Popular Culture
Cow-tipping has appeared in a variety of media and entertainment.
- In the 2006 animated movie Barnyard, a group of tough talking cattle from New Jersey go "boy-tipping" in response to similar behavior against cattle.
- In a 1994 episode of the popular animated television series Beavis and Butt-head, the two eponymous characters, after watching a milk ad on television, set out to tip over a cow, only to result in Beavis being crushed when the cow falls on him.
- In the 1989 black comedy Heathers, two teenaged characters attempt to tip a cow when drunk.
- In Fallout RPG games Fallout 2, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, the player can "cow tip" a Brahmin (a mutant two-headed cow).
- In the 2006 Disney Pixar Cars film, Mater takes Lightning McQueen 'Tractor Tipping', obviously akin to the myth of 'Cow Tipping'.
- In the 1995 Paramount Pictures movie Tommy Boy Tommy attempts to tip over a cow, only to slip in the mud.
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