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The name of this trope came from an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_is_your_brain_on_drugs American anti-drug commercial]] from the Advertising/PartnershipToEndAddiction, which showed an egg with the voice-over "This is your brain," then the egg being cracked on the side of a frying pan and the contents poured in, with the voice-over "This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" This got so parodied that for a while people ordering eggs sunny side up would say, "I'll take a brain on drugs with toast," for example. (It might also explain why eggs over easy were so common for a while.) For an extra bit of trivia, the girl in the second version of the commercial? That's [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Tifa years later]], [[Creator/RachaelLeighCook among other people.]]

The choice of drug can imply certain qualities. Works on speed are extremely energetic and fast-paced; works on crack are similar but with [[WidgetSeries an element of surrealism or wackiness implied]]. Acid and weed are more [[MindScrew psychedelic and confusing]], whereas works on steroids are usually bigger and more extreme. One would imagine a work "on [=NyQuil=]" would be dreamy and lethargic, while describing Show B as Show A "on its meds" implies that Show A is in some way weird, while Show B, while cut from the same cloth, is less-weird. Finally, a work on "angel dust" (PCP) would most likely be [[DarkerAndEdgier extremely violent, angry, or megalomaniacal]] in tone.

[[caption-width-right:350: [[https://www.tumblr.com/twistcmyk/700758447138979840 Comic]] by twistcmyk (Used with permission)]]

Note that the chances are the creators [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs weren't actually on drugs at all]]. No matter how slim those chances might ''seem''.

Creative works are often hard to describe quickly and effectively so writers often use comparisons or "TheyFightCrime" in order to get their point across. However, despite constantly reminding us that DrugsAreBad, writers have [[HypocriticalHumor a strong addiction to them]].

->''"TV writers, they often use 'acid' as a kind of a shorthand for 'wacky' -- they'll say something like 'This sitcom, it'll be like [[Creator/TerryScott Terry and June]] '''[-ON ACID!-]''' Imagine what that'll be like!' Yeah, I can imagine what that'll be like -- that'll be Terry examining the floral pattern on a plate for four days..."''

The name of this trope came from an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_is_your_brain_on_drugs American anti-drug commercial]], where it showed an egg with the voice-over "This is your brain," then the egg being cracked on the side of a frying pan and the contents poured in, with the voice-over "This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" This got so parodied that for a while people ordering eggs sunny side up would say, "I'll take a brain on drugs with toast," for example. (It might also explain why eggs over easy were so common for a while.) For an extra bit of trivia, the girl in the second version of the commercial? That's [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Tifa years later]], [[Creator/RachaelLeighCook among other people.]]

->''"TV writers, they often use 'acid' as a kind of a shorthand for 'wacky' -- they'll say something like 'This sitcom, it'll be like TerryAndJune '''[-ON ACID!-]''' Imagine what that'll be like!' Yeah, I can imagine what that'll be like -- that'll be [[Creator/TerryScott Terry]] examining the floral pattern on a plate for four days..."''

->''"TV writers, they often use 'acid' as a kind of a shorthand for 'wacky' -- they'll say something like 'This sitcom, it'll be like Series/TerryAndJune '''[-ON ACID!-]''' Imagine what that'll be like!' Yeah, I can imagine what that'll be like -- that'll be Terry examining the floral pattern on a plate for four days..."''

->''"TV writers, they often use 'acid' as a kind of a shorthand for 'wacky' -- they'll say something like 'This sitcom, it'll be like Terry and June '''[-ON ACID!-]''' Imagine what that'll be like!' Yeah, I can imagine what that'll be like -- that'll be Terry examining the floral pattern on a plate for four days..."''

->''"TV writers, they often use 'acid' as a kind of a shorthand for 'wacky' -- they'll say something like 'This sitcom, it'll be like TerryAndJune '''[-ON ACID!-]''' Imagine what that'll be like!' Yeah, I can imagine what that'll be like -- that'll be Terry examining the floral pattern on a plate for four days..."''

->''"TV writers, they often use 'acid' as a kind of a shorthand for 'wacky' -- they'll say something like 'This sitcom, it'll be like [[TerryAndJune]] '''[-ON ACID!-]''' Imagine what that'll be like!' Yeah, I can imagine what that'll be like -- that'll be Terry examining the floral pattern on a plate for four days..."''

->''"TV writers, they often use 'acid' as a kind of a shorthand for 'wacky' -- they'll say something like 'This sitcom, it'll be like Terry And June '''[-ON ACID!-]''' Imagine what that'll be like!' Yeah, I can imagine what that'll be like -- that'll be Terry examining the floral pattern on a plate for four days..."''

->''"TV writers, they often use 'acid' as a kind of a shorthand for 'wacky' -- they'll say something like "This sitcom, it'll be like Terry And June '''[-ON ACID!-]''' Imagine what that'll be like!" Yeah, I can imagine what that'll be like -- that'll be Terry examining the floral pattern on a plate for four days..."''

-> ''TV writers, they often use "acid" as a kind of a shorthand for "wacky" -- they'll say something like "This sitcom, it'll be like Terry And June '''[-ON ACID!-]''' Imagine what that'll be like!" Yeah, I can imagine what that'll be like -- that'll be Terry examining the floral pattern on a plate for four days...''
--> -- '''Music/BillBailey''', ''Part Troll''

-> ''TV writers, they often use "acid" as a kind of a shorthand for "wacky" -- they'll say something like "This sitcom, it'll be like TerryAndJune '''[-ON ACID!-]''' Imagine what that'll be like!" Yeah, I can imagine what that'll be like -- that'll be Terry examining the floral pattern on a plate for four days...''

-> ''TV writers, they often use "acid" as a kind of a shorthand for "wacky" -- they'll say something like "This sitcom, it'll be like Terry And June '''[-ON ACID!-]''' Imagine what that'll be like!" Yeah, I can imagine what that'll be like -- that'll be Terry examining the floral pattern on a plate for four days...''

Compare XMeetsY, {{Recycled IN SPACE}}; note etymological similarity to CrackFic. Not to be confused with MushroomSamba, though that often invokes this trope among reviewers.

Creative works are often hard to describe quickly and effectively so writers often use comparisons or "TheyFightCrime!" in order to get their point across. However, despite constantly reminding us that DrugsAreBad, writers have [[HypocriticalHumor a strong addiction to them]].

Creative works are often hard to describe quickly and effectively so writers often use comparisons or "TheyFightCrime!" in order to get their point across. However despite constantly reminding us that DrugsAreBad, writers have [[HypocriticalHumor a strong addiction to them]].

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--> -- '''BillBailey''', ''Part Troll''

Note that the chances are the creators [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs weren't actually on drugs at all]]. No matter how slim those chances are.

The name of this trope came from an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_is_your_brain_on_drugs American anti-drug commercial]], where it showed an egg with the voice-over "This is your brain," then the egg being cracked on the side of a frying pan and the contents poured in, with the voice-over "This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" This got so parodied that for a while people ordering eggs sunny side up would say, "I'll take a brain on drugs with toast," for example. (It might also explain why eggs over easy were so common for a while.) For an extra bit of trivia, the girl in the second version of the commercial? That's [[AdventChildren Tifa years later]], [[Creator/RachaelLeighCook among other people.]]

The name of this trope came from an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_is_your_brain_on_drugs American anti-drug commercial]], where it showed an egg with the voice-over "This is your brain," then the egg being cracked on the side of a frying pan and the contents poured in, with the voice-over "This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?" This got so parodied that for a while people ordering eggs sunny side up would say, "I'll take a brain on drugs with toast," for example. (It might also explain why eggs over easy were so common for a while.) For an extra bit of trivia, the girl in the second version of the commercial? That's [[AdventChildren Tifa years later]], [[RachaelLeighCook among other people.]]

XMeetsY [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs on illegal drug Z.]]

Creative works are often hard to describe quickly and effectively, so writers often use comparisons or "TheyFightCrime!" in order to get their point across. However, in recent years, it seems that despite constantly reminding us that DrugsAreBad, the writers are beginning to [[{{Hypocrite}} develop a rather strong addiction to them]].

This is a trope for works which are forever and eternally being described as being on some kind of mind-altering substance. The most common ones are crack (highly concentrated cocaine), acid (LSD), and steroids, but any drug can and will be used. Often used for MindScrew stuff, but by no means exclusive to them.

The choice of drug can imply certain qualities. Works on speed are extremely energetic and fast-paced; works on crack are similar but with [[WidgetSeries an element of surrealism or wackiness implied]]. Acid and weed are more [[MindScrew psychedelic and confusing]], whereas works on steroids are usually bigger and more extreme. One would imagine a work "on [=NyQuil=]" would be dreamy and lethargic, while describing Show B as Show A "on its meds" implies that Show A is in some way weird, while Show B, while cut from the same cloth, is less-weird. Finally, a work on "angel dust" (PCP) would most likely be [[DarkerAndEdgier extremely violent, angry, or megalomaniacal]] in tone. These are anything but definitive, however.

Has nothing to do with ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin.

The choice of drug can imply certain qualities. Works on speed are extremely energetic and fast-paced; works on crack are similar but with [[MindScrew an element of surrealism or wackiness implied]]. Acid and weed are more [[WidgetSeries psychedelic and wacky]], whereas works on steroids are usually bigger and more extreme. One would imagine a work "on [=NyQuil=]" would be dreamy and lethargic, while describing Show B as Show A "on [its] meds" implies that Show A is in some way weird, while Show B, while cut from the same cloth, is less-weird. Finally, a work on "angel dust" (PCP) would most likely be [[DarkerAndEdgier extremely violent, angry, or megalomaniacal]] in tone. These are anything but definitive, however.