History Main / WatchItStoned

* The 4/20/10 episode of ''Series/TheColbertReport'' subverted this. [[SarcasmMode Angry at stoners for celebrating their decadent lifestyle]], the show lays out a series of frightening stimuli for the stoned viewer, including: loud banging noises as if the police were at your door, Stephen asking, "Are you ok? Everybody's been saying you're acting weird," and a police officer yelling at the screen.
** Speaking of Colbert, he once made a one-off joke about how small children and stoners are alike because "they sit there and drool while watching ''Series/YoGabbaGabba''" (or something to that effect).

* Music/{{Genesis|Band}} used to get annoyed in the early 1970's when people thought that you had to be on drugs to appreciate their music, because they had to be perfectly sober to play it. Except for Music/PhilCollins, their [[AllDrummersAreAnimals then-drummer]], who was happily high on marijuana during almost all of the depressing "Lamb" tour.
** Ironically, the guy everybody ''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} thought]]'' was on drugs was Music/PeterGabriel as the frontman/flutist, who says he only tried pot once and didn't like it. [[note]] He freely admits that he was a MustHaveCoffee caffeine fiend at that time though.... [[/note]]

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': Creator/RobertDuncanMcNeill once suggested that audiences may appreciate the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "[[Trivia/StarTrekVoyagerS2E15Threshold Threshold]]" more if they watch it after taking a hallucinogenic.

* In ''Literature/{{Illuminatus}}''. beatnik magazine editor Joe Malik prefers to watch the most mindane and run-of-the-mill American TV shows -- potboiler detective series and soap operas -- whilst stoned out his gourd, as he perceives greater depth of meaning in them in this frame of mind. Old monochrome movies are fertile turf for him, and in as many words, he gets to see and deconstruct the underlying tropes. This is extremely instructive with the adverts in between segments of shows -- he realizes the nature of the manipulation tools involved.

* Creator/WoodyAllen displays a dim view of this in ''Film/AnnieHall'' when a California party guest says "You ever see [[Creator/Jean Renoir Renoir's]] ''[[Film/TheGrandIllusion Grand Illusion]]''? It's hilarious when you're stoned!"

* Creator/WoodyAllen displays a dim view of this in ''Film/AnnieHall'' when a California party guest says "You ever see Renoir's ''Grand Illusion''? It's hilarious when you're stoned!"

There are works that some people on shows will insist are more entertaining, or make more sense, if you're watching/reading/listening to/playing it while under the influence of a mind altering substance; be it alcohol, pot, acid, mushrooms, ecstasy, or whatever, man. Some people may say every work is better, but in general, there seems to be a select group of works that are claimed to be this way.

This usually happens with works [[QuirkyWork supposedly made when the creators were under the influence of the same substances]] regardless of their actual sobriety. Most often it's {{Stoner Flick}}s that get this or if it just has a [[TheStoner stoner]] character, especially an [[EruditeStoner erudite one]]. Works that use FauxSymbolism also receive this. It also happens with works that involve swirls of bright colors, strobe lights, laser lights, {{mushroom samba}}s, or {{Disney Acid Sequence}}s. Frequently, the work just has to involve something strange or out of the ordinary, so this is very common with fantasy and science fiction as well as works involving a MindScrew. Also possible with works that are supposedly aimed at kids but the [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids content calls this into question]]. [[GameShow Game shows]] from the 1970s- particularly the original ''Series/MatchGame''- also fall under this due to their funky 70s-ness, raunchy humor and feel of intoxication (the way they were taped, the panel that week would often have drinks before the Thursday and Friday shows were taped, so they ''were'' under the influence, albeit in a non-pot way).

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--> '''Enhancement Smoker''': You ever see the back of a twenty dollar bill... on weed? Oh, there's some crazy shit, man. There's a dude in the bushes. Has he got a gun? I dunno! RED TEAM GO, RED TEAM GO.

* In ''Literature/{{Illuminatus}}''. beatnik magazine editor Joe Malik prefers to watch the most mindane and run-of-the-mill American TV shows - potboiler detective series and soap operas - whilst stoned out his gourd, as he perceives greater depth of meaning in them in this frame of mind. Old monochrome movies are fertile turf for him, and in as many words, he gets to see and deconstruct the underlying tropes. This is extremely instructive with the adverts in between segments of shows - he realizes the nature of the manipulation tools involved.

** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E16WeekendAtBurnsies Weekend at Burnsie's]]", Homer starts smoking pot. He soon finds everything to be better on pot - including Mr. Burns' jokes and The Bible.

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* A common activity of the title character of ''Film/{{Ted}}''.
* ''Mac and Devin Go to High School'' opens with an animated talking joint named Slowburn who actually acknowledges the audience and invites them to light one up before watching. When WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows and WebVideo/TheRapCritic reviewed the movie, they pointed out that "watch it stoned" is ''not'' typically a compliment, and that a ''good'' StonerFlick should be one that's still funny and entertaining even if you're not high.
* ''An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder'', Creator/KevinSmith has a hilarious bit about how ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' is perfect to watch while stoned.

* many of the alien and paranormal related episodes of ''Podcast/TheLastPodcastOnTheLeft'' come with Henry reccomending "rolling a gorilla finger sized blunt" to get into the right headspace.

This usually happens with works [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs supposedly made when the creators were under the influence of the same substances]] regardless of their actual sobriety. Most often it's {{Stoner Flick}}s that get this or if it just has a [[TheStoner stoner]] character, especially an [[EruditeStoner erudite one]]. Works that use FauxSymbolism also receive this. It also happens with works that involve swirls of bright colors, strobe lights, laser lights, {{mushroom samba}}s, or {{Disney Acid Sequence}}s. Frequently, the work just has to involve something strange or out of the ordinary, so this is very common with fantasy and science fiction as well as works involving a MindScrew. Also possible with works that are supposedly aimed at kids but the [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids content calls this into question]]. [[GameShow Game shows]] from the 1970s- particularly the original ''Series/MatchGame''- also fall under this due to their funky 70s-ness, raunchy humor and feel of intoxication (the way they were taped, the panel that week would often have drinks before the Thursday and Friday shows were taped, so they ''were'' under the influence, albeit in a non-pot way).

Oddly enough, this only occasionally overlaps with ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs. However, it almost ''always'' overlaps with WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs

* ''FilmBioDome'' opens with a disclaimer reading "Don't watch this film unless you're really, really high."

-->-- '''Otto,''' ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons,'' "'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky"

* many of the alien and paranormal related episodes of ''Podcast/LastPodcastOnTheLeft'' come with Henry reccomnding "rolling a gorilla finger sized blunt" to get into the right headspace.

* The13thFloorElevators included an essay espousing the virtues of LSD in the sleeve of their first album.