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* The Kevin Sorbo film ''What If?'', in which he plays a wealthy, atheist businessman and is taken by an angel to an alternate universe where he is a happily married preacher with children because he [[ForWantOfANail chose to stay with his girlfriend rather than leave her]], has many similarities to the Creator/NicolasCage film ''Film/TheFamilyMan'', where Cage plays an unmarried wealthy businessman who is taken by an angel to an alternate universe where he is a humble, happily married family man for the same reason.

* The story "Honor in the Night" from the third ''Literature/StarTrekMyriadUniverses'' book applies the series' ForWantOfANail premise to the Original Series episode "The Trouble with Tribbles". The end result can be summed up as "''Film/CitizenKane'' in the Franchise/StarTrek universe".

** In the latter half of Season 1, when Scott said he wanted an "[[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}} Elsa Arc]]", he got [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor exactly what he asked for]], down and including [[spoiler:accidentally hurting a loved one (coincidentally also a redhead) through PowerIncontinence and (temporarily) fleeing the kingdom to live in SelfImposedExile, building an IcePalace in the process]].

->''"I’m still not sure what exactly the game plan with this week’s outing was, beyond 'Hey, remember ''Film/{{Aliens}}''?'"''

* The plot of Season 2 of ''Series/{{Noob}}'' is basically ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': an unexpected and weak character (Frodo / Sparadrap) gets a cursed item (the One Ring / the hacked staff) and has to travel to a hostile area at the end of the world to get rid of it. [[spoiler:One member of his party betrays him to steal the item and use it himself (Boromir / Omega Zell).]]

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** ''Stranger Cats'' is a parody pf ''Series/StrangerThings'', where DD plays the monster stalking the other cats until Chuchu, in the role of Eleven, locks him in the cupboard with her psychic powers, complete with getting a PsychicNosebleed in the process.
** ''The Little Match Cat'' is one for ''The Little Match Girl'', albeit with a changed ending. Momo tells the story of the Little Match Cat (played by Chuchu), who tries to sell matches so she can earn money for a place to stay. Eventually a catnip seller (played by TT) offers her a job and shelter out of pity. Momo remarks in real life the two would never actually work together- only for TT to walk past, followed by Chuchu, leading to an OrIsIt ending.
** ''Chuchu in Wonderland'' is focuses on Chuchu searching for something to help cure a sick TT until she follows Coco (in the role of the White Rabbit) down the rabbit hole.

* ''Theatre/TheThousandYearRose'' has a plot and backstory inspired by {{VideoGame/Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door}}, with many of the principal characters sharing a Character Archetype with Mario's party members.

* ''Literature/ADowryOfBlood'': Well the book is meant as an origin story of the brides of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' it also takes a lot from the story of ''Literature/{{Bluebeard}}'' with a naive wife whose murderous husband demands she not see his things in his special room, only for her to discover that he murdered his previous spouses.

* The ''ComicBook/MajorGrom'' story ''[[ComicBook/StPatricksDay St. Patrick's Day]]'' is a retelling of the ''Film/{{Taken}}'' film series, with St. Petersburg investigator Igor Grom taking the place of American government agent Bryan Mills, his girlfriend Yulia taking the [[DistressedDamsel Kim Mills role]], and a Dublin wing of the IRA subbing for the films' Albanian terrorist cell. It's especially obvious with the stories' respective villains: compare ''Taken'''s Albanian terrorist Patrice Saint-Clair to Murdock Macalister, the head of the ''Saint Patrick's Children''.

* WholePlotReference: ''A Stranger in Town'' is based on [[spoiler:''Film/{{Django}}'']]. In both stories, the protagonist arrives in an isolated settlement [[spoiler:with a large and mysterious box that turns out to contain a BFG, and then uses that weapon against an army of invaders.]]

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': "Battle Aboard the St. Anne", and "Pokemon Shipwreck", two episodes of a three-part arc, are directly inspired by ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure''.

* Similarly, most of the first ''Film/ScaryMovie'' follows closely the plot of ''Film/Scream1996'' (with some scenes from the second and a slew of late '90s horror in-between), and the second is mostly based on ''Film/TheHaunting1999''. (The others have the main plot being an amalgam instead, with the third being a mix of ''Literature/TheRing'' and ''Film/{{Signs}}'', and the fourth mixes ''Film/WarOfTheWorlds2005'', ''Film/TheVillage'', ''Film/TheGrudge'' and ''Franchise/{{Saw}}''.)

* The video for the Music/{{Anthrax}} song ''Inside Out'' plays out like the plot of ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E123NightmareAt20000Feet Nightmare At 20,000 Feet]]".
* Wonderwall's "Song For You" video is a reenactment of "Overload" by the Music/{{Sugababes}}. The songs themselves are distinct.

* Music/FallOutBoy's video for the version of "Irresistible" with Demi Lovato serves as a Whole Plot Reference and a pseudo-sequel to Music/{{NSYNC}}'s video for "It's Gonna Be Me". The concept of the video not only allowed them to commentate on their status as "accepted underdogs" in the mid-2010s pop scene and give a respectful shoutout to one of the biggest boy bands ever, but also let them goof off with long time friend Demi Lovato and two-fifths of N*SYNC.

* Issue #4 of Creator/SaladinAhmed’s run on ''[[ComicBook/MilesMorales Miles Morales: Spider-Man]]'' is titled “[[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff Miles Morales’ Day Off]]” and features Miles, his friend Judge, and his love interest Barbara faking a sick day to skip school, with the overly intense Vice Principal Lyle Dutcher in the role of the Dean.

* ''ComicBook/SpideySuperStories'' had a two-fer with ''Star Jaws'', which combined ''Film/ANewHope'' and ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' by having Dr. Doom pilot a space station whose goal is to literally eat the Earth.

* ''ComicBook/XMen Fairy Tales'' is a series of these, casting the X-Men in the role of characters from various fables. Followed up by ''Franchise/SpiderMan Fairy Tales'' and ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]] Fairy Tales''.

* ''RadioThatGoshDarnHippieShow'': The show did a parody of the episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E73ItsAGoodLife It's a Good Life]]" from ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''. The Manhattan Transfer song "Twilight Zone" even plays at the very end.

** ''A Court of Wings and Ruin'' is loosely inspired by ''Literature/SnowWhite''; Feyre eats an apple containing faebane that temporarily causes her to lose her power, the villain is an evil monarch with magical powers (albeit a king rather than a queen), the villain is betrayed by a subordinate who helps the protagonists, there's a subplot involving a magic mirtor that shows your true self, and the scene in which Rhysand dies and Feyre begs the High Lords - of which there are seven including her - to save him out of love loosely resembles the seven dwarfs watching over Snow White until she's brought back to life by the prince.

* 'Literature/ACourtOfThornsAndRoses'':

* HowTheCharacterStoleChristmas (''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'')

* The System Divine trilogy by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell consisting of “Literature/SkyWithoutStars”,”Between Burning Worlds” and “Suns Will Rise” is Literature/LesMiserables [[RecycledInSpace in space.]]