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Line 2: [[File:DistractedByTheDonut.jpg\|link=The Simpsons\|frame\|True love.]] {{quote\|''"Is that... food? Everyone smuggled food down here!? Unbelievable! You guys put our lives in danger because you couldn't go without a snack for a day!? You are all... awful! ''[stomach growls]'' So hungry... is that... [[Puppy Dog Eyes\|egg custard in that tart?]]"''~~\|'''Aang''', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', "The Great Divide"}}~~ \|'''Aang''', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', "The Great Divide"}} {{quote\|''"Mmmm....Donuts."''~~\|'''Homer Simpson''', ''[[The Simpsons]]''}}~~ \|'''Homer Simpson''', ''[[The Simpsons (animation)\|The Simpsons]]''}} Hunger is a very powerful force. A starving person may degrade themselves for a scrap of food; a [[The Hedonist\|hedonist]] will do so for a teaspoon of cous cous. <small>Mmm... delicious</small> ''<small>cous cous.</small>'' Even a person with a full stomach may have a hard time resisting a [[Alliteration\|marvelously mouthwatering meal or morsel]]. Line 19 ⟶ 21: {{examples}} == [[Advertising]] ==▼ ▲== Advertising == * All-State's "Mayhem" has one commercial where Mayhem plays a dog guarding a house being robbed. They've placated him with a bone, demonstrating how an [[Angry Guard Dog]] could be easily avoided. * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx6lUxMjgQE This commercial] - Clara gets the Nutcracker and Mouse King to stop fighting by offering them Ritz Crackers and cheese. == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == Line 27 ⟶ 29: * At the [[Stinger]] skit of Episode 4 of ''[[Daily Lives of High School Boys]]'', the three girls ([[Distaff Counterpart]] of the three main boys) discuss why boys are [[Self-Deprecation\|boring to watch]] and [[Breaking the Fourth Wall\|wonder how they even got an anime]]. Then Yanagi and Ikushima got the idea of asking (read: screaming at) Karasawa, who lives next door to Habata's house (where the girls frequently meet). Then Karasawa throws them sweets, and the two girls stop screaming at him and gorged at the food like there's no tomorrow. ** This was found to be a [[Subversion]] in the next episode, since the snacks Karasawa threw to the girls were all expired. Bullying continues. * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]''; in one episode, Prioria Sweetalina (one of the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Perky Female Minion]]s, who claims to be of a race of [[Ancient Astronauts]] from 5,000 years ago) tries to pull this on Yuya's allies to keep them away from Maximum Mountain, building a replica of Stonehenge... ''out of cake''. It works on [[Big Eater\|Luke and Romin]] (though by the end of the episode, both remark this is the first time they ''ever'' feel like they ate too much), but Briscoe is clearly of the [[Real Men Hate Sugar]] camp, so she has to duel him - and it ends badly for her. == [[Fan Works]] == Line 33 ⟶ 36: == [[Film]] == * In the film ''[[~~Harry Potter/~~Harry Potter and ~~The~~the Chamber of Secrets (film)\|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Hermione decides to try knocking out [[Goldfish Poop Gang\|Crabbe and Goyle]] by leaving sedative-laced muffins floating in mid air in a hallway. [[Too Dumb to Live\|It works perfectly]]. ** In the original novel, they didn't have an excess special effects budget to be showing off, so they just set them on the banisters by the stairs, to exactly the same effect. At least that's only mildly stupid. * In ''[[The Rock]]'', Sean Connery's character has the hotel room service deliver a full spread of snacks to distract the FBI agents that are supposed to be keeping an eye on him while he enacts his scheme to escape {{spoiler\|and meet up with his daughter.}} Line 40 ⟶ 43: * In ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'', Axel Foley successfully distracts a pair of cops on a long stakeout by sending over a lavish dinner, and uses the opportunity to sabotage their car so they can't follow him later. He does it again against the two protagonist cops, but this time only uses the distraction to introduce himself. == [[Live -Action TV]] == * ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' has this happen to the aunts, when their niece custom bakes them a cheese coated pie. And of course, it had mood elevating drugs baked in. * Jimmy from ''[[Reefer Madness]]: [[The Movie]] [[Musical]]'' starts ranting at his drug dealer about how he's done smoking pot, and nothing can change his mind, but gets sidetracked shortly after the dealer offers him a brownie. Admittedly, it was a pot brownie, but Jimmy didn't know that before he dropped his argument to eat it. Line 46 ⟶ 49: * Occurs in [[Psych]] when Gus keeps distracting Shawn with Snickers bars in "Ferry Tale". * On those occasions on ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' when Schultz does not know nothing, he can be bribed with food to know nothing. * Tested and confirmed on ''[[~~Myth Busters~~MythBusters]]'', in regards to distracting an [[Angry Guard Dog]] with meat. However, it was noted that it is possible (though not easy) to train a guard dog to ignore such distractions. * [[Wrench Wench\|Kaylee]] from ''[[Firefly]]'' often finds herself distracted by delicious-looking fresh fruit. At one point she managed to make an entire generation of sci-fi fans [[Cargo Envy\|jealous of a strawberry.]] * In Friends when Joey's sister Dina told him she was pregnant, she (at Rachael's suggestion) got him a meatball sub to distract him in case he got angry. * ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]:'' * ~~''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]:''~~* In the episode "Earshot", while searching for a student that they suspect is about to enact a school shooting at Sunnydale High, Xander is distracted by some Jello while passing through the cafeteria. {{spoiler\|Which leads him to the person who's ''really'' planning to murder a bunch of students: the lunch lady, whom he catches dumping rat poison into the mulligan stew.}} In "The Zeppo" Giles gets miffed while preparing for [[The End of the World as We Know It]] because Buffy had eaten all the jelly donuts. In "Smashed", Olaf the Troll comes to Sunnydale, and happens to make his villainous rant right near [[Good Guy Bar\|the Bronze:]] {{quote\|'''Olaf:''' Puny recepticlE You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings, I will burn your crops, and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Mark my words - ooh, I sell ''delicious'' ale!}} * Ron, from Season 18 of ''[[The Amazing Race]]''. Several times he lost his concentration, even mid-task, and tried to get his daughter to stop to get food. == [[Newspaper Comics]] == * In the ''[[Hagar the Horrible]]'' Sunday strip [http://hagarthehorrible.com/comics/december-30-2018/ seen here] a king prevents Hagar and his men from raiding his castle by putting out a buffet in front of the door. == [[Literature]] == Line 58 ⟶ 67: ** The hares are also notorious [[Big Eater\|big eaters]], [[Verbal Tic\|wot]]. * In ''[[The Thief of Always]]'', the [[Master of Illusion]] uses food to make the heroes forget about the real world and their goal of defeating him. * In ''[[~~Discworld/Thief of Time\|~~Thief of Time]]'', chocolate proves itself to be a ''Deadly'' Delicious Distraction, for Auditors that are new to having human bodies or taste buds. At one point, the mere scent of a single piece of high-end chocolate candy sets a mob of them to fighting one another, and the sole survivor's body disintegrates from sheer bliss upon eating it. ** In ''[[~~Discworld/Unseen Academicals\|~~Unseen Academicals]]'', Glenda uses scrumptious pies to bribe her way past Lord Vetinari's security guards. Subverted in that Vetinari'd ordered the guards to accept any bribes regardless of their value or quality; played with in that he scolds his aide for having the pies disposed of, uneaten: he knew Glenda's grandmother from her time as a cook at the Assassin's Guild, and neither she nor her granddaughter would dream of fouling a recipe with poison. * Ax from ''[[Animorphs]]''. Oh, Ax from ''Animorphs''. ** ''Every'' Andalite who adopts a human morph. By the end of the series, Andalite ''tour groups'' visit Earth just to sample human cuisine. Line 65 ⟶ 74: == [[Tabletop Games]] == * There is a spell in ''[[Dungeons ~~and~~& Dragons]]'' called "Illusory Feast" that creates a feast that seems to have their favourite foods and is real as far as natural senses can tell. Causes foes that aren't actively involved in fighting to drop what they're doing and indulge. Foes that are fighting are slightly dazed. * ''[[Chrononauts]]'', the card game of time travel, includes an artifact from the 1939' Berlin World's Fair: [http://www.wunderland.com/LooneyLabs/Chrononauts/Mysteries.html#1.1 a delicious slice of German Cake]. You can use it during another player's turn to distract them and cancel whatever it is they were about to do. Line 74 ⟶ 83: == [[Video Games]] == * In ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', Heavy Weapons Guy's [[Satiating Sandwich\|Sandvich]] proves to be one in-game. Loudly chomping down OM NOM NOM, he cannot react if someone attacks him while eating his Sandvich. Woe betide Heavy if there is an enemy Spy around or a Sniper gets a fix on him. * In ''[[Dragon Age]]'' ''Origins'', the templar charged with making sure no one visits the {{spoiler\|Abomination infested}} Circle Tower can be bribed with cookies provided by Sten. Cookies that Sten stole from a fat slovenly ~~child -- for~~child—for his own good, of course. * When fighting The Fear in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'', his stealth camo will drain his stamina extremely fast. When it gets low, he'll shoot down some convenient fruit, gobble it down, and continue the fight. He is very vulnerable during this time, but can't actually be stopped from eating the fruit (he'll keep moving no matter what you shoot him with). However, you can throw your ''own'' food, some of which may be ''poisoned'', and he'll go for that instead, as it is more convenient. * In ''[[Amnesia: The Dark Descent]]'', you can buy time from the invisible monster in the water by tossing body parts for it to devour instead. Preferably as far away from where you need to be as possible. * In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'', members of the evil Yiga Clan can be distracted by Mighty Bananas, their [[Trademark Favorite Food]]. == [[Western Animation]] == Line 82 ⟶ 92: ** Subverted when Homer tries to distract an [[Angry Guard Dog]] chasing Bart with a steak. The dog eats the steak in one bite and doesn't slow down at all. {{quote\|'''Homer''': Faster, son! He's got a taste for meat now!}} : Subverted in a Treehouse of Horror episode, when Homer is being chased by Ned Flanders' guard dogs. ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]) He pulls out a large string of sausages: {{quote\|'''Homer''': I know! [Pulls out string of sausages] These wieners will give me the quick energy I need to escape! [Homer eats them and suddenly speeds up, leaving the dogs in the dust]}} : Played straight and parodied during The Cat's burglary spree. Santa's Little Helper growls at the intruder, who quiets him with a string of sausages. In comes a sleepwaling Homer, who also growls at The Cat... who also quiets him with another string of sausages. : Similarly in [[Futurama]] when Bender comes across an angry guard dog he pulls out a huge steak... he then proceeds to knock the dog unconscious with it and eats the steak himself. * ''[[X-Men (animation)\|X-Men]]''; in an episode where the heroes are fighting the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants at a fairground, the Blob stops fighting when he sees he's knocked over an ice cream stand with tutti-frutti flavor. Nothing moves the Blob? He moved pretty fast to get the ice cream! * ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' and Scooby Snacks. Though Shaggy and Scooby are afraid of their own shadow, all it takes is a little bribery with the snacks to get them to agree to do something scary [[Once Per Episode]]. * [[Freakazoid!]] defeated Candle Jack by distracting him with pie. * In ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)\|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'', cheese is a ridiculously effective distraction for Monty, even when the one with the cheese is only doing so unwittingly. In "Mind Your Cheese and Qs", Rat Capone has Gadget [[Death Trap\|tied to a conveyor belt with a chopping thing somewhere along the way]], and distracts Monty from rescuing her by holding up Brie '86, his favorite cheese. He does end up rescuing her, but he really has a struggle. * The ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force\|Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1]]'' episode "Lasagna" has [[Jerkass\|Master Shake]] distract Carl ([[It Makes Sense in Context\|who is under house arrest after a hooker bit his tongue]]) with the eponymous pasta. * In ''[[My Little Pony: ~~Friendship Is Magic\|My Little Pony~~ Friendship Is Magic]]'', Pinkie Pie is inclined to let Discord take over the world and bathe it in chaos because that means it's going to rain chocolate. {{quote\|"Eternal chaos comes with chocolate rain, you guys! ''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!\|Chocolate. Rain!]]''"}} * In an episode of ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)\|Dungeons and Dragons]]'', Presto tries to use his hat when the heroes are ambushed by a mob of bullywugs, but only manages to conjure up a swarm of ''really'' big flies. Fortunately, bullywugs - being frog-men - like to ''eat'' flies, so they break off their attack long enough to do so, and the heroes escape. * In an episode of ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', [[Arc Villain\|Gideon]]'s [[Evil Laugh]] is broken off when he hears the ice cream truck. * In the ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'' episode "Strange Energies", Dr. T'Ana tries sedate the cosmic-powered-and-drunk-on-it Commander Ransom with a high-tech syringe, but he turns it into an ice cream cone. "Dammit!" she shouts, but then she eats it anyway. * ''[[Kim Possible]]'', In one episode, Shego and Señor Senior Junior use the "raw meat to distract guard dogs" trick. Junior remarks, "You think they'd be wise to the steak trick." In another episode, Dr. Drakken's evil plan involves brainwashing teenagers on spring break, but he gets the frequency wrong and instead brainwashes senior citizens, including Kim's grandmother. {{quote\|'''Dr. Drakken:''' What am I supposed to do with an army of retired people?? ''(Notices the cookies Kim's grandmother brought.)'' Oooh! Lemon squares!}} * In the ''[[Underdog]]'' story "Fearo the Ferocious", the hero "defeats" the eponymous monster (a giant ape and [[King Kong]] Expy) by giving him [[Stock Animal Diet\| a boatload of bananas]], keeping him occupied long enough to fly him back to his jungle island home. == [[Real Life]] == Line 99 ⟶ 118: ---- {{quote\|''Ooh, [[Evil Tastes Good\|chocolate chip cookies! munch munch]] [[Street Fighter (animation)\|This is DELICIOUS!!]]''}} }} {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Distraction Tropes]] [[Category:Character Flaw Index]] [[Category:Food Tropes]] ~~[[Category:Delicious Distraction]]~~ [[Category:Tropes Examined by the Mythbusters]] [[Category:Alliterative Trope Titles]]