In the 4th episode of the second season of The West Wing, Martin Sheen drinks from a Dayton Flyers mug. Sheen, a Dayton native, claims he purposely failed UD's entrance exam so he could pursue a career in acting, but also credits the Marianists at UD for helping shape his sense of social justice activism when he was young.

Other fun facts: West Wing co-star Rob Lowe also hails from Dayton, West Wing character CJ Cregg (played by Allison Janney) is from Dayton, and two West Wing episodes are set in Dayton: one where CJ returns for a high school reunion and another when presidential candidate Matt Santos campaigns in Ohio.