History Main / DrunkOnMilk

* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', when Buzz is having his HeroicBSOD at Sid's house, he somehow manages to get drunk on ''imaginary'' tea.

** An experiment involved giving free beer at a student party, without telling the students the beer was alcohol-free, of course. Afterwards, the party-goers were questioned. Almost all of them said to be at least tipsy or not able to drive safely any more. They were very surprised when an alcohol test was done and it showed they hadn't drunk any alcohol at all. In fact, they showed all traditional behavioral symptoms of drunkenness, which cleared up instantly when they found out they were technically sober. This is also why, in fact, how somebody behaved when drunk can be different depending on the culture; people who believe they're drunk will act like they believe drunks do. Giving people alcohol-free booze just takes it meta. It's even been observed on Wiki/ThisVeryWiki with the ''DrinkingGame/MyImmortal'' drinking game anecdotes. If the stories are to be believed, despite the fact that many of the participants are just drinking water, quite a few people got drunk.

** Gorman does this and [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', as seen in the quote up top. Downplayed in the Japanese version, where it's hinted that the beverage has liquor as one of its ingredients.
** In fact, ''[[VideoGameRemake Majora's Mask 3D]]'' takes it a step further, as you can find Gorman completely hungover in the morning of the Second Day, after a night in the Latte Milk Bar.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'', there's a milk bar on Mercay Island, where your adventure begins. Try to order something, and the bartender says Link is too young to drink there.

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** {{Plant Alien|s}} [[CheerfulChild Celine]] gets drunk from drinking cola and when is drunk releases her pollen that instantly makes whoever smells it to be temporarily fall in love with Rito. Or in many cases, [[HaremGenre given the series]], act more openly and aggressively on the love they already feel.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddparents'' fanfiction, ''Fanfic/OriginOfThePixies'', magical beings are subject to getting drunk on sugary substances like [[GRatedDrug candy and soda]] rather than alcohol.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie'', [=SpongeBob=] drowns his sorrows on [[HeartbreakAndIceCream ice-cream]] at Goofy Goobers. He goes on a bender and wakes up the next morning with a bad hangover (complete with heavily slurred speech and a five-o-clock shadow).

** WebVideo/BingingWithBabish recreated the Triple Gooberberry Sunrise from this scene and proposed a [[{{JustifiedTrope}} justification]] in the form of whiskey added to the ice cream. One three-scoop sundae contains half a shot of liquor; given the quantities in which Spongebob and Patrick ate them and assuming a low alcohol tolerance, inebriation isn't exactly far-fetched.

--> '''Puss:''' [''downs a shot of milk''] [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} I hate Mondays...]]

* One episode of ''[[Series/{{Reno911}} Reno 911!]]'' has Clementine get drunk from drinking what is revealed to be non-alcoholic beer at Kimball's [[TheMoralSubstitute Christian singles mixer]].

* ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'': Alien Fanton are a peaceful alien species known to be [[BigEater big eaters]]. Due to their BizarreAlienBiology, they can get drunk on yogurt.

-->'''Mrs. [=MacAfee=]:''' Hugo, what have you been drinking?\\

* There are some [=NPCs=] in ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' who claim to be and/or act tipsy from drinking mostly innocuous beverages like coffee and soda. They actually ''were'' drinking alcoholic beverages in the original Japanese version of the game (but the dialogue was {{Bowdlerized}} in the North American release), and if you look closely at some of them you can see that they are clearly still holding mugs of beer.

-->'''Strong Sad:''' Hey Coach Z! Hey Coach Z! Whaddaya got? Whaddaya got for me? How about that? Wanna play some soccer? Some hockeyjock? I got whatever it takes!

-->'''[[http://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/2009/10/07/did-i-mention-youre-my-best-friend/ Miles]]''': I must say, I did not expect intoxication was possible from a can of orange soda.

-->'''Raven''': Really? Well, there goes my excuse for dancing topless on the coffee table and making out with some random girl, then.

-->'''Ed:''' Um dude, don't you think you've had enough?\\

--> '''Baymax:''' ''I CAN DO ANYTHIIIING!''

* In the ''Westernanimation/{{Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers}}'' episode "Mind Your Cheese and Q's", Monty locks himself in the vault of cheese and sings a variation of "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall", replacing "beer" with "cheese". Might not seem like much, but it does seem like something that modern cartoons (unless they're adult-oriented) wouldn't dare put in. The way Monty sings it sounds like he [[GRatedDrug is quite drunk]]. Doesn't help that later in the episode he seems to have a bit of a hang-over.

-->'''Freakazoid''': ...give me another one.\\
'''Barman''': Hey, slow down, Mr. F. It's not like Expendable Lad's dead or anything, he's just in the hospital with a bruised clavicle.\\
'''Freakazoid''': I said give me another one, ''curse your tiny paper hat''! If I wanna blitz myself into some papaya-induced hallucination, that's ''my'' business.

** In an episode Heffer finds out that he was adopted, and goes off in search of his real father (who turns out to be a real {{Jerkass}}). He finds himself at a diner (clearly a ShoutOut to the famous "[[NighthawksShot Nighthawks]]" painting), and orders tons of food. (Again complete with telling the man behind the counter, IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough)

** Happened in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E8BoyScoutzNTheHood Boy Scoutz N the Hood]]" when Bart and Milhouse buy a Squishy that is all syrup, and proceed to get "drunk" from the extreme sugar rush. Bart wakes up the next morning with a hangover, and discovers to his horror that he joined the Junior Campers (Boy Scout [[{{expy}} expies]]) during their binge. His sister offers NoSympathy. In the same episode, Milhouse (who also drank that same Squishy with Bart) woke up with a profanity shaved into the back of his head. As for Barney (who was briefly shown sharing the boys' Squishy), he wakes up on a Navy ship wearing a sailor suit and exclaims "OhNoNotAgain"

* ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'': Alien Fanton are a peaceful alien species known to be [[BigEater big eaters]]. Due to their BizarreAlienBiology, they get drunk on yogurt.

* ''Series/Ultraman'': Alien Fanton are a peaceful alien species known to be [[BigEater big eaters]]. Due to their
BizarreAlienBiology, they get drunk on yogurt.

* ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'': Akeno is tasked with giving Sun a special mermaid drink that would cause her show her true feelings towards her situation with Nagasumi. Thanks to [[EliteMooks Maguro, Agitaro & Furiyo]] however, almost everyone, minus Nagasumi, takes a bottle and end up revealing their biggest desires in a plastered state as a result.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', after the car Cyborg built from scratch is stolen, Raven finds him in a parking lot [[DrowningMySorrows surrounded by about 15 empty milkshakes]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:It's always "[[IncrediblyLamePun Sundae]]" at Goofy Goober's!]]

* The ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' episode "This Old Mouse" has Brain [[DrowningMySorrows drowning his sorrows]] in... water from the cage water bottle.

* There are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumis quite]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaand some]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kefir alcoholic beverages]] based on milk.

* ''Series/NCIS'' has a {{Lampshaded}} example late in Season 9, as Jimmy Palmer appears to be getting drunk off some shots, but...

* One episode of ''[[Series/{{Reno911}} Reno 911!]]'' has Clementine get drunk from drinking what is revealed to be non-alcoholic beer at Kimball's [[TheMoralSubstitute Christian singles mixer]].

* ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'': When Rosco was fired for repeated mistakes and replaced by "Robot P. Coltrane" (in the Season 7 episode of that name), he is so depressed that he drowns his sorrows at the Boar's Nest ... in buttermilk.
* Mork of ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' gets drunk quickly on ginger ale. Most likely another BizarreAlienBiology case.

* In an episode of ''Series/NightCourt'', when Christine and Roz go to a bar, Christine drinks Roz' signature drink. Typically, Christine makes an ass of herself. Later when she asks "What was in those things?" it turns out it was pineapple juice and soda water.

* In one episode of ''Series/{{Bottom}}'', Richie needs a quick shot of booze to settle his nerves. Eddie gives him a shot of Tizer (a soft drink), which does the trick anyway.
* In an episode of ''Series/MurphyBrown'', Miles gets "drunk" off of punch that he assumes must be full of alcohol. There wasn't a drop of anything remotely alcoholic in that punch.
* A pub sketch from ''Series/ABitOfFryAndLaurie'' has Hugh go off on a long series of inebriated complaints about his wife after having several glasses of ribena (blackcurrant cordial).

* In an episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls,'' Dorothy is sitting in a hotel bar, working up the courage to crash her ex-husband's wedding to his new wife and tell his she still has feelings for him (she doesn't go through with it.) While sitting there, she asks the bartender to "give her another." At first he resists, but when Dorothy insists, he simply says to not blame him when she gets sick, and... puts another bowl of popcorn in front of her.
* Another example of a placebo effect in ''Series/GroundedForLife''; during St. Patrick's Day the Red Butte Pub has ran out of alcohol. Eddie tries to remedy the situation by serving non-alcoholic beer and convinces people they're drunk which works for a while until the customers overhear it's non-alcoholic. One of Brad's friends is convinced he's drunk he starts hitting on Lily.
** One episode revolves around what looks to be a stash of pot but is actually oregano that Eddie keeps as a decoy. Eddie later confronts Lily about taking it and the show cuts away to Lily and her friends acting high and craving pizza.
* Played with on the series finale of ''Series/TheITCrowd'', in which milk is used as prop wine.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Cookie Monster, in an [[http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/zcd35g/cookie-monster interview]] with [[Series/TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]] as part of his "A Cookie is a Sometime Food" campaign, admits to having had "crazy times" in the 70s and 80s, comparing himself to Robert Downey Jr.
* ''Series/MooneBoy'': Stressed by his parents fighting at home, Padraic takes to drinking undiluted Ribena (a [[UsefulNotes/BritishBusinesses British blackcurrant soft drink]]) straight from the bottle.

* In [[Creator/MarkMillar Mark Millar's]] first comic, ''Savoiur''. A confused barman can't understand why an undercover Jesus can get drunk on tap water.

* Wonder why people can get drowsy and seemingly mildly-intoxicated after drinking milk? This is because milk contains ample amounts of the amino acid Tryptophan, a vital ingredient for the manufacture of two important neurotransmitters: melatonin, in the pineal gland that regulates the circadian sleep cycle and therefore puts you to proper sleep, and serotonin, the "contentment" neurotransmitter as vital as dopamine and that which antidepressants try to increase the amount of in the brain. This effect is generally weaker in adults, but can still take place, hence why warm milk is often recommended as a non-alcoholic means to relax at the end of the day.

A SubTrope of GRatedDrug. Supertrope to AlienCatnip. Related to ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin. Compare HeartbreakAndIceCream.

* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'': In one of the nighttime announcements by the Monokuma Cubs in Chapter 1, Monokid (who is a robot in the shape of a teddy bear) has gotten into alcohol-like intoxication from eating too much honey. His face is flushed red, he sounds loopy, and his speech is punctuated with hiccups. At the end of the announcement he falls asleep on the couch still clutching the honey pot, and when the Cubs make their announcement the following morning he’s still on the couch, snoring loudly.

* Sure, during ''KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' Christmas party, Miko Iino ate as many alcohol-flavored chocolates as she could, but Rei Onodera finishes her by giving her a bottle of water, pretending is to be alcohol.

** Happened when Bart and Milhouse buy a Squishy that is all syrup, and proceed to get "drunk" from the extreme sugar rush. Bart wakes up the next morning with a hangover, and discovers to his horror that he joined the Junior Campers (Boy Scout [[{{expy}} expies]]) during their binge. His sister offers NoSympathy. In the same episode, Milhouse (who also drank that same Squishy with Bart) woke up with a profanity shaved into the back of his head. As for Barney (who was briefly shown sharing the boys' Squishy), he wakes up on a Navy ship wearing a sailor suit and exclaims "OhNoNotAgain"

** Somehow, in another episode detailing the life of Lisa's Saxaphone Mentor, Bleeding Gums Murphy, we find that he spent all of his earnings from his one record on Fabergé Eggs, which is treated like an addiction to alcohol, complete with him telling the man at the store [[IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough "I'll tell you when I've had enough!"]].
** When Homer and Barney join NASA, Barney excels while sober but becomes instantly drunk with a single glass of ''non''-alcoholic champagne.
** Also with Lisa drinking milk at Moe's in "The Burns and the Bees". Moe was reluctant to give her the keys to her bike-lock; he wasn't even sure why he had them in the first place.
** "The Kid is All Right" takes this to new levels. A despondent Lisa starts [[DrowningMySorrows drowning her sorrows]] at Maggie's play-tavern, and gets drunk through the act of pretending to drink imaginary beer through ''pantomime''. She gets so hammered, that Maggie stops "serving" her and has her banned from the play-tavern.

* Played with in [[Film/SpidermanFarFromHome Spiderman: Far From Home]] when Beck asks Parker how many lemonades he's had when Parker tries to give him E.D.I.T.H.

* In Episode 2 of ''Series/WandaVision'', Vision accidentally swallows chewing gum, which gums up his inner workings and makes him act drunk.