List of representations of Seattle in popular culture

Seattle, Washington is represented through different popular culture media.

Here Come the Brides (1968–1970, set in Seattle in the early years of settlement)
The Night Strangler (1973, tv movie)
Twin Peaks (1990–1991 TV series and 1992 movie, set in northeast Washington, was filmed in the towns of North Bend and Snoqualmie, about a half-hour outside of Seattle. Seattle is referenced a few times in the series.)
Frasier (1993–2004, set in contemporary Seattle. One episode shot on location in Seattle.)
A 1995 episode of the short-lived animated series Dumb & Dumber entitled "Senseless in Seattle" took place in the city, most notably in the Space Needle
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996)
Millennium (1996–1999)
Dark Angel (2000–2002, set in an apocalyptic future Seattle after an electromagnetic pulse)
John Doe (2002)
Rose Red (2002 miniseries)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003 miniseries)
Dead Like Me (2003–2004, almost none of the show was filmed in Seattle or showed recognizable locations)
Traffic (2004 miniseries)
Life as We Know It (2004)
The 4400 (2004–present)
Grey's Anatomy (2005–present)
Kyle XY (2006–present)

It Happened at the World's Fair (1963, Elvis Presley)
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
The Parallax View (1974, includes scenes filmed atop the Space Needle)
The Changeling (1980)
WarGames (1983)
Streetwise (1984, documentary on homeless street kids)
Trouble in Mind (1985, wildly transforms the city by avoiding the modern center, using public buildings as characters' private residences, etc.)
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Say Anything... (1989)
Singles (1992)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Disclosure (1994)
Assassins (1995)
Mad Love (1995, Drew Barrymore)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, transforms the Space Needle into the headquarters of Starbucks, and of Dr Evil)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999, Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger comedy)
Double Jeopardy (1999)
Get Carter (2000 remake starring Sylvester Stallone)
Life or Something Like It (2002, Angelina Jolie comedy, set in Seattle)
The Ring (2002, Naomi Watts)
Agent Cody Banks (2003, Frankie Muniz)
A Guy Thing (2003)
Police Beat (2005)
The Heart of the Game (2005, documentary about Seattle high school girls' basketball team)
Firewall (2006)

I Sing the Body Electronic by Fred Moody (ISBN 0-7881-5793-0)
The Stranger Beside Me, Ann Rule's book about Ted Bundy (ISBN 0-451-20326-7)
Selling Seattle: Representing Contemporary Urban America by James Lyons (ISBN 1-903364-96-5)

"In Seattle" (theme from Here Come the Brides, sung by Bobby Sherman)
- "The bluest sky you've ever seen, in Seattle / And the hills the greenest green, in Seattle..."
"Mudshark" by Frank Zappa
- "There's a motel in Seattle, Washington, called the Edgewater Inn..."
"Viva Sea-Tac" by Robyn Hitchcock
- "...Viva viva viva viva viva Sea-Tac / They've got the best computers and coffee and smack!"
"Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle" by Nirvana