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* Any mainstream movie with licensed music will have a line near the end of the credits that states that the "soundtrack is available from ''x'' records."
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* ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'' introduced Bill the Cat with strips plugging Bill-themed products, in a not-too-subtle TakeThat against the ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' merchandising empire.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' had an episode that was essentially a commercial for a toy of his car, the Freakmobile. It even comes with its own chubby sidekick figure. They tell the viewer to run right out and get one NOW. At the end the narrator reads off a [[RattlingOffLegal disclaimer]] telling the viewer not to go anywhere as (sadly) the toys don't really exist and it's all a joke.

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* ''{{Freakazoid}}!'' had an episode that was essentially a commercial for a toy of his car, the Freakmobile. It even comes with its own chubby sidekick figure. They tell the viewer to run right out and get one NOW. At the end the narrator reads off a [[RattlingOffLegal disclaimer]] telling the viewer not to go anywhere as (sadly) the toys don't really exist and it's all a joke.

* Daria never had an explicit advertisement for music, but a lot of the background music was from artists MTV was trying to push at the time. It became a problem when releasing the show for DVD because they had to replace all of the music with generic background tracks, least they get into a nightmare of licensing fees.

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' also featured a bevy of ''WarnerBros'' artists during its run on the Creator/TheWB network. After each episode, they'd name the song and artists featured in that show, and point you to where you could buy their album.

* The transitional cityscape shots on ''Series/LagunaBeach'', ''Series/TheHills'' and ''The City'' often include a backing track by a notable or up-and-coming band or artist. During these scenes, information is displayed on the screen which lists the artists, song name and website where you can buy the track (often on [=iTunes=] or {{Creator/MTV}}'s official site).

** The WWE is taking this to parody to levels of deconstruction now with the WWE Network, which they '''''constantly''''' advertise as being only $9.99[[note]](per month, with a six-month commitment)

->''"Incidentally, this record is available in the foyer."''

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Towelie" they break to a fake commercial selling a Towelie towel. Incidentally, [[http://shop.comedycentral.com/South-Park-Towelie-Towel/M/B0035XJM8U.htm you can really buy one]] (not exactly the same, as it doesn't have a speech chip).

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* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' parodies this in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hzWw6fHFVg friendship move]] done by the male ninja characters, where they flat out [[BreakingTheFourthWall tell the player to buy a doll of him]].

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* Between matches, Wrestling/RingOfHonor often has clips of wrestlers updating fans about their latest products.[[/note]]

* DoctorSteel's NightmareFuel homage to the Home Shopping Network in ''The Dr. Steel Show'', Episode 1. (Dr. Steel is a toymaker, so what do you expect?) Also sung about in his song, ''Back and Forth'': "You can think for yourselves / Or you can buy all my toys ... Consume and gobble it up..."

* ''DaveBarry Talks Back'' does this in a deliberately irrelevant afterword intended for people who decide to buy books based on skimming their final pages. In this afterword, two characters who have nothing to do with the rest of the book (which is a compilation of humor columns) advertise it as a "steamy, action-packed novel." They talk about the book's retail price being a bargain even without the advice on how to make money fast and lose weight effortlessly.

-->-- Mr Cheeky, during the song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life", ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian''

* For some time ''TheBrewingNetwork'''s Justin was pretty much supported by merchandise sales and donations from listeners (with a lot of on air gratitude), with some sponsors making up the gap. There are more sponsors now, but he insists that donations and merchandise sales still help not only keep the show on the air but keep him in food.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat2'' parodies this in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hzWw6fHFVg friendship move]] done by the male ninja characters, where they flat out [[BreakingTheFourthWall tell the player to buy a doll of him]].

** The WWE is taking this to parody to levels of deconstruction now with the WWE Network, which they '''''constantly''''' advertise as being only $9.99[[note]](per month, with a six-month commitment)[[/note]]

* The SonicTheHedgehogPromoComic tells the reader to go buy [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the game it's based on]] to find out how it ends.

* The transitional cityscape shots on ''LagunaBeach'', ''TheHills'' and ''The City'' often include a backing track by a notable or up-and-coming band or artist. During these scenes, information is displayed on the screen which lists the artists, song name and website where you can buy the track (often on [=iTunes=] or {{MTV}}'s official site).
* ''{{Smallville}}'' also featured a bevy of ''WarnerBros'' artists during its run on the ''TheWB'' network. After each episode, they'd name the song and artists featured in that show, and point you to where you could buy their album.

->''Incidentally, this record is available in the foyer.''

-->''Incidentally, this record is available in the foyer.''
----> Mr Cheeky, during the song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life", ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian''

--> Mr Cheeky, during the song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life", ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian''

''Incidentally, this record is available in the foyer.''

-->''Incidentally, this record is available in the foyer.''
----> Mr Cheeky, during the song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life", ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian''