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* [[John Wayne]] uses one of these on the drunk sheriff in the classic Western ''[[El Dorado]]''. One of the ingredients is gunpowder (along with cayenne pepper, hot mustard, ipecac, asafoetida, and croton oil).
* ''[[The Hairy Bird]]'': Momo gives Ipecac to the boys of St. Ambrose Academy, causing a [[Vomit Chain Reaction]].
* In ''[[Reno 911!|Reno 911!: Miami]]'', a hungover Deputy Junior drops a shot into a cup filled with Pepto-Bismol and chugs the concoction while sitting on a toilet.
* In the remake of [[The Parent Trap (1961 film)|The Parent Trap]], the bartender hands Elizabeth a mysterious red substance. "This'll cure anything you've got. Just don't ask what's in it." Upon consumption she coughs out "I think I just drank [[It Tastes Like Feet|tar]]."
* In ''[[Revenge of the Nerds]]'', the Japanese student wins a tricycle-riding contest because he's given a prophylactic dose of an instant-sobriety drug, hence is unimpaired when he has to chug a beer after every lap.
* In ''[[My Man Godfrey]]'', Godfrey gives Mrs. Bullock "Pixie Remover," namely tomato juice and lots of Worcestershire sauce.
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== Live Action TV ==
* The Prairie Oyster also makes an appearance in ''[[Studio 60
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' has both versions of these. "Gunmen of the Apocalypse" has a character forced to eat a bowlful of coffee-grounds to cause sobriety and in another ep it's established that Lister drinks cold curry sauce the morning after a heavy night.
* ''[[Brainiac: Science Abuse]]'' once did an experiment to find which of three hangover cures worked best (Greasy breakfast, hair of the dog, or nothing at all). Hair of the dog had good short term effects (because the body stops working on the difficult to process stuff which causes hangovers and starts on the easier just added alcohol) but bad long term (you just delay your hangover for the same reason). A greasy breakfast was the best of the options presented.
* ''[[Bottom]]'' does this with a concoction made out of various kitchen-cleaning chemicals and a few organic ingredients (past their expiration date, for preference). It has to be taken through the nose.
* ''[[
** Oddly enough, the only cure close enough to qualify for this trope was the black coffee. Which doesn't seem anywhere near as bad as some of the other 'cures'.
*** Have you ever tried running on a treadmill while drunk? Anything short of eating nails would be more pleasant.
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== Video Games ==
* ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island]]'' has a [[Chekhov's Boomerang|particularly useful one]]. All it takes is an egg, some pepper, and [[Hair of the Dog|the hair of the dog that bit you]]. Dangerous if mixed, and surprisingly so for a [[
** The hard part is finding a sufficiently angry/careless dog.
* There is an Alka-seltzer looking concoction in ''[[Conkers Bad Fur Day]]'' that seems to cure hangovers like a miracle, including the little Harp sound.
* Your Russian buddy in ''[[Tony Hawk Pro Skater|Tony Hawk's Underground]]'' (the first) gets drunk, and you need to help him clear his hangover. Cure consists of pills, rotten eggs, vodka, dog shavings, unknown liquids, vodka, grapes, more vodka, and other curious ingredients.
* ''[[
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