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* Averted by ''Series/DiffrentStrokes''. The series had three crossovers with the short-lived sitcom ''Hello, Larry'' during its run. In syndication and on DVD, the ''Hello, Larry'' episodes were included.
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** In the season 22 finale "The Nedliest Catch", Edna Krabappel dates Ned Flanders, and the episode ends [[BreakingTheFourthWall with Homer and Marge addressing the audience]] [[AudienceParticipation to invite them to vote on the outcome of Ned and Edna's relationship]]. [[DevelopersForesight Realizing that the whole endeavor would not translate well years later]], they add that those watching on DVD, reruns or some future media format are too late to vote. As per popular demand, the season 23 premiere episode "[[TheSimpsonsS23E1TheFalconAndTheDohman The Falcon And The D'ohman]]" showed them as a couple, and eventually marrying till [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Mrs. Krabappel was killed off in season 25, after her actress Marcia Wallace's passing in 2013]].
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** In the season 22 finale "The Nedliest Catch", Edna Krabappel dates Ned Flanders, and the episode ends [[BreakingTheFourthWall with Homer and Marge addressing the audience]] [[AudienceParticipation to invite them to vote on the outcome of Ned and Edna's relationship]]. [[DevelopersForesight Realizing that the whole endeavor would not translate well years later]], they add that those watching on DVD, reruns or some future media format are too late to vote. As per popular demand, the season 23 premiere episode "[[TheSimpsonsS23E1TheFalconAndTheDohman "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS23E1TheFalconAndTheDohman The Falcon And The D'ohman]]" showed them as a couple, and eventually marrying till [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Mrs. Krabappel was killed off in season 25, after her actress Marcia Wallace's passing in 2013]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E18AStarIsBurns A Star Is Burns]]", there is a crossover with Jay Sherman from the short-lived show ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''; viewers born after TheNineties might think that Jay was a one-off ''Simpsons'' character from an in-universe TV show.
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** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E18AStarIsBurns A Star Is Burns]]", there is a crossover with Jay Sherman from the short-lived show ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''; viewers born after TheNineties might think that Jay was a one-off ''Simpsons'' character from an in-universe TVshow.show.
** In the season 22 finale "The Nedliest Catch", Edna Krabappel dates Ned Flanders, and the episode ends [[BreakingTheFourthWall with Homer and Marge addressing the audience]] [[AudienceParticipation to invite them to vote on the outcome of Ned and Edna's relationship]]. [[DevelopersForesight Realizing that the whole endeavor would not translate well years later]], they add that those watching on DVD, reruns or some future media format are too late to vote. As per popular demand, the season 23 premiere episode "[[TheSimpsonsS23E1TheFalconAndTheDohman The Falcon And The D'ohman]]" showed them as a couple, and eventually marrying till [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Mrs. Krabappel was killed off in season 25, after her actress Marcia Wallace's passing in 2013]].
** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E18AStarIsBurns A Star Is Burns]]", there is a crossover with Jay Sherman from the short-lived show ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''; viewers born after TheNineties might think that Jay was a one-off ''Simpsons'' character from an in-universe TV
** In the season 22 finale "The Nedliest Catch", Edna Krabappel dates Ned Flanders, and the episode ends [[BreakingTheFourthWall with Homer and Marge addressing the audience]] [[AudienceParticipation to invite them to vote on the outcome of Ned and Edna's relationship]]. [[DevelopersForesight Realizing that the whole endeavor would not translate well years later]], they add that those watching on DVD, reruns or some future media format are too late to vote. As per popular demand, the season 23 premiere episode "[[TheSimpsonsS23E1TheFalconAndTheDohman The Falcon And The D'ohman]]" showed them as a couple, and eventually marrying till [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Mrs. Krabappel was killed off in season 25, after her actress Marcia Wallace's passing in 2013]].
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''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': The first season of the radio program features references to Colgate-Palmolive "Lucky Goldmine Contest". One episode, "Connie's New Job Offer", dated July 31, 1949, has Miss Brooks consider going back to her old job - secretary to the mayor of a small city in New Jersey. In story [[RealLifeWritesThePlot (and in real life)]], the mayor's secretary had just won the $49,000 jackpot.
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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': The first season of the radio program features references to Colgate-Palmolive "Lucky Goldmine Contest". One episode, "Connie's New Job Offer", dated July 31, 1949, has Miss Brooks consider going back to her old job - secretary to the mayor of a small city in New Jersey. In story [[RealLifeWritesThePlot (and in real life)]], the mayor's secretary had just won the $49,000 jackpot.
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* Solving the mining quest in the ''[[VideoGame/{{Bionicle}} Mata Nui Online Game]]'' takes the player to a secret underground entrance where a holographic Golden Mask with the inscription "RAHI" appears, neither of which do anything and are given no explanation. When revisiting the place at the end, the mask is gone, which is even mentioned in the dialogue. It was part of a Toys/{{LEGO}} contest from 2001 where people had to find hidden masks across different media and decode the accompanying text to win a prize. It has no in-story purpose and is seemingly unrelated to the actual Golden Masks in the game.
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* Solving the mining quest in the ''[[VideoGame/{{Bionicle}} Mata Nui Online Game]]'' takes the player to a secret underground entrance where a holographic Golden Mask with the inscription "RAHI" appears, neither of which do anything and are given no explanation. When revisiting the place at the end, the mask is gone, which is even mentioned in the dialogue. It was part of a Toys/{{LEGO}} contest from 2001 where people had to find hidden masks across different media and decode the accompanying text to win a prize. It has no in-story purpose and is seemingly unrelated to the actual Golden Masks in the game.
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''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': The first season of the radio program features references to Colgate-Palmolive "Lucky Goldmine Contest". One episode, "Connie's New Job Offer", dated July 31, 1949, has Miss Brooks consider going back to her old job - secretary to the mayor of a small city in New Jersey. In story [[RealLifeWritesThePlot (and in real life)]], the mayor's secretary had just won the $49,000 jackpot.
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* During Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'s 35th anniversary in 2009, Creator/MarvelComics issued variant covers [[WolverinePublicity featuring him for all of their titles]] during the month of April. This was even done for books like ''Literature/AnitaBlake: The Laughing Corpse'', an adaptation of a novel which did not feature Wolverine in the story and doesn't even take place in the Marvel Universe. Today, fans of the Anita Blake character may wonder what Wolverine is doing on the cover of one of her issues.
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* During Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'s ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s 35th anniversary in 2009, Creator/MarvelComics issued variant covers [[WolverinePublicity featuring him for all of their titles]] during the month of April. This was even done for books like ''Literature/AnitaBlake: The Laughing Corpse'', an adaptation of a novel which did not feature Wolverine in the story and doesn't even take place in the Marvel Universe. Today, fans of the Anita Blake character may wonder what Wolverine is doing on the cover of one of her issues.
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* In 1997, {{Creator/ABC}} aired a special called ''The T.G.I.F. Time Warp'' which featured the casts of ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'', ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'', ''Series/TeenAngel'' and ''Series/YouWish'' stuck in different time periods due to Salem [[ItMakesSenseInContext swallowing a time ball]]. Anyone watching the latter three shows without knowing about the special would be quite confused when their main casts are sent to different time periods for seemingly no reason.
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* In 1997, {{Creator/ABC}} aired a special called ''The T.G.I.F. Time Warp'' which featured the casts of ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'', ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'', ''Series/TeenAngel'' and ''Series/YouWish'' stuck in different time periods due to Salem [[ItMakesSenseInContext swallowing a time ball]]. Anyone watching the latter three shows without knowing about the special would be quite confused when their main casts are sent to different time periods for seemingly no reason. Fortuitously for ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' (the only other show besides ''Sabrina'' to survive more than one season ''and'' be seen in syndication), Salem appears only in the ColdOpen[[note]]which is itself highly unusual for ''Boy Meets World'' since the show doesn't usually have cold opens[[/note]] before abruptly disappearing (Cory literally ''tosses him aside''), and the show had a tradition of fantasy episodes set in different time periods ''anyways'', so the Time Warp one fits right in. Sabrina herself had even cameoed in a different episode of the show, so why ''wouldn't'' Salem randomly show up?
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* Game shows in general suffer from this in reruns. There might be references to long-ended contests, numbers to dial if you wanted to be a contestant, etc. Depending on the show, these might be left alone, or [[EditedForSyndication edited to remove or hide the outdated stuff]].
** ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', for instance, had a promotion tying in with the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta ([[HomeParticipationSweepstakes where home viewers could submit puzzles for the show to use]]); Creator/{{GSN}} reruns edited all this stuff out, leading to lots of abrupt fade-outs and the like ([[MissingEpisode most of the Olympics-related episodes were absent from GSN, likely due to this]]).
** ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', for instance, had a promotion tying in with the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta ([[HomeParticipationSweepstakes where home viewers could submit puzzles for the show to use]]); Creator/{{GSN}} reruns edited all this stuff out, leading to lots of abrupt fade-outs and the like ([[MissingEpisode most of the Olympics-related episodes were absent from GSN, likely due to this]]).
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** On the topic of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', the show used to be referred to as "Grim and Evil"[[note]]the "Evil" part of the name referring to ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''[[/note]]. As The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy got more popular, Evil con Carne was dropped, allowing the series to have 11-minute stories that couldn't work with the 7-minute timeframe. Eventually, the protagonist of Evil con Carne, General Skarr, moved into Endsville and suspiciously hates Grim, with occasional appearances to other members of his team. Younger fans assume that aside from Skarr, the characters were one-off characters created for the series.
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** On the topic of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', the show used to be referred to as "Grim and Evil"[[note]]the "Evil" part of the name referring to ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''[[/note]]. As The ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Mandy'' got more popular, Evil con Carne ''Evil Con Carne'' was dropped, allowing the series to have 11-minute stories that couldn't work with the 7-minute timeframe. Eventually, the protagonist of Evil con Carne, ''ECC'''s General Skarr, Skarr moved into to Endsville and suspiciously hates Grim, became a recurring character, with occasional appearances to from other members of his team.''ECC'' characters. Younger fans assume that aside from Skarr, the characters were one-off characters created for the series.
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* In 1996, Creator/USANetwork held an event where a made-up barbarian character named the "Warrior King" [[CrossThrough appeared in one episode of each of the shows on the network's "Action Extreme Team block]]" (in order of appearance, ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'', ''Savage Dragon'', ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'' and ''WesternAnimation/WingCommanderAcademy''), in a storyline where he tried to recover a mystical orb needed to prevent the impending doom of his home dimension. Without the context of the event, the orb's appearance as a MacGuffin in the ''Mortal Kombat'' episode and the Warrior King's cameo at the end of it might be confusing to newer viewers.
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* In 1996, Creator/USANetwork held an event where a made-up barbarian character named the "Warrior King" [[CrossThrough appeared in one episode of each of the shows on the network's "Action network's]] ''Action Extreme Team block]]" Team'' block (in order of appearance, ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'', ''Savage Dragon'', ''[[ComicBook/TheSavageDragon Savage Dragon]]'', ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'' and ''WesternAnimation/WingCommanderAcademy''), in a storyline where he tried to recover a mystical orb needed to prevent the impending doom of his home dimension. Without the context of the event, the orb's appearance as a MacGuffin in the ''Mortal Kombat'' episode and the Warrior King's cameo at the end of it might be confusing to newer viewers.
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* The 2011 Music/{{Eminem}} and Music/{{BoB}} collaboration "Things Get Worse" is a reworking of a track intended for Eminem's [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] 2009 album ''Relapse 2'', which B.o.B added a guest verse to and put on his album. The problem is that ''Relapse'' was a ConceptAlbum in which Eminem adopts a MedicalHorror SlasherMovie [[EraSpecificPersonality persona]] that Eminem [[CreatorBacklash scrapped out of embarassment]] almost immediately as soon as the album came out. By the time "Things Get Worse" was released, Eminem had changed to a softer SincerityMode [[RatedGForGangsta image]] and had a CareerResurrection with it - even having a major hit with B.o.B during this artistic period in his new stadium pop style. It is difficult to imagine the audience of Eminem and B.o.B's uplifting "Airplanes" picking up "Things Get Worse" and having any idea why Slim Shady is rapping in a [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent weird cod-Egyptian accent]] about murdering Creator/DakotaFanning and [[CreepyCrossdresser dancing in her panties]].
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** The 2011Music/{{Eminem}} Eminem and Music/{{BoB}} collaboration "Things Get Worse" is a reworking of a track intended for Eminem's [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] 2009 album ''Relapse 2'', which B.o.B added a guest verse to and put on his album. The problem is that ''Relapse'' was a ConceptAlbum in which Eminem adopts a MedicalHorror SlasherMovie [[EraSpecificPersonality persona]] that Eminem [[CreatorBacklash scrapped out of embarassment]] almost immediately as soon as the album came out. By the time "Things Get Worse" was released, Eminem had changed to a softer SincerityMode [[RatedGForGangsta image]] and had a CareerResurrection with it - even having a major hit with B.o.B during this artistic period in his new stadium pop style. It is difficult to imagine the audience of Eminem and B.o.B's uplifting "Airplanes" picking up "Things Get Worse" and having any idea why Slim Shady is rapping in a [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent weird cod-Egyptian accent]] about murdering Creator/DakotaFanning and [[CreepyCrossdresser dancing in her panties]].panties]].
** This got Eminem into some serious trouble when, in 2019, the solo version of "Things Get Worse" leaked, complete with a lyric in which Slim announces he stands with Music/ChrisBrown, [[DudeNotFunny saying he'd also beat up a woman who gave him a venereal disease]]. While it's reasonable to be appalled by the joke, with Eminem's ''Relapse'' phase being largely forgotten about in the general population by 2019, it was reported on as if it was Eminem's actual opinions. Eminem put out a statement explaining that when he wrote the song he was getting '[[LostInCharacter way too into]]' playing his serial killer character and regretted making the song and any hurt he caused, but it was taken by some as a [[JustJokingJustification contrived excuse]], despite the fact that the line is typical of the content on ''Relapse'' and also said in a silly accent just to reinforce that it's a character.
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** This got Eminem into some serious trouble when, in 2019, the solo version of "Things Get Worse" leaked, complete with a lyric in which Slim announces he stands with Music/ChrisBrown, [[DudeNotFunny saying he'd also beat up a woman who gave him a venereal disease]]. While it's reasonable to be appalled by the joke, with Eminem's ''Relapse'' phase being largely forgotten about in the general population by 2019, it was reported on as if it was Eminem's actual opinions. Eminem put out a statement explaining that when he wrote the song he was getting '[[LostInCharacter way too into]]' playing his serial killer character and regretted making the song and any hurt he caused, but it was taken by some as a [[JustJokingJustification contrived excuse]], despite the fact that the line is typical of the content on ''Relapse'' and also said in a silly accent just to reinforce that it's a character.
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* In 1997, {{Creator/ABC}} aired a special called ''The T.G.I.F. Time Warp'' which featured the casts of ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'', ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'', ''Series/TeenAngel'' and ''Series/YouWish'' stuck in different time periods due to Salem [[ItMakesSenseInContext swallowing a time ball]]. Anyone watching the latter three shows without knowing about the special would be quite confused when their main casts are sent to different time periods for seemingly no reason.
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* In 1996, Creator/USANetwork held an event where a made-up barbarian character named the "Warrior King" [[CrossThrough appeared in one episode of each of the shows on the network's "Action Extreme Team block]]" (in order of appearance, ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'', ''Savage Dragon'' ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'' and ''WesternAnimation/WingCommanderAcademy''), in a storyline where he tried to recover a mystical orb needed to prevent the impending doom of his home dimension. Without the context of the event, the orb's appearance as a MacGuffin in the ''Mortal Kombat'' episode and the Warrior King's cameo at the end of it might be confusing to newer viewers.
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* In 1996, Creator/USANetwork held an event where a made-up barbarian character named the "Warrior King" [[CrossThrough appeared in one episode of each of the shows on the network's "Action Extreme Team block]]" (in order of appearance, ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'', ''Savage Dragon'' Dragon'', ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'' and ''WesternAnimation/WingCommanderAcademy''), in a storyline where he tried to recover a mystical orb needed to prevent the impending doom of his home dimension. Without the context of the event, the orb's appearance as a MacGuffin in the ''Mortal Kombat'' episode and the Warrior King's cameo at the end of it might be confusing to newer viewers.
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** On the topic of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', the show used to be referred to as "Grim and Evil"[[note]]the "Evil" part of the name referring to ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''[[/note]]. As The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy got more popular, Evil con Carne was dropped, allowing the series to have 11-minute stories that couldn't work with the 7-minute timeframe. Eventually, the protagonist of Evil con Carne, General Skarr, moved into Endsville and suspiciously hates Grim, with occasional appearances to other members of his team. Younger fans assume that aside from Skarr, the characters were one-off characters created for the series.
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* ''Series/RedDwarf'': The initial [=VHS=] releases of the {{Blooper}} compliations ''Smeg Ups'' and ''Smeg Outs'' included continuity links for two competitions. (Smeg Ups had one to allow the winner the chance to become an extra for Series VII, whilst Smeg Outs had the chance to allow two people a day on the set for the same series). This naturally would not have made sense to any viewers viewing them after the competition ended, so when they were rereleased on [=DVD=] (as ''Just The Smegs''), these competition links were cut.
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* The cold open of the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' episode hosted by Music/JenniferLopez in 2001 features Creator/WillFerrell apologizing to Lopez for his treatment of her earlier in the week. What is this in reference to? A sketch that aired during a special prime-time episode of ''SNL'' which aired the previous Thursday night. This episode probably hasn't been repeated since its original airing (unlike the regular episode hosted by Lopez).
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* ''[[Creator/CartoonNetwork Cartoon Network Invaded]]'', a five-part crossover event in which five CN shows were invaded by the same aliens, averted this for the most part when the episodes aired separately rather than together. However, Part 3, an episode of ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'', contained a reference to Part 2 in which Windsor holds up a magazine with [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy the Eds]] on the cover. In the case of Part 5, which aired on ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', its original ending featured a [[TheStinger stinger]] tying the five parts together, so an alternate ending was created for when it aired by itself.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In the episode "A Star Is Burns", there is a crossover with Jay Sherman from the short-lived show ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''; viewers born after TheNineties might think that Jay was a one-off ''Simpsons'' character from an in-universe TV show.
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* ''Series/FraggleRock'': In 1983, spots ran on Creator/{{HBO}} for a sweepstakes where the grand prize was a trip for four to see the set of Fraggle Rock and a free full year subscription to HBO. The same television promo is included on the North American DVD releases of the show but with an on-screen message that the contest ended on May 31, 1983.
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* ''Literature/Animorphs'' tried to prevent this in 2010 by releasing a rerelease of the series with pop culture references either reworked to modern ones (the series originally ran from the mid 90s to early 2000s) or removed entirely, but the rerelease series was QuietlyCancelled when it met poor sales.
* ''Literature/Animorphs'' tried to prevent this in 2010 by releasing a rerelease of the series with pop culture references either reworked to modern ones (the series originally ran from the mid 90s to early 2000s) or removed entirely, but the rerelease series was QuietlyCancelled when it met poor sales.
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* During Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'s 35th anniversary in 2009, Creator/MarvelComics issued variant covers featuring him for all of their titles during the month of April. This was even done for books like ''Literature/AnitaBlake: The Laughing Corpse'', an adaptation of a novel which did not feature Wolverine in the story and doesn't even take place in the Marvel Universe. Today, fans of the Anita Blake character may wonder what Wolverine is doing on the cover of one of her issues.
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* During Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'s 35th anniversary in 2009, Creator/MarvelComics issued variant covers [[WolverinePublicity featuring him for all of their titles titles]] during the month of April. This was even done for books like ''Literature/AnitaBlake: The Laughing Corpse'', an adaptation of a novel which did not feature Wolverine in the story and doesn't even take place in the Marvel Universe. Today, fans of the Anita Blake character may wonder what Wolverine is doing on the cover of one of her issues.
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However, there are some works which feature a reference to an element of its own production; this element was part of the work's initial release, but no longer exists during later releases. Other works may tie into a separate work that existed at the time but has since been forgotten. These are Production-Related Period Pieces, in which these references may seem ambiguous or confusing to people who are unfamiliar with the work's original release.
For example, say an episode of a television series crosses over with an episode from another series, but one of the series became much more popular than the other and is far better remembered. If the less popular series no longer airs and has since been forgotten, then the crossover no longer makes sense to the general public, and can lead people to ask WhatHappenedToTheMouse.
For example, say an episode of a television series crosses over with an episode from another series, but one of the series became much more popular than the other and is far better remembered. If the less popular series no longer airs and has since been forgotten, then the crossover no longer makes sense to the general public, and can lead people to ask WhatHappenedToTheMouse.
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However, there are some works which that feature a reference to an element of its own production; this element was part of the work's initial release, but no longer exists during later releases. Other works may tie into a separate work that existed at the time but has since been forgotten. These are Production-Related Period Pieces, in which these references may seem ambiguous or confusing to people who are unfamiliar with the work's original release.
For example, say an episode of a television series crosses over with an episode from another series, but one of the series became much more popular than the other and is far better remembered. If the less popular series no longer airs and has since been forgotten, then the crossover no longer makes sense to the generalpublic, public and can lead people to ask WhatHappenedToTheMouse.
For example, say an episode of a television series crosses over with an episode from another series, but one of the series became much more popular than the other and is far better remembered. If the less popular series no longer airs and has since been forgotten, then the crossover no longer makes sense to the general
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* This can apply to concept albums, where a hit single from the album will be much more popular over the years than the album itself.
** One example is "Mr. Roboto" by Music/{{Styx}}, which tells part of the story of Robert Orin Charles Kilroy from the album ''Music/KilroyWasHere''. However, the lyrics make less sense than they're supposed to without the rest of the songs and the liner notes from the album to explain them.
** One example is "Mr. Roboto" by Music/{{Styx}}, which tells part of the story of Robert Orin Charles Kilroy from the album ''Music/KilroyWasHere''. However, the lyrics make less sense than they're supposed to without the rest of the songs and the liner notes from the album to explain them.
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* This can apply to concept albums, where a hit single from the album will be much more popular over the years than the album itself.
**itself. One example is "Mr. Roboto" by Music/{{Styx}}, which tells part of the story of Robert Orin Charles Kilroy from the album ''Music/KilroyWasHere''. However, the lyrics make less sense than they're supposed to without the rest of the songs and the liner notes from the album to explain them.
**
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** In the episode "A Star Is Burns", there is a crossover with Jay Sherman from the short-lived show ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''; viewers born after TheNineties might think that Jay was a one-off ''Simpsons'' character from an in-universe TV show.
** Sort of averted at the end of the Season 22 finale, "The Ned-liest Catch", in which Homer and Marge announced that the audience can vote on whether or not Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel would become an OfficialCouple, with the winning choice to be revealed during the next season's premiere, "The Falcon and the D'oh-man". For reruns, the announcement still plays, but is immediately followed by another announcement saying that the voting period is over and that the fans voted "Pro-Nedna".
** In the episode "A Star Is Burns", there is a crossover with Jay Sherman from the short-lived show ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''; viewers born after TheNineties might think that Jay was a one-off ''Simpsons'' character from an in-universe TV show.
** Sort of averted at the end of the Season 22 finale, "The Ned-liest Catch", in which Homer and Marge announced that the audience can vote on whether or not Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel would become an OfficialCouple, with the winning choice to be revealed during the next season's premiere, "The Falcon and the D'oh-man". For reruns, the announcement still plays, but is immediately followed by another announcement saying that the voting period is over and that the fans voted "Pro-Nedna".
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
**''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In the episode "A Star Is Burns", there is a crossover with Jay Sherman from the short-lived show ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''; viewers born after TheNineties might think that Jay was a one-off ''Simpsons'' character from an in-universe TV show.
** Sort of averted at the end of the Season 22 finale, "The Ned-liest Catch", in which Homer and Marge announced that the audience can vote on whether or not Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel would become an OfficialCouple, with the winning choice to be revealed during the next season's premiere, "The Falcon and the D'oh-man". For reruns, the announcement still plays, but is immediately followed by another announcement saying that the voting period is over and that the fans voted "Pro-Nedna".show.
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** Sort of averted at the end of the Season 22 finale, "The Ned-liest Catch", in which Homer and Marge announced that the audience can vote on whether or not Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel would become an OfficialCouple, with the winning choice to be revealed during the next season's premiere, "The Falcon and the D'oh-man". For reruns, the announcement still plays, but is immediately followed by another announcement saying that the voting period is over and that the fans voted "Pro-Nedna".
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In an UnintentionalPeriodPiece, references to popular fads or news stories at the time a work was created may be unfamiliar to people viewing the work during the present day.
However, there are some works which feature a reference to an element of its own production; this element was part of the work's initial release, but no longer exists during later releases. Other works may tie into a separate work that existed at the time but has since been forgotten. These are Production-Related Period Pieces, in which these references may seem ambiguous or confusing to people who are unfamiliar with the work's original release.
For example, say an episode of a television series crosses over with an episode from another series, but one of the series became much more popular than the other and is far better remembered. If the less popular series no longer airs and has since been forgotten, then the crossover no longer makes sense to the general public, and can lead people to ask WhatHappenedToTheMouse.
See also TheArtifact and DeletedScene. Related to OrphanedReference.
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!!Examples:
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* During Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'s 35th anniversary in 2009, Creator/MarvelComics issued variant covers featuring him for all of their titles during the month of April. This was even done for books like ''Literature/AnitaBlake: The Laughing Corpse'', an adaptation of a novel which did not feature Wolverine in the story and doesn't even take place in the Marvel Universe. Today, fans of the Anita Blake character may wonder what Wolverine is doing on the cover of one of her issues.
* Can happen when a comic book run gets reprinted without all the issues related to a particular story.
** Early reprints of Creator/AlanMoore's ''ComicBook/SwampThing'' run in TheEighties began with "The Anatomy Lesson", the second story Moore scripted for the title, which begins with the title character already captured by the Sunderland Corporation. Beginning in 2009, Moore's first issue was included in reprints as well; however, even though that story details Swamp Thing's capture, it also continued the preceding storyline by writer Martin Pasko, which would not be reprinted until 2017.
** In ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'', Secret's first appearance in the series references events from her less-known debut one-shot, where the boys help her escape from the DEO. This one-shot went un-reprinted for many years, but was included when DC finally began releasing YJ omnibuses in the new tens.
** Prevalent with [[CrisisCrossover Crisis Crossovers]], where the main series crosses over into other titles. The [[TropeNamers Trope Namer]] ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' is one example, with a number of subplots expanding out of the original series and into the crossover issues. Fortunately, a number of these were footnoted so fans would know where to look to find their resolution, and by 2019 all of the crossover issues were reprinted by DC in separate collections.
** ''ComicBook/NextMen'' includes the characters Donna Wojciechowski and Walker Stone from creator Creator/JohnByrne's then-recent prose novel ''Whipping Boy''. A footnote even directs readers to pick up the novel to find out about "the business in Faulkner" that Stone refers to. Unfortunately, this novel hasn't been in print in about 30 years.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* Averted by ''Series/DiffrentStrokes''. The series had three crossovers with the short-lived sitcom ''Hello, Larry'' during its run. In syndication and on DVD, the ''Hello, Larry'' episodes were included.
* In the ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' episode "Dumb Patrol", the team is briefly reunited with their one-time nemesis Beard Hunter, who was last seen getting banished to the White Space with Mr. Nobody. When they ask him what happened to Mr. Nobody, he remarks that he hasn't seen him since he got hired for "some animated bullcrap", at which point an ad for ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' (in which Mr. Nobody actor Creator/AlanTudyk voices [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]]) pops up on the screen. This ad doesn't appear in all versions of the episode, so some viewers might not get the joke.
* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' had a yearly April Fools contest where the April Fools episode would be loaded with deliberate errors and viewers were encouraged to send in lists of every error they found, with one lucky and observant viewer being rewarded. As a consequence, every season, there would be an episode where the plot would grind to a halt to announce who won that year's contest.
* ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'':
** The episode "George Goes to Disneyland" has many "Hidden Mickeys" hidden in the background throughout, and includes a ColdOpen where the stars break character to explain it's part of a contest to win a Disneyland Resort vacation. It's for this reason that the episode aired only once and would be barred from syndication (it would be released on DVD and [=iTunes=], however).
** The episode "George Gets Cross Over Freddie" is Part 1 of a crossover with ''Freddie'', with Part 2 airing on said show immediately after on their original ABC airings. However, ''Freddie'' would only last one season, while ''George Lopez'' would get syndicated and become more well-known. And unlike the above-mentioned episode, this episode wound up in the syndie package, which would lead to confusion about a plot that would apparently be abandoned and forgotten about in the next episode in rotation.
* Near the end of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' episode "Yokel Hero", Harry Weston (from the spinoff ''Series/EmptyNest'') comes over to bring the girls their mail when Blanche proceeds to come on to him; she later comments to the other girls that Harry is finally available for her to date after the death of his wife. This subplot then continues in the ''Empty Nest'' episode "Fatal Attraction", which aired the same night as "Yokel Hero" during its original airing. However, since ''Empty Nest'' is far less popular than ''The Golden Girls'' today,[[note]]As of 2019, the series has never had an official DVD release, and has been rerun far less frequently than ''The Golden Girls''[[/note]] the scene from "Yokel Hero" appears to lead nowhere in the series itself and seems unnecessary.
* Zigzagged with ''Series/InLivingColor'' for their live Super Bowl halftime episode from 1992. All of the elements related to the Super Bowl are explained within the show itself, including the countdown clock telling viewers when halftime was over so they could switch back to the game. However, viewers of the episode today may wonder why ''In Living Color'' thought they could compete with the Super Bowl halftime show when it contains massive stars and is almost as hyped as the game itself. The reason was, at the time it aired, the halftime show WASN'T as popular as it eventually became, and its entertainment more often than not led viewers to want to take a bathroom break instead. After ''ILC'''s gimmick in 1992, the halftime entertainment for the following Super Bowl was none other than Music/MichaelJackson, and the show was taken much more seriously ever since.
* One episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'', in which the team investigates the death of a former hitman in witness protection, featured a brief guest appearance by Marshal Mary Shepard, the protagonist of ''Series/InPlainSight'', who gives them a briefing about the victim before saying that she has to run so that she can be back in Albuquerque by nine, which causes Mike Logan to ask why anyone would need to be in that city by that particular time. Nine o'clock at night was ''IPS''' original timeslot.
* The ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' episode "Assault and Batteries" was originally broadcast in 3D. As such, it makes a number of jokes about 3D throughout the episode. The fact that it was aired in 3D isn't indicated during syndication airings or (possibly) the DVD releases, so the jokes during the episode no longer make sense.
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000:'' The episode [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S07E01NightOfTheBloodBeast "Night of the Blood Beast"]] was initially a ThanksgivingEpisode that debuted as the finale of the [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000TurkeyDay95 Turkey Day '95]] marathon. The marathon included sketches between the episodes, with Dr. Clayton Forrester desperately preparing a Thanksgiving party for a bunch of unwanted guests. This plot continued into "Night of the Blood Beast" itself, where the host segments showed Forrester's party begin in earnest. The marathon-specific sketches were never aired again, so Best Brains created an alternate standalone version of "Night of the Blood Beast" for reruns, with new host segments that made absolutely no reference to Thanksgiving. The eventual DVD release included both versions of the episode.
* The cold open of the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' episode hosted by Music/JenniferLopez in 2001 features Creator/WillFerrell apologizing to Lopez for his treatment of her earlier in the week. What is this in reference to? A sketch that aired during a special prime-time episode of ''SNL'' which aired the previous Thursday night. This episode probably hasn't been repeated since its original airing (unlike the regular episode hosted by Lopez).
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[[folder:Music]]
* This can apply to concept albums, where a hit single from the album will be much more popular over the years than the album itself.
** One example is "Mr. Roboto" by Music/{{Styx}}, which tells part of the story of Robert Orin Charles Kilroy from the album ''Music/KilroyWasHere''. However, the lyrics make less sense than they're supposed to without the rest of the songs and the liner notes from the album to explain them.
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[[folder:WesternAnimation]]
* ''[[Creator/CartoonNetwork Cartoon Network Invaded]]'', a five-part crossover event in which five CN shows were invaded by the same aliens, averted this for the most part when the episodes aired separately rather than together. However, Part 3, an episode of ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'', contained a reference to Part 2 in which Windsor holds up a magazine with [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy the Eds]] on the cover. In the case of Part 5, which aired on ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', its original ending featured a [[TheStinger stinger]] tying the five parts together, so an alternate ending was created for when it aired by itself.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** In the episode "A Star Is Burns", there is a crossover with Jay Sherman from the short-lived show ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''; viewers born after TheNineties might think that Jay was a one-off ''Simpsons'' character from an in-universe TV show.
** Sort of averted at the end of the Season 22 finale, "The Ned-liest Catch", in which Homer and Marge announced that the audience can vote on whether or not Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel would become an OfficialCouple, with the winning choice to be revealed during the next season's premiere, "The Falcon and the D'oh-man". For reruns, the announcement still plays, but is immediately followed by another announcement saying that the voting period is over and that the fans voted "Pro-Nedna".
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However, there are some works which feature a reference to an element of its own production; this element was part of the work's initial release, but no longer exists during later releases. Other works may tie into a separate work that existed at the time but has since been forgotten. These are Production-Related Period Pieces, in which these references may seem ambiguous or confusing to people who are unfamiliar with the work's original release.
For example, say an episode of a television series crosses over with an episode from another series, but one of the series became much more popular than the other and is far better remembered. If the less popular series no longer airs and has since been forgotten, then the crossover no longer makes sense to the general public, and can lead people to ask WhatHappenedToTheMouse.
See also TheArtifact and DeletedScene. Related to OrphanedReference.
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!!Examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Comic Books]]
* During Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'s 35th anniversary in 2009, Creator/MarvelComics issued variant covers featuring him for all of their titles during the month of April. This was even done for books like ''Literature/AnitaBlake: The Laughing Corpse'', an adaptation of a novel which did not feature Wolverine in the story and doesn't even take place in the Marvel Universe. Today, fans of the Anita Blake character may wonder what Wolverine is doing on the cover of one of her issues.
* Can happen when a comic book run gets reprinted without all the issues related to a particular story.
** Early reprints of Creator/AlanMoore's ''ComicBook/SwampThing'' run in TheEighties began with "The Anatomy Lesson", the second story Moore scripted for the title, which begins with the title character already captured by the Sunderland Corporation. Beginning in 2009, Moore's first issue was included in reprints as well; however, even though that story details Swamp Thing's capture, it also continued the preceding storyline by writer Martin Pasko, which would not be reprinted until 2017.
** In ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'', Secret's first appearance in the series references events from her less-known debut one-shot, where the boys help her escape from the DEO. This one-shot went un-reprinted for many years, but was included when DC finally began releasing YJ omnibuses in the new tens.
** Prevalent with [[CrisisCrossover Crisis Crossovers]], where the main series crosses over into other titles. The [[TropeNamers Trope Namer]] ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' is one example, with a number of subplots expanding out of the original series and into the crossover issues. Fortunately, a number of these were footnoted so fans would know where to look to find their resolution, and by 2019 all of the crossover issues were reprinted by DC in separate collections.
** ''ComicBook/NextMen'' includes the characters Donna Wojciechowski and Walker Stone from creator Creator/JohnByrne's then-recent prose novel ''Whipping Boy''. A footnote even directs readers to pick up the novel to find out about "the business in Faulkner" that Stone refers to. Unfortunately, this novel hasn't been in print in about 30 years.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* Averted by ''Series/DiffrentStrokes''. The series had three crossovers with the short-lived sitcom ''Hello, Larry'' during its run. In syndication and on DVD, the ''Hello, Larry'' episodes were included.
* In the ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' episode "Dumb Patrol", the team is briefly reunited with their one-time nemesis Beard Hunter, who was last seen getting banished to the White Space with Mr. Nobody. When they ask him what happened to Mr. Nobody, he remarks that he hasn't seen him since he got hired for "some animated bullcrap", at which point an ad for ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' (in which Mr. Nobody actor Creator/AlanTudyk voices [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]]) pops up on the screen. This ad doesn't appear in all versions of the episode, so some viewers might not get the joke.
* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' had a yearly April Fools contest where the April Fools episode would be loaded with deliberate errors and viewers were encouraged to send in lists of every error they found, with one lucky and observant viewer being rewarded. As a consequence, every season, there would be an episode where the plot would grind to a halt to announce who won that year's contest.
* ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'':
** The episode "George Goes to Disneyland" has many "Hidden Mickeys" hidden in the background throughout, and includes a ColdOpen where the stars break character to explain it's part of a contest to win a Disneyland Resort vacation. It's for this reason that the episode aired only once and would be barred from syndication (it would be released on DVD and [=iTunes=], however).
** The episode "George Gets Cross Over Freddie" is Part 1 of a crossover with ''Freddie'', with Part 2 airing on said show immediately after on their original ABC airings. However, ''Freddie'' would only last one season, while ''George Lopez'' would get syndicated and become more well-known. And unlike the above-mentioned episode, this episode wound up in the syndie package, which would lead to confusion about a plot that would apparently be abandoned and forgotten about in the next episode in rotation.
* Near the end of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' episode "Yokel Hero", Harry Weston (from the spinoff ''Series/EmptyNest'') comes over to bring the girls their mail when Blanche proceeds to come on to him; she later comments to the other girls that Harry is finally available for her to date after the death of his wife. This subplot then continues in the ''Empty Nest'' episode "Fatal Attraction", which aired the same night as "Yokel Hero" during its original airing. However, since ''Empty Nest'' is far less popular than ''The Golden Girls'' today,[[note]]As of 2019, the series has never had an official DVD release, and has been rerun far less frequently than ''The Golden Girls''[[/note]] the scene from "Yokel Hero" appears to lead nowhere in the series itself and seems unnecessary.
* Zigzagged with ''Series/InLivingColor'' for their live Super Bowl halftime episode from 1992. All of the elements related to the Super Bowl are explained within the show itself, including the countdown clock telling viewers when halftime was over so they could switch back to the game. However, viewers of the episode today may wonder why ''In Living Color'' thought they could compete with the Super Bowl halftime show when it contains massive stars and is almost as hyped as the game itself. The reason was, at the time it aired, the halftime show WASN'T as popular as it eventually became, and its entertainment more often than not led viewers to want to take a bathroom break instead. After ''ILC'''s gimmick in 1992, the halftime entertainment for the following Super Bowl was none other than Music/MichaelJackson, and the show was taken much more seriously ever since.
* One episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'', in which the team investigates the death of a former hitman in witness protection, featured a brief guest appearance by Marshal Mary Shepard, the protagonist of ''Series/InPlainSight'', who gives them a briefing about the victim before saying that she has to run so that she can be back in Albuquerque by nine, which causes Mike Logan to ask why anyone would need to be in that city by that particular time. Nine o'clock at night was ''IPS''' original timeslot.
* The ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' episode "Assault and Batteries" was originally broadcast in 3D. As such, it makes a number of jokes about 3D throughout the episode. The fact that it was aired in 3D isn't indicated during syndication airings or (possibly) the DVD releases, so the jokes during the episode no longer make sense.
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000:'' The episode [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S07E01NightOfTheBloodBeast "Night of the Blood Beast"]] was initially a ThanksgivingEpisode that debuted as the finale of the [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000TurkeyDay95 Turkey Day '95]] marathon. The marathon included sketches between the episodes, with Dr. Clayton Forrester desperately preparing a Thanksgiving party for a bunch of unwanted guests. This plot continued into "Night of the Blood Beast" itself, where the host segments showed Forrester's party begin in earnest. The marathon-specific sketches were never aired again, so Best Brains created an alternate standalone version of "Night of the Blood Beast" for reruns, with new host segments that made absolutely no reference to Thanksgiving. The eventual DVD release included both versions of the episode.
* The cold open of the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' episode hosted by Music/JenniferLopez in 2001 features Creator/WillFerrell apologizing to Lopez for his treatment of her earlier in the week. What is this in reference to? A sketch that aired during a special prime-time episode of ''SNL'' which aired the previous Thursday night. This episode probably hasn't been repeated since its original airing (unlike the regular episode hosted by Lopez).
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Music]]
* This can apply to concept albums, where a hit single from the album will be much more popular over the years than the album itself.
** One example is "Mr. Roboto" by Music/{{Styx}}, which tells part of the story of Robert Orin Charles Kilroy from the album ''Music/KilroyWasHere''. However, the lyrics make less sense than they're supposed to without the rest of the songs and the liner notes from the album to explain them.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:WesternAnimation]]
* ''[[Creator/CartoonNetwork Cartoon Network Invaded]]'', a five-part crossover event in which five CN shows were invaded by the same aliens, averted this for the most part when the episodes aired separately rather than together. However, Part 3, an episode of ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'', contained a reference to Part 2 in which Windsor holds up a magazine with [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy the Eds]] on the cover. In the case of Part 5, which aired on ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', its original ending featured a [[TheStinger stinger]] tying the five parts together, so an alternate ending was created for when it aired by itself.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** In the episode "A Star Is Burns", there is a crossover with Jay Sherman from the short-lived show ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''; viewers born after TheNineties might think that Jay was a one-off ''Simpsons'' character from an in-universe TV show.
** Sort of averted at the end of the Season 22 finale, "The Ned-liest Catch", in which Homer and Marge announced that the audience can vote on whether or not Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel would become an OfficialCouple, with the winning choice to be revealed during the next season's premiere, "The Falcon and the D'oh-man". For reruns, the announcement still plays, but is immediately followed by another announcement saying that the voting period is over and that the fans voted "Pro-Nedna".
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