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** The BlackPanther's son in the MC2 alternate future.

* When the developers of ''TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland'' created the sprite for the main character, he wasn't yet named so they saved the file with the name "guybrush". They eventually decided they liked the name, and so Guybrush Threepwood was born.

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* The dub of ''FullmetalAlchemist'' has the voice TravisWillingham used for Mustang's "[[CrowningMomentOfFunny I...]] '''[[FeedMe LOVE]]''' [[MemeticMutation DOGS]]" line, which is based on the voice he used when trying out as ''[[LargeHam Major Armstrong]]''; he even refers to the voice as "Armstang".
* Recently in ''{{Naruto}}'' a character is introduced named Sabu, who possession a giant axe and has a giant raccoon dog named Ponta for a pet. Both of these things are references to a character named Kintaro, who also possessed a giant axe and a giant raccoon dog named ''Pochi'', who was replaced by Zabuza and Haku as the main villain of the Land of Waves arc.

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* NewMedia web shows like ''YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' often have the characters, who are played by guys who are usually all friends, make jokes about the actors playing them and, occasionally, about events that happened during the making of the show. Most times, these references are either explained or funny enough that it doesn't matter.

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* Pom Pom's dog, Trivia Time, and Homeschool Winner were both characters that were created for ''HomestarRunner'' but never quite materialized; this didn't keep subtle references to Homeschool Winner from cropping up in a few toons, and Trivia Time is officially Pom Pom's pet cookie jar.

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* When the developers of ''TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland'' created the sprite for the main character, he wasn't yet named so they saved the file as Guy, and the program they were using added the file extension .brush. They eventually decided they liked the name the file suggested, and so Guybrush Threepwood was born.

** A [[StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries TAS]] episode features Robert April, the first captain of the ''Enterprise''. The name was indeed one of the options Gene Roddenberry did consider for the TOS captain, before he settled for Pike (and eventually Kirk).

** One of the proposed designs for a {{Sega}} mascot was apparently supposed to be a caricature of TheodoreRoosevelt. [[http://www.giantbomb.com/sonic-the-hedgehog/61-2465/concept-art/52-100228/s1concept_eggman/51-827770/ Look familiar?]]

* The two-part episode ''The Menagerie'' of StarTrekTheOriginalSeries features extensive footage of the (at that time yet) unaired first pilot ''The Cage''.

* In ''TheEmperorsNewGroove'', there are several small cameo references to a small, mystical guide to the Emperor, despite the fact that he was written out of the plot. He appears as a statue in a few places. (Watching DVD commentary is fun.)

*** This may also have been parodied in the episode "Ember Island Players" where the stage version of Toph is a ''large man''. Toph is oddly ok with this.

* The commentary for ''AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' tells a story about how there used to be a mystic named Zoltan (who used to speak in the third person, for some reason) along for the ride. At one point everybody sounds off after falling down a hole. For the longest time he was still there shouting "Zoltan is okay!" even after his character had been written out of the script.

** An alternate universe version of T'Challa himself, who appeared in ''ComicBook/{{Avengers}}'' vol 1 #355 as a member of the Gatherers, a group of former Avengers from different universes. This version had a costume based o a jack Kirby design for a new costume for the BlackPanther that only ever appeared in a pin-up.

* Some of the ideas from the original pilot for ''{{Heroes}}'' that were scrapped made it into the show. The most notable example is the character Ted Sprague, who was based off of an Islamic terrorist featured in the original pilot.

* When ExecutiveMeddling caused the deletion of an Disney/AliceInWonderland sequence in the [[DisneyThemeParks California Adventure]] nighttime show ''World of Color'', a brief appearance by the Cheshire Cat and Alice was placed into the finale

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* The first ''OrderOfTheStick'' published book, ''Dungeon Crawlin' Fools'', has an author's commentary in which it is noted that the party's leader, Roy Greenhilt, was originally supposed to be a SquishyWizard and occupy TheSmartGuy role. The author decided that it wouldn't work out to have him be both that and the OnlySaneMan, so Roy became a fighter and the [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness sesquipedalian]] Vaarsuvius was introduced. This makes the strips in which we learn that Roy's father is bitterly disappointed in him for not becoming a wizard doubly funny.

* Any time you see a human in the ''[[TotalDramaIsland Total Drama]]'' series who isn't one of the main characters (or the winner of the cameo contest) they'll look like one of the major character's early concept designs. Duncan, Cody, Sadie and Tyler's seem to show up most often.