History Main / BlandNameProduct

* In the ''WebOriginal/CommodoreHustle'' episode "Toilet's Haunted", the medicine cabinet in the office bathroom is filled with items like Scrunt's Streaming Grease (Vaseline), Heckland's Big Hurt (Kirkland brand ibuprofen), Uh-Oh Brand Whoopsie Fuckos (Band-Aid bandages), and Dr. Flonger's Cheese Balm (unclear what it's for, but it has a Dairy Farmers of Canada logo).

* In 2024, McDonald's launched a WcDonald's [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2024-02-21/mcdonald-turns-its-fictional-anime-counterpart-wcdonald-into-reality/.207719 campaign]] in collaboration with Acky Bright and Creator/StudioPierrot, thus turning into a bland name version of itself.

* ''WebVideo/RatsSMP'': The Halloween event on Day 16 features a trail of candy leading to the Playroom, including colourful "Scootles", "Kronch" chocolate bars, "Geese's Pieces", and "NicNac" packets.

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* In the fourth episode of ''WebAnimation/{{Blamimation}}'', Kris and Scott travel to the digital world of Tro-er, Fron...where they ride lightcyc-er, glowbikes for a while until Scott merges with the Master Control Frogram.
* Froghand, from the [[https://froghand.neocities.org/vaporwavegames.html Shitty Vaporwave Indie Game Reviews]]:
--> Maybe I'll make an actual Outrun art project, involving, shit, I don't know. Hotline Miami recreated entirely in web languages. But then I'll get striked by the copyright vultures, so I'll call it "Bob Lime Boob Slamming" or what have you.
* In ''Roleplay/WeAreAllPokemonTrainers'', there are several particularly "recognizable" brands and names such as Chatter (Twitter), ''[[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies Oddish vs. Dusknoirs]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Fallout: New Nimbasa]]'' or ''[[Fanfic/ThirtyHs 23Js]]''.

* WebVideo/YandereHighSchool has crab as a substitute word for many things: Website/{{You|Tube}}crab, [[Platform/NintendoGamecube Gamecrab,]] etc. Also "jPhone", and "Fumblr". The second season introduces the "Galaxy Nexus Crab" somewhat subtly.

* ''WebVideo/DrGlaucomflecken'': Actually averted. The shady health insurance company is specifically mentioned to be United Healthcare, a company well known in the US medical community for denying insurance claims on extremely flimsy pretexts.

* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/234924 Undazzled]]'' has Mee Too, must likely a Bland Name variant of the UsefulNotes/WiiU.

* ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheMinisukas'': Asuka owns a "Segatendo Dreamcube" (a portmanteau of UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast and UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube), and a farming sim called "Lunar Farming: A Marvelous Life".

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9926753/1/The-Gelatin-Store The Gelatin Store]]'', [[WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel Scirocco Mole]] steals Secret's [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pouch Monsters Green]] video game, and Secret's uncle sends him a [[UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor Game Person Colored]].
* In one chapter of ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'', Parker is shown playing on a [[UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Swish console]].

** While its appearance is never described in the text, [[AllThereInTheManual FlamingMercury5's artwork]] depicts Hikaru's gaming console as a UsefulNotes/NintendoDS look-alike. Because the DS was a gaming console that [=FlamingMercury5=] owned and constantly played when ''she'' was in elementary school, this is likely a case of WriteWhatYouKnow with a dash of TwoDecadesBehind.

* ''VisualNovel/AsagaoAcademyNormalBootsClub'' is a huge offender. Including, but not limited to: [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Stupendous Stomp Sisters]], [[VideoGame/HeyYouPikachu Screw You, Pikachomp!]], the [[{{UsefulNotes/Wii}} Oui]], and [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Animal Intersection]].

* ''VisualNovel/MuvLuv EXTRA'' has male protagonist Takeru agonizing over the discontinuation of his beloved [[UsefulNotes/{{Dreamcast}} Dreamcost]] console, and he hopes that one of his favorite video games is ported over to the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PlayStallion 2]].

** There is a game called [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends LOLOL]]. There's also [[{{UsefulNotes/Steam}} Scheam]], [[{{Creator/Nintendo}} Nimtendo]] and [[Website/YouTube MeTube]].

* WebVideo/YandereHighSchool has crab as a substitute word for many things: Website/{{You|Tube}}crab, [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube Gamecrab,]] etc. Also "jPhone", and "Fumblr". The second season introduces the "Galaxy Nexus Crab" somewhat subtly.

[[caption-width-right:264:But I prefer Bepsi Cola. If not, then why not Bepis?]]

* NECA toys released a set of toys based on the 1990 ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' movie that included a box of "[[http://www.oafe.net/blog/?p=26818 Tile Game Pizza]]."

* The video for Music/RareAmericans' "The Moneyz" features a sentient fashion doll called Lola, whose general appearance and evolution through a variety of styles and jobs is clearly meant to be a stand-in for Franchise/{{Barbie}}.

* ''Fanfic/TwoIdiots'' has Brave And Duster's, an obvious reference to Dave And Buster's. Averted, however, with the mention of Soundcloud.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' invokes this with ComicBook/MilesMorales's universe having "Koca-Soda" instead of "Coca-Cola", "[=RedEx=]" instead of "[=FedEx=]", "USB" instead of "UPS", and even the New York Police Department being abbreviated "PDNY". Peter's universe, however, does see ProductPlacement with Coca-Cola and the traditional "NYPD" abbreviation.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', Comicbook/MilesMorales wore a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1s. Due to the cost of securing the Nike license, most merchandise from the film (Such as Creator/{{Hasbro}}'s Marvel Legends action figure or even the premium Hot Toys figure) instead depicted Miles in a pair of generic red sneakers.

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' franchise brings back the Dinoco oil company from ''Toy Story'' (see below) and makes it a plot point multiple times. It also turns "Lightyear" into a parody of Goodyear, with Lightning [=McQueen=]'s tire of choice being Lightyear Buzzards (a reference to Goodyear's Eagle line).

* ''WebAnimation/MurderDrones'' has JCJenson, which is a double reference to the RealLife company SCJohnson and a portmanteau of [[VideoGame/DeusEx JC Denton and Adam Jensen's names.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'', the three porcupine kids manage to steer a van using [[IKnowMortalKombat skills learned by playing]] "''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Auto Homicide 3]]''". Also, given the premise, there are also loads of other fictional brands for the junk food the gang steals (including the very prominent 'Spuddies', which was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally going to actually be]] [[DefiedTrope Pringles]] but the studio couldn't get the proper rights).

* The tires that Lightning [=McQueen=] wears in ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'' are branded ''Lightyear Buzzard'' tires, which doubles as a reference to the ''Goodyear Eagle'' tire brand [[ProductionThrowback as well as to]] Pixar's own [[Franchise/ToyStory Buzz Lightyear]].
* Speaking of ''Franchise/ToyStory'', the yellow Pizza Planet Truck has on its tailgate the barely readable brand which ''sure'' looks a lot like Toyota. The driver seems to have scratched out parts of the logo though, leaving behind only the letters "Y" and "O." Apparently it's made by 'Gyoza' ([[BilingualBonus which is Japanese for "dumpling"]]). The films also manage to quite notably avert this trope with the extensive amount of real world manufacturers and toys brands they managed to coheres into getting, such as Creator/{{Hasbro}}, Playschool, and Creator/{{Mattel}}, not to mention the many characters based on established brands like Mr. Potato Head, Franchise/{{Barbie}} and others.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'', when the order "Chocks away!" is given, triangular "Tasty-Choc" bars in yellow wrappers are removed from under a plane's wheels. (Interestingly, the fact that the packaging is exactly that of a Toblerone bar is properly acknowledged in the credits; it seems that the name-change wasn't so much about dodging a trademark as about making sure that the joke was accessible even to people who'd never seen a real Toblerone bar.)

** [=McHugh's=] (AKA [=McDonald=]'s) is where shadowrunners go for a cheap, fast burger between runs (and to meet Mr. Johnson), according to ''The Neo-Anarchists' Guide to Real Life''.

* The ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' franchise has had to deal with some of this over the years. The original toyline featured some vehicle modes that '''strongly''' resembled real life models. When they do an anniversary toyline with an updated version, they sometimes just cannot take what the car was originally because of licensing problems. For example: the original Bumblebee was a VW beetle and Jazz was a Porsche. Both companies did not want to be associated with a violent kids' show. So instead Hasbro would create a car design that was far enough removed from the name brand but close enough that there is no problem recognizing the character. The [[Film/{{Transformers|2007}} 2007 movie]] did not have that luxury, and just changed the alternate modes. The ''Alternators'' and ''Binaltech'' lines were unique for having absolutely everything be a licensed toy, though it was mostly Ford, Chevy and Dodge.

* The ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' franchise has had to deal with some of this over the years. The original toyline featured some vehicle modes that '''strongly''' resembled real life models. When they do an anniversary toyline with an updated version, they sometimes just cannot take what the car was originally because of licensing problems. For example: Bumblebee was a VW beetle and Jazz was a Porsche. Both companies did not want to be associated with a violent kids' show. So instead Hasbro would create a car design that was far enough removed from the name brand but close enough that there is no problem recognizing the character. The [[Film/{{Transformers}} 2007 movie]] did not have that luxury, and just changed the alternate modes. The ''Alternators'' and ''Binaltech'' lines were unique for having absolutely everything be a licensed toy, though it was mostly Ford, Chevy and Dodge.