History Main / CameoProp

* ''Franchise/EvilDead 2'' famously has the [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger glove]] hanging from a wall.

* Franchise/{{Robocop}}'s trademark Auto 9 pistol appears in ''Film/SinCity''.

* [[ForbiddenPlanet Robbie the Robot]] has appeared in a bunch of stuff. He's even got his own {{IMDB}} page.

* ''EvilDead2'' famously has the [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger glove]] hanging from a wall.

* ''TheSimpsons'': In a HalloweenEpisode, supervillain "The Collector" (Comic Book Guy) has the only working [[Franchise/StarTrek phaser]] ever produced - they made it to keep WilliamShatner in line.

* ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''. In a scene at a science fiction convention, Robby the Robot (from ''ForbiddenPlanet'') and the time machine from the 1960 film version of ''TheTimeMachine'' appear. They both act the way they do in the films: Robby talks as he did in ''ForbiddenPlanet'' and the time machine can actually go through time.

* In ''{{Predator 2}}'', one of the trophies aboard the Predator's ship as an Film/{{Alien}} skull. That the two species inhabit the same universe would later become canon.
* Captain America's shield (or at least one of them) appears in [[IronMan Iron Man 2]].

* ''TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'': The film version has a scene where one of the background characters is wearing the Marvin costume from the television version.

* {{Robocop}}'s trademark Auto 9 pistol appears in ''SinCity''.
* ''LooneyTunesBackInAction'' features several famous movie and TV aliens in Area 52, including two [[Series/DoctorWho Daleks]] and the infamous [[RobotMonster Ro-man]].

* ''Series/{{Babylon 5}}'' had an unintentional example: They needed a space suit for the episode "Babylon Squared", and went to buy one from a prop company they dealt with. The only spacesuit available was the one from ''TwoThousandTenTheYearWeMakeContact''.

* The pod from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' is visible in the junkard scene in ''ThePhantomMenace''.
* The laboratory equipment from 1931's ''Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}}'', designed by Kenneth Strickfaden, was reused decades later in Mel Brooks' ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''. Prior to that, it was seen in an episode of ''Series/TheMunsters'' and in several less memorable films, including ''Film/{{Blackenstein}}'' and ''Film/DraculaVsFrankenstein''. Strickfaden's equipment even made ''audio'' cameos in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' and later ''Franchise/StarWars'' films, after sound designer Ben Burtt met Strickfaden and made audio recordings of his equipment in use.

* The pod from ''TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' is visible in the junkard scene in ''ThePhantomMenace''.
* The laboratory equipment from 1931's ''[[{{Frankenstein1931}} Frankenstein]]'', designed by Kenneth Strickfaden, was reused decades later in Mel Brooks' ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''. Prior to that, it was seen in an episode of ''Series/TheMunsters'' and in several less memorable films, including ''Film/{{Blackenstein}}'' and ''Film/DraculaVsFrankenstein''. Strickfaden's equipment even made ''audio'' cameos in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' and later ''Franchise/StarWars'' films, after sound designer Ben Burtt met Strickfaden and made audio recordings of his equipment in use.

* The ''Franchise/StarTrek''/''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' 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]], [[Film/BackToTheFuture a modified DeLorean]], and even a HotTubTimeMachine. The full two-page spread can be seen [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/3625864.html here]]. There's also a copy of the image with annotations further down the page, if you can't identify them all.

* The laboratory equipment from 1931's ''[[{{Frankenstein1931}} Frankenstein]]'', designed by Kenneth Strickfaden, was reused decades later in Mel Brooks' ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''. Prior to that, it was seen in an episode of ''Series/TheMunsters'' and in several less memorable films, including ''Film/{{Blackenstein}}'' and ''Film/DraculaVsFrankenstein''.

* ''EvilDead2'' famously has the [[ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger glove]] hanging from a wall.

* '''Example A:''' A DMC [=DeLorean=] appearing in a ''Film/DieHard'' movie. This model of car is famous for being that of the car from ''BackToTheFuture'', however this is an ordinary [=DeLorean=]. '''Not a Cameo Prop.'''
* '''Example B:''' The [=DeLorean=] from ''BackToTheFuture'' appearing in a ''Film/DieHard'' movie, complete with all the gear on the back, flux capacitor between seats, time gauge, everything. '''A Cameo Prop.'''

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* In one ''Comicbook/JonSableFreelance'' story, The Maltese Falcon (the actual prop used in [[Film/TheMalteseFalcon the 1941 film]]) is a literal example, and the MacGuffin.

* The laboratory equipment from 1931's ''[[{{Frankenstein1931}} Frankenstein]]'', designed by Kenneth Strickfaden, was reused decades later in Mel Brooks' ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''. Prior to that, it was seen in an episode of ''Series/TheMunsters'' and in several less memorable films, including ''Film/Blackenstein'' and ''Film/DraculaVsFrankenstein''.

* ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'' has the same lightning table apparatus prop from the original ''[[{{Frankenstein1931}} Frankenstein]]'' movie - as in, they went and dug up the original prop because they thought it'd be cool.

* ''[[EvilDead Evil Dead II]]'' famously has the [[ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger glove]] hanging from a wall.

* ''{{Gremlins}}''. In a scene at a science fiction convention, Robby the Robot (from ''ForbiddenPlanet'') and the time machine from the 1960 film version of ''TheTimeMachine'' appear. They both act the way they do in the films: Robby talks as he did in ''ForbiddenPlanet'' and the time machine can actually go through time.

* ''YoungFrankenstein'' has the same lightning table apparatus prop from the original ''[[{{Frankenstein1931}} Frankenstein]]'' movie - as in, they went and dug up the original prop because they thought it'd be cool.
* In ''[[{{Predator}} Predator 2]]'', one of the trophies aboard the Predator's ship as an Film/{{Alien}} skull. That the two species inhabit the same universe would later become canon.

* ''TheSimpsons'': In a HalloweenEpisode, supervillain "The Collector" (Comic Book Guy) has the only working [[StarTrek phaser]] ever produced - they made it to keep WilliamShatner in line.

* ''{{Babylon 5}}'' had an unintentional example: They needed a space suit for the episode "Babylon Squared", and went to buy one from a prop company they dealt with. The only spacesuit available was the one from ''TwoThousandTenTheYearWeMakeContact''.

* ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' contains a lot of these, usually as part of TakeThat jabs at other shooters. For instance, at one level you find Master Chief's PowerArmor from ''{{Halo}}''; in others, you discover ''DeadSpace'' SpaceMarine helmets (there is an achievement for finding all of them).

* An episode of ''TheDrewCareyShow'' focused on Drew winning the Batmobile from ''Film/{{Batman}}'' and ''BatmanReturns''. At one point, Louis and Oswald are arrested for stealing the car, dressed as [[Series/{{Batman}} Adam West-style Batman and Burt Ward-style Robin]].

* 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 ''GetSmart''.

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

* The ear-piece worn by Uhura in the 2009 ''Film/StarTrek'' film was the same as that from ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.

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