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* ''Film/TheCrow'': Top Dollar's sword of choice, the ornate rapier he uses to kill Gideon and fight Eric, is the Six-Fingered Sword from ''Film/ThePrincessBride''.

* Creator/NathanFillion took the catalyzer from ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and put it on the ''Series/{{Castle}}'' set.

* In the original ''VideoGame/TombRaiderI'' game, TheArkOfTheCovenant from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' can be seen in her mansion. This was of course removed from the remake, ''VideoGame/TombRaiderAnniversary''.

* [[VideoGame/AdventureTime Adventure Time: Hey Ice King, Why Did You Steal Our Garbage?]], one treasure chest of ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStarUltra'' can be seen recycled for this game's treasure chests, as pixel artist [[https://twitter.com/birabutobakery/status/1429959330435158017?s=20 Shiho Tsutsuji collaborated in both games.]]

** Strickfaden's equipment even made ''audio'' cameos -- in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' and later Lucasfilm productions, after sound designer Ben Burtt met Strickfaden and made audio recordings of his equipment in use. One particularly notable example is ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', where it provides some of the sounds of Nazi equipment malfunctioning under the influence of TheArkOfTheCovenant.

Many writers are fanboys, just like us. That said, it is not unreasonable for them to want to throw in some reference to one of their favorite works. Sometimes, however, said element is a bit more blatant, and a lot more physical. This is the idea behind a Cameo {{Prop}}. It originally has nothing to do with the work of fiction or the series it is appearing in, but, usually, for sake of novelty, someone throws it in.

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* The first ''Film/InspectorGadget'' movie, when the character receives his trademark outfit. In the cartoon, the outfit was a ShoutOut at best. In the movie, however, he directly identifies it as the Gadget Suit from ''Series/GetSmart''.
** Also a GeniusBonus--Creator/DonAdams played Maxwell Smart in ''Series/GetSmart'' and voiced the title character of ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''

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Many writers are fanboys, just like us. That said, it is not unreasonable for them to want to throw in some reference to one of their favorite works. Sometimes, however, said element is a bit more blatant, and a lot more physical. This is the idea behind a Cameo Prop. It originally has nothing to do with the work of fiction or the series it is appearing in, but, usually, for sake of novelty, someone throws it in.

* In the original ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' game, TheArkOfTheCovenant from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' can be seen in her mansion. This was of course removed from the remake, ''VideoGame/TombRaiderAnniversary''.

A cameo prop is specific: Having a [[TheRedStapler Red Stapler]] or (especially) AluminumChristmasTrees does not make it a cameo prop. Here's some examples to help make the difference clear. PropRecycling is a variation when a specific prop from another work is used, but it's not ''supposed'' to a reference.

* The ''Franchise/StarTrek''[=/=]''ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}'' crossover miniseries includes a scene where the villain informs the heroes that they are ''not'' the first time travelers to attempt to thwart his schemes. He shows them a huge room with at least 20 different impounded time travel devices, including [[Series/StargateSG1 a Stargate]], [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture a modified DeLorean]], and even a ''Film/HotTubTimeMachine''. %%The full two-page spread can be seen [[http://smg.photobucket.com/user/majingojira/media/CrossoverTimeMachinesLabaled-StarTrekandtheLegionofSuperHeroes5.jpg.html here]].

* ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'': The film version has a scene where one of the background characters is wearing the Marvin costume from [[Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy the television version]]. In addition, a box of Starbix breakfast cereal (seen only in the animated Guide entries in the television version) appears as a physical prop in the movie (albeit with an updated design).

A cameo prop is specific: Having a [[TheRedStapler Red Stapler]] or (especially) AluminumChristmasTrees does not make it a cameo prop. Here's some examples to help make the difference clear.

* In ''Film/SherlockHolmesInNewYork'', Professor Moriarty has Film/TheMalteseFalcon sitting on his desk.

** In a later episode, the guys found a prop ring from ''Franchise/TheLordOfTheRings'' and fought over who got to keep it.