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* Subverted in an episode of Sunbow's ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', of all things, where Scarlett mentions that animals actually find that humans taste rather bad (all while being chased by a mind-controlled T-Rex).

* The Uglions in the ''[[Sam and Max]]'' animated series open a restaurant "to serve man". The [[Twilight Zone]] episode gets another [[Shout-Out]] in the game "What's New Beelzbub?", when Max exclaims that Stinky's baby book is a cookbook.

* [[Zig-Zagging Trope|Triple-subverted]] in a ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons Hallowe'en Special]]'' parodying the [[Trope Namer]]. Lisa finds a book entitled ''How to Cook Humans'', but Kang quickly wipes away some dust to reveal the true title - ''How to Cook '''for''' humans''. Lisa then wipes away some more dust, revealing that the title is in fact ''How to Cook For'''ty''' Humans''. Finally, Kang wipes away the last of the "space dust", showing that the full, complete title is ''How to Cook '''for''' Forty Humans''. After that, the aliens are so disgusted at Lisa's assumption they would eat her that they leave Earth for good... after trying everything you'd expect from a secretly "humanitarian" race, including the book that looks like a cookbook, the neverending feast, constantly saying things that sound like a [[Double Entendre]] about eating people, etc. Although it ''is'' partially justifiable, as they've probably never done this with humans before and didn't expect to be thought of as people-eaters.

* [[Zig-Zagging Trope|Triple-subverted]] in a ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|Simpsons Hallowe'en Special]]'' parodying the [[Trope Namer]]. Lisa finds a book entitled ''How to Cook Humans'', but Kang quickly wipes away some dust to reveal the true title - ''How to Cook '''for''' humans''. Lisa then wipes away some more dust, revealing that the title is in fact ''How to Cook For'''ty''' Humans''. Finally, Kang wipes away the last of the "space dust", showing that the full, complete title is ''How to Cook '''for''' Forty Humans''. After that, the aliens are so disgusted at Lisa's assumption they would eat her that they leave Earth for good... after trying everything you'd expect from a secretly "humanitarian" race, including the book that looks like a cookbook, the neverending feast, constantly saying things that sound like a [[Double Entendre]] about eating people, etc. Although it ''is'' partially justifiable, as they've probably never done this with humans before and didn't expect to be thought of as people-eaters.

** It's been said that Matt Groening wanted the title to turn out to be ''How to Cook For Forty Humans and Then Eat Them'', but he was fortunately vetoed—having them be wrong about it is much funnier.

* In the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "The Trouble With Augie", Donatello and April encounter the Brotherhood, a race of lizard-like beings who allegedly sought to reach Earth in order to share their technology. However, Donatello eventually finds that not only does the Brotherhood plan to consume every human on Earth, they had already done so with the main inhabitants of the planet they currently lived in.