To Hollywood writers, the midwestern United States consists mainly of farms and towns of fewer than 10,000 people. The only cities of note are Chicago and Detroit . Occasionally, you might see Minneapolis , St. Louis , Cleveland , Milwaukee , Cincinnati, Kansas City , or Indianapolis if the writer feels like being different. note This might seem like a large list, but the odds of any one of these cities appearing in fiction are relatively slim. And for reasons known only to Hollywood, the city of Columbus, Ohio is never seen in media outside of college sports, despite being one of the largest and most affluent cities in the region. In the minds of most TV and film writers, the idyllic culture of Little House on the Prairie persists into the 21st century. This comes from the pre-1950's idea of life in the Midwest as it actually used to be. Since then, however, much of the region has been urbanized or at least suburbanized (the famous Prairie mentioned above is probably a strip-mall now), but the image has persisted despite being a mostly idealized version of modern times. In old theatrical cartoons with farm settings, the soundtrack may include such standard snippets as "Old MacDonald Had a Farm", "Chicken Reel" or "Turkey in the Straw". And of course, Hilarity Ensues when the City Mouse tries to fit in. It is a part of Flyover Country and you can expect it to cross into Wild Wilderness if its a remote