Here’s a fun fact, or at least a fact, about Utica’s history in pop culture. In the very first episode of Matlock, the victim, a news anchor, is buried in her hometown of Utica, NY.

This is just one in a long line of mentions of Utica on television. Another notable mention was on Jenny McCarthy’s short-lived sitcom, Jenny. Her character had just moved to L.A. from Utica.