History Literature / CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs

* ABirthdayNotABreak: When the food weather starts turning bad, one poor kid named Floyd gets brussel sprouts and peanut butter with mayonnaise served at his birthday.

''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a 1978 children's picture book by Judi Barrett with illustrations by Ron Barrett.

''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' has two sequels: ''Pickles to Pittsburgh'' released in 2000 and ''Planet of the Pies'' released in 2013.

* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: It's mentioned that they give leftovers to the dogs and cats, and then dump the rest into the ocean for "the fish, turtles, and whales to eat". Such diets would be unhealthy for pets but especially so for ocean animals. Of course, this is just a children's bedtime story so accuracy is moot.

Far, far away and across several oceans there once was a small town of about 300 called Chewandswallow. Chewandswallow was like many towns out there, except for the fact it had no food stores. There was no reason for such stores as all the food everyone needed came raining from the sky each day. Food, completely cooked, came from the heavens three times a day in countless amounts. No person or animal was ever hungry in Chewandswallow.

One day, however, the weather starts acting up. Some days nothing but smelly Gorgonzola cheese falls from the skies while other days nothing but overcooked broccoli does instead. Too much of certain food and bad combinations keep falling for no apparent reason. One day it gets even worse. Oversized foods in large qualities fall from the sky. The food wrecks the town to the point where the sanitation department gives up. With no other choice left, everyone built boats made of bread and sailed to find a new place to live. This new land didn't have food falling from the sky, however the people learned to adapt. No one ever went back to Chewandswallow.

* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: It's mentioned that they give leftovers to the dogs and cats, and then dump the rest into the ocean for "the fish, turtles, and whale to eat". Such diets would be unhealthy for pets but especially so for ocean animals. Of course, this is just a children's bedtime story so accuracy is moot.
* BittersweetEnding: The people of Chewandswallow have to abandon the island they called home after the food weather grows unexpectedly out of control and too dangerous. But they manage to create a new town and learn to start shopping at grocery stores. The film averts this by having the ending with Flint destroying the machine and saving the town, although the residents still have to eat what is now covering everything.
* BlandNameProduct: The pancake box says "Aunt Jim's Pancake Mix", not "Aunt Jemima's Pancake Mix".
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The "real" parts are in monochrome while the bedtime story are in colour.

* WeirdWeather: Ordinary weather in Chewanswallow rains food and drink, sparing the land from many of the world's problems and creating others. Unfortunately, Chewanswallow eventually becomes uninhabitable after the falling food starts [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever getting bigger and bigger]].
* YouthfulFreckles: Both the girl and her brother Henry have freckles.

''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' has two sequels: ''Pickles to Pittsburgh'' released in 2000 and ''Planet of the Pies'' released 2013.

Far, far away and across several oceans there was a small town of about 300 called Chewandswallow. Chewandswallow was like many towns out there, except for the fact it had no food stores. There was no reason for such stores as all the food everyone needed came raining from the sky each day. Food, completely cooked, came from the heavens three times a day in countless amounts. No person or animal was ever hungry in Chewandswallow.

In 2008 the original book was ''[[InNameOnly very loosely]]'' adapted into an [[WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs animated feature film]].

* BlandNameProduct: The pancake box says "Aunt Jim's Pancake Mix", not "Aunt Jemimas Pancake Mix".

''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a children's picture book by Judi Barrett with illustrations by Ron Barrett.

Far, far away and across several oceans there was a small town of about 300 called Chewandswallow. Chewandswallow was like many towns out there, except for the fact it had no food stores. There was no reason for such stores as all the food everyone needed came raining from the sky each day.

In 2008 the book was ''[[InNameOnly very loosely]]'' adapted into an [[WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs animated feature film]].

* : The pancake box says "Aunt Jim's Pancake Mix", not "Aunt Jemimas Pancake Mix".

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