Let’s be honest, when it comes to fictional foods in film and television, some items are even more memorable than the characters themselves. For example, who could forget the highly caffeinated energy drink from “How I Met Your Mother” or Homer Simpson’s favorite beer brand?
But how well do you remember the most popular fictional foods from the big and small screen? If the candies from Willy Wonka’s fantasy factory were real, would you be able to tell them apart? And would you know a “Star Trek” beverage from a “Star Wars” drink? Take this quiz and find out.
Let’s be honest, when it comes to fictional foods in film and television, some items are even more memorable than the characters themselves. For example, who could forget the highly caffeinated energy drink from “How I Met Your Mother” or Homer Simpson’s favorite beer brand?
But how well do you remember the most popular fictional foods from the big and small screen? If the candies from Willy Wonka’s fantasy factory were real, would you be able to tell them apart? And would you know a “Star Trek” beverage from a “Star Wars” drink? Take this quiz and find out.
The Paunch Burger is a fast food chain in Pawnee in the hilarious show “Parks and Recreation.” The restaurant is known for its enormous burgers, not to mention their enormous drinks, such as the one held by Leslie Knope.
Fans of the film franchise might recall the Hobbits removing the bread from their bags to consume during first breakfast. The reason the bread was covered in leaves was to keep it nice and fresh.
The Fizzy Lifting Drink was mentioned in the film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.” And as the name suggests, it fills the drinker with gas that is literally so uplifting that it makes the person weightless.
Schweddy was the brand name that applied to the fictional food known as yuletide balls in the Saturday Night Live skit known as NPR’s “The Delicious Dish.”
The Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster is an alcoholic drink created by Zaphod Beeblebrox, the former president of the galaxy and it is considered the best drink around, but it also packs quite a punch.
The 1973 sci-fi film “Soylent Green” is a futuristic thriller that deals with climate issues and the idea of food shortage. During an investigation by NYPD detective Frank Thorn, he discovers that Soylent Industries is using people as an ingredient in their food products.
In the animated film, “Toy Story,” Pizza Planet is a family restaurant that the character Andy Davis and his toy friends visited. The establishment has a space theme and food that’s truly out of this world.
Popplers is the brand name of a type of food harvested on an M-Class planet on the show. Unfortunately, as highly addictive as this food was, it turned out that Popplers were actually baby versions of an alien species known as Omicronians.
Cup O’ Pizza is essentially nothing more than pizza in a cup, which was originally seen in the 1979 film “The Jerk.” But go on YouTube or do a Google Search and you might just find a recipe on how to make it yourself!
In the film, Chocolate Frogs were a pretty awesome and widely popular sweet treat made out of chocolate. And it’s no surprise that the brand got its name because the chocolates are in the shape of a frog. They also came with a card of a famous wizard or a witch and you can get these treats yourself at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios.
To quote the highly talented genius, Dr. Seuss, “He took the Who's feast, he took the Who pudding, he took the roast beast. He cleaned out that ice box as quick as a flash. Why, the Grinch even took their last can of Who hash.”
In the animated show “The Simpsons,” Krusty the Clown is the proud founder of the fast food burger joint Krusty Burger, which is in the town of Springfield. Some of the items on the menu at Krusty Burger include the Clogger, the Ribwich and the Deep Fried Krusty Burger.
In the 30th episode of the first season of “I Love Lucy,” Lucy gets hired to do a TV commercial. But during rehearsals, she gets tipsy on the product because it has a strong amount of alcohol.
The snozzcumber is seen a lot in “BFG” and it kind of looks like a cucumber. The main differences are its black and white stripes, its size, and of course, the wart-like growths on the skin of the vegetable.
Jules ordered himself a Big Kahuna Burger from the fictitious food chain of the same name. Ironically, the fast food chain has popped up in other Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez films such as “Death Proof” and “From Dusk till Dawn.”
While it’s impossible to find a Krabby Patty at any popular fast food restaurants, they are sold in the fictional restaurant called the Krusty Krab in the animated show “Spongebob Squarepants.”
For the past 32 seasons, “The Simpsons” has been a television staple that’s entertained millions worldwide. Even people who don’t watch it are probably familiar with the show’s beer brand, Duff. In 2016, Time magazine named Duff beer one of the most influential fictional companies of all time.
Bantha milk is also known as Blue milk because it's the blue-colored milk of the female banthas in the “Star Wars” film franchise. Bantha milk is also used to make other products like bantha butter. And you can order a glass of this yourself at Disney World's "Star Wars" themed parks.
The Everlasting Gobstopper made its debut on the pages of author Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” The character Willy Wonka created the candy for kids who didn’t have a lot of money to buy more candy.
While both Calvin and Hobbes are known for eating Chocolate Frosted Crunchy Sugar Bombs, it’s Calvin in particular who has expressed that this it is his favorite cereal. And who could blame him given that it’s full of sugar and caffeine?
On “How I Met Your Mother,” characters Marshall and Ted drank some Tantrum energy drink while on a college road trip to a pizza joint called Gazzola’s. And according to the character, Future Ted, it has “the highest caffeine level legally available over the counter.”
Like the name suggests, Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans is a major risk. Oh, sure! One might get a mouthful of tasty jelly beans or a mouthful of jelly beans that are nasty tasting like vomit, earwax or farm dirt.
On the show, Fred, Daphne or Velma will use Scooby Snacks to get their dog, Scooby Doo, to do things that he wouldn’t normally do because they’re too scary or put him in danger.
Pawtucket Patriot Ale is featured in the animated series “Family Guy.” The character Peter Griffin is often seen downing a couple of these beers that are created by the fictional manufacturing company The Pawtucket Brewery.
Butterbeer was popularized by the Harry Potter franchise and it has been known to taste like butterscotch but with a bit of an alcoholic kick to it. This might explain why everyone, even Muggles, loved butterbeer.
In the classic Disney animated film “Alice in Wonderland,” Alice had to watch what she ate not because of the calories but because things in Wonderland had a way of making someone instantly larger than they were or cause them to shrink to a tiny size.
What this fictional product looks like is basically dog food. Not only does it come in a bag like dog food, but it looks brown and is often seen served in a bowl. Then again, it sure beats starving.
Reptar Bars were named after a Godzilla-type monster in “Rugrats.” The fictional candy bars looked delicious for a cartoon, but anyone who ate one had to deal with their tongue turning green.
We have no idea what a Porg tastes like, but it looks like some kind of bird. Maybe it’s tasty, but we doubt there are a lot of choices available when you’re a rebel trying to save the galaxy from the forces of evil.
The Raktajino became popular on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.” It was basically a Klingon version of a cappuccino. Throughout the course of the series, several characters were seen drinking one, particularly the show’s science officer, Lt. Dax.
It’s pretty tough making chocolate chip cookies during a zombie apocalypse. But Carol still found a way to make an interesting type of cookie batch using acorns and beets.
In the sitcom, “ALF,” Alf was often seen chasing the cat owned by the human family who took him in. In the series, it was explained that people on his planet ate cats. But fortunately, he never got around to munching on the feline.
Dehydrated Pizza from Pizza Hut allowed people to get the pizza at about the size of a cookie in a wrapper, which they would then pop into a special device that rehydrates the pizza in just 2 seconds. When the device rings, the pizza looks the size and shape of a normal pizza.
Ed was often bored out of his mind working behind the counter of Good Burger in the 1997 film of the same name. In the movie, a student is forced to pay for the damages to his teacher’s car by taking a job at Good Burger.
Tina Fey’s character Liz Lemon's ultimate comfort food on “30 Rock” was the best. It was called the Cheesy Blaster because it had a hot dog stuffed with Jack cheese that’s then folded into a pizza.
Stay Puft was a super-sized figure made out of several marshmallows. He also wore a sailor cap with a red ribbon and walked around New York City. And while it might have looked cute, it scared the heck out of city folks.
No one ever really knew what Monica’s candy was made of, but it was hanging on the front door of her apartment in a beautiful basket with a sign that read: “Enjoy the Candy, Happy Holidays.”
Gagh are a bunch of worms that the Klingons from “Star Trek” eat. But on an episode of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” viewers learned that there’s nothing worse than eating a plate of half dead Gagh. So, the fresher, the better.
Tomacco was introduced during a 1999 episode of “The Simpsons.” In it, Homer combined tomatoes and tobacco and accidentally created a new type of plant which was then called tomacco.
Slurm is a soft drink on “Futurama.” It’s not only Fry’s favorite soft drink, but it’s also quite addictive. In fact, that’s one of the reasons why it’s so popular throughout the Futurama universe.
Alright, so it’s not fiction as this treat does exist in the real world, but somehow, the White Witch made Turkish Delight seem so much more tempting and sinister in the film.
Krusty O’s is a fictional cereal brand endorsed by Krusty the Clown on “The Simpsons.” It’s also similar to real-life Cheerios with tiny circles and all. But on occasion, round metal bits might surface in a bowl of this otherwise tasty breakfast staple.
Eric Cartman was one of the main characters in the animated cartoon “South Park.” And his favorite snack to eat was Cheesy Poofs. Like most chips, they certainly weren’t the healthiest, but they put a smile on Cartman’s face.
The company that the two best friends worked in was called Shotz Brewery. But bottle capping wasn’t the only thing that the comedic women did there. Shotz also held a talent show which led to some hilarious antics on the show.
Although no one really explained what Gray Stuff is made out of, it was featured on one of the hors d’oeuvre plates in the film. And it was said to be quite tasty. But how many people would actually try it without knowing what it was made out of?
Green Eggs and Ham was a book by Dr. Seuss that was first published in 1960. The line “I do not like them, Sam-I-Am. I do not like green eggs and ham,” became a classic with children over the years.
Romulan Ale is recognized for its vibrant blue color and despite claims that it’s illegal for Starfleet and the Federation to have it, it has been widely used in both the films and various television series of the franchise.
Garmonbozia was a term used to describe pain and sorrow. It was also a creamed corn like substance that was featured in the show. In one scene, The Arm sat at a table with several plates and bowls full of Garmonbozia.
In “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” there was a wallpaper that one could lick. The best part was that it would taste like the image of the fruit that person was licking.
True Blood was synthetic human blood designed to allow vampires to nourish themselves without having to feed off of actual humans. However, throughout the series, vampires did feed off of some willing and unwilling human subjects.