Madden had a brief movie role playing himself in the 1994 youth football film "Little Giants" and in the 2000 film "The Replacements". He appeared in a 1999 episode of "The Simpsons", "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday". Madden also hosted an episode of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" in 1982 with musical guest Jennifer Holliday. As well, Madden was featured in the Irish band U2's music video for the song "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of". In the video, Madden is commenting on a fake football game featuring Paul Hewson as the kicker who misses a short kick to win the game. He makes a similar appearance in the video for Paul Simon's 1972 single "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard", in which he attempts to teach football fundamentals to a group of kids playing a pickup game.