History Main / CheatingWithTheMilkman

* An overt example coupled with MamasBabyPapasMaybe occurred in one of the commercials for Klondike Kandy Bars, with the parents being Klondike bars and the milkman being a candy bar.

One that dates from an earlier period is the iceman, the person who delivered ice door-to-door, mostly for use in old-fashioned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebox iceboxes]]. Different countries can also have their own local variants. For instance, the stock occupation for this trope in Spain is the ''butanero'', the delivery man for personal gas tanks used to heat homes and fuel stoves before most of Spain was connected to line gas, aided by the fact that butaneros had to be really strong--and thus, attractively muscular--to carry the giant, heavy tanks, just as the iceman had to be capable of wrangling large blocks of ice.

FridgeLogic kicks in when you think about how delivery drivers tend to be on tight schedules and can't waste time cavorting with every hot housewife on their route. Modern drivers will even have GPS tracking in their vehicles and would have to account for any irregularities ("Ted, what were you doing at 46 Maple Drive for a half-hour?"). Repairmen have somewhat more leeway here since there's no telling how long a repair job will take until they've seen the problem, but if a certain worker regularly did fewer jobs a day and/or made frequent visits to the same house, it would certainly draw attention from dispatch. Jealous husbands never consider these things.

FridgeLogic kicks in when you think about how delivery drivers tend to be on tight schedules and can't waste time cavorting with every hot housewife on their route. Modern drivers will even have GPS tracking in their vehicles and would have to account for any irregularities ("Ted, what were you doing at 46 Maple Drive for a half-hour?"). Repairmen have somewhat more leeway here since there's no telling how long a repair job will take until they've seen the problem, but if a certain worker regularly did fewer jobs a day and/or made repeat visits to the same house, it would certainly draw attention from dispatch. Jealous husbands never consider these things.

FridgeLogic kicks in when you think about how delivery drivers tend to be on tight schedules and can't waste time cavorting with every hot housewife on their route. Modern drivers will even have GPS tracking in their vehicles and would have to account for any irregularities ("Ted, what were you doing at 46 Maple Drive for a half-hour?"). Repairmen have somewhat more leeway here since there's no telling how long a repair job will take until they've seen the problem, but if a certain worker regularly did fewer jobs a day and/or if one house requires frequent visits, it would certainly draw attention. Jealous husbands never consider these things.

A woman cheats on her husband with the milkman or some other man who visits her home on a regular basis while hubby is at work. The image of the womanizing milkman was very popular in older works and persists even though milk has not been regularly delivered to people's homes in decades. Plus, nowadays both partners are likely to have jobs outside the house, and delivery workers today are more likely than in decades past to be women themselves.

Although there were some isolated TruthInTelevision incidents of such affairs, this trope less based on them than it is the general fear of someone's spouse cheating on them while they're away at work, especially if it's with someone who comes straight to the door (well, in most cases). As few milkmen are still working, it is more common nowadays for the wife to cheat with a deliveryman (the mailman, UPS, [=FedEx=], pizza, online food orders etc.), a repairman (plumber, electrician, cable guy, etc.), or some other service provider who has to be physically present in the house.

One that dates from an earlier period is the iceman, the person who delivered ice door-to-door, mostly for use in old-fashioned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebox iceboxes]]. Different countries can also have their own local variants. For instance, the stock occupation for this trope in Spain is the ''butanero'', the delivery man for natural gas tanks used to heat homes and fuel stoves before most of Spain was connected to line gas, aided by the fact that butaneros had to be really strong (and thus, attractively muscular) to carry the giant, heavy tanks, just as the iceman had to be capable of wrangling large blocks of ice.

FridgeLogic kicks in when you think about how delivery drivers tend to be on tight schedules and can't waste time cavorting with every hot housewife on their route. Modern drivers will even have GPS tracking in their vehicles and would have to account for any irregularities ("Ted, what were you doing at 46 Maple Drive for a half-hour?"). Repairmen have somewhat more leeway here since there's no telling how long a repair job will take until they've seen the problem, but dispatchers will still notice if certain workers regularly do fewer jobs a day and/or if one house requires frequent visits. Jealous husbands never consider these things.

* One episode of ''Series/MidsomerMurders'' has the delivery boy for a produce store offer... additional services. John Barnaby's wife, on learning about it, expresses disappointment that she only got vegetables.

A woman cheats on her husband with the milkman or some other man who visits her home on a regular basis while hubby is at work. The image of the womanizing milkman was very popular in older works and persists even though milk has not been regularly delivered to people's homes in decades, both partners are likely to have jobs outside the house, and delivery workers today are more likely than in decades past to be women themselves.

A woman cheats on her husband with the milkman or some other man who visits her home on a regular basis while hubby is at work. The image of the womanizing milkman was very popular in older works and persists even though milk has not been regularly delivered to people's homes in decades, both partners are likely to have jobs outside the house, and delivery workers today could very well be women themselves.

A woman cheats on her husband with the milkman or some other man who visits her home on a regular basis while hubby is at work. The image of the womanizing milkman was very popular in older works and persists even though milk has not been regularly delivered to people's homes in decades, both partners are likely to have jobs outside the house, and delivery workers today are more likely to be women themselves.

A woman cheats on her husband with the milkman or some other man who visits her home on a regular basis while hubby is at work. The image of the womanizing milkman was very popular in older works and persists even though milk has not been regularly delivered to people's homes in decades, and now more households have both spouses at work for most of the day.

Although there were some TruthInTelevision incidents of this, it is less based on them than it is the general fear of a person's spouse cheating on them while they're away at work, especially if it's with someone who comes straight to the door (well, in most cases). As few milkmen are still working, it is more common nowadays for the wife to cheat with a deliveryman (the mailman, UPS, [=FedEx=], pizza, online food orders etc.), a repairman (plumber, electrician, cable guy, etc.), or some other service provider who has to be physically present in the house.

Although there were some TruthInTelevision incidents of this, it is less based on them than it is the general fear of a person's spouse cheating on them while they're away at work, especially if it's with someone who comes straight to the door (well, in most cases). As few milkmen are still working, it is more common nowadays for the wife to cheat with a deliveryman (the mailman, UPS, [=FedEx=], pizza, online food orders etc.), a repairman (plumber, electrician, cable guy, etc.), or some other service provider who has to be physically present in the house, such as a pool cleaner.

One that dates from an earlier period is the iceman (the person who delivered ice door-to-door, mostly for use in old-fashioned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebox iceboxes]]). Different countries can also have their own local variants. For instance, the stock occupation for this trope in Spain is the ''butanero'', the delivery man for natural gas tanks used to heat homes and fuel stoves before most of Spain was connected to line gas, aided by the fact that butaneros had to be really strong (and thus, attractively muscular) to carry the giant, heavy tanks, just as the iceman had to be capable of wrangling large blocks of ice.

One that dates from an earlier period is the iceman (the person who delivered ice door-to-door, mostly for use in old-fashioned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebox iceboxes]]). Different countries can also have their own local variants. For instance, the stock occupation for this trope in Spain is the ''butanero'', the delivery man for the gas tanks used to heat homes and fuel stoves before most of Spain was connected to line gas, aided by the fact that butaneros had to be really strong (and thus, attractively muscular) to carry the giant, heavy tanks, just as the iceman had to be capable of wrangling large blocks of ice.

One that dates from an earlier period is the iceman (the person who delivered ice door-to-door, mostly for use in old-fashioned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebox iceboxes]]). Different countries can also have their own local variants. For instance, the stock occupation for this trope in Spain is the ''butanero'', a delivery man for the bottles of gas used to heat homes and fuel stoves before most of Spain was connected to line gas, aided by the fact that the butaneros had to be really strong (and thus, attractively muscular) to carry the giant, heavy bottles, much as the iceman had to be capable of wrangling large blocks of ice.

One that dates from an earlier period is the iceman (the person who delivered ice door-to-door, mostly for use in old-fashioned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebox iceboxes]]). Variants also show up in different places; for instance, the stock occupation for this trope in Spain is the ''butanero'', a delivery man for the bottles of gas used to heat homes and fuel stoves before most of Spain was connected to line gas, aided by the fact that the ''butaneros'' had to be really strong (and thus, attractively muscular) to carry the giant, heavy bottles, much as the iceman had to be capable of wrangling large blocks of ice.

FridgeLogic kicks in when you think about how delivery drivers tend to be on tight schedules and can't waste time cavorting with every hot housewife on their route. Modern drivers will even have GPS tracking in their vehicles and would have to account for any irregularities ("Ted, what were you doing at 46 Maple Drive for a half-hour?"). Repairmen have somewhat more leeway here since there's no telling how long a repair job will take until they've seen the problem, but dispatchers will still notice if certain workers regularly do fewer jobs a day, or if one house requires more frequent visits than usual. Jealous husbands never consider these things.

FridgeLogic kicks in when you think about how delivery drivers tend to be on tight schedules and can't waste time cavorting with every hot housewife on their route. Modern drivers will even have GPS tracking in their vehicles and would have to account for any irregularities ("Ted, what were you doing at 46 Maple Drive for a half-hour?"). Repairmen have somewhat more leeway here since it's hard to tell how long a repair job will take until you've seen the problem, but dispatchers will still notice if certain workers regularly do fewer jobs a day, or if one house requires more frequent visits than usual. Jealous husbands never consider these things.

FridgeLogic kicks in when you think about how delivery drivers tend to be on tight schedules and can't waste time cavorting with every hot housewife on their route. Modern drivers will even have GPS tracking in their vehicles and would have to account for any irregularities ("Ted, what were you doing at 46 Maple Drive for a half-hour?"). Repairmen have somewhat more leeway here (it's hard to tell how much time a repair job will take until you've seen the problem), but dispatchers will still notice if certain repair crews regularly do fewer jobs a day (And there's also only so many times that 46 Maple Drive can plausibly have a clogged pipe in a given month). Jealous husbands never consider these things.

FridgeLogic kicks in when you think about how delivery drivers tend to be on tight schedules and can't waste time cavorting with every hot housewife on their route. Modern drivers will even have GPS tracking in their vehicles and would have to account for any irregularities ("Ted, what were you doing at 46 Maple Drive for a half-hour?"). Jealous husbands never consider these things.