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* The main characters of ''Series/MadAboutYou'' are almost always waited upon by Ursula, a [[TheDitz dim-witted]] waitress who often forgets orders. She eventually became a RecurringCharacter on ''{{Friends}}'' as Phoebe's twin sister. (Both characters were played by Lisa Kudrow.)
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* The main characters of ''Series/MadAboutYou'' are almost always waited upon by Ursula, a [[TheDitz dim-witted]] waitress who often forgets orders. She eventually became a RecurringCharacter on ''{{Friends}}'' ''Series/{{Friends}}'' as Phoebe's twin sister. (Both characters were played by Lisa Kudrow.)
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* Parodied in ''Series/GrowingPains'' when Maggie is about to have a baby. While in the hospital, Ben worries about being replaced as the baby in the family, and laments to another patient in the hospital named Chris who happens to work as a bartender. Towards the end of the episode however, Ben begins to realize that Chris is dying. After his new sister is born, the family goes with his suggestion to name her "Chrissy".
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* ''{{Friends}}'' used the "reduced to waiting tables" plotline for ''half'' its main cast. At the beginning of the show Rachel, who has just decided to be independent of her father's money, has to accept a job at the coffee shop where the characters all hang out. Later Monica, after a period of joblessness, is forced to take a job cooking at a 1950s theme restaurant, where she also serves food, in costume, on roller skates. Later still, Joey has trouble getting acting jobs and has to become a waiter at the same coffee house Rachel worked at. Both Rachel and Joey were terrible at their waiting jobs, and all three characters rebounded, becoming an executive at Ralph Lauren, head chef at a snooty restaurant and a cast member of ''Days of Our Lives'' respectively.
* The waitress of the "Waffle Haus" (an American diner decorated as... well as the American idea of a cozy German eatery, famous for their waffles with syrup) in the TV series ''DeadLikeMe'' is a middle-aged motherly black matron. Considering that all the main characters meet for breakfast and lunch at the Wafflehaus nearly every episode, that waitress is a recurring character, and one that often offers advice and always has a smile when someone feels down.
* Naturally, ''{{Roseanne}}'' is chock full of this. Roseanne herself serves as the surly, middle-aged waitress during her long stint at a department store's in-house diner. In a later episode, when she escapes a particularly stressful night of child management, she meets an even ''more'' surly, but sympathetic widow at a random crappy diner.
* The waitress of the "Waffle Haus" (an American diner decorated as... well as the American idea of a cozy German eatery, famous for their waffles with syrup) in the TV series ''DeadLikeMe'' is a middle-aged motherly black matron. Considering that all the main characters meet for breakfast and lunch at the Wafflehaus nearly every episode, that waitress is a recurring character, and one that often offers advice and always has a smile when someone feels down.
* Naturally, ''{{Roseanne}}'' is chock full of this. Roseanne herself serves as the surly, middle-aged waitress during her long stint at a department store's in-house diner. In a later episode, when she escapes a particularly stressful night of child management, she meets an even ''more'' surly, but sympathetic widow at a random crappy diner.
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* ''{{Friends}}'' ''Series/{{Friends}}'' used the "reduced to waiting tables" plotline for ''half'' its main cast. At the beginning of the show Rachel, who has just decided to be independent of her father's money, has to accept a job at the coffee shop where the characters all hang out. Later Monica, after a period of joblessness, is forced to take a job cooking at a 1950s theme restaurant, where she also serves food, in costume, on roller skates. Later still, Joey has trouble getting acting jobs and has to become a waiter at the same coffee house Rachel worked at. Both Rachel and Joey were terrible at their waiting jobs, and all three characters rebounded, becoming an executive at Ralph Lauren, head chef at a snooty restaurant and a cast member of ''Days of Our Lives'' respectively.
* The waitress of the "Waffle Haus" (an American diner decorated as... well as the American idea of a cozy German eatery, famous for their waffles with syrup) in the TV series''DeadLikeMe'' ''Series/DeadLikeMe'' is a middle-aged motherly black matron. Considering that all the main characters meet for breakfast and lunch at the Wafflehaus nearly every episode, that waitress is a recurring character, and one that often offers advice and always has a smile when someone feels down.
* Naturally,''{{Roseanne}}'' ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' is chock full of this. Roseanne herself serves as the surly, middle-aged waitress during her long stint at a department store's in-house diner. In a later episode, when she escapes a particularly stressful night of child management, she meets an even ''more'' surly, but sympathetic widow at a random crappy diner.
* The waitress of the "Waffle Haus" (an American diner decorated as... well as the American idea of a cozy German eatery, famous for their waffles with syrup) in the TV series
* Naturally,
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* The main characters of ''MadAboutYou'' are almost always waited upon by Ursula, a [[TheDitz dim-witted]] waitress who often forgets orders. She eventually became a RecurringCharacter on ''{{Friends}}'' as Phoebe's twin sister. (Both characters were played by Lisa Kudrow.)
* The cast of ''Murphy Brown'' frequent Phil's bar, whose owner seems to be in on every scandal and conspiracy in Washington DC.
* The cast of ''Murphy Brown'' frequent Phil's bar, whose owner seems to be in on every scandal and conspiracy in Washington DC.
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* The main characters of ''MadAboutYou'' ''Series/MadAboutYou'' are almost always waited upon by Ursula, a [[TheDitz dim-witted]] waitress who often forgets orders. She eventually became a RecurringCharacter on ''{{Friends}}'' as Phoebe's twin sister. (Both characters were played by Lisa Kudrow.)
* The cast of''Murphy Brown'' ''Series/MurphyBrown'' frequent Phil's bar, whose owner seems to be in on every scandal and conspiracy in Washington DC.
* The cast of
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Waiting tables isn't the most glamorous job in the world, but to many, it's how they make a living. Unfortunately, it seems as though many writers and actors have been on the receiving end of bad service one time too often, and as a result, the portrayal of waiters, waitresses and other members of the service and catering sectors generally isn't flattering.
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Waiting tables at EatingEstablishments isn't the most glamorous job in the world, but to many, it's how they make a living. Unfortunately, it seems as though many writers and actors have been on the receiving end of bad service one time too often, and as a result, the portrayal of waiters, waitresses and other members of the service and catering sectors generally isn't flattering.
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What characterisation waiters and waitresses receive depends largely on what type of restaurant they're working in:
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* '''Diner/Family Restaurant:''' Totally different story. The waiting staff are usually all female, for a start. If they're young, they're TheDitz, and possibly an aspiring actress as well. While not really that good at their job, being prone to spilling things and tripping over, they are willing to lend a friendly ear, occasionally [[DumbIsGood give half-sensible advice]] and volunteer as a GirlOfTheWeek or other temporary love interest. If a young waitress isn't TheDitz, then she's usually unpleasant and rude to her customers. The other type of waitress found in a diner is the bitter, middle aged matriarch who feels life has passed her by. She slams the food down on the table, intimidates the customers and acts as if she owns the place...and she's been working there for so long, she practically does. The ''fourth'' type is female, middle-aged (between 40 and 50), usually somewhat portly, cordial and maternal (...although she takes no shit from anyone) and knows all the regular visitors of the diner by name; she's seen it all, and has a philosophical view on life. If anyone should try to rob the diner, she may well beat the jerk with a broom, depending on the tone of the story. Usually married multiple times from a combination of divorce and widowhood, and her children are all grown up. All of these diner ladies may or may not be chewing gum while working, either cracking the gum or [[BubblegumPopping blowing bubbles]].
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* '''Diner/Family Restaurant:''' '''Diner / Family Restaurant / MaltShop:''' Totally different story. The waiting staff are usually all female, for a start. If they're young, they're TheDitz, and possibly an aspiring actress as well. While not really that good at their job, being prone to spilling things and tripping over, they are willing to lend a friendly ear, occasionally [[DumbIsGood give half-sensible advice]] and volunteer as a GirlOfTheWeek or other temporary love interest. If a young waitress isn't TheDitz, then she's usually unpleasant and rude to her customers. The other type of waitress found in a diner is the bitter, middle aged matriarch who feels life has passed her by. She slams the food down on the table, intimidates the customers and acts as if she owns the place...and she's been working there for so long, she practically does. The ''fourth'' type
* '''GreasySpoon:''' While the above types also apply here, the most common one is female, middle-aged (between 40 and 50), usually somewhat portly, cordial and maternal (...although she takes no shit from anyone) and knows all the regular visitors of the diner by name; she's seen it all, and has a philosophical view on life. If anyone should try to rob the diner, she may well beat the jerk with a broom, depending on the tone of the story. Usually married multiple times from a combination of divorce and widowhood, and her children are all grown up. All of these diner ladies may or may not be chewing gum while working, either cracking the gum or [[BubblegumPopping blowing bubbles]].
* '''GreasySpoon:''' While the above types also apply here, the most common one is female, middle-aged (between 40 and 50), usually somewhat portly, cordial and maternal (...although she takes no shit from anyone) and knows all the regular visitors of the diner by name; she's seen it all, and has a philosophical view on life. If anyone should try to rob the diner, she may well beat the jerk with a broom, depending on the tone of the story. Usually married multiple times from a combination of divorce and widowhood, and her children are all grown up. All of these diner ladies may or may not be chewing gum while working, either cracking the gum or [[BubblegumPopping blowing bubbles]].
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* '''Bartender:''' The type who usually gets the most plot significance. World-weary and often a DeadpanSnarker, he nevertheless has a good heart and sound advice -- and since he is constantly around people [[DrowningMySorrows drowning their sorrows]], he gets the chance to exercise his sagacity slightly more often than his female counterpart, the 'fourth type' of waitress. May show some level of control or authority over the protagonists as the keeper of their favourite watering hole. Since he's the one who's ''not'' drinking, it would perhaps make sense for him to be the clearest-headed in his milieu. Although most commonly male, women can also serve in this role. If this character is black (or otherwise a member of an ethnic minority), the writer should be careful lest they end up accidentally writing this character as a MagicalNegro.
* '''Pub Landlord/Landlady:''' A British version of the Bartender, but has some important differences. As they actually own the pub, they have even more power. They're generally rougher around the edges and keener to get involved in arguments and fights; they may be patriotic to the point of nationalism and its attendant bigotry. Their advice isn't as reliable as their American counterparts, but they do get more personally attached to their "regulars," becoming more emotionally involved than the bartender, who watches from the sidelines -- they're more likely to be major characters, and as such can't be allowed to have the unimpeached wisdom of the bartender. Despite the fact that they identify themselves as British, they're nearly all English - Scottish, Welsh and Irish landlords/ladies are comparatively rare.
* '''Pub Landlord/Landlady:''' A British version of the Bartender, but has some important differences. As they actually own the pub, they have even more power. They're generally rougher around the edges and keener to get involved in arguments and fights; they may be patriotic to the point of nationalism and its attendant bigotry. Their advice isn't as reliable as their American counterparts, but they do get more personally attached to their "regulars," becoming more emotionally involved than the bartender, who watches from the sidelines -- they're more likely to be major characters, and as such can't be allowed to have the unimpeached wisdom of the bartender. Despite the fact that they identify themselves as British, they're nearly all English - Scottish, Welsh and Irish landlords/ladies are comparatively rare.
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* '''Bartender:''' The type who usually gets the most plot significance. World-weary and often a DeadpanSnarker, he nevertheless has a good heart and sound advice -- and since he is constantly around people [[DrowningMySorrows drowning their sorrows]], he gets the chance to exercise his sagacity slightly more often than his female counterpart, the 'fourth type' of waitress. May show some level of control or authority over the protagonists as the keeper of their favourite favorite watering hole. Since he's the one who's ''not'' drinking, it would perhaps make sense for him to be the clearest-headed in his milieu. Often engages in ObsessiveCompulsiveBarkeeping. Although most commonly male, women can also serve in this role. If this character is black (or otherwise a member of an ethnic minority), the writer should be careful lest they end up accidentally writing this character as a MagicalNegro.
*'''Pub Landlord/Landlady:''' '''[[MyLocal Pub Landlord/Landlady]]:''' A British version of the Bartender, but has some important differences. As they actually own the pub, they have even more power. They're generally rougher around the edges and keener to get involved in arguments and fights; they may be patriotic to the point of nationalism and its attendant bigotry. Their advice isn't as reliable as their American counterparts, but they do get more personally attached to their "regulars," becoming more emotionally involved than the bartender, who watches from the sidelines -- they're more likely to be major characters, and as such can't be allowed to have the unimpeached wisdom of the bartender. Despite the fact that they identify themselves as British, they're nearly all English - Scottish, Welsh and Irish landlords/ladies are comparatively rare.
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* '''Breastaurant Waitress:''' A fast-casual type of joint where the selling point is the waitress corps of young, perky women in revealing outfits. Expect the waitstaff here to be bubbly [[BrainlessBeauty Brainless Beauties]] between 18-28, though one or two may have HiddenDepths, while the cooks are pathetic, frustrated men kept out of the public eye. This setting is the ideal place to show off a lot of tropes; to put the main cast's MsFanservice into something both titillating and embarrassing, for example, or to show that one or more male character is NotDistractedByTheSexy.
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* '''Breastaurant Waitress:''' '''[[BikiniBar Breastaurant Waitress]]:''' A fast-casual type of joint where the selling point is [[FanserviceWithASmile the waitress corps of young, perky women in revealing outfits.outfits]]. Expect the waitstaff here to be bubbly [[BrainlessBeauty Brainless Beauties]] between 18-28, though one or two may have HiddenDepths, while the cooks are pathetic, frustrated men kept out of the public eye. This setting is the ideal place to show off a lot of tropes; to put the main cast's MsFanservice into something both titillating and embarrassing, for example, or to show that one or more male character is NotDistractedByTheSexy.
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* '''Cafeteria Worker:''' Usually female, especially if the setting is a school lunchroom. Middle-aged or older, hostile, hates the students, expresses said hatred by slamming food onto trays and responding less than sympathetically when they ask if there's anything else to eat. Virtually always a LethalChef, carrying on the tradition of horrible school food, and for some reason often a FunnyForeigner. In non-school settings, the same may apply, or the job may be filled by a younger male convict on work-release, with visible tattoos and piercings, who's not happy about having to wear the hair net and apron. For comic effect, he may care deeply about the quality of the food.
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* '''Cafeteria Worker:''' Usually female, especially if the setting is a school lunchroom. Middle-aged or older, hostile, hates the students, expresses said hatred by slamming food onto trays and responding less than sympathetically when they ask if there's anything else to eat. Virtually always a LethalChef, carrying on the tradition of horrible school food, and for some reason often a FunnyForeigner. In non-school settings, such as prisons, the same may apply, or the job may be filled by a younger male convict on work-release, with visible tattoos and piercings, who's not happy about having to wear the hair net and apron. For comic effect, he may care deeply about the quality of the food.
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In real life, it's worth bearing in mind that the annoying things that waiting staff do, and TV parodies of same -- such as the infamous "Have a nice day" or the particularly embarrassing renditions of "Happy Birthday" -- are probably twice as irritating to the waiters and waitresses as they are to the recipient. Especially considering [[http://www.notalwaysright.com how many stupid customers they encounter on a daily basis.]]
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In real life, it's worth bearing in mind that the annoying things that waiting staff do, and TV parodies of same -- such as the infamous "Have a nice day" or in the case of {{Kitschy Themed Restaurant}}s, the particularly embarrassing renditions of "Happy Birthday" -- are probably twice as irritating to the waiters and waitresses as they are to the recipient. [[Website/NotAlwaysRight Especially considering considering]] [[http://www.notalwaysright.com how many stupid customers they encounter on a daily basis.]]
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* Moe of ''TheSimpsons'' is a subversion of the stereotypical bartender. Rather than be wise and helpful, he seems to be the only one worse off than his patrons, and his advice is rarely helpful.
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* Moe of ''TheSimpsons'' is a subversion of the stereotypical bartender. Rather than be wise and helpful, he seems to be the only one worse off than his patrons, and his advice is rarely helpful.
helpful. The school cafeteria worker, Lunchlady Doris, plays her {{stereotype}} straight with all the apathy and health-code violations you's expect from Springfield.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{SuperJail}}'' has a few cafeteria workers who like to spice up the usual prison slop with snot and old bloomers.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{SuperJail}}'' has a few cafeteria workers who like to spice up the usual prison slop with snot and old bloomers.
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* '''Bartender:''' The type who usually gets the most plot significance. World-weary and often a DeadpanSnarker, he nevertheless has a good heart and sound advice -- and since he is constantly around people [[DrowningMySorrows drowning their sorrows]], he gets the chance to exercise his sagacity slightly more often than his female counterpart, the 'fourth type' of waitress. May show some level of control or authority over the protagonists as the keeper of their favourite watering hole. Since he's the one who's ''not'' drinking, it would perhaps make sense for him to be the clearest-headed in his milieu. Although most commonly male, women can also serve in this role. If this character is black (or otherwise a member of an ethnic minority), the writer should be careful writing this character as a MagicalNegro.
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* '''Bartender:''' The type who usually gets the most plot significance. World-weary and often a DeadpanSnarker, he nevertheless has a good heart and sound advice -- and since he is constantly around people [[DrowningMySorrows drowning their sorrows]], he gets the chance to exercise his sagacity slightly more often than his female counterpart, the 'fourth type' of waitress. May show some level of control or authority over the protagonists as the keeper of their favourite watering hole. Since he's the one who's ''not'' drinking, it would perhaps make sense for him to be the clearest-headed in his milieu. Although most commonly male, women can also serve in this role. If this character is black (or otherwise a member of an ethnic minority), the writer should be careful lest they end up accidentally writing this character as a MagicalNegro.
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* '''Bartender:''' The type who usually gets the most plot significance. World-weary and often a DeadpanSnarker, he nevertheless has a good heart and sound advice -- and since he is constantly around people [[DrowningMySorrows drowning their sorrows]], he gets the chance to exercise his sagacity slightly more often than his female counterpart, the 'fourth type' of waitress. May show some level of control or authority over the protagonists as the keeper of their favourite watering hole. Since he's the one who's ''not'' drinking, it would perhaps make sense for him to be the clearest-headed in his milieu.
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* '''Bartender:''' The type who usually gets the most plot significance. World-weary and often a DeadpanSnarker, he nevertheless has a good heart and sound advice -- and since he is constantly around people [[DrowningMySorrows drowning their sorrows]], he gets the chance to exercise his sagacity slightly more often than his female counterpart, the 'fourth type' of waitress. May show some level of control or authority over the protagonists as the keeper of their favourite watering hole. Since he's the one who's ''not'' drinking, it would perhaps make sense for him to be the clearest-headed in his milieu. Although most commonly male, women can also serve in this role. If this character is black (or otherwise a member of an ethnic minority), the writer should be careful writing this character as a MagicalNegro.
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* '''Outdoor Vendor''': Commonly seen in shows set in New York, Philly, etc., they can run either extreme of being super-easygoing and frequently chatting with the characters (generally making them a mobile version of the Pub Landlord or Bartender), or they will be surly and impatient SeenItAll types (this tends to show up when the characters are holding up their business by holding a conversation in front of their carts, or flat out complaining about or being slow about paying for their food.) Nearly always male; if set in a contemporary US or European city, likely to be a FunnyForeigner, especially if the cart is "ethnic" (e.g. the "Halal trucks" ubiquitous on the US East Coast, generally run by Arab or Turkish immigrants).
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* '''Outdoor Vendor''': Commonly seen in shows set in New York, Philly, etc., they can run either extreme of being super-easygoing and frequently chatting with the characters (generally making them a mobile version of the Pub Landlord or Bartender), or they will be surly and impatient SeenItAll types (this tends to show up when the characters are holding up their business by holding a conversation in front of their carts, or flat out complaining about or being slow about paying for their food.) Nearly always male; if set in a contemporary US or European city, likely to be a FunnyForeigner, especially if the cart is "ethnic" (e.g. the "Halal trucks" carts" ubiquitous on the US East Coast, generally run by Arab or Turkish immigrants).
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* '''Outdoor Vendor''': Commonly seen in shows set in New York, Philly etc., they can run either extreme of being super-easygoing and frequently chatting with the characters (generally making them a mobile version of the Pub Landlord or Bartender), or they will be surly and impatient SeenItAll types (this tends to show up when the characters are holding up their business by holding a conversation in front of their carts, or flat out complaining about or being slow about paying for their food.) Nearly always male.
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* '''Outdoor Vendor''': Commonly seen in shows set in New York, Philly Philly, etc., they can run either extreme of being super-easygoing and frequently chatting with the characters (generally making them a mobile version of the Pub Landlord or Bartender), or they will be surly and impatient SeenItAll types (this tends to show up when the characters are holding up their business by holding a conversation in front of their carts, or flat out complaining about or being slow about paying for their food.) Nearly always male.male; if set in a contemporary US or European city, likely to be a FunnyForeigner, especially if the cart is "ethnic" (e.g. the "Halal trucks" ubiquitous on the US East Coast, generally run by Arab or Turkish immigrants).
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* '''Coffee Shop:''' Staffed by teenagers/young adults (with a somewhat higher proportion of males than in diners) trying to fund their way through college--or more recently, pay off student loans because having graduated college, they can't find work in their field. Use the obligatory coffee-speak ("Is that a grande mocha latte or a regular?"), annoying the protagonists in the process. One of the few types who are shown to have ambitions beyond the restaurant, and as a result, have an air of "I'm too good for this job." They exhibit a similar pretentious attitude to that of the exclusive restaurant waiter, but without the class. Or the moustache.
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* '''Coffee Shop:''' Staffed by teenagers/young adults (with a somewhat higher proportion of males than in diners) trying to fund their way through college--or more recently, pay off student loans because having graduated college, they can't find work in their field. Use the obligatory coffee-speak ("Is that a grande mocha latte or a regular?"), annoying the protagonists in the process. One of the few types who are shown to have ambitions beyond the restaurant, and as a result, have an air of "I'm too good for this job." They exhibit a similar pretentious attitude to that of the exclusive restaurant waiter, but without the class. Or the moustache.moustache--although if the story is set anytime since about 2010, a male barista is rather likely to sport an rather impressive beard.
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* Max and Caroline represent a mixed bag of these stereotypes in TwoBrokeGirls as they work to save money to start a business.
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* Max and Caroline represent a mixed bag of these stereotypes in TwoBrokeGirls ''Series/TwoBrokeGirls'' as they work to save money to start a business.
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* Ernie, owner of the titular juice bar Ernie's, and Hayley proprieter of Hayley's Cyberspace in PowerRangers and PR Dino Thunder respectively may well be subversions in that Ernie appears to love his bar and his customers, and Hayley's is well respected in Reefside.
* ''MarriedWithChildren'': When Kelly Bundy becomes a waitress, one of her former teachers uses this to scare girls into doing better in class than Kelly did.
* Quark of ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' plays with the Bartender stereotype. He runs the Ferengi bar and gambling establishment on the Promenade, is conniving, greedy, sexist, (occasionally) cowardly, and selfish -- all traits highly admired by the Ferengi -- and is constantly involved in some sort of shady deal using his bar as a front. He ''does'' try to keep up the appearances of the friendly neighborhood barkeep, and is an offerer of (occasionally) useful advice to the rest of the crew. Here and there, however, he reveals that he actually is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, and genuinely does care about his patrons' well-being (of course, that's ''also'' a Rule of Acquisition: good customers are to be treasured).
* ''{{Cheers}}'' had a few of these. Sam was the Bar Owner for most of the series and when he wasn't, Rebecca filled the role as manager. Diane was the "reduced to waitress" variety of Barmaid, while Carla filled the surly (to say the least) variety. Coach and Woody were Bartenders, but were more of TheDitz, than the standard TV bartender.
* ''MarriedWithChildren'': When Kelly Bundy becomes a waitress, one of her former teachers uses this to scare girls into doing better in class than Kelly did.
* Quark of ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' plays with the Bartender stereotype. He runs the Ferengi bar and gambling establishment on the Promenade, is conniving, greedy, sexist, (occasionally) cowardly, and selfish -- all traits highly admired by the Ferengi -- and is constantly involved in some sort of shady deal using his bar as a front. He ''does'' try to keep up the appearances of the friendly neighborhood barkeep, and is an offerer of (occasionally) useful advice to the rest of the crew. Here and there, however, he reveals that he actually is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, and genuinely does care about his patrons' well-being (of course, that's ''also'' a Rule of Acquisition: good customers are to be treasured).
* ''{{Cheers}}'' had a few of these. Sam was the Bar Owner for most of the series and when he wasn't, Rebecca filled the role as manager. Diane was the "reduced to waitress" variety of Barmaid, while Carla filled the surly (to say the least) variety. Coach and Woody were Bartenders, but were more of TheDitz, than the standard TV bartender.
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* Ernie, owner of the titular juice bar Ernie's, and Hayley proprieter proprietor of Hayley's Cyberspace in PowerRangers and PR Dino Thunder respectively may well be subversions in that Ernie appears to love his bar and his customers, and Hayley's is well respected in Reefside.
*''MarriedWithChildren'': ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'': When Kelly Bundy becomes a waitress, one of her former teachers uses this to scare girls into doing better in class than Kelly did.
* Quark of''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' plays with the Bartender stereotype. He runs the Ferengi bar and gambling establishment on the Promenade, is conniving, greedy, sexist, (occasionally) cowardly, and selfish -- all traits highly admired by the Ferengi -- and is constantly involved in some sort of shady deal using his bar as a front. He ''does'' try to keep up the appearances of the friendly neighborhood barkeep, and is an offerer of (occasionally) useful advice to the rest of the crew. Here and there, however, he reveals that he actually is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, and genuinely does care about his patrons' well-being (of course, that's ''also'' a Rule of Acquisition: good customers are to be treasured).
*''{{Cheers}}'' ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' had a few of these. Sam was the Bar Owner for most of the series and when he wasn't, Rebecca filled the role as manager. Diane was the "reduced to waitress" variety of Barmaid, while Carla filled the surly (to say the least) variety. Coach and Woody were Bartenders, but were more of TheDitz, than the standard TV bartender.
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* In the {{webcomic}} ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'', we are introduced to LoveInterest Nanasawa Kimiko as Family Restaurant waitress type #1: Young, aspiring (voice) actress, and ''klutzy''. This editor owns a coffee mug advertising "Kimiko's World-Famous Lap Pour Blend". This being Megatokyo, she soon gets [[TheChrisCarterEffect way too many aspects to her personality]].
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* Adam Sandler's "Lunch Lady Land" from SaturdayNightLive is an ode (I guess) to cafeteria workers, complete with Chris Farley as the Lunch Lady in an interpretive dance!
* Penny from {{The Big Bang Theory}}, while only ditzy in comparison to the rest of the cast, is the typical young diner/Family Restautant waitress who hopes to make it as an actress. Subversion with her friend and colleague Bernadette, who works at the Cheesecake Factory to pay her way through microbiology grad school.
* Penny from {{The Big Bang Theory}}, while only ditzy in comparison to the rest of the cast, is the typical young diner/Family Restautant waitress who hopes to make it as an actress. Subversion with her friend and colleague Bernadette, who works at the Cheesecake Factory to pay her way through microbiology grad school.
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* Adam Sandler's "Lunch Lady Land" from SaturdayNightLive ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' is an ode (I guess) to cafeteria workers, complete with Chris Farley as the Lunch Lady in an interpretive dance!
* Penny from{{The ''Series/{{The Big Bang Theory}}, Theory}}'', while only ditzy in comparison to the rest of the cast, is the typical young diner/Family Restautant Restaurant waitress who hopes to make it as an actress. Subversion with her friend and colleague Bernadette, who works at the Cheesecake Factory to pay her way through microbiology grad school.
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* In the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', Bruce Campbell plays two different kinds of service-provider. In ''Film/SpiderMan2'', he's a snobbish theather usher, but, in ''Film/SpiderMan3'', he's a rare subversion: a friendly French restaurant waiter.
** In [[Film/SpiderMan the first movie]], Mary Jane has to work at a diner while not finding work as an actress.
** In [[Film/SpiderMan the first movie]], Mary Jane has to work at a diner while not finding work as an actress.
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* In the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'':
** Bruce Campbell plays two different kinds of service-provider. In ''Film/SpiderMan2'', he's a snobbish theather usher, but, in ''Film/SpiderMan3'', he's a rare subversion: a friendly French restaurant waiter.
** In[[Film/SpiderMan [[Film/SpiderMan1 the first movie]], Mary Jane has to work at a diner while not finding work as an actress.
** Bruce Campbell plays two different kinds of service-provider. In ''Film/SpiderMan2'', he's a snobbish theather usher, but, in ''Film/SpiderMan3'', he's a rare subversion: a friendly French restaurant waiter.
** In
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* ''{{Cheers}}'' had a few of these. Sam was the Bar Owner for most of the series and when he wasn't, Rebecca filled the role as manager. Diane was the "reduced to waitress" variety of Barmaid, while Carla filled the surly (to say the least) variety.
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* ''{{Cheers}}'' had a few of these. Sam was the Bar Owner for most of the series and when he wasn't, Rebecca filled the role as manager. Diane was the "reduced to waitress" variety of Barmaid, while Carla filled the surly (to say the least) variety.
variety. Coach and Woody were Bartenders, but were more of TheDitz, than the standard TV bartender.
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* Webcomic ''FriendlyHostility'' has a coffee-shop girl who behaves much like the stereotypical diner waitress. That's to say she's friendly, incompetent and sympathetic (Arath: "That better not be pity coffee I smell") and she's a walking plot device.
* In the {{webcomic}} ''{{Megatokyo}}'', we are introduced to LoveInterest Nanasawa Kimiko as Family Restaurant waitress type #1: Young, aspiring (voice) actress, and ''klutzy''. This editor owns a coffee mug advertising "Kimiko's World-Famous Lap Pour Blend". This being Megatokyo, she soon gets [[TheChrisCarterEffect way too many aspects to her personality]].
* [[AvertedTrope Averted]] entirely by ''QuestionableContent''. Half the cast works at the Coffee of Doom, one owns it, and the rest hang out there with a high degree of regularity.
* In the {{webcomic}} ''{{Megatokyo}}'', we are introduced to LoveInterest Nanasawa Kimiko as Family Restaurant waitress type #1: Young, aspiring (voice) actress, and ''klutzy''. This editor owns a coffee mug advertising "Kimiko's World-Famous Lap Pour Blend". This being Megatokyo, she soon gets [[TheChrisCarterEffect way too many aspects to her personality]].
* [[AvertedTrope Averted]] entirely by ''QuestionableContent''. Half the cast works at the Coffee of Doom, one owns it, and the rest hang out there with a high degree of regularity.
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* Webcomic ''FriendlyHostility'' ''Webcomic/FriendlyHostility'' has a coffee-shop girl who behaves much like the stereotypical diner waitress. That's to say she's friendly, incompetent and sympathetic (Arath: "That better not be pity coffee I smell") and she's a walking plot device.
* In the {{webcomic}}''{{Megatokyo}}'', ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'', we are introduced to LoveInterest Nanasawa Kimiko as Family Restaurant waitress type #1: Young, aspiring (voice) actress, and ''klutzy''. This editor owns a coffee mug advertising "Kimiko's World-Famous Lap Pour Blend". This being Megatokyo, she soon gets [[TheChrisCarterEffect way too many aspects to her personality]].
* [[AvertedTrope Averted]] entirely by''QuestionableContent''.''Webcomic/QuestionableContent''. Half the cast works at the Coffee of Doom, one owns it, and the rest hang out there with a high degree of regularity.
* In the {{webcomic}}
* [[AvertedTrope Averted]] entirely by
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* ''SluggyFreelance'' featured a posh restaurant with a waiter who's insulting attitude towards customers in general and Torg in particular went [[RefugeInAudacity way over the top]]. When the restaurant burned down, the waiter was [[BurgerFool reduced to working fast food]] ... and was as insulting as ever.
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* ''SluggyFreelance'' ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' featured a posh restaurant with a waiter who's insulting attitude towards customers in general and Torg in particular went [[RefugeInAudacity way over the top]]. When the restaurant burned down, the waiter was [[BurgerFool reduced to working fast food]] ... and was as insulting as ever.
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* In the webcomic ''DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'', Dan's older sister Alexi owns the Lost Lake Inn. Think of a furry version of the Pub Landlady. With a HyperspaceMallet. Abel, the newcomer to the cast, says "She's the third scarest thing I've ever seen." And he's an ''[[NobleDemon incubus]]''!
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* In the webcomic ''DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'', ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'', Dan's older sister Alexi owns the Lost Lake Inn. Think of a furry version of the Pub Landlady. With a HyperspaceMallet. Abel, the newcomer to the cast, says "She's the third scarest thing I've ever seen." And he's an ''[[NobleDemon incubus]]''!
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* '''Breastaurant Watress:''' A fast-casual type of joint where the selling point is the waitress corps of young, perky women in revealing outfits. Expect the waitstaff here to be bubbly [[BrainlessBeauty Brainless Beauties]] between 18-28, though one or two may have HiddenDepths, while the cooks are pathetic, frustrated men kept out of the public eye. This setting is the ideal place to show off a lot of tropes; to put the main cast's MsFanservice into something both titillating and embarrassing, for example, or to show that one or more male character is NotDistractedByTheSexy.
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* '''Breastaurant Watress:''' Waitress:''' A fast-casual type of joint where the selling point is the waitress corps of young, perky women in revealing outfits. Expect the waitstaff here to be bubbly [[BrainlessBeauty Brainless Beauties]] between 18-28, though one or two may have HiddenDepths, while the cooks are pathetic, frustrated men kept out of the public eye. This setting is the ideal place to show off a lot of tropes; to put the main cast's MsFanservice into something both titillating and embarrassing, for example, or to show that one or more male character is NotDistractedByTheSexy.
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* [[FinalFantasyVII Tifa]] can generally be described as the World's Friendliest Barmaid...although this may have something to do with having seen/done it all, losing almost everything including her life as a kid and having nowhere to look but up, and having to put on a poker face to disguise the fact that she is a terrorist working in enemy territory.
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* [[FinalFantasyVII [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa]] can generally be described as the World's Friendliest Barmaid...although this may have something to do with having seen/done it all, losing almost everything including her life as a kid and having nowhere to look but up, and having to put on a poker face to disguise the fact that she is a terrorist working in enemy territory.
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* '''Outdoor Vendor''': Commonly seen in shows set in New York, Philly etc., they can run either extreme of being super-easygoing and frequently chatting with the characters (generally making them a mobile version of the Pub Landlord or Bartender), or they will be surly and impatient SeenItAll types (this tends to show up when the characters are holding up their business by holding a conversation in front of their carts, or flat out complaining about or being slow about paying for their food.)
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* '''Outdoor Vendor''': Commonly seen in shows set in New York, Philly etc., they can run either extreme of being super-easygoing and frequently chatting with the characters (generally making them a mobile version of the Pub Landlord or Bartender), or they will be surly and impatient SeenItAll types (this tends to show up when the characters are holding up their business by holding a conversation in front of their carts, or flat out complaining about or being slow about paying for their food.)) Nearly always male.
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* The depressing scenario in ''SlidingDoors'' had the heroine fired from her job to become a waitress/delivery girl for a sandwich bar, much to the delight of her boyfriend's "other woman", who revels in exploiting and insulting her, knowing that her rival can't fight back.
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* The depressing scenario in ''SlidingDoors'' ''Film/SlidingDoors'' had the heroine fired from her job to become a waitress/delivery girl for a sandwich bar, much to the delight of her boyfriend's "other woman", who revels in exploiting and insulting her, knowing that her rival can't fight back.
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* One of the early arcs in TheSandman takes place in a diner, where the waitress is a friendly matron-type who inserts the people she sees into her stories. It's later revealed that she had a son who ran away from home, [[spoiler: became a male prostitute in New York, went to prison for knifing his pimp, and continued selling his ass behind bars. An on-off relationship of hers reveals that while he was doing time, he screwed her son.]] [[DysfunctionJunction The rest of the clients aren't better.]]
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* One of the early arcs in TheSandman ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' takes place in a diner, where the waitress is a friendly matron-type who inserts the people she sees into her stories. It's later revealed that she had a son who ran away from home, [[spoiler: became a male prostitute in New York, went to prison for knifing his pimp, and continued selling his ass behind bars. An on-off relationship of hers reveals that while he was doing time, he screwed her son.]] [[DysfunctionJunction The rest of the clients aren't better.]]
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Someone put the Power Rangers entry in Western Animation but it\'s live action.
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* Ernie, owner of the titular juice bar Ernie's, and Hayley proprieter of Hayley's Cyberspace in PowerRangers and PR Dino Thunder respectively may well be subversions in that Ernie appears to love his bar and his customers, and Hayley's is well respected in Reefside.
* ''MarriedWithChildren'': When Kelly Bundy becomes a waitress, one of her former teachers uses this to scare girls into doing better in class than Kelly did.
* ''MarriedWithChildren'': When Kelly Bundy becomes a waitress, one of her former teachers uses this to scare girls into doing better in class than Kelly did.
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* Ernie, owner of the titular juice bar Ernie's, and Hayley proprieter of Hayley's Cyberspace in Power Rangers and PR Dino Thunder respectively may well be subversions in that Ernie appears to love his bar and his customers, and Hayley's is well respected in Reefside.
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* '''Diner/Family Restaurant:''' Totally different story. The waiting staff are usually all female, for a start. If they're young, they're TheDitz, and possibly an aspiring actress as well. While not really that good at their job, being prone to spilling things and tripping over, they are willing to lend a friendly ear, occasionally [[DumbIsGood give half-sensible advice]] and volunteer as a GirlOfTheWeek or other temporary love interest. If a young waitress isn't TheDitz, then she's usually unpleasant and rude to her customers. The other type of waitress found in a diner is the bitter, middle aged matriarch who feels life has passed her by. She slams the food down on the table, intimidates the customers and acts as if she owns the place...and she's been working there for so long, she practically does. The ''fourth'' type is female, middle-aged (between 40 and 50), usually somewhat portly, cordial and maternal (...although she takes no shit from anyone) and knows all the regular visitors of the diner by name; she's seen it all, and has a philosophical view on life. If anyone should try to rob the diner, she may well beat the jerk with a broom, depending on the tone of the story. Usually married multiple times from a combination of divorce and widowhood, and her children are all grown up.
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* '''Diner/Family Restaurant:''' Totally different story. The waiting staff are usually all female, for a start. If they're young, they're TheDitz, and possibly an aspiring actress as well. While not really that good at their job, being prone to spilling things and tripping over, they are willing to lend a friendly ear, occasionally [[DumbIsGood give half-sensible advice]] and volunteer as a GirlOfTheWeek or other temporary love interest. If a young waitress isn't TheDitz, then she's usually unpleasant and rude to her customers. The other type of waitress found in a diner is the bitter, middle aged matriarch who feels life has passed her by. She slams the food down on the table, intimidates the customers and acts as if she owns the place...and she's been working there for so long, she practically does. The ''fourth'' type is female, middle-aged (between 40 and 50), usually somewhat portly, cordial and maternal (...although she takes no shit from anyone) and knows all the regular visitors of the diner by name; she's seen it all, and has a philosophical view on life. If anyone should try to rob the diner, she may well beat the jerk with a broom, depending on the tone of the story. Usually married multiple times from a combination of divorce and widowhood, and her children are all grown up. All of these diner ladies may or may not be chewing gum while working, either cracking the gum or [[BubblegumPopping blowing bubbles]].
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* Sketch show ''ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' did a sketch that parodied the idea of the Posh Waiter. Said waiter admonished a young couple for asking for the house red, before declaring "We're back - the incredibly posh people who are still unaccountably waiters!"
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* Sketch show ''ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' did a sketch that parodied the idea of the Posh Waiter. Said waiter admonished a young couple for asking for the house red, before declaring "We're back - the incredibly posh people who are still unaccountably waiters!"
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** [[{{Fanon}} He is, damn it]]. And The Wolf is Mr. White...even though White is supposed to be the cousin of Jimmy Dimmick, whose house The Wolf has to clean up, and they act like they've never met. Oh, and [[spoiler: WordOfGod says he's dead]]. [[FanDumb Minor issues, really]].
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The reason for this is probably that these jobs are as close to "servant" class as is believable in the modern world; waiters and waitresses aren't supposed to answer back, "service with a smile" is all but mandatory, and the wages aren't particularly good. An angry or rude member of waiting staff is supposed to be jarring, because they're not "allowed" to talk to the customers like that. Interestingly, people who deal with alcohol rather than food get given a higher status, with bartenders and pub landlords given more power, personality and frequently wisdom, than their table-waiting equivalents.
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The reason for this is probably that these jobs are as close to "servant" class as is believable in the modern world; waiters and waitresses aren't supposed to answer back, "service with a smile" is all but mandatory, and the wages aren't particularly good. good, so they're forced to bow and scrape for tips. An angry or rude member of waiting staff is supposed to be jarring, because they're not "allowed" to talk to the customers like that. Interestingly, people who deal with alcohol rather than food get given a higher status, with bartenders and pub landlords given more power, personality and frequently wisdom, than their table-waiting equivalents.
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* '''Barmaid:''' the people below the Landlord/Landlady. Will generally be surly and display quite a bit of cleavage.
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* '''Barmaid:''' the people below the Landlord/Landlady. Will generally be surly and display quite a bit of cleavage.cleavage.
* '''Breastaurant Watress:''' A fast-casual type of joint where the selling point is the waitress corps of young, perky women in revealing outfits. Expect the waitstaff here to be bubbly [[BrainlessBeauty Brainless Beauties]] between 18-28, though one or two may have HiddenDepths, while the cooks are pathetic, frustrated men kept out of the public eye. This setting is the ideal place to show off a lot of tropes; to put the main cast's MsFanservice into something both titillating and embarrassing, for example, or to show that one or more male character is NotDistractedByTheSexy.
* '''Breastaurant Watress:''' A fast-casual type of joint where the selling point is the waitress corps of young, perky women in revealing outfits. Expect the waitstaff here to be bubbly [[BrainlessBeauty Brainless Beauties]] between 18-28, though one or two may have HiddenDepths, while the cooks are pathetic, frustrated men kept out of the public eye. This setting is the ideal place to show off a lot of tropes; to put the main cast's MsFanservice into something both titillating and embarrassing, for example, or to show that one or more male character is NotDistractedByTheSexy.
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* In the ''{{Film/Spider-Man}}'' films, Bruce Campbell plays two different kinds of service-provider. In ''Spider-Man 2'', he's a snobbish theather usher, but, in ''Spider-Man 3'', he's a rare subversion: a friendly French restaurant waiter.
** In the first movie, Mary Jane has to work at a diner while not finding work as an actress.
* ''ReservoirDogs'': we discover in the very first scene that Mr Pink doesn't tip, because he doesn't believe in it. The other crooks all press him to defend his decision and he is eventually shamed into tipping, but the actual waitress is never even ''seen''.
** Pink's actor reappears in ''PulpFiction'' playing the waiter. Due to the nature of Tarantino movies [[spoiler: and the ambiguity of Pink's fate]] it is actually possible that the waiter ''is'' Pink.
** In the first movie, Mary Jane has to work at a diner while not finding work as an actress.
* ''ReservoirDogs'': we discover in the very first scene that Mr Pink doesn't tip, because he doesn't believe in it. The other crooks all press him to defend his decision and he is eventually shamed into tipping, but the actual waitress is never even ''seen''.
** Pink's actor reappears in ''PulpFiction'' playing the waiter. Due to the nature of Tarantino movies [[spoiler: and the ambiguity of Pink's fate]] it is actually possible that the waiter ''is'' Pink.
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* In the ''{{Film/Spider-Man}}'' films, ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', Bruce Campbell plays two different kinds of service-provider. In ''Spider-Man 2'', ''Film/SpiderMan2'', he's a snobbish theather usher, but, in ''Spider-Man 3'', ''Film/SpiderMan3'', he's a rare subversion: a friendly French restaurant waiter.
** In [[Film/SpiderMan the firstmovie, movie]], Mary Jane has to work at a diner while not finding work as an actress.
*''ReservoirDogs'': ''Film/ReservoirDogs'': we discover in the very first scene that Mr Pink doesn't tip, because he doesn't believe in it. The other crooks all press him to defend his decision and he is eventually shamed into tipping, but the actual waitress is never even ''seen''.
** Pink's actor reappears in''PulpFiction'' ''Film/PulpFiction'' playing the waiter. Due to the nature of Tarantino movies [[spoiler: and the ambiguity of Pink's fate]] it is actually possible that the waiter ''is'' Pink.
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* In TheBluesBrothers, Alan Rubin, the trumpet player, is found working as the Maitre d' in a posh restaurant. It's a bit subverted in that he's shown to be the most successful of the former band members and he refuses to come back to the band until Jake and Elwood begin acting as boorish and crude as possible and tell him that they'll eat at his restaurant for every meal until he agrees to come back.
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* In TheBluesBrothers, ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'', Alan Rubin, the trumpet player, is found working as the Maitre d' in a posh restaurant. It's a bit subverted in that he's shown to be the most successful of the former band members and he refuses to come back to the band until Jake and Elwood begin acting as boorish and crude as possible and tell him that they'll eat at his restaurant for every meal until he agrees to come back.
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* '''Coffee Shop:''' Staffed by teenagers/young adults (with a somewhat higher proportion of males than in diners) trying to fund their way through college. Use the obligatory coffee-speak ("Is that a grande mocha latte or a regular?"), annoying the protagonists in the process. One of the few types who are shown to have ambitions beyond the restaurant, and as a result, have an air of "I'm too good for this job." They exhibit a similar pretentious attitude to that of the exclusive restaurant waiter, but without the class. Or the moustache.
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* '''Coffee Shop:''' Staffed by teenagers/young adults (with a somewhat higher proportion of males than in diners) trying to fund their way through college.college--or more recently, pay off student loans because having graduated college, they can't find work in their field. Use the obligatory coffee-speak ("Is that a grande mocha latte or a regular?"), annoying the protagonists in the process. One of the few types who are shown to have ambitions beyond the restaurant, and as a result, have an air of "I'm too good for this job." They exhibit a similar pretentious attitude to that of the exclusive restaurant waiter, but without the class. Or the moustache.
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* Lampshaded in ''MassEffect2'' in the Citadel, when Shepard asks a turian bartender what was happening around the station and is promptly told to go check the news kiosks; he just serves drink. As he looks away, he comments under his breath that he has no idea why humans keep asking him that question.
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* Lampshaded in ''MassEffect2'' ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' in the Citadel, when Shepard asks a turian bartender what was happening around the station and is promptly told to go check the news kiosks; he just serves drink. As he looks away, he comments under his breath that he has no idea why humans keep asking him that question.
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Potholed related trope in description: Nice To The Waiter.
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Waiting staff are seldom members of the main cast. Most are walking plot devices, employed to highlight an aspect of a more important character's personality. If the waiter is rude and the heroine doesn't fight back, we know the heroine has trouble asserting herself. If a waitress trips up and is rescued by the hero, we know he's a nice guy. If someone leaves a big tip, we know they're generous ([[PetTheDog if not necessarily a good guy]]); if not, we know they're mean. Still worse than not the non-tippers is anyone who [[KickTheDog is rude to the waiters]]. The restaurant and those who work in it are only there to show off the important people, the staff aren't important in themselves.
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Waiting staff are seldom members of the main cast. Most are walking plot devices, employed to highlight an aspect of a more important character's personality. If the waiter is rude and the heroine doesn't fight back, we know the heroine has trouble asserting herself. If a waitress trips up and is rescued by the hero, we know he's a nice guy. If someone [[NiceToTheWaiter leaves a big tip, tip]], we know they're generous ([[PetTheDog if not necessarily a good guy]]); if not, we know they're mean. Still worse than not the non-tippers is anyone who [[KickTheDog is rude to the waiters]]. The restaurant and those who work in it are only there to show off the important people, the staff aren't important in themselves.
