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** One MAD parody had a witch putting together a gingerbread house. Unfortunately, [[RealityEnsues the witch forgot to bug-proof it]], and the comic ends with Hansel and Gretel discovering a house swarming with ants.

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** One MAD parody had a witch putting together a gingerbread house. Unfortunately, [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome the witch forgot to bug-proof it]], and the comic ends with Hansel and Gretel discovering a house swarming with ants.
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* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' has the titans each interrupting Robin to tell a FracturedFairyTale. Beast Boy and Cyborg's is a pastiche of Hansel and Gretel, where the children lampshade that the witches candy house would be sticky and get her hair stuck to it all day. This witch's scheme is interrupted by other witches, each with their own food houses like an appetizer house, and a meat and potatoes house. While the witches argue over poaching each other's prey, the children quickly devour all their houses, leaving them to lament being homeless.
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->''A gingerbread man sits in a gingerbread house.\\
Is the house made of flesh?\\
Or is he made of house?\\
He screams, for he does not know.''
-->-- ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness''
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* ''Film/HanselAndGretelWitchHunters'' naturally has this, with the twist that as part of its DarkerAndEdgier nature eating the implicitly enchanted house gave Hansel something analogous to diabetes. He requires regular medicinal injections to keep from going into shock.
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* The ''Series/HeyYouWhatIf'' episode "You Could Build A Gingerbread House?" demonstrates that you could make a full size gingerbread house that was completely edible (including the windows), but would be highly impractical, and only survive for a few months before rotting away.
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* In episode 90 of ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf: Joys of Seasons'', Paddi saves up as many pieces of candy as he can so that he can build a house with them. When he does finish the structure, he becomes extremely bossy with the other goats when they visit it, and he ends up straining his friendship with them. Then Wolffy finds the house and brings to his castle (the candy house has wheels so that Paddi can move it wherever he wants) and tries to coax Paddi out of it so he and his family and eat him.
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* A gingerbread cottage appears in ''Discworld/TheLightFantastic'', although we're told the Confectionery School of Architecture never really caught on, even amongst witches (outside high-magic areas like the Forest of Skund, the walls go soggy). "Black" Allis Demmurge (in ''Discworld/WyrdSisters'') is also described as living in a gingerbread cottage (although ''Discworld/{{Maskerade}}'' claims that once she'd gone really peculiar, she "turned people into gingerbread and lived in a cottage made of frogs"). References are also made in a couple of books to health-conscious witches experimenting with crispbread, but that proved even less popular.

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* A gingerbread cottage appears in ''Discworld/TheLightFantastic'', ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', although we're told the Confectionery School of Architecture never really caught on, even amongst witches (outside high-magic areas like the Forest of Skund, the walls go soggy). "Black" Allis Demmurge (in ''Discworld/WyrdSisters'') ''Literature/WyrdSisters'') is also described as living in a gingerbread cottage (although ''Discworld/{{Maskerade}}'' ''Literature/{{Maskerade}}'' claims that once she'd gone really peculiar, she "turned people into gingerbread and lived in a cottage made of frogs"). References are also made in a couple of books to health-conscious witches experimenting with crispbread, but that proved even less popular.
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* In ''VideoGame/RugratsCastleCapers'', the BossRoom of "[[LevelAte Dessert Island]]" takes place in one of these, where Angelica, who is dressed as Gretel from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'', summons Gingerbread Men to attack the babies. To defeat her, the babies have to feed the Gingerbread Men cupcakes.
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* Polly Green, the official Witch of Halloween in ''ComicBook/JingleBelle'', transforms her family's house into a self-repairing gingerbread house as a Christmas gift. Her family's initially unhappy because all they demanded expensive junk they expected her to conjure with her magic, but then they get a whiff of gingerbread and turn ravenous. After spending most of the day eating the house, the Green Family sans Polly have become morbidly obese with Polly saying they should've looked at the nutritional facts she summoned with the house. Polly's not trying to eat them though, she exploited her family's constant overindulging attitude to teach them a lesson for always guilt tripping her into giving them free stuff. Polly turns the house back to normal and puts her family on an exercise regime expected to last until next Christmas.
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* Parodied on ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'', where a WickedWitch with a house made of brussel sprouts notes how her neighbour seems to be better at attracting kids with her gingerbread house. The caption notes that she was later forced to sell her home.
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* One shows up in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchanted}}'' when Princess Bean investigates a mad old witch sentenced to die for the disappearance of several citizens of Dreamland. Hansel and Gretal also appear, though in a twist, they were the ones killing (and eating) people after having imprisoned their adopted mother and driven her insane.

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* One shows up in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchanted}}'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchantment}}'' when Princess Bean investigates a mad old witch sentenced to die for the disappearance of several citizens of Dreamland. Hansel and Gretal also appear, though in a twist, they were the ones killing (and eating) people after having imprisoned their adopted mother and driven her insane.
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* One shows up in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchanted}}'' when Princess Bean investigates a mad old witch sentenced to die for the disappearance of several citizens of Dreamland. Hansel and Gretal also appear, though in a twist, they were the ones killing (and eating) people after having imprisoned their adopted mother and driven her insane.
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* Gingy is shown building one in ''WesternAnimation/ShrekFourD'', before it ends up getting destroyed.

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* Gingy is shown building one in ''WesternAnimation/ShrekFourD'', ''WesternAnimation/ShrekFourD'' (the UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie that plays at Ride/UniversalStudios), before it ends up getting destroyed.

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* In the episode "Flapjack the Gentleman" in ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', Lady Nickelbottom's mansion and all of her furniture is made out of candy. Naturally, the plot of the episode revolves around the main character's trying to dismantle the house and make off with it.

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* In the episode "Flapjack the Gentleman" in ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', Lady Nickelbottom's mansion and all of her furniture is made out of candy. Naturally, the plot of the episode revolves around the main character's characters trying to dismantle the house and make off with it.


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* {{Deconstructed|Trope}} on ''WesternAnimation/RightNowKapow'', where the two cast members playing Hansel and Gretel point out that an actual house made entirely of gingerbread and candy would have several sanitary and structural issues that would make it unfit to live in.
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* WebVideo/EpicMealTime made one that is made '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rUEpmbdZLw OF MEAT AND CHEEZ WHIZ]]!'''

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* WebVideo/EpicMealTime made one that is made '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rUEpmbdZLw OF MEAT AND CHEEZ WHIZ]]!'''WHIZ!]]'''



* ''Webcomic/BiterComics'': A witch attempts to lure children into her gingerbread house, but is disappointed when they go for her neighbor's much tastier [[http://www.bitercomics.com/comic/gingerbread-house/ junk food house]].

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* ''Webcomic/BiterComics'': A witch attempts to lure children into her gingerbread house, but is disappointed when they go for her neighbor's much tastier [[http://www.bitercomics.com/comic/gingerbread-house/ junk food house]].house.]]
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* Q's Winter Wonderland in ''Videogame/StarTrekOnline'' features an entire life-size gingerbread village populated by sapient gingerbread people who are constantly fending off attacks by the snowmen who previously claimed the land as their own.

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* An issue of ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'' parodied this in [[https://madcoversite.com/mad307backprintid.jpg a comic spoofing Hansel & Gretel]]. A WickedWitch builds an elaborate gingerbread house to entice and ensnare nosy children, but [[RealityEnsues because she forgot to bug-proof the place]] all Hansel & Gretel find is an enormous heap swarming with ants.

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* An issue of ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'' parodied this in [[https://madcoversite.com/mad307backprintid.jpg ''Magazine/{{Mad}}''
** One MAD parody had
a comic spoofing Hansel & Gretel]]. A WickedWitch builds an elaborate witch putting together a gingerbread house to entice and ensnare nosy children, but house. Unfortunately, [[RealityEnsues because she the witch forgot to bug-proof it]], and the place]] all comic ends with Hansel & and Gretel find is an enormous heap discovering a house swarming with ants.ants.
** One issue of its Brazilian counterpart made a parody where, after eating too much of the gingerbread house, Hansel and Gretel started eating a house made of Alka Seltzer.



* The giant peach in ''Literature/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'' qualifies, being a home for the anthropomorphic insects with whom James interacts.

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* The giant peach in ''Literature/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'' qualifies, being a home for the anthropomorphic insects with whom James interacts. At the end, the peach gets eaten, and James and his new family move into a house made from the peach's pit.



* ''Magazine/{{Mad}}''
** One MAD parody had a witch putting together a gingerbread house. Unfortunately, [[RealityEnsues the witch forgot to bug-proof it]], and the comic ends with Hansel and Gretel discovering a house swarming with ants.
** One issue of its Brazilian counterpart made a parody where, after eating too much of the gingerbread house, Hansel and Gretel started eating a house made of Alka Seltzer.

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* An issue of ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'' parodied this in [[https://madcoversite.com/mad307backprintid.jpg a comic spoofing Hansel & Gretel]]. A WickedWitch builds an elaborate gingerbread house to entice and ensnare nosy children, but [[RealityEnsues because she forgot to bug-proof the place]] all Hansel & Gretel find is an enormous heap swarming with ants.



* In ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' the book (and the second movie adaptation) shows why having a house made of sweets (in this case, chocolate) could be a very bad idea- ''especially'' in a hot climate. This happens when Wonka has a chocolate palace built for a prince in India, and it quickly melts after its construction in the desert.

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* In ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' the book (and the second movie adaptation) shows why having a house made of sweets (in this case, chocolate) could be a very bad idea- ''especially'' in a hot climate. This happens when Wonka has a chocolate palace built for a prince in India, and it quickly melts after its construction in the desert.heat of summer.
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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': The barrier of Charlotte is a particularly grim example of this trope.

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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': The barrier of Charlotte [[AdorableAbomination Charlotte]] is a particularly grim example of this trope.
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* ''{{Manga/MAR}}'': The team (specifically, Princess Snow) fights against an ugly little girl whose signature ARM is the Gingerbread House - a house of sweets. Eating it makes her grow to sumo-like proportions, gaining superhuman strength and toughness in the process. And of course, as she grows bigger, her voice grows deeper and thicker. (Also, she turns into a {{Gonk}}.)

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* ''{{Manga/MAR}}'': The team (specifically, Princess Snow) fights against an ugly little girl whose signature ARM is the Gingerbread House - a house of sweets. Eating it makes her grow to sumo-like proportions, gaining superhuman strength and toughness in the process. And of course, as she grows bigger, her voice [[HeavyVoice grows deeper and thicker. thicker.]] (Also, she turns into a {{Gonk}}.)
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* In ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' the book (and the second movie adaptation) shows why having a house made of sweets (in this case, chocolate) could be a very bad idea, especially in a hot environment. This happens when Wonka has a chocolate palace built for a prince in India, and it quickly melts after construction.

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* In ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' the book (and the second movie adaptation) shows why having a house made of sweets (in this case, chocolate) could be a very bad idea, especially idea- ''especially'' in a hot environment. climate. This happens when Wonka has a chocolate palace built for a prince in India, and it quickly melts after construction.its construction in the desert.

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* MAD magazine (its Brazilian counterpart, at least) made a parody where, after eating too much of the gingerbread house, Hansel and Gretel started eating a house made of Alka Seltzer.

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* ''Magazine/{{Mad}}''
** One
MAD magazine (its parody had a witch putting together a gingerbread house. Unfortunately, [[RealityEnsues the witch forgot to bug-proof it]], and the comic ends with Hansel and Gretel discovering a house swarming with ants.
** One issue of its
Brazilian counterpart, at least) counterpart made a parody where, after eating too much of the gingerbread house, Hansel and Gretel started eating a house made of Alka Seltzer.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', when Rocko tells Filburt the story of Literature/HanselAndGretel ([[DerailedFairyTale or at least tries to]]), he changes the gingerbread house to one made of healthy snacks, but Heffer changes it to a house of pizza. They argue back and forth until Filburt declares that the house be made of fishsticks.

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* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': In ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', "Yarnbenders", when Rocko tells Filburt the story of Literature/HanselAndGretel ([[DerailedFairyTale or at least tries to]]), he changes the gingerbread house to one made of healthy snacks, but Heffer changes it to a house of pizza. They argue back and forth until Filburt declares that the house be made of fishsticks.



* In the episode "Flapjack the gentleman" in ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', Lady Nickelbottom's mansion and all of her furniture is made out of candy, naturally, the plot of the episode revolves around the main character's trying to dismantle the house and make off with it.

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* In the episode "Flapjack the gentleman" Gentleman" in ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', Lady Nickelbottom's mansion and all of her furniture is made out of candy, naturally, candy. Naturally, the plot of the episode revolves around the main character's trying to dismantle the house and make off with it.
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* ''Series/TheGreatBritishBakeOff'':
** Done as a Showstopper in series 3 -- although it was specified that the building should ''not'' be the traditional cottage, leading to the aforementioned gingerbread barn, a birdhouse and a Roman coliseum.
** Returned in series 4, though "structure" wasn't specified, leading to, of all things, a gingerbread ''[[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]]''.
** The free-form version reappeared in series 5 (with highlights including a gingerbread dragon and pirate ship) and yet again in series 7 (in which a gingerbread pub, complete with sticky floor and lime jelly pool table cover, wins Candice Star Baker).
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* TabletopGame/CandyLandTabletopGame/CandyLand has this as the last space in editions released before TheEighties (and on reproductions of those editions).
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* Boat example, ShirleyTemple's trademark song, "On the Good Ship Lollipop"

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* Boat example, ShirleyTemple's Creator/ShirleyTemple's trademark song, "On the Good Ship Lollipop"

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* The annual Festival of Trees in Atlanta, GA, always had a gingerbread house competition. The creators of the
houses were usually the chief chefs of hotels or businesses in the city.

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* The annual Festival of Trees in Atlanta, GA, always had a gingerbread house competition. The creators of the
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* The annual Festival of Trees in Atlanta, GA, always had a gingerbread house competition. The creators of the
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* In the episode "Flapjack the gentleman" in ''TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', Lady Nickelbottom's mansion and all of her furniture is made out of candy, naturally, the plot of the episode revolves around the main character's trying to dismantle the house and make off with it.

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* In the episode "Flapjack the gentleman" in ''TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', Lady Nickelbottom's mansion and all of her furniture is made out of candy, naturally, the plot of the episode revolves around the main character's trying to dismantle the house and make off with it.

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