History Main / WarmMilkHelpsYouSleep

* Downplayed in the first of the ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' films. Part of the girls' finger-puppet bedtime storybook has the reader has the three kittens drink from a bowl of milk before they go to sleep, but he milk's temperature isn't mentioned.

* In ''VideoGame/NoUmbrellasAllowed'', this is Yeongmi Mo's SigningOffCatchphrase.

* Mentioned in ''VideoGame/NoUmbrellasAllowed'', where Yeongmi Mo reminds you to take some warm milk before bedtime as he says goodbye after his second visit at your store.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'':

* In ''Literature/{{Nemesis}}'', Clotilde offers Literature/MissMarple a glass of warm milk when she goes to bed. Miss Marple agrees, on the grounds that it "always gives one a good night". [[spoiler:Not that she drinks this particular glass, since she knows it wouldn't be at all good for her.]]

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** ''Series/FraggleRock'': In "Capture the Moon", Sprocket can't sleep due to the full moon. Doc offers him a bowl of warm milk, but it doesn't help.

* ''Series/FraggleRock'': In "Capture the Moon", Sprocket can't sleep due to the full moon. Doc offers him a bowl of warm milk, but it doesn't help.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': In ''Pasture Bedtime'', in order to ditch Liam so they can go to Girl Jordan's pool party, Lincoln and friends convince Liam to drink a glass of fresh goat milk, which they themselves [[DiscreetDrinkDisposal quickly dispose of]] so only he drinks it. It works and he falls asleep.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': When Arya Stark commits her first killing since she joined the Faceless Men, the master of the guild chastises her for doing it out of her own motives and gives her a glass of warm milk before she goes to sleep. The milk turns out to be spiked with something that makes Arya temporarily blind; fans theoretized that it was punishment for killing without orders, but it turned out it's just part of the training.

* In the ''Book of Judges'', a woman named Jael killed an enemy general by bringing him into her tent, giving him milk when he asked for water, and driving a tent peg through his temple when he fell asleep.

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* In the ''Book of Judges'', a woman named Jael murdered an enemy general by bringing him into her tent, giving him milk when he asked for water, and driving a tent peg through his temple when he fell asleep.

* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': In the ''U.S. Acres'' episode "Sleepytime Pig", Orson is unable to go to sleep, so Wade offers him an entire pailful of warm milk as one of many methods to try to help Orson sleep. After Orson drinks the entire pail, he only moos like a cow instead, making this a subversion.

This can be TruthInTelevision, medically speaking. Milk has opiate precursors in it, which is part of the reason why it tends to be a go-to sleep aid for some people, especially since heating the milk seems to help make said opiates a little more effective. It also contains the amino acid tryptophan which has a relaxing and calming effect. However, its effectiveness can greatly vary from person to person. There's also the fact that it's high in fat, protein and carbs, meaning that it can make someone sleepy [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postprandial_somnolence in the same way any large meal can]].

Subtrope of ComfortFood. A very likely trope to show up in an InsomniaEpisode. A character who offers warm milk is frequently established as a caregiver type, if not a ParentalSubstitute. It can also be used to deliberately [[SlippingAMickey sedate another person]].

->Warm milk helps you sleep, [=LaForge=]. You should try it.

* ''Literature/MissMarple'': In ''Nemesis'', Clotilde offers Miss Marple a glass of warm milk when she goes to bed. Miss Marple agrees, on the grounds that it "always gives one a good night". [[spoiler:Not that she drinks this particular glass, since she knows it wouldn't be at all good for her.]]

* In an episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'', Rose hasn't slept in days (because she's been drinking highly caffeinated tea before bed), ans Sofia offers to make her an 'old Sicilian recipe' for sleep that always works. Rose takes a sip and says it's only warm milk as Sofia stands behind her and raises a frying pan to hit her in the head. "Don't worry, you'll feel it in a second."

* ''Series/StargateSG1'': Teal'c, at one point, is experiencing difficulty undergoing kelno'reem (a trance state Jaffa enter instead of sleeping). Carter suggets a glass of warm milk. Teal'c's response, [[TheComicallySerious delivered in usual stoic, deadpan tone:]]

* Discussed in the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "Unforgettable"; Chakotay asks Neelix for something to help him sleep, upon which Neelix lampshades humans use warm milk. They both find the idea repulsive however.