History Main / TrappedInTvLand

* In ''VideoGame/TheAngryVideoGameNerdAdventures'', [[WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd the titular Nerd]] is Game Land and must go through various pastiches of various video games to get out.

* ''TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat'' also did a plot like this, and like KP, it included a ''{{Friends}}'' sitcom called "Pals".
* The cartoon ''CaptainNTheGameMaster'' used a variation of this as its premise; California teenager Kevin Keene was trapped in Videoland, whose reality encompassed pretty much every Nintendo-licensed NES game.

* The fandom for ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' often averts this trope. There are stories where a modern girl [[TrappedInAnotherWorld falls into Middle-earth]], but Middle-earth is not inside a book or movie.

* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3107822/1/The_Wild_Horse_Thesis The Wild Horse Thesis]] is a story about how, due to a magical spell, Ranma from Ranma one-half is trapped inside a series of video tapes, which contain Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion. He finds himself replacing the character of Shinji, but has all his abilities and techniques intact. Unlike some of the other examples, we see Ranma having his Tokyo-3 adventures from the viewpoint of Ranma's family and fiance's, who are watching the tapes in the "real" world. The best part is seeing Ranma telling people in the show of his "previous" life, thinking no one knows what he's talking about, while the characters in the "real" world are subjected to his honest opinions of them.

* ''SpotGoesToHollywood'' has the titular 7 Up mascot exploring levels based on movies.

* A variant is the old Amiga platform game ''Premiere'', where a guy finds himself trapped in the rival film studios. Every level is a stage that represents a different film genre, such as horror, sci-fi, western, historical epic and, [[FridgeLogic oddly enough]], cartoons.
* This is also the premise of another Amiga platformer from the Nineties, ''Oscar''.

* In ''VideoGame/AVGNAdventures'' [[WebOriginal/AngryVideoGameNerd The Nerd]] is Trapped in Video Game Land. HilarityEnsues

* StarTrekTheNextGeneration justified this using malfunctioning holodecks: the crew would go to enjoy an adventure based on classic film or literature, and find themselves trapped inside with the safety mechanisms turned off. Voyager and DS9 also used this plot device.

* The cartoon adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' had this on the season two episode, "Channel Surfin'".

*** "Eric, you bastard, you better not be a warlock or else I'll kick your sorry ass!"

* ''TheFairlyOddParents'' did a MadeForTVMovie, titled "Channel Chasers", wrapped around a combination of this trope (most examples being stuff you probably grew up with in the 90s) and TimeTravel. Some of the shows parodied in "Channel Chasers" include ''FatAlbertAndTheCosbyKids'', ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'', ''SesameStreet'', ''ScoobyDoo'', TheSimpsons (complete with a blackboard gag: "This is the sincerest form of flattery"), ''TheJetsons'', ''{{Rugrats}}'', ''JonnyQuest'', ''{{Batman}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|1987}}''; however the episode was more centered on a parody show named "Maho Mushi", which was inspired by many anime shows such as ''DragonBall'' and ''{{Pokemon}}''.

* JohnnyTest [[InvertedTrope inverts]] this trope by having Johnny use his sisters' [[AppliedPhelbotinum Phlebotinum]] [[MonsterOfTheWeek Invention of the Week]] to bring two eerily similar in-universe cartoon characters to their reality. The cartoon characters are completely invincible and think they're still in the show, which happened to be an episode about Zombies. Johnny has to put them back into TV Land before they nuke the town.
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* Cinemagique in Walt Disney Studios [[DisneyThemeParks (Disneyland Resort Paris)]]is about a member of the audience send in a montage of classical movies.

* NyarkoSan: Episode 8 has the cast sucked into a cursed DatingSim (based mostly on TokimekiMemorial) with [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Mahiro]] as the PlayerCharacter who must romance one of the girls to finish the game. [[{{Tsundere}} He's not happy about it.]] The series is already ReferenceOverdosed and this episode turns them UpToEleven, starting with one to Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion.

** A [[LawyerFriendlyCameo thinly-disguised]] cross between ''[[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Battle Of The Planets]]'' and ''Star Wars''

* ''TheFairlyOddParents'' did a MadeForTVMovie, titled "Channel Chasers", wrapped around a combination of this trope (most examples being stuff you probably grew up with in the 90s) and TimeTravel. Some of the shows parodied in "Channel Chasers" include ''FatAlbertAndTheCosbyKids'', ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'', ''SesameStreet'', ''ScoobyDoo'', TheSimpsons (complete with a blackboard gag: "This is the sincerest form of flattery") ''TheJetsons'' ''{{Rugrats}}'', ''JonnyQuest'', ''{{Batman}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|1987}}''; however the episode was more centered on a parody show named "Maho Mushi", which was inspired by many anime shows such as ''DragonBall'' and ''{{Pokemon}}''.

* In ''PrincessTutu'', the main characters are characters from the book ''The Prince and the Raven'', which ended prematurely when its author, Drosselmeyer, died. While the characters have escaped from the book, the entire city is being controlled by a story, which in turn is controlled by Drosselmeyer's ghost. Some of the characters are GenreSavvy, while some aren't.

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* In ''VideoGame/DokiDokiPanic'' (you might know it as ''SuperMarioBros2''), the game begins with two kids trapped into a storybook by King Wart, and a family of four has to get them back.

* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3107822/1/The_Wild_Horse_Thesis The Wild Horse Thesis]] is a story about how, due to a magical spell, Ranma from Ranma one-half is trapped inside a series of video tapes, which contain NeonGenesisEvangelion. He finds himself replacing the character of Shinji, but has all his abilities and techniques intact. Unlike some of the other examples, we see Ranma having his Tokyo-3 adventures from the viewpoint of Ranma's family and fiance's, who are watching the tapes in the "real" world. The best part is seeing Ranma telling people in the show of his "previous" life, thinking no one knows what he's talking about, while the characters in the "real" world are subjected to his honest opinions of them.

* NyarkoSan: Episode 8 has the cast sucked into a cursed DatingSim (based mostly on TokimekiMemorial) with [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Mahiro]] as the PlayerCharacter who must romance one of the girls to finish the game. [[{{Tsundere}} He's not happy about it.]] The series is already ReferenceOverdosed and this episode turns them UpToEleven, starting with one to NeonGenesisEvangelion.