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Anchovies are a StockYuck that is generally rare but is the absolute concrete example whenever it comes to pizza toppings. In fiction, when a pizza order is phoned in, [[HoldTheUnsolicitedIngredient "no anchovies"]] may be specifically mentioned.

This is something of a DiscreditedTrope since anchovies were never that popular as a pizza topping and are not even available at some pizzerias. In contemporary works this may be replaced by the more common and [[SeriousBusiness highly]] [[MemeticMutation controversial]] topping of pineapple, as most commonly seen in "Hawaiian pizza" (not actually Hawaiian in origin, but invented by a Greek-Canadian and named after a ''brand'' of canned pineapple; also uses ham and perhaps other meats like bacon), starting in TheNewTens.

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[[folder:Comedy]]
* On Creator/TheFiresignTheatre's album "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers", stoner George Tirebiter tries to order a pizza, saying "I want to order a pizza to go and no anchovies." But he gets hung up on. On the other side of the album, private eye Nick Danger gets a phone call from somebody who sounds suspiciously like Tirebiter, saying, "I want to order a pizza to go and no anchovies." Danger replies, "No anchovies? You've got the wrong man. I spell my name Danger!" and hangs up on him.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* In one installment of ''ComicStrip/TheBornLoser'', Brutus, the titular loser, is overjoyed at having an evening at home to himself, as he can order his favorite pizza, which the rest of his family can't stand. He gets on the phone and orders a large pizza with anchovies. The pizza place hangs up on him, assuming it to be a prank call.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'':
** There is one strip where Garfield is pretending to be a shark, and attacks a pizza in a feigned "feeding frenzy". His game is ruined in the last panel where he spits out the bite he took and says "Yuck! Anchovies!"
** [[DependingOnTheWriter In a much later strip,]] he does like them, and is annoyed when Jon and Odie are repulsed by his pizza. (Of course, he ''is'' [[StockAnimalDiet a cat.]])
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[[folder:Fan Fiction]]

* ''FanFic/FrozenMoonlight'': Sano likes anchovies. Everyone hates him for it.
* ''Fanfic/WanderOverFostersAUOneshot'' (''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'', ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''): Bloo is disgusted by Wander's vegetarian pizza with fruit as a topping.

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[[folder:Film - Animated]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'', the [[OurGeniesAreDifferent Genie]] mentions that the EvilSorceror Merlock wished for Atlantis to sink and Mt. Vesuvius to erupt. The ComicBookAdaptation adds that Merlock was also responsible for [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the creation of anchovy pizza.]]

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[[folder: Film - Live Action]]
* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': At the beginning of the film, Michelangelo is ordering pizza. He angrily threatens the person on the other end of the line about what would happen if they put anchovies on it, but is cut off before he can elaborate.
* ''Film/{{Spawn|1997}}'': Clown hates anchovies on his maggot-infested pizza.
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[[folder:Literature]]

* Played for drama in ''Literature/{{Stargirl}}.'' The title character, as part of an effort to be more "normal" so that her peers will like her again, goes to a pizza place with her boyfriend Leo. When she orders pizza with anchovies, he tells her that nobody likes anchovies. Her response is to pick all the anchovies off the pizza and dump them in her glass of water.
-->"I don't want to be like nobody."
* In ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', Vimes fears Vetinari may be getting poisoned by something he's eating, so he orders the Patrician a pizza from a random takeaway. Upper-class Vetinari has never even ''seen'' a pizza before, let alone expressed a toppings preference, yet Vimes specifically mentions it's got no anchovies.

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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]

* The ''Series/AdventuresInWonderland'' episode "Pizza de Resistance" reveals that the Queen of Hearts likes her pizza with everything on it... except anchovies. The Cheshire Cat on the other hand, being a [[StockAnimalDiet fish-loving feline]], thinks a pizza without anchovies is no pizza at all. This causes a problem at the Queen's pizza-baking contest, where the Tweedles end up being disqualified because the Cat secretly added anchovies to their pizza.
* In ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', Norm likes his pizza with anchovies, which also assures that nobody asks him to share it.
* On an episode of ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', Claire and her partner at the law firm order a pizza one night. The partner loves anchovies, Claire does not. Being lawyers, they manage to negotiate; the anchovies will not come into contact with any part of the pizza until it arrives, kept in a sealed, separate container. They draw the line at Claire's suggestion of the anchovies being delivered in a separate car.
* On ''Series/GoodEats'', Alton explains about ''nam pla'' (fish sauce), which is basically the East Asian answer to Worcestershire sauce. Both are made by fermenting anchovies, and both are damn near immune to spoilage once the fermentation process is complete. (The main difference is that nam pla doesn't typically use as many spices as Worcestershire does.) Nam pla smells strong right out of the bottle, but does mellow as it cooks.
* Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet: Teen delinquent Reggie Brooks holds a group of people hostage in a school, and when he gets hungry places this specific pizza order: "I want 10 pizzas with sausage, 10 with pepperoni. And NO anchovies! If I see ''one'' anchovy, I kill the librarian."

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[[folder:Music]]
* The Charlotte Diamond song "I am A Pizza" details the creation of a pizza. Various ingredients are listed, but it [[HoldTheUnsolicitedIngredient goes out of its way]] to add "No anchovies".
* "No Anchovies, Please" by the J. Geils Band. [[SpaceWhaleAesop Otherwise]] you will be kidnapped to a strange country where everyone talks SdrawkcabSpeech, and sacrificed for science.
* The children's song "P-A-R-T-Y", about a birthday party, mentions "Ordering the pizzas, no anchovies."

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[[folder:Puppet Shows]]

* Zigzagged in ''Series/ThePuzzlePlace'', where the episode "Leon's Pizza" reveals that anchovies are Jody's favorite pizza topping... but no one else agrees.

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[[folder:Video Games]]

* In ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons,'' the player character's comment upon catching an anchovy is "Stay away from my pizza!"

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[[folder:Webcomics]]

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Susan trolls Nanase by pretending to order a pizza with [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=374 "as many anchovies as you can manage"]].
* ''Webcomic/FullFrontalNerdity'': When Shawn rejoins the table, remotely, via webcam, [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=63 Lewis points out that the by-laws state everyone has to chip in on pizza]], regardless of how little they eat. Shawn quickly counters by stating his preferred toppings are pineapple, anchovies and onions, and encourages them to chow down.
* ''Webcomic/TheClassMenagerie'': Brad orders pizza in one strip, and successfully discourages Kevin from begging a slice from him by pointing out that the toppings are anchovies, feta cheese and pineapple (especially ironic considering that Kevin is an anthromorphic cat).
--> '''Brad''': If you're selfish, it helps to have exotic tastes.
* In one issue of ''Webcomic/LilGotham'', Damian orders pizza for himself and his friend Colin, and is appalled when Colin requests anchovies.

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[[folder:Web Video]]

* Jake Norville, formerly of ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'', is visibly disgusted in one of the behind the scenes vlogs when his character in ''Film/TheCinemaSnobMovie'' has to eat anchovy pizza in one scene.
-->'''Jake''': [through gritted teeth] ''You know, this pizza tastes PRETTY GOOD!!''

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[[folder:Western Animation]]

* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''; Whether the protagonists like them or not [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the continuity]]. They seem okay with them in the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 version]], where the special pizzas Michaelangelo gets for Irma's birthday party includes "[[CordonBleughChef anchovy butterscotch]]" flavor. However, in [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 the first movie]] Mikey clearly hates them telling the pizzeria on the phone: "...no anchovies, and I mean ''no'' anchovies. You put anchovies on this thing and you're in ''big trouble'', okay?"
* Inverted in the ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' episode "Nighty Nightmare," where Garfield complains because a pizza ''doesn't'' have anchovies on it. After all, [[StockAnimalDiet Garfield's a cat]].
** In "Binky Gets Cancelled...Again!", Garfield is trying to get the Buddy Bears to disagree on something so that Binky can come back on the air, so he tells them he's the chef and making pizza. They discuss what toppings they want, and argue when anchovies are brought up, making Garfield's plan work.
** Played straight in ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow''. Many times, Garfield makes it clear he doesn't like anchovies on pizza. One episode also features a race of alien for whom anchovies are toxic.
* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. Fry buys the last can of anchovies in existence to serve to his friends on a pizza. He enjoys them, but his friends [[AndZoidberg (except Zoidberg)]] do not (which he puts down to them being an "acquired taste"). Ironically, Zoidberg's species are actually ADDICTED to anchovies and are the reason the species is extinct in the future.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'' featured a BlobMonster that was vulnerable to salt. This was discovered when it always passed on Anchovies in foods it consumed. A RunningGag throughout the episode was someone saying "I can ''understand'' about the anchovies!" every time they came up.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', the Penguin likes pizza with anchovies. (He tends to like fish in general in most incarnations.)
* Another group of villains that like anchovies are the Delightful Children from Down the Lane in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. The Kids Next Door, however, are repulsed by them.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Talespin}}'' episode, "Pizza Pie in the Sky", Louie mentions to Baloo and Kit that he hates anchovies, but unfortunately doesn't get to explain why to them. When Baloo and Kit have to find some anchovies for Louie's pizza delivery business, they get irregular ones from a discount fish market. Just one whiff of them [[Main/WeaksauceWeakness makes Louie severely ill]]. Rebecca, on the other hand, loves anchovies [[spoiler:and sure enough, the pizza with anchovies is to be delivered to her]].
* In WesternAnimation/MonsterBusterClub's "Frogs in Space", the MBC hates anchovy-flavored pizza but Cathy eats it. [[spoiler:She finds out from her grandfather that she's allergic to anchovies.]]
* Inverted in the ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' episode "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp." After failing to get an award, Goofy is bummed. Max tries to make him feel better by offering to get pizza with him. Goofy declines, until Max offers to add "the little fishies" to the pizza.
* Played with in the pilot episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' where anthropomorphic anchovies terrorize the Krusty Krab.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'', Ralphie mentions that his dad will order anchovies on a pizza if he doesn't want Ralphie to eat it.
* Creator/CartoonNetwork's ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoon'' had the episode "No Tip", about a pizza boy who has to deliver a pizza to an eskimo couple and a polar bear living in the Arctic in less than five minutes. When they order the pizza, the polar bear requests "hold the anchovies". Of course the pizza maker still puts anchovies on the pizza, costing the pizza boy his tip once he almost kills himself reaching the Arctic, leading to him giving the customers a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and ending up in jail. (The pizza was also significantly worse for wear because of the trip, but it didn't seem to bother the customers)
* In the ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents'' pilot episode, Vicky tells Timmy she'll order pizza for them if he does the dishes (which Vicky had been told to do by the parents). Timmy complies, but tells her "No anchovies!" Guess what she orders on it.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' episode "Brunch of Disgustingness", when Chris serves pizza with jellyfish, grasshoppers, and live anchovies, Lindsay claims she hates anchovies.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BrunoTheKid'' episode "Give Pizza a Chance", Bruno is given a gadget in the shape of a slice of pizza, containing olives (really mini-grenades), cheese and pepperoni (really a super-strong nylon cord with a suction cup) and anchovies (which are only there to ensure that nobody eats the pizza).
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'' episode "It's Magic Time", after Dennis sees Max the Magnificent perform his carrot-to-pizza trick and points it out, Margaret explains that Max's pizza has anchovies on it, Joey responds in disgust.
* In ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'', Goofy and Max do a musical number, "Soup or Salad, Fries or Biscuits" (to the tune of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from ''Film/MaryPoppins'') and Goofy calls out "Hold the anchovies!" at one point. One really ''would'' want to hold the anchovies when serving food to WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid.
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[[folder:Other]]

* At one bar, they use one humorous CodeEmergency that signals [[OhCrap the arrival of the health inspector]] spoken over the phone: "I would like to order one anchovy pizza".
* Bad Anchovy from ''Toys/TheTrashPack'' is a mini and disgusting anchovy that is part of the "Grubz" team (food gone bad). His trading card has him popping up from the cheese strings of a now-moldy pizza, much to the horror of both the chef and his customer.
* Inverted on ''Website/NotAlwaysWorking'', in which [[https://notalwaysright.com/ordering-fish-in-troubled-waters/ one customer attempts to order an anchovy pizza]], and the employee, under the committed belief that nobody eats anchovies, first accuses them of making a prank call and then throws a tantrum.
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Anchovies are a StockYuck that is generally rare but is the absolute concrete example whenever it comes to pizza toppings. In fiction, when a pizza order is phoned in, [[HoldTheUnsolicitedIngredient "no anchovies"]] may be specifically mentioned.

This is something of a DiscreditedTrope since anchovies were never that popular as a pizza topping and are not even available at some pizzerias. In contemporary works this may be replaced by the more common and [[SeriousBusiness highly]] [[MemeticMutation controversial]] topping of pineapple, as most commonly seen in "Hawaiian pizza" (not actually Hawaiian in origin, but invented by a Greek-Canadian and named after a ''brand'' of canned pineapple; also uses ham and perhaps other meats like bacon), starting in TheNewTens.

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[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder:Comedy]]
* On Creator/TheFiresignTheatre's album "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers", stoner George Tirebiter tries to order a pizza, saying "I want to order a pizza to go and no anchovies." But he gets hung up on. On the other side of the album, private eye Nick Danger gets a phone call from somebody who sounds suspiciously like Tirebiter, saying, "I want to order a pizza to go and no anchovies." Danger replies, "No anchovies? You've got the wrong man. I spell my name Danger!" and hangs up on him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* In one installment of ''ComicStrip/TheBornLoser'', Brutus, the titular loser, is overjoyed at having an evening at home to himself, as he can order his favorite pizza, which the rest of his family can't stand. He gets on the phone and orders a large pizza with anchovies. The pizza place hangs up on him, assuming it to be a prank call.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'':
** There is one strip where Garfield is pretending to be a shark, and attacks a pizza in a feigned "feeding frenzy". His game is ruined in the last panel where he spits out the bite he took and says "Yuck! Anchovies!"
** [[DependingOnTheWriter In a much later strip,]] he does like them, and is annoyed when Jon and Odie are repulsed by his pizza. (Of course, he ''is'' [[StockAnimalDiet a cat.]])
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fan Fiction]]

* ''FanFic/FrozenMoonlight'': Sano likes anchovies. Everyone hates him for it.
* ''Fanfic/WanderOverFostersAUOneshot'' (''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'', ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''): Bloo is disgusted by Wander's vegetarian pizza with fruit as a topping.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Film - Animated]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'', the [[OurGeniesAreDifferent Genie]] mentions that the EvilSorceror Merlock wished for Atlantis to sink and Mt. Vesuvius to erupt. The ComicBookAdaptation adds that Merlock was also responsible for [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the creation of anchovy pizza.]]

[[/folder]]
[[folder: Film - Live Action]]
* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': At the beginning of the film, Michelangelo is ordering pizza. He angrily threatens the person on the other end of the line about what would happen if they put anchovies on it, but is cut off before he can elaborate.
* ''Film/{{Spawn|1997}}'': Clown hates anchovies on his maggot-infested pizza.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Literature]]

* Played for drama in ''Literature/{{Stargirl}}.'' The title character, as part of an effort to be more "normal" so that her peers will like her again, goes to a pizza place with her boyfriend Leo. When she orders pizza with anchovies, he tells her that nobody likes anchovies. Her response is to pick all the anchovies off the pizza and dump them in her glass of water.
-->"I don't want to be like nobody."
* In ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', Vimes fears Vetinari may be getting poisoned by something he's eating, so he orders the Patrician a pizza from a random takeaway. Upper-class Vetinari has never even ''seen'' a pizza before, let alone expressed a toppings preference, yet Vimes specifically mentions it's got no anchovies.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]

* The ''Series/AdventuresInWonderland'' episode "Pizza de Resistance" reveals that the Queen of Hearts likes her pizza with everything on it... except anchovies. The Cheshire Cat on the other hand, being a [[StockAnimalDiet fish-loving feline]], thinks a pizza without anchovies is no pizza at all. This causes a problem at the Queen's pizza-baking contest, where the Tweedles end up being disqualified because the Cat secretly added anchovies to their pizza.
* In ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', Norm likes his pizza with anchovies, which also assures that nobody asks him to share it.
* On an episode of ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', Claire and her partner at the law firm order a pizza one night. The partner loves anchovies, Claire does not. Being lawyers, they manage to negotiate; the anchovies will not come into contact with any part of the pizza until it arrives, kept in a sealed, separate container. They draw the line at Claire's suggestion of the anchovies being delivered in a separate car.
* On ''Series/GoodEats'', Alton explains about ''nam pla'' (fish sauce), which is basically the East Asian answer to Worcestershire sauce. Both are made by fermenting anchovies, and both are damn near immune to spoilage once the fermentation process is complete. (The main difference is that nam pla doesn't typically use as many spices as Worcestershire does.) Nam pla smells strong right out of the bottle, but does mellow as it cooks.
* Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet: Teen delinquent Reggie Brooks holds a group of people hostage in a school, and when he gets hungry places this specific pizza order: "I want 10 pizzas with sausage, 10 with pepperoni. And NO anchovies! If I see ''one'' anchovy, I kill the librarian."

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Music]]
* The Charlotte Diamond song "I am A Pizza" details the creation of a pizza. Various ingredients are listed, but it [[HoldTheUnsolicitedIngredient goes out of its way]] to add "No anchovies".
* "No Anchovies, Please" by the J. Geils Band. [[SpaceWhaleAesop Otherwise]] you will be kidnapped to a strange country where everyone talks SdrawkcabSpeech, and sacrificed for science.
* The children's song "P-A-R-T-Y", about a birthday party, mentions "Ordering the pizzas, no anchovies."

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Puppet Shows]]

* Zigzagged in ''Series/ThePuzzlePlace'', where the episode "Leon's Pizza" reveals that anchovies are Jody's favorite pizza topping... but no one else agrees.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]

* In ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons,'' the player character's comment upon catching an anchovy is "Stay away from my pizza!"

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Webcomics]]

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Susan trolls Nanase by pretending to order a pizza with [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=374 "as many anchovies as you can manage"]].
* ''Webcomic/FullFrontalNerdity'': When Shawn rejoins the table, remotely, via webcam, [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=63 Lewis points out that the by-laws state everyone has to chip in on pizza]], regardless of how little they eat. Shawn quickly counters by stating his preferred toppings are pineapple, anchovies and onions, and encourages them to chow down.
* ''Webcomic/TheClassMenagerie'': Brad orders pizza in one strip, and successfully discourages Kevin from begging a slice from him by pointing out that the toppings are anchovies, feta cheese and pineapple (especially ironic considering that Kevin is an anthromorphic cat).
--> '''Brad''': If you're selfish, it helps to have exotic tastes.
* In one issue of ''Webcomic/LilGotham'', Damian orders pizza for himself and his friend Colin, and is appalled when Colin requests anchovies.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Video]]

* Jake Norville, formerly of ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'', is visibly disgusted in one of the behind the scenes vlogs when his character in ''Film/TheCinemaSnobMovie'' has to eat anchovy pizza in one scene.
-->'''Jake''': [through gritted teeth] ''You know, this pizza tastes PRETTY GOOD!!''

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]

* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''; Whether the protagonists like them or not [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the continuity]]. They seem okay with them in the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 version]], where the special pizzas Michaelangelo gets for Irma's birthday party includes "[[CordonBleughChef anchovy butterscotch]]" flavor. However, in [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 the first movie]] Mikey clearly hates them telling the pizzeria on the phone: "...no anchovies, and I mean ''no'' anchovies. You put anchovies on this thing and you're in ''big trouble'', okay?"
* Inverted in the ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' episode "Nighty Nightmare," where Garfield complains because a pizza ''doesn't'' have anchovies on it. After all, [[StockAnimalDiet Garfield's a cat]].
** In "Binky Gets Cancelled...Again!", Garfield is trying to get the Buddy Bears to disagree on something so that Binky can come back on the air, so he tells them he's the chef and making pizza. They discuss what toppings they want, and argue when anchovies are brought up, making Garfield's plan work.
** Played straight in ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow''. Many times, Garfield makes it clear he doesn't like anchovies on pizza. One episode also features a race of alien for whom anchovies are toxic.
* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. Fry buys the last can of anchovies in existence to serve to his friends on a pizza. He enjoys them, but his friends [[AndZoidberg (except Zoidberg)]] do not (which he puts down to them being an "acquired taste"). Ironically, Zoidberg's species are actually ADDICTED to anchovies and are the reason the species is extinct in the future.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'' featured a BlobMonster that was vulnerable to salt. This was discovered when it always passed on Anchovies in foods it consumed. A RunningGag throughout the episode was someone saying "I can ''understand'' about the anchovies!" every time they came up.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', the Penguin likes pizza with anchovies. (He tends to like fish in general in most incarnations.)
* Another group of villains that like anchovies are the Delightful Children from Down the Lane in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. The Kids Next Door, however, are repulsed by them.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Talespin}}'' episode, "Pizza Pie in the Sky", Louie mentions to Baloo and Kit that he hates anchovies, but unfortunately doesn't get to explain why to them. When Baloo and Kit have to find some anchovies for Louie's pizza delivery business, they get irregular ones from a discount fish market. Just one whiff of them [[Main/WeaksauceWeakness makes Louie severely ill]]. Rebecca, on the other hand, loves anchovies [[spoiler:and sure enough, the pizza with anchovies is to be delivered to her]].
* In WesternAnimation/MonsterBusterClub's "Frogs in Space", the MBC hates anchovy-flavored pizza but Cathy eats it. [[spoiler:She finds out from her grandfather that she's allergic to anchovies.]]
* Inverted in the ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' episode "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp." After failing to get an award, Goofy is bummed. Max tries to make him feel better by offering to get pizza with him. Goofy declines, until Max offers to add "the little fishies" to the pizza.
* Played with in the pilot episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' where anthropomorphic anchovies terrorize the Krusty Krab.
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'', Ralphie mentions that his dad will order anchovies on a pizza if he doesn't want Ralphie to eat it.
* Creator/CartoonNetwork's ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoon'' had the episode "No Tip", about a pizza boy who has to deliver a pizza to an eskimo couple and a polar bear living in the Arctic in less than five minutes. When they order the pizza, the polar bear requests "hold the anchovies". Of course the pizza maker still puts anchovies on the pizza, costing the pizza boy his tip once he almost kills himself reaching the Arctic, leading to him giving the customers a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and ending up in jail. (The pizza was also significantly worse for wear because of the trip, but it didn't seem to bother the customers)
* In the ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents'' pilot episode, Vicky tells Timmy she'll order pizza for them if he does the dishes (which Vicky had been told to do by the parents). Timmy complies, but tells her "No anchovies!" Guess what she orders on it.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' episode "Brunch of Disgustingness", when Chris serves pizza with jellyfish, grasshoppers, and live anchovies, Lindsay claims she hates anchovies.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BrunoTheKid'' episode "Give Pizza a Chance", Bruno is given a gadget in the shape of a slice of pizza, containing olives (really mini-grenades), cheese and pepperoni (really a super-strong nylon cord with a suction cup) and anchovies (which are only there to ensure that nobody eats the pizza).
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'' episode "It's Magic Time", after Dennis sees Max the Magnificent perform his carrot-to-pizza trick and points it out, Margaret explains that Max's pizza has anchovies on it, Joey responds in disgust.
* In ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'', Goofy and Max do a musical number, "Soup or Salad, Fries or Biscuits" (to the tune of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from ''Film/MaryPoppins'') and Goofy calls out "Hold the anchovies!" at one point. One really ''would'' want to hold the anchovies when serving food to WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Other]]

* At one bar, they use one humorous CodeEmergency that signals [[OhCrap the arrival of the health inspector]] spoken over the phone: "I would like to order one anchovy pizza".
* Bad Anchovy from ''Toys/TheTrashPack'' is a mini and disgusting anchovy that is part of the "Grubz" team (food gone bad). His trading card has him popping up from the cheese strings of a now-moldy pizza, much to the horror of both the chef and his customer.
* Inverted on ''Website/NotAlwaysWorking'', in which [[https://notalwaysright.com/ordering-fish-in-troubled-waters/ one customer attempts to order an anchovy pizza]], and the employee, under the committed belief that nobody eats anchovies, first accuses them of making a prank call and then throws a tantrum.
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* ''Webcomic/FullFrontalNerdity'': When Shawn rejoins the table, [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=63 Lewis points out that the by-laws state everyone has to chip in on pizza]], regardless of how little they eat. Shawn quickly counters by stating his preferred toppings are pineapple, anchovies and onions, and encourages them to chow down.

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* ''Webcomic/FullFrontalNerdity'': When Shawn rejoins the table, remotely, via webcam, [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=63 Lewis points out that the by-laws state everyone has to chip in on pizza]], regardless of how little they eat. Shawn quickly counters by stating his preferred toppings are pineapple, anchovies and onions, and encourages them to chow down.
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* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': At the beginning of the film, Michelangelo is ordering pizza. He angrily threatens the person on the other end of the line about what would happen if they put anchovies on it, but is cut off before he can elaborate.
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* ''Film/{{Spawn}}'': Clown hates anchovies on his maggot-infested pizza.

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* ''Film/{{Spawn}}'': ''Film/{{Spawn|1997}}'': Clown hates anchovies on his maggot-infested pizza.
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* On Creator/TheFiresignTheatre's album "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers", stoner George Tirebiter tries to order a pizza, saying "I want to order a pizza to go and no anchovies." But he gets hung up on. On the other side of the album, private eye Nick Danger gets a phone call from somebody who sounds suspiciously like Tirebiter, saying, "I want to order a pizza to go and no anchovies." Danger replies, "No anchovies? You've got the wrong man. I spell my name Danger!" and hangs up on him.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'', the [[OurGeniesAreDifferent Genie]] mentions that the EvilSorceror Merlock wished for Atlantis to sink and Mt. Vesuvius to erupt. The ComicBookAdaptation adds that Merlock was also responsible for [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the creation of anchovy pizza.]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'', the [[OurGeniesAreDifferent Genie]] mentions that the EvilSorceror Merlock wished for Atlantis to sink and Mt. Vesuvius to erupt. The ComicBookAdaptation adds that Merlock was also responsible for [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the creation of anchovy pizza.]]

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* The pineapple on pizza thing is inverted in [[UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}} Filipino culture]], where Hawaiian pizza is one of the most popular pizza varieties, if not ''the'' most popular. All major pizza chains and many lesser ones will have their own version of it. As pizza stands offer at least two options, one ''will'' be Hawaiian. Hearing of the recent uproar in other countries will leave Filipinos surprised and bemused. GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff is in full effect.
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This is something of a DiscreditedTrope since anchovies were never that popular as a pizza topping and are not even available at some pizzerias. In contemporary works this may be replaced by the more common and [[SeriousBusiness highly]] [[MemeticMutation controversial]] topping of pineapple in "Hawaiian pizza" (not actually Hawaiian in origin, but invented by a Greek-Canadian and named after a ''brand'' of canned pineapple), starting in TheNewTens.

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This is something of a DiscreditedTrope since anchovies were never that popular as a pizza topping and are not even available at some pizzerias. In contemporary works this may be replaced by the more common and [[SeriousBusiness highly]] [[MemeticMutation controversial]] topping of pineapple pineapple, as most commonly seen in "Hawaiian pizza" (not actually Hawaiian in origin, but invented by a Greek-Canadian and named after a ''brand'' of canned pineapple), pineapple; also uses ham and perhaps other meats like bacon), starting in TheNewTens.
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This is something of a DiscreditedTrope since anchovies were never that popular as a pizza topping and are not even available at some pizzerias. In contemporary works this may be replaced by the more common and [[SeriousBusiness highly]] [[MemeticMutation controversial]] topping of pineapple in "Hawaiian pizza" (not actually Hawaiian in origin, but invented by a Greek-American and named after a ''brand'' of canned pineapple), starting in TheNewTens.

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This is something of a DiscreditedTrope since anchovies were never that popular as a pizza topping and are not even available at some pizzerias. In contemporary works this may be replaced by the more common and [[SeriousBusiness highly]] [[MemeticMutation controversial]] topping of pineapple in "Hawaiian pizza" (not actually Hawaiian in origin, but invented by a Greek-American Greek-Canadian and named after a ''brand'' of canned pineapple), starting in TheNewTens.
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This is something of a DiscreditedTrope since anchovies were never that popular as a pizza topping and are not even available at some pizzerias. In contemporary works this may be replaced by the more common and [[SeriousBusiness highly controversial]] topping of pineapple, starting in TheNewTens.

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This is something of a DiscreditedTrope since anchovies were never that popular as a pizza topping and are not even available at some pizzerias. In contemporary works this may be replaced by the more common and [[SeriousBusiness highly highly]] [[MemeticMutation controversial]] topping of pineapple, pineapple in "Hawaiian pizza" (not actually Hawaiian in origin, but invented by a Greek-American and named after a ''brand'' of canned pineapple), starting in TheNewTens.




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* The pineapple on pizza thing is inverted in [[UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}} Filipino culture]], where Hawaiian pizza is one of the most popular pizza varieties, if not ''the'' most popular. All major pizza chains and many lesser ones will have their own version of it. As pizza stands offer at least two options, one ''will'' be Hawaiian. Hearing of the recent uproar in other countries will leave Filipinos surprised and bemused. GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff is in full effect.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'', the {{Genie}} mentions that the EvilSorceror Merlock wished for Atlantis to sink and Mt. Vesuvius to erupt. The ComicBookAdaptation adds that Merlock was also responsible for [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the creation of anchovy pizza.]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'', the {{Genie}} [[OurGeniesAreDifferent Genie]] mentions that the EvilSorceror Merlock wished for Atlantis to sink and Mt. Vesuvius to erupt. The ComicBookAdaptation adds that Merlock was also responsible for [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the creation of anchovy pizza.]]
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*''Film/{{Spawn}}'': Clown hates anchovies on his maggot-infested pizza.
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