History Main / DrunkOnMilk

Wallowing in misery at a bar isn't exclusive to realist and noir works, even the WideEyedIdealist in a SugarBowl can [[DrowningMySorrows drown his sorrows]]... Thing is, though, he does it with milk, malts, root beer, soda or odder fare. [[FridgeLogic Despite]] the beverage being non-alcoholic and in fact being loaded with sugar and stimulants, [[RuleOfFunny for some reason]] rather than make him hyper, the drink makes him act drunk and melancholy. In the case of aliens and other nonhumans, this would be a case of AlienCatnip, and could be the result of BizarreAlienBiology.

* ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'': A [[InsectGenderBender male]] mosquito at the bug bar gets drunk off a Bloody Mary O+ which is obviously supposed to be blood.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'' does this almost literally; cheese makes Mr. Snatcher act like a surly drunk (complete with a nasty mood, impaired movements and slurred speech), on top of causing him to [[BodyHorror swell grotesquely and break out in a rash]]. Dude must be lactose-intolerant...

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'' does this almost literally; cheese makes Mr. Snatcher act like a surly drunk, on top of causing him to [[BodyHorror swell grotesquely and break out in a rash]]. Dude must be lactose-intolerant...

* Throughout ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'', Phil the chimp can be seen drinking copious amounts of root beer, and he spends most of his screentime seemingly hungover or drunk as a result.

* Soda Popinski and his bottles of soda in the Wii version of ''VideoGame/PunchOut''. In the original NES game, it was more of a FrothyMugsOfWater scenario (with his name getting changed from VodkaDrunkenski, his name in the arcade, and just plain old booze), but the Wii game ran with the soda angle and made it vague whether he was getting drunk or high from his drinking (the Wii game also [[PlayedForLaughs plays his drinking for laughs]] by noting he trains by hauling crates full of soda, which he then proceeds to down by the ton). Either way, he retains enough of his LightningBruiser skills to still be a tough opponent.

* Soda Popinski and his bottles of soda in the Wii version of ''VideoGame/PunchOut''. In the original NES game, it was more of a FrothyMugsOfWater scenario (with his name getting changed from VodkaDrunkenski, his name in the arcade, and just plain old booze), but the Wii remake ran with the soda angle and made it vague whether he was getting drunk or high from his drinking (the remake [[PlayedForLaughs plays his drinking for laughs]] by noting he trains by hauling crates full of soda, which he then proceeds to down by the ton). Either way, he retains enough of his LightningBruiser skills to still be a tough opponent.

* One amusing ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'''s ''Tachikomatic Days'' has a Tachikoma somehow get so "drunk" off of natural oil (the impurities have a funny effect on them) that it has an OutOfBodyExperience.

* In ''Literature/SoImASpiderSoWhat'' Shiraori ends up black-out drunk after a few swigs of coffee, which Sophia notes isn't unusual for [[spoiler:spiders]].

* Yui Takamura has a case of this in ''LightNovel/MuvLuvAlternativeTotalEclipse'', where after witnessing her LoveInterest Yuuya prove to be quite the ChickMagnet, she drowns her sorrows in orange juice. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the bartender Natalie pointing out how impressive it is that she's gotten drunk off orange juice.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':

** A RunningGag in ''Sun and Moon'' involves characters drinking Pinap Berry juice at a kid-friendly bar. In episode 39, an Officer Jenny and a Nurse Joy get drunk on berry juice, complete with BlushStickers and walking funny. Mallow also acts like an angry drunk while venting to "bartender" Oranguru and later on Meowth also goes to the bar to drink after his teammates start focusing more on an Alolan Meowth.

* A literal version occurs ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish''; while recounting how he had lost his last eight lives, Puss remembers an incident at an Oktoberfest setting where, holding a mug of milk, he drunkenly steps of the edge of a tall building to prove cats always land on their feet.

** WebVideo/BingingWithBabish recreated the Triple Gooberberry Sunrise from this scene and proposed a {{justifi|edTrope}}cation 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.

* ''WebAnimation/ButtonsAdventures'': Button Mash [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFPBqAAHMaY gets plastered on apple juice]] while drunkenly [[SentimentalDrunk having a reassuring argument]] with [[TalkingToHimself Neon Lights]]. Turns out Button [[CantHoldHisLiquor can't hold his apple juice]].

* ''LightNovel/{{Akikan}}'''s Najimi gets drunk off something ''carbonated''. She also gets a lot more honest and ends up KissingUnderTheInfluence.

* In ''LightNovel/SoImASpiderSoWhat'' Shiraori ends up black-out drunk after a few swigs of coffee, which Sophia notes isn't unusual for [[spoiler:spiders]].

* [[spoiler:90s Kid]] from WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall gets drunk off of Diet Coke after [[spoiler:Rob Liefeld quits the comic business.]]

** In the ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'' episode "Monkey Love", Blossom sits at a bar drinking cups of milk. When she asks for a cup of dark chocolate milk, the bartender stops her because he thinks she's had enough.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'', after the car Cyborg built from scratch is stolen, Raven finds him in a parking lot [[DrowningMySorrows surrounded by about 15 empty milkshakes]].

* Occasionally the cast of The Goon Show, a 1950s radio programme, would say something along the lines of "round the back for the old milk there", it was explained later that some of the cast would lace bottles of milk with alcohol to hide the fact they would sneak a drink during recording, the fact they would keep the joke in indicates the producers never realised they were discovered and used it as an in-joke to announce an interval.

* Sure, during ''Manga/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.

* In ''Film/AlienNation'', the Newcomers get drunk off ''spoiled'' milk. The lactic acid in the fermented milk is produced by anaerobic digestion-- just like the production of alcohol.

* In ''VideoGame/FreedomWars'', there are two substances prisoners like to imbibe in; one's a beverage that can make one tipsy, and the other is a highly addictive white powder. They are not alcohol and cocaine, as neither substance exists anymore. Rather, it's salted seltzer water and sugar.
* The Bartender in ''VideoGame/CitizensOfEarth'' actually sells soda, not alcohol, but given how the soda works the difference might as well not exist: drinking soda will [[BoozeBasedBuff give a character a strong buff or restore a large amount of energy]], and then cause debuffs a few turns later (unless you manage to win the battle before this happens, which will get you the advantages of the drink without the disadvantages). This is explained in-game as being a "sugar crash", which is a G-rated way of saying "hangover".
* Implied to be the case in ''VideoGame/MarioParty 2'' where in the Western Land board, passing by the milk bar gives you the option of inviting all players to a hootenanny (basically warping all players to the bar). After the hootenanny is done, the player who started it is sitting on the ground in a daze. The fact that they sound distressed while in a daze [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone makes it seem more suspicious.]]
* There are some [=NPCs=] in ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'' 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.
* Said almost verbatim by Rinna in ''VideoGame/ShiningResonance'', as she managed to get drunk on juice with no alcoholic content, though there's some ambiguity if she was just playing it up in order to vent her inner frustrations about the subject putting her down (that being the revelation her old childhood friend Beatrice, who was originally [[spoiler:falsely]] accused of having betrayed their people and went on the run, is now working voluntarily for TheEmpire).
* Berry Juice in ''VideoGame/BugFables'' seems to be the Bug equivalent of alcohol. Several characters are clearly hung over after drinking lots of it, and Aebees the border guard is seen [[DrowningMySorrows drowning her sorrows]] with it.

* WesternAnimation/ElTigre: After all his attempts to grow a mustache fail, Manny drowns his sorrows with multiple milkshakes in a bar-like setting.

* ''Panyo Panyo Anime/DiGiCharat'' has "Inspector Holic" who gets drunk on ''orange juice!''

** Haruna gets drunk from [[AlienLunch Devilukian]] cola Nana gives her. Rito got drunk from tea made from the same herbs.

* 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.