A carhop was the most prominent image on the poster for the film
American Graffiti. Marsha and Wendy, carhops at Arnold's Drive-in, were recurring characters during the early seasons of the TV series
Happy Days. The decline of the carhop was depicted in the film
The Founder, where
Ray Kroc (portrayed by
Michael Keaton) is complaining of a wrong order to one carhop at an unnamed drive-in, who ignores his grievance and skates off to flirt with nonpaying customers. Later in the film, when
Maurice McDonald is telling of the advent of his titular restaurant, he says he and his brother laid off all their carhops due to said issues, superseding them with the
Speedee System where customers were better served. ==See also==