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* During 2005, Creator/CartoonNetwork made a summertime song as a promotion that around the time, the Cartoon Network original shows that were running consistently around that time included ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', and ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Well Cartoon Network tended to give a lot of emphasis to the older characters like WesternAnimation/{{Dexter|sLaboratory}}, WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo, and [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 The Powerpuff Girls]] that didn't have their shows running as consistently. And that was also the same summer that introduced ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''.
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* During 2005, Creator/CartoonNetwork made a summertime song as a promotion that around the time, the Cartoon Network original shows that were running consistently around that time included ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', and ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Well Cartoon Network tended to give a lot of emphasis to the older characters like WesternAnimation/{{Dexter|sLaboratory}}, WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo, and [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 The WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls]] Girls|1998}} that didn't have their shows running as consistently. And that was also the same summer that introduced ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''.
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** Steven Universe gets this, with four seasons, a movie, an epilogue seasons, and is frequently featured on social media posts and advertisements for the network.
** Ben 10 seems to have become this for Creator/CartoonNetwork. He's had 4 different series, a [[WesternAnimation/Ben10GeneratorRexHeroesUnited crossover]] with ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', and 2 direct-to-TV live-action movies. Plus, he's in [[VideoGame/FusionFall both]] [[VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion crossover games]].
** Before Ben, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' seemed to fit this trope. They were the only CN original to have their own comic series (before it merged with ''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty''), an [[Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ anime remake]], that time they saved Franchise/WonderWoman and Aquaman from the LegionOfDoom. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ZxPHjBdU You think we're kidding.]]) They also [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 received a reboot]] not even ten years after ending. They were even mentioned briefly in the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]/[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]'' [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorSpecialTheGrimAdventuresOfTheKND crossover]], and at the end of the ''Billy & Mandy'' episode "My Fair Mandy", the [=B&M=] universe becomes the PPG universe.
** Ben 10 seems to have become this for Creator/CartoonNetwork. He's had 4 different series, a [[WesternAnimation/Ben10GeneratorRexHeroesUnited crossover]] with ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', and 2 direct-to-TV live-action movies. Plus, he's in [[VideoGame/FusionFall both]] [[VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion crossover games]].
** Before Ben, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' seemed to fit this trope. They were the only CN original to have their own comic series (before it merged with ''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty''), an [[Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ anime remake]], that time they saved Franchise/WonderWoman and Aquaman from the LegionOfDoom. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ZxPHjBdU You think we're kidding.]]) They also [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 received a reboot]] not even ten years after ending. They were even mentioned briefly in the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]/[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]'' [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorSpecialTheGrimAdventuresOfTheKND crossover]], and at the end of the ''Billy & Mandy'' episode "My Fair Mandy", the [=B&M=] universe becomes the PPG universe.
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** Steven Universe WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse gets this, with four seasons, a movie, an epilogue seasons, and is frequently featured on social media posts and advertisements for the network.
**Ben 10 Franchise/Ben10 seems to have become this for Creator/CartoonNetwork. He's had 4 four different series, a [[WesternAnimation/Ben10GeneratorRexHeroesUnited crossover]] with ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', and 2 direct-to-TV live-action movies. Plus, he's in [[VideoGame/FusionFall both]] [[VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion crossover games]].
** Before Ben,''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls|1998}} seemed to fit this trope. They were the only CN original to have their own comic series (before it merged with ''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty''), an [[Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ anime remake]], that time they saved Franchise/WonderWoman and Aquaman from the LegionOfDoom. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ZxPHjBdU You think we're kidding.]]) They also [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 received a reboot]] not even ten years after ending. They were even mentioned briefly in the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]/[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]'' [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorSpecialTheGrimAdventuresOfTheKND crossover]], and at the end of the ''Billy & Mandy'' episode "My Fair Mandy", the [=B&M=] universe becomes the PPG universe.
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* During 2005, Creator/CartoonNetwork made a summertime song as a promotion that around the time, the Cartoon Network original shows that were running consistently around that time included ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', and ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Well Cartoon Network tended to give a lot of emphasis to the older characters like WesternAnimation/{{Dexter|sLaboratory}}, WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo, and [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 The Powerpuff Girls that didn't have their shows running as consistently. And that was also the same summer that introduced ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''.
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* During 2005, Creator/CartoonNetwork made a summertime song as a promotion that around the time, the Cartoon Network original shows that were running consistently around that time included ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', and ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Well Cartoon Network tended to give a lot of emphasis to the older characters like WesternAnimation/{{Dexter|sLaboratory}}, WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo, and [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 The Powerpuff Girls Girls]] that didn't have their shows running as consistently. And that was also the same summer that introduced ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''.
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* During 2005, Creator/CartoonNetwork made a summertime song as a promotion that around the time, the Cartoon Network original shows that were running consistently around that time included ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', and ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Well Cartoon Network tended to give a lot of emphasis to the older characters like WesternAnimation/{{Dexter|sLaboratory}}, WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo, and WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls that didn't have their shows running as consistently. And that was also the same summer that introduced ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''.
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* During 2005, Creator/CartoonNetwork made a summertime song as a promotion that around the time, the Cartoon Network original shows that were running consistently around that time included ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', and ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Well Cartoon Network tended to give a lot of emphasis to the older characters like WesternAnimation/{{Dexter|sLaboratory}}, WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo, and WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 The Powerpuff Girls that didn't have their shows running as consistently. And that was also the same summer that introduced ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''.
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** Before Ben, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' seemed to fit this trope. They were the only CN original to have their own comic series (before it merged with ''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty''), an [[Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ anime remake]], that time they saved Franchise/WonderWoman and Aquaman from the LegionOfDoom. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ZxPHjBdU You think we're kidding.]]) They also [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 received a reboot]] not even ten years after ending. They were even mentioned briefly in the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]/[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]'' [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorSpecialTheGrimAdventuresOfTheKND crossover]], and at the end of the ''Billy & Mandy'' episode "My Fair Mandy", the [=B&M=] universe becomes the PPG universe.
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** Before Ben, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' seemed to fit this trope. They were the only CN original to have their own comic series (before it merged with ''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty''), an [[Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ anime remake]], that time they saved Franchise/WonderWoman and Aquaman from the LegionOfDoom. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ZxPHjBdU You think we're kidding.]]) They also [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 received a reboot]] not even ten years after ending. They were even mentioned briefly in the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]/[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]'' [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorSpecialTheGrimAdventuresOfTheKND crossover]], and at the end of the ''Billy & Mandy'' episode "My Fair Mandy", the [=B&M=] universe becomes the PPG universe.
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** The entire main cast serves as this for ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoAndDCSuperHeroGirlsMayhemInTheMultiverse''. All the promotional material makes it seem like the Teen Titans will have a big team-up with the Super Hero Girls against the Legion of Doom. In the actual plot, the Titans' part of the story is just a framing device, with a minor detour into their universe before the climax. This is naturally lampshaded by the Titans for being a cheap ratings ploy.
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** The entire main cast serves as this for ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoAndDCSuperHeroGirlsMayhemInTheMultiverse''. All the promotional material makes it seem like the team-up between the Teen Titans will have a big team-up with and the Super Hero Girls against the Legion of Doom. Doom is the bulk of the plot. In the actual plot, movie, the Titans' part of the story is just a framing device, with device hosted by Control Freak; most of the runtime is dedicated solely to the Super Hero Girls, as the film also doubles as their show's GrandFinale. There is a minor detour into their the TTG universe before the climax. This is naturally lampshaded by climax, wherein Raven gives Zatanna some advice about her powers, but that's the extent of their impact on the main plot. The Titans for being a cheap themselves lampshade this during one of their interludes, shocked at the realization that they're here purely to increase the ratings ploy.once they notice the movie is almost halfway over and two teams have yet to actually crossover.
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-->'''Billy:''' ''(opening door)'' I'm so glad you're here- HEY! You're not the Powerpuff Girls!\\
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** Before Ben, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' seemed to fit this trope. They were the only CN original to have their own comic series (before it merged with ''Cartoon Network Block Party''), an [[Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ anime remake]], that time they saved Franchise/WonderWoman and Aquaman from the LegionOfDoom. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ZxPHjBdU You think we're kidding.]]) They also [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 received a reboot]] not even ten years after ending. They were even mentioned briefly in the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]/[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]'' [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorSpecialTheGrimAdventuresOfTheKND crossover]], and at the end of the ''Billy & Mandy'' episode "My Fair Mandy", the [=B&M=] universe becomes the PPG universe.
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** Before Ben, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' seemed to fit this trope. They were the only CN original to have their own comic series (before it merged with ''Cartoon Network Block Party''), ''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty''), an [[Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ anime remake]], that time they saved Franchise/WonderWoman and Aquaman from the LegionOfDoom. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ZxPHjBdU You think we're kidding.]]) They also [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 received a reboot]] not even ten years after ending. They were even mentioned briefly in the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]/[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]'' [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorSpecialTheGrimAdventuresOfTheKND crossover]], and at the end of the ''Billy & Mandy'' episode "My Fair Mandy", the [=B&M=] universe becomes the PPG universe.
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* Despite only being a secondary character in ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', Tinker Bell has been used to introduce just about every Disney TV special of the past several decades. Younger generations of kids might not even know why she's important!
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** Rainbow Dash, an {{Expy}} of Firefly, seems to be inheriting this trope from her as well. She's on most of the official t-shirts and was the center of the hype leading up to "Cutie Mark Chronicles", a popular episode expanding on the main cast's backstories. [[spoiler:However, she ''did'' turn out to be vital to all of them.]]
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** Rainbow Dash, an {{Expy}} of Firefly, seems to be inheriting this trope from her as well. She's on most of the official t-shirts and was the center of the hype leading up to "Cutie Mark Chronicles", a popular episode expanding on the main mane cast's backstories. [[spoiler:However, she ''did'' turn out to be vital to all of them.]]
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* ''ComicBook/IronMan,'' for a while, was a lead in no less than four series at once: ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures, WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow, WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes,'' and ''Anime/MarvelAnime: Anime/IronMan.'' Ol' shellhead gets around these days.
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* ''ComicBook/IronMan,'' for a while, was a lead in no less than four series at once: ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures, WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow, WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes,'' and ''Anime/MarvelAnime: Anime/IronMan.''Anime/MarvelAnimeIronMan.'' Ol' shellhead gets around these days.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' is a unintentional retroactive example. When the show was [[NetworkToTheRescue rescued]] by Disney and placed on their Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service in September 2021, it only came with the first five seasons of the show. Season 6 is not included on the service, and yet Disney still shows [[BabiesMakeEverythingBetter Coochie and Coo]] front and center when marketing the show. Coochie and Coo don't appear outside of Season 6 and the FinaleMovie ''The Baby Bot Chase''[[note]]Also not included on the service[[/note]], causing an accidental case that has yet to be amended.
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** The entire main cast serves as this for ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoAndDCSuperHeroGirlsMayhemInTheMultiverse''. All the promotional material makes it seem like the Teen Titans will have a big team-up with the Super Hero Girls against the Legion of Doom. In the actual plot, the Titans' part of the story is just a framing device, with a minor detour into their universe before the climax. This is naturally lampshaded by the Titans for being a cheap ratings ploy.
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* Each episode of ''The Marvel Action Hour'' consists of one story featuring the WesternAnimation/FantasticFour and one featuring WesternAnimation/IronMan, but Netflix lists streaming episodes of the show under, ''Iron Man: The Complete Animated Series''.
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* Not that this is anything new. During the same year the live-action ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' movie came out, several episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' (as well as semi-relevant episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'' and ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFour'') were collected on a DVD entitled ''Daredevil vs. Spider-Man''.
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* Not that this is anything new. During the same year the live-action ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' ''Film/{{Daredevil|2003}}'' movie came out, several episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' (as well as semi-relevant episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'' and ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFour'') ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourTheAnimatedSeries'') were collected on a DVD entitled ''Daredevil vs. Spider-Man''.
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* For a time, the ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk was a main character in both ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH'' and ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'', while also making guest appearances on ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012''.
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* For a time, the ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk was a main character in both ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH'' and ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'', while also making guest appearances on ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012''.
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* Creator/DisneyXD's updated opening of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' showcases ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/TheMightyThor, ComicBook/IncredibleHulk, and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, but not the superheroes who ''didn't'' have movies released before the premiere of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. Also, ComicBook/NickFury narrates, even though he sometimes goes several episodes without appearing.
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* Creator/DisneyXD's updated opening of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' showcases ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/TheMightyThor, ComicBook/IncredibleHulk, ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk, and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, but not the superheroes who ''didn't'' have movies released before the premiere of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. Also, ComicBook/NickFury narrates, even though he sometimes goes several episodes without appearing.
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* For a time, the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk was a main character in both ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH'' and ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'', while also making guest appearances on ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012''.
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** Creator/CartoonNetwork had an installment show called ''Bugs and Daffy'' [[note]] formerly ''Bugs and Daffy Tonight'' [[/note]] which actually aired more than shorts featuring {{WesternAnimation/Bugs| Bunny}} or {{WesternAnimation/Daffy| Duck}} but was just called that (possibly) because they are the most popular characters. Considering that the show used to be one of Cartoon Network's highest rated shows, it worked. It wasn't until ''2001'', that they began airing a show (''The Looney Tunes Show'', not to be confused with the [[WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow 2011 animated sitcom]]) that acknowledged the franchise as a whole.
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** Creator/CartoonNetwork had an installment show called ''Bugs and Daffy'' [[note]] formerly ''Bugs and Daffy Tonight'' [[/note]] which actually aired more than shorts featuring {{WesternAnimation/Bugs| Bunny}} WesternAnimation/{{Bugs|Bunny}} or {{WesternAnimation/Daffy| Duck}} WesternAnimation/{{Daffy|Duck}} but was just called that (possibly) because they are the most popular characters. Considering that the show used to be one of Cartoon Network's highest rated shows, it worked. It wasn't until ''2001'', that they began airing a show (''The Looney Tunes Show'', not to be confused with the [[WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow 2011 animated sitcom]]) that acknowledged the franchise as a whole.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' advertising puts a lot of emphasis on ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}, Franchise/WonderWoman, and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}.
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* For a time, the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk was a main character in both ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH'' and ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'', while also making guest appearances on ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan''.
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** Steven Universe gets this, with four seasons, a movie, an epilogue seasons, and is frequently featured on social media posts and advertisements for the network.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Given his status as the SeriesMascot, Bender tends to be prominently advertised even in episodes or movies where he plays a minimal role. Notably, his name is on the titles for ''[[Recap/FuturamaM1BendersBigScore Bender's Big Score]]'' and ''[[Recap/FuturamaM3BendersGame Bender's Game]]'', even though he's a DecoyProtagonist in the former and despite setting up the titular world is ultimately little more than comic relief in the latter.
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** At the time, Creator/CartoonNetwork used different symbols to represent its shows. For ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', it used a Poké Ball. For ''Hot Wheels'', it uses the Hot Wheels logo. For ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'' (notably the last Marvel series to air on Cartoon Network following the Disney buyout)? '''A profile of Iron Man's face.'''
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** On the audio commentary for the episode "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy", then showrunners Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein discuss FOX's marketing for the episode, which featured a picture in TV Guide of Bart taking a peek under a doll's skirt -- and the ad stated "Springfield gets a sexy new doll!" which was the complete ''opposite'' of the Lisa Lionheart doll's theme.
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** On the audio commentary for the episode "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy", then showrunners Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein discuss FOX's marketing for the episode, which featured [[https://twitter.com/rubbrcatsimp/status/1362266679057735680 a picture in TV Guide of Bart taking a peek under a doll's skirt skirt]] -- and the ad stated "Springfield gets goes mad over a sexy new doll!" doll" which was the complete ''opposite'' of the Lisa Lionheart doll's theme.
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** Before Ben, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' seemed to fit this trope. They were the only CN original to have their own comic series (before it merged with ''Cartoon Network Block Party''), an [[Anime/DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ anime remake]], that time they saved Franchise/WonderWoman and Aquaman from the LegionOfDoom. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ZxPHjBdU You think we're kidding.]]) They also [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 received a reboot]] not even ten years after ending. They were even mentioned briefly in the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]/[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]'' [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorSpecialTheGrimAdventuresOfTheKND crossover]], and at the end of the ''Billy & Mandy'' episode "My Fair Mandy", the [=B&M=] universe becomes the PPG universe.
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** Before Ben, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' seemed to fit this trope. They were the only CN original to have their own comic series (before it merged with ''Cartoon Network Block Party''), an [[Anime/DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ [[Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ anime remake]], that time they saved Franchise/WonderWoman and Aquaman from the LegionOfDoom. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ZxPHjBdU You think we're kidding.]]) They also [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 received a reboot]] not even ten years after ending. They were even mentioned briefly in the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]/[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]'' [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorSpecialTheGrimAdventuresOfTheKND crossover]], and at the end of the ''Billy & Mandy'' episode "My Fair Mandy", the [=B&M=] universe becomes the PPG universe.
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* During the early seasons of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Bart Simpson constantly took front and center in publicity materials, even if the upcoming episode focused on someone else. Some of the more gratuitous examples include ''Magazine/TVGuide'''s advertisements for [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguidesimpsons18.html "Old Money"]][[note]]where he hardly factors into the dynamic between Abe and Homer[[/note]] and [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguidesimpsons19.html "Lisa's Substitute"]][[note]]His campaign as class president is just a side story that has nothing to do with Lisa's crush on Mr. Bergstrom[[/note]]. The Simpons Guide showed how [[https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/1194113613902106624 Bart dominated the ad]] for Marge-centric episode "Marge Gets a Job". (In later years, Homer has often replaced Bart.)
** As a whole, ''The Simpsons'' franchise is this for Fox. They will be included wherever Fox is trying to promote themselves and gain an audience.
** On the audio commentary for the episode "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy", then showrunners Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein discuss FOX's marketing for the episode, which featured a picture in TV Guide of Bart taking a peek under a doll's skirt -- and the ad stated "Springfield gets a sexy new doll!" which was the complete ''opposite'' of the Lisa Lionheart doll's theme.
* Each episode of ''The Marvel Action Hour'' consists of one story featuring the WesternAnimation/FantasticFour and one featuring WesternAnimation/IronMan, but Netflix lists streaming episodes of the show under, ''Iron Man: The Complete Animated Series''.
* Creator/DisneyXD's updated opening of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' showcases ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/TheMightyThor, ComicBook/IncredibleHulk, and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, but not the superheroes who ''didn't'' have movies released before the premiere of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. Also, ComicBook/NickFury narrates, even though he sometimes goes several episodes without appearing.
** Another JustForFun/{{egregious}} example involves a DVD titled, "Iron Man Unleashed". In actuality, three of the included episodes showcase other Avengers' CharacterDevelopment, and the other three feature the heroes ''working together''[[note]]except for ComicBook/BlackPanther, who had to aid his subjects in Wakanda[[/note]] to save the world from Kang the Conqueror. (Iron Man seems to have become TheSmartGuy for most of that arc, except for a few times when he blasts Kang with his repulsors.)
** Australia got a season 1 Blu-Ray with a case depicting all eight Avengers. However, it also shows Nick Fury and ComicBook/BlackWidow standing alongside them. Black Widow only appears in six episodes of the first season (though she is rather important) and is ''not an Avenger''.
** The Australian season 2 Blu-Ray did the exact same thing, positioning Black Widow, Nick Fury, Spider-Man, and Wolverine next to the team, even though the former two were supporting players and the latter two [[AdvertisedExtra only appeared in about 2-3 episodes each]]. Basically those four took prominence because people know them from the movies.
** The cover for the sixth American DVD shunts Captain America for an alien disguised as [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Ultimate Captain America]], whose costume inspired that worn by Cap in the live-action ''Avengers'' movie. It also features Black Widow, despite her not having any lines in the included episodes.
** When Marvel finally released a DVD collection of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'' to coincide with the popularity of the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]], Captain America and Iron Man were given the most prominent placement on the box, despite the fact that they ''only appeared in one episode each''. The actual Avengers highlighted in the show like ComicBook/TheWasp, ComicBook/TheFalcon, and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} were all shunted off to the side, including ComicBook/AntMan, who was actually ''the leader and the main character''.
* Not that this is anything new. During the same year the live-action ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' movie came out, several episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' (as well as semi-relevant episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'' and ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFour'') were collected on a DVD entitled ''Daredevil vs. Spider-Man''.
* ''ComicBook/IronMan,'' for a while, was a lead in no less than four series at once: ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures, WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow, WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes,'' and ''Anime/MarvelAnime: Anime/IronMan.'' Ol' shellhead gets around these days.
** At the time, Creator/CartoonNetwork used different symbols to represent its shows. For ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', it used a Poké Ball. For ''Hot Wheels'', it uses the Hot Wheels logo. For ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'' (notably the last Marvel series to air on Cartoon Network following the Disney buyout)? '''A profile of Iron Man's face.'''
* For a time, the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk was a main character in both ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH'' and ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'', while also making guest appearances on ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan''.
** However, Iron Man gets a series of teamup movies. So far there's been ''WesternAnimation/IronManAndHulkHeroesUnited'', followed by ''WesternAnimation/IronManAndCaptainAmericaHeroesUnited''.
* Spider-Man's not totally neglecting his crossover duties, popping up a few times in both Avengers series and ''Agents of S.M.A.S.H.''
* One of the most controversial aspects of ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' is that it largely focuses on heroes featured in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', with the seven lead Avengers being the six Avengers from the first movie plus Falcon (who was added in anticipation of his then-upcoming movie debut in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''). The cast eventually expanded with new characters like ComicBook/BlackPanther, [[ComicBook/CarolDanvers Captain Marvel]], ComicBook/TheVision, ComicBook/AntMan and ComicBook/TheWasp in later seasons, but only ''after'' they'd either debuted in the movies, or had movies officially greenlit and in production. There are a few exceptions like [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] or the [[ComicBook/Thor2014 Jane Foster version of Thor]], but the show still heavily favors the MCU.
* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
** Firefly was on ''everything'' in the [[http://www.ponylandtours.com/PonyInfo/Firefly.htm first Generation]]. Her only appearance in the cartoons was the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials pilot]] where she was the SpotlightStealingSquad and protagonist, but she appeared on the most merchandise for sure.
** Pinkie Pie seems to appear on most of the promotional material for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Even moreso than Twilight Sparkle (who's supposed to be the main character). Mostly because of her bubbly personality. And she's {{pink|ProductPloy}}.
*** She was also quite popular in [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 G3]]. She went from a cute background pony with a lisp to being the leader of the generation within a few years, appearing on most merchandise and even being on toothpaste (her G4 counterpart has replaced her on the toothpaste now).
** Rainbow Dash, an {{Expy}} of Firefly, seems to be inheriting this trope from her as well. She's on most of the official t-shirts and was the center of the hype leading up to "Cutie Mark Chronicles", a popular episode expanding on the main cast's backstories. [[spoiler:However, she ''did'' turn out to be vital to all of them.]]
** Hasbro seems to want to use their pretty pink pony Princess Cadence for all she's worth. She has ''two'' toylines centered around her, the logo for one of them (The Crystal Empire) is just a picture of her. She's also on the DVD artwork for one of the Season 1 box set DVD's. She's not introduced in the series until the Season 2 ''finale''.
** Hasbro is also well aware of bronies' love for [[EnsembleDarkhorse background ponies]] and thus have started using them quite a bit in merchandise and advertising, usually Derpy, Time Turner, and Vinyl Scratch. Vinyl in particular has a bunch of t-shirts, a brushable toy that came in a "collector's set", was the first to get an [[AscendedFanon Ascended Fan Nickname]] ("DJ-[=Pon3=]" in a commercial), and appears on several comic book covers (see the comic books folder). Her three appearances in the show barely make up [[OneSceneWonder a minute of screentime]]. At least Derpy & Time Turner are {{Recurring Extra}}s!
** Bizarrely, Fluttershy seems to be receiving this favorable treatment too. The Topps trading card and sticker packs and related merchandise (such as tins and lunch boxes) all feature either Fluttershy only or Fluttershy (sometimes accompanied by Angel) with everyone else to the side. If you didn't know any better and you were just in a department store's trading cards and tins shelf, you might think Fluttershy was the main character--and not shy at all, considering the way she hogs the spotlight for these materials. (The lunch box even has the other five main characters visibly annoyed at her smiling front and center!)
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
** During the intro sequence of ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDucksQuackbusters'', they've called more attention to WesternAnimation/BugsBunny's presence than WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck's. Which is, of course, [[PlayedForLaughs the point]].
** ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' has a [[ShowWithinAShow Movie Within a Show]] example, actually. Though Duck Dodgers had the lead role in a movie, Bugs Bunny was announced as the star. It was lampshaded when Cadet explained to Dodgers that it was to attract a larger audience.
** Creator/CartoonNetwork had an installment show called ''Bugs and Daffy'' [[note]] formerly ''Bugs and Daffy Tonight'' [[/note]] which actually aired more than shorts featuring {{WesternAnimation/Bugs| Bunny}} or {{WesternAnimation/Daffy| Duck}} but was just called that (possibly) because they are the most popular characters. Considering that the show used to be one of Cartoon Network's highest rated shows, it worked. It wasn't until ''2001'', that they began airing a show (''The Looney Tunes Show'', not to be confused with the [[WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow 2011 animated sitcom]]) that acknowledged the franchise as a whole.
* Brian and Stewie have become this for ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': if a story has a B plot with these two and the main plot with somebody else, the promos will focus on the Brian and Stewie (sometimes only Stewie) plot. "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" and "Stew-roids" were the most JustForFun/{{egregious}} examples. There was also a time when almost all merchandise only featured Stewie, similar to the Bart example above.
* Despite only being a secondary character in ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', Tinker Bell has been used to introduce just about every Disney TV special of the past several decades. Younger generations of kids might not even know why she's important!
* Despite only appearing in ''two'' of his shorts, the [[MsFanservice bombshell character]] of WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood is prominently displayed in packaging and artwork of the WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}} DVD collection.
** Speaking of Droopy, although he gets his own anthology on {{Creator/Boomerang}} and sometimes appears on MGM Cartoons, his cartoons (mainly the ones from [[WesternAnimation/TheTomAndJerryComedyShow Filmation's series in the 80's]] (which stars Tom and Jerry but also featured Droopy shorts)) and some of [[WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons Tex Avery's MGM cartoons]] (mainly ones that feature a cat) sometimes air with the more popular Tom and Jerry cartoons. The Creator/TexAvery cartoons have since ceased airing, as of 2014, for the most part, but Droopy still airs on Boomerang from time-to-time. The Droopy short "Scared Bear" tends to air more often than the other Droopy shorts in the ''Tom and Jerry'' block.
*** The Tex Avery MGM cartoons with a cat are also listed under the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' section on Creator/HBOMax and the Creator/{{Boomerang}} streaming service.
* During 2005, Creator/CartoonNetwork made a summertime song as a promotion that around the time, the Cartoon Network original shows that were running consistently around that time included ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', and ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Well Cartoon Network tended to give a lot of emphasis to the older characters like WesternAnimation/{{Dexter|sLaboratory}}, WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo, and WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls that didn't have their shows running as consistently. And that was also the same summer that introduced ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''.
* Creator/CartoonNetwork:
** Ben 10 seems to have become this for Creator/CartoonNetwork. He's had 4 different series, a [[WesternAnimation/Ben10GeneratorRexHeroesUnited crossover]] with ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', and 2 direct-to-TV live-action movies. Plus, he's in [[VideoGame/FusionFall both]] [[VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion crossover games]].
** Before Ben, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' seemed to fit this trope. They were the only CN original to have their own comic series (before it merged with ''Cartoon Network Block Party''), an [[Anime/DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ anime remake]], that time they saved Franchise/WonderWoman and Aquaman from the LegionOfDoom. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ZxPHjBdU You think we're kidding.]]) They also [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 received a reboot]] not even ten years after ending. They were even mentioned briefly in the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]/[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]'' [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorSpecialTheGrimAdventuresOfTheKND crossover]], and at the end of the ''Billy & Mandy'' episode "My Fair Mandy", the [=B&M=] universe becomes the PPG universe.
-->'''Billy:''' ''(opening door)'' I'm so glad you're here- HEY! You're not the Powerpuff Girls!\\
'''Numbuh 1:''' No, we're not.
* ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage'''s opening titles featured Webby from ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|1987}}'', but she never actually appeared in any of the show's cartoons or host segments. At the time ''Raw Toonage'' was on the air, WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon was still going strong, and ''[=DuckTales=]'' was its flagship show.
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
** Four characters are primarily used to advertise most incarnations of the franchise -- Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Starscream. Even in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', a series which takes place both millions of years in the future ''and'' in the past, the original Starscream still managed to get an episode starring himself.
** In a well-stocked Toys 'R' Us in the US in 2014 it would have been possible to find no fewer than 9 different Starscream toys on shelves simultaneously[[note]]Year Of The Horse, Generations Armada Starscream, Construct-Bots, Hero Mashers, Legends Class(G1), Legends Class (IDW), Titan Warriors, Beast Hunters Warrior Class and Cyberverse Commander[[/note]].
* ''WesternAnimation/YogisSpaceRace'' isn't so focused on WesternAnimation/YogiBear as the title suggested.
** It was originally a 90-minute umbrella show which featured ''Galaxy Goof-Ups'' (in which Yogi stars), "The Galloping Ghost" and "Space Race" (again Yogi is in it). It was split up at mid-season into three separate shows. A similar case was ''Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics'', which some would argue on which Scooby-Doo is barely focused. But it was originally a two-hour show which featured Scooby in a full hour (repeats of ''Where Are You!'' followed by new eps and repeats from 1976) before handing it off to the show's co-stars (Dynomutt, Captain Caveman) and ''Laff-A-Lympics.''
* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' is definitely no slouch in this department either. The franchise is still going strong, with at least one TV movie produced each year, new television shows being made at least every couple of years, comic books produced by several different companies (including DC ''and'' Marvel) and tons of merchandise, up to and including its own set of Franchise/{{LEGO}} mini-figures. Averted with most of the new home video releases of shows that feature Scrappy Doo. Aside from ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndScrappyDoo'' (which has the misfortune of having Scrappy's name in the title), Warner Home Video really goes out of their way to keep Scrappy off the cover as much as possible.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'':
** Beast Boy has been treated this way. Because of him being the most popular character among the target audience, more episodes have been centered on him than any other character. They also gave him four birthday episodes and Cartoon Network has had an annual birthday marathon for him each year since 2015.
** To a lesser extent, Beast Boy's best friend ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} is also advertised a lot. It also helps that he's become an original Justice League member in the comics, which means the show references this.
* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' advertising puts a lot of emphasis on ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}, Franchise/WonderWoman, and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}.
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** As a whole, ''The Simpsons'' franchise is this for Fox. They will be included wherever Fox is trying to promote themselves and gain an audience.
** On the audio commentary for the episode "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy", then showrunners Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein discuss FOX's marketing for the episode, which featured a picture in TV Guide of Bart taking a peek under a doll's skirt -- and the ad stated "Springfield gets a sexy new doll!" which was the complete ''opposite'' of the Lisa Lionheart doll's theme.
* Each episode of ''The Marvel Action Hour'' consists of one story featuring the WesternAnimation/FantasticFour and one featuring WesternAnimation/IronMan, but Netflix lists streaming episodes of the show under, ''Iron Man: The Complete Animated Series''.
* Creator/DisneyXD's updated opening of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' showcases ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/TheMightyThor, ComicBook/IncredibleHulk, and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, but not the superheroes who ''didn't'' have movies released before the premiere of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. Also, ComicBook/NickFury narrates, even though he sometimes goes several episodes without appearing.
** Another JustForFun/{{egregious}} example involves a DVD titled, "Iron Man Unleashed". In actuality, three of the included episodes showcase other Avengers' CharacterDevelopment, and the other three feature the heroes ''working together''[[note]]except for ComicBook/BlackPanther, who had to aid his subjects in Wakanda[[/note]] to save the world from Kang the Conqueror. (Iron Man seems to have become TheSmartGuy for most of that arc, except for a few times when he blasts Kang with his repulsors.)
** Australia got a season 1 Blu-Ray with a case depicting all eight Avengers. However, it also shows Nick Fury and ComicBook/BlackWidow standing alongside them. Black Widow only appears in six episodes of the first season (though she is rather important) and is ''not an Avenger''.
** The Australian season 2 Blu-Ray did the exact same thing, positioning Black Widow, Nick Fury, Spider-Man, and Wolverine next to the team, even though the former two were supporting players and the latter two [[AdvertisedExtra only appeared in about 2-3 episodes each]]. Basically those four took prominence because people know them from the movies.
** The cover for the sixth American DVD shunts Captain America for an alien disguised as [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Ultimate Captain America]], whose costume inspired that worn by Cap in the live-action ''Avengers'' movie. It also features Black Widow, despite her not having any lines in the included episodes.
** When Marvel finally released a DVD collection of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'' to coincide with the popularity of the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]], Captain America and Iron Man were given the most prominent placement on the box, despite the fact that they ''only appeared in one episode each''. The actual Avengers highlighted in the show like ComicBook/TheWasp, ComicBook/TheFalcon, and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} were all shunted off to the side, including ComicBook/AntMan, who was actually ''the leader and the main character''.
* Not that this is anything new. During the same year the live-action ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' movie came out, several episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' (as well as semi-relevant episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'' and ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFour'') were collected on a DVD entitled ''Daredevil vs. Spider-Man''.
* ''ComicBook/IronMan,'' for a while, was a lead in no less than four series at once: ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures, WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow, WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes,'' and ''Anime/MarvelAnime: Anime/IronMan.'' Ol' shellhead gets around these days.
** At the time, Creator/CartoonNetwork used different symbols to represent its shows. For ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', it used a Poké Ball. For ''Hot Wheels'', it uses the Hot Wheels logo. For ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'' (notably the last Marvel series to air on Cartoon Network following the Disney buyout)? '''A profile of Iron Man's face.'''
* For a time, the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk was a main character in both ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH'' and ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'', while also making guest appearances on ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan''.
** However, Iron Man gets a series of teamup movies. So far there's been ''WesternAnimation/IronManAndHulkHeroesUnited'', followed by ''WesternAnimation/IronManAndCaptainAmericaHeroesUnited''.
* Spider-Man's not totally neglecting his crossover duties, popping up a few times in both Avengers series and ''Agents of S.M.A.S.H.''
* One of the most controversial aspects of ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' is that it largely focuses on heroes featured in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', with the seven lead Avengers being the six Avengers from the first movie plus Falcon (who was added in anticipation of his then-upcoming movie debut in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''). The cast eventually expanded with new characters like ComicBook/BlackPanther, [[ComicBook/CarolDanvers Captain Marvel]], ComicBook/TheVision, ComicBook/AntMan and ComicBook/TheWasp in later seasons, but only ''after'' they'd either debuted in the movies, or had movies officially greenlit and in production. There are a few exceptions like [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] or the [[ComicBook/Thor2014 Jane Foster version of Thor]], but the show still heavily favors the MCU.
* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
** Firefly was on ''everything'' in the [[http://www.ponylandtours.com/PonyInfo/Firefly.htm first Generation]]. Her only appearance in the cartoons was the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials pilot]] where she was the SpotlightStealingSquad and protagonist, but she appeared on the most merchandise for sure.
** Pinkie Pie seems to appear on most of the promotional material for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Even moreso than Twilight Sparkle (who's supposed to be the main character). Mostly because of her bubbly personality. And she's {{pink|ProductPloy}}.
*** She was also quite popular in [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 G3]]. She went from a cute background pony with a lisp to being the leader of the generation within a few years, appearing on most merchandise and even being on toothpaste (her G4 counterpart has replaced her on the toothpaste now).
** Rainbow Dash, an {{Expy}} of Firefly, seems to be inheriting this trope from her as well. She's on most of the official t-shirts and was the center of the hype leading up to "Cutie Mark Chronicles", a popular episode expanding on the main cast's backstories. [[spoiler:However, she ''did'' turn out to be vital to all of them.]]
** Hasbro seems to want to use their pretty pink pony Princess Cadence for all she's worth. She has ''two'' toylines centered around her, the logo for one of them (The Crystal Empire) is just a picture of her. She's also on the DVD artwork for one of the Season 1 box set DVD's. She's not introduced in the series until the Season 2 ''finale''.
** Hasbro is also well aware of bronies' love for [[EnsembleDarkhorse background ponies]] and thus have started using them quite a bit in merchandise and advertising, usually Derpy, Time Turner, and Vinyl Scratch. Vinyl in particular has a bunch of t-shirts, a brushable toy that came in a "collector's set", was the first to get an [[AscendedFanon Ascended Fan Nickname]] ("DJ-[=Pon3=]" in a commercial), and appears on several comic book covers (see the comic books folder). Her three appearances in the show barely make up [[OneSceneWonder a minute of screentime]]. At least Derpy & Time Turner are {{Recurring Extra}}s!
** Bizarrely, Fluttershy seems to be receiving this favorable treatment too. The Topps trading card and sticker packs and related merchandise (such as tins and lunch boxes) all feature either Fluttershy only or Fluttershy (sometimes accompanied by Angel) with everyone else to the side. If you didn't know any better and you were just in a department store's trading cards and tins shelf, you might think Fluttershy was the main character--and not shy at all, considering the way she hogs the spotlight for these materials. (The lunch box even has the other five main characters visibly annoyed at her smiling front and center!)
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
** During the intro sequence of ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDucksQuackbusters'', they've called more attention to WesternAnimation/BugsBunny's presence than WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck's. Which is, of course, [[PlayedForLaughs the point]].
** ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' has a [[ShowWithinAShow Movie Within a Show]] example, actually. Though Duck Dodgers had the lead role in a movie, Bugs Bunny was announced as the star. It was lampshaded when Cadet explained to Dodgers that it was to attract a larger audience.
** Creator/CartoonNetwork had an installment show called ''Bugs and Daffy'' [[note]] formerly ''Bugs and Daffy Tonight'' [[/note]] which actually aired more than shorts featuring {{WesternAnimation/Bugs| Bunny}} or {{WesternAnimation/Daffy| Duck}} but was just called that (possibly) because they are the most popular characters. Considering that the show used to be one of Cartoon Network's highest rated shows, it worked. It wasn't until ''2001'', that they began airing a show (''The Looney Tunes Show'', not to be confused with the [[WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow 2011 animated sitcom]]) that acknowledged the franchise as a whole.
* Brian and Stewie have become this for ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': if a story has a B plot with these two and the main plot with somebody else, the promos will focus on the Brian and Stewie (sometimes only Stewie) plot. "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" and "Stew-roids" were the most JustForFun/{{egregious}} examples. There was also a time when almost all merchandise only featured Stewie, similar to the Bart example above.
* Despite only being a secondary character in ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', Tinker Bell has been used to introduce just about every Disney TV special of the past several decades. Younger generations of kids might not even know why she's important!
* Despite only appearing in ''two'' of his shorts, the [[MsFanservice bombshell character]] of WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood is prominently displayed in packaging and artwork of the WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}} DVD collection.
** Speaking of Droopy, although he gets his own anthology on {{Creator/Boomerang}} and sometimes appears on MGM Cartoons, his cartoons (mainly the ones from [[WesternAnimation/TheTomAndJerryComedyShow Filmation's series in the 80's]] (which stars Tom and Jerry but also featured Droopy shorts)) and some of [[WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons Tex Avery's MGM cartoons]] (mainly ones that feature a cat) sometimes air with the more popular Tom and Jerry cartoons. The Creator/TexAvery cartoons have since ceased airing, as of 2014, for the most part, but Droopy still airs on Boomerang from time-to-time. The Droopy short "Scared Bear" tends to air more often than the other Droopy shorts in the ''Tom and Jerry'' block.
*** The Tex Avery MGM cartoons with a cat are also listed under the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' section on Creator/HBOMax and the Creator/{{Boomerang}} streaming service.
* During 2005, Creator/CartoonNetwork made a summertime song as a promotion that around the time, the Cartoon Network original shows that were running consistently around that time included ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', and ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Well Cartoon Network tended to give a lot of emphasis to the older characters like WesternAnimation/{{Dexter|sLaboratory}}, WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo, and WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls that didn't have their shows running as consistently. And that was also the same summer that introduced ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''.
* Creator/CartoonNetwork:
** Ben 10 seems to have become this for Creator/CartoonNetwork. He's had 4 different series, a [[WesternAnimation/Ben10GeneratorRexHeroesUnited crossover]] with ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', and 2 direct-to-TV live-action movies. Plus, he's in [[VideoGame/FusionFall both]] [[VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion crossover games]].
** Before Ben, ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' seemed to fit this trope. They were the only CN original to have their own comic series (before it merged with ''Cartoon Network Block Party''), an [[Anime/DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ anime remake]], that time they saved Franchise/WonderWoman and Aquaman from the LegionOfDoom. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9ZxPHjBdU You think we're kidding.]]) They also [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 received a reboot]] not even ten years after ending. They were even mentioned briefly in the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor KND]]/[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]'' [[Recap/CodenameKidsNextDoorSpecialTheGrimAdventuresOfTheKND crossover]], and at the end of the ''Billy & Mandy'' episode "My Fair Mandy", the [=B&M=] universe becomes the PPG universe.
-->'''Billy:''' ''(opening door)'' I'm so glad you're here- HEY! You're not the Powerpuff Girls!\\
'''Numbuh 1:''' No, we're not.
* ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage'''s opening titles featured Webby from ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|1987}}'', but she never actually appeared in any of the show's cartoons or host segments. At the time ''Raw Toonage'' was on the air, WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon was still going strong, and ''[=DuckTales=]'' was its flagship show.
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
** Four characters are primarily used to advertise most incarnations of the franchise -- Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Starscream. Even in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', a series which takes place both millions of years in the future ''and'' in the past, the original Starscream still managed to get an episode starring himself.
** In a well-stocked Toys 'R' Us in the US in 2014 it would have been possible to find no fewer than 9 different Starscream toys on shelves simultaneously[[note]]Year Of The Horse, Generations Armada Starscream, Construct-Bots, Hero Mashers, Legends Class(G1), Legends Class (IDW), Titan Warriors, Beast Hunters Warrior Class and Cyberverse Commander[[/note]].
* ''WesternAnimation/YogisSpaceRace'' isn't so focused on WesternAnimation/YogiBear as the title suggested.
** It was originally a 90-minute umbrella show which featured ''Galaxy Goof-Ups'' (in which Yogi stars), "The Galloping Ghost" and "Space Race" (again Yogi is in it). It was split up at mid-season into three separate shows. A similar case was ''Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics'', which some would argue on which Scooby-Doo is barely focused. But it was originally a two-hour show which featured Scooby in a full hour (repeats of ''Where Are You!'' followed by new eps and repeats from 1976) before handing it off to the show's co-stars (Dynomutt, Captain Caveman) and ''Laff-A-Lympics.''
* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' is definitely no slouch in this department either. The franchise is still going strong, with at least one TV movie produced each year, new television shows being made at least every couple of years, comic books produced by several different companies (including DC ''and'' Marvel) and tons of merchandise, up to and including its own set of Franchise/{{LEGO}} mini-figures. Averted with most of the new home video releases of shows that feature Scrappy Doo. Aside from ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndScrappyDoo'' (which has the misfortune of having Scrappy's name in the title), Warner Home Video really goes out of their way to keep Scrappy off the cover as much as possible.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'':
** Beast Boy has been treated this way. Because of him being the most popular character among the target audience, more episodes have been centered on him than any other character. They also gave him four birthday episodes and Cartoon Network has had an annual birthday marathon for him each year since 2015.
** To a lesser extent, Beast Boy's best friend ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} is also advertised a lot. It also helps that he's become an original Justice League member in the comics, which means the show references this.
* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' advertising puts a lot of emphasis on ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}, Franchise/WonderWoman, and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}.
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