One of the more famous employees is Roberta "Poochie" Jackson, who was featured (along with the restaurant) in a 2007 episode of
Showtime's television version of the
Chicago Public Radio program
This American Life, In Chicago travel guides, The Wieners Circle is often extolled as a source for authentic Chicago-style hot dogs and its uniquely abrasive customer relations. The restaurant was featured in an episode of
Insomniac with Dave Attell on
Comedy Central in 2002 (Season 2, Episode 1). The restaurant is the setting for a
truTV reality show, ''The Weiner's Circle''. The Wieners Circle was featured in both radio and TV episodes of
This American Life. The restaurant was the setting of a sketch featuring
Jack McBrayer and
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog in the June 14, 2012 episode of the late night talk show
Conan, which was the last in a week of shows taped in Chicago. In the "Going Deep" episode of
The Great Indoors Jack takes Eddie there to cheer him up after his divorce, only to have staffer Valerie (played by Poochie Jackson herself) unwittingly razz Eddie about his divorce. Jack later sends Clark and Emma there as a prank, as they don't understand that the insults are part of the experience. In April 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Wieners Circle began producing a
YouTube show called
Wieners Circle TV. ==See also==