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** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E12WhatYouNeed What You Need]]", Pedott sells people what they need from his suitcase.

* ''Literature/GoodOmens'' (by Creator/TerryPratchett and Creator/NeilGaiman): After a massive highway accident involving multiple vehicles and the FourHorsemenOfTheApocalypse, among the crowd of police and firemen is a man selling hotdogs (presumably yet another Dibbler).

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[[caption-width-right:259:Guess that's why it's called [[JustForPun fast food]].]]

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* A good majority of the story of ''Film/Chef2014'' takes place in one of these.

* Jean Merrill's children's book ''The Pushcart War''. Pushcart vendors vs. monster trucks!

* In ''Literature/CiaphasCain'' Zemelda Cleat is introduced selling pies from a combination bike and food cart. She encounters Cain (and subsequently gets recruited into the Inquisition) when she is caught up in an assassination attempt and helps Cain and Jurgen hold off the attackers.

* ''Series/TinMan:'' Demilo's ungodly tacky whorehouse-on-wheels

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* The [[ThoseTwoGuys Magimel]] [[IntrepidMerchant Brothers]] from ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant'' own one of those and they put it to good use, seeing how they manage to appear ''everywhere''. From inside the ruins left by an ancient civilization in the deeps of the Earth to an otherworldly fortress summoned by an evil Russian Warlock and a Hell facsimile created by a Japanese Taoist master, you can always bet on those guys appearing one step ahead of Yuri and Co. to offer their services.

* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' there is a Mechanicsburg knife and tool sharpener who runs her business out of a cart. She has been turned into a centaur by a mad scientist so she pulls the thing herself when she wants to move it.

* WebAnimation/HomeStarRunner: Every summer, Bubs drives around in a van selling... baloney sandwiches.

* Aiden Subtract works out of one of these, hawking his inventions in the ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers Galaxy Rangers]]'' episode "Rainmaker"
* WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball: The Awesome Store where Richard does all his shopping (buying a 'puppy' that turns out to be a homicidal turtle, a Game Kid that takes over the real world to turn it into a discount Final Fantasy, among others) is a beat-up red van with a mysterious lurker in the dark proprietor.

A Mobile Kiosk would be any set-up where the owner sells something with the additional benefit that when business dries up he can pick up and move. As well, if they're unlicensed or selling BlackMarket items, they can scoot if they see CityGuards coming. Perhaps a food truck in a van, a [[TheCon Conman]] with a collapsible table to sell [[BlandNameProduct "Bolex" and Zag Heuer"]] watches, a bazaar merchant with his jewelry and clothing on a cart, or a hoverskift on Alpha Centauri selling fresh alien fish. See TravelCool for more odd vehicles such as {{Fruit Cart}}s.

A Mobile Kiosk would be any set-up where the owner sells something with the additional benefit that when business dries up he can pick up and move. As well, if they're unlicensed or selling BlackMarket items, they can scoot if they see CityGuards coming. Perhaps a food truck in a van, a [[TheCon Conman]] with a collapsible table to sell [[{{BlandName}} "Bolex" and Zag Heuer"]] watches, a bazaar merchant with his jewelry and clothing on a cart, or a hoverskift on Alpha Centauri selling fresh alien fish. See TravelCool for more odd vehicles such as {{Fruit Cart}}s.

A Mobile Kiosk would be any set-up where the owner sells something with the additional benefit that when business dries up he can pick up and move. As well, if they're unlicensed or selling BlackMarket items, they can scoot if they see CityGuards coming. Perhaps a food truck in a van, a [[TheCon Conman with a collapsible table to sell [[{{BlandName}} "Bolex" and Zag Heuer"]] watches, a bazaar merchant with his jewelry and clothing on a cart, or a hoverskift on Alpha Centauri selling fresh alien fish. See TravelCool for more odd vehicles such as {{Fruit Cart}}s.

Sometimes TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday has a very good reason for disappearing and reappearing at will: it has a motor!

A Mobile Kiosk would be any set-up where the owner sells something with the additional benefit that when business dries up he can pick up and move. As well, if they're unlicensed or selling BlackMarket items, they can scoot if they see CityGuards coming. Perhaps a food truck in a van, a [[TheCon Conman with a collapsible table to sell [[BlandName "Bolex" and Zag Heuer"]] watches, a bazaar merchant with his jewelry and clothing on a cart, or a hoverskift on Alpha Centauri selling fresh alien fish. See TravelCool for more odd vehicles such as {{Fruit Cart}}s.

A Mobile Kiosk would be any device where the owner sells something with the additional benefit that when business dries up he can pick up and move. Perhaps a conman with a collapsible table, a bazaar merchant with his store on a cart, or a hoverskift selling fresh alien fish. See TravelCool for more odd vehicles such as {{Fruit Cart}}s.