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* In 1989, a mentally ill man named Kenneth Noid, who thought that Domino's Pizza mascot The Noid was a personal attack against him, entered a Domino's with a gun, took two employees hostage, and demanded $100,000 in compensation from Domino's for "using his name without consent". After five hours, Noid got hungry and asked his hostages to make him two pizzas. The two of them then managed to escape while he was eating.

* In the ''VideoGame/NancyDrew'' title ''The Final Scene'', Nancy's friend Maya is kidnapped just before an old movie theatre is scheduled to be demolished; the kidnapper is a WellIntentionedExtremist who hopes the prevent the destruction by holding Maya hostage. Nancy realizes that Maya is still alive when she discovers half-filled pizza boxes in a secret room in the basement, suggesting that the criminal is taking care of her during her imprisonment.

* ''WebVideo/{{Smosh}}'': In "A Very Hairy Situation w/ Billy Mays" Anthony is kidnapped and is only given food from Burger Boys. Unlike other examples, he doesn't like the food especially since they ran out of Spongebob toys.
* ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'': According to Mokuba when he was kidnapped by Pegasus and Marik, the former took him on a picnic and the latter gave him pizza. When he gets kidnapped by Noah, he pretty much got used to being kidnapped and instead complains about the lack of food and is overjoyed at getting donuts.

* The Singaporean drama film ''Film/INotStupid'' has protagonist Terry and his friend Boon Hock getting abducted by a kidnapper who turns out to be a discharged ex-employee of Terry's father. While in their custody, Terry, being a meek, spoiled kid from a rich family, whines that he only wants Pink Dolphin Calcium (a Singapore-based healthy beverage that the film has a ProductPlacement deal with) for breakfast, with which the kidnapper complies. The TV series remake plays this trope straight by having the kidnappers buying KFC instead.

* In ''[[Literature/DrGretaHelsing Dreadful Company]]'', Greta is abducted by a band of arrogant young vampires in Paris, whose leader hopes to get back at Lord Ruthven for chasing him out of London years ago. During her captivity, they keep feeding her nothing but confectionary croissants, apparently because 1) it's easy to pick them up at street cafes, and 2) the underling tasked with minding Greta vaguely recalls having liked them when ''he'' could still eat solid food.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''

* {{Exploited}} in the ''Series/BurnNotice'' episode "[[Recap/BurnNoticeS1E4OldFriends Old Friends]]". Michael and Nate take one half of a pair of brothers running a {{Sex Slave}}ry ring hostage, and tell the other brother they're feeding him the bare minimum convenience store food as incentive for him to turn over their childhood friend's daughter whom they were planning to sell in Dubai.

* The ''Series/{{Monk}}'' episode "Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny" has the titular old woman snatched from her home and blindfolded. After she's rescued, she remarks that the criminals treated her remarkably well and even bought her pizza so she wouldn't go hungry. Monk uses this information to help locate the kidnappers' hideout by doing a SherlockScan for a house with recently-discarded pizza boxes in the trash.
* One episode of ''Series/TheNanny'' sees Fran and Sylvia at the bank when a bungling burglar attempts to rob the place. When the cops close in, the crook escapes while taking Sylvia as a hostage, prompting Fran to say that she feels just terrible...[[PityTheKidnapper for]] ''[[PityTheKidnapper him.]]'' The police are eventually able to apprehend the robber when Sylvia, a BigEater extraordinaire, demands that he pull over to purchase her some Mongolian barbecue.
* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. In "Dead Reckoning", John Reese is forced to wear a bomb vest under his jacket by RogueAgent Kara Stanton, who takes him to a fast food restaurant because if he tries anything stupidly heroic then innocents will die as well. Reese refuses to eat, which Stanton says is his way of keeping a sense of control by refusing to cooperate in small ways. She points out that Reese's fellow captor is eating (he's been StrappedToABomb for quite some time now), so Reese will also come to accept the hopelessness of his situation.

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': In [[Recap/AmericanDadS4E7SurroGate "Surro-Gate"]], Stan kidnaps Greg and Terry's newborn baby to "save" her from being raised by a gay couple. While on the run, he buys the baby a cheeseburger and thinks something is wrong with her because she doesn't eat it.
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'': In "Zeta", a rogue military robot kidnaps Max so it can take on her appearance and use the school's tech lab. While holding her captive, he brings her a sandwich from her favorite deli, even making sure it has her favorite filling.

-->'''Dewey''': You're gonna keep me, you're gonna feed me.

* The Singaporean drama film ''Film/INotStupid'' has protagonist Terry and his friend Boon Hock getting abducted by a kidnapper who turns out to be a discharged ex-employee of Terry's father. While in their custody, Terry, being a meek, spoiled kid from a rich family, whines that he only wants Pink Dolphin Calcium (a Singapore-based healthy beverage) for breakfast, with which the kidnapper complies. The TV series remake plays this trope straight by having the kidnappers buying KFC instead.

* ''Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job'': While Darcy and her babysitting charges are being held hostage by the Hazens, they get [=McDonald's=] for dinner. The food becomes a ChekhovsGun when the kids use some of it to tame the guard dogs as part of their escape plan.

When a kidnapper and their hostage(s) are running from the cops, their food options are naturally limited. They don't have a whole lot of money (especially if they're holding someone for ransom), they probably can't buy anything that needs to be cooked, and purchasing enough food for two or more people over several days might look suspicious, especially if their face is on a news bulletin. So the easy thing to do is pop into a fast-food restaurant, convenience store, or similar place for a few minutes and grab some food. Nothing suspicious about picking up some burgers and fries for dinner, right? If the hostage is a child, fast food is also likely one of the things they'll eat without complaint, even if they're picky. Variations of this trope might include an [[PityTheKidnapper exasperated kidnapper]] buying an annoying kid junk food to keep them quiet, or a [[TheKindnapper sympathetic kidnapper]] buying a hostage their favorite food.

* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. In "Dead Reckoning", John Reese is forced to wear a bomb vest under his jacket, and his captor takes him to a fast food restaurant because it he tries anything stupidly heroic then innocents will die as well. Reese refuses to eat, which his captor says is his way of keeping a sense of control by refusing to cooperate in small ways. She points out that Reese's fellow captor is eating (he's been StrappedToABomb for quite some time now), so Reese will also come to accept the hopelessness of his situation.

** Sandor Clegane is always sharing his food with his hostage [[PrincessInRags Arya Stark]] in scenes where they threaten and insult each other.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', Jorah Mormont finds Tyrion Lannister wandering as a fugitive in Essos and kidnaps him so he can deliver him to Daenerys and hopefully earn back his place in her court. While traveling through Volantis, they share a quick meal of roast duck and ale at the Merchant's House. Tyrion sarcastically thinks to himself that he should fling the empty tankard at Mormont's head when he's done drinking, because if he's lucky, it'll crack his skull, and if he's really lucky, he'll miss and Mormont will beat him to death.

* ''Film/NintendoPowerPromoVideos'': In the ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' video, Sony and Sega order some pizza for their hostage Peter and use the empty box as a trap for his boss, Bob.

* The ''Series/{{Monk}}'' episode "Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny" has the titular old woman snatched from her home and blindfolded. After she's rescued, she remarks that the criminals treated her remarkably well and even bought her pizza so she wouldn't go hungry. Monk uses this information to help locate the kidnappers' hideout by doing a SherlockScan for a house with recently-discarded pizza boxes in the trash.

* ''A Perfect World'': On the lam after escaping prison, Butch takes young Philip hostage during the getaway. At one point he stops to get them burgers at a diner, then tells Philip to wait in the car so Butch can have a tryst with a waitress. It's a sign of Philip's growing attachment to Butch that he makes no effort to escape.

When a kidnapper and their hostage(s) are running from the cops, their food options are naturally limited. They don't have a whole lot of money (especially if they're holding someone for ransom), they probably can't buy anything that needs to be cooked, and purchasing enough food for two or more people over several days might look suspicious, especially if their face is on a news bulletin. So the easy thing to do is pop into a [=McDonald's=] or other fast-food restaurant for a few minutes and grab some food. Nothing suspicious about picking up some burgers and fries for dinner, right? If the hostage is a child, fast food is also likely one of the things they'll eat without complaint, even if they're picky. Variations of this trope might include an [[PityTheKidnapper exasperated kidnapper]] buying an annoying kid junk food to keep them quiet, or a [[TheKindnapper sympathetic kidnapper]] buying a hostage their favorite food.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', Jorah Mormont finds Tyrion Lannister wandering as a fugitive in Essos and kidnaps him so he can deliver him to Daenerys and hopefully earn back his place in her court. While traveling through Volantis, they share a quick meal of roast duck and ale at the Merchant's House. Tyrion sarcastically thinks to himself that he should fling the empty tankard at Mormont's head when he's done drinking; if he's lucky, it'll crack his skull, and if he's really lucky, he'll miss and Mormont will beat him to death.

The classier version of this trope is NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine.

->''"Your brother's in the trunk of a car, Carl. He's eatin' on 10 bucks a day. That's a bag of chips, a sandwich and a Coke. Tomorrow he eats on five, and we'll be down to soup and sugar packets by Friday."''

When a kidnapper and their hostage(s) are running from the cops, their food options are naturally limited. They don't have a whole lot of money (especially if they're holding someone for ransom), they probably can't buy anything that needs to be cooked, and purchasing enough food for two or more people over several days might look suspicious, especially if their face is on a news bulletin. So the easy thing to do is pop into a [=McDonald's=] or other fast food restaurant for a few minutes and grab some food. Nothing suspicious about picking up some burgers and fries for dinner, right? If the hostage is a child, fast food is also likely one of the things they'll eat without complaint, even if they're picky. Variations of this trope might include an [[PityTheKidnapper exasperated kidnapper]] buying an annoying kid junk food to keep them quiet, or a [[TheKindnapper sympathetic kidnapper]] buying a hostage their favorite food.

Story-wise, a warm meal is the perfect opportunity for the kidnapper and their hostage to sit down and have a civil conversation. The kidnapper might explain their motives or promise the hostage that they'll be home as soon as so-and-so pays the ransom. This trope can be used to humanize the kidnapper a bit by having them show a little bit of care for their victim, even if it's only out of necessity, or make them even worse by having them go in the opposite direction and [[DeniedFoodAsPunishment deny their victim food.]]

* The Singaporean drama film ''Film/INotStupid'' has protagonist Terry and his friend Boon Hock getting abducted by a kidnapper who turns out to be a discharged ex-employee of Terry's father. While in their custody, Terry, being a meek, spoiled kid from a rich family, whines that he only wants Pink Dolphin Calcium (a Singapore-based healthy beverage) for breakfast, with which the kidnapper complies. The TV-series remake plays this trope straight by having the kidnappers buying KFC instead.

-->'''Nate:''' Your brother's in the trunk of a car, Carl. He's eatin' on 10 bucks a day. That's a bag of chips, a sandwich and a Coke. Tomorrow he eats on five, and we'll be down to soup and sugar packets by Friday.

* In 1977, when 11-year-old Timothy King disappeared during the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_County_Child_Killer Oakland County Child killings]], his mother made a public plea for the killer to release him, so she could serve him his favorite meal, KFC. After his body was found, the autopsy showed the last thing he ate was fried chicken.

* ''Website/NotAlwaysRight'': In one story, a kidnap victim managed to get a restaurant employee's attention without alerting the kidnapper by going in the bathroom and explaining the situation in there.

* ''Literature/ModernFaerieTales'': In ''Ironside'', Kaye takes Ethine hostage so that she and her companions can leave Faerie safely. They stop at a diner to get a bite to eat, which also serves as an opportunity to assess their situation and discuss their next move. Ethine, being unfamiliar with human food, looks at the menu awhile before just ordering blueberry pie. She later declares it "barely edible."

* In ''Film/NationalTreasure'', Ben, Riley, and Abigail briefly hide out at the home of Patrick Gates, Ben's father, after stealing the Declaration of Independence. Patrick agrees to help them escape by pretending that they tied him up to take his car, and the group [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this trope by leaving his hands close enough to a pizza box (and his lips near a cup of soda) to at least eat while waiting for the police to arrive.

* In ''[[Literature/DrGretaHelsing Dreadful Company]]'', Greta is abducted by a band of arrogant young vampires in Paris, whose leader hopes to get back at Lord Ruthven for chasing him out of London years ago. During her captivity, they keep feeding her nothing but confectionary croissants, apparently because 1) it's easy to pick them up at street cafes, and 2) the underling tasked with minding Greta vaguely recalls having liked them when ''he'' could still eat solid food.

* In the ''VideoGame/NancyDrew'' title ''The Final Scene'', Nancy's friend Maya is kidnapped just before an old movie theatre is scheduled to be demolished; the kidnapper is a WellIntentionedExtremist who hopes the prevent the destruction by holding Maya hostage. Nancy realizes that Maya is still alive when she discovers half-filled pizza boxes in a secret room in the basement, suggesting that the criminal is treating her well during her imprisonment.

* ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'': According to Mokuba when he was kidnapped by Pegasus and Marik, the former took him on a picnic and the latter gave him pizza. When he gets kidnapped by Noah, he pretty much got used to being kidnapped and instead complains about the lack of food and was overjoyed at getting donuts.

* In 1989, a mentally ill man named Kenneth Noid, who thought that Domino's Pizza mascot The Noid was a personal attack against him, entered a Domino's, held a man hostage, and demanded $100,000 in compensation from Domino's for "using his name without consent". After five hours, Noid got hungry and asked for two pizzas. His hostage managed to escape while he was eating.

When a kidnapper and their hostage(s) are running from the cops, their food options are naturally limited. They don't have a whole lot of money (especially if they're holding someone for ransom), they probably can't buy anything that needs to be cooked, and purchasing enough food for two or more people over several days might look suspicious, especially if their face is on a news bulletin. So the easy thing to do is pop into a [=McDonald's=] or other fast food restaurant for a few minutes and grab some food. Nothing suspicious about picking up some burgers and fries for dinner, right? If the hostage is a child, fast food is also likely one of the things they'll eat without complaint, even if they're picky. Variations of this trope might include an [[PityTheKidnapper exasperated kidnapper]] buying an annoying kid junk food to keep them quiet, or a sympathetic kidnapper buying a hostage their favorite food.

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