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* ''[[Comicbook/GreenLantern Green Lantern: Secret Files and Origins]]'' featured "the tastiest Green Lantern[=/=]Comicbook/TheFlash team-ups ever!" First, the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] GL and Flash defeat Nazi saboteurs with the aid of Secret Files candy bars and their secret ingredient. Then the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] incarnations use the "space age taste" of Secret Files bars to expose alien criminals disguised as alien policemen (the real policemen absorb energy). Finally the [[UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks Modern Age]] versions (Kyle Rayner and Walter West[[note]]Not Wallace "Wally" West - it's complicated but involves parallel universes and Abra Kadabra[[/note]]) are halfway through an ad for Secret Files Powerbars, before Kyle starts complaining it doesn't make sense. "We defeat the bad guy by giving him ''food''? And why is he standing at ground zero of his own weapon anyway? [[WhoWritesThisCrap Who wrote this]]?" While Kyle argues with the director of what now turns out to be a TV ad, and learns they're still working off Alan and Jay's contracts, Walter learns that the "secret ingredient" is ''sugar''.

** The Free Comic Book Day 2011 issue featured "[[Comicbook/{{Zombo}} Obmoz]] Battles the Twinklie Winkler!", in which a camp [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] villain in a typical ''2000 AD'' {{Dystopia}} steals the official Government snackfood, only to be stopped by the Government's zombie crimefighter, Obmoz. Rather permanently.

* ''Podcast/BehindTheBastards'':In addition to his incessant BitingTheHandHumor, Robert will frequently announce before ads that some supposed major corporate sponsor is doing something horrible, like buying a private island to hunt children for sport.

->'''Bugs Bunny:''' Is this [Wal-Mart] a mirage? Or just product placement?\\

* ''WebVideo/SMPLive'' has [="JokoPods"=], a parody of Apple AirPods.

** In the issue of ''Marvel Team-Up'' released as part of the infamous mid-80's "Assistant Editor's Month", entitled "Aunt May and Franklin Richards vs. Galactus", Galactus took Aunt May as his new herald (under the name "Golden Oldie") after which she halted his latest attempt to devour the earth by serving him "Grosstest Twinkles".

* One ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' story features Tails reading a [[ShowWithinAShow comic within the comic]] that casts the Freedom Fighters as parodies of the Franchise/FantasticFour, with Robotnik serving in the Galactus role. Parodying the ads, Sonic manages to keep from Robotnik from eating the planet by giving him "Twinkles," which has the tagline "You avoid a fight with every bite!"

* Creator/{{Tobuscus}} manages to parody this trope and play it straight at the same time. His schtick is to get paid by advertisers to produce parody videos about their products, under the theory that humor creates buzz. On the other hand, some of his videos are straight parodies, such as the ''VideoGame/FarmVille'' series (which almost got him in copyright trouble due to an [[ExecutiveMeddling overzealous Zynga employee]]). As if that weren't enough, any time a brand name appears in any of his videos or he mentions one in passing, he yells "[[CatchPhrase Sponsor!]]", whether the appearance is sponsored or not.

** Creator/FoxNewsChannel is still a news network, but has devolved into pure entertainment, with its newscasters dressed like porn stars.

* Podcast/BehindTheBastards'':In addition to his incessant BitingTheHandHumor, Robert will frequently announce before ads that some supposed major corporate sponsor is doing something horrible, like buying a private island to hunt children for sport.

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%%* [[http://nonadventures.com/2009/06/20/the-shills-to-pay-the-bills/ Speaking of Domino's]]

* Parodied in WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic review of ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''

* ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' will feature "a word from our sponsors" in every episode, all of which are the creepiest of {{DadaAd}}s or just the announcer making weird noises into the microphone for two minutes, followed by a disturbingly peppy announcement of the company and their slogan.

* In-universe in ''Podcast/TheOrbitingHumanCircusOfTheAir'' the eponymous radio VarietyShow's "[[GuestStar Guest vocalist]]" Romica the Singing Saw appears to be the Circus' blatant in-show promotion of its sponsor, Samuel Saws, who are reaping the benefits of the Circus' popularity.
* In ''Literature/TheTimTebowCFLChronicles,'' there's a shoe store that only offers movie tie-in shoes. Tim Tebow gets a pair of ''Hitch'' sneakers; they don't cost him anything, but in return he has to tell everyone about ''Hitch''--the romantic comedy with a twist, starring Will Smith! Now available on DVD!
* ''Series/TheCryOfMann'': The set of "Tanking Mann", a parody after-show, eventually becomes filled with cans of "La Colombe" coffee, and the hosts keep talking about the drinks.

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* ''WebVideo/ItalianSpiderman'' parodies this trope, with the "Il Gallo" (a fictional label, mind you) cigarettes often smoked by the main character -- he even blatantly exhibits them during one episode.
* ''WebVideo/TheIrateGamer'': In his ''VideoGame/YoNoid'' review, he notes at the beginning that the game's developer sold out by making a bad game based on a Domino's Pizza mascot. As he reviews the game, he wonders why Domino's would do such a thing. He then gets a check from Domino's and decides that selling out isn't a bad thing and starts promoting and namedropping random products ("After all, a logo can go a long way.") while praising the game. He finally stops when he sees how bad the ending is and decides that he'll only sell out to himself.
* Creator/{{Tobuscus}} manages to parody this trope and play it straight at the same time. His schtick is to get paid by advertisers to produce parody videos about their products, under the theory that humor creates buzz. On the other hand, some of his videos are straight parodies, such as the ''VideoGame/FarmVille'' series (which almost got him in copyright trouble due to an [[ExecutiveMeddling overzealous Zynga employee]]). As if that weren't enough, any time a brand name appears in any of his videos or he mentions one in passing, he yells "[[CatchPhrase Sponsor!]]", whether the appearance is sponsored or not.
* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's review of ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'':
-->'''Critic:''' So to put it bluntly, he'll be back after these messages. ''[lights start dimming]'' No, hey what are you doing? That was a joke. It wasn't serious. It wasn't serious. No, hey, what are you doing? STOP! ''[a real blip ad plays and then the lights come back on]'' Chester, report!\\
'''[[WebVideo/BumReviews Chester A. Bum]]:''' We are being intersected by a word from our sponsor!\\
'''Critic:''' Dammit. These advertising execs are getting more and more clever. ''Raise our shields against anymore commercial plugs!''\\
'''Chester:''' Yes sir. [[HypocriticalHumor Incidentally, this swing of the shields is brought to you by the delicious taste of Diet Coke.]]\\
'''Critic:''' ''Chester!''\\
'''Chester:''' Sorry, sorry.
* WebVideo/RedLetterMedia in their Half in the Bag series ended their ''Jack and Jill'' review by purposely shoving various products in front of the camera, mocking the movie's overuse of it.
* Some of the challenges in ''WebVideo/DesertBusForHope''. "This episode of Qwerpline is brought to you by Jack Flank's Plank Flank Blank Shank."
* The product placement for U by Kotex feminine hygiene products is relatively subtle in Season 1 of ''WebVideo/CarmillaTheSeries'' and quite subtle in Season 2, before returning with a hilarious vengeance in the first episodes of [[{{Backstory}} Season 0]] in the form of a mountain of pads and tampons.
* WebVideo/{{CDZA}} and WebVideo/TheKeyOfAwesome did a crossover video parodying the overuse of this trope in hip hop songs, entitled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-tNks86Elk "Hip Hop Shopping Spree"]].
* ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'': In the review of ''Film/TheDungeonmaster'', Spoony jokes that the villain's name Mystema "sounds like some sort of hemorrhoid infection, or some sort of tropical disease" and then we see commercial-style testimonials from some of the other Channel Awesome contributors who are "suffering" from mystema. Dr. Insano then presents "[=XCALIBR8=]" (the name of the artificial intelligence/technology created by the hero) as a medicated lotion that can cure mystema, followed by more Channel Awesome testimonials.
* ''WebVideo/ElBananero'':
** His most famous videos and the reason he becomes a referent for Latin American youtubers is thanks to his {{Infomercial}}s that parody existing products, as well creating new ones, all of them with the "call now" placement. Some of his most famous "products" are ''Sofa-natico'', ''Kit Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'', ''Gas-T-Rico'' and ''Gaytorade''.
** The most notable case of ContinuityNod about the above is ''Muñeca System'', an inflated sex doll that can do a lot of things apart of being just a sex doll which Infomercial became El Bananero's first success. Well, with the time, Muñeca System became his girlfriend (a {{Yandere}} one, by the way) and appeared in a lot of videos and even has a dedicated HalloweenEpisode as the FetishizedAbuser.
** He also made his own beer, ''Cerveza Melorto'' ("Beer Metheasshole"), with a proper ads with an OdeToIntoxication (parody of Argentinian beer ads that use this resource).
* Parodied by Website/CollegeHumor in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHkheN5ARK8 Wait: Is This Video BRANDED?!]]" in which the four characters deny accusations from the others that they're being a corporate shill [[HypocriticalHumor while shilling products themselves]]. This includes Trapp holding a potato chip bag so that the logo is prominently visible, Grant hawking his phone's capabilities like he's being filmed, and Katie getting a DramaticWind to blow back her hair when she drinks a soda.
* WebVideo/BennettTheSage has done these as occasional gags in his anime review series ''Anime Abandon'':
** At the end of a gory scene in the "''Anime/{{Genocyber}}'' Part I" review[[note]]in which a scientist wakes up to find that he's handcuffed to a bed and his torso has been flayed down to the skeleton[[/note]], a "Not going anywhere? Grab a Snickers!" "ad" pops up.
** In the ''Manga/{{X|1999}}'' review, he calls out a blatant scene where the main character drops down in front of a Coke billboard.
--->Subtle product placement there, Potzi. Well, you can count on me to keep artistic integrity and keep corporate sponsorship at a bare minimum...just like the prices at your local Sizzler. *''cut to a Sizzler "ad" that ends with "At least we're not Denny's!"''*
** While reviewing ''Anime/BurnUp'', Sage notices that one of the bit bad guys looks a lot like Creator/WilfordBrimley, which leads to an extended parody of Brimley’s {{memetic|Mutation}} plugs for Liberty Medical.
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* In a ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunny'' cartoon, a singing commercial proclaims, "Crumbly Crunchies are the best,/Look delightful on your vest!/Feed them to unwanted guests;/stuff your mattress with the rest!" It seems to be in the cartoon strictly for ''RuleofFunny''.

* The ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' episode "Boost Mobile" revolves around the title brand of cell phone, but with more than enough Creator/AdultSwim-style [[LampshadeHanging self-conscious mockery]]. "Hey, homie, where you at? ''THE WHOLE CITY'S BEHIND US!''"

See also BlandNameProduct, ProductDisplacement, ShoddyKnockoffProduct, and TradeSnark.

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', being its own ShowWithinAShow, occasionally engages in product placement from its sponsors, which are just as questionable as everything else it features. Examples include Mary's Lambburger ("Mary had a little lamb. Had."), Humpty Dumpty's Meat Shack ("At Humpty's, all the king's horses feed all the king's men!"), and [[CrossesTheLineTwice Chef's Roadkill Emporium ("You hit it, we spit it!")]].

--> '''Yogurt:''' ''Spaceballs'': the T-shirt. ''Spaceballs'': th4e coloring book. ''Spaceballs'': the lunchbox. ''Spaceballs'': the breakfast cereal. ''Spaceballs'': the flamethrower! ''(FWOOM)'' The kids love this one. Last, but not least, ''Spaceballs'': the doll. ''(holds up a Yogurt doll)'' Me.\\

** In Carl's Jr., the most common or popular portion size is 'Extra Big-Ass', such as their fries, and thier motto has devolved into [[PrecisionFStrike "Fuck you, I'm eating!"]].

* ''Series/WandaVision:'' The first three episodes have in-universe advertisements, such as the Stark Toastmaster 2000, the Strucker Watch ("He'll make time for you!"), and [[BrickJoke HYDRA Soap]]. They're also astoundingly (but [[DeliberateValuesDissonance deliberately]]) misogynistic as hell, to match the decades they're supposedly from.
** Eventually, things move into the 2000's, so the fake ads include a TotallyRadical claymation yogurt ad [[MoodWhiplash that suddenly veers off in a much darker direction]], and an ad for an antidepressant that's supposed to make you stop thinking ItsAllAboutMe.

** The most notable case of ContinuityNod about the above is ''Muñeca System'', an inflated sex doll that can do a lot of things apart of being just a sex doll which Infomercial became El Bananero's first success. Well, with the time, Muñeca System became his girlfriend (a {{Yandere}} one, by the way) and appeared in a lot of videos and even has a dedicated HalloweenEpisode as the BastardGirlfriend.

In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', the ShowWithinAShow ''Fame or Shame'' features Imran Shinowa, a judge who plugs various products whenever he gets the opportunity to do so (or is prompted to, whichever comes first).