Twinkie Defence

In Tough Love, Ben’s (now former) boss is talking to him about the excuses Ben could give for not being at work for two days:

Ben: “Can I just tell you it’s not my fault.”
Doctor: “Sure. You can also tell me that the dog ate your homework, or, maybe eating Twinkies made you do it…”

This is a reference to the shootings of Harvey Milk (San Francisco City Supervisor) and Mayor George Moscone. The perpetrator Dan White’s attorney said that the shooting was in part a result of a depressive state brought on by (among other things) eating too many Twinkies. It became known as the ‘Twinkie Defense’.
In Out of Mind, Out of Sight, Cordelia says about Shylock from The Merchant of Venice, “That is such a Twinkie defense. Shylock should get over himself.”

   
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