History LethalChef / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyMakeYourMark'': Queen Haven is revealed to be a terrible cook in "A Little Horse", [[spoiler:which is why she buys Pipp's Special Sick Day Soup from The Souper Ladle Food Cart and passes it off as her own cooking. Pipp is aware of this, but she still appreciates Haven's effort in [[ComfortFood cheering her up while she's sick.]]]]

* A few examples from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, being kids, clearly aren't up to the task of cooking just yet. Apple Bloom's attempt at making cupcakes in "Call of the Cutie" produces oddly shaped, half-burned lumps that Pinkie Pie says "look much better than the last batch" and a big mess in the kitchen. In "Sisterhooves Social", Sweetie Belle tries to make Rarity breakfast in bed and manages to completely carbonize everything, including the ''juice'' and a bowl of what Rarity guesses to be applesauce. "Nope, [[EpicFail toast]]!"[[note]]She shows some improvement at the end of the episode, producing something that at least ''looks'' like a pie, though the giant cloud of smoke suggests she still has room for improvement.[[/note]]
** In "Applebuck Season", Applejack becomes one after working so hard at the farm (several days in a row, with [[TheInsomniac no time to sleep]]) that she's delirious and mishears every ingredient Pinkie Pie reads off to her. They end up making "muffins" out of potato chips, soda, lemon juice, and worms. Oddly, they somehow still come out looking (and apparently tasting) like muffins, and nobody notices until it makes them all sick, including Pinkie Pie, who had no problem eating the above-mentioned cupcakes made by Apple Bloom. [[ExtremeOmnivore Spike loved them, though.]] It's also stated that she's normally a very good baker.
** In "The Cutie Map Part 1", the muffins that Sugar Belle makes for the Mane 6 look like lumps of charcoal and taste bad enough that ''[[ExtremeOmnivore Pinkie Pie]]'' hates them. When Pinkie Pie is forced to eat them all to give everyone an excuse to go meet her in the basement of her shop, she laments that she's "accidentally eaten cardboard tastier than that" when they get downstairs. [[spoiler: Subverted when Sugar Belle gets her cutie mark back in Part 2; baking is actually [[SupremeChef her special talent]] and she was only a lethal chef before because [[PowerLimiter the equal sign cutie mark]] Starlight Glimmer forced on her was suppressing her talents.]]
** Despite Rainbow Dash [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E16TwentyEightPranksLater previously being shown]] to be above average at baking cakes, her later [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E23SecretsAndPies attempt at making a pie]] is [[https://derpicdn.net/img/2017/10/7/1554844/large.png nothing short of revolting.]] It has gross brown sludge filling oozing out of it and rotting fruit and vegetables inexplicably being part of the recipe. It also stinks badly enough that Pinkie Pie could smell it from the top of Sugarcube Corner. And as for the crust...
--->'''Pinkie Pie:''' Is this crust or some kind of concrete? \\

** In "A Royal Problem," it is shown that [[SupremeChef Celestia makes her own breakfast pancakes every morning]]. At the end, Luna makes some pancakes as an apology... except they are clearly only slightly edible. Celestia tries to pretend they're good, but Luna just laughs and says she can tell the truth. Celestia immediately throws them out.

--->'''Customer 1:''' Hey, He burnt my Krabby Patty.\\

** Squidward seems to be something of a gourmet (albeit one with an affinity for canned bread and marzipan), and, in at least one episode, is seen eating an elaborate and tasty dish that was by all indication prepared by himself. However, when asked to sub as cook at the Krusty Krab, all he manages to do is burn everything to a crisp, suggesting he's at least a lethal ''fry-chef''. Some examples from [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E6MermaidManAndBarnacleBoyPickles "Pickles"]] and [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E20HookyMermaidManAndBarnacleBoyII "Hooky"]] respectively.

*** From Season 7's "Lisa the Vegetarian", it's revealed that Lunch Lady Doris doesn't cater to vegetarians (except for giving them a plain bun and deadpanning, "Yum. It's rich in bunly goodness.") and that the meatloaf she makes isn't made of meat.

* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': Teddy doesn't know the difference between a vegetable peeler and a spatula. When he has to host his family's Thanksgiving meal in "Thankshoarding", he asks Bob to help, but Bob ends up doing all the preparation. All Teddy has to do is follow the heating instructions, but he still screws up and burns everything.

* The only time we see [[HotScientist Dr. Holiday]] make any kind of food in ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', her cake is so overcooked it can't be cut with a knife.

* Grandpa Max from ''Franchise/Ben10'', mostly because being one of [[TheMenInBlack the plumbers]] exposed him to some [[AlienLunch very odd cuisine]]. While his cooking may not strictly be lethal, it's generally... rather strange and somewhat unappetizing, the first example being a wriggling bowl of marinated mealworms. This is a RunningGag for the series. At one point, Max pulls a grubworm out from under a log at Yellowstone and eats it, much to the disgust of his grandchildren. Naturally, alien plumber Rook considers him a SupremeChef.

** Lizzie, Numbuh 1's [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend girlfriend]], is also pretty bad. When "Nigie" is sick, she makes him soup that he later uses as an explosive weapon. When he goes on a retreat in Jamaica, she follows with a pie she baked for him. One bite of the pie knocks the pilot unconscious. And then the replacement pilot. Not helping matters is that she just ignores anyone that tries telling her how bad the cooking is ''and'' that she finds her concoctions tasty when called on to test them. [[spoiler:With TheReveal in the Galactic KND promotional video that she's really an alien disguised as a human, it makes more sense -- of course the food she cooks [[AlienLunch would taste weird to humans.]]]]

* Both of the girls on ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' are lethal chefs, but whereas Starfire might be a good cook [[AlienLunch by Tamaranean standards,]] Raven is just plain terrible. It does not cheer her up at all when the alien on the team is the only one who enjoys her pancakes. Cyborg and Beast Boy are good cooks on their own, but consider each others' tastes to be lethal on principle: Beast Boy is a strict vegetarian whose dishes are [[StockYuck 90% tofu,]] while Cyborg is an avid meat-lover. Their fridge has a [[ItCameFromTheFridge strange, blue, living substance]] in it (that apparently tastes quite nice).

** Squidward seems to be something of a gourmet (albeit one with an affinity for canned bread and marzipan), and, in at least one episode, is seen eating what has all indication of an elaborate and tasty dish prepared by himself. However, when asked to sub as cook at the Krusty Krab, all he manages to do is burn everything to a crisp, suggesting he's at least a lethal ''fry-chef''. Some examples from [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E6MermaidManAndBarnacleBoyPickles "Pickles"]] and [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E20HookyMermaidManAndBarnacleBoyII "Hooky"]] respectively.

* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'': While not a lethal chef per se, Johnny's father Hugh loves to cook meatloaf and though he loves the resulting meals, it's next to indigestible for anyone else. His attempts to bake healthy cookies taste like dirt according to Johnny; Hugh forces him to taste dirt for a better comparison, forcing him to admit he stands corrected -- dirt tastes better.

* Both of the girls on ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' are lethal chefs, but whereas Starfire might be a good cook [[AlienLunch by Tamaranean standards,]] Raven is just plain terrible. It does not cheer her up at all when the alien on the team is the only one who enjoys her pancakes. Cyborg and Beast Boy are good cooks on their own, but consider each others' tastes to be lethal on principle: Beast Boy is a strict vegetarian whose dishes are [[StockYuck 90% tofu,]] while Cyborg is an avid meat-lover. Their fridge has a [[ItCameFromTheFridge strange, blue, living substance]] in it (that apparently tastes quite nice).

** An evil pieman named ''Sour Sam'' created some apple pies that make whomever eats one become grumpier than even GrumpyBear... [[spoiler: apparently, Tenderheart was one of the victims. but if it weren't for Grams' [[SupremeChef Happy Apple Pies]]..... ]]

* It's strongly implied in ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' that Jean Grey's skills are lacking in the kitchen given Gambit's [[https://youtu.be/CdYnL3kh1b4?t=13 reaction when he tastes her cooking]]. When Gambit offers to spice it up with his Cajun recipes, Jean gets so annoyed she busts out her MindOverMatter power to stop him. Given Gambit is a SupremeChef in the comics, it's probably wise to trust his taste buds on this occasion.

[[caption-width-right:350:"What? It's just an ordinary krabby- '''''OH MY GOODNESS!''''']]

* Jon Arbuckle, in ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'', is frequently portrayed as a Lethal Chef; his "new recipes" invariably end up as something that looks like it belongs in a low budget horror movie, although he is also usually capable of making normal food when he's not trying to get creative. However, sometimes he even fails at that. In one episode, Jon attempts to cook breakfast. With the RuleOfThree fully in effect, the first two food items he makes, which require actual contact with flame, catch fire. Jon then gives up and decides to have some cereal. When he pours milk on his cereal, it promptly catches fire. Jon's specialty, deep-fried pig's liver with chocolate sauce, is so revolting even GARFIELD won't eat it. In one episode, he prefers eating the pictures out of a cookbook.

* The ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'' episode "Dog Daze" has the Chief try to make pies. According to Keswick, the Chief's pies taste awful.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', the Professor is an okay cook, ''except'' when he tries to cook chili. A flashback in the episode where he tries to do so for a chili cookoff reveals that last year's attempt caused a disaster, and the current attempt doesn't seem any more promising. After adding [[GreenRocks Chemical X]] to it, it ''tastes'' good, but still causes a disaster, in the form of a methane monster.

* A running gag in ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' is Tino's mother "experimenting" with healthy foods...with disastrous results. Tino often tries to avoid getting a parental lecture by commenting on the food instead with comments questioning the ingredients and sometimes even implying that the food is alive. Case in point: Tino and his friends once cheerfully (so to speak) ate pot scrubbers because they thought they were cookies she had made. [[IAteWhat They don't find out the truth until after.]]

* The ''Western/TUFFPuppy'' episode "Dog Daze" has the Chief try to make pies. According to Keswick, the Chief's pies taste awful.

* Michelangelo in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012''. In one episode, when he's complaining about no pizza shops being open, Donatello sarcastically suggests he make his own; Mikey actually ''does'', and his brothers are pretty revolted by what he comes up with, which includes worms from the garbage and [[BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce a hot sauce called "Devil's Vomit"]]. "You take disgusting to a whole new level," says Raphael.

* Ms. Mush from ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}}''. She actually comes from a land that makes [[AlienLunch very odd cuisine.]] She even has a dead rat who was killed by her food. Her worst dish is the "Mushroom Surprise", which is so powerful that one bite will put you in a hallucinatory state or make you fall in love. It is called this because "it would be a surprise if you try it".

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* ''WesternAnimation/ATreasureInMyGarden'': The episode "The Pot" is about a boy and man chef team making a stew. When it's eaten, they get sick.

* WesternAnimation/BugsBunny tends to do this on purpose. "Wild Turkey Surprise" consisted of a small powder keg and two sticks of dynamite, arranged and dressed up to look kinda like a turkey. The surprise? He lights the fuses. Why such a delicacy? He was feeding a Tasmanian Devil—that would otherwise have had Bugs for lunch.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Catscratch}}'' has Gordon (being Scottish and all) but Waffle managed to do worse in the episode where he was asked to make the soup and used the wrong book- instead of using the recipe book he used the book of the dead and zombies rose from their graves because of this.

** Lizzie, Numbuh 1's [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend girlfriend]], is also pretty bad. When "Nigie" is sick, she makes him soup that he later uses as an explosive weapon. When he goes on a retreat in Jamaica, she follows with a pie she baked for him. One bite of the pie knocks the pilot unconscious. And then the replacement pilot. Not helping matters is that she just ignores anyone that tries telling her how bad the cooking is ''and'' that she finds her concoctions tasty when called on to test them. [[spoiler:With TheReveal in the Galactic KND promotional video that she's really an alien disguised as a human, it makes more sense--of course the food she cooks [[AlienLunch would taste weird to humans.]]]]

* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'': While not a lethal chef per se, Johnny's father Hugh loves to cook meatloaf and though he loves the resulting meals, it's next to indigestible for anyone else. His attempts to bake healthy cookies taste like dirt according to Johnny; Hugh forces him to taste dirt for a better comparison, forcing him to admit he stands corrected - dirt tastes better.

** The Tomato Surprise turns out to have an even more surprising use in the HalloweenEpisode - it's acidic enough to wipe out a whole room full of zombies.

*** From season 4's "I Love Lisa", she serves beef hearts to the kids (it's Valentine's Day)...after the delivery guy reluctantly dumps them on the dirty floor. If you listen closely, one of them is still beating.
*** In a season 5 episode, she's shown preparing a meal that consists entirely of [[{{Squick}} testicles.]] Why? More testicles means ''more iron''. In a disturbing turn, she's surprisingly animated about that one.
*** From season 7's "Lisa the Vegetarian", it's revealed that Lunch Lady Doris doesn't cater to vegetarians (except for giving them a plain bun and deadpanning, "Yum. It's rich in bunly goodness.") and that the meatloaf she makes isn't made of meat.

*** On the season 4 episode "Marge in Chains" (where Marge is put in jail for 30 days after accidentally shoplifting bourbon due to being stressed out from her family being sick), Marge flashbacked to the last time Homer tried to cook for the family. He served fish that weren't quite dead--and the lobsters attacked him. In the same episode, he gave Bart a pack of sugar and some peanut butter smeared on a playing card as a school lunch.

** Marge herself is implied to be kind of an uninspired chef ("''Eight'' spices? Some of those have to be doubles! 'Ore-gahno'? What the hell?"), but as her family just shovels it down anyways, there are no complaints. There's also a mention of her making Bart [[CordonBleughChef butterscotch chicken]] (which, oddly enough, [[http://www.101cookingrecipes.com/chicken-cooking-recipes/butterscotch-chicken.php people have actually made]]) on the season 8 episode "A Milhouse Divided". Which is odd, since Bart had previously been established as being allergic to butterscotch...

** In the episode "Something Smells", [=SpongeBob=] wants to eat an ice cream sundae on Sunday but he doesn't have any ice cream. Not wanting to give up on his plans he uses the next best thing - ketchup. For his special sundae, he can't use just bananas or cherries, no, he uses freshly chopped onions. And finally, he tops it off with the shriveled peanuts he was growing on the windowsill along with the dirt he grew them in. No wonder it gave him bad breath.

*** It once ''defied the laws of physics'' and collapsed into a pink mess. ''In a world where [[DeliberatelyMonochrome the concept of color did not exist]]''.

-->'''Customer 1:''' Hey, He burnt my Krabby Patty.\\