Talk About Eye Candy

[Bass Concerto 27]

In the first episode of Fiw, the characters say something along the lines of "Talk about eye candy" six times. Can someone explain this to me? Is it some inside joke that I'm missing, or is it just a dumb thing they decided to say?

[J. Brony 313]

The term "eye candy" refers to something that is pretty to look at.  It's often used as a marketing strategy to attract the attention of a potential customer.  Shiny sports cars or scantily clad models on the show floor are good examples.

[Bass Concerto 27]

I know what the term eye candy means, but its usage in the "episode" is weird more than anything, as it's always used in a negative context and doesn't make sense to be used.

[Sunset188 193]

I actually don't remember this at all, I will have to go back and watch again

[碇 シンジン 27,431]

Pretty sure I read somewhere that it doesnt have any deeper meaning

[Professor 101 1]

The repetition of the joke is a reference to all running jokes.

The Ultra Fast Pony episode, One Joke to Rule Them All shows that the joke was used stupidly often in FIW