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* ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'': similarly, "[[Recap/StarTrekStrangeNewWorldsS2E03TomorrowAndTomorrowAndTomorrow Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow]]" is set in TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 21st-century Toronto, where ''SNW'' and ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' are filmed. (They had originally wanted to set it in New York, then in Toronto disguised as New York, but finally decided to simply set it in Toronto itself.)

* ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'': similarly, "[[Recap/StarTrekStrangeNewWorldsS2E03TomorrowAndTomorrowAndTomorrow Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow]]" is set in 20MinutesIntoTheFuture 21st-century Toronto, where ''SNW'' and ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' are filmed. (They had originally wanted to set it in New York, then in Toronto disguised as New York, but finally decided to simply set it in Toronto itself.)

Let's say that ''Generic Detective Show'' is filmed in Los Angeles, but it's set in New York. They find an actor who can do a Brooklyn accent, throw in some establishing shots of lower Manhattan, and with some clever editing it's pretty convincing as a BigApplesauce series. But then after two or three seasons, one episode involves Detectives Alice and Bob following a lead to Los Angeles. Suddenly, there's SceneryPorn. The show takes place outside more. The establishing shots actually have the characters in them.

* ''Series/{{Alphas}}'' (set in New York City, filmed in Toronto) has an episode where the epilogue takes place in Toronto.
* ''Series/{{Bones}}'' (set in Washington D.C., filmed in L.A.) has a few:

* The revived series of ''Series/DoctorWho'' is filmed in Cardiff, which consequently has stood in for London, New York and other exotic locations. The first-season episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E11BoomTown Boom Town]]" is set in Cardiff, and features the TARDIS parked in front of a recognizable Cardiff landmark with another in the background.
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' is generally set in the United States, John Crichton's homeland, on the rare occasions it's not set in a distant part of outer space, but is filmed in Australia. One story does have scenes set in Australia, with the explanation that that's where the Farscape module is being tested. Ironically it turns out the protagonist is [[VirtualRealityInterrogation not in Australia or anywhere else on Earth]].

* ''Series/{{Lost}}'' (set on a mysterious island, filmed in Hawai'i): When the Oceanic Six are rescued, they land in Hawai'i.
* The later seasons of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' are filmed in New Zealand, but are set in towns and cities in America. However, there was [[Recap/PowerRangersDinoChargeWorldFamousInNewZealand a story arc]] of ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' where the rangers visit New Zealand to hunt for a new Zord.
* ''Series/{{Psych}}'' is filmed in Vancouver, but normally set in Santa Barbara. However, there are two episodes where the characters take a trip to Vancouver: the VacationEpisode "Extradition: British Columbia", and its sequel "Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part".
* The American ''Series/QueerAsFolk'' was filmed in Toronto but set in Pittsburgh. When everybody went to Toronto for an episode, there were a lot of winking remarks about how much the gay district there looked just like the one back home.
* ''Series/RizzoliAndIsles'' is set in Boston, but filmed in Los Angeles. In the season 6 episode "Fake It 'Til You Make It", the titular characters discover that their latest murder case might be tied to a similar one in Los Angeles, so they fly out to take a look.

* ''Series/DueSouth'' is set in Chicago but filmed in Toronto. In one episode Fraser and Ray go to Toronto - that single episode was filmed in Chicago.
* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' stretched this from "cameo" to something much longer. For much of its run, the series was set in Boston but actually filmed in Portland. In the final season, the main characters move their base to Portland, and the show suddenly started showing the local landmarks it had had to hide up until then.

* ''Series/ILoveLucy'' (set in New York City, mostly in one apartment.) Has Ricky coming out to Los Angeles for a few weeks to star in a movie, he can bring Lucy, and the Mertzes tag along too. The change of scenery does nothing to change Lucy's scheming.

** Averted in the ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' spin-off, which largely takes place in Cardiff, so they don't even have to hide it anymore.

** Likewise ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. This is handwaved as the Farscape module being tested in Australia. Ironically it turns out the protagonist is [[VirtualRealityInterrogation not in Australia or anywhere else on Earth]].

* Likewise ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. This is handwaved as the Farscape module being tested in Australia. Ironically it turns out the protagonist is [[VirtualRealityInterrogation not in Australia or anywhere else on Earth]].

* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' stretched this from "cameo" to something much longer. For much of its run, the series was set in Boston but actually filmed in Portland. In the final season, the main characters move their base to Portland, and the show suddenly started showing the local landmarks it had had to hide up until then.
* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'' typically does exterior filming on backlot or in small Ontario towns, Toronto having modernized too much to allow for much on-location filming. The lone exception thus far in the series[[note]]January 2021[[/note]] is "The Ghosts of Queen's Park", which filmed in the episode's namesake, the Ontario Legislative Building. Interiors are always filmed in Toronto, however, keeping this from being totally played straight.

* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'' typically does exterior filming on backlot or in small Ontario towns, Toronto having modernized too much to allow for much on-location filming. The lone exception thus far in the series[[note]]January 2021[[/note]] is "The Ghosts of Queen's Park", which filmed in the episode's namesake, the Ontario Legislative Building.

* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' stretched this from "cameo" to something much longer. For much of its run, the series was set in Boston but actually filmed in Portland. In the final season, the main characters move their base to Portland, and the show suddenly started showing the local landmarks it had had to hide up until then.

This is when a show that normally does CaliforniaDoubling ''stops'' doing that for an episode or two, by sending the characters to the city where the show is filmed.

This is when a show that normally does CaliforniaDoubling ''stops'' doing that for an episode or two, by moving the plot to the same location where the show is usually filmed.

* ''Series/ILoveLucy'' (set in New York City, mostly in one apartment.) Has Ricky coming out to California for a few weeks, he can bring Lucy, and the Mertzes tag along too. The change of scenery does nothing to change Lucy's scheming.

* The later seasons of ''Series/PowerRangers'' are filmed in New Zealand, but are set in towns and cities in America. However, there was [[Recap/PowerRangersDinoChargeWorldFamousInNewZealand a story arc]] of ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' where the rangers visit New Zealand to hunt for a new Zord.

* Likewise ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. This is handwaved as the Farscape module being tested in Australia. Ironically it turns out the protagonist is not in Australia or anywhere else on Earth.

** After they moved shooting to LA, the episode "Hollwood, A.D." where somebody writes a movie {{Very Loosely Based|OnATrueStory}} on their work partially takes place in LA.

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': a temporal version in "Future's End" where the crew happen to be in Los Angeles ''and'' in 1996.

* The later seasons of ''Series/PowerRangers'' are filmed in New Zealand, but are set in towns and cities in America. However, there was a story arc of ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' where the rangers visit New Zealand to hunt for a new Zord.

* The revived series of ''Series/DoctorWho'' is filmed in Cardiff, which consequently has stood in for London, New York and other exotic locations. The first-season episode "Boom Town" is set in Cardiff, and features the TARDIS parked in front of a recognizable Cardiff landmark with another in the background.

* ''Series/{{Bones}}'' (set in Washington D.C., filmed in L.A.): They go to Los Angeles to investigate a death.

* ''{{Alphas}}'' (set in New York City, filmed in Toronto) has an episode where the epilogue takes place in Toronto.
* ''{{Bones}}'' (set in Washington D.C., filmed in L.A.): They go to Los Angeles to investigate a death.
* ''{{Castle}}'', usually set in New York but filmed in L.A., has "To Love and Die in L.A.", where Beckett follows the trail of the man who killed her mentor to Los Angeles.
* ''TheDeadZone'' (set in Maine, filmed in Vancouver): one episode Johnny visits a man living in Vancouver.

* ''{{Lost}}'' (set on a mysterious island, filmed in Hawai'i): When the Oceanic Six are rescued, they land in Hawai'i.

* ''StarTrekVoyager'': a temporal version in "Future's End" where the crew happen to be in Los Angeles ''and'' in 1996.
* ''{{Supernatural}}'': in [[Recap/SupernaturalS06E15TheFrenchMistake one episode]] they magically [[RecursiveReality become two TV actors named Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki]] [[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs filming a show called]] ''[[ShowWithinAShow Supernatural]]'', and the bulk of the episode takes place in the TV studio where the show is actually shot.
* ''TimeTrax'' being filmed in Australia has a few episodes set there, though largely set in U.S.
* ''TheXFiles'':