Foods made famous by TV shows

melidasaur · 07-28-2005, 10:32 PM

I watch way too much TV...

And now I'm getting to a point that I want to try things that they talk about on TV. I'm a huge King of the Hill fan and one of Peggy Hill's specialties is Frito Pie with Wolf brand Chili. I've never made Frito Pie, never heard of Wolf Brand Chili - but it is real and want to give it a try.

Has anyone else done something like this or am I just nuts?

Hobbs · 07-29-2005, 01:38 AM

I love Frito Pies. I first heard of them when I lived in Houston. Our Junior High served them up in the cafeteria. Good stuff, good times....

My meal made famous by T.V. was Krispy Kremes. That John Travolta movie about (or not about) Clinton talked about them all through the film. I had never heard of them and then, a few years later, wham! They suddenly started popping up all over Phx.

Clodfobble · 07-29-2005, 10:10 AM

I ate Frito Pie out of the school cafeteria every single day for more than a year.

If you don't want to make it yourself, Sonic also serves Frito Pies. They're great!

melidasaur · 07-29-2005, 02:20 PM

Marge Simpson makes Jellybean cookies... but I don't think I'll try those any time soon.

Happy Monkey · 07-29-2005, 02:23 PM

I wonder what happens to jelly beans in the oven. I'd expect they'd melt and caramelize.

bluecuracao · 07-29-2005, 11:06 PM

Ah, Frito Pie...a big perk of growing up in the western states.

Here's an interesting version:

http://www.thecookingguy.com/cookbook/recipe.php?id=257

Lately, watching reruns of "Dead Like Me" on On Demand has made me crave Pecan Waffles with Extra Crispy Bacon. I've never had pecan waffles, but I bet they're pretty damn good!

wolf · 07-30-2005, 12:34 AM

Pork Chops and Apple Shaush.

zippyt · 07-30-2005, 01:16 AM

[Homer] MMMMMMM Pooork Chooooooops [/Homer]

wolf · 07-30-2005, 01:41 AM

I have a fondness for eating Jiffy Pop Pop Corn while watching the movie Real Genius.

Does that count?

I also feel a certain lack in my life for not having a cool, trendy coffee shop with sofas instead of tables that I can hang out in, drink overpriced, foul-tasing coffee, and meet seemingly interesting, but actually shallow, friends.

Brett's Honey · 07-30-2005, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melidasaur

. I've never made Frito Pie, never heard of Wolf Brand Chili - but it is real and want to give it a try.

I had to read this twice. Somewhere people have never had Wolf brand chili or frito pies???? But then, the closest I've come to having a Philly steak is a Hot Pocket! Sad, huh? Maybe someone'll send me a real one......

Trilby · 07-30-2005, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

I've never had pecan waffles, but I bet they're pretty damn good!

*fainting dead away* Never had pecan waffles?! What? How can this BE? Pecan waffles are simply orgasmic--nice and hot, with tons of pecans and warm butter and syrup...OMG! Once again, credit WaffleHouse with the best ones. Another goodie is blueberry and pecan French Toast! Divine!

richlevy · 07-30-2005, 11:14 AM

I have a few (real and fictional). I'm leaving off the TV show/movie so you can guess.

Cheesy Poofs
Grape Nehi (Hint: pronounced 'knee-high')
Lollipop
Adam's Ribs
Coors Beer
Martini (shaken not stirred)

Undertoad · 07-30-2005, 11:33 AM

Tea, Earl Grey, hot.

(Picard's usual beverage on Star Trek TNG, ordered to a computer which replicated it. At the time of first airing, this order caused some conversation on the trek newsgroup, because by Picard's time he would just say the more natural "hot Earl Grey tea" and not have to construct a downward heirarchy for a dumber computer.)

Brett's Honey · 07-30-2005, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy

I have a few (real and fictional). I'm leaving off the TV show/movie so you can guess.

Cheesy Poofs
Grape Nehi (Hint: pronounced 'knee-high')
Lollipop
Adam's Ribs
Coors Beer
Martini (shaken not stirred)

Cheesy Poofs - South Park
Lollipop - Kojak
Martini (shaken not stirred) - James Bond

Well, did I get 3 out of six...?

jinx · 07-30-2005, 01:05 PM

Grape Nehi is M*A*S*H

07-28-2005, 10:32 PM	#1
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	Foods made famous by TV shows I watch way too much TV... And now I'm getting to a point that I want to try things that they talk about on TV. I'm a huge King of the Hill fan and one of Peggy Hill's specialties is Frito Pie with Wolf brand Chili. I've never made Frito Pie, never heard of Wolf Brand Chili - but it is real and want to give it a try. Has anyone else done something like this or am I just nuts? __________________ I love England, what can I say?

07-29-2005, 01:38 AM	#2
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	I love Frito Pies. I first heard of them when I lived in Houston. Our Junior High served them up in the cafeteria. Good stuff, good times.... My meal made famous by T.V. was Krispy Kremes. That John Travolta movie about (or not about) Clinton talked about them all through the film. I had never heard of them and then, a few years later, wham! They suddenly started popping up all over Phx. __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

07-29-2005, 02:20 PM	#4
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	Marge Simpson makes Jellybean cookies... but I don't think I'll try those any time soon. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

07-29-2005, 02:23 PM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I wonder what happens to jelly beans in the oven. I'd expect they'd melt and caramelize. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-30-2005, 12:34 AM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Pork Chops and Apple Shaush. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-29-2005, 10:10 AM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I ate Frito Pie out of the school cafeteria every single day for more than a year. If you don't want to make it yourself, Sonic also serves Frito Pies. They're great!

07-29-2005, 11:06 PM	#6
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Ah, Frito Pie...a big perk of growing up in the western states. Here's an interesting version: http://www.thecookingguy.com/cookbook/recipe.php?id=257 Lately, watching reruns of "Dead Like Me" on On Demand has made me crave Pecan Waffles with Extra Crispy Bacon. I've never had pecan waffles, but I bet they're pretty damn good!

07-30-2005, 01:16 AM	#8
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	[Homer] MMMMMMM Pooork Chooooooops [/Homer] __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

07-30-2005, 01:41 AM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I have a fondness for eating Jiffy Pop Pop Corn while watching the movie Real Genius. Does that count? I also feel a certain lack in my life for not having a cool, trendy coffee shop with sofas instead of tables that I can hang out in, drink overpriced, foul-tasing coffee, and meet seemingly interesting, but actually shallow, friends. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-30-2005, 11:14 AM	#12
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I have a few (real and fictional). I'm leaving off the TV show/movie so you can guess. Cheesy Poofs Grape Nehi (Hint: pronounced 'knee-high') Lollipop Adam's Ribs Coors Beer Martini (shaken not stirred) __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

07-30-2005, 11:33 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Tea, Earl Grey, hot. (Picard's usual beverage on Star Trek TNG, ordered to a computer which replicated it. At the time of first airing, this order caused some conversation on the trek newsgroup, because by Picard's time he would just say the more natural "hot Earl Grey tea" and not have to construct a downward heirarchy for a dumber computer.)

07-30-2005, 01:05 PM	#15
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Grape Nehi is MAS*H __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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