# A movie/TV/book food game I thought up. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 17, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006 "2012-09-17T21:01:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/1 "2012-09-17T21:01:57Z")
Okay, let’s see if this works. You detail a meal and everyone else must guess(try not to Google) what movie, or TV show, or book that meal appeared in. I say meal, because if it was just one kind of food, say, oranges, there might be too many answers. If a single item is really unusual, or not typical onscreen, you can name it though, and see if anyone guesses the particular source you were thinking of. I’ll start. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, okra and cornbread. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/2 "2012-09-18T03:07:07Z")
Apparently you’ve stumped the panel, so I’ll try to keep the thread from dying by offering an alternative: Trifle with a layer of meat ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/3 "2012-09-18T10:28:56Z")
Sorry for the stumping, the meal I mentioned was what John Coffey asked for in _The Green Mile_, before his execution. I’ll have to ponder yours now. It sounds familiar. ---
**Author:** ![Hogfather65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/4 "2012-09-18T10:56:24Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Apparently you’ve stumped the panel, so I’ll try to keep the thread from dying by offering an alternative: > > Trifle with a layer of meat Friends? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/5 "2012-09-18T11:49:46Z")
I could give numerous examples from this show, but the one that springs to mind without Google is “_Trout a la creme_”. Clue: [spoiler]“Fish!” “Today’s fish is _Trout a la creme_. Enjoy your meal.” [repeat x5] “I will!”[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Hallucinex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba9def/32.png) [@Hallucinex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hallucinex)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/6 "2012-09-18T12:54:32Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > I could give numerous examples from this show, but the one that springs to mind without Google is “_Trout a la creme_”. Clue: > > [spoiler]“Fish!” > > “Today’s fish is _Trout a la creme_. Enjoy your meal.” > > [repeat x5] > > “I will!”[/spoiler] Oh I’m gonna die. I’ve been fished to death! Red Dwarf! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/7 "2012-09-18T13:01:38Z")
Four fried chickens and a coke. And some dry white toast, please. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/8 "2012-09-18T14:31:46Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Four fried chickens and a coke. > > And some dry white toast, please. \*The Blues Brothers \* Him: Douglas Sirk steak, bloody as hell, and a vanilla coke. Her: Durwood Kirby burger, bloody, and a five-dollar shake - Martin and Lewis, not Amos and Andy. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/9 "2012-09-18T14:58:58Z")
> [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](#): > > Him: Douglas Sirk steak, bloody as hell, and a vanilla coke. > Her: Durwood Kirby burger, bloody, and a five-dollar shake - Martin and Lewis, not Amos and Andy. Pulp Fiction “Give me the meanest steak you got! Rare, and I mean rare! Just de-horn it, wipe its butt and send it in.” ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/10 "2012-09-18T16:16:50Z")
Stumped? William H. Macy said the line. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/11 "2012-09-18T16:34:50Z")
Bagna cauda. (It’s a northern Italian hot oil dip, and the character said his father always made it for him on his birthday) ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/12 "2012-09-18T18:11:22Z")
Two chicken a la reine with sauce provencale, a scampi desiree, and a boeuf bourguignone with a green salad. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/13 "2012-09-18T18:51:14Z")
Easy: Lamb stew with dried plums. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/14 "2012-09-18T18:53:48Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Stumped? William H. Macy said the line. Happy Texas? ---
**Author:** ![smaje1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/15 "2012-09-18T18:57:17Z")
I don’t have any guesses for the meals listed above, but here’s my own: Shark’s fin soup and monkey brains. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/16 "2012-09-18T19:16:44Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Happy Texas? Yer darn tootin’. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/17 "2012-09-18T19:59:22Z")
It’s a good movie. It’s one of those that if I run across it when it’s on I’ll stop what I’m doing to watch it. What’s his face first trying to teach the girls to dance cracks me up. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/18 "2012-09-18T20:39:25Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > It’s a good movie. It’s one of those that if I run across it when it’s on I’ll stop what I’m doing to watch it. What’s his face first trying to teach the girls to dance cracks me up. His name is Wayne Wayne Wayne. Here’s another one: A live shrimp in a clear liquid that makes the shrimp squirm, in a small glass bowl, face down on a woman’s bare belly. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/19 "2012-09-19T14:40:42Z")
Here are some more: Pork chops and applesauce. A can of Canned Squid. Snails and brains. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006/20 "2012-09-19T14:49:14Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Pork chops and applesauce. The only thing I can think of is The Brady Bunch. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-tv-book-food-game-i-thought-up/635006.md?page=2)