History Main / ProductPLacement

* This trope isn’t so rare in toys in anymore with the introduction of Zuru’s Mini Brands series, which are surprise capsules with replicas of the packaging of famous brands, like PerfettiVan Melle, Kraft Heinz, Hershey, Kellogg’s, Campbells, and Coca-Cola. The spin-offs of the series also have replica brand packaging in them, like Creator/Disney, Creator/Hasbro, Jack in the Box, and Pizza Hut. Some of the [[FollowTheLeader imitators]] of Mini Brands, like Real Littles(Toys/Shopkins) and Sugar Buzz Mini-in-Minis(Super Impulse) also have replicas of brand packaging in them.

* Zuru’s Mini Brands series features capsules which have miniature versions of real brand packaging inside them, complete with brand logos, which are actually licensed by the companies that own these package designs. Companies which have licensed their package designs to Mini Brands in the past include Perfetti Van Melle, Kraft Heinz, Hershey, Kellogg’s, Campbells, and Coca-Cola. The delivery boxes introduced in Series 5 have [=FedEx=] and UPS packaging designs on them.

* Zuru’s Mini Brands series features capsules which have miniature versions of real brand packaging inside them, complete with brand logos, which are actually licensed by the companies that own these package designs. Companies which have licensed their package designs to Mini Brands in the past include Perfetti Van Melle, Kraft Heinz, Hershey, Kellogg’s, Campbells, and Coca-Cola. The delivery boxes introduced in Series 5 have FedEx and UPS packaging designs on them.

* Zuru’s Mini Brands series features capsules which have miniature versions of real brand packaging inside them, which are actually licensed by the companies that own these package designs.

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** [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder "BUY THE SHIRT! BUY THE SHIRT!"]]

* In episode 2 of ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf'', [[spoiler: [[Comicbook/StarLord Peter Quill]]]] is shown working at a Dairy Queen, complete with all the real world branding.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'' had Bumble Bee Tuna in a pantry for the main character to do a double take at. (Too bad they didn't also go for Bit-O'-Honey with the candy [[spoiler:with which the opposing lawyer was taunting him]] later.)

* In the second book of Christian romance author Karen Kingsbury's Redemption series, one of the characters buys something on Website/EBay which is plot-relevant. However, when she discusses it with her family as part of telling them about her work, her sister launches into what sounds a lot like a commercial about how you can find anything on Website/EBay. To be fair, the book takes place in 2001 when Website/EBay was a relatively new phenomenon, so it is sort of believable that people would be rhapsodizing over how cool the site was.

* Where do we begin with Music/WeirdAlYankovic?! This man has written many song parodies and original songs with product placement. For example, his originak song "Albuquerque" mentions Holiday Inn, His parody of "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" by Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock is about Oreo cookies, he wrote a parody of Music/{{REM}}'s "Stand" entitled "Spam", his original song "I'll Sue Ya" mentions Taco Bell, Panasonic, [=EarthLink=], Starbucks, Toys R Us, [=PetCo=], Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Duracell, Home Depot, Dell, Fruit of the Loom, Verizon and Neiman Marcus, "[=eBay=]", his parody of the Music/BackstreetBoys' "I Want It That Way" is not only about the titular auction website, but also mentions Beanie Babies, Kleenex and PEZ, and that's just some of them.

** Even more so with ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', with the additions of popular culture from the Internet, including Website/{{eBay}}, Website/YouTube, Website/{{Google}}, Website/{{Facebook}}, and Website/{{Twitter}}. Even Disney itself got in on the fun.

* The makers of Creator/RedBull -- sure, they're far from the first to sponsor sports teams and athletes, but it got to the point that they amassed what amounts to a ''media empire'' where they established magazines, put up their own UsefulNotes/FormulaOne racing team (or two even), owned magazines, record labels and even a clothing line of all things. [=YouTuber=] Company Man [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v48tIsMuZE8 remarked]] that the company got so big and became so well-known for its pervasive brand marketing that they are more of a media house than a beverage firm.

* In a rather greedy move by Creator/RovioEntertainment, the first few episodes of season 2 of Angry Birds Toons were sponsored by UsefulNotes/McDonalds.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': Frozone uses Hai Karate aftershave -- a real-life brand from TheSixties.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'' not only has giant (from Z and Balla's prespective) cans of Pepsi and Mountain Dew at a picnic, but the movie also has Z and Balla almost get crushed by a giant foot wearing a Reebok sneaker.

* In a rather greedy move by Rovio, the first few episodes of season 2 of Angry Birds Toons were sponsored by UsefulNotes/McDonalds.

* ''Animation/HappyHeroes: The Movie'': There's a heavy emphasis on characters using the internet, and Chinese websites like Weibo and Taobao are among the ones being used.

* In ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'', TheRival Vector is shown using a UsefulNotes/NintendoWii in one scene. Makes sense, considering the [[EverythingIsAnIpodInTheFuture design of his house]].

* Some of ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''' characters have real car models. For instance, Sally is a Porsche 911. Flo is a generic V8. "The King" is an ink-suit version of his voicer Richard Petty's 1970 Plymouth Superbird. "Junior" is basically Dale Earnhardt, Jr. voicing his own #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS.

* A rare example in this category came from the obscure line ''Computer Warriors'', about little soldiers who had the ability to turn ordinary objects into weapons and vehicles. One such example was a Pepsi can that opens to reveal a hovercraft. The standalone pilot also showed an action figure of fellow Mattel propery ''[[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse He-Man]]'' in the boy's room where the battle took place.

* Music/{{Queen}}'s first international hit, "Killer Queen", began with the line "she keeps Moët et Chandon in her pretty cabinet", which wasn't so much conscious product placement as much as it was simply a way of depicting the fictional posh woman whom the song is about; the winery still took it as free advertisement, and thanked the band and producer by sending them vats of champagne as well as tickets for Wimbledon and Grand Prix.

** {{Music/XTC}} did a heavily {{bowdlerise}}d radio edit of "Respectable Street", altering lyrics that mentioned or implied controversial things like inebriation, [=STDs=], and abortion. BBC Radio still wouldn't play it due to a lyric mentioning "Sony Entertainment Centers".