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* A second season episode of ''WesternAnimation/Wabbit'' serves as a callback to the classic cartoon ''WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck'', with Bugs suffering at the hands of the animator. One of the cruel punishments he's put through? He is redrawn as Ace Bunny from ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed''.

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* A second season episode of ''WesternAnimation/Wabbit'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Wabbit}}'' serves as a callback to the classic cartoon ''WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck'', with Bugs suffering at the hands of the animator. One of the cruel punishments he's put through? He is redrawn as Ace Bunny from ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed''.
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* A second season episode of ''New Looney Tunes'' serves as a callback to the classic cartoon ''WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck'', with Bugs suffering at the hands of the animator. One of the cruel punishments he's put through? He is redrawn as Ace Bunny from ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed''.

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* A second season episode of ''New Looney Tunes'' ''WesternAnimation/Wabbit'' serves as a callback to the classic cartoon ''WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck'', with Bugs suffering at the hands of the animator. One of the cruel punishments he's put through? He is redrawn as Ace Bunny from ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed''.
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* A very meta BreatherEpisode of ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool had Deadpool refer to the Green Goblin as "the guy who knocked up your girlfriend then killed her" Peter [[CanonDiscontinuity thankfully]] responded with confusion.
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** Another nod was made to the New Fantastic Four in the Venom arc, Circle of Four, with spin off characters of those that made the New FF (Spidey, Wolverine, Hulk and Ghost Rider) forming the circle of four to stop Earth from being swallowed by Hell; namely, Comicbook/{{Venom}}, Comicbook/RedHulk, Comicbook/X23 and the [[LegacyCharacter third Ghost Rider]].

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** Another nod was made to the New Fantastic Four in the Venom arc, Circle of Four, with spin off characters of those that made the New FF (Spidey, Wolverine, Hulk and Ghost Rider) forming the circle of four to stop Earth from being swallowed by Hell; namely, Comicbook/{{Venom}}, Comicbook/RedHulk, Comicbook/X23 Comicbook/{{X23}} and the [[LegacyCharacter third Ghost Rider]].
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** The Creator/BigFinish short story collection ''Repercussions'' was set on a mysterious airship where the Doctor took people who had to be removed from time for one reason or another. These included a red-haired young man in a FunTShirt that read "I went to Agora and all I got was this lousy shirt" (Grant Markham, Sixth Doctor companion in the ''Literature/DoctorWhoMissingAdventures'') and a blonde young woman in a similar shirt that read ""I went to Hyspero..." (Sam Jones, companion in the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'').

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** The Creator/BigFinish short story collection ''Repercussions'' was set on a mysterious airship where the Doctor took people who had to be removed from time for one reason or another. These included a red-haired young man in a FunTShirt that read "I went to Agora and all I got was this lousy shirt" (Grant Markham, Sixth Doctor companion in the ''Literature/DoctorWhoMissingAdventures'') and a blonde young woman in a similar shirt that read ""I "I went to Hyspero..." (Sam Jones, companion in the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'').

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** In "An Earthly Child" the Eighth Doctor (who in his début claimed to be half-human) shows surprise at the idea of his granddaughter Susan having a child with the very human David Campbell.
** In "The Apocalypse Element", the TARDIS opening to human eyes is apparently revealed to be due to the Sixth Doctor changing the Gallifreyan retinal systems to that of his companion to slow down a Dalek invasion. At the end he says this might linger on... and it's still there in the film.

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** In "An Earthly Child" Child", the Eighth Doctor (who in his début debut claimed to be half-human) shows surprise at the idea of his granddaughter Susan having a child with the very human David Campbell.
** In "The Apocalypse Element", the TARDIS opening to human eyes is apparently revealed to be due to the Sixth Doctor changing the Gallifreyan retinal systems to that of his companion to slow down a Dalek invasion. At the end he says this might linger on... and it's still there in the film.



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* ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' toes the line with this. Originally, it was envisioned as "a reboot ''and'' a sequel" to 2003's ''Film/{{Hulk}}'', which meant that ''Hulk'' would be canon, but subject to BroadStrokes in order to better tie to the feel of the original TV show. Ultimately, the final product had little to do with the previous film, so the one tie-in that remained is that at the end of ''Hulk'', Bruce Banner is in Brazil, and at the start of ''Incredible Hulk'', Bruce Banner is still in Brazil. Creator/EdwardNorton himself rewrote parts of the script, which included adding the flashback to the experiment which created Hulk with the express purpose of portraying it as different from the previous film.
* ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack'', has a dig at the widely hated movie ''Film/{{Godzilla|1998}}'' (1998). Near the beginning of the movie, the Japanese Defense Force is being briefed on the history of Godzilla. One cadet whispers to another "Didn't Godzilla attack America a couple years ago?" The other's response: "No, that wasn't really him." Interestingly this had the effect of doubling as a ContinuityNod; it established 'Zilla as his own separate canon creature, allowing fans to warm up to the monster as a concept, whatever their feelings about the film. ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'' followed up on this by having both versions fight each other, with the original Big G winning against his FragileSpeedster American version.

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* ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' toes the line with this. Originally, it was envisioned as "a reboot ''and'' a sequel" to 2003's ''Film/{{Hulk}}'', which meant that ''Hulk'' would be canon, but subject to BroadStrokes in order to better tie to the feel of the original TV show. Ultimately, the final product had little to do with the previous film, so the one tie-in that remained is that at the end of ''Hulk'', Bruce Banner is in Brazil, and at the start of ''Incredible Hulk'', Bruce Banner is still in Brazil. Creator/EdwardNorton himself rewrote parts of the script, which included adding the flashback to the experiment which created Hulk with the express purpose of portraying it as different from the previous film.
* ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack'', has a dig at the widely hated movie ''Film/{{Godzilla|1998}}'' (1998). Near the beginning of the movie, the Japanese Defense Force is being briefed on the history of Godzilla. One cadet whispers to another "Didn't Godzilla attack America a couple years ago?" The other's response: "No, that wasn't really him." Interestingly this had the effect of doubling as a ContinuityNod; it established 'Zilla as his own separate canon creature, allowing fans to warm up to the monster as a concept, whatever their feelings about the film. ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'' followed up on this by having both versions fight each other, with the original Big G winning against his FragileSpeedster American version.
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* In ''Film/Halloween2018'', Laurie Strode's granddaughter says, upon being asked if the murderer Michael Myers was in fact [[LongLostRelative Laurie's brother]], that that's just an {{urban legend|s}}. Many fans of the ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' series, including [[Film/Halloween1978 the first film]]'s writer/director Creator/JohnCarpenter, regard that PlotTwist from [[Film/HalloweenII1981 the second film]] as a FranchiseOriginalSin; the inclusion of that line in the trailer indicates that the filmmakers do as well.

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* ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack'', has a dig at the widely hated movie ''Film/{{Godzilla|1998}}'' (1998). Near the beginning of the movie, the Japanese Defense Force is being briefed on the history of Godzilla. One cadet whispers to another "Didn't Godzilla attack America a couple years ago?" The other's response: "No, that wasn't really him." Interestingly this had the effect of doubling as a ContinuityNod; it established 'Zilla as his own separate canon creature, allowing fans to warm up to the monster as a concept, whatever their feelings about the film. ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'' followed up on this by having both versions fight each other, with the original Big G winning against his FragileSpeedster American version.
* In ''Film/Halloween2018'', Laurie Strode's granddaughter says, upon being asked if the murderer Michael Myers was in fact [[LongLostRelative Laurie's brother]], that that's just an {{urban legend|s}}. Many fans of the ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' series, including [[Film/Halloween1978 the first film]]'s film's]] writer/director Creator/JohnCarpenter, regard that PlotTwist from [[Film/HalloweenII1981 the second film]] as a FranchiseOriginalSin; the inclusion of that line in the trailer indicates that the filmmakers do as well.well.
* ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' toes the line with this. Originally, it was envisioned as "a reboot ''and'' a sequel" to 2003's ''Film/{{Hulk}}'', which meant that ''Hulk'' would be canon, but subject to BroadStrokes in order to better tie to the feel of the original TV show. Ultimately, the final product had little to do with the previous film, so the one tie-in that remained is that at the end of ''Hulk'', Bruce Banner is in Brazil, and at the start of ''Incredible Hulk'', Bruce Banner is still in Brazil. Creator/EdwardNorton himself rewrote parts of the script, which included adding the flashback to the experiment which created Hulk with the express purpose of portraying it as different from the previous film.



* A ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' ExpandedUniverse novel has an admiral opining to Picard that Kirk obviously had so much contempt for Starfleet Command that he would just invent stuff for his reports, "including that one ridiculous incident in which he claimed someone stole his first officer's brain." This is of course, a reference to the infamous [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries TOS]] episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E1SpocksBrain Spock's Brain]]", universally considered one of the worst episodes of the original series, if not ''the'' worst.
* In ''[[Literature/NightWatch Final Watch]]'', Anton meets Yegor, the boy from the first novel, who mentions a dream he had, which is, basically, the plot for the ''Night Watch'' film, which diverges from the novels. Specifically, the part about Yegor being Anton's son.
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* A ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' ExpandedUniverse novel has an admiral opining to Picard that Kirk obviously had so much contempt for Starfleet Command that he would just invent stuff for his reports, "including that one ridiculous incident in which he claimed someone stole his first officer's brain." This is of course, a reference to the infamous [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries TOS]] episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E1SpocksBrain Spock's Brain]]", universally considered one of the worst episodes of the original series, if not ''the'' worst.
* In ''[[Literature/NightWatch Final Watch]]'', Anton meets Yegor, the boy from the first novel, who mentions a dream he had, which is, basically, the plot for the ''Night Watch'' film, which diverges from the novels. Specifically, the part about Yegor being Anton's son.
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* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': In ''Literature/GravePeril'', Harry meets up with his double and opponents for a magical duel in the parking lot outside of Wrigley Field — [[ArtisticLicenseGeography the one that totally does not exist in real life]]. In the [[TabletopGame/TheDresdenFiles tabletop RPG]] for the series, the City Creation section mentions how you might intentionally create inaccuracies in order to speed the plot or add flavor — like, say, adding a huge parking lot to your city's baseball field (to which [[LiteraryAgentHypothesis Harry himself]] comments in the notes, "Oh, very funny. Twist the knife.").
* ''Literature/NightWatch'': In ''Final Watch'', Anton meets Yegor, the boy from the first novel, who mentions a dream he had, which is, basically, the plot for the ''Night Watch'' film, which diverges from the novels. Specifically, the part about Yegor being Anton's son.



* A ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' ExpandedUniverse novel has an admiral opining to Picard that Kirk obviously had so much contempt for Starfleet Command that he would just invent stuff for his reports, "including that one ridiculous incident in which he claimed someone stole his first officer's brain." This is of course, a reference to the infamous [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries TOS]] episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E1SpocksBrain Spock's Brain]]", universally considered one of the worst episodes of the original series, if not ''the'' worst.



* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': In ''Grave Peril'', Harry meets up with his double and opponents for a magical duel in the parking lot outside of Wrigley Field -- [[ArtisticLicenseGeography the one that totally does not exist in real life]]. In the tabletop RPG for the series, the City Creation section mentions how you might intentionally create inaccuracies in order to speed the plot or add flavor -- like, say, adding a huge parking lot to your city's baseball field (to which [[LiteraryAgentHypothesis Harry himself]] comments in the notes, "Oh, very funny. Twist the knife.").



*** Although some have used the above (and other examples) as evidence to support the claim the 1996 TV movie never happened, additional Expanded Universe entries have provided ways the events can be rationalized. (See the examples in Audio Play and Comics, above.) Several novels have also had a go at it. One by Kate Orman says the Doctor isn't sure of his own origins because his memories are vague and seem to contradict each other.

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*** Although some have used the above (and other examples) as evidence to support the claim the 1996 TV movie never happened, additional Expanded Universe entries have provided ways the events can be rationalized. (See the examples in Audio Play Plays and Comics, Comic Books, above.) Several novels have also had a go at it. One by Kate Orman says the Doctor isn't sure of his own origins because his memories are vague and seem to contradict each other.



** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E1TheMagiciansApprentice "The Magician's Apprentice"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E2TheWitchsFamiliar "The Witch's Familiar"]] makes a point of using every Dalek type from the Classic series, New series and a few more besides, but the [[SpecialEffectFailure reviled]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "New Paradigm" Dalek design]] pointedly makes no appearance. In fact, blogger [=Dalek6388=] wryly observed that the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E2TheDaleks "The Daleks"]]-style corridors are deliberately designed such that the "fat" New Paradigm Daleks wouldn't be able to get through them.

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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E1TheMagiciansApprentice "The Magician's Apprentice"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E2TheWitchsFamiliar "The Witch's Familiar"]] makes a point of using every Dalek type from the Classic series, New series and a few more besides, but the [[SpecialEffectFailure reviled]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "New Paradigm" Dalek design]] pointedly makes no appearance. In fact, blogger [=Dalek6388=] wryly observed that the story's [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E2TheDaleks "The Daleks"]]-style corridors are deliberately designed such that the "fat" New Paradigm Daleks wouldn't be able to get through them.



* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'': In "Max's Secret Girlfriend", when asked about what he told to Nancy, Max says that he told her about everything except the dragon dog. In "Curb Your Dragon", the Russo's adopt a dragon dog, but it never appears again.

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* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'': In "Max's Secret Girlfriend", when asked about what he told to Nancy, Max says that he told her about everything except the dragon dog. In "Curb Your Dragon", the Russo's Russos adopt a dragon dog, but it never appears again.



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* At the end of the first hard-drawn phase of ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', George makes his debut in his superhero persona and [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000610c introduces himself]] as "Spark", saying, "[[NoFourthWall It's the best the author could come up with.]]" When the hand-drawn comic was re-launched and [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/001004c George's superhero introduction is revisited]], he now calls himself "Blitz". When Bob/Napalm points out that this was not the name he gave out originally, George/Blitz claims that they never did that joke.
* Jacob's necromantic golem in ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' was unnamed early on, but received the fan name "Patches"... a name he ultimately rejected on his HeelFaceTurn on the grounds that it sounded like a name for a dog. (He's now called "Quilt".)



* Jacob's necromantic golem in ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' was unnamed early on, but received the fan name "Patches"... a name he ultimately rejected on his HeelFaceTurn on the grounds that it sounded like a name for a dog. (He's now called "Quilt".)



--> '''Robin:''' Hey, everyone agreed to ''never'' mention that ''"Second Eaton"'' crap ''ever again''.
* At the end of the first hard-drawn phase of ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', George makes his debut in his superhero persona and [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000610c introduces himself]] as "Spark", saying, "[[NoFourthWall It's the best the author could come up with.]]" When the hand-drawn comic was re-launched and [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/001004c George's superhero introduction is revisited]], he now calls himself "Blitz". When Bob/Napalm points out that this was not the name he gave out originally, George/Blitz claims that they never did that joke.

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--> '''Robin:''' -->'''Robin:''' Hey, everyone agreed to ''never'' mention that ''"Second Eaton"'' crap ''ever again''.
* At the end of the first hard-drawn phase of ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', George makes his debut in his superhero persona and [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000610c introduces himself]] as "Spark", saying, "[[NoFourthWall It's the best the author could come up with.]]" When the hand-drawn comic was re-launched and [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/001004c George's superhero introduction is revisited]], he now calls himself "Blitz". When Bob/Napalm points out that this was not the name he gave out originally, George/Blitz claims that they never did that joke.
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* In ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'', one of the unlockable items in Konquest Mode is earned by decking the ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'' hidden character [[MotionCapture Mokap]], who is walking around one area in a particularly dopey manner, for no reason. Didn't stop Mokap from reappearing in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', though he had a good reason to return: [[DreamMatchGame they had to bring back EVERYONE]] for ''Armageddon'', scrappies included. Which was [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap actually good for characters like Stryker]].
** Another bit from the Konquest Mode in ''Deception'' -- playing the dialogue of certain people in the Netherrealm and Chaos Realm backwards will yield the comment, "Will Hsu Hao ever return? Probably not," in reference to another ''Deadly Alliance'' character widely disliked by the fandom and [[OldShame creators]] alike. As explained above, [[HypocriticalHumor he did.]]

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* In ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'', one of the unlockable items in Konquest Mode is earned by decking the ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'' hidden character [[MotionCapture Mokap]], who is walking around one area in a particularly dopey manner, for no reason. Didn't stop Mokap from reappearing in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', though he had a good reason to return: they [[DreamMatchGame they had to bring back EVERYONE]] back]] ''everyone'' for ''Armageddon'', scrappies included. Which was [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap actually did some good for characters like Stryker]].
** Another bit from the Konquest Mode in ''Deception'' -- playing the dialogue of certain people in the Netherrealm and Chaos Realm backwards will yield the comment, "Will Hsu Hao ever return? Probably not," in reference to another ''Deadly Alliance'' character widely disliked by the fandom and [[OldShame creators]] alike. As explained above, [[HypocriticalHumor he did.]]did return for ''Armageddon'', but only because he had to - since then he's gone on to be something of a running joke, including a one-page appearance in the ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' comic solely for the purpose of having Scorpion kill him, and having Erron Black drop a burlap sack with Hsu Hao's mutilated corpse in one of his intro variations in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''.

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** Becomes part of an extended gag in a scene from Spider-Man/[[ComicBook/FantasticFour Human Torch]] where Spider-Man and Torch find themselves reminiscing about old times:

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** Becomes part of an extended gag in a scene from Spider-Man/[[ComicBook/FantasticFour Human Torch]] Spider-Man[=/=]ComicBook/HumanTorch where Spider-Man and Torch find themselves reminiscing about old times:



** One of the tidbits of advice that Peter gave ComicBook/MilesMorales during the ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'' crossover was to never ''ever'' allow anyone to clone him. Also never lend any money to ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} or ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}.

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** One of the tidbits of advice that Peter gave ComicBook/MilesMorales during the ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'' crossover was to never ''ever'' allow anyone to clone him. Also never lend any money to ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Franchise/{{Wolverine}} or ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}.



* ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}} '' has the titular protagonist mention at one point that things went sideways in the worst way possible. Then he decides he spoke too soon when the camera cuts to an action figure of his InNameOnly incarnation from the now non-canon ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. In fact, Deadpool makes fun of ''Origins'' a number of times; this is Justified by his FourthWallObserver nature being a key part of his character. ''Film/Deadpool2'' does, however, establish that ''Origins'' is canon in ''some'' version of the X-Men film universe, as [[spoiler:during TheStinger, Deadpool goes back in time to kill that version of the character. And then empties a clip into the corpse]].

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* ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}} '' has the titular protagonist mention at one point that things went sideways in the worst way possible. Then he decides he spoke too soon when the camera cuts to an action figure of his InNameOnly incarnation from the now non-canon ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. In fact, Deadpool makes fun of ''Origins'' a number of times; this is Justified justified by his FourthWallObserver nature being a key part of his character. ''Film/Deadpool2'' does, however, establish that ''Origins'' is canon in ''some'' version of the X-Men film universe, as [[spoiler:during TheStinger, Deadpool goes back in time to kill that version of the character. And then empties a clip into the corpse]].



* In the first season of ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'', Eobard Thawne (disguised as Harrison Wells) mentions several people, who were killed as a result of the particle accelerator explosion, one of whom is [[ComicBook/ElongatedMan Ralph Dibny]]. In season 4, we are introduced to Ralph Dibny, who is not only alive and well, but becomes a major character and the hero Elongated Man. The key here is Barry changing the timeline at the end of season 2 by saving his mother. He ends up undoing the Flashpoint timeline, but things are never quite the same again. Apparently, one of the minor changes is Ralph still being alive. In the season 5 opener, Ralph learns about time travel and suggests a possibility of him dying during the particle accelerator explosion in some hypothetical alternate timeline.



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* In the first season of ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'', Eobard Thawne (disguised as Harrison Wells) mentions several people, who were killed as a result of the particle accelerator explosion, one of whom is Ralph Dibny. In season 4, we are introduced to Ralph Dibny, who is not only alive and well, but becomes a major character and the hero Elongated Man. The key here is Barry changing the timeline at the end of season 2 by saving his mother. He ends up undoing the Flashpoint timeline, but things are never quite the same again. Apparently, one of the minor changes is Ralph still being alive. In the season 5 opener, Ralph learns about time travel and suggests a possibility of him dying during the particle accelerator explosion in some hypothetical alternate timeline.



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** WWE's discontinuity of Rey Mysterio unmasking in Wrestling/{{WCW}} is subverted with the cover of Rey Mysterio's DVD "The Life Of A Masked Man". On the cover, he holds the mask in front of his face, so the top half of his head is visible, but his face is not completely visible. Thus he can be seen as both being masked and unmasked -- satisfying both the older fans who criticise WWE for denying his unmasking, and the younger fans who have never seen him unmasked before and may not want to. And those who simply despise how WCW handled it; unmasking is '''SeriousBusiness''' in [[MaskedLuchador lucha libre]] and it's considered tremendously disrespectful that he was forced to unmask pretty much just because. This along with some LoopholeAbuse is why Rey is still allowed to wear his mask these days.

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** WWE's discontinuity of Rey Mysterio unmasking in Wrestling/{{WCW}} is subverted with the cover of Rey Mysterio's DVD "The Life Of A Masked Man". On the cover, he holds the mask in front of his face, so the top half of his head is visible, but his face is not completely visible. Thus he can be seen as both being masked and unmasked -- satisfying both the older fans who criticise WWE for denying his unmasking, and the younger fans who have never seen him unmasked before and may not want to. And those who simply despise how WCW handled it; unmasking is '''SeriousBusiness''' in [[MaskedLuchador lucha libre]] and it's considered tremendously disrespectful that he was forced to unmask pretty much just because. This along with some LoopholeAbuse is why Rey is still allowed to wear his mask these days.



* In ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'', Dante from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' is a [[RuleOfFunny playable character]]. He is confronted by Alastor (the spirit of a demonic sword he used in the first ''Devil May Cry''), who chews Dante out for leaving him behind during the events of ''Devil May Cry 2''. Dante protests, "I don't remember that!"

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* In ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'', Dante from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' is a [[RuleOfFunny playable character]]. He is confronted by Alastor (the spirit of a demonic sword he used in the first ''Devil May Cry''), ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1''), who chews Dante out for leaving him behind during the events of ''Devil May Cry 2''.''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2''. Dante protests, "I don't remember that!"



* In ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'', if you look closely enough at a computer's screen in the Ghostbusters' headquarters, you can see the end screen from the maligned ''Ghostbusters'' NES game.

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* In ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'', if you look closely enough at a computer's screen in the Ghostbusters' headquarters, you can see the end screen from the maligned ''Ghostbusters'' ''VideoGame/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'' NES game.
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** Spidey is, however, willing to acknowledge [[http://www.the-isb.com/images/MegaMorphs08.jpg the New Fantastic Four]].

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** Spidey is, however, willing to acknowledge [[http://www.the-isb.com/images/MegaMorphs08.jpg the New Fantastic Four]].Four]] - but he's the only one.



** The ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' comic strip had an Eighth Doctor strip that declared the early ''TV Comics'' ''Doctor Who'' strips to be daydreams the Doctor had about what things would be like if the universe were [[LighterAndSofter nicer]].

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** The ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' comic strip had an Eighth Doctor strip that declared the early ''TV Comics'' ''Doctor Comics Doctor Who'' strips to be daydreams the Doctor had about what things would be like if the universe were [[LighterAndSofter nicer]].
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->"''This is starting to sound like a bad comic book plot!''"

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* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' has been established as non-canon due to its negative reception, along with its ending [[CosmicRetcon erasing the game's events from history]]. However, there have been occasional references to the events in other games.

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* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' has been established as non-canon due to both its negative reception, along with reception and its ending [[CosmicRetcon erasing the game's events from history]].history]] anyway. However, there have been occasional references to the events in other games.
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:: What makes it even more of a Discontinuity Nod is that we don't even see the real Team Avatar's reaction to this scene. Perhaps they decided to [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain never speak of the actual incident again]][[note]]Since Aang was forced to lie in order for the two groups to stop fighting[[/note]].

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:: ** What makes it even more of a Discontinuity Nod is that we don't even see the real Team Avatar's reaction to this scene. Perhaps they decided to [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain never speak of the actual incident again]][[note]]Since Aang was forced to lie in order for the two groups to stop fighting[[/note]].
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** Similarly, there was [[VillainSue Samuel Haight]], who ended up with the powers of a werewolf, a vampire, ''and'' a mage. When he died, his soul was instantly whisked away to be [[AndIMustScream turned into a Deathlord's ashtray]]. The rulebooks have since always carefully [[HybridOverkillAvoidance closed off the possibility of combining even two different character types]]. In a novel detailing the endgame for ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension'', a mage manages to gaze into the Umbra, and sees a powerful ghost extinguishing his cigar on a screaming ashtray.

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** Similarly, there was [[VillainSue Samuel Haight]], Haight, who ended up with the powers of a werewolf, a vampire, ''and'' a mage. When he died, his soul was instantly whisked away to be [[AndIMustScream turned into a Deathlord's ashtray]]. The rulebooks have since always carefully [[HybridOverkillAvoidance closed off the possibility of combining even two different character types]]. In a novel detailing the endgame for ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension'', a mage manages to gaze into the Umbra, and sees a powerful ghost extinguishing his cigar on a screaming ashtray.
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-->-- '''Spider-Man''', "[[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga I Really, Really Hate Clones]]", ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''

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-->-- '''Spider-Man''', ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', "[[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga I Really, Really Hate Clones]]", ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''
Clones]]"






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* ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack'', has a dig at the widely hated movie ''Film/{{Godzilla 1998}}''. Near the beginning of the movie, the Japanese Defense Force is being briefed on the history of Godzilla. One cadet whispers to another "Didn't Godzilla attack America a couple years ago?" The other's response: "No, that wasn't really him." Interestingly this had the effect of doubling as a ContinuityNod; it established 'Zilla as his own separate canon creature, allowing fans to warm up to the monster as a concept, whatever their feelings about the film. ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'' followed up on this by having both versions fight each other, with the original Big G winning against his FragileSpeedster American version.
* ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}} '' has the titular protagonist mention at one point that things went sideways in the worst way possible. Then he decides he spoke too soon when the camera cuts to an action figure of his InNameOnly incarnation from the now non-canon ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. In fact, Deadpool makes fun of ''Origins'' a number of times; this is Justified by his FourthWallObserver nature being a key part of his character. ''Film/{{Deadpool 2}}'' does, however, establish that ''Origins'' is canon in ''some'' version of the X-Men film universe, as [[spoiler:during TheStinger, Deadpool goes back in time to kill that version of the character]].

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* ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack'', has a dig at the widely hated movie ''Film/{{Godzilla 1998}}''.''Film/{{Godzilla|1998}}'' (1998). Near the beginning of the movie, the Japanese Defense Force is being briefed on the history of Godzilla. One cadet whispers to another "Didn't Godzilla attack America a couple years ago?" The other's response: "No, that wasn't really him." Interestingly this had the effect of doubling as a ContinuityNod; it established 'Zilla as his own separate canon creature, allowing fans to warm up to the monster as a concept, whatever their feelings about the film. ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'' followed up on this by having both versions fight each other, with the original Big G winning against his FragileSpeedster American version.
* ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}} '' has the titular protagonist mention at one point that things went sideways in the worst way possible. Then he decides he spoke too soon when the camera cuts to an action figure of his InNameOnly incarnation from the now non-canon ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. In fact, Deadpool makes fun of ''Origins'' a number of times; this is Justified by his FourthWallObserver nature being a key part of his character. ''Film/{{Deadpool 2}}'' ''Film/Deadpool2'' does, however, establish that ''Origins'' is canon in ''some'' version of the X-Men film universe, as [[spoiler:during TheStinger, Deadpool goes back in time to kill that version of the character]].character. And then empties a clip into the corpse]].



--->'''[[SmugStraightEdge Punk]]''': [[http://youtu.be/UrWu-P6eRuQ?t=1m46s "Katie Vick.]] And if you don't get it, that's fine, just Website/YouTube it, it'll drive you to drink and then you can come see me...AND I WILL SAVE YOU!"

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--->'''[[SmugStraightEdge Punk]]''': Punk]]:''' [[http://youtu.be/UrWu-P6eRuQ?t=1m46s "Katie Vick.]] And if you don't get it, that's fine, just Website/YouTube it, it'll drive you to drink and then you can come see me...AND I WILL SAVE YOU!"



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That's a Mythology Gag, not a Discontinuity Nod. If I'm wrong, then provide additional context explaining how LEGO Dimensions is jabbing at the deleted scene instead of simply referencing it.


** In the ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' Adventure World, a "Principal Ford" is mentioned. This is a reference to a DeletedScene where Creator/HarrisonFord portrays Elliot's principal.

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--->'''Kaz:''' Finally, we can leave all that crap in San Hieronymo behind...

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--->'''Kaz:''' Finally, we can leave all that crap in San Hieronymo behind...behind, and bust into the mercenary business for real.



** In ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'', if Sonic interacts with [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Lumpy Space Princess]], he starts recalling another time he met a princess before immediately forgetting it. This was a reference to the infamous InterspeciesRomance he had with Princess Elise.

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* ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'':
** In ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'', if If Sonic interacts with [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Lumpy Space Princess]], he starts recalling another time he met a princess before immediately forgetting it. This was a reference to the infamous InterspeciesRomance he had with Princess Elise.Elise.
** The Level Pack for ''Film/TheGoonies'' works in a DeletedScene where a giant octopus shows up and a Walkman is used to send it away. The game has said octopus show up and a boombox is used to make it drop Andy and Brand. They both [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain agree to never tell anyone about it]] due to how ridiculous it sounds. Data, however, plans to still tell everyone. This detail actually makes a {{Blooper}} from the original film make sense as Data inexplicably mentions a giant octopus at the end.
** In the ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' Adventure World, a "Principal Ford" is mentioned. This is a reference to a DeletedScene where Creator/HarrisonFord portrays Elliot's principal.

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--->'''Torch''': Or the time when Occulus stole Doc Ock's adamantium arms and became Doctor Occulus and then the two of us had to...\\
'''Spider-Man''': That wasn't me.\\
'''Torch''': What do you mean that wasn't...\\
'''Spider-Man''': That was my clone.\\
'''Torch''': Well what about the time when the power Skrull and the multi-colored symbiotes...\\
'''Spider-Man''': Clone.\\
'''Torch''': When Quasimodo rebuilt your Spider-armor...\\
'''Spider-Man''': Clone.\\
'''Torch''': When Demogoblin and Diablo...\\
'''Spider-Man''': Clone.\\
'''Torch''': Hmm. I guess it's probably for the best if we...\\

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--->'''Torch''': --->'''Torch:''' Or the time when Occulus stole Doc Ock's adamantium arms and became Doctor Occulus and then the two of us had to...\\
'''Spider-Man''': '''Spider-Man:''' That wasn't me.\\
'''Torch''': '''Torch:''' What do you mean that wasn't...\\
'''Spider-Man''': '''Spider-Man:''' That was my clone.\\
'''Torch''': '''Torch:''' Well what about the time when the power Skrull and the multi-colored symbiotes...\\
'''Spider-Man''': '''Spider-Man:''' Clone.\\
'''Torch''': '''Torch:''' When Quasimodo rebuilt your Spider-armor...\\
'''Spider-Man''': '''Spider-Man:''' Clone.\\
'''Torch''': '''Torch:''' When Demogoblin and Diablo...\\
'''Spider-Man''': '''Spider-Man:''' Clone.\\
'''Torch''': '''Torch:''' Hmm. I guess it's probably for the best if we...\\



** SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} has been known to remark that he'd "be crucified if there was a clone in [[MediumAwareness this book]]".

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** SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} has been known to remark that he'd "be crucified if there was a clone in [[MediumAwareness this book]]".



** In ''[[Comicbook/EarthX Paradise X]]'', Officer Parker briefly considers the notion that the Comicbook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy have come to the past to clone something, but immediately backtracks with a "No, don't even say the word 'clone'".
** In the ComicBook/SpiderIsland story arc, MJ gets the line "If we're doing the clone thing again I'm [[PutOnABus moving back]] [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere to LA]]."
** One of the tidbits of advice that Peter gave Comicbook/MilesMorales during the ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'' crossover was to never ''ever'' allow anyone to clone him. Also never lend any money to ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} or ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}.
* There've been similar (but far fewer) jokes about the "Teen Tony" era of ''Comicbook/IronMan'', such as this bit from ''Comicbook/AvengersStandoff'':
-->'''Iron Man''': You know, I got de-aged once, too.\\
'''Comicbook/{{Thor|2014}}''': I thought you said you never wanted to talk about that.\\
'''Comicbook/TheVision''': You ''did'' say that, Tony.

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** In ''[[Comicbook/EarthX ''[[ComicBook/EarthX Paradise X]]'', Officer Parker briefly considers the notion that the Comicbook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy have come to the past to clone something, but immediately backtracks with a "No, don't even say the word 'clone'".
** In the ComicBook/SpiderIsland ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' story arc, MJ gets the line "If we're doing the clone thing again I'm [[PutOnABus moving back]] [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere to LA]]."
** One of the tidbits of advice that Peter gave Comicbook/MilesMorales ComicBook/MilesMorales during the ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'' crossover was to never ''ever'' allow anyone to clone him. Also never lend any money to ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} or ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}.
* There've been similar (but far fewer) jokes about the "Teen Tony" era of ''Comicbook/IronMan'', ''ComicBook/IronMan'', such as this bit from ''Comicbook/AvengersStandoff'':
''ComicBook/AvengersStandoff'':
-->'''Iron Man''': Man:''' You know, I got de-aged once, too.\\
'''Comicbook/{{Thor|2014}}''': '''Comicbook/{{Thor|2014}}:''' I thought you said you never wanted to talk about that.\\
'''Comicbook/TheVision''': '''Comicbook/TheVision:''' You ''did'' say that, Tony.



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* ''FanFic/MegaManDefenderOfTheHumanRace'' has nods towards "those three episodes" of the Mega Man cartoon; a producer offers to make a Mega Man cartoon and gives those episodes' plot synopses. Mega politely dissuades him.

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* ''FanFic/MegaManDefenderOfTheHumanRace'' ''Fanfic/MegaManDefenderOfTheHumanRace'' has nods towards "those three episodes" of the Mega Man cartoon; a producer offers to make a Mega Man cartoon and gives those episodes' plot synopses. Mega politely dissuades him.



* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'':
** It does this from time to time in regard to ''Anime/DragonBallGT''. The series' original pre-episode disclaimer[[note]]Before ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' was officially licensed[[/note]], which is read by a different character every time, read: "The following is a non-profit fan-based parody. ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and ''Dragon Ball GT'' are all owned by Creator/{{Funimation}}, Creator/ToeiAnimation, Fuji TV and Creator/AkiraToriyama. [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil Please support the official release]]." When Guru reads the disclaimer he sounds audibly shocked and/or disturbed by ''GT'''s presence, and when Mecha-Freeza reads it he [[VillainousBSoD glitches out]] over ''GT'', forcing his father King Cold to read the rest.
** In ''Bardock: The Father of Goku Abridged'', as per the original special, Bardock has a DyingDream of Goku confronting Freeza. However, he then has visions of Cell and Majin Buu, to his confusion. And then he sees Goku and friends dealing with the Parapara Brothers from ''GT'', at which point he says "And now I welcome the sweet embrace of death."
** Then there's the earlier episode, where Goku [[TakeThat takes a shot]] at ''Film/DragonBallEvolution'', which was being released around the same time.
--->'''Goku:''' Man, this is worse than that time I was in high school, and all the guys called me "Geeko", and I was Piccolo's slave, I couldn't get Chi Chi to like me, and... Oh wow, I hit that rock harder'n I thought.
** Vegeta slams ''Dragonball Evolution'' in the high-school level of ''Scribblenauts Unlimited''.
--->'''Vegeta:''' A Saiyan in high school. That's fucking STUPID!



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* In one episode of ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', Malal/Malice, a character whom Games Workshop {{retcon}}ned out of existence as to not to get sued, appears briefly on "Spessbook" chat, threatening to return from the "retconnian" where he is trapped at the moment. At a later point, we actually get to see the Retconnian for ourselves, which holds some of the other retconned things within the [=WH40K=] universe like the Squats (and [[InsistentTerminology Fucking]] Horus, who wasn't quite retconned but got killed [[DeaderThanDead so hard]] he could go nowhere else).



* At the end of the first hard-drawn phase of ''WebComic/BobAndGeorge'', George makes his debut in his superhero persona and [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000610c introduces himself]] as "Spark", saying, "[[NoFourthWall It's the best the author could come up with.]]" When the hand-drawn comic was re-launched and [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/001004c George's superhero introduction is revisited]], he now calls himself "Blitz". When Bob/Napalm points out that this was not the name he gave out originally, George/Blitz claims that they never did that joke.

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* At the end of the first hard-drawn phase of ''WebComic/BobAndGeorge'', ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', George makes his debut in his superhero persona and [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000610c introduces himself]] as "Spark", saying, "[[NoFourthWall It's the best the author could come up with.]]" When the hand-drawn comic was re-launched and [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/001004c George's superhero introduction is revisited]], he now calls himself "Blitz". When Bob/Napalm points out that this was not the name he gave out originally, George/Blitz claims that they never did that joke.



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* In November 2010, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick released a video in which her supporting cast was giving each other lessons on the various recurring themes of the show. When Brian (the recurring character whose shtick involves dark humor about sexual predators) mentions the much-hated 'rap about rape' (a video skit that received a DudeNotFunny reaction from many people, and was taken down shortly afterward), Nella punches him and shouts "Rule Number One of Team Nchick! We do not talk about the rape rap!" Interestingly enough, before this, Brian was practically apologizing for it.
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' does this from time to time in regard to ''Anime/DragonBallGT''. The series' original pre-episode disclaimer[[note]]Before ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' was officially licensed[[/note]], which is read by a different character every time, read: "The following is a non-profit fan-based parody. ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and ''Dragon Ball GT'' are all owned by Creator/{{Funimation}}, Creator/ToeiAnimation, Fuji TV and Creator/AkiraToriyama. [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil Please support the official release]]." When Guru reads the disclaimer he sounds audibly shocked and/or disturbed by ''GT'''s presence, and when Mecha-Freeza reads it he [[VillainousBSoD glitches out]] over ''GT'', forcing his father King Cold to read the rest.
** In ''Bardock: The Father of Goku Abridged'', as per the original special, Bardock has a DyingDream of Goku confronting Freeza. However, he then has visions of Cell and Majin Buu, to his confusion. And then he sees Goku and friends dealing with the Parapara Brothers from ''GT'', at which point he says "And now I welcome the sweet embrace of death."
** Then there's the earlier episode, where Goku [[TakeThat takes a shot]] at ''Film/DragonBallEvolution'', which was being released around the same time.
--->'''Goku:''' Man, this is worse than that time I was in high school, and all the guys called me "Geeko", and I was Piccolo's slave, I couldn't get Chi Chi to like me, and... Oh wow, I hit that rock harder'n I thought.
** Vegeta slams ''Dragonball Evolution'' in the high school level of '' Scribblenauts Unlimited ''.
---> '''Vegeta:''' A Saiyan in high school. That's fucking STUPID!
* In one episode of ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', Malal/Malice, a character whom Games Workshop {{retcon}}ned out of existence as to not to get sued, appears briefly on "Spessbook" chat, threatening to return from the "retconnian" where he is trapped at the moment. At a later point, we actually get to see the Retconnian for ourselves, which holds some of the other retconned things within the [=WH40K=] universe like the Squats (and [[InsistentTerminology Fucking]] Horus, who wasn't quite retconned but got killed [[DeaderThanDead so hard]] he could go nowhere else).

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* In November 2010, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick released a video in which her supporting cast was giving each other lessons on the various recurring themes of the show. When Brian (the recurring character whose shtick involves dark humor about sexual predators) mentions the much-hated 'rap "rap about rape' rape" (a video skit that received a DudeNotFunny reaction from many people, and was taken down shortly afterward), Nella punches him and shouts "Rule Number One of Team Nchick! We do not talk about the rape rap!" Interestingly enough, before this, Brian was practically apologizing for it.
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' does this from time to time in regard to ''Anime/DragonBallGT''. The series' original pre-episode disclaimer[[note]]Before ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' was officially licensed[[/note]], which is read by a different character every time, read: "The following is a non-profit fan-based parody. ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and ''Dragon Ball GT'' are all owned by Creator/{{Funimation}}, Creator/ToeiAnimation, Fuji TV and Creator/AkiraToriyama. [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil Please support the official release]]." When Guru reads the disclaimer he sounds audibly shocked and/or disturbed by ''GT'''s presence, and when Mecha-Freeza reads it he [[VillainousBSoD glitches out]] over ''GT'', forcing his father King Cold to read the rest.
** In ''Bardock: The Father of Goku Abridged'', as per the original special, Bardock has a DyingDream of Goku confronting Freeza. However, he then has visions of Cell and Majin Buu, to his confusion. And then he sees Goku and friends dealing with the Parapara Brothers from ''GT'', at which point he says "And now I welcome the sweet embrace of death."
** Then there's the earlier episode, where Goku [[TakeThat takes a shot]] at ''Film/DragonBallEvolution'', which was being released around the same time.
--->'''Goku:''' Man, this is worse than that time I was in high school, and all the guys called me "Geeko", and I was Piccolo's slave, I couldn't get Chi Chi to like me, and... Oh wow, I hit that rock harder'n I thought.
** Vegeta slams ''Dragonball Evolution'' in the high school level of '' Scribblenauts Unlimited ''.
---> '''Vegeta:''' A Saiyan in high school. That's fucking STUPID!
* In one episode of ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', Malal/Malice, a character whom Games Workshop {{retcon}}ned out of existence as to not to get sued, appears briefly on "Spessbook" chat, threatening to return from the "retconnian" where he is trapped at the moment. At a later point, we actually get to see the Retconnian for ourselves, which holds some of the other retconned things within the [=WH40K=] universe like the Squats (and [[InsistentTerminology Fucking]] Horus, who wasn't quite retconned but got killed [[DeaderThanDead so hard]] he could go nowhere else).
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-->'''Actor!Aang:''' Look! It's the Great Divide! The biggest canyon in the Earth Kingdom!\\
(pause)\\
'''Actor!Sokka:''' Ehh... Let's keep flying.
** What makes it even more of a Discontinuity Nod is that we don't even see the real Team Avatar's reaction to this scene. Perhaps they decided to [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain never speak of the actual incident again]][[note]]Since Aang was forced to lie in order for the two groups to stop fighting[[/note]].

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'''Actor!Sokka:'''
''[pause]''\\
'''Actor Sokka:'''
Ehh... Let's keep flying.
** :: What makes it even more of a Discontinuity Nod is that we don't even see the real Team Avatar's reaction to this scene. Perhaps they decided to [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain never speak of the actual incident again]][[note]]Since Aang was forced to lie in order for the two groups to stop fighting[[/note]].



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---> '''Skinner''': That's really a cheat, isn't it?
---> '''Lisa''': Hmm, maybe you're right, Principal ''Tamzarian''.
---> '''Skinner''': I'll just be moving along, Lisa. Snowball II.

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it?\\
'''Lisa:'''
Hmm, maybe you're right, Principal ''Tamzarian''.
---> '''Skinner''':
''Tamzarian''.\\
'''Skinner:'''
I'll just be moving along, Lisa. Snowball II.



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* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' has been established as non-canon due to its negative reception. However, there have been occasional references to the events in other games.

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** ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' has Crisis City as a stage and features a boss fight against Silver.
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* One of the main characters of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow2'', Victor Belmont, is named for one of the protagonists from the cancelled Dreamcast game ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaResurrection''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', specifically the ShowWithinAShow in "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers The Ember Island Players]]", in a reference to the unpopular episode "[[AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheGreatDivide The Great Divide]]":

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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', specifically the ShowWithinAShow in "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers The Ember Island Players]]", in a reference to the unpopular episode "[[AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheGreatDivide "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheGreatDivide The Great Divide]]":
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In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', Peter Parker rather ashamedly refers to the infamous street dance from ''Film/SpiderMan3''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', specifically the ShowWithinAShow in "[[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs The Ember Island Players]]", in a reference to the unpopular episode "The Great Divide":

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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', specifically the ShowWithinAShow in "[[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers The Ember Island Players]]", in a reference to the unpopular episode "The "[[AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheGreatDivide The Great Divide":Divide]]":

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In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', Peter Parker rather ashamedly refers to the infamous street dance from ''Film/SpiderMan3''.
-->'''Peter:''' And, uh... I did this. [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain We don't really talk about this]].
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* ''Series/RedDwarf'': Very few seasons of the show actually hold to what can be considered canon.
** Season 3: When Season 2 ended with Lister getting pregnant the following season started with a Star Wars scrawl moving at lightning speed that explained what happened. It also went into detail about how Kryten got repaired and is now a member of the crew (albeit played by a different actor). And Holly is now a woman.
** Season 6: At the end of Season 5 the production team blew up the Red Dwarf model, causing them to scratch their heads when they needed it for the next season. As such Lister parked the spaceship next to a Blue Green Planetoid causing them to be stuck on a smaller vessel.
** Season 9: At the end of Season 8 the entire crew of Red Dwarf was resurrected and in danger of being eaten alive by a matter eating bacteria, Rimmer failed and kicked the Grim Reaper in the nuts. Cut to the three parter "Back to Earth" where Cat, Lister, Kryten, and a hologram Rimmer are the only people on Red Dwarf. The shout out comes in Season 10 when everyone casually mentions how they got out of that mess only for the crew to get distracted by the crisis of the week.

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* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' does this from time to time in regard to ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' when characters read the legal disclaimer at the start of each episode. The bog-standard disclaimer reads: "The following is a non-profit fan-based parody. ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and ''Dragon Ball GT'' are all owned by Creator/{{Funimation}}, Creator/ToeiAnimation, Fuji TV and Creator/AkiraToriyama. [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil Please support the official release]]." Each time it's read by a different character (usually a character who either dies or is gravely injured in the episode), and most of the time they get through it without issue. That said, when Guru does it, he sounds audibly shocked that ''GT'' is counted among Akira Toriyama's various ''Dragon Ball'' properties. Then Cyborg Freeza [[VillainousBSoD glitches out and shuts down]] because he can't process ''GT'''s presence in the disclaimer.

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* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' does this from time to time in regard to ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' when characters ''Anime/DragonBallGT''. The series' original pre-episode disclaimer[[note]]Before ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' was officially licensed[[/note]], which is read the legal disclaimer at the start of each episode. The bog-standard disclaimer reads: by a different character every time, read: "The following is a non-profit fan-based parody. ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and ''Dragon Ball GT'' are all owned by Creator/{{Funimation}}, Creator/ToeiAnimation, Fuji TV and Creator/AkiraToriyama. [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil Please support the official release]]." Each time it's read by a different character (usually a character who either dies or is gravely injured in the episode), and most of the time they get through it without issue. That said, when " When Guru does it, reads the disclaimer he sounds audibly shocked that ''GT'' is counted among Akira Toriyama's various ''Dragon Ball'' properties. Then Cyborg Freeza [[VillainousBSoD glitches out and shuts down]] because he can't process and/or disturbed by ''GT'''s presence in presence, and when Mecha-Freeza reads it he [[VillainousBSoD glitches out]] over ''GT'', forcing his father King Cold to read the disclaimer.rest.
** In ''Bardock: The Father of Goku Abridged'', as per the original special, Bardock has a DyingDream of Goku confronting Freeza. However, he then has visions of Cell and Majin Buu, to his confusion. And then he sees Goku and friends dealing with the Parapara Brothers from ''GT'', at which point he says "And now I welcome the sweet embrace of death."
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** A couple of episodes parodied Carter's infamous "reproductive organs" speech from the pilot. ('''Carter:''' "God that's horrible! Who would ''ever say that? "'')

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** A couple of episodes parodied Carter's infamous "reproductive organs" speech from the pilot. ('''Carter:''' "God that's horrible! Who would Who'd ''ever say that? "'')
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*** This idea dates back to the 70's when Jon Pertwee played the Doctor. The season finale was to reveal that the Master was the Doctor's brother, and his character was to die saving the Doctor's life. Unfortunately, Roger Delgado, the actor who played the Master, was killed in an automobile accident, and so the story was never filmed.

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*** This idea dates back to the 70's 70s when Jon Pertwee played the Doctor. The season finale was to reveal that the Master was the Doctor's brother, and his character was to die saving the Doctor's life. Unfortunately, Roger Delgado, the actor who played the Master, was killed in an automobile accident, and so the story was never filmed.
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* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': When asked about Kennedy in her first season 8 appearance Willow says she's dead ([[TakeThatScrappy in a nod to the fans that hated that ship]]), but quickly clarifies that it was a temporary magic death and she got better.

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* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': When asked about Kennedy in her first season 8 appearance Willow says she's dead she died ([[TakeThatScrappy in a nod to the fans that hated that ship]]), but quickly clarifies that it was a temporary magic death and she got better.

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