Hebert was a topic of conversation on an episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld.
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In the episode "The Big Salad", George Costanza has a dialogue with his girlfriend Julie (played by Michelle Forbes) concerning his fascination with the pronunciation of Hebert's last name.
Although the character of Major League Baseball catcher Steve Gendason is fictional, the National Football League player Bobby Hebert that George discusses with Julie is an actual former Pro Bowl quarterback.
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Herbert is mentioned in the Seinfeld episode "The Big Salad" when character George Costanza's girlfriend Julie is discussing her favorite writers, and says "And Bob Herbert's great. He's the Daily News," to which Costanza compares Herbert's name pronunciation with Atlanta Falcons quarterback Bobby Hebert.