as the twin city of Eerie. In the film The Pentagon Wars, Colonel James Burton (Cary Elwes) says that his hometown is Normal. In the anime 91 Days, Avilio flees to Normal and lives there from 1921 to 1928. In the TV show Supernatural, John Winchester was born in Normal. Normal is also the setting for the episode "As Time Goes By". In the TV show The L Word: Generation Q, Patty, who appears on Alice's talk show in Season 3, is from Normal. Companies The original Steak 'n Shake restaurant opened in Normal in 1934. Mitsubishi Motors North America and Chrysler Corporation established a manufacturing plant under the joint venture Diamond-Star Motors in 1986. It was Mitsubishi's only North American car manufacturing facility. It was closed May 31, 2016, and purchased by Rivian Automotive in January 2017. Farnsworth Group, a national architecture and engineering firm with over 500 employees, announced it will be relocating its headquarters to Uptown Normal in the 5-story, $30M, Trail East Development expected to open in 2020. Afni, a national customer service firm, and Illinois State University's Small Business Development Incubator (SBDI) are also expected to move into Trail East. Rivian's largest U.S. manufacturing plant is in Normal, where it builds all-electric trucks since 2021. Amazon has ordered more than 100,000 electric vehicles to be built at the plant. The New York Times has described how the company has had a transformational effect on Normal. Notable people Andrew Bacevich, historian and author; born in Normal Edna Dean Baker, educator and college president; born in Normal Keita Bates-Diop, 48th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft Wally Bishop, cartoonist; born in Normal Jon Bowermaster, oceans expert, journalist, filmmaker and adventurer; born in Normal Eleanor Coen, artist; born in Normal Ellen Crawford, actress; born in Normal Jim Crews, basketball coach at Saint Louis University Pop Dillon, first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas; born in Normal Robert B. Duncan, US congressman from Oregon Colton Dunn, comedian, actor, and writer, notable for his work on Key & Peele. Kevin Eggan, professor of molecular biology at Harvard University; born in Normal Robert S. Ellwood, expert on world religions; born in Normal Carrie Etter, poet; residing in the U.K. since 2001 Jeff Fowler, director Jesse Hibbs, film director and college football star; born in Normal Richard Hovey, poet; born in Normal Michael Jantze, comic