History Main / AndADietCoke

* One episode of ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' has the team's metabolism massively accelerated dues to the week's phlebotninum. [[IllTakeTwoBeersToo Each one of them orders three steaks]]. And Sam orders a Diet Coke. When Jack and Daniel look at her all funny, she says, "What? I like the taste!"

* ''[[CatsDontDance Cats Don't Dance]]'' has a subtle example where Darla Dimple is pigging out on a big pile of food. It's mostly junk food, but if you lose closely there's a single apple on the pile.

*** The existence of jerky customers doesn't justify being cruel to non-jerky customers, especially since a lot of the people on that "wall of shame" were probably diabetics. And yes, I have worked both retail and fast food.

** The [[BigEater immense appetites of the male characters]] is a constant joke in Teen Titans. Beast boy is the classic "How the fuck do you stay do damned skinny, I hate you" character, and Cyborg, despite being at least 50% machine is "the big guy with an appetite to match. Robin... I think it's along the lines of beast boy's reason for eating so much, he's just more dignified. Hell, I think Raven's the only team member who doesn't eat her weight in food on a reqular basis...
*** Michael Phelps, in a news article, was stated to eat 12,000 calories daily to fuel his workouts, and he can't keep weight on. I know the Teen Titan's appetites are PlayedForLaughs, but is it that unreasonable to assume a [[BadassNormal training regimen to fight supervillians]] [[FridgeBrilliance requires a similarly heavy diet to fuel said regimen?]]
*** Beast Boy manages this while also being a ''vegetarian''. It's actually a plot point in one episode-Beast Boy downs several eggs, some bacon, and an entire ham in one gulp at breakfast one morning, and Robin's first remark is something along the lines of "I thought you didn't eat meat." It's an indication that something's gone screwy in his head.
*** Beast Boy could be stashing the extra calories in the same pocket dimension where he keeps the extra hundred tons or so he needs to turn into a brachiosaurus. And "meat juice" could be grease or similar drippings.

* In {{Teen Titans}}, Cyborg does this at an entirely meat based restaurant. He orders multiple ''combo meals'' in rapid succession, then stops and asks for a diet soda. But when told they do not have soda (only meat), he simply asks for a cup of meat juice (wouldn't that also be known as ''blood''?).

* Mika's [[strike:[[{{Queen}} "Fat Bottomed Girls"]]]] [[{{Plagiarism}} "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)"]] has a refrain of "Diet Coke and a pizza, please!"

* In ''TheWotch'', Sonja (who is [[GenderBender actually Jason under a spell]]) orders a huge number of snacks on a mock-date (hey, "her" figure was magically created, and she's not the one paying!) Her clueless date jokingly asks if she also wants a Diet Coke. Sonja's response? "Are you calling me fat?!"

Related to HypocriticalHumor, and also overlaps with ArsonMuderAndJaywalking.

Related to HypocriticalHumor.

* ''TheBluesBrothers'': "I'll take four fried chickens and a Coke." "And some dry white toast."

* Diet soda consumption has actually been linked to weight ''gain'', in [[IncrediblyLamePun large]] part because people eat more drinking diet soda than they do with the sugary counterparts.
* Truth for anyone that’s ever worked in fast food. At our store (Burger King) whenever a costumer ordered an ultimate double whopper meal with a diet coke they would have their receipt placed on our wall of shame.

A standard comedic effect used in various media to emphasize the overindulgence that came before. In various talk shows that featured exceptionally obese people, they would often show a fast food customer ordering an exceptionally large meal including multiple sandwiches, fries and desserts, and concluding with, "and a Diet Coke." The comedy value is the apparent disconnect between caring so little about your weight that you get to that level, and the diet cola being an acceptable demonstration of effort to reduce that weight. Of course, the fact that a sizeable chunk of the soft-drink drinking population just prefer the taste of Diet Soda never comes into it. Nor is the fact that Diet Coke is the number one drink sold in the United States.

Oh, and Diet Coke's sugar substitute, Aspartame, as well as being 200 times sweeter than sugar, actually increases your appetite. And now you know.

It usually shows up by adding one more small amount to an otherwise fantastically large order.

A standard comedic effect used in various media to emphasize the overindulgence that came before. In various talk shows that featured exceptionally obese people, they would often show a fast food customer ordering an exceptionally large meal including multiple sandwiches, fries and desserts, and concluding with, "and a diet Coke." The comedy value is the apparent disconnect between caring so little about your weight that you get to that level, and the diet cola being an acceptable demonstration of effort to reduce that weight. Of course, the fact that a sizeable chunk of the soft-drink drinking population just prefer the taste of Diet Soda never comes into it. Nor is the fact that Diet Coke is the number one drink sold in the United States.

* Actually there was a diet coke commercial from the 80's featuring a Sumo wrestler being told by his master that he needs to greatly increase his calorie intake, then after Sensei exits, the wrestler looks around, and pulls out and taps a can of diet coke while the theme "Just for the taste of it" starts playing.

* In ''Film/{{Superman}} II'', Lois is using a citrus juicer to squeeze a fresh glass of orange juice "because it's good for you" while she's smoking.

* ''TheSantaClause'' gives us this little tidbit: "And I'll have a Caesar. No dressing. And one of those homemade cookies, the warm chocolate chip. No nuts. And a little slice of cheesecake. Uh, creme brulee, and, um, hot fudge sundae, extra hot fudge... On the side."

* On an episode of ''{{The Odd Couple}}'', Oscar asks a visiting monk to make him a hamburger. On the burger, he asks for mustard, relish, pickles, hot sauce, peppers and chili. The monk says, "No onions?" Oscar replies, "No, I've got an ulcer."

* In an episode of ''[[{{ptitlevv96bewp}} Three's Company]]'', Jack is working as a short-order cook. A [[FatBastard female customer]] asks if the restaurant offers a diet platter; upon being told yes, she says "I'll take two."
* In the ''{{Wings}}'' episode "Wingless, Part 2", the Hacketts are flying a country music duo on a concert tour. When the overweight member of the pair asks for a Diet Coke, her oversexed partner sarcastically compares it to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

*In the musical adaptation of Footloose, Wendy Jo says, "I'll have a hula burger double patty cheesemelt with extra mayo and an order of fries," The other girls just stare at her, and she sheepishly finishes "...and a diet coke."