Wallace and Gromits Cracking Contraptions. 8 The Turbo Diner

While trying to repair the Autochef, Wallace tries a new replacement contraption, the coin-operated Turbo Diner. After he inserts a coin into the wall panel, he and Gromit sit at the table and the device clamps down their wrists and ankles. A powerful vacuum sucks all the debris off the table, after which another mechanism sets it, delivers a fully cooked meal, and lights the candles (with Gromit avoiding the flame jet it uses for this last). Once the table is ready, though, the Turbo Diner’s meter runs out and the two are left clamped to their chairs, unable to reach the coin slot or controls. After the candles burn out leaving the pair in darkness, Wallace says, “Don’t worry, I’ve got a great idea“, in homage to The Italian Job.