On television, examples of "average Joes" include Doug Heffernan (King of Queens), Archie Bunker (All in the Family) and Homer Simpson (The Simpsons).
It was also featured in an episode of The King of Queens where Doug Heffernan and Deacon Palmer attempt to spend $5,000 in one day, and they hire Eddie to play in Doug's living room.
They are also shared by the characters Ray Barone and Robert Barone in Ray's childhood bedroom after Robert was gored by a bull in the line of duty on the sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond" and are a favorite of character Doug Heffernan on the "Everybody Loves Raymond" spinoff King of Queens.
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