History Main / FoodAndAnimalAttraction

* Used in [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1979/02/10/ this]] ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strip.

* Exploited in an episode of ''Series/{{CSI}}''; a woman going through a messy divorce wipes bacon grease on her hands to spite her husband after agreeing that his beloved dog would live with whomever it "chose". [[spoiler: He then proceeds to attempt to sneak in and replace the dog with another, so she shoots him. The sound of the gunshot causes the replacement dog to go berserk and tear her throat out.]]

Sometimes, animals will become attracted to you if you have food with you. However, one thing that you should never do with food is hide it in your clothes. Because, while the food may be hidden, the smell will attract the animal that likes the food, which can lead to an embarrassing situation in some cases, such as getting past a drug-smelling dog at an airport. Expect this trope to show up in comedies.

* Exploited in an episode of ''{{CSI}}''; a woman going through a messy divorce wipes bacon grease on her hands to spite her husband after agreeing that his beloved dog would live with whomever it "chose". [[spoiler: He then proceeds to attempt to sneak in and replace the dog with another, so she shoots him. The sound of the gunshot causes the replacement dog to go berserk and tear her throat out.]]
* In one episode of ''TheBigBangTheory'', Sheldon is chased by a vicious dog because it can smell the hot dogs Sheldon was hiding in his pants.

-->''"That's the last time I hide pet snacks on my person"''
-->--'''Jon Arbuckle''', [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/1988/ga881113.gif this 1988]] ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' Sunday strip banner.

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* This also showed up in the 1960 Disney version of ''SwissFamilyRobinson'', using a banana and the family's pet monkey.

* In ''CheaperByTheDozen'', the kids prank the eldest sister's boyfriend by dipping his underclothes in meat and setting the family dog on him.

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* Used in [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1979/02/10/ this]] ''{{Garfield}}'' strip.

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* In ''PhineasAndFerb'', there's an entire song where this happens. Candace gets acorns in her pants, and of course, squirrels follow...
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarepants'' has an example of this when Gary the snail gets really affectionate towards Patrick over the cookies in his pocket.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', whilst traveling with two feuding tribes across a grand canyon, everyone is told not to bring food because it will attract vicious giant insects. [[spoiler: Both tribes sneak food hidden in their clothes, [[RashEquilibrium assuming that the other tribe would also do so.]]]]

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Brian & Stewie visit a petting zoo. Brian places some animal feed in Stewie's pocket when he has his back turned, and this causes all the animals to chase after Stewie.

Animals will become attracted to you if you have food with you. If you have a steak or some chicken, you get a dog. Fish? A cat. Bananas? Monkeys or apes. The list goes on and on.

However, one thing that you should never do with food is hide it in your clothes. Because, while the food may be hidden, the smell will attract the animal that likes the food, which can lead to an embarrassing situation in some cases, such as getting past a drug-smelling dog at an airport. Expect this trope to show up in comedies.

However, one thing that you should never do with food is hide it in your clothes. Because, while the food may be hidden, the smell will attract the animal that likes the food. Expect this trope to show up in comedies.

-->''"[[LampshadeHanging That's the last time I hide pet snacks on my person]]"''

* On ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', Steve tries to make his junk look bigger by stuffing a bunch of sausages down his pants. Unfortunately, this just leads to further humiliation at school with a drug dog smells them and tears his pants out.

* On ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', Steve tries to make his junk look bigger by stuffing a bunch of sausages down his pants. Unfortunately, this just leads to further humiliation at school with a drug dog smells then and tears his pants out.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', whilst traveling with two feuding tribes across a grand canyon, everyone is told not to bring food because it will attract vicious giant insects. [[spoiler: Both tribes sneak food hidden in their clothes, [[RashEquilibrium assuming that the other tribe would also do so.]]]]

We've all SeenItAMillionTimes, animals will become attracted to you if you have food with you. If you have a steak or some chicken, you get a dog. Fish? A cat. Bananas? Monkeys or apes. The list goes on and on.

* Variation in ''{{Dragnet}}'' where a detective had pocket a bag of marijuana at a scene and hadn't yet checked it into evidence. Ginger, the pot-sniffing dog, smelled it and kept nosing at the guy's pocket until Friday pulled out the bag.

-->--'''Jon Arbuckle''', [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1988/11/13/ this 1988]] {{Garfield}} Sunday strip banner.

* Happens in ''TheDresdenFiles'' when Harry meets Injun Joe for the first time in "Summer Knight" and his pet raccoon goes immediately for the half of a chocolate bar in Harry's pocket.

* ''Film/{{Up}}'' has Kevin the bird appear because Russell has a chocolate bar in his pocket.

In most cases this trope is what causes SquirrelsInMyPants.

* ''SpongeBobSquarepants'' has an example of this when Gary the snail gets really affectionate towards Patrick over the cookies in his pocket.
* In an episode of ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'', whilst traveling with two feuding tribes across a grand canyon, everyone is told not to bring food because it will attract vicious giant insects. [[spoiler: Both tribes sneak food hidden in their clothes, [[RashEquilibrium assuming that the other tribe would also do so.]]]]

* ''HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'': the leopard finds Harold's beef jerky.

* ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' pilot episode "The Cage". During one of the illusions the Talosians create for Captain Pike, a horse starts nuzzling his jacket pocket in search of the sugar therein.

* On {{WGN}}'s local kids show ''Ray Rayner and his Friends'', host Ray Rayner had a duck named Chelveston which came out for a segment {{Once An Episode}} or two. It got in some water and ate some food, and [[{{Better Than It Sounds}} that was pretty much it]]. To get Chelveston to chase him around, Rayner would put duck food pellets in his pants cuffs so the duck would go after him to try to get at the treats.

* In ''DudeWhatWouldHappen'', one of the guys dresses as a carrot to lure a horse.

-->''"[[{{Lampshade Hanging}} That's the last time I hide pet snacks on my person]]"''

We've all {{Seen It A Million Times}}, animals will become attracted to you if you have food with you. If you have a steak or some chicken, you get a [[{{Dogs Are Dumb}} dog]]. Fish? A [[{{Cats Are Mean}} cat]]. Bananas? [[{{Everythings Better With Monkeys}} Monkeys or apes]]. The list goes on and on.

However, one thing that you should never do with food is hide it in your clothes. Because, while the food may be hidden, the smell will attract the animal that likes the food. Expect this trope to show up in Comedies.

In most cases this trope is what causes {{Squirrels In My Pants}}.

* This also showed up in the 1960 Disney version of ''{{Swiss Family Robinson}}'', using a banana and the family's pet monkey.

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* Happens in ''TheDresdenFiles'' when Harry meets Injun Joe for the first time in "Summer Knight" and his pet raccoon (? Can't remember, can someone help me out here...) goes immediately for the half of a chocolate bar in Harry's pocket.

* Partially Inverted in ''DudeWhatWouldHappen'', where one of the guys dress as a carrot to lure a horse.

* This was another one of the tactics used in Episode 12 of the ''Anime/LittleLulu'' anime to get rid of the mean butler that replaced Wilbur's butler. [[spoiler: While the mean butler was drying off his clothes after sinking in the lake and trying to dry off while standing in nothing but his {{Goofy Print Underwear}}, Tubby snuck around from behind in the bushes and placed a few handfuls of dog food in the butler's coat pockets. Later, when Lulu and the others followed by the butler return to town, the smell of the dog food in his coat pockets have attracted a small band of dogs that immediately begin chasing him to get at the dog food that he had in his coat]].

* In an episode of ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'', whilst traveling with two feuding tribes across a grand canyon, everyone is told not to bring food because it will attract vicious giant insects... [[spoiler: both tribes sneak food hidden in their clothes, assuming that the other tribe would also do so.]]

* This was another one of the tactics used in Episode 12 of the Anime/{{Little Lulu}} anime to get rid of the mean butler that replaced Wilbur's butler. [[spoiler: While the mean butler was drying off his clothes after sinking in the lake and trying to dry off while standing in nothing but his {{Goofy Print Underwear}}, Tubby snuck around from behind in the bushes and placed a few handfuls of dog food in the butler's coat pockets. Later, when Lulu and the others followed by the butler return to town, the smell of the dog food in his coat pockets have attracted a small band of dogs that immediately begin chasing him to get at the dog food that he had in his coat]].

* This also showed up in the 1960 Disney version of {{Swiss Family Robinson}}, using a banana and the family's pet monkey.
* Film/{{Up}} has Kevin the bird appear because Russell has a chocolate bar in his pocket.
* In {{Cheaper By The Dozen}}, the kids prank the eldest sister's boyfriend by dipping his underclothes in meat and setting the family dog on him.
* {{Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle}}: the leopard finds Harold's beef jerky.

* Used in [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1979/02/10/ this]] {{Garfield}} strip.

* Happens in {{The Dresden Files}} when Harry meets Injun Joe for the first time in "Summer Knight" and his pet raccoon (? Can't remember, can someone help me out here...) goes immediately for the half of a chocolate bar in Harry's pocket.

* Partially Inverted in {{Dude What Would Happen}}, where one of the guys dress as a carrot to lure a horse.

* {{Star Trek The Original Series}} pilot episode "The Cage". During one of the illusions the Talosians create for Captain Pike, a horse starts nuzzling his jacket pocket in search of the sugar therein.
* In the {{Top Gear}} Africa Special, Hammond and Clarkson try to invoke this trope deliberately against May by planting huge chunks inside the bodywork and engine compartments of May's car as they approached a game reserve, hoping to attract lions to him. They failed.
* Exploited in an episode of {{CSI}}; a woman going through a messy divorce wipes bacon grease on her hands to spite her husband after agreeing that his beloved dog would live with whomever it "chose". [[spoiler: He then proceeds to attempt to sneak in and replace the dog with another, so she shoots him. The sound of the gunshot causes the replacement dog to go berserk and tear her throat out.]]
* In one episode of {{The Big Bang Theory}}, Sheldon is chased by a vicious dog because it can smell the hot dogs Sheldon was hiding in his pants.

* In {{Phineas And Ferb}}, there's an entire song where this happens. Candace gets acorns in her pants, and of course, squirrels follow...
* {{SpongeBob Squarepants}} has an example of this when Gary the snail gets really affectionate towards Patrick over the cookies in his pocket.
* In an episode of {{Avatar The Last Air Bender}}, whilst travelling with two feuding tribes across a grand canyon, everyone is told not to bring food because it will attract vicious giant insects... [[spoiler: both tribes sneak food hidden in their clothes, assuming that the other tribe would also do so.]]

-->"That's the last time I hide pet snacks on my person"

* Used in [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1979/02/10/ this]] {{Garfield}} strip. [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1988/11/13/ This]] Sunday strip banner also had this [[{{Lampshade Hanging}} lampshaded]] by Jon.