https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1cffdj8/the_typewriters_of_ripley/

see also, with little to add: https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1s471gq/typewriter_personality_key_to_a_mystery/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163275741574678/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/4770669677?multi_permalinks=10163397003439678

via Mark Schrad at https://typewriterdatabase.com/1949-royal-kmg.15160.typewriter

The Blob (Paramount, 1958)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1224514289867343/

Season 4, episode 4 “Happy Trails”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfrosted<br /> Unfrosted (Netflix, 2024)

Marjorie Post attacks her toady assistant with a Royal KMG typewriter.

https://youtu.be/4-8adc39DV0?si=Upi9PjBrYFiE_5kn&t=54

Misery (Columbia Pictures, 1990)<br /> clip when Paul attacks Annie

https://www.facebook.com/groups/4770669677/?multi_permalinks=10163383975174678

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1221727063479399/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1rfkptq/morgan_freeman_talking_about_his_typewriter_in/

THE MAGIC OF BELLE ISLE (Magnolia Pictures, 2012) features an Underwood standard at about the 31 minute mark.

Morgan Freeman says: "Look at that machine. I like that you have to write a bit slower on a manual. Like the way it sounds. I like the way that the letters bite into the paper. I like that you can feel there's a genuine human being, doing the work."<br /> (doublecheck the exact quote)

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1r6bjkm/require_help_to_identify_typeriter/

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lw38tv/please_help_me_identify_this_typewriter/

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qxxx7p/does_anyone_know_what_kind_of_typewriter_this_is/

See also:<br /> - https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/cp3gnl/my_new_favorite_typist_matthew_mcconaughey_in/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/hhrqhk/what_typewriter_is_this_from_the_movie_the_beach/<br /> - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/movies/the-beach-bum-review.html

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163172812579678/

Underwood 5 appears in S3 E12 of Rizzoli & Isles

Taylor Swift - Fortnight (feat. Post Malone) (Official Music Video)<br /> by [[Taylor Swift]], [[Post Malone]]<br /> accessed on 2026-02-04T00:13:18

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4595882/<br /> Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2018)

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qr703r/identification_help_needed/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qowfn2/mulder_is_a_fan/

X-Files (Fox), Season 2, Episode 4<br /> A poster for a Royal Ten appears on a wall behind Mulder.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qof9xw/a_mechanical_lazarus_by_charles_bukowski/

a mechanical Lazarus by Charles Bukowski

Shannon Monaghan aka u/politebuzz identified themself via https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qopiby/comment/o24im1r/

https://sophsun1.tumblr.com/post/805029439375310848/misery-1990-dir-rob-reiner

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1q71z6k/ibm_selectric_i_spotted_on_one_of_the_maps_in_the/

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1q2dmj8/can_anyone_help_me_identify_mikes_typewriter/

Stranger Things (finale)

https://discord.com/channels/639936208734126107/639938983220215828/1131197256691875881

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S5, E2

Down All the Days (2013 Mix)<br /> by [[ThePoguesOfficial]] on YouTube accessed on 2025-10-23T08:36:17

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1o8lzdm/trying_to_id_a_typewriter_from_a_video_game/

Folklore (2007, PlayStation 3)

New Yorker Staff. 2007. “The Typing Life: How Writers Used to Write.” The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/04/09/the-typing-life (October 22, 2025).

typewriter plays a central role in the story

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1o8o98j/comment/njx2pgo/?context=1

Haul Out the Halloween (2025), Hallmark Movie

Ron's Reviews - YouTube<br /> by [[Parks and Recreation]] <br /> accessed on 2025-10-06T22:21:10

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10162426095474678/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1061582306160543/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1nfvrpl/this_typewriter_comes_from_the_game_control_are/

Happiness is a Warm Typewriter: 10½ Years On, the Story Stays the Same<br /> by [[Robert Messenger]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-05T11:21:50

https://monkees.coolcherrycream.com/pages/the-pad

also see Peter Tork at it <br /> via https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1myf9js/whats_he_typing_on/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1muy8n1/an_olympia_sg3_makes_an_appearance_in_mi_the/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1041040904881350/

Jamie Lee Curtis Confirms ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Reboot In Works: “Oh, It’s Happening” by [[Glenn Garner]]

Populaire Official US Release Trailer #1 (2013) - Bérénice Bejo Movie HD

The typing technique in this movie is DREADFUL! It's obviously more about the relationships.

https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lyed0l/lois_lanes_typewriter/

Lois Lane in Superman (2025) has a typewriter in her apartment.

https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lvuxwd/is_the_olivetti_valentine_a_cultural_icon/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lo8jr5/asking_the_important_questions/?sort=old

Apparently the first instance of Snoopy with a typewriter on July 12, 1965.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Machine_%C3%A0_%C3%A9crire

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1013993200919454/

Royal X typewriter in Tintin in America

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lj4jqh/only_sterlings_in_the_building_lol/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/988101440175297/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/988157953502979/

Dr. Who appearance of an Imperial typewriter

A classroom full of typewriters gets the ultimate reward — letters from Tom Hanks by [[Lee Cowan]], [[Analisa Novak]]

Also: Students wrote letters to Tom Hanks using typewriters. He responded to each message. by [[CBS Mornings]]

Pittsburgh area school sent letters via typewriter to Tom Hanks.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lbsu6s/need_help_to_identify_a_typewriter/

Screencapture of a typewriter from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<br />

My impression:<br /> The hood profile shape says Royal while a lot of the body says '49/50s Remington (maybe the All-New), but the scoop in the hood says Rheinmetall Gs all the way. For comparison: https://typewriterdatabase.com/Rheinmetall.Gs.62.bmys

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1la2zyw/jack_webb_from_dragnet/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1l4xloq/what_kind_of_typewriter_is_this_and_should_i_kill/

From RoboCop: Rogue City

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1l13zhf/if_anyone_is_interested_in_matlock_this_episode/

Matlock, "The Lovelorn"

https://timpanogos.blog/2013/07/20/typewriter-of-the-moment-supermans-1950s-television/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kxfxhw/from_the_1950s_superman_live_action_show/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kwp3jc/i_wish_someone_looked_at_my_typewriter_like/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kilq93/olympia_sm2_spotted_in_the11th_doctors_tardis/

Dr. Who S5E1

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kdswdg/outer_limits_zanti_misfits_what_machine_is_this/

The Outer Limits episode (season 1, episode 14)

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kbchor/anyone_know_what_the_closest_real_life/

The character Radar O'Reilly apparently had an early model Royal standard typewriter in MAS*H.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1k3jhx1/storage_hunter_simulator_overwood/

"Overwood" typewriter in Storage Hunter Simulator. (An obvious take on an Underwood typewriter, specifically an Underwood Champion.)

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1k2rus1/typewriter_in_singularity/

Dirty/rusted typewriter seen in the video game Singularity

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1k322dc/mafia_2002/

Typewriter in video game Mafia (2002).

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1jquteh/olivetti_in_the_obscene_bird_of_night/

The Obscene Bird of Night, a novel by José Donoso

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1jj5e1v/dr_watson_uses_a_manual_typewriter_in_episode_7/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1jhle1t/typewriter_in_videogame/

https://youtu.be/TwAJO7uDwJg?si=UfRBFcai-IgZDG4B&t=120

Yankees, Typewriters, Scandals, and Cooperstown: A Baseball Memoir by Bill Madden<br /> Release date: April 1, 2025 (hardcover)

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/flgb82/identifying_typewriters_in_the_film_all_the/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1iv0rcz/what_is_dorothy_typing_on_in_this_1992_golden/

via https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1iucu6i/you_guys_wouldnt_know_what_typewriter_is_used_in/

Recorded Live - Flesh Eating Film Reels (1975) by [[S. S. Wilson]]

Idea of artificial intelligence using a typewriter to communicate. Cross reference HAL and Mr. Typewriter (Royal advertisement).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopwhHY9eUY

Demonstration of an IBM Selectric on an episode of Columbo.

Tom Hanks Reviews the Children’s Novel ‘Olivetti,’ by Allie Millington by [[Tom Hanks]]

Song: Carmelita<br /> By: Warren Zevon<br /> 1976-05-18

https://genius.com/Warren-zevon-carmelita-lyrics

The Typewriters of Naked Lunch by [[Theodore Munk]]

"Modern Family" Career Day (TV Episode 2013)

Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill) begins working on a novel using a typewriter.

Green Olympia SM series. Likely an SM2 because it didn't have the SM3 tabulator stops on the back and didn't appear to have tab keys on the keyboard.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/17utzze/identity_of_the_red_typewriter_from_taylor_swifts/

Taylor Swift uses a Sears Cutlass in All Too Well: The Short Film.

The Sears Cutlass is very similar to the Sears Citation.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/efqkpc/tom_hanks_starred_in_a_movie_where_he_uses_many/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzXvxb-g0vM

You've got to love that Kinnear's character has two of these, one as a "backup".

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_1335701

The typewriter used on Murder, She Wrote, starring Angela Landsbury, was a black Royal standard, probably a 1940s KMM.