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A couple of lines from the original [[Scooby Doo]] cartoon theme song }}
Sometimes, things can get tough. You might be [[The Load]] or the [[Cowardly Lion]]. Your [[Five
Food can be a very powerful motivator for some people. All you have to do is offer them a burger, or a french fry, and they're like putty in your hands. Sometimes, the food used can be anything, although, typically, it's [[Trademark Favorite Food|one treat in particular]]. And sometimes, depending on the situation, one will not be enough. You'd have to offer them the whole box. For animals, bribing them can be just as easy as offering them the food their species [[Stock Animal Diet|is known for eating]]. And if you ever come across a cop you just can't buy your way out of a ticket from, try offering him a [[Donut Mess With a Cop|donut]].
Compare [[Delicious Distraction]], which is when food is used to distract. Can be invoked with [[Trademark Favorite Food]]. Contrast [[Denied Food As Punishment]]. Can possibly be thrown to invoke a [[Go Fetch]] situation.
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** Parodied in ''[[Futurama]]'', where Bender retracts his limbs and head into his body. Leela tries to coax him out with a beer. "Would you do it for a Bender-snack?"
* ''[[Johnny Test]]'': Dookie will do anything for steak.
* On ''[[South Park]]'' when those evil Canadians came to take Ike back from the Broflovskis after rescinding the adoption he refused to get in their car, until they offered him [[
* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' this apparently partially<ref>The fact that his old boss threw him out a window had something to do with it, too</ref> precipitated Tohru's [[Heel Face Turn]].
* A few episodes of ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' showed that Mac refused to listen to what Jetta wanted him to do, unless he was offered a Tummy Yummy as motivation.
* Used a couple times in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. Twilight is faced with this several times throughout "Ticket Master" by her friends in attempts to gain an extra ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala, but Twilight manages to turn away the bribes each time despite stating several times how hungry she is. Pinkie Pie also uses this against Spike in "Party of One" as part of her [[Perp Sweating]] sequence.
* In ''[[Recess]]'', the main six try to bribe Brittany A. to give her sister, Ashley A.'s diary back, by using candy. It doesn't work.
** In another episode, the Ashleys bribe T.J. with candy to get him to hang out with them after realizing her found a $100 bill.
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