History Main / FoodAsBribe

* ''JackieChanAdventures'' this apparently precipitated Tohru's HeelFaceTurn.

* In {{A Channel}}, Run's mother promises her all the Kobe beef she can eat to motivate her to study harder and apply to a better high school.

-> A couple of lines from the original ScoobyDoo cartoon

->''And Scooby Doo, if you come through,''

* Cory Montieth mentioned that the choreographer for {{glee}} uses candy as a bribe so that they can keep working.

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* In the ''{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/NightWatch'', the narration mentions that Sam Vimes, the main character, does not take bribes at all, except those of donuts and beer.

* [[TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] is known to secure the loyalty of the Wildfae with pizza. (It started as a simple quid pro quo: Pizza for information. It's become rather more elaborate over the years.)

''And Scooby Doo, if you come through,''
''Then you can have yourself a Scooby Snack!''
''That's a fact!''

*** Though they had been instructed to take all bribes offered, bring the people in question to a waiting room, and then lock it until Lord Vetinari decides what to do with them. Unfortunately they also dispose any food bribes afterwards in fear of poison, which in this case even Lord Vetinari considered a crime against good cooking.

* FancyDinner s have long been a way to smooth the waters of diplomacy. In fact in the British Diplomatic service it used to be a requirement to have a high tolerance for liquor . At times expensive food or drink was used as a bribe. A wine bottle might save face for instance when money is insulting. After all the spy you want might be a traitor but he wants to be known as a [[ManOfWealthAndTaste cultured]] traitor.

* ''JackieChanAdventures'' this appareently precipiated Tohru's HeelFaceTurn.

* ''ScoobyDoo'': Perhaps the TropeCodifier. Scooby Snacks have been used in nearly all incarnations of the show to motivate Shaggy and Scooby into going into some creepy places.
* In {{Portal}}, you are motivated by [[TheCakeIsALie cake]]
* ''JohnnyTest'': Dookie will do anything for steak.
* [[TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] is known to secure the loyalty of the Wildfae with pizza. (It started as a simple quid pro quo: Pizza for information. It's become rather more elaborate over the years.)
* ''[[HomeAlone Home Alone 3]]'': The brother's parrot only plays along with the scheme if you have TWO crackers.
-->"''Double, or nothing''"
* In ''DominicDeegan'', Oracle for Hire, Garrit demonstrates why the testimony of talking animals isn't admissible in court by bribing Spark to change his story about Bumper in one story arc.
--> Spark: I saw nothing. Bumper sucks. Gimme fish.
* The ''{{Munchkin}}'' card game has a card called "Bribe the GM with Food." It serves as an instant level-up.

* On ''SouthPark'' when those evil Canadians came to take Ike back from the Broflovskis after rescinding the adoption he refused to get in their car, until they offered him [[EverythingsBetterWithChocolate chocolate]].
* ''JackieChanAdventures'' this appareently precipiated Tohru's HeelFaceTurn.
* A while back in ''GeneralProtectionFault'', Trudy Trueheart obtained a stockpile of advanced alien weapons by bribing an Alien Overlord... with cheese. Apparently, Earth is the only place in the galaxy where cheese is made, and their attempts to synthesize it (see: cattle mutilations) have so far failed.
* ''{{iCarly}}'': Sam can be bribed with food for a variety of reasons. Once, so that she'd leave resident ButtMonkey Freddie alone for a while, and earlier in her life, so that she'd be someone's boyfriend. Both times, the food in question was [[EverythingsBetterWithBacon bacon]].
* In ''StrangeBrew'', Bob and Doug McKenzie successfully bribe the secretary at Elsinore Brewery for information by using a donut: "Perhaps one of THESE would refresh your memory?" She gives them a little information, but holds out for another before giving up the full scoop.
* Kel on ''KenanAndKel'' would do it for a bottle of orange soda.
* In the {{Discworld}} novel ''Discworld/NightWatch'', the narration mentions that Sam Vimes, the main character, does not take bribes at all, except those of donuts and beer.
** In ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'' Glenda Sugarbean gets in to see Vetinari ''twice'' by doing this to the palace guards.
*** Though they had been instructed to take all bribes offered, bring the people in question to a waiting room, and then lock it until Lord Vetinari decides what to do with them. Unfortunately they also dispose any food bribes afterwards in fear of poison, which in this case even Lord Vetinari considered a crime against good cooking.
* In ''LostSoulsMUD'', this is the most pleasant way of getting past Kerberos, the three-headed dog guarding the fiery portal from the cave of Tainaron to the River Tethys.

* StephaniePlum is often bribed by her mother by food. Seeing as how she is a very good cook and Steph is often broke, it is a very powerful motivator. When regular food just won't do, [[IWasToldThereWouldBeCake cake]] will usually seal the deal.

* In ''AngelBeats'', [[BigGuy Matsushita]] will do just about anything for meat udon.

* In ''LostSoulsMUD'', this is the most pleasant way of getting past Kerberos, the three-headed dog guarding the fiery portal from the cave of Tainaron to the River Tethys.

*** Though they had been instructed to take all bribes offered, bring the people in question to a waiting room, and then lock it until Lord Vetinari decides what to do with them. Unfortunately they also dispose any food bribes afterwards in fear of poison, which in this case even Lord Vetinari considered a crime against good cooking.