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* On January 14, 2019, as the White House kitchen was not operating due to the partial U.S. federal government shutdown, President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump served the national college football champions, the Clemson Tigers, a buffet of [=McDonald's=], Burger King, Wendy's, and Domino's Pizza in the State Dining Room.
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** In "22 Short Films About Springfield" Principal Skinner [[DinnerWithTheBoss has Superintendent Chalmers over for dinner]] and manages to burn the roast, so he climbs out the window and gets burgers from the local Krusty Burger, calling them "steamed hams". ([[BlatantLies It's an Albany expression]].)
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* A particularly infuriating example comes from ''FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', where Bloo and a new imaginary friend eat all of the food that was supposed to go towards making dinner for the house. When this is discovered Frankie decides to order some takeout, but she's forced to go out ''again'' to get more food to actually make something. Cue her coming back to see that the house [[HypocriticalHumor ordered pizza while she was out]], making her entire second trip useless.
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So you have plans for supper. Problem is, nothing's going right. Either the oven's broken, the food is frozen or inedible, no pans are available, and/or you're pressed for time. No need to fear; there's always at least one restaurant nearby to resolve this plight so no one goes hungry!
This is not uncommon for RealLife families to do this when dinner plans don't go the way they should, making this TruthInTelevision.
May be used as an alternate for a MasochistsMeal. Compare ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping, which can involve gifts bought when pressed for time. See also PekingDuckChristmas.
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* Invoked in a ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'' strip, in which Dennis deliberately ruined the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner so the family can order pizza.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'':
** One strip had Jon measure chili powder for a dish. He has a heaping pile in a measuring cup, and asks Garfield if it's enough. Garfield okays it, causing the mixture to explode as the chili powder is poured in. Garfield then tells Jon to ditch it out and order pizza.
** Another has Jon prepare a lasagna dinner for Liz. Off-strip, Garfield, who [[TrademarkFavoriteFood loves lasagna]], gets to it first, so the two decide to eat out.
** A strip from July 2018 has Garfield dance because Jon burned dinner so he's ordering pizza.
* One ''ComicStrip/{{Luann}}'' strip is displayed as a step-by-step guide to enjoy a summer barbecue. However, the meat didn't thaw out enough, and the propane tank was empty. The last panel shows the family ordering burgers from a drive-thru.
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* Happens at the end of ''Film/AChristmasStory''. After the Christmas Turkey gets ravaged by the Bumpus' dogs, the family resorts to eating at the local Chinese restaurant.
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* In ''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Nanny Ogg's Cookbook]]'', [[MadScientist Leonard of Quirm's]] Recipe for a Grilled Cheese Sandwich is a long list of tangents involving the invention of various devices based on the ingredients of the sandwich, with the last step being "Send out for pizza."
* Creator/JamesHerriot described a case in his books when Tristan had to be the cook for a week or so. He turned out to be a OneNoteCook, which was naturally taken rather badly by the others. The chapter ends with Siegfried stating he will have lunch in a nearby pub (after being served potato mash which was half charcoal).
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* In a ThanksgivingEpisode of ''Series/MadAboutYou'' Jamie tries to make a turkey but the dog eats it, so she buys a precooked turkey from the local deli. She then has to buy several more because they keep getting destroyed, including one that gets thrown out of the window when her in-laws almost catch her bringing it in.
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* In "Trapped In The Drive-Thru", Music/WeirdAlYankovic and his wife mull their options for dinner. After ruling out leftovers, delivery, and several restaurants, they go to the drive-through.
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*In the Ride/CarouselOfProgress: After the father burns the turkey in a voice-controlled oven, daughter Patricia asks, "Anyone for pizza?"
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* The ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' anime short ''Palutena's Revolting Dinner'' ends with Palutena declaring this to Pit after failing to tame [[ItMakesSenseInContext sentient vegetables rebelling against her]].
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* Part of the flashback story in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y_-vsHvPBE He Said. She Said.]], told by one of the male characters. He was supposed to cook for his girl friend but forgot to pay the electricity bill. With the power gone, he decided to take her out instead but then the trouble starts.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOyQ3nTDgCs Thanksgiving With the Kranzes]] is a spoof of ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}'', where Thanksgiving dinner is nearly ruined, because it turns out Gene Kranz's family bought a defective oven for their kitchen. Still Kranz salvages the dinner with a similar speech to the one he gave in the actual movie, ending with "Take out is ''[[DefiedTrope not an option]]''!".
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
**In one episode, when [[LethalChef Homer]] attempts to cook breakfast for Mr. Burns, all of the food he tries to make caught on fire... [[EpicFail including breakfast cereal and milk]]. He would eventually give him donuts from Lard Lad's and coffee from Kwik-E-Mart.
** In "22 Short Films About Springfield" Principal Skinner [[DinnerWithTheBoss has Superintendent Chalmers over for dinner]] and manages to burn the roast, so he climbs out the window and gets burgers from the local Krusty Burger, calling them steamed hams. ([[PerfectlyCromulentWord It's an Albany expression]].)
* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' pilot had the Titans get into an argument over what they should have for dinner, interspersed with Starfire discovering that whatever leftovers they had [[ItCameFromTheFridge have now evolved into a higher life-form]]. Finally Robin suggests, "Maybe we should just go out for pizza." Cut to the pizzeria, and now they're arguing about ''toppings''.
* In the WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse cartoon "Mickey's Birthday Party", WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} tries to bake Mickey's birthday cake, but every cake he makes gets ruined. Finally he has to buy one from the bakery. [[CarryingACake He trips]] [[CoveredInGunge and drops it on the birthday boy.]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' episode, "[[Recap/TheLoudHouseS2E10FedUpShellShocked Fed Up]]", Lincoln and his sisters get tired of Lynn Sr. making them the same seven meals every week, so they work together to sabotage his every attempt to make dinner so they can order pizza.
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So you have plans for supper. Problem is, nothing's going right. Either the oven's broken, the food is frozen or inedible, no pans are available, and/or you're pressed for time. No need to fear; there's always at least one restaurant nearby to resolve this plight so no one goes hungry!
This is not uncommon for RealLife families to do this when dinner plans don't go the way they should, making this TruthInTelevision.
May be used as an alternate for a MasochistsMeal. Compare ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping, which can involve gifts bought when pressed for time. See also PekingDuckChristmas.
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* Invoked in a ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'' strip, in which Dennis deliberately ruined the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner so the family can order pizza.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'':
** One strip had Jon measure chili powder for a dish. He has a heaping pile in a measuring cup, and asks Garfield if it's enough. Garfield okays it, causing the mixture to explode as the chili powder is poured in. Garfield then tells Jon to ditch it out and order pizza.
** Another has Jon prepare a lasagna dinner for Liz. Off-strip, Garfield, who [[TrademarkFavoriteFood loves lasagna]], gets to it first, so the two decide to eat out.
** A strip from July 2018 has Garfield dance because Jon burned dinner so he's ordering pizza.
* One ''ComicStrip/{{Luann}}'' strip is displayed as a step-by-step guide to enjoy a summer barbecue. However, the meat didn't thaw out enough, and the propane tank was empty. The last panel shows the family ordering burgers from a drive-thru.
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* Happens at the end of ''Film/AChristmasStory''. After the Christmas Turkey gets ravaged by the Bumpus' dogs, the family resorts to eating at the local Chinese restaurant.
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* In ''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Nanny Ogg's Cookbook]]'', [[MadScientist Leonard of Quirm's]] Recipe for a Grilled Cheese Sandwich is a long list of tangents involving the invention of various devices based on the ingredients of the sandwich, with the last step being "Send out for pizza."
* Creator/JamesHerriot described a case in his books when Tristan had to be the cook for a week or so. He turned out to be a OneNoteCook, which was naturally taken rather badly by the others. The chapter ends with Siegfried stating he will have lunch in a nearby pub (after being served potato mash which was half charcoal).
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* In a ThanksgivingEpisode of ''Series/MadAboutYou'' Jamie tries to make a turkey but the dog eats it, so she buys a precooked turkey from the local deli. She then has to buy several more because they keep getting destroyed, including one that gets thrown out of the window when her in-laws almost catch her bringing it in.
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* In "Trapped In The Drive-Thru", Music/WeirdAlYankovic and his wife mull their options for dinner. After ruling out leftovers, delivery, and several restaurants, they go to the drive-through.
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*In the Ride/CarouselOfProgress: After the father burns the turkey in a voice-controlled oven, daughter Patricia asks, "Anyone for pizza?"
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* The ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' anime short ''Palutena's Revolting Dinner'' ends with Palutena declaring this to Pit after failing to tame [[ItMakesSenseInContext sentient vegetables rebelling against her]].
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* Part of the flashback story in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y_-vsHvPBE He Said. She Said.]], told by one of the male characters. He was supposed to cook for his girl friend but forgot to pay the electricity bill. With the power gone, he decided to take her out instead but then the trouble starts.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOyQ3nTDgCs Thanksgiving With the Kranzes]] is a spoof of ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}'', where Thanksgiving dinner is nearly ruined, because it turns out Gene Kranz's family bought a defective oven for their kitchen. Still Kranz salvages the dinner with a similar speech to the one he gave in the actual movie, ending with "Take out is ''[[DefiedTrope not an option]]''!".
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
**In one episode, when [[LethalChef Homer]] attempts to cook breakfast for Mr. Burns, all of the food he tries to make caught on fire... [[EpicFail including breakfast cereal and milk]]. He would eventually give him donuts from Lard Lad's and coffee from Kwik-E-Mart.
** In "22 Short Films About Springfield" Principal Skinner [[DinnerWithTheBoss has Superintendent Chalmers over for dinner]] and manages to burn the roast, so he climbs out the window and gets burgers from the local Krusty Burger, calling them steamed hams. ([[PerfectlyCromulentWord It's an Albany expression]].)
* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' pilot had the Titans get into an argument over what they should have for dinner, interspersed with Starfire discovering that whatever leftovers they had [[ItCameFromTheFridge have now evolved into a higher life-form]]. Finally Robin suggests, "Maybe we should just go out for pizza." Cut to the pizzeria, and now they're arguing about ''toppings''.
* In the WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse cartoon "Mickey's Birthday Party", WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} tries to bake Mickey's birthday cake, but every cake he makes gets ruined. Finally he has to buy one from the bakery. [[CarryingACake He trips]] [[CoveredInGunge and drops it on the birthday boy.]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' episode, "[[Recap/TheLoudHouseS2E10FedUpShellShocked Fed Up]]", Lincoln and his sisters get tired of Lynn Sr. making them the same seven meals every week, so they work together to sabotage his every attempt to make dinner so they can order pizza.
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