]].

* While the state itself isn't featured, ''ComicBook/TomorrowStories'' had Cobweb and Clarice running into the Lost Housewives of New Jersey, a tribe of housewives who got lost on "a cheap package tour, never to return" in Gowandogandoland. Their "language" is a very exaggerated New Jersey dialect.

* In one of the later issues of Marvel's run of ''Comicbook/TheTransformers'', the Autobots and Decepticons are seen fighting from across the river by some New Yorkers. One wonders if the military will get called out over it, to which another responds with "Why? It's only Jersey."

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* ''The Fusco Brothers'', which takes place in Newark, combines types 2 and 3. As the page quote indicates, the very name of the state is treated as a joke.
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* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/UglyAmericans]]'', Randall gets cut in half by a passing bus, but the sudden traumatic injury wasn't what brought the BigNo on, it was the fact that the bus was headed to Jersey City.

* A part of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun'' (including the climactic fight with Funny Valentine) takes place in New Jersey, on a path somewhere between Philadelphia and the borough of Union Beach.

* The vast majority of bridges leading out of New Jersey (either east across the Hudson to New York or west across the Delaware to Pennsylvania) are tolled (those that aren't are small ones that trucks wouldn't be able to use). Moreover, all tolls are collected one-way leaving New Jersey in order to avoid perpetual traffic congestion in New York or Philadelphia. In other words, it's free to enter New Jersey but you have to pay to leave it (and it ain't cheap -- all six crossings of the Hudson[[note]]from north to south: the George Washington Bridge, the Lincoln Tunnel, the Holland Tunnel, the Bayonne Bridge, the Goethels Bridge, and the Outerbridge Crossing[[/note]] costs $15. On the bright side, it only costs $5 to enter Pennsylvania.)

* In late 2011 a New Jersey resident created a demographic map of the state (currently at the top of this page). Thanks to Facebook and Twitter it immediately went viral and made the local papers. A couple of politicians were unhappy with the portrayal, but the vast majority of residents found it to be [[SelfDeprecating hilarious and pretty much dead-on]], as seen [[http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/nj_man_puts_rednecks_hippies_a.html/ here]]

'''Alexander Hamilton:''' Is he in ''Jersey''?

%%* ''Film/GardenState'', obviously.

* Film/BeKindRewind is explicitly set in Passaic.

--> "Demanding people shove it up their asses since 1832" Located in you know where the fuck we are, and bordered by a bunch of places that can suck it—especially you, Pennsylvania—New Jersey is one of the nation's oldest and most historic states. So fuck you.

---> '''Stewart:''' You son of--you fuhgedda--[in normal voice] wait a minute--you know what? I actually hear it now, you're right. Now that you mention it, it is somewhat pronounced.

--> "So New Jersey? Yeah, Oklahoma's not far enough!"

''(SmashCut to Fry moping back in the Planet Express employee lounge)''

--->''(after Fry has taken a swim in [[ItMakesSenseInContext goat vomit]])''
'''Leela:''' ''(hugs Fry and smells him in the process)'' What have you been doing, rolling around in New Jersey?

** In "[[Recap/FuturamaS6E21AllThePresidentsHeads All the President's Heads]]", it is revealed that back in 1776 the Continental Congress voted to make New Jersey the official joke state.
** In "[[Recap/FuturamaS7E25StenchAndStenchibility Stench and Stenchibility]]", Zoidberg gets a girlfriend who can stand to be around him due to the fact that she has no sense of smell. On their date they go to Limburger King, a discount petting zoo filled with pigs and skunks and then take a walk past scenic New Jersey.

--> '''Homer''': "What, they've never seen a fat guy making out? It's on the freakin' state flag!" (Cue a shot of a flag featuring a fat man kissing an attractive woman.)

* Part 7 (''Steel Ball Run'') of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' has a portion of the Steel Ball Run race (as well as the climactic fight against Funny Valentine) take place in New Jersey, on a path somewhere between Philadelphia and the borough of Union Beach.

->''Q: How is New Jersey like the Vatican?''
->''A: Neither wants you [[DoubleEntendre pumping your]] [[ADateWithRosiePalms own gas]].''

-->'''Victor:''' Why is New Jersey called "The Garden State?"
-->'''Gracie:''' Because it's too hard to fit "Oil and Petrochemical Refinery State" on a license plate?

-->I'm goin to Hell, ''(he's going to hell)'' in a handbasket. ''(in a handbasket)''
-->And I might like it that way.
-->No this ain't no lie, I'd rather be Kentucky Fried
-->Than live and kicking in Jersey any day

-->And I can kiss the exit lane goodbye
-->They'd sooner crash than let you by

-->'''UsefulNotes/JohnAdams:''' Wake up, Franklin, you're going to New Brunswick.
-->'''Creator/BenjaminFranklin:''' ''[half asleep]'' Like hell I am, what for?
-->'''Creator/StephenHopkins:''' The whoring and the drinking.
--> ''[Franklin leaps to his feet and marches out behind Adams.]''

-->'''John Hancock:''' New Jersey. Where the hell is New Jersey?\\

-->'''Samuel Seabury:''' I pray the king shows you his mercy--
-->'''Alexander Hamilton:''' Is he in ''Jersey''?

-->'''Fry''': Well, I give up, what's the catch?
-->'''Landlord''': Oh, no catch... although we are technically in New Jersey.
-->'''Fry''' ''(back in the Planet Express employee lounge)'': Not one place even remotely livable.

-->'''Leela''': Who would've thought that Hell actually existed? And that it would be in New Jersey?
-->'''Fry''': Well, actually... ''(TrapDoor opens)''

--> '''Narrator''': The landfills were full. New Jersey was full.

--> [After Fry has taken a swim in [[ItMakesSenseInContext goat vomit]])
--> '''Leela''': (hugs Fry and smells him in the process) What have you been doing, rolling around in New Jersey?
--> '''Fry''': Well, actually...

-->'''Leonardo''': Way to be stealthy, Raph!
-->'''Michelangelo''': Yeah, I don't think they heard you over in Joisey.

* Irene Adler, one of the few people (and the only woman) to have ever outwitted SherlockHolmes, was from New Jersey.

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** It's not quite clear where Bada Bing and Satriale's Pork Store are supposed to be. There are some indications that Satriale's is supposed to be in or very near Newark, as there's a sign with directions to the [[UsefulNotes/PortAuthorityTransHudson PATH]] right next to it. However, he place that doubled for Satriale's is in Kearny (in Hudson County) and the place that doubled for the Bing is in Lodi (in Bergen County).

** Tony was born in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark; like any true Newarker of his age he calls the neighborhood "Down Neck." Livia's house (later Janice's and then Tony's during his separation) is here, and Uncle Junior's is not far away in Belleville. Uncle Junior's trial also takes place in Newark, at the federal courthouse downtown. Additionally, "the Esplanade", one of the most important plot points in the series, is an urban redevelopment project in Newark.
** The Soprano [=McMansion=] is in North Caldwell.
** The series makes the occasional foray into Montclair.
** Furio's house is in Nutley.
** Bobby Baccalieri's house appears to be in Verona.
** The infamous ending was shot on location in Holsten's, an old fashioned ice cream shop, in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
** West Orange Police Station doubles as East Haledon Police Station for the show.
** It's not quite clear where Bada Bing and Satriale's Pork Store are supposed to be (there are some indications that Satriale's is supposed to be in or very near Newark, as there's a sign with directions to the [[UsefulNotes/PortAuthorityTransHudson PATH]] right next to it); the place that doubled for Satriale's is in Kearny and the place that doubled for the Bing is in Lodi.

** Scenes involving the ''Stugots'' and Whitecaps are set in Monmouth County.

* ''Series/TheSopranos'' was set in New Jersey, and helped to reinforce many of the Mafia stereotypes. We should note, however, that most of the series takes place in Essex County, and much of the rest is in Hudson County. To be somewhat specific:

** Tony was born in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark; like any true Newarker of his age he calls the neighborhood "Down Neck." Livia's house (later Janice's and then Tony's during his separation) is here, as is Uncle Junior's. Uncle Junior's trial also takes place in Newark, at the federal courthouse downtown. Additionally, "the Esplanade", one of the most important plot points in the series, is an urban redevelopment project in Newark.

* In one of the later issues of Marvel's run of Transformers, the Autobots and Decepticons are seen fighting from across the river by some New Yorkers. One wonders if the military will get called out over it, to which another responds with "Why? It's only Jersey."

* The first half hour of TheRemake of ''Film/TheWarOfTheWorlds'' had New Jersey (specifically Bayonne) getting blown up. The film crew actually did blow up a small park in Bayonne as part of the movie (the crew rebuilt it afterwards).

* ''Series/WandaVision'' revealed that the town of Westview was located in [[spoiler:New Jersey]]. To top it all off, [[spoiler:the Creator/EvanPeters version of Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver speaks with a Joisey accent]].

* The Gaslight Anthem, a Springsteen-esque punk band, are from and sing about New Jersey. They've even appeared on stage with The Boss

# An overgrown Little Italy. Everybody seems to know somebody who knows somebody who is "[[TheMafia connected]]", be they a mechanic in Hoboken or a soccer mom in Parsippany. [[SleazyPolitician The politicians]] rival Third World dictators in brazen corruption. All the white people are Italian (and as of the 2010s, they'll be [[ButNotTooWhite white in-name-only]], as they'll be slathered in fake-tan body paint), and they all know what the hottest clubs are. The men have blowouts, dress in either Armani Exchange clothing or muscle shirts, do vast quantities of steroids, drive [[CoolCar '80s IROC-Z Camaros or entry-level BMWs]], and are insanely misogynistic and homophobic. The women, known as "Jersey Girls," are all {{Hard Drinking Party Girl}}s, still have EightiesHair decades after it went out of style, wear ten pounds of makeup, and are always [[{{Stripperiffic}} dressed like they're headed to the club]]. The only radio station is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKTU WKTU]], and they are always playing Music/LadyGaga or Cascada remixes. If a techno-sounding beat starts playing, the natural response is to start pumping one's fist in the air. And everyone speaks with an [[RambunctiousItalian obnoxious, nasally, highly]] {{Flanderized}} [[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents Italian-American/New York accent]].[[note]]Despite popular perceptions, New Jersey doesn't have the largest proportion or absolute numbers of Italian-Americans of all the American states; that honor goes to Rhode Island and New York respectively, according to the 2010 Census. That being said, New Jersey does have a very high proportion of Italian-Americans; it has the third-highest percentage of residents reporting Italian ancestry (after Rhode Island and Connecticut), at around 17%.[[/note]]%%==> That's kinda nonsense, with all due respect. In terms of acting like hotshots, plenty of WASPs, Jews, Danes, Spaniards act like that in Jersey, moreso than Italians. That accent, by the way, isn't Italian.

* ''Series/WandaVision'' revealed that the town of Westview was located in [[spoiler:New Jersey]]. To top it all off, [[the Creator/EvanPeters version of Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver speaks with a Joisey accent]].

** Fry and the gang are touring a beautiful apartment (the listing actually says "suspiciously fantastic apartment"), after looking at several dumps earlier in the episode.

** Seems to be a frequent target of ''Futurama''. In "A Big Piece of Garbage" the Planet Express crew watch a documentary about what New York did with its gigantic piles of garbage.

** In "All The President's Heads", it is revealed that back in 1776 the Continental Congress voted to make New Jersey the official joke state.
** In "Stench and Stenchibility" Zoidberg gets a girlfriend who can stand to be around him due to the fact that she has no sense of smell. On their date they go to Limburger King, a discount petting zoo filled with pigs and skunks and then take a walk past scenic New Jersey.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' has [[BumblingDad Randy]] and the boys going up against the Jersey people. ''Every'' person from New Jersey acts like the cast of ''Series/JerseyShore'', incredibly loud and arrogant and "all they do is have sex and fight each other". [[RunningGag It's a Jersey thing]]. It gets so bad they have to get help from [[spoiler:Al Qaeda]].

* WesternAnimation/BugsBunny: In "Eight-Ball Bunny", Bugs discovers that [[ShaggyDogStory the baby penguin he's just taken to Antarctica was raised in captivity]], and is part of an ice show that operates out of Hoboken.

** Her accent is actually based on Miss Adelaide from ''[[Theatre/GuysAndDolls Guys and Dolls]]''. WordOfGod: [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/harley-quinn-history-917464]].

** In another episode, Marge and Homer are supposed to go to Dayton, Ohio for an elderly relative's birthday, but decide to take a last-minute romantic getaway to Miami... then wind up in Atlantic City when they find they're being tailed by Bart and Lisa. Homer and Marge are making out in a glass elevator, and Marge expresses (mock) concern about other people seeing them.