Line #22 PlayingWith/ComfortFood


1	'''Basic Trope''': A person eats food to comfort themselves after stressful situations.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob experiences a tragedy and eats to calm his nerves.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Bob experiences the death of all life on Earth... and feels better after eating an entire pizza from Pizza Castle.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Bob experiences stress and has some candy which he always talks about loving. He seems more able to cope after.
5	* '''Justified''': The food was made by someone Bob loves, or the food has special connections to Bob's past.
6	* '''Inverted''':
7	** Bob has a slice of pizza and feels bad for breaking his diet, so he punishes himself to feel better.
8	** Bob celebrates a joyous occasion in his life by eating a slice of pizza.
9	* '''Gender Inverted''': Alice experiences a tragedy and eats to calm her nerves.
10	* '''Subverted''': Bob is offered some pizza from Pizza Castle after he gets fired, but he refuses, seemingly too proud for help.
11	* '''Double Subverted''': But then his girlfriend calls, saying she's breaking up with him, and that prompts Bob to say, "Hand me the pizza."
12	* '''Parodied''': Bob stubs his toe and is seen huddled over a tub of ice cream, shoveling it into his mouth and blubbering like a baby.
13	* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob sometimes eats to comfort himself after a bad day, but other times takes a brisk walk instead, or turns to [[DrowningMySorrows drink]].
14	* '''Averted''': Bob does not eat to comfort himself, or does not eat onscreen, as it is not relevant to the story.
15	* '''Enforced''': The show's sponsor is Pizza Castle, and they use Bob's habit of eating Pizza Castle pizza to comfort himself as ProductPlacement.
16	* '''Lampshaded''': "Every time Alice breaks up with me, I've got a Kleenex in one hand and a hot dog in the other."
17	* '''Invoked''': Fast-food joints advertise their foods as comfort foods to get people like Bob to eat them.
18	* '''Exploited''': Alice makes Bob his favorite food/dessert/drink after he gets fired.
19	* '''Defied''': When Bob's upset, he refuses to eat anything, claiming he's not in the mood.
20	* '''Discussed''': "Bob really eats like a starved man after a breakup!"
21	* '''Conversed''': "Look at Bob eat... this show really makes me want an Ice Cream Sundae."
22	* '''Implied''': We see a sad and tired looking Bob in his apartment. Cue the TimeSkip with a more content Bob on his couch surrounded with fast food wrappers and an empty pizza box.
23	* '''Deconstructed''': Bob develops a weight problem from eating so many high calorie foods. He inevitably becomes morbidly obese and dies.
24	* '''Reconstructed''': Bob learns to replace unhealthy comfort foods with healthy varieties. The more fattening foods become special occasion foods for holidays and family gatherings, and the occasional slice of deep dish pizza from his local Pizza Castle for when he has a REALLY bad day.
25	* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob stuffs himself after his girlfriend leaves him, to the point he has a BalloonBelly afterward.
26	* '''Played for Drama''': Bob is using food as a substitute for love, comforting himself with a Polish sausage every time Alice breaks up with him, causing him to develop a weight problem. This causes a downward spiral where Bob becomes increasingly shy and withdrawn and steadily gains more and more weight.
27	* '''Plot Foundation''': Looking at all those Double Dutch Ice Cream Sundaes and Gourmet Ice Cream Sandwiches, a lot of people think the movie's comfort-food fixation was just an excuse for lots of {{Food Porn}}... which it was.
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