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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:'' In [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS27E19FlandCanycon "Fland Canyon"]], Marge thinks she's a bad mother because Bart doesn't thank a waitress for bringing him a sensible meal when Marge wouldn't let him buy what he actually wanted at the restaurant. The weary waitress chimes in.

* ''Series/Alice1976'', as well as the SpinOff, ''[[SpinOff Flo]]'' feature Florence "Flo" Castleberry, who was forever snarking with owner and cook Mel of Mel's Diner, to the point where her {{Catchphrase}}, "Kiss my grits!" became a MemeticMutation in the 1970s.

* ''Series/StargateSG1'': Oma Desala is one of these in threads. [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith Sort of]]. [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm Ascended planes are complicated]].

* StargateSG1: Oma Desala is one of these in threads. [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith Sort of]]. [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm Ascended planes are complicated]].

That isn't to say that she doesn't like or care for the NaiveNewcomer. Indeed, she might see a bubbly young waitress just getting started as a reminder of herself when she was young, and give sage advice and offer protection from really nasty customers and the worst members of management.

* ''Film/TommyBoy'': Tommy and Richard run into a sarcastic, surly waitress; Tommy's ability to break through her gruff exterior and find her HiddenHeartOfGold serve as evidence of his latent sales skills.

* The music video for "Meet Virginia" by Music/{{Train}} is set in a diner, with the titular character applies for a job as a server. She does so by bringing the "Help Wanted" sign to a World-Weary Waitress, who doesn't even need to speak to convey her mood (her glare and sigh do that for her).

* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'': The titular character starts out as a surly, sarcastic, world-weary mother of three children, married to her electrician husband Dan, and working the local diner, where she's often flippant and rude, even (especially) to her boss.

-->'''Carla:''' When I'm in charge of the bar I know what God feels like.\\

'''Carla:''' It's like I'm in complete control of people's destinies. Yeah, I can make their drinks too strong so they get sick. Or I can water them down so they're payin' for nothin'. Or if I don't like their attitude I can spit in it.

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': Dexter's family encounter a snarky, raspy-voiced waitress at the truck stop in "Ham Hocks and Armlocks". She bluntly informs them they only have three items on the dinner menu: hamburgers, ham sandwiches, and ham hocks. She then informs Dad that they're out of hamburgers and they do ''not'' want to try the ham sandwiches before ordering the family ham hocks.
* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooStageFright'': Shaggy and Scooby go to a pizzeria in Chicago, where they encounter a World-Weary Waitress. They state they want to take part in an eating challenge. The waitress tells them she'll have to move them to another table. When they ask why, she delivers the reply with a flat, uninterested tone saying, "Because your pizza is bigger than this table." She does actually show a moment of incredulity when Shaggy and Scooby actually finish off the massive pizza.

The World Weary Waitress, an AlwaysFemale Trope, focuses on a woman working as a waitress or maître d' in a restaurant setting. She will usually be older, surly, and a bit temperamental. She has SeenItAll and isn't afraid to call 'em like she sees 'em. She's working a dead-end job and she knows it.

-->'''Waitress''': What don't you want?
-->'''Marcus''': Pardon?
-->'''Waitress''': I've been working here forty-four years. Ain't nobody ever ordered nothing but t-bone steak and a baked potato. Except this one asshole from New York tried to order trout back in 1987. We don't serve no goddamn trout. So either you don't want corn-on-the-cob, or you don't want green beans. So what don't you want?
-->'''Marcus''': (After the waitress has taken their order) Well, tell you one thing. No one's gonna rob ''this'' son-of-a-bitch.

--> '''Ruth:''' Tom, listen to me. If I've learned anything from slaving away for fifteen years in a greasy diner and raising two kids on next to nothing, it's that you can't run away and hide. You can't pretend some wonderful bolt from the blue is suddenly going to strike that will turn everything around. That's a fool's escape.

-->'''Carla:''' When I'm in charge of the bar I know what God feels like.
-->'''Norm:''' How's that?
-->'''Carla:''' It's like I'm in complete control of people's destinies. Yeah, I can make their drinks too strong so they get sick. Or I can water them down so they're payin' for nothin'. Or if I don't like their attitude I can spit in it.
* ''Series/LastManStanding'': Kristen is a younger version of the World Weary Waitress. Being a single mother (initially) with a dead-end job, having sacrificed her chance at a higher education, she's already burnt out and frequently snarks at customers and staff alike. It becomes even more apparent when her younger sister Mandy gets a job at the diner and starts immediately pulling in more tips due to her attractive looks, bubbly personality, and positive demeanor, despite frequently getting orders wrong.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'': "Road Trip" sees a OneSceneWonder of a World Weary Waitress who takes one look at the members of the Fashion Club as they enter the diner and then calls out their order for them before they've even said a word to her. She also suggested Daria would have a promising career as a waitress after listening to some of her snark.
* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooStageFright'': Shaggy and Scooby go to a pizzeria in Chicago, where they encounter a World Weary Waitress. They state they want to take part in an eating challenge. The waitress tells them she'll have to move them to another table. When they ask why, she delivers the reply with a flat, uninterested tone saying, "Because your pizza is bigger than this table." She does actually show a moment of incredulity when Shaggy and Scooby actually finish off the massive pizza.

The World Weary Waitress, an AlwaysFemale Trope, focuses on a woman working as a waitress or maître d' in a restaurant setting. She will usually be older, surly, and a bit tempramental. She has SeenItAll, and isn't afraid to call 'em like she sees 'em. She's working a deadend job and she knows it.

She's also not above talking back to customers, particularly those who are abusive and demeaning to the younger members of the staff. She'll also likely have long-time customers who are always happy to see her, and with whom witty reparte is exchanged, as well as many an InsultOfEndearment that they're all too ready to exchange.

In some settings she'll be fluent in HashHouseLingo.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': The Mudka's Meat Hut has a World Weary Waitress that seems permanently bored, sighs as she repeats the welcoming routine to newcomers and doesn't bat an eye to the strange "woman" (Kuzco in disguise) that is with Pacha. When he unnecessarily tells her that they are on honeymoon, she just says "Bless you [[DoubleEntendre for coming out in public]]".

* ''Series/Alice1976'', as well as the SpinOff, ''[[SpinOff Flo]]'' feature Florence "Flo" Castleberry, who was forever snarking with owner and cook Mel of Mel's Diner, to the point where, in the 1970s her {{Catchphrase}}, "Kiss my grits!" became a MemeticMutation in the 1970s.

--> '''Carla:''' When I'm in charge of the bar I know what God feels like.
--> '''Norm:''' How's that?
--> '''Carla:''' It's like I'm in complete control of people's destinies. Yeah, I can make their drinks too strong so they get sick. Or I can water them down so they're payin' for nothin'. Or if I don't like their attitude I can spit in it.
* ''Series/LastManStanding'': Kristen is a younger version of the World Weary Waitress. Being a single mother (initially) with a dead end job, having sacrificed her chance at a higher education, she's already burnt out and frequently snarks at customers and staff alike. It becomes even more apparent when her younger sister, Mandy, gets a job at the diner and starts immediately pulling in more in tips due to her attractive looks, bubbly personality, and positive demeanor, despite frequently getting orders wrong.
* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'': The titular character starts out as a surly, sarcastic, world weary mother of three children, married to her electrician husband, Dan, and working the local diner, where she's often flippant and rude, even (especially) to her boss.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': The Mudka's Meat Hut has a World Weary Waitress that seems permanently bored, sighs as she repeats the welcoming routine to newcomers and doesn't bat an eye to the strange "woman" (Kuzco in disguise) that is with Pacha. When he unnecessarily tells her that they are on honeymoon, she just says "Bless you for coming out in public".

* The waitress in ''Film/HellOrHighWater'' definitely qualifies. Her interaction with the two Texas Rangers investigating local robberies who stop at her diner makes it clear she's seen it all and is in no mood for any bullshit.

* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': Sheldon invokes this in a conversation with Penny while she's tending bar at The Cheesecake Factory.

* The waitress in ''Film/HellOrHighWater'' definitely qualifies. Her interaction with the two Texas Rangers investigating local robberies who stop at her diner makes it clear she's seen it all and is in no mood for any bullshit.

''Film/TommyBoy'': Tommy and Richard run into a sarcastic, surly waitress; Tommy's ability to break through her gruff exterior and find her HiddenHeartOfGold serve as evidence of his latent sales skills.

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