History Main / EverybodySmokes

* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' is made of this trope throughout the series, whether it is set in the past or contemporary times, many of the characters are often seen grabbing and lighting up a cigarette in the middle of conversations. Smoking iIndoors is also not a problem to anyone in Japan, it seems.

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** In the most recent season, one captain (Keith of the F/V Wizard) is trying to quit chewing tobacco at the guilt trip/urging of his daughter. And, while it's somewhat understandable people in a high-mortality profession like crab fishing view long-term risks like smoking differently, there's some indication Captain Sig of the Northwestern has changed his tune after [[spoiler: Captain Phil of the Cornelia Marie suffers a pulmonary embolism one season, then a massive stroke and finally dies of a second embolism.]] Sig reacts to the news by throwing his pack of cigarettes across the wheelhouse.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' oneshot ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5523627/1/Setting-Up-Soup-Kitchens Setting Up Soup Kitchens]]'', Raz is surprised to see Crystal smoking. He mentions that it seems like all Psychonauts smoke.

** The main characters rarely are shown smoking. This is notable because the series was filmed during a time when smoking was common and takes place in a time before anyone thought smoking was bad for your health. However, every major male character was seen smoking at some time in the series; Col. Potter confessed to enjoying 5 cigars a day for decades. Even Radar during the first and second seasons was seen smoking (and drinking whisky).

*** One really UpToEleven moment shows one of the characters lighting up ''two'' cigarettes so that he can pass one to his girlfriend.

* Taken UpToEleven in an ImagineSpot on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', about how people used to eat in the 50s.

* ''Film/TheExorcist'': A number of the adults in the film smoke, including Chris MacNeil and Father Karras. Ash trays are lot more prevalent, with the conference room at the Archdiocesan headquarters featuring a whole series of ash trays on the conference table.

* ''Film/TheExorcist'': A number of the adults in the film smoke, including Chris MacNeil and Father Karras. Ash trays are lot more prevalent, with the conference room at the Archdiocesan headquarters featuring a whole series of ash trays on the conference table.

** The prequel, ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'', plays this straight as well. Walk down the street of UsefulNotes/Detroit, or heck, even just step outside the Sarif Offices at the helipad, and you'll see all sorts of people smoking a cigarette. The player character, Adam Jensen is also a smoker as well, presumably to deal with the stress of becoming an augment. Of course, since he can get an aug upgrade that allows him to breathe in visibly green toxic gas with no ill effects, cigarette smoke is probably of no concern to him.

* ''Series/TheTonightShow'': Especially during the Jack Parr and to a somewhat lesser extent the first 15-20 years of the Creator/JohnnyCarson era, a large number of the guests smoked on-camera, without restriction. Even Parr, Carson and -- to a lesser extent -- Ed McMahon, smoked on-camera, although by 1980 or so, Carson and [=McMahon=] eventually stopped lighting up on the set.

** ''Literature/TheCompleteAdventuresOfLuckyStarr'': Lucky and Bigman, the heroes of this 1950s [[ChildrensLiterature children's series]], always decline when other people offer a cigarette. Smoking, however, is still more prevalent in this setting [[SocietyMarchesOn than it is today]].

* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}''. In the commentary for the film, Ivan Reitman said that he had watched both ''Ghostbusters'' [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} I]] and [[Film/GhostbustersII II]] back-to-back to jog some memories and was astounded that almost no one lit up in the [[Film/GhostbustersII second one]].

* ''Series/TheTonightShow'': Especially during the Jack Parr and to a somewhat lesser extent the first 15-20 years of the Creator/JohnnyCarson era, a large number of the guests smoked on-camera, without restriction. Even Parr, Carson and -- to a lesser extent -- Creator/EdMcMahon, smoked on-camera, although by 1980 or so, Carson and [=McMahon=] eventually stopped lighting up on the set.

In contemporary North America, about 14% of the population smokes tobacco. The number is small enough and the practice has been stigmatized enough since the 1950's-1960's (since the science about health effects of smoking, and the dangers of being just in the vicinity of smokers with second-hand smoking, became widely known) that younger generations are accustomed to designated smoking areas and smoke-free public buildings. Smoking indoors in public buildings has been illegal throughout the entire UK since 2007, and smoking rates dropped dramatically as a result of this smoking ban. Tobacco use rates continue to fall as older smokers die off without as many younger consumers lighting up for the first time to take their place, while increasing numbers of those remaining tobacco smokers are ditching the cigarettes and taking up nicotine vaping instead.

* In ''Comicbook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'', even Spider's ''cat'' smokes. Justified in that cancer cures come in pill form. Spider's assistants initially didn't smoke, but he made them start immediately after they were hired.

* ''Comicbook/SinCity'' characters tend to smoke as per the series' FilmNoir roots.

* In the ''Psychonauts'' oneshot ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5523627/1/Setting-Up-Soup-Kitchens Setting Up Soup Kitchens]]'', Raz is surprised to see Crystal smoking. He mentions that it seems like all psychonauts smoke.

* In 19th century France (as portrayed in ''WesternAnimation/LovingVincent''), everyone smokes. Armand, the Gachets, and others all smoke cigarettes. Vincent and Theo van Gogh smoke pipes.

* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}''. In the commentary for the film, Ivan Reitman said that he had watched both ''Ghostbusters'' [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} I]] and [[Film/GhostbustersII II]] back to back to jog some memories and was astounded that almost no one lit up in the [[Film/GhostbustersII second one]].

* In ''Literature/CasinoRoyale'', James Bond ends chapter one by lighting up his seventieth cigarette of the day.

* ''Series/TheTonightShow'': Especially during the Jack Parr and to a somewhat lesser extent the first 15-20 years of the Johnny Carson era, a large number of the guests smoked on-camera, without restriction. Even Parr, Carson and -- to a lesser extent -- Ed [=McMahon=], smoked on-camera, although by 1980 or so, Carson and [=McMahon=] eventually stopped lighting up on the set.

* ''Series/{{Poirot}}'': True to the Agatha Christie novels, everyone smokes. Sometimes they smoke so much it's hard to see through the blue haze.

** The prequel, ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'', plays this straight as well. Walk down the street of Detroit, or heck, even just step outside the Sarif Offices at the helipad, and you'll see all sorts of people smoking a cigarette. The player character, Adam Jensen is also a smoker as well, presumably to deal with the stress of becoming an augment. Of course, since he can get an aug upgrade that allows him to breathe in visibly green toxic gas with no ill effects, cigarette smoke is probably of no concern to him.

** ''Literature/TheFoundationTrilogy'': Written in the late 1940s to early 1950s, the social assumptions of smoking in these stories all lean towards sharing tobacco in social situations. Salvor Hardin reflexively tries to take out a cigarette when a recording suggests it, and Indbur III is dictator of the most powerful state in the galaxy but mocked for not allowing smoking in his private office. Later, a village elder on the now agrarian Trantor offers Foundation guests some cigars, and it's a sign of the gender equality there that Bayta takes one along with the guys. The elder is shocked, but keeps silent due to SacredHospitality.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' reveals that the old ''Rusty Venture Show'' was sponsored by smoking. Not a specific brand of tobacco, ''smoking itself''.

** By extension, a vast majority of TV comedic and dramatic series during the early years of television saw a majority of the people smoking, without restriction or being made an outcast. This was in an era where 40-plus percent of American adults smoked.

* ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', which makes sense as the show is set in the early 1920's. In fact, the only characters of significance who ''doesn't'' smoke (that's old enough to, anyway) are Margaret, Richard who is physically incapable due to his war injuries, and Arnold Rothstein who also abstains from drinking. Everyone else is almost always using one or preparing to light one.

** The show itself went through this. In the first seasons, many characters smoked; apart from the chronic smokers Patty and Selma, so did Ms. Krabapple, Mr. Burns (cigars), Skinner, Krusty, Troy Mcclure, Otto, and most of Moe's clients. Even Homer was seen smoking from time to time. This was downplayed as the series continued and smoking became less common (it should be remembered that The Simpsons have 30 years) to the point that nowdays the only characters that are regular smokers are Patty, Selma, and Krusty.

In contemporary North America, about 20% of the population smokes tobacco. The number is small enough and the practice has been stigmatized enough since the 1950's-1960's (since the science about health effects of smoking, and the dangers of being just in the vicinity of smokers with second-hand smoking, became widely known) that younger generations are accustomed to designated smoking areas and smoke-free public buildings. Smoking indoors in public buildings has been illegal throughout the entire UK since 2007, and smoking rates dropped dramatically as a result of this smoking ban. Tobacco use rates continue to fall as older smokers die off without as many younger consumers lighting up for the first time to take their place, while increasing numbers of those remaining tobacco smokers are ditching the cigarettes and taking up nicotine vaping instead.

* In ''Literature/TheSpaceMerchants'', the smoking percentage of the population is likely even higher than it was in early 1950s RealLife when the story was written. If it weren't, a lot of advertising men, including the protagonist (a loyal consumer of his client's Starrs brand), would be quite disappointed, since not only can "Kiddiebutt" cigarettes be marketed to children, but they are even included with school lunches.

** The show itself went through this. In the first seasons, many characters smoked; apart from the chronic smokers Patty and Selma, so did Ms. Krabapple, Mr. Burns (cigars), Skinner, Krusty, Troy Mcclure, Otto, and most of Moe's clients. This was downplayed as the series continued and smoking became less common (it should be remembered that The Simpsons have 30 years) to the point that the only characters that are regular smokers are Patty, Selma, and Krusty nowadays.

* Creator/IanMcKellan's 1995 film adaptation of ''Film/RichardIII'' updates the setting to a quasi-fascist alternate 1930s Britain, and all of the characters smoke accordingly. Richard himself prefers Abdulla herbal cigarettes, and even though they were no longer being made in 1995, the production crew was able to track down the six remaining packets and buy one for the movie.

** Spoofed in one episode that shows old Itchy and Scratchy cartoons with everyone smoking (and other stuffs).
** The show itself went through this. In the first seasons, most characters smoke, apart from the infamous smokers Patty and Selma, Ms. Krabapple, Mr. Burns (cigars), Skinner, Krusty, Troy Mcclure, Otto, most of Moe's clients, etc. This was downplayed as the series continued and smoking became less common (it should be remembered that The Simpsons have 30 years) to the point that the only characters that are shown to be regular smokers are Patty and Selma and Krusty nowadays. However, the category "smokers" in The Simpsons' wiki is still several pages long.