History Main / BreakfastInBed

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': Alexis makes her father breakfast in bed. He immediately notes that it's part of a bribery attempt, as she ''always'' makes him breakfast in bed when she wants something, such as a pair of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' lightsabers. This time, she wants a scooter. Castle tells her she'll have to earn the money for that herself, as he's trying to prevent her from becoming spoiled or developing Affluenza.

* {{Implied|Trope}} in the song "Black Coffee in Bed" by Music/{{Squeeze}}. The song is sung from the perspective of a jilted narrator whose lover left him, and the only physical reminder he has of her is a coffee cup stain left behind after having a morning cup in bed, suggesting the woman having some kind of breakfast in bed before leaving the narrator.

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': Alexis makes her father breakfast in bed. He immediately notes that it's part of a bribery attempt, as she ''always'' makes him breakfast in bed when she wants something, such as a pair of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' lightsabers. This time, she wants a scooter. Castle tells her she'll have to earn the money for that herself, as he's trying to prevent her from becoming spoiled or developing Afluenza.

Breakfast in Bed is a largely Western/European/American concept rooted in privilege and indulgence.

Originally, affluent married women who had the luxury of servants in their home would be allowed to enjoy breakfast in their sleeping quarters while men would start the day eating breakfast in the family room or drawing room. Over time, however, the concept has evolved into more of a way for people to pamper a loved one as a show of appreciation or affection.

In RealLife, luxury hotels serve fancy breakfast in bed by room service. The breakfast comes on a tray with a metal dome over the food to keep it warm. The breakfast may include freshly baked pastries and bread, cut fruit, savory items, juice or a smoothie, and coffee, along with regional specialties.

In RealLife, luxury hotels serve fancy breakfast in bed by room service. The breakfast comes on a tray with a metal dome over the food to keep it warm.

* In James Arthurs's song “Say You Won’t Let Go”, he says he will make his girlfriend breakfast in bed and kiss her on the head.

* At the beginning of ''Film/OnceBitten'', [[TheRenfield Sebastian]] serves the Countess breakfast in bed, only the Countess is a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] so she is waking up after sunset, her "bed" is a coffin, and "breakfast" is a pint of blood.

* At the beginning of ''Film/OnceBitten'', [[TheRenfield Sebastian]] serves the Countess breakfast in bed, only the Countess is a {{Vampire}} so she is waking up after sunset, her "bed" is a coffin, and "breakfast" is a pint of blood.

* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Kim's family brings her mom breakfast in bed for Mother's Day. Her dad decides ''that's'' enough of a present, not the genetically engineered mutant bees the tweebs wanted to give her (because she likes honey).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': In the season 3 episode "[[Recap/ArcherS3E7DriftProblem Drift Problem]]", Archer wakes up to breakfast in bed on his's birthday made by his butler Woodhouse. Unfortunately it gets ruined by confetti raining down on his meal.

** In "The Show", the family treats Chili to breakfast in bed for her birthday. Unfortunately, Bingo trips while carrying the food.

* ''Series/{{ER}}'''s Carol wakes up alone shortly after reconciling with Doug and is disappointed. . .then almost immediately pleased to see him walking into her room with a tray, invoking this trope.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' (1991): In "[[Recap/RugratsS4E2MothersDay Mother's Day]]", Stu invents a robot that serves Didi breakfast in bed. When he presents it to Didi, she assures him that it's the thought that counts. The robot tries to make Didi a fruit smoothie, but, instead, just ends up making a mess of the bedroom (Fortunately for Didi, it cleans up its own mess). In the same episode, Betty tells Stu that she gave her husband, Howard, the day off for Mother's Day [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy since he cooks breakfast for her every morning]].

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[[caption-width-right:350: Sleep. Then eat. Then do the sheets.]]

--> '''Homer:''' Awesome breakfast, Marge. Breakfast in bed is ''so'' much better than breakfast in a chair.
** At the end of Marge's segment in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS22E8TheFightBeforeChristmas The Fight Before Christmas]]", Marge wakes up from a dream on Christmas Day to find that the rest of the family has brought her breakfast in bed... only to raise the lid off the tray to reveal breakfast ''ingredients''. The rest of the family's attempts to make breakfast went awry, so Marge still has to make the breakfast herself.