Winchell's in Popular Culture
- Frank Zappa mentions Winchell's Donuts in "Pygmy Twylyte" on Roxy & Elsewhere and in "The Blue Light" on his album Tinseltown Rebellion.
- Rapper Ice Cube mentions Winchell's Donuts in his song "Down for Whatever."
- Child actress Anissa Jones of "Family Affair" briefly worked at the Winchell's in Playa Del Ray, CA, in the summer of 1975, one year before her overdose death at age 18.
- On Will & Grace, Will Truman mentions that Grace Adler missed her SATs because she was waiting for the hot donuts at Winchell's. This is peculiar because Grace grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, where Winchell's does not operate.
- A Winchell's Donut shop is seen in the background of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home shortly after the crew of the late Starship Enterprise arrived in 20th century San Francisco.
- Winchell's is one of the businesses that is shown during the montage of Randy and Julie's dates in the film Valley Girl.
- A Winchell's Donut shop is repeatedly shown in the background of Cobra (1986 film) during the gun fight in the first scene.
- The gravel roof of Winchell's Donuts was author Philip Yancey's home office view in his former Chicago home, as mentioned in "Reaching for the Invisible God."
- Winchell's is mentioned in the liner notes for Green Day's album Dookie.
- In the HBO series John from Cincinnati, Ed O'Neill's character, Bill, gives Freddie a box of Winchell's Variety Dozen as a form of peace.
- In the film Summer School, the kids ditch Mr. Shoop's class and go to Winchell's. When they are returned by the security guard, they offer Shoop a donut.
- In the HBO series Six Feet Under there is a scene where Brenda Chenowith is sitting in a Winchell's drinking coffee by herself.
- In the music video for Rock The Casbah by The Clash an Armadillo is seen passing a Winchell's Donuts in Austin Texas
- In the movie Wreck-It Ralph, the two policemen in the game Sugar Rush are donuts named Wynnchel (Winchell) and Duncan (Dunkin').
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