Advertising
- In the United Kingdom, Mars had a popular advert for Milky Way that involved an (anthropomorphised) blue car racing a red car. A year or two later, they revamped their campaign by remaking the same advert...but now with blue and red spaceships racing IN SPACE!
- Pizza Hut's "Pizza Head" commercials are Saturday Night Live's Mr. Bill AS A SLICE OF PIZZA!
- Suzy Puppy is Littlest Pet Shop WITH HORROR!
Asian Animation
- Boonie Bears is the Elmer Fudd shorts WITH FUDD AS A LOGGER!
- Space Thunder Kids is, loosely speaking, the Godfrey Ho Ninja Movies WITH KNOCKOFF ANIME! IN SPACE! note
- Squirrel and Hedgehog is Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors IN NORTH KOREA!
Comic Strips
- Baby Blues is The Family Circus WITH REALISM!
- Bloom County is Doonesbury WITH TALKING ANIMALS! AND OVER-THE-TOP WEIRDNESS!
- Inspired by Calvin and Hobbes:
- Big Nate is Calvin IN SIXTH GRADE!
- Frazz is Calvin in his twenties note
- Phoebe and Her Unicorn is Calvin as a girl, and Hobbes as a narcissistic unicorn (also, she's real and other characters can see her).
- Pogo is Li'l Abner IN A World of Funny Animals! AND LEFT-WING!
Fan Works
- 25 Days of Curemas is Pretty Cure AT CHRISTMAS!
- A Big Blue House in Tall Pine Grove is Bear in the Big Blue House IN THE WOODS!
- Sandrine is Ojo FROM FRANCE!
- Theresa is Bear AS A HUMAN! AND A WOMAN!
- Lumpy is Fluttershy AS A COW!
- Cave Dancers Pretty Cure is Fraggle Rock WITH MAGICAL GIRLS!
- Cure Wisdom is Cure Earth WITH HEART POWERS!
- Cure Banana is Cure Summer BUT HORRIBLY INDECISIVE!
- Cure Space is Cure Star AS A BOY!
- Cure Crimson is Cure Gelato WITH FIRE POWERS!
- Dark Secrets is a Lifetime Movie of the Week IN THE POTTERVERSE! The Last War is even more so.
- Dragon Ball Z Abridged loves this trope. Jeice is from Space Australia, Vegeta knows about The Three Stooges thanks to Space Hulu, Zarbon wants to call his girlfriend over Space Skype. Oh, and when Freeza goes to Earth, he's going to pick up some space eggs, some space milk, and Blow It The F-ck Up.
- Also Piccolo switched to Spacebook from Myspace "a while ago."
- Decks Fall Everyone Dies is Moulin Rouge!...WITH CARD GAMES! In Jamerica!
- Enchanted Miracle Pretty Cure is Encanto AS MAGICAL GIRLS!
- Cure Sound is Kikibory AS A MOM!
- Cure Chameleon is Mystique AS A TEENAGE BOY!
- Cure Cactus is Cure Flora WITH FLIGHT!
- Cure Unicorn is Cure Parfait WITH SUPER STRENGTH!
- Everyday Craziness in Pontypandy is Fireman Sam WITH RELATIONSHIP DRAMA!
- "To Melt This Aussie's Heart" is the above AT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE!
- "Glow-worm Hunting" is the above IN THE WOODS!
- "Potato Queen Bronwyn" is the above WITH EXCESSIVE POTATOES!
- "Valentine's Daze" is the above ON VALENTINE'S DAY!
- "No Power, No Problem" is the above DURING A POWER OUTAGE!
- "Sarah's Mermaid Adventure" and "A Story for Lily" are Fireman Sam AS MERMAIDS!
- Freaky Fabulous Pretty Cure is Monster High AS MAGICAL GIRLS!
- Cure Freaky is Cure Milky AS A FRANKENMONSTER!
- Cure Smooch is Cure Heart AS A VAMPIRE!
- Glitter Force: Into the Glitterverse is Pretty Cure WITH BRAINWASHING!
- Sasha Hughes is Saki Hyuuga BUT CONSTANTLY HUNGRY!
- May Micheline is Mai Mishou WITHOUT HER AGENCY!
- Nora Read is Nozomi Yumehara BUT HOPELESSLY INCOMPETENT!
- Tori Christiansen is Inori Yamabuki AS A BIBLE THUMPER!
- Helga Johanssen is Hibiki Hojo BUT OBSESSED WITH MARIO KART!
- Rosie Ross is Haruka Haruno WITHOUT HER BRAIN!
- Isabella Samson is Ichika Usami WITH AN UNSMILE!
- Skye Exupery is Ciel Kirahoshi BUT MORE FRENCH!
- Lana Knox is Hana Nono AS A SOCCER MOM!
- Gracie Derry is Nodoka Hanadera WITHOUT THE TRAGIC BACKSTORY!
- Chelsea Fontaine is Chiyu Sawaizumi AS A VALLEY GIRL!
- Summer Watterson is Manatsu Natsuumi AS A TEXAN!
- Karoline Fenwick is Kokone Fuwa WITH EXTRA BITCHINESS!
- Amanda Princeton is Amane Kasai WITH NO EMOTIONS!
- Robin Lightfoot is Tsubasa Yuunagi AS A GIRL!
- Gonjiki Yasha – Meiji Onmyōji Tales
is Onmyoji IN THE MEIJI PERIOD! - Hero: The Guardian Smurf is Empath: The Luckiest Smurf WITH GOKU FROM Dragon Ball Z AS A SMURF!
- The Hospital Toys is The Toy Castle IN A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL!
- The Winter Princess is The Snow Queen AS A TOY!
- I'm a Marvel... And I'm a DC is Seinfeld and/or Cheers note WITH SUPERHEROES!
- Ma Fille is Punch-Out!! AS A FAMILY DRAMA!
- Katrina Beaufort is Misty AS A TEENAGE GIRL!
- Flying Feather is Ellen Ripley AS A BRITISH BOXER!
- Maple Sugar Pretty Cure is Turning Red WITH MAGICAL GIRLS!
- Cure Panda is Cure Happy WITH PANDA POWERS!
- Cure Clover is Cure March AS AN ONLY CHILD!
- Cure Evermore is Maleficent AS A HERO!
- Cure Bounce is Cure Macherie WITH FIRE POWERS!
- Cure Fresh is Cure Aqua AS A BOY!
- Invoked In Name Only seeing as My Brave Pony: Starfleet Magic is just My Little Unicorn: Magic is Believing with a few extra lines and the Aesop of "believing" cut out. It's been reposted again after being taken down, with the author's notes and many of the songs now cut completely. The DeviantArt version brings back some of the songs, and attempts to rewrite some of the dialogue with barbs specifically pointed towards his critics.
- Pokémon Crossing is Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire WITH TALKING ANIMALS!
- Pretty Cure: Magic of the Rainbow is Pretty Cure WITH FAIRIES!
- "Corn Roast Cheer" is Cures and fairies AS CHEERLEADERS!
- "Dough Making" is Cures and fairies AS BAKERS!
- "Gymnastics" is Cures and fairies AS GYMNASTS!
- "Horseriding" is Cures and fairies ON HORSES!
- "Pool Fun" is Cures and fairies (and Sailor Jupiter) IN THE POOL!
- "Rainbow Song" is Cures and fairies AS SINGERS!
- "Reading Time" is Cures and fairies AT THE LIBRARY!
- "Road Trip" is Cures and fairies IN THE CAR!
- "Sleepy Sabrina" is Cures and fairies AT NIGHT!
- "Skate Park" is Cures and fairies (and Alice) ON SKATEBOARDS!
- "Snow Angel" is Cures and fairies IN THE SNOW!
- "Vibing in the Forest" is Cures and fairies IN THE FOREST!
- "Working Out" is Cures and fairies AT THE GYM!
- Sanded Down is Encanto WITH SEIZURES!
- Reflections in a Cloudy Sky is the same WITH CAMILO THIS TIME!
- Sew Cute Pretty Cure is Lalaloopsy WITH MAGICAL GIRLS!
- Cure Gemstone is Cure Flora AS A RAGDOLL!
- Cure Snowflake is Cure Beauty AS A MOUNTAINEER!
- Starhorse is horses IN SPACE!
- #TRUTHINJOURNALISM is Man Bites Dog WITH VENOM!
- The Wrath of Avelina is Encanto WITH CURSES!
Networks
- Nickelodeon is MTV FOR KIDS!
- Cartoon Network is Nickelodeon WITH CARTOONS!
- Disney Channel is Nickelodeon BUT OWNED BY DISNEY!
- [adult swim] is Nick at Nite ON CARTOON NETWORK! Oh, and NOT SAFE FOR KIDS!
- BabyTV is Nick Jr. IN THE UNITED KINGDOM!
- The Hub is Nickelodeon WITH HASBRO CHARACTERS!
- When it got renamed as Discovery Family, it's more like an ABC Family clone.
- NickMom was Nick at Nite FOR WOMEN!
- Space Channel is Syfy IN CANADA!
- The Comedy Network is Comedy Central IN CANADA!
- MuchMusic is MTV IN CANADA!
- Teletoon is Cartoon Network IN CANADA!
- YTV is Nickelodeon IN CANADA!
- Family Channel is Disney Channel IN CANADA!
- Treehouse TV is Nick Jr. IN CANADA!
- TVO Kids and CBC Kids are PBS Kids IN CANADA!
- Family Jr. is Disney Junior IN CANADA!
- WildBrainTV is Disney XD IN CANADA!
- NickMusic is MTV from the 80s FOR MODERN DAY KIDS!
- Fox Family was YTV IN AMERICA! And when that didn't work, it became ABC Family, which was The WB/The CW AS A CABLE CHANNEL! And when they got tired of that it became Freeform, which is the Disney Channel FOR YOUNG ADULTS! And MORE DARKER & EDGIER!
- Sprout is CBeebies IN THE UNITED STATES!
- DR Ramasjang is CBeebies and Sprout IN DENMARK!
- Challenge is Game Show Network IN THE UK!
- Carousel is Nickelodeon IN RUSSIA!
- 2X2 is Nickelodeon IN RUSSIA! AND FOR YOUNG ADULTS!
Pinballs
- Devil's Crush is Alien Crush in THE UNDERWORLD!
- Done literally with Gottlieb's El Dorado, which was given Science Fiction themes and re-released as Solar City and Target Alpha.
- Jack*Bot is Pin Bot WITH A CASINO THEME AND DCS SOUND!
- Alternately, Jack*Bot is The Casino IN SPACE!
- Medieval Madness is Attack from Mars in YE OLDE DARK AGES! And with more jokes, too, but who cares.
Puppet Shows
- Donkey Hodie is Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood WITH PUPPETS AND FOR AN OLDER AUDIENCE!
- Fraggle Rock is Care Bears UNDERGROUND!
- Star Fleet is Terrahawks WITH GIANT ROBOTS! (Or at least would have been had they not been released at the same time.)
Radio
- The Green Hornet and Kato are The Lone Ranger and Tonto IN THE CITY! WITH A COOL CAR!
- Orson Welles' radio production of Julius Caesar IN A POLICE STATE! catapulted him to national fame.
- The Thrilling Adventure Hour's Sparks Nevada is an old-fashioned spaghetti western on Mars
- The Penumbra Podcast features Juno Steel, a noir detective story on Mars
Toys
- Legends of Chima is Thundercats WITH LEGOS!
- Fabuland is LEGO WITH FURRIES!
- The short-lived action figure series K9 Corps recycles the concept of the similarly short-lived Road Rovers... ONLY Darker and Edgier!
- LEGO Space is LEGO, um, IN SPACE!
- Bratz is Barbie BUT MORE HIP! The line itself also repeatedly did this to try and keep it fresh.
- Bratz Babyz is Bratz AS BABIES!
- Bratz Petz is Bratz AS ANIMALS!
- Bratzillaz is Bratz AS MONSTERS AND HORROR MOVIE CREATURES!
- Monster High is Bratz WITH MONSTERS!
- Ever After High is Monster High WITH PRINCESSES!
- Toy designer Sillof has actually made a hobby out of this trope, with a line of fan-made Star Wars action figures that transplants the cast of the original trilogy into different genres. He first came to prominence with a Steampunk Star Wars line, but has since churned out a Film Noir Star Wars line, a Western Star Wars line, a Cyberpunk Star Wars line, a High Fantasy Star Wars line, a 1940s sci-fi serial Star Wars line, a Jidaigeki Star Wars line, and several others. The results are fascinating, to say the least.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures have series IN SPACE! AND PLAYING SPORTS! AND AS SUPERHEROES! AND SCUBA DIVING! AND AS CLOWNS!
- L.O.L. Surprise! is Bratz Babyz FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES!
- Transformers does this a lot, usually just to keep the brand fresh and often using just an Excuse Plot for a story. While it is Merchandise-Driven, and has really blatant examples of highlighting the gimmicks of the current toyline at the expense of the plot, more modern entries have begun to focus on the lore and mythos to an extensive degree instead, or at the very least have a proper story beyond just being advertising. Really, how this trope is played in regards to Transformers varies from continuity family to continuity family.
- Lil’ Chonks are Disney Tsum Tsum WITH GLITCH Productions CHARACTERS!
- Poopsie is My Little Pony AS A GROSS-OUT SHOW!
- Chatsters is Diva Starz IN The New '10s!
- Lalaloopsy is Coraline AS A CUTESY GIRLS' DOLL LINE!
Visual Novels
- Nukitashi is Shimoneta THE OTHER WAY AROUND!
- 999 is Ever17 ON A BOAT!
- Additionally, Virtue's Last Reward is 999 IN SPACE!
- Policenauts is Lethal Weapon IN SPACE!
Websites
- Babylon Bee is The Onion AS A CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE WEBSITE!
- Parents and Kids Share Together is ToughPigs FOR SPROUT FANS!
- This Very Wiki is Wikipedia FOR FICTION!
YouTube channels
