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* OverlyCoolPlaySpace: When toys (or other things meant for children) are shown in environments kids probably didn't set up.
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* AnnoyingPopUpAd
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These are usually TropesHiddenFromAudience, in order to compel them to act or buy.

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* PublicRelationsAd



* PublicRelationsAd
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* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero
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* FeelGood
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* AdReward: Advertisements used in lieu of paying [[{{Microtransactions}} real money]] for players to gain additional in-game bonuses.

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* BestIsAverageBetterIsBest


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* ParityProductParadox
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* EmbarrassingAdGig

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* NeurosisCommercialis
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* JerksUseBodySpray

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* IfYouLikeXFiles
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* WesternAnimation/DoctorRabbit

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* WesternAnimation/DoctorRabbitAdvertising/DoctorRabbit
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* BiteTheWaxTadpole: Slogans that do not translate well overseas.

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* BiteTheWaxTadpole: Slogans and brand names that do not translate well overseas.
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* CommercialSwitcheroo

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* CommercialSwitcherooCommercialSwitcheroo: It looks like they're selling one product, but it turns out the commercial is for a different product.
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Being sent back to TLP per TRS


* BillboardEpic
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->'' "I've lived all my life in this weird wonderland;''\\

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->'' "I've ->''"I've lived all my life in this weird wonderland;''\\



-->-- "Chim Chim Cheree" by Creator/AllanSherman, a parody of "Chim Chim Cheree" from ''Film/MaryPoppins''

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-->-- "Chim Chim Cheree" by Creator/AllanSherman, '''Creator/AllanSherman''', a parody of "Chim Chim Cheree" from ''Film/MaryPoppins''
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* OrganAutonomy
* OurProductSucks

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* OrganAutonomy
OrganAutonomy: Independently sentient body parts have a good chance to appear in commercials, especially if the product advertised is food, drink or medication.
* OurProductSucksOurProductSucks: The advertisement unabashedly states that the product advertised is worthless, either as SelfDeprecation or to manipulate customer interest via ReversePsychology.
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* StrawmanProduct

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* StrawmanProductStrawmanProduct: The advertisement tries to mislead the audience into believing that what's advertised is better than the competition.
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* TheDinnermobile
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* SexSells: Ads use fanservice to try and tell the product.

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* SexSells: Ads use fanservice to try and tell sell the product.

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* ServingSuggestion
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* PublicityStunt

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* AdvertOverloadedFuture: Advertisements will be everywhere in the future.



* AdvertOverloadedFuture


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* AdvertisingOnlyContinuity: Commercials for merchandising tie-ins depict events that are not consistent with the canon of the work the merchandise is a tie-in of.
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* UnisexProductGenderedMerchandise

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* UnisexProductGenderedMerchandiseUnisexSeriesGenderedMerchandise
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* UnisexProductGenderedMerchandise

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* DeliciousFruitPies: Ads where a superhero uses the advertised product to defeat the villain or stops the villain from stealing the advertised product. The most famous examples are the Hostess ads featured in comics published by Creator/DCComics and Creator/MarvelComics in the 1970's.


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* ParodyProductPlacement: A work pokes fun at the concept of ProductPlacement.
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* AbusiveAdvertising

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* AbusiveAdvertisingAbusiveAdvertising: Ads that threaten to harm anyone who doesn't buy the product being advertised.



* AllegedlyFreeGame

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* AllegedlyFreeGameAllegedlyFreeGame: A game is advertised as free, but is made so that playing it can still cost money.



* BeforeAndAfterPictures

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* BeforeAndAfterPicturesBeforeAndAfterPictures: A commercial for a dietary product or anything else that could improve physical appearance demonstrates product effectiveness by showing a picture of the customer before they used the product and a picture depicting the customer after they used the product.



* BiteTheWaxTadpole

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* BiteTheWaxTadpoleBiteTheWaxTadpole: Slogans that do not translate well overseas.



* ChristmasCreep

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* ChristmasCreepChristmasCreep: Selling Christmas-related stuff out of season.



* ColbertBump
* CommercialBreakCliffhanger

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* ColbertBump
ColbertBump: An obscure thing gets more attention after being referenced in a more well-known work.
* CommercialBreakCliffhangerCommercialBreakCliffhanger: An episode of a television show ends on a cliffhanger right before the commercial break, the cliffhanger being resolved once the commercial break is over.



* DamnedByAFoolsPraise

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* DamnedByAFoolsPraiseDamnedByAFoolsPraise: Insulting a work by having a dumb or unpleasant character like it.



* TheDeadRiseToAdvertise

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* TheDeadRiseToAdvertiseTheDeadRiseToAdvertise: An advertisement has the product endorsed by deceased celebrities.



* DeliciousFruitPies

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* DeliciousFruitPiesDeliciousFruitPies: Ads where a superhero uses the advertised product to defeat the villain or stops the villain from stealing the advertised product. The most famous examples are the Hostess ads featured in comics published by Creator/DCComics and Creator/MarvelComics in the 1970's.



* LetsMeetTheMeat

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* LetsMeetTheMeatLetsMeetTheMeat: Sentient food portrayed as eager to be eaten.



* {{Mascot}}

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* {{Mascot}}{{Mascot}}: A fictional character used to represent a product or company.



* MisaimedMarketing

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* MisaimedMarketing MisaimedMarketing: A work of fiction has advertisements and merchandise tie-ins that appear to miss the point of the work's story or message or come off as very strange to the people who have seen the work.



* OurSloganIsTerrible
* ParodyCommercial

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* OurSloganIsTerrible
OurSloganIsTerrible: A slogan that stinks.
* ParodyCommercialParodyCommercial: A comedy sketch consisting of a commercial for a fictional product.



* PolishTheTurd

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* PolishTheTurdPolishTheTurd: The advertisement lies about the product being better than it actually is.



* PreOrderBonus

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* PreOrderBonusPreOrderBonus: Pre-ordering a video game gets you exclusive content.



* ProductPlacement

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* ProductPlacementProductPlacement; A work of fiction features real-life products.



* ScareEmStraight

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* ScareEmStraightScareEmStraight: A public service announcement tries to persuade people to avoid doing bad things by convincing them that terrible things will happen to them if they end up straying from the straight and narrow.



* SexForProduct
* SexSells

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* SexForProduct
SexForProduct: The ad convinces the viewer that they'll be more successful with the gender they are attracted to if they use this product.
* SexSellsSexSells: Ads use fanservice to try and tell the product.



* ShoddyKnockoffProduct

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* ShoddyKnockoffProductShoddyKnockoffProduct: A very poor ripoff of the actual product that's in high demand.



* {{Slogans}}

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* {{Slogans}}{{Slogans}}: A clever statement associated with the advertised product explaining why the audience should buy it.



* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket

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* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanketTooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: The ad tries to convince the audience the product is needed by showing people without the product being unable to do what the product is designed for.



* WhatWereTheySellingAgain

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* WhatWereTheySellingAgainWhatWereTheySellingAgain: The ad is so weird or disturbing that the audience quickly forgets what was being advertised.



* AdjacentToThisCompleteBreakfast

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* AdjacentToThisCompleteBreakfastAdjacentToThisCompleteBreakfast: An ad for a sugary breakfast cereal claims to be part of a complete breakfast, when it's more accurate to say that it is next to a far more healthy breakfast.



* RattlingOffLegal

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* RattlingOffLegalRattlingOffLegal: The voice-over rapidly mentions legal disclaimers as the commercial nears its end.



* {{Jingle}}

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* {{Jingle}}{{Jingle}}: A song that is used to advertise stuff.



* RepurposedPopSong

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* RepurposedPopSongRepurposedPopSong: A pre-existing song is repurposed as an advertising jingle.



* ButWaitTheresMore

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* ButWaitTheresMoreButWaitTheresMore: Telling the audience that their product has more features in case they haven't become interested yet.

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* CommercializedChristmas



* GreenChristmas

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