Food fight
A food fight is a form of chaotic collective behavior, in which food is thrown at others in the manner of projectiles. These projectiles are not made to harm or damage others, but to simply ignite a fight filled with spontaneous food throwing. Food fights may be impromptu examples of rebellion or violence, however, they can also be planned events. For example, La Tomatina is a regularly held, organized Spanish food fight in which participants pelt each other with tomatoes. In organized food fights, the food "weapons" are usually all of one kind, or of a limited variety. An impromptu food fight will use whatever food is on hand.[1]
Food fights are a common element in slapstick comedy, with the pie in the face gag being especially prominent. Food fights are frequently featured in children's television and books, usually as an example of destructive or reckless behavior. One famous food fight scene in a movie took place in National Lampoon's Animal House.[2] Another took place in Hook.
Though usually associated with juvenile settings such as schools,[3] there are notable incidents that take place in more official locations, such as the food fight at a lunch meeting of the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan.[4] In Europe, some food fights evolved into traditional celebrations rooted either in the recent past such as the Spanish Tomatina or in long-gone centuries such as the Battaglia delle arance during the Carnival of Ivrea in Italy.
In fiction
- The musical film Bugsy Malone based upon prohibition era Chicago had much of its fighting scenes using food as weaponry, including (seemingly) lethal cream pies.
- The students get food fight scenes in Bratz: The Movie.
- The British television show Skins makes use of a food fight at one of the character's houses in its first series.
- The Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation features a food fight in its second season, for which then-8th grader Emma Nelson was blamed and suspended for a week.
- The pilot episode of Invader Zim features a food fight.
- An episode of Lizzie McGuire featured a food fight.
- There was a food fight in an episode of Zoey 101.
- Two episodes of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody featured a food fight.
- There was a tomato fight in an episode of Phil of the Future.
- There was a food fight in the film National Lampoon's Animal House.
- There have been food fights in episodes of Total Drama Island.
- A food fight is in one of the scenes in the movie Max Keeble's Big Move.
- A food fight is featured in the wedding scene in the film Nanny McPhee.
- A music CD by Kara McCadden entitled Kara McCadden Food Fight.
- A Biz Markie music video depicts him at a club, attempting to seduce a woman using food-based innuendo. The woman is unreceptive and throws the types of food at him that he mentions in the lyrics.
- A food fight drives the plot of one episode of the children's television show Recess.
- The cartoon character students are involved in food fights at Acme Looniversity of the animated television show Tiny Toon Adventures.
- The first two Thanksgiving aired editions of WWE SmackDown! featured food fights involving most of the roster, the first taking place in the ring and the second taking place backstage.
- An early episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was named "Food Fight", and featured one. There was another one late in the first season as well, involving the parents of the rangers. Both fights were started by Bulk and Skull.
- The Family Matters episode "Hell Toupee" featured a food fight incited by Steve Urkel after Laura Winslow and Myra Monkhouse accidentally squirted him with condiments during their own fight.
- A short film by award-winning filmmaker Stefan Nadelman depicting several wars using computer animated food entitled Food Fight.
- The film Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off featured two food fights.
- There is a food fight in the VeggieTales episode on madTV called The Public Silly Song Countdown.
- There was a food fight at the end of a commercial for Bing.
- In the Glee episode "The Purple Piano Project", after the cast sing We Got The Beat, Becky throw a cup of peas at them, then another thorws a plate of spagetti, this leeds to a epic, and wild food fight with the students throwing food at the glee club.
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