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* The theme song to ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' sounds similar to the theme song for ''Series/PeppermintPark'', the infamous Sesame Street ripoff from the 80s.

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* The theme song to ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' sounds similar to the theme song for ''Series/PeppermintPark'', the infamous Sesame Street ''Series/SesameStreet'' ripoff from the 80s.The80s.



* The theme song to ''[[Series/BigBrother Pinoy Big Brother]]'', "Pinoy Ako", is clearly derived from the new wave song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frxl-xONLHk "Chandeliers"]] by The Care. Orange & Lemons frontman Clem Castro later admitted in an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUPqDYG0O18 interview]] that he cites The Care as one of the band's influences, subconsciously deriving "Pinoy Ako"'s main riffs from "Chandeliers", though he also maintains that the song's chord progression is a common musical trope across genres such as blues and reggae.

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* The theme song to ''[[Series/BigBrother Pinoy Big Brother]]'', "Pinoy Ako", is clearly derived from the new wave song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frxl-xONLHk "Chandeliers"]] by The Care. Orange & Lemons frontman Clem Castro later admitted in an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUPqDYG0O18 interview]] that he cites The Care as one of the band's influences, subconsciously deriving "Pinoy Ako"'s main riffs from "Chandeliers", though he also maintains that the song's chord progression is a common musical trope across genres such as blues and reggae.reggae.
* ''Series/TotsTV''[='=]s intro has a repeating line ("I'm a tot / Je suis une tot / Tilly, Tom and Tiny") whose melody sounds very similar to a repeating line from The Paragons' 1967 song "The Tide is High" ("I'm not the kind of man who gives up just like that").
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* The theme song to ''Series/BigBrother Pinoy Big Brother'', "Pinoy Ako", is clearly derived from the new wave song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frxl-xONLHk "Chandeliers"]] by The Care. Orange & Lemons frontman Clem Castro later admitted in an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUPqDYG0O18 interview]] that he cites The Care as one of the band's influences, subconsciously deriving "Pinoy Ako"'s main riffs from "Chandeliers", though he also maintains that the song's chord progression is a common musical trope across genres such as blues and reggae.

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* The theme song to ''Series/BigBrother ''[[Series/BigBrother Pinoy Big Brother'', Brother]]'', "Pinoy Ako", is clearly derived from the new wave song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frxl-xONLHk "Chandeliers"]] by The Care. Orange & Lemons frontman Clem Castro later admitted in an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUPqDYG0O18 interview]] that he cites The Care as one of the band's influences, subconsciously deriving "Pinoy Ako"'s main riffs from "Chandeliers", though he also maintains that the song's chord progression is a common musical trope across genres such as blues and reggae.
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* The opening credits theme of ''Series/TheOrville'', especially the third-season remix, derives from "Life Is a Dream," the main theme of the first and fifth Star Trek films and ''The Next Generation''.

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* The opening credits theme of ''Series/TheOrville'', especially the third-season remix, derives from "Life Is a Dream," the main theme of the first and fifth Star Trek films and ''The Next Generation''.Generation''.
* The theme song to ''Series/BigBrother Pinoy Big Brother'', "Pinoy Ako", is clearly derived from the new wave song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frxl-xONLHk "Chandeliers"]] by The Care. Orange & Lemons frontman Clem Castro later admitted in an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUPqDYG0O18 interview]] that he cites The Care as one of the band's influences, subconsciously deriving "Pinoy Ako"'s main riffs from "Chandeliers", though he also maintains that the song's chord progression is a common musical trope across genres such as blues and reggae.
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* ''{{Series/Sherlock}}'': In "[[Recap/SherlockS03E01TheEmptyHearse The Empty Hearse]]", the track that plays during the ColdOpening seems to owe a lot to "The Heist" from ''Film/{{Trance}}''.

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* ''{{Series/Sherlock}}'': In "[[Recap/SherlockS03E01TheEmptyHearse The Empty Hearse]]", the track that plays during the ColdOpening seems to owe a lot to "The Heist" from ''Film/{{Trance}}''.''Film/{{Trance}}''.
* The opening credits theme of ''Series/TheOrville'', especially the third-season remix, derives from "Life Is a Dream," the main theme of the first and fifth Star Trek films and ''The Next Generation''.
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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo7p388bhG8 opening theme and credits]] for a Russian show named ''Freud's Method'' looks awfully familiar to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZABO1mNuSc opening theme and credits]] to ''{{Series/Sherlock}}''. The main character of the former is also described as [[{{Expy}} a special consultant to the police who solves "complex cases using outstanding insight and brilliant logic"]].

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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo7p388bhG8 opening theme and credits]] for a Russian show named ''Freud's Method'' looks awfully familiar similar to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZABO1mNuSc opening theme and credits]] to ''{{Series/Sherlock}}''. The main character of the former is also described as [[{{Expy}} a special consultant to the police who solves "complex cases using outstanding insight and brilliant logic"]].



* One episode of ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' sees Rita imagining herself as part of a glamorous crime-fighting duo with Vic called "[[https://youtu.be/afydaQcxaGQ Beekeeper & Borg]]". The theme song sounds incredibly similar to the classic theme from ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}''.

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* One episode of ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' sees Rita imagining herself as part of a glamorous crime-fighting duo with Vic called "[[https://youtu.be/afydaQcxaGQ Beekeeper & Borg]]". The theme song sounds incredibly similar to the classic theme from ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}''.Avengers|1960s}}''.
* ''{{Series/Sherlock}}'': In "[[Recap/SherlockS03E01TheEmptyHearse The Empty Hearse]]", the track that plays during the ColdOpening seems to owe a lot to "The Heist" from ''Film/{{Trance}}''.
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* In the ''Series/{{Kindergarten}}'' episode "Movin' Up", an offbeat version of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" plays as the class recalls past memories. Given that the piece is public domain, it's unknown why they did this.

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* In the ''Series/{{Kindergarten}}'' ''Series/{{Kindergarten|2001}}'' episode "Movin' Up", an offbeat version of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" plays as the class recalls past memories. Given that the piece is public domain, it's unknown why they did this.
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* The theme song to ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' sounds similar to the theme song for ''Series/PeppermintPark'', the infamous Sesame Street ripoff from the 80s.

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* The theme song to ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' sounds similar to the theme song for ''Series/PeppermintPark'', the infamous Sesame Street ripoff from the 80s.80s.
* One episode of ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' sees Rita imagining herself as part of a glamorous crime-fighting duo with Vic called "[[https://youtu.be/afydaQcxaGQ Beekeeper & Borg]]". The theme song sounds incredibly similar to the classic theme from ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}''.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMkFIzvDpE "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher"]] from ''Series/TheWitcher2019'' sounds slightly similar to [[https://youtu.be/hMw-DUnR10s "City Ruins"]] from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMkFIzvDpE "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher"]] from ''Series/TheWitcher2019'' ''[[Series/TheWitcher2019 The Witcher]]'' sounds slightly similar to [[https://youtu.be/hMw-DUnR10s "City Ruins"]] from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMkFIzvDpE "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher"]] from ''Series/TheWitcher'' sounds slightly similar to [[https://youtu.be/hMw-DUnR10s "City Ruins"]] from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMkFIzvDpE "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher"]] from ''Series/TheWitcher'' ''Series/TheWitcher2019'' sounds slightly similar to [[https://youtu.be/hMw-DUnR10s "City Ruins"]] from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMkFIzvDpE "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher"]] from ''LiveActionTV/TheWitcher'' sounds slightly similar to [[https://youtu.be/hMw-DUnR10s "City Ruins"]] from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMkFIzvDpE "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher"]] from ''LiveActionTV/TheWitcher'' ''Series/TheWitcher'' sounds slightly similar to [[https://youtu.be/hMw-DUnR10s "City Ruins"]] from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMkFIzvDpE "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher"]] from ''Series/TheWitcher'' sounds slightly similar to [[https://youtu.be/hMw-DUnR10s "City Ruins"]] from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMkFIzvDpE "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher"]] from ''Series/TheWitcher'' ''LiveActionTV/TheWitcher'' sounds slightly similar to [[https://youtu.be/hMw-DUnR10s "City Ruins"]] from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata.''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMkFIzvDpE "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher"]] from ''Series/TheWitcher'' sounds slightly similar to [[https://youtu.be/hMw-DUnR10s "City Ruins"]] from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh3QY9HpZV8 "Above It All"]] is suspiciously similar to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=355Fk8drgZE "Gloria"]] by Umberto Tozzi/Laura Branigan.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh3QY9HpZV8 "Above It All"]] is suspiciously similar to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=355Fk8drgZE "Gloria"]] by Umberto Tozzi/Laura Branigan.Tozzi[=/=]Music/LauraBranigan.
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* Suspiciously Similar Songs to the ''Film/{{Superman}}'' movie theme by Music/JohnWilliams show up in the 1988 ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperboy'' TV series and ''Series/LoisAndClark''. ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', however, averts this.

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* Suspiciously Similar Songs to the ''Film/{{Superman}}'' ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' movie theme by Music/JohnWilliams show up in the 1988 ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperboy'' TV series and ''Series/LoisAndClark''. ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', however, averts this.



* In the ''Ice Capades'' special based on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', the appearance of the eponymous duo is accompanied by a song that sounds ''kind of'' like the ''Mario'' series theme if you're not paying attention. Oddly, the actual theme was played earlier in the special with no alterations.

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* In the ''Ice Capades'' special based on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', the appearance of the eponymous duo is accompanied by a song that sounds ''kind of'' like the ''Mario'' series theme if you're not paying attention. Oddly, the actual theme was played earlier in the special with no alterations.
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* Whitest Kids U Know- ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW7gQnWYxpw Let's Wake Up The Neighbors]]'' is suspiciously similar to Daddy Yankee's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGKrc3A6HHM Gasolina]]'', and rather dangerously close to the original.

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* Whitest Kids U Know- ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW7gQnWYxpw Let's Wake Up The Neighbors]]'' is suspiciously similar to Daddy Yankee's Music/DaddyYankee's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGKrc3A6HHM Gasolina]]'', and rather dangerously close to the original.
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Take a change on tomorrow\\

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Take a change chance on tomorrow\\
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** Crystal Pepsi, a transparent variant of Pepsi, had a famous commercial featuring Music/VanHalen's "Right Now." ''SNL'' parodied the commercial with one of its own for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0sjRG34DlA "Crystal Gravy"]], which is Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. The ''SNL'' version features an original song with a very similar instrumentation and melody; the lyrics are even mostly rephrasings of the real lyrics.
--->''It's now (Hey)\\
Make your decision\\
It's now (Hey)\\
You can be anything\\
It's now\\
See the magic moment, the time is here and now\\
You'll see everything\\
Take a change on tomorrow\\
Say goodbye to yesterday\\
Start your livin' for the future\\
Can't you hear the wise men say\\
It's now (Hey)\\
It's now''

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