History Main / PromotionalConsideration

In a GameShow, the contribution is often prize money or goods (Game show fans often refer to them as "fee plugs"). In a Talk Show, contributions usually come in the form of hotel accommodations for the guests, or clothing for the host. Outside of genre considerations, many producers choose to pay accessibility (such as UsefulNotes/AudioDescription) expenses for the program (either paying for or reimbursement of).

!!UsefulNotes/ClosedCaptioning and other considerations for "Promotional Consideration" are provided by:

* All of {{Creator/Dick Wolf}}'s series, along with other law series such as ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', give promotional consideration (in their closing characters) to the various real-life providers of the ubiquitous libraries of law books seen in the background of offices and being perused by characters in discovery scenes.

** Syndicated prints of the show use a bumper that goes like this: "Promotional Consideration for The Fairly Oddparents is provided by the following".

* Doubly parodied in WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}; the CouchGag at the beginning of a couple of shows had sponsors of Molten Boron (with the {{jingle}} 'Nobody doesn't like molten boron!') and Torgo's Executive Powder), and in-universe, the Omicronians' ritual eating of Leela in ''The Problem with Popplers'' was brought to you by Fishy Joe's new ''extreme'' walrus juice. (Ride the walrus!)

* Many British game shows, such as Deal Or No Deal, give away holidays from icelolly.com, and aren't afraid of telling you about it.

* All of {{Creator/Dick Wolf}}'s series, along with other law series such as ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', give promotional consideration (in their closing characters) to the various real-life providers of the ubiquitous libraries of law books seen in the background of offices and being pursued by characters in discovery scenes.

* All of {{Creator/Dick Wolf}}'s series, along with other law series such as ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', give promotional consideration to the various providers of the ubiquitous libraries of law books seen in the background of offices and being pursued by characters in discovery scenes.

* ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''

In a GameShow, the contribution is often prize money or goods (Game show fans often refer to them as "fee plugs"). In a Talk Show, contributions usually come in the form of hotel accommodations for the guests, or clothing for the host. Outside of genre considerations, many producers choose to pay accessibility (such as UsefulNotes/DescriptiveAudio) expenses for the program (either paying for or reimbursement of).

A subtrope of ProductPlacement, this is the practice by manufacturers and retailers of providing prize money or goods to the producers of a GameShow in exchange for being mentioned during the program. (Game show fans often refer to them as "fee plugs".)

It also turns up in Talk Shows, wherein the sponsors' contributions usually come in the form of hotel accommodations for the guests or clothing for the host and allow the sponsor to air a ten-second ad for their program, a form never offered in regular television advertising. Also used in a separate form where the ClosedCaptioning expenses for a program are paid for by a sponsor in exchange for a short ad, with Hot Pockets the main purveyor of this type of ad and sponsorship (appropriate for a product that only takes two minutes to cook).

Also done with syndicated dramas and sitcoms such as ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', even though the closed captioning is already done; at this point the promotional consideration is just a GeniusBonus for the syndicator to get a few more bucks.

!!ClosedCaptioning and other consideration for "Promotional Consideration" provided by:

* Parodied in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', where {{Atlus}} and ArcSystemWorks (the publisher and developer of the game, respectively) are considered the sponsors of the "show."

* ''TheOprahWinfreyShow''

A subtrope of ProductPlacement, this is the practice by manufacturers and retailers of providing prize money or goods to the producers of a GameShow in exchange for being mentioned during the program.

* ''Series/KidsIncorporated'' had such bumpers during its earliest seasons - a rarity among scripted shows. An example can be found (after an OnTheNext bumper) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zocXgsct2nM here]].

Also done with syndicated dramas and sitcoms such as ''TheBigBangTheory'', even though the closed captioning is already done; at this point the promotional consideration is just a GeniusBonus for the syndicator to get a few more bucks.

!!ClosedCaptioning and other consideration for "Promotional Considerations" provided by:

!!Promotional Consideration for this page has been provided by:

* ''ThePriceIsRight''
* ''{{Ellen}}''

* ''ProjectRunway'' -- the supplier of accessories on that show went from Macy's to bluefly.com to piperlime.com.

* Another rare scripted example is ''[[Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow Club Mario]]'', which had a "Promotional consideration provided by" credit at the very start of the credits.

* From the 1960s through the 1980s, Spiegel and Service Merchandise were both prolific with game show prizes, most famously on ''TheHollywoodSquares''. The companies had ''no'' other advertising, and had only catalogs and a few brick-and-mortar clearance stores. Once game shows went down the tubes, so did both companies.

* Also parodied in ''TheFairlyOddparents'' episode "Odd Ball", which was said to be sponsored by "Farmer Ahab's Blubber Nuggets".

* ''TheSimpsons'': TheBully Jimbo ran for mayor. At the end of his ad, there was a note saying it was paid by his victims.

** Said quote is also used in {{Botchamania}} usually before a clip from Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} is played. This makes sense as CHIKARA is currently hosting the series on their site.

* Parodied in Persona4Arena, where {{Atlus}} and ArcSystemWorks (the publisher and developer of the game respectively) are considered the sponsors of the "show"

Promotional Consideration for this page has been provided by:

* ''TheSimpsons'': SchoolBully Jimbo ran for mayor. At the end of his ad, there was a note saying it was paid by his victims.