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* ShamelessSelfPromoter: In numerous segments, Guy is wearing a T-shirt bearing the logo of one of his business ventures, from his restaurants to Santo tequila (a joint venture with singer Sammy Hagar) to Hunt & Ryde winery (named after his sons Hunter and Ryder).
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Played for laughs in one episode where the two chefs were identical twins who kept switching on Guy without his knowledge, although one of them the IdenticalTwinIDTag of a beard as opposed to his clean shaven brother.
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** Gene Simmons from Music/KISS appeared in an episode and even did his tongue trick for the camera as he was eating the food.
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** Gene Simmons from Music/KISS {{Music/KISS}} appeared in an episode and even did his tongue trick for the camera as he was eating the food.
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A Creator/FoodNetwork series starring Guy Fieri, as a spin-off from his ''Guy's Big Bite'' series. Guy travels the United States in his CoolCar, looking for places that are either [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a diner, a drive-in or a dive.]]
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A Creator/FoodNetwork series starring Guy Fieri, Creator/GuyFieri, as a spin-off from his ''Guy's Big Bite'' series. Guy travels the United States in his CoolCar, looking for places that are either [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a diner, a drive-in or a dive.]]
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Guy has many, but has shown a particular affinity for corned beef hash and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mofongo Mofongo.]]
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* UpToEleven: Lucky's Cafe makes everything from scratch. That's including the pickles and condiments.
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* HiddenDepths: Underneath is BoisterousBruiser persona, Guy is ''very'' well-versed in many different facets of cooking, and occasionally drops very obscure or insightful knowledge.
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* HiddenDepths: Underneath is his BoisterousBruiser persona, Guy is ''very'' well-versed in many different facets of cooking, and occasionally drops very obscure or insightful knowledge.
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* HiddenDepths: Underneath is BoisterousBruiser persona, Guy is ''very'' well-versed in many different facets of cooking, and occasionally drops very obscure or insightful knowledge.
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* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Once in a while, a child will amaze Guy when they give a very astute review of the food they are eating. Played for laughs in a stinger when Guy asked one boy what he thought about the economy leading to some amazingly cute LittleProfessorDialog
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** Guy will try to distract the chef by asking them a question that requires them to turn from what they are doing so Guy can sneak a taste of the food they are preparing.
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* TheCameo: At one restaurant, Food Network chef Rocco Dispirito pretended to be a foreign waiter occasionally wandering into the shot. Lampshaded by Guy who states that he looked like Rocco.
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* NiceGuy: No pun intended. Guy is nearly always cheerful and upbeat, heaping compliments upon pretty much every dish he tries. This also extends to most of the chefs and cooks on the show, with it being very clear that they love what they do.
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** RunningGag: If there is a large pot, expect Guy to put his head at the top of the pot and speak in a low voice, [[Franchise/StarWars "Luke, I am your father."]]
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** Gene Simmons from Music/KISS appeared in an episode and even did his tongue trick for the camera as he was eating the food.
** Earl Campbell of the former Houston Oilers was in one episode and Guy was almost speechless and tongue tied.
** Earl Campbell of the former Houston Oilers was in one episode and Guy was almost speechless and tongue tied.
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** RunningGag: If there is a large pot, expect Guy to put his head at the top of the pot and speak in a low voice, [[Franchise/StarWars "Luke, I am your father."]]
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** ''Winner, winner, ______ dinner!'' Originally just used for chicken dishes (as in the original saying), but since expanded.
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** ''Winner, winner, ______ dinner!'' Originally dinner!''[[note]]Originally just used for chicken dishes (as in the original saying), but since expanded.[[/note]]
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** ''That's all she wrote?''[[note]]Normally used for when a chef has finished cooking one of their joint's dishes.[[/note]]
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* BritsLoveTea: Lampshaded. The British-born chef at the Tick-Tock Diner in NJ uses a tea pot to hold his cooking oil.
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* SpotOfTea: Lampshaded. The British-born chef at the Tick-Tock Diner in NJ uses a tea pot to hold his cooking oil.
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* FanNickname: [[invoked]]Triple D, which Guy ends up using in later series.
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* TheStinger: They usually show a fun clip that just shows Guy goofing around between takes or even within a take that wasn't meant to air right after they closing happens with him announcing the name of the show while driving in his car.
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** A number of episode names are also alliterative such as "Biscuits, Bagels and BLTs" and "Pizza, Pork & Paprikash".
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The show has a couple of SpinOff series: ''Triple-D Nation'', in which Guy revisits restaurants to see how they have done since their first appearance on the show, and ''Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Takeout'' (see RealLifeWritesThePlot below).
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** ''This is bananas... and in this case, bananas is good!''
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** ''This is bananas...bananas ... and in this case, bananas is good!''
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic closing most restaurants and making travel harder, Guy started to have some of his favorite past restaurateurs send him the ingredients to a dish for Guy to then cook with his sons while talking with the chefs on online video. Each episode featured four chefs and then he and his sons chose a winner for best dish.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic closing most restaurants and making travel harder, Guy started to have a SpinOff show, ''Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Takeout'', in which some of his favorite past restaurateurs send him Guy the ingredients to a dish for so Guy to then can cook them with his sons while talking with the chefs on online video. Each episode featured four chefs and then he and his sons chose a winner for best dish.
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No potholes in headlining quotes.
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->''"Hey! I'm Guy Fieri, and I'm roooooolling out to look for some of the greatest [[TitleDrop Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives]]!"''
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->''"Hey! I'm Guy Fieri, and I'm roooooolling out to look for some of the greatest [[TitleDrop Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives]]!"''Dives!"''
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic closing most restaurants and making travel harder, Guy started to have some of his favorite past restaurateurs send him the ingredients to a dish for Guy to then cook with his sons while talking with the chefs on online video. Each episode featured four chefs and then he and his sons chose a winner for best dish.
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* FillingTheSilence: If Guy isn't talking, then the stock music is usually blaring.
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* LullDestruction: If Guy isn't talking, then the stock music is usually blaring.
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* AlliterativeTitle: The title of this show.
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* AlliterativeTitle: The title of this show. Now often shortened to "Triple-D", and continued with "Guy's Grocery Games" (Triple-G).
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** Gene Hackman makes an appearance at a diner in Santa Fe which he frequents.
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** Gene Hackman makes an appearance at a diner in Santa Fe which he frequents. What makes it even more notable is that the episode aired ''after'' Hackman had retired from acting, meaning it was a rare chance to see him after his final movie, ''Welcome to Mooseport'' had come out 3 years earlier.
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* BigFun: Guy's TV persona is all about this.
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* {{Crossover}}: There's an internal crossover with ''Guy's Grocery Games'', featuring four of the most popular chefs from this series.
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* {{Crossover}}: There's an internal crossover with ''Guy's Grocery Games'', ''Series/GuysGroceryGames'', featuring four of the most popular chefs from this series.
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His next show, in keeping with with AddedAlliterativeAppeal, is ''Guy's Grocery Games''.
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His next show, in keeping with with AddedAlliterativeAppeal, is ''Guy's Grocery Games''.
''Series/GuysGroceryGames''.
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** DennisMiller shows up in one episode and ruthlessly pokes fun at Guy, with Guy's older son Hunter there to watch the carnage.
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** DennisMiller Creator/DennisMiller shows up in one episode and ruthlessly pokes fun at Guy, with Guy's older son Hunter there to watch the carnage.
