
The introduction of the knights, pictured in 2008. A new show premiered in late 2017 and, for the first time, the lead role was filled by a queen rather than a king.
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It has been featured in episodes of TV shows such as Friends, Cake Boss, The Simpsons, Hell's Kitchen, The Celebrity Apprentice, and Close Enough. The chain was featured in the 1996 film The Cable Guy, and the 2004 feature film Garden State. When asked why the company was filing for bankruptcy the company's bankruptcy lawyer, Alan Friedman, said, "One of the primary reasons for filing was to prevent the IRS from beginning to seize any assets." According to the IRS, Medieval Times improperly deducted royalties, loan interest, and management fees in the 19 tax years. In April 1997, the franchises in Florida and California sought bankruptcy protection after losing a court battle with the IRS that required the Buena Park location to pay US$7.5 million and the Orlando location to pay $2.5 million in back taxes (equivalent to about $13.7 and $4.6M in 2022). In 1986 they opened their second establishment near Disneyland in California. In 1983 the Spanish investment group Manver (incorporated in the Netherlands Antilles) opened the first U.S. Accounts indicated that Tino Brana, who was involved in the jousting scenes from the 1961 film El Cid, was involved in staging the jousts. Montaner claims to be a descendent of Charlemagne.

Montaner converted the barbecue restaurant on the family farm to entertainment and food venue where actors portrayed 11th-century jousting of knights of the northern Spanish and southern French kingdoms of Aragon, Navarre, and Perelada (stories derived from Montaner's family history). The first two Medieval Times-styled shows were developed in the late 1960s by Jose Montaner in Spain at Majorca and Benidorm. There are ten locations: the nine in the United States are built as replica 11th-century castles the tenth, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is located inside the CNE Government Building. Medieval Times Entertainment, the holding company, is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament is a family dinner theater featuring staged medieval-style games, sword-fighting, and jousting.
