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As a result of these special qualities, {{UsefulNotes/coffee}} and associated paraphernalia like coffeepots, coffee mugs and paper coffee cups with plastic covers have become a ubiquitous feature of every office setting, particularly at the start of the day. Oftentimes when points are being discussed, one or more of the participants will have a mug in hand. Important things happen around the office coffeemaker, and the number of paper cups at an employee's desk (or coffee rings on a draft report) are used as a visual indicator of how much stress they are under, and how hard they are working. In a stressful, busy law firm, the DisposableIntern or SexySecretary will be sent to get a tray of Starbucks coffees. For some reason, other drinks are not considered to be as representative of our reliance on caffeine as good, strong coffee, even if some teas and soft drinks actually have ''more'' caffeine.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'': Before the Madrigals' breakfast reunion, in a "blink and you miss" moment, Pepa is seen with a cloud in her head (which indicates that she's upset for some reason), holding a cup of coffee. But as soon as she drinks it, she perks up, making the cloud disappear.

As a result of these special qualities, {{UsefulNotes/coffee}} and associated paraphernalia like coffeepots, coffee mugs and paper coffee cups with plastic covers have become a ubiquitous feature of every office setting, particularly at the start of the day. Oftentimes when points are being discussed, one or more of the participants will have a mug in hand. Important things happen around the office coffeemaker, and the number of paper cups at an employee's desk (or coffee rings on a draft report) are used as a visual indicator of how much stress he or she is under, and how hard they are working. In a stressful, busy law firm, the DisposableIntern or SexySecretary will be sent to get a tray of Starbucks coffees. For some reason, other drinks are not considered to be as representative of our reliance on caffeine as good, strong coffee, even if some teas and soft drinks actually have ''more'' caffeine.

--> When they talk about drugs, they don't talk about all of them, that's the problem. They don't mention coffee. ''(Chuckles)'' The low end of the speed spectrum, I grant you. But there are coffee freaks. And they're walkin' around, and nobody, y'know, worried about it or anything. Mrs. Olson[[note]] in their old advertisements, a Swedish neighbor who invariably recommended a cup of Folgers coffee for the characters in the commercial. Played by Virginia Christine, who might be best known to you as Princess Ananka in ''The Mummy's Curse.''[[/note]] never tells you about that mild speed lift, y'know? She's shooting freeze-dried Folgers, right? But you've seen the coffee freak in the office, haven't you? The guy who drops eight or nine cups every morning, and always in a good mood: ''(rapidly)'' "Hi! How are ya? Warm that up for ya? OK, yeah! Hi, how are ya, good to see ya." Always in a nice mood. Until the coffee urn breaks, man. Then he's the first guy to: ''(more rapidly)'' "Whaddaya mean broken, man? Wha'? Plug it in, man! Turn it around! Never mind, man! Put some water in. Holy shit, man! Turn the plug around!" Then he goes out and scores, 'cause he's the one who's hooked.

* ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunny'', of all people, in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow''. He has at ''least'' five cups of coffee a morning, [[KlatchianCoffee which makes him jittery, high-strung and paranoid]], and when his doctor makes him go off caffeine he switches to an [[GRatedDrug energy drink of questionable legality]]. In TheStinger for the episode, he reveals that the doctor told him one cup a day couldn't hurt...and is shown [[LoopholeAbuse pouring coffee into a cup the size of a foot bath]].

-->-- ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E12BrideOfChaotica Bride Of Chaotica!]]"

* From ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', the prequel book ''Start Of Darkness'' reveals that before he became a lich, Xykon loved coffee (he even refused to let Redcloak and Right-eye tell them about their plan until he had some), and extolled the virtues of bad coffee (as he puts it, when you drink truly horrible coffee, you force yourself to re-experience every good cup you've ever had to block out the slop you're currently pouring down your throat). When he tries to drink his first cup of coffee after becoming a lich and discovers he no longer has a sense of taste, he reacts... poorly.

* The titular character of ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'' is, he assures you, ''not'' addicted to coffee, he can stop drinking it any time he wants to. He prefers the stuff from the cafe across the street from his apartment, which conveniently has a Pokemon barista - evidently he's not the only non-human bean fiend in the neighborhood.

* ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'': [[Characters/HawkeyeClintBarton Clint Barton]], especially in ''ComicBook/Hawkeye2012''. He has a terrible sleep cycle, is constantly exhausted as a BadassNormal trying to keep up with superheroes, and depends on caffeine to function in daytime; he's seen chugging coffee directly from the percolator jug at one point. Then there's the heartrending "Aw, coffee, no..." panel showing Clint ruefully discovering a serious spillage.

* In the new (2010-11) ''Franchise/TheFlash'' comic book, Iris Allen is seldom seen without a coffee cup in hand. Her IM icon is even a cup of coffee.

* ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, especially in the Matt Fraction run. He has a terrible sleep cycle, is constantly exhausted as a BadassNormal trying to keep up with superheroes, and depends on caffeine to function in daytime; he's seen chugging coffee directly from the percolator jug at one point. Then there's the heartrending "Aw, coffee, no..." panel showing Clint ruefully discovering a serious spillage.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', Doctor Destiny is able to trap people when they fall asleep. Franchise/{{Batman}}'s [[{{Determinator}} been up for three days straight, and he needs to stay up long enough to find and defeat DD.]] He winds up driving to a restaurant and [[https://youtu.be/OKfnIL1FXRU demanding the most caffeine laden drink they have.]] [[RuleOfFunny NOW!]]
** The punchline being his earlier statement to Martian Manhunter that he did not use stimulants of any kind.
*** [[CrazyPrepared Because he was anticipating having to deal with someone who could kill you in your dreams.]] By abstaining, he avoided building up a tolerance, insuring that caffeine would be fully effective if and when he ''needed'' to resort to it.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E16ThreeHundredBigBoys Three Hundred Big Boys]]" involved Fry's attempt to use his 300 Tricky Dick Funbucks (read: "tax refund") on 100 cups of coffee. Despite getting unbelievably jittery, irascible, and otherwise ''fucking wired'', he arrives at this goal. Somehow. [[spoiler: Apparently, when you hit #100, you attain SuperSpeed.]]
** In ''Beast With a Billion Backs'', the crew is shown to have a pre-mission ritual of receiving scalding-hot coffee enemas.