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Diners have figured significantly in American films and television since the form developed. In ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', the episode titled "The Diner" shows the perils, pitfalls, and difficulty in operating a diner, to much comedic effect. Archetypal appearances include significant scenes in classic films such as ''[[Sullivan's Travels]]'' and [[The Killers (1946 film)|''The Killers'']]. The 1982 "rites of passage" film [[Diner (1982 film)|''Diner'']] was centered on an eatery shared by the protagonists. ''[[Waitress (2007 film)|Waitress]]'' in 2007 was about a [[waiting staff|waitress]] in a diner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eater.com/2015/1/30/7934459/the-history-of-diner-waitress-uniforms|title=How Diner Waitress Uniforms Have Evolved From Scandalous Bloomers to Gingham Dresses|publisher=Eater|language=en|author=Jennifer Wright|date=January 30, 2015|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> Television series include the [[Food Network]] show ''[[Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives]]''. ''[[Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants]]'', is a 1993 documentary. Diners are the focus of [[Photorealism|photorealist]] painter [[John Baeder]] who spent about 40 years painting diners across the US. In 1990, [[WMS Industries|Williams Electronics Games]] introduced a [[pinball machine]] entitled ''[[Diner (pinball)|Diner]]''. The object of the game is to serve all customers to light-up Dine Time (the jackpot).