What is this "Smeat" you are always on about?
Smeat is a fictitious product used as a prop when a certain potted meat product is needed, but you don't want to use the name brand. It was also at one time a Skylab experiment, a webcomic subject, and a YTMND based on the webcomic. I care not for these things, just the potted meat.
Below are the sightings I know of. If you know of others, or have better caps of existing sightings, send e-lectronic correspondence to rcm at the dot-net of Smeat. I will be your friend.
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Supernatural: "Changing Channels" (TV, 2009)
The Smeat is still getting around!
Burn Notice: "Wanted Man" (TV, 2007)
Season 1, episode 8. Another one sent in by a faithful reader, since I don't have a TV. Thanks, stranger!
A Smeat can in my possession (IRL, 2007)
It has been my life's quest to get a real live prop can of Smeat, and on March 30, 2007, that quest came to an end, when the Waterworld prop I won off ebay was delivered unto me. Mega props to my pal Angel, for pointing out the auction to me (since I gave up looking on ebay a long time ago).
Threshold: "Alienville" (TV, 2006)
Someone emailed me this one from the last episode. Thanks, reader! I like that it shows up on the shelf with its name-brand brethren.
Dawn of the Dead (Movie, 2004)
This is it. I thought there'd be more, but I guess not. Do note, however, that the can is round, instead of the usual small square style. Also, the original Dawn of the Dead had a scene with original Spam.
Buddy Boy (Movie, 2000)
Why doesn't Smeat ever show up in GOOD movies? Also, why doesn't it ever show up in well lit movies? Before 9/27/05 you could only get this DVD in Japan.
Beverly Hills 90210: "The End of the World as We Know It" (TV, 1999)
In a "ripped from the headlines" sub-plot, Steve panics about the possibility of impending Y2K doom, and stocks up on Smeat. Thanks to inter-net, I was finally able to get screencaps. I will still rent the damn dvd when it's out, so I don't have that "bug" (annoying station logo) in the corner.
Beck: "Sexx Laws" (Music Video, 1999)
All manner of wackiness transpires in the house of Beck. Cut to the pantry, where even the groceries (including some cans of Smeat) are getting down. In late 2009, Beck put all the Midnite Vultures videos up on Vimeo, so I finally have a good capture. Thanx, Beck!
Children of the Corn V (Movie, 1998)
The (soon to be dead, I'm sure) teens seek shelter in an abandoned house. Hungry, they search the cabinets for food. "Mmmmmmm, Smeat!" (This is a stubby can variation.)
Millennium: "The Thin White Line" (TV, 1997)
The first time I saw Smeat! Frank Black is looking for a killer in an abandoned warehouse. He comes across a pile of garbage and picks up and examines a can of Smeat. He is disgusted.
Waterworld (Movie, 1995)
Three sightings! 1) A storage area filled with crates of vodka and Smeat. 2) Behind some greasy guy's head. 3-4) Dennis Hopper's character feeds his angry horde by throwing them Smeat.
And those are all of the ones I have seen with mine own eyes.
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