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* The ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' episode [[Recap/DuckTales2017S3E2QuackPack "Quack Pack!"]] has Scrooge's family acting as if they were in early 90s sitcom, complete with a very domestic plot, stage-style sets, and studio audience. [[spoiler:The characters eventually start [[AGlitchInTheMatrix noticing the changes to reality]], and it turns out to be the result of a genie granting Donald's wish for a normal family. Said genie had been stuck in his lamp since 1990, hence the sitcom trappings. For bonus points, the genie is voiced by Jaleel White of ''Series/FamilyMatters'' fame.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'': The episode "My Two Bobs" opens with a sitcom-inspired scene, complete with canned laughter. The sequence ends with an homage to the ''Series/TheBradyBunch'''s title with various charactrs in boxes. The scene is then reveled to be a dream of Dot's.

* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman''; the titular protagonist is a washed-up old TV actor, whose most famous role in his career was starring in the popular 80s/90s family sitcom ''JustForFun/HorsinAround''. Throughout the series, Bojack (out of severely unhealthy nostalgia) frequently rewatches clips from various episodes of this {{show| within a show}}; though it's only in the episode "{{Recap/Bojack Horseman Christmas Special|SabrinasChristmasWish}}" do we actually see an entire episode of ''Horsin' Around'' (in this case, it's a {{Christmas episode}} titled "Sabrina's Christmas Wish"). As expected, it's full of all the [[TastesLikeDiabetes saccharine]] {{cliche| storm}}s you've probably seen from other sitcoms such as ''Series/FullHouse''.

* In ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', the scene after Scott hits on Ramona Flowers was on Wallace's house and references ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' (bass part and {{laugh track}}s included) as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5oZMz_FtRw here]].

** "The Lady" features a group of old women ([[spoiler:[[FlockOfWolves seemingly]]]]) who don't only look and act like ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'', the scenes they're in have a LaughTrack, [[DeliberateVHSQuality washed out colors, and artificial video tape artifacts]].

* The ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' episode [[Recap/DuckTales2017S3E2QuackPack "Quack Pack!"]] has Scrooge's family acting as if they were in early [=90s=] sitcom, complete with a very domestic plot, stage-style sets, and studio audience. [[spoiler:The characters eventually start [[AGlitchInTheMatrix noticing the changes to reality]], and it turns out to be the result of a genie granting Donald's wish for a normal family. Said genie had been stuck in his lamp since 1990, hence the sitcom trappings. For bonus points, the genie is voiced by Jaleel White of ''Series/FamilyMatters'' fame.]]

* One mission of ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'' re-envisions the Boss' life as a 1950s-style sitcom with a laugh track, inoffensive themes, and simple humor. After a while, the Boss notices something is off and realizes they've been put into a simulation by Zinyak.

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Note that many of these shows, in a broader sense, are ''also'' sitcoms, but the subject of parody is specifically the [[{{Retraux}} older]] [[PopculturalOsmosis archetype of one]]. Sometimes overlaps with ParodyEpisode in those cases where it's a WholePlotReference to a particular sitcom.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' had "This is Your Life", which starts out as Timmy figuring out he's a reality TV star in Fairy World, but with executive push completely changes the hidden camera nature of the original show into a cheesy sitcom.

* ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'': The page image comes from [[Recap/OKKOLetsBeHeroesS2E22AllInTheVillainy All in the Villainy]], an episode that largely parodies sitcom tropes. We even get a double-whammy of sitcom title riffs- the episode's 'actual' title is a parody of Series/AllInTheFamily, while the in-show title is a parody of Series/TheBradyBunch.

* ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'': The page image comes from Recap/OKKOLetsBeHeroesS2E22AllInTheVillainy, an episode that largely parodies sitcom tropes. We even get a double-whammy of sitcom title riffs- the episode's 'actual' title is a parody of Series/AllInTheFamily, while the in-show title is a parody of Series/TheBradyBunch.

* ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'': The page image comes from OKKOLetsBeHeroesS2E22AllInTheVillainy, an episode that largely parodies sitcom tropes. We even get a double-whammy of sitcom title riffs- the episode's 'actual' title is a parody of Series/AllInTheFamily, while the in-show title is a parody of Series/TheBradyBunch.

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': In the episode "Changing Channels", the Winchester brothers are [[TrappedInTVLand thrown into TV Land]] by the Trickster god. One of the shows in which they land is a ''Supernatural'' sitcom complete with alternate opening credits and a theme song, catch phrases, an obviously unreal stage set, a voice-over telling us that ''Supernatural'' is filmed before a live audience, and built-in commercials. The live-studio audience is stereotypically interactive applauding when characters enter, wolf whistling at sex jokes, and laughing uproariously even at things that aren't funny, like Sam wondering if they'll die in there.