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* There is an official Youtube channel for old ''Franchise/{{Popeye}}'' cartoons called [[https://www.youtube.com/@PopeyeAndFriendsOfficial Popeye And Friends Official]] where you can watch episodes of ''[[WesternAnimation/PopeyeandSon Popeye and Son]]'', ''Classic Popeye'' and ''All-New Popeye'' in English (and some in Spanish).
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* For fans of [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog]], there are two animated shows currently available on YouTube for free:

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* For fans of [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog]], there are two animated shows currently available on YouTube Youtube for free:



** The channels [[https://www.youtube.com/@WildBrainSuperheroes WildBrain Superheroes]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/@SonicTheHedgehogWildBrain Sonic the Hedgehog - WildBrain]] feature all episodes of ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' without a paywall.

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** The channels [[https://www.youtube.com/@WildBrainSuperheroes WildBrain Superheroes]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/@SonicTheHedgehogWildBrain Sonic the Hedgehog - WildBrain]] feature all episodes of ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' without a paywall.paywall (there might be some Youtube ads, though).

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* An interesting variation of this occurred with ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'': On November 23, 2018 (Black Friday), on uploads of the trailer for the then-upcoming [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart sequel]], viewers could watch the entire first film for free ''as a [=YouTube=] pre-roll advertisement''.

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* For fans of [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog]], there are two animated shows currently available on YouTube for free:
** On the official channel of ''[[WesternAnimation/SonicBoom Sonic Boom]]'', many (but not all) episodes of the show can be watched.
** The channels [[https://www.youtube.com/@WildBrainSuperheroes WildBrain Superheroes]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/@SonicTheHedgehogWildBrain Sonic the Hedgehog - WildBrain]] feature all episodes of ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' without a paywall.
* An interesting variation of this occurred with ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'': On November 23, 2018 (Black Friday), on uploads of the trailer for the then-upcoming [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart sequel]], viewers could watch the entire first film for free ''as a [=YouTube=] pre-roll advertisement''.
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* Hasbro has most seasons of Franchise/{{Power Rangers}} available in their entirety for free on the Power Rangers [=YouTube=] channel.
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Season 9 has since begun uploading. Seasons 10-12 are no longer region blocked.


* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': The official [=YouTube=] channel has uploaded Seasons 1-6, Seasons 10-15, and the second movie for free viewing. As of 2020-2021, the Season 10-12 episodes were unfortunately region-blocked outside of China and the playlist containing the episodes were removed (as of this day).

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* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': The official [=YouTube=] channel has uploaded Seasons 1-6, Seasons 10-15, 1-15 and the [[Animation/HappyHeroes2TheBattleOfPlanetQiyuan second movie movie]] for free viewing. As of 2020-2021, the Season 10-12 episodes were unfortunately region-blocked outside of China and the playlist containing the episodes were removed (as of this day).viewing.
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May result in said product becoming either an AllegedlyFreeGame or {{Freemium}}. Compare {{Abandonware}} and UsefulNotes/FreeLibreOpenSourceSoftware. Contrast {{Shareware}}.

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** The company has offered many games through its UsefulNotes/DigitalDistribution platform, Origin, via the "On The House" program. The service has offered [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Origin%27s_On_the_House_games many games]] (both classic and modern) to download and play permanently for free if they're registered within a certain (unspecified) amount of time. Titles in the promotion included (among others) ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'', ''VideoGame/Battlefield3'', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted'' and more.

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** The company has offered many games through its UsefulNotes/DigitalDistribution MediaNotes/DigitalDistribution platform, Origin, via the "On The House" program. The service has offered [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Origin%27s_On_the_House_games many games]] (both classic and modern) to download and play permanently for free if they're registered within a certain (unspecified) amount of time. Titles in the promotion included (among others) ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'', ''VideoGame/Battlefield3'', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted'' and more.

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* In 2023, the entirety of the ''Manga/SailorMoon'' anime, along with ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', was made available for free on [=YouTube=].



* Benesse made the 2014 Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro movie available to watch on the Japanese Shimajiro Youtube channel as part of Youtube's Anime Weekend event in November 2021.

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* Benesse made the 2014 Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro ''Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro'' movie available to watch on the Japanese Shimajiro Youtube channel as part of Youtube's Anime Weekend event in November 2021.


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* In 2023, every episode of ''Series/TheBigComfyCouch'' was uploaded to [=YouTube=] for free. Before this, the After School Cartoons channel on Pluto TV showed the series.
* Since 2023, the entire ''Series/BabyEinstein'' back catalog can be viewed on [=YouTube=].
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May result in said product becoming either an AllegedlyFreeGame or {{Freemium}}. Compare {{Abandonware}} and UsefulNotes/FreeLibreOpenSourceSoftware.

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UsefulNotes/FreeLibreOpenSourceSoftware. Contrast {{Shareware}}.



** In 2009, they released [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine UDK (Unreal Development Kit)]]; an open-source version of [[VideoGame/{{Unreal}} Unreal Engine 3]] for Windows (and later, iOS) platforms. Although anyone selling a UDK-based game still has to pay Epic royalties[[note]]A one-off $99 initial licence fee and 25% of any "UDK related revenue" over $50,000[[/note]], releasing free UDK based games is... free.

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** In 2009, they released [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine [[MediaNotes/GameEngine UDK (Unreal Development Kit)]]; an open-source version of [[VideoGame/{{Unreal}} Unreal Engine 3]] for Windows (and later, iOS) platforms. Although anyone selling a UDK-based game still has to pay Epic royalties[[note]]A one-off $99 initial licence fee and 25% of any "UDK related revenue" over $50,000[[/note]], releasing free UDK based games is... free.

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