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** There was a version of this ad for ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', too, which seems to suggest that they've made more than a few variations on this ad.

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** Common in UK cinemas is the Orange mobile phone network skits where they will take an upcoming movie and then put in blatant product placement for Orange. Usually something along the lines of the two marketing guys explaining to the actors how the character is motivated by free talk time, how the latest handset will help the situation or the actors looking awkward as an Orange logo is placed haphazardly into a scene. The tag line is "Don't let a mobile ruin the movie. Switch it off". See here for an example: [[http://newsroom.orange.co.uk/2010/04/30/orange-launches-new-creative-direction-for-iconic-gold-spot-cinema-advertising-in-uk-first/]]

** In 2014, a car ad in Spain did a "sound-only" variant of this, with ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' of all shows. With the characters' Spanish voices coming out of traffic lights. Of course [[WritingAroundTrademarks no names were given]], but it was obvious enough even before they made an IncrediblyLamePun on the Spanish version of Bart's early catchphrase "eat my shorts".

* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' has a [[https://youtu.be/V0oyGgLGItA commerical for tissues and towels]] that looks just like the normal show.

** Sometimes they've been done live and performed on the show's stages: NBC's ''Film/{{Hairspray}}'' had live commercials with Corny Collins (already a television host in-universe) hawking Oreos not unlike a commercial segment from a show in the 1950's, and a milkman dancing backstage for Reddi-wip. Meanwhile, Fox's ''Film/AChristmasStory'' had a commercial featuring a live performance of a number from the upcoming musical film ''Film/TheGreatestShowman'', featuring the film's stars on-set. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul had penned the music for both.

* Before the ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' film, a preview for the Disney ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' movie started with a "Vogons destroying the world" sequence that suddenly stopped to flash the words "Don't Panic" on it...then the scene, and the "Don't", fall down as if cardboard. In fact, up to this last part, it was an exact copy of an early trailer for the ''Hitchhiker's'' movie itself. Those who knew about this trailer might have been confused as to why they were seeing an ad for the movie they were about to watch.

* Some airings of ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' include commercials where the characters advertise products. An example would be [[https://youtu.be/KpQOJU-Of58 this commercial for Pizza Hut and Pepsi Boom]].

* British commercial TV is not officially allowed product placement. But it gets around this by a process where somehow the adverts reinforce the theme of the show and the two mutually feed off each other. For instance, ''Series/CoronationStreet'' is a popular soap about community and close-knit neighbours. It isn't a complete random coincidence that means the advert breaks have a higher-than-normal proportion of building and property development adverts for s such as Barratt Homes. similarly, feelgood holiday comedy ''Benidorm'' is screening in a cold wet January; the advert breaks are chocca with tantalising sunny package holidays. Also, a rather old advert featuring Creator/JoanCollins came up three times in the commercial breaks during the show. While it had nothing to do with sunny holidays, Ms Collins is going to be joining the cast of the show quite soon... mutual reinfocement between adverts and programme!

* Before the ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' film, a preview for the Disney ''Disney/ChickenLittle'' movie started with a "Vogons destroying the world" sequence that suddenly stopped to flash the words "Don't Panic" on it...then the scene, and the "Don't", fall down as if cardboard. In fact, up to this last part, it was an exact copy of an early trailer for the ''Hitchhiker's'' movie itself. Those who knew about this trailer might have been confused as to why they were seeing an ad for the movie they were about to watch.