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** The first season had ''Space Heroes'', which parodies ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''. Other than the homages to the ''Star Trek'' characters, characters such as Captain Ryan represent Leo and the gang.
** The second season has ''Super Robo Mecha Force Five!'', which is another parody, this time of ''Anime/{{Voltron}}''. This time, all of the characters represent TMNT's cast. Some of the characters have similar colors, but others are distinguished by their character traits.
** The first season had ''Space Heroes'', which parodies ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''. Other than the homages to the ''Star Trek'' characters, characters such as Captain Ryan represent Leo and the gang.
** The second season has ''Super Robo Mecha Force Five!'', which is another parody, this time of ''Anime/{{Voltron}}''. This time, all of the characters represent TMNT's cast. Some of the characters have similar colors, but others are distinguished by their character traits.
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** ThePowerpuffGirls had the season five episode "Neighbor Hood," which had Bubbles as a loyal viewer of a children's TV show that enticed kids to send "magic paper" from their parents' wallets to the show to keep it alive (a reference to a stunt Soupy Sales pulled on his show in the 1960s). This was intened to be a season one episode, but the staff was afraid of a lawsuit from Fred Rogers (''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'') so the storyline was given to DC Comics to make as the story "Remote Controlled" (issue #7).
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** ThePowerpuffGirls had the season five episode "Neighbor Hood," which had Bubbles as a loyal viewer of a children's TV show that enticed kids to send "magic paper" from their parents' wallets to the show to keep it alive (a reference to a stunt Soupy Sales Creator/SoupySales pulled on his show in the 1960s). This was intened to be a season one episode, but the staff was afraid of a lawsuit from Fred Rogers (''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'') so the storyline was given to DC Comics to make as the story "Remote Controlled" (issue #7).
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** In "And The Mole Rat Will Be CGI", a producer plans to make [[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs a movie about Team Possible]], which results in a confrontation with the Seniors when Señor Senior Junior tries to force his way into the starring role.
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** Besides the [[TropeNamers trope-naming]] [[KentBrockmanNews news reports]], ''TheSimpsons'' has several other recurring fictional shows, including ''The Happy Little Elves'', ''Eye On Springfield'', ''I Can't Believe They Invented It!'', and ''Smartline''. There was also a slapstick sketch show of some sort starring the Bumblebee Guy.
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** Besides the [[TropeNamers trope-naming]] [[KentBrockmanNews news reports]], ''TheSimpsons'' has several other recurring fictional shows, including ''The Happy Little Elves'', ''Eye On Springfield'', ''I Can't Believe They Invented It!'', and ''Smartline''. There was also a slapstick sketch show of some sort starring the Mexican comedian Bumblebee Guy.Man.
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** There were also several shorts that stared has-been B-movie actor Troy [=McClure=]. (When voice actor Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife, Troy was PutOnABus permanently, along with Lionel Hutz, the other character voiced by Hartman. [[WordOfGod Matt Groening]] later told ''Empire'' magazine that Hartman had been interested in starring in a live action movie about Troy [=McClure=], but while the idea "got further than enthusiasm" but that "it would have been really fun."
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** There were also several shorts that stared has-been B-movie actor Troy [=McClure=]. (When voice actor Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife, Troy was PutOnABus permanently, along with Lionel Hutz, the other character voiced by Hartman. [[WordOfGod Matt Groening]] later told ''Empire'' magazine that Hartman had been interested in starring in a live action movie about Troy [=McClure=], but while the idea "got "never got further than enthusiasm" but that "it would have been really fun."
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* ''Coming Attractions'' on ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''.
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* ''Puppet Pals'' within ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' and ''The Justice Friends''. It also turned up on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''. The Justice Friends also had their own segment on ''Dexter's Laboratory'', and some of the characters [[GuestStar guest starred]] on one episode of ''The Powerpuff Girls''.
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* ''Puppet Pals'' within ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' and ''The Justice Friends''. It also turned up on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''. The Justice Friends also count as Type 1, as had their own segment on ''Dexter's Laboratory'', and some in a couple of the characters cases made appearances in Dexter's stories. A few of them also [[GuestStar guest starred]] on one episode of ''The Powerpuff Girls''.
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* ''Puppet Pals'' within ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' and ''The Justice Friends''. It also turned up on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''.
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* One episode of 'WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' has Ferb Tv, a episode with reference to other in canon story lines and other characters (namely Buford and Baljeet) with in it.
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* The ''DaringDo'' novels are a Book Series Within a Show in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
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** The Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger-like film star Rainier Wolfcastle plays the character [=McBain=] in a few films within the show's universe, along with several other action/adventure films and once played the role of in-universe comic book character Radioactive Man. (Not all his projects are successes however. His attempts at comedy were viewed as someone what lame, and he hosted a [[{{Understatement rather politically incorrect]] show called ''Up Late with McBain'' that even Bart thought was horrible.)
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** The Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger-like film star Rainier Wolfcastle plays the character [=McBain=] in a few films within the show's universe, along with several other action/adventure films and once played the role of in-universe comic book character Radioactive Man. (Not all his projects are successes however. His attempts at comedy were viewed as someone what lame, and he hosted a [[{{Understatement [[{{Understatement}} rather politically incorrect]] show called ''Up Late with McBain'' [=McBain=]'' that even Bart thought was horrible.)
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode "Rappin' Drakken", Dr. Drakken tries to sell his [[MindControlDevice brainwashing]] [[MayContainEvil shampoo]] by singing a rap song about it on [[AmericanIdol "American Starmaker"]].
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode "Rappin' Drakken", Dr. Drakken tries to sell his [[MindControlDevice brainwashing]] [[MayContainEvil shampoo]] by singing a rap song about it on [[AmericanIdol [[Series/AmericanIdol "American Starmaker"]].
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** ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'' pretty much ''is'' this Trope. (And for some strange reason, the violent DeadlyGame broadcast by Nick and Johnny is considered a "family show" in whatever reality it takes place it.)
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** ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'' pretty much ''is'' this Trope. (And for some strange reason, the violent DeadlyGame broadcast by Nick and Johnny is considered a "family show" in whatever reality it takes place it.)
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** The Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger-like film star [=McBain=] plays his own character in a few films within the show's universe, and once played the role of in-universe comic book character Radioactive Man.
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** The Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger-like film star Rainier Wolfcastle plays the character [=McBain=] plays his own character in a few films within the show's universe, along with several other action/adventure films and once played the role of in-universe comic book character Radioactive Man.Man. (Not all his projects are successes however. His attempts at comedy were viewed as someone what lame, and he hosted a [[{{Understatement rather politically incorrect]] show called ''Up Late with McBain'' that even Bart thought was horrible.)
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' [[SeriesFauxnale season 5 finale]], after being fooled by [[JackassGenie Norm, the Genie]], Cosmo and Wanda quit being Timmy's Godparents, and a singing contest named "[[AmericanIdol Fairy Idol]]" is held in [[MagicalLand Fairy World]] to determine who gets to replace Timmy's godparents.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' [[SeriesFauxnale season 5 finale]], after being fooled by [[JackassGenie Norm, the Genie]], Cosmo and Wanda quit being Timmy's Godparents, and a singing contest named "[[AmericanIdol "[[Series/AmericanIdol Fairy Idol]]" is held in [[MagicalLand Fairy World]] to determine who gets to replace Timmy's godparents.
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* ''Hard Times for Haggis'' from ''TheRenAndStimpyShow'' is a truly mind-bending example. The protagonist is the [[BonnieScotland stereotypically Scottish]] Haggis [=McHaggis=], whose variety-one show-within-a-show "The Scotsman" is cancelled and replaced by... the "The Ren and Stimpy Show". Irate, Haggis gets revenge on Ren and Stimpy by hijacking their show with a crude sock-puppet simulacrum performed by his hired thugs. Haggis' plan backfires when the sock-puppets become an instant smash-hit and him, Ren and Stimpy being thrown out on the street. Also, Stimpy's favorite show, the Muddy Mudskipper Show, fits into this trope.
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* ''Hard Times for Haggis'' from ''TheRenAndStimpyShow'' is a truly mind-bending example. The protagonist is the [[BonnieScotland [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} stereotypically Scottish]] Haggis [=McHaggis=], whose variety-one show-within-a-show "The Scotsman" is cancelled and replaced by... the "The Ren and Stimpy Show". Irate, Haggis gets revenge on Ren and Stimpy by hijacking their show with a crude sock-puppet simulacrum performed by his hired thugs. Haggis' plan backfires when the sock-puppets become an instant smash-hit and him, Ren and Stimpy being thrown out on the street. Also, Stimpy's favorite show, the Muddy Mudskipper Show, fits into this trope.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' has ''The Crimson Chin'' and ''Crash Nebula''. The second was considered for a SpinOff, with a PoorlyDisguisedPilot airing, but no such luck. In the pilot, there was a magazine with an ad for ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. It also has, in the InUniverse "real world", ''"The Bad Parents Hunter"'', ''"C.C. Cruiser and the Hot Rod Squad"'' and many parodies of real world shows, as ''"Are You Brighter Than a 6th Grader?"'', ''"Poke Eye"'', ''"[[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Sleazy and Cheezy]]"'', "Dr. Bill" and others, not counting the parodies from "[[MadeForTVMovie Chanel Chasers]]", like "[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Adolescent Genetically Modified Karate Cows]]", "[[TheJetsons The Futurellis]]" and "[[Manga/DragonBall Maho Mushi]]". In the [[MagicalLand Fairy Wolrd]] they have "All My Biceps", "This is Your Wish", "[[DancingWithTheStars Dancing With The Elves]]".
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' has ''The Crimson Chin'' and ''Crash Nebula''. The second was considered for a SpinOff, with a PoorlyDisguisedPilot airing, but no such luck. In the pilot, there was a magazine with an ad for ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. It also has, in the InUniverse "real world", ''"The Bad Parents Hunter"'', ''"C.C. Cruiser and the Hot Rod Squad"'' and many parodies of real world shows, as ''"Are You Brighter Than a 6th Grader?"'', ''"Poke Eye"'', ''"[[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Sleazy and Cheezy]]"'', "Dr. Bill" and others, not counting the parodies from "[[MadeForTVMovie Chanel Chasers]]", like "[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Adolescent Genetically Modified Karate Cows]]", "[[TheJetsons The Futurellis]]" and "[[Manga/DragonBall "[[Anime/DragonBallZ Maho Mushi]]". In the [[MagicalLand Fairy Wolrd]] they have "All My Biceps", "This is Your Wish", "[[DancingWithTheStars Dancing With The Elves]]".
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* ''Coming Attractions'' in ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', hosted by the eponymous critic himself, Jay Sherman. It also appeared in the crossover episode of ''TheSimpsons'', cleverly leading to a LeaningOnTheFourthWall moment at the end of the episode:
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* ''Coming Attractions'' in ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', hosted by the eponymous critic himself, Jay Sherman. It also appeared in the crossover episode of ''TheSimpsons'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', cleverly leading to a LeaningOnTheFourthWall moment at the end of the episode:
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** ''TheItchyAndScratchyShow'', which is a segment of the ''Krusty the Klown'' show, making it a show within a show ''within'' a show (And at a time, a show within a show within a show ''within'' a Tracey Ullman show.. Further yet, a Type One within a Type Two.
** Also a regular Type I for the episode where Lisa suggested a new character be added and Homer ended up voicing the new character.
** Also a regular Type I for the episode where Lisa suggested a new character be added and Homer ended up voicing the new character.
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** ''TheItchyAndScratchyShow'', which is a segment of the ''Krusty the Klown'' show, making it a show within a show ''within'' a show (And at a time, a show within a show within a show ''within'' '''within''' a Tracey Ullman show.. show...) Further yet, a Type One within a Type Two.
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* The main cast of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' put on a Christmas play for "Hearths' Warming Eve."
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* Daring Do is a Book Within a Show on ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
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* ''WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' is set in a 1990s computer game, just like the source.
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* ''WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' is set in a 1990s computer game, just like the source. (And the characters even ''know'' this, [[NoFourthWall speaking to the game's player frequently.]])
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** ''TheItchyAndScratchyShow'', which is a segment of the ''Krusty the Klown'' show, making it a show within a show ''within'' a show (And at a time, a show within a show within a show "within" a Tracey Ullman show.. Further yet, a Type One within a Type Two.
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** ''TheItchyAndScratchyShow'', which is a segment of the ''Krusty the Klown'' show, making it a show within a show ''within'' a show (And at a time, a show within a show within a show "within" ''within'' a Tracey Ullman show.. Further yet, a Type One within a Type Two.
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** ''TheItchyAndScratchyShow'', which is a segment of the ''Krusty the Klown'' show, making it a show within a show ''within'' a show. Further yet, a Type One within a Type Two.
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** ''TheItchyAndScratchyShow'', which is a segment of the ''Krusty the Klown'' show, making it a show within a show ''within'' a show.show (And at a time, a show within a show within a show "within" a Tracey Ullman show.. Further yet, a Type One within a Type Two.
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* Rusty Venture had his own cartoon in ''TheVentureBrothers.'' As a result, many people finish his own anecdotes for him - and he's left wondering what were his actual experiences and what were just cartoon episodes.
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* In the [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Venture Brothers]] episode O.R.B. featured the ''Rusty Venture Show'' [=DVDs=] in which a critical clue to the orb mystery was hidden in a single frame of a sniper rifle shot. [[spoiler:It was a URL for a google map of the Venture compound.]]
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* In the [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Venture Brothers]] ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' episode O.R.B. featured the ''Rusty Venture Show'' [=DVDs=] in which a critical clue to the orb mystery was hidden in a single frame of a sniper rifle shot. [[spoiler:It was a URL for a google map of the Venture compound.]]
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* The main cast of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' put on a Christmas play for "Hearths' Warming Eve."
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' featured several. ''Reptar'' (an {{expy}} of ''{{Godzilla}}'') was the most prominent.
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* ''WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' is set in a 90s computer game, just like the source.
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* In the ''DennisTheMenaceUK'' TV series the episode "The Day TV was Banned" involves Dennis attempting to watch his favourite TV Show Nick Kelly. What's also notable about this is the Nick Kelly was a character from TheTopper a comic from the publishers (DC Thomson) who also publish TheBeano which DennisTheMenaceUK appears in. This makes Nick Kelly one of the few DC Thomson strips to have an AnimatedAdaptation alongside {{Bananaman}}, Marvo the Wonder Chicken (from ComicBook/TheDandy) and the aforementioned DennisTheMenaceUK.
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* In the ''DennisTheMenaceUK'' TV series series, the episode "The Day TV was Was Banned" involves Dennis attempting to watch his favourite TV Show Nick Kelly. What's also notable about this is the Nick Kelly was a character from TheTopper ''TheTopper'', a comic from the publishers (DC Thomson) Thomson), who also publish TheBeano ''TheBeano'', in which DennisTheMenaceUK appears in. ''Dennis the Menace UK'' appears. This makes Nick Kelly one of the few DC Thomson strips to have an AnimatedAdaptation alongside {{Bananaman}}, Marvo the Wonder Chicken (from ComicBook/TheDandy) ''ComicBook/TheDandy'') and the aforementioned DennisTheMenaceUK.
''Dennis the Menace UK''.
* In ''TheLittleRascals'' second-season episode "The Zero Hero", Darla is selected for a date with her favorite TV superhero, Captain Muscles (apparently a spoof of George Reeves' portrayal of Superman).
* In ''TheLittleRascals'' second-season episode "The Zero Hero", Darla is selected for a date with her favorite TV superhero, Captain Muscles (apparently a spoof of George Reeves' portrayal of Superman).
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* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode "the Contest" (the one with the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and ''DrKatz'' parodies), had the kids watching ''Andy and friends'' which starred a crudely drawn rat {{Expy}} of Arthur.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', the ''Terrance and Phillip'' show revolves around vulgar potty humor -- something ''South Park'''s detractors often fault it for.
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* The main cast of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' put on a Christmas play for "Hearths' Warming Eve."
* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Ptv" featured a number of homemade shows on his pirate tv station, including ''Midnight Q'' starring Glen Quagmire and Peter Griffin's own ''[[{{Sideboob}} The Sideboob Hour]]''
* ''Lily Mu'' within ''KappaMikey''.
* ''TheWildThornberrys'' centers around a family that travels the world making wildlife documentaries.
* Rusty Venture had his own cartoon in ''TheVentureBrothers.'' As a result, many people finish his own anecdotes for him - and he's left wondering what were his actual experiences and what were just cartoon episodes.
* ''The Binky the Clown Show'' in ''GarfieldAndFriends'': Binky was a relatively minor character and Garfield would occasionally end up on the set of the show. Binky would occasionally show up to torment Garfield ("HEEEEEEEY CAT!"), as well as the show coming up in Garfield's channel surfing. There was also the "Screaming With Binky" quickie segments which Garfield narrated or hosted.
* ''Coming Attractions'' in ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', hosted by the eponymous critic himself, Jay Sherman. It also appeared in the crossover episode of ''TheSimpsons'', cleverly leading to a LeaningOnTheFourthWall moment at the end of the episode:
-->'''Jay:''' And if you ever want to visit ''my'' show --\\
'''Bart:''' Nah, we're not going to be doing that.
* Nearly every on-air personality of KBBL has also been portrayed as an ordinary citizen of [[TheSimpsons Springfield]].
* ''TotalDramaIsland'' takes this to MindScrew levels. Even now fans are utterly confused as to what's part of the show and what's part of the Show Within A Show. Made even more confusing by the fact that the Show Within A Show shares the exact same name as the show itself.
** A simpler example would be the gossip network, ''Celebrity Manhunt'' which dishes out information about the contestants of Total Drama and ''Total Drama Aftermath'' which was hosted by Geoff and Bridgette during ''Action''.
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* Daring Do is a Book Within a Show on ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
* ''Sick Sad World'' within ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}''.
* The hilariously over-the-top ''Los Dias y Las Noches de Monsignor Martinez'' on ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.
--> ''[[MemeticMutation Vaya]] [[CatchPhrase Con Dios!]]''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** ''TheItchyAndScratchyShow'', which is a segment of the ''Krusty the Klown'' show, making it a show within a show ''within'' a show. Further yet, a Type One within a Type Two.
** Also a regular Type I for the episode where Lisa suggested a new character be added and Homer ended up voicing the new character.
** Besides the [[TropeNamers trope-naming]] [[KentBrockmanNews news reports]], ''TheSimpsons'' has several other recurring fictional shows, including ''The Happy Little Elves'', ''Eye On Springfield'', ''I Can't Believe They Invented It!'', and ''Smartline''. There was also a slapstick sketch show of some sort starring the Bumblebee Guy.
* ''All My Circuits'' within ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. This becomes something of the reverse of the above case when show star Calculon intermittently becomes involved in the main protagonists' lives. ''Futurama'' also had the Twilight-Zone-style ''The Scary Door'', and ''Everybody Loves Hypnotoad'', a full episode of which was included as a DVD featALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD.
** In an unusual extension of this trope, both ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' have been shown to be [[MutuallyFictional fictional shows in each other's universe]].
* ''[[Series/GilligansIsland Pelican's Island]]'' in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''.
* ''Ask Mr. Lizard'' ("We're going to need another Timmy!") and ''Totally Hidden Predator'' within ''{{Dinosaurs}}''.
* ''Terrance and Philip'' within ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''.
** Also ''RussellCrowe's Fightin' Round the World'', though just for one episode, and the boys were only watching it for the movie trailer that came at the end.
* ''Teen Canyon'' within ''TheWeekenders''.
* ''Puppet Pals'' within ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' and ''The Justice Friends''. It also turned up on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''.
* The Quahog local news on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.
* ''The Brown Hornet'' cartoon on ''FatAlbertAndTheCosbyKids''.
* ''Wondrous World of Wonderful Whimsical Willy'', and ''Puppet Pals '' (in a few episodes) on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''
* ''Hospital of Horrors'', described a few times by the cast of ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko''. Though never shown on-screen, it sounds like a mix of MedicalDrama and cheesy horror B-movies.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' featured several. ''Reptar'' (an {{expy}} of ''{{Godzilla}}'') was the most prominent.
* The recurring radio show ''Danger Woman'' in ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin''.
* ''Adventures of Bionic Bunny'' and ''Mary Moo Cow'' in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' cartoon.
* Though we never actually see the show in question, ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks: The Animated Series'' had a recurring gag involving the fictional Bernie the Bear, and arguments as to whether a character who drove a car and wore a watch could be considered a bear. Arguments being made by a pair of anthropomorphic ducks.
* ''The Misadventures of Mighty Plumber'' in ''[[SuperMarioBrosSuperShow The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
* Sheen Estevez from ''TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'' is a huge fan of ''Ultralord''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' has ''The Crimson Chin'' and ''Crash Nebula''. The second was considered for a SpinOff, with a PoorlyDisguisedPilot airing, but no such luck. In the pilot, there was a magazine with an ad for ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. It also has, in the InUniverse "real world", ''"The Bad Parents Hunter"'', ''"C.C. Cruiser and the Hot Rod Squad"'' and many parodies of real world shows, as ''"Are You Brighter Than a 6th Grader?"'', ''"Poke Eye"'', ''"[[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Sleazy and Cheezy]]"'', "Dr. Bill" and others, not counting the parodies from "[[MadeForTVMovie Chanel Chasers]]", like "[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Adolescent Genetically Modified Karate Cows]]", "[[TheJetsons The Futurellis]]" and "[[Manga/DragonBall Maho Mushi]]". In the [[MagicalLand Fairy Wolrd]] they have "All My Biceps", "This is Your Wish", "[[DancingWithTheStars Dancing With The Elves]]".
* ''Mysterious Mysteries of Strange Mystery'' from ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''.
** [=GIR=] is a huge fan of the ''Scary Monkey Show'', which consists of nothing but a freakishly looking monkey staring blankly into the cammera.
* In one episode of ''SushiPack'', the Pack members get to go backstage and meet the contestants of their favorite reality show, ''The World's Mightiest Heroes''. Too bad the heroes are all {{Smug Super}}s...
* On ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Lawrence Fletcher is fond of watching reruns of his favorite childhood TV show "Pinhead Pierre". There's also an episode dedicated to a FandomRivalry between fans of the sci-fi movie franchise ''[[StarWars Space Adventure]]'' and fans of the fantasy movie franchise ''[[LordOfTheRings Stumbleberry Finkbat]]''.
* One episode of ''GarfieldAndFriends'' featured Garfield watching the game show "Hit The Buzzer, Win A Cookie", which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* ''Hello, Megan'' from ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' is Miss Martian's favorite show. It wasn't popular in-universe, however, and only lasted one season.
* "Agony County", a ''OneTreeHill''-style teen soap referenced on ''KimPossible'' falls in both categories 2 and 4; Kim and Ron are both fans of the show, and the teasing of the lead couple was paralleled by Kim and Ron(the original GrandFinale, "So the Drama", ended with Kim and Ron becoming a couple):
-->'''Ron''': Oh please, are they still teasing that Charity and Danny will get together?\\
'''Kim''': Like that's ever going to happen. Besides, [[LampshadeHanging it would end the series]].
* SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo has an interesting example with the Sun Riders, Chiro having been a fan of their show at one point (and who's to say he still isn't?). The show doesn't become relevant to the series, but the characters sure do!
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!!Examples of type 3 (SWAS is plot point)
* Used a couple times in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
** In "The Gray Ghost", the villain's MO is patterned after that of a villain in the show ''The Gray Ghost''; Bats also ends up teaming up with the show's hero, who's played by [[AdamWesting Adam West]] of all people.
** In "Baby Doll", there is a rash of kidnappings, and all the victims are the stars of a particular old sitcom -- Bats and Robin end up watching parts of and researching the show for clues as to who would have held a grudge against them.
* The ''RockosModernLife'' episode "I Have No Son" created Rocko and Filburt's favorite ''RenAndStimpy''-esque grossout [[WidgetSeries nonsense show]], ''The Fatheads''. Then, in a variety-one example, in the fan-beloved sequel episode "Wacky Delly", the creator of ''The Fatheads'' cancels the show and lets the main characters ghost-write the eponymous and unintentionally [[DadaComics Dadaist]] cartoon [[SpringtimeForHitler so it can be cancelled and he can retire]]. It Doesn't Work.
* ''Hard Times for Haggis'' from ''TheRenAndStimpyShow'' is a truly mind-bending example. The protagonist is the [[BonnieScotland stereotypically Scottish]] Haggis [=McHaggis=], whose variety-one show-within-a-show "The Scotsman" is cancelled and replaced by... the "The Ren and Stimpy Show". Irate, Haggis gets revenge on Ren and Stimpy by hijacking their show with a crude sock-puppet simulacrum performed by his hired thugs. Haggis' plan backfires when the sock-puppets become an instant smash-hit and him, Ren and Stimpy being thrown out on the street. Also, Stimpy's favorite show, the Muddy Mudskipper Show, fits into this trope.
* ''The Red Badger of Courage'' and ''Flash the Wonder Dog'' in ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', both of which Dale is a fan of. Each of these shows only appears in one episode, but the Rangers manage to save the latter and clear the main actor from false criminal evidence.
* ''TheReplacements'' features ''The Majestic Horse'', ''Monkey Cop'', ''Rainbow Jumper'', and ''Splatter Train'', among others. ''The Majestic Horse'' could be seen as an example of Type 4 in the first episode in which it appears (although it's more that the events after the movie is shown parody the movie or subvert its premise), and at least one episode involves the Darings in the production of a movie.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' has an episode in which our heroes are TrappedInTVLand and must navigate the troperiffic parodyscape of gameshows, soap operas, sports programming, [[Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon ominous swamps]], the black-and-white [[TheFifties fifties]] and [[Franchise/StarWars Star Destroyers]].
* In the [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Venture Brothers]] episode O.R.B. featured the ''Rusty Venture Show'' [=DVDs=] in which a critical clue to the orb mystery was hidden in a single frame of a sniper rifle shot. [[spoiler:It was a URL for a google map of the Venture compound.]]
* ''DoraTheExplorer'' is a ShowWithinAShow. The intro explicitly shows that it's a computer game.
* ''WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' is set in a 90s computer game, just like the source.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' [[SeriesFauxnale season 5 finale]], after being fooled by [[JackassGenie Norm, the Genie]], Cosmo and Wanda quit being Timmy's Godparents, and a singing contest named "[[AmericanIdol Fairy Idol]]" is held in [[MagicalLand Fairy World]] to determine who gets to replace Timmy's godparents.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode "Rappin' Drakken", Dr. Drakken tries to sell his [[MindControlDevice brainwashing]] [[MayContainEvil shampoo]] by singing a rap song about it on [[AmericanIdol "American Starmaker"]].
* In the ''DennisTheMenaceUK'' TV series the episode "The Day TV was Banned" involves Dennis attempting to watch his favourite TV Show Nick Kelly. What's also notable about this is the Nick Kelly was a character from TheTopper a comic from the publishers (DC Thomson) who also publish TheBeano which DennisTheMenaceUK appears in. This makes Nick Kelly one of the few DC Thomson strips to have an AnimatedAdaptation alongside {{Bananaman}}, Marvo the Wonder Chicken (from ComicBook/TheDandy) and the aforementioned DennisTheMenaceUK.
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!!Examples of Type 4 (PlotParallel)
* [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers The Ember Island Players]] in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' parodies the contents of the show up to that point, including exaggerated versions of the main cast. They also do other productions like ''Love Amongsts the Dragons''.
* ''Weird World'' in ''TheSecretSaturdays'' is, arguably, a mix of ''all 4 types''. 1.) The BigBad, Argost, is the host of ''Weird World''; 2.) Zak, the KidHero, is a huge fan of the show, with 3.) Zak's knowledge of Argost's house coming from the show and helping the family survive their rescue mission inside, and 4.) both shows heavily feature cryptids and follow their respective main characters' search for the Kur Stone.
* ''As the Kitchen Sinks'' in ''TransformersGeneration1'' is a [[SoapWithinAShow soap opera show]] that the Autobots are seen watching on Teletraan-1.
** Humorously enough, when Optimus was called to fight, he actually ''groaned'' when this happened. That's right, the most {{Badass}} robot there is wanted to see what happened next.
* The ''Puppet Pals'', which is a {{slapstick}} puppet show both in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' and ThePowerpuffGirls''. Both shows were made by the same creators. In one episode the trope is {{inverted}} with the actual show being AllJustADream of one of the Puppet Pals. *BONK!*
* ''InvaderZim'' boasts two -- ''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Mysterious Mysteries of Strange Mystery]]'', and ''Probing the Membrane of Science With Professor Membrane.''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' featured the head of Matt Groenig presenting his new show ''Futurella'' at the 3010 Comicon. It got cancelled 3 seconds into the opening sequence.
-->'''Matt Groenig's head:''' [[TakeThat Wow, FOX has really streamlined the process.]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode "the Contest" (the one with the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and ''DrKatz'' parodies), had the kids watching ''Andy and friends'' which starred a crudely drawn rat {{Expy}} of Arthur.
-->'''Muffy:''' ''(regarding Andy)'' Why does he always call for his mother? It's like she's his slave.\\
'''Brain:''' [[LampshadeHanging If they're animals, does their cafeteria serve bugs & garbage for lunch?]]\\
'''Francine:''' Why does a mouse have a pet dog? Wouldn't it eat him?\\
'''Arthur:''' Andy's not a mouse, he's... [[CartoonCreature I'm not sure.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', the ''Terrance and Phillip'' show revolves around vulgar potty humor -- something ''South Park'''s detractors often fault it for.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has "Hello Megan", an 80's sitcom that Miss Martian took her human name and physical appearance from. It's revealed that she suggested Superboy's civilian identity of "Conner Kent" because Megan's love interest on the show was named Conner. Superboy is understandably weirded out when he learns this.
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* The main cast of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' put on a Christmas play for "Hearths' Warming Eve."
* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Ptv" featured a number of homemade shows on his pirate tv station, including ''Midnight Q'' starring Glen Quagmire and Peter Griffin's own ''[[{{Sideboob}} The Sideboob Hour]]''
* ''Lily Mu'' within ''KappaMikey''.
* ''TheWildThornberrys'' centers around a family that travels the world making wildlife documentaries.
* Rusty Venture had his own cartoon in ''TheVentureBrothers.'' As a result, many people finish his own anecdotes for him - and he's left wondering what were his actual experiences and what were just cartoon episodes.
* ''The Binky the Clown Show'' in ''GarfieldAndFriends'': Binky was a relatively minor character and Garfield would occasionally end up on the set of the show. Binky would occasionally show up to torment Garfield ("HEEEEEEEY CAT!"), as well as the show coming up in Garfield's channel surfing. There was also the "Screaming With Binky" quickie segments which Garfield narrated or hosted.
* ''Coming Attractions'' in ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', hosted by the eponymous critic himself, Jay Sherman. It also appeared in the crossover episode of ''TheSimpsons'', cleverly leading to a LeaningOnTheFourthWall moment at the end of the episode:
-->'''Jay:''' And if you ever want to visit ''my'' show --\\
'''Bart:''' Nah, we're not going to be doing that.
* Nearly every on-air personality of KBBL has also been portrayed as an ordinary citizen of [[TheSimpsons Springfield]].
* ''TotalDramaIsland'' takes this to MindScrew levels. Even now fans are utterly confused as to what's part of the show and what's part of the Show Within A Show. Made even more confusing by the fact that the Show Within A Show shares the exact same name as the show itself.
** A simpler example would be the gossip network, ''Celebrity Manhunt'' which dishes out information about the contestants of Total Drama and ''Total Drama Aftermath'' which was hosted by Geoff and Bridgette during ''Action''.
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!!Examples of type 2 (characters are fans)
* Daring Do is a Book Within a Show on ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
* ''Sick Sad World'' within ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}''.
* The hilariously over-the-top ''Los Dias y Las Noches de Monsignor Martinez'' on ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.
--> ''[[MemeticMutation Vaya]] [[CatchPhrase Con Dios!]]''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** ''TheItchyAndScratchyShow'', which is a segment of the ''Krusty the Klown'' show, making it a show within a show ''within'' a show. Further yet, a Type One within a Type Two.
** Also a regular Type I for the episode where Lisa suggested a new character be added and Homer ended up voicing the new character.
** Besides the [[TropeNamers trope-naming]] [[KentBrockmanNews news reports]], ''TheSimpsons'' has several other recurring fictional shows, including ''The Happy Little Elves'', ''Eye On Springfield'', ''I Can't Believe They Invented It!'', and ''Smartline''. There was also a slapstick sketch show of some sort starring the Bumblebee Guy.
* ''All My Circuits'' within ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. This becomes something of the reverse of the above case when show star Calculon intermittently becomes involved in the main protagonists' lives. ''Futurama'' also had the Twilight-Zone-style ''The Scary Door'', and ''Everybody Loves Hypnotoad'', a full episode of which was included as a DVD featALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD.
** In an unusual extension of this trope, both ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' have been shown to be [[MutuallyFictional fictional shows in each other's universe]].
* ''[[Series/GilligansIsland Pelican's Island]]'' in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''.
* ''Ask Mr. Lizard'' ("We're going to need another Timmy!") and ''Totally Hidden Predator'' within ''{{Dinosaurs}}''.
* ''Terrance and Philip'' within ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''.
** Also ''RussellCrowe's Fightin' Round the World'', though just for one episode, and the boys were only watching it for the movie trailer that came at the end.
* ''Teen Canyon'' within ''TheWeekenders''.
* ''Puppet Pals'' within ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' and ''The Justice Friends''. It also turned up on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''.
* The Quahog local news on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.
* ''The Brown Hornet'' cartoon on ''FatAlbertAndTheCosbyKids''.
* ''Wondrous World of Wonderful Whimsical Willy'', and ''Puppet Pals '' (in a few episodes) on ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''
* ''Hospital of Horrors'', described a few times by the cast of ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko''. Though never shown on-screen, it sounds like a mix of MedicalDrama and cheesy horror B-movies.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' featured several. ''Reptar'' (an {{expy}} of ''{{Godzilla}}'') was the most prominent.
* The recurring radio show ''Danger Woman'' in ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin''.
* ''Adventures of Bionic Bunny'' and ''Mary Moo Cow'' in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' cartoon.
* Though we never actually see the show in question, ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks: The Animated Series'' had a recurring gag involving the fictional Bernie the Bear, and arguments as to whether a character who drove a car and wore a watch could be considered a bear. Arguments being made by a pair of anthropomorphic ducks.
* ''The Misadventures of Mighty Plumber'' in ''[[SuperMarioBrosSuperShow The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
* Sheen Estevez from ''TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'' is a huge fan of ''Ultralord''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' has ''The Crimson Chin'' and ''Crash Nebula''. The second was considered for a SpinOff, with a PoorlyDisguisedPilot airing, but no such luck. In the pilot, there was a magazine with an ad for ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. It also has, in the InUniverse "real world", ''"The Bad Parents Hunter"'', ''"C.C. Cruiser and the Hot Rod Squad"'' and many parodies of real world shows, as ''"Are You Brighter Than a 6th Grader?"'', ''"Poke Eye"'', ''"[[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Sleazy and Cheezy]]"'', "Dr. Bill" and others, not counting the parodies from "[[MadeForTVMovie Chanel Chasers]]", like "[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Adolescent Genetically Modified Karate Cows]]", "[[TheJetsons The Futurellis]]" and "[[Manga/DragonBall Maho Mushi]]". In the [[MagicalLand Fairy Wolrd]] they have "All My Biceps", "This is Your Wish", "[[DancingWithTheStars Dancing With The Elves]]".
* ''Mysterious Mysteries of Strange Mystery'' from ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''.
** [=GIR=] is a huge fan of the ''Scary Monkey Show'', which consists of nothing but a freakishly looking monkey staring blankly into the cammera.
* In one episode of ''SushiPack'', the Pack members get to go backstage and meet the contestants of their favorite reality show, ''The World's Mightiest Heroes''. Too bad the heroes are all {{Smug Super}}s...
* On ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Lawrence Fletcher is fond of watching reruns of his favorite childhood TV show "Pinhead Pierre". There's also an episode dedicated to a FandomRivalry between fans of the sci-fi movie franchise ''[[StarWars Space Adventure]]'' and fans of the fantasy movie franchise ''[[LordOfTheRings Stumbleberry Finkbat]]''.
* One episode of ''GarfieldAndFriends'' featured Garfield watching the game show "Hit The Buzzer, Win A Cookie", which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* ''Hello, Megan'' from ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' is Miss Martian's favorite show. It wasn't popular in-universe, however, and only lasted one season.
* "Agony County", a ''OneTreeHill''-style teen soap referenced on ''KimPossible'' falls in both categories 2 and 4; Kim and Ron are both fans of the show, and the teasing of the lead couple was paralleled by Kim and Ron(the original GrandFinale, "So the Drama", ended with Kim and Ron becoming a couple):
-->'''Ron''': Oh please, are they still teasing that Charity and Danny will get together?\\
'''Kim''': Like that's ever going to happen. Besides, [[LampshadeHanging it would end the series]].
* SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo has an interesting example with the Sun Riders, Chiro having been a fan of their show at one point (and who's to say he still isn't?). The show doesn't become relevant to the series, but the characters sure do!
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!!Examples of type 3 (SWAS is plot point)
* Used a couple times in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
** In "The Gray Ghost", the villain's MO is patterned after that of a villain in the show ''The Gray Ghost''; Bats also ends up teaming up with the show's hero, who's played by [[AdamWesting Adam West]] of all people.
** In "Baby Doll", there is a rash of kidnappings, and all the victims are the stars of a particular old sitcom -- Bats and Robin end up watching parts of and researching the show for clues as to who would have held a grudge against them.
* The ''RockosModernLife'' episode "I Have No Son" created Rocko and Filburt's favorite ''RenAndStimpy''-esque grossout [[WidgetSeries nonsense show]], ''The Fatheads''. Then, in a variety-one example, in the fan-beloved sequel episode "Wacky Delly", the creator of ''The Fatheads'' cancels the show and lets the main characters ghost-write the eponymous and unintentionally [[DadaComics Dadaist]] cartoon [[SpringtimeForHitler so it can be cancelled and he can retire]]. It Doesn't Work.
* ''Hard Times for Haggis'' from ''TheRenAndStimpyShow'' is a truly mind-bending example. The protagonist is the [[BonnieScotland stereotypically Scottish]] Haggis [=McHaggis=], whose variety-one show-within-a-show "The Scotsman" is cancelled and replaced by... the "The Ren and Stimpy Show". Irate, Haggis gets revenge on Ren and Stimpy by hijacking their show with a crude sock-puppet simulacrum performed by his hired thugs. Haggis' plan backfires when the sock-puppets become an instant smash-hit and him, Ren and Stimpy being thrown out on the street. Also, Stimpy's favorite show, the Muddy Mudskipper Show, fits into this trope.
* ''The Red Badger of Courage'' and ''Flash the Wonder Dog'' in ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', both of which Dale is a fan of. Each of these shows only appears in one episode, but the Rangers manage to save the latter and clear the main actor from false criminal evidence.
* ''TheReplacements'' features ''The Majestic Horse'', ''Monkey Cop'', ''Rainbow Jumper'', and ''Splatter Train'', among others. ''The Majestic Horse'' could be seen as an example of Type 4 in the first episode in which it appears (although it's more that the events after the movie is shown parody the movie or subvert its premise), and at least one episode involves the Darings in the production of a movie.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' has an episode in which our heroes are TrappedInTVLand and must navigate the troperiffic parodyscape of gameshows, soap operas, sports programming, [[Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon ominous swamps]], the black-and-white [[TheFifties fifties]] and [[Franchise/StarWars Star Destroyers]].
* In the [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Venture Brothers]] episode O.R.B. featured the ''Rusty Venture Show'' [=DVDs=] in which a critical clue to the orb mystery was hidden in a single frame of a sniper rifle shot. [[spoiler:It was a URL for a google map of the Venture compound.]]
* ''DoraTheExplorer'' is a ShowWithinAShow. The intro explicitly shows that it's a computer game.
* ''WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' is set in a 90s computer game, just like the source.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' [[SeriesFauxnale season 5 finale]], after being fooled by [[JackassGenie Norm, the Genie]], Cosmo and Wanda quit being Timmy's Godparents, and a singing contest named "[[AmericanIdol Fairy Idol]]" is held in [[MagicalLand Fairy World]] to determine who gets to replace Timmy's godparents.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode "Rappin' Drakken", Dr. Drakken tries to sell his [[MindControlDevice brainwashing]] [[MayContainEvil shampoo]] by singing a rap song about it on [[AmericanIdol "American Starmaker"]].
* In the ''DennisTheMenaceUK'' TV series the episode "The Day TV was Banned" involves Dennis attempting to watch his favourite TV Show Nick Kelly. What's also notable about this is the Nick Kelly was a character from TheTopper a comic from the publishers (DC Thomson) who also publish TheBeano which DennisTheMenaceUK appears in. This makes Nick Kelly one of the few DC Thomson strips to have an AnimatedAdaptation alongside {{Bananaman}}, Marvo the Wonder Chicken (from ComicBook/TheDandy) and the aforementioned DennisTheMenaceUK.
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!!Examples of Type 4 (PlotParallel)
* [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers The Ember Island Players]] in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' parodies the contents of the show up to that point, including exaggerated versions of the main cast. They also do other productions like ''Love Amongsts the Dragons''.
* ''Weird World'' in ''TheSecretSaturdays'' is, arguably, a mix of ''all 4 types''. 1.) The BigBad, Argost, is the host of ''Weird World''; 2.) Zak, the KidHero, is a huge fan of the show, with 3.) Zak's knowledge of Argost's house coming from the show and helping the family survive their rescue mission inside, and 4.) both shows heavily feature cryptids and follow their respective main characters' search for the Kur Stone.
* ''As the Kitchen Sinks'' in ''TransformersGeneration1'' is a [[SoapWithinAShow soap opera show]] that the Autobots are seen watching on Teletraan-1.
** Humorously enough, when Optimus was called to fight, he actually ''groaned'' when this happened. That's right, the most {{Badass}} robot there is wanted to see what happened next.
* The ''Puppet Pals'', which is a {{slapstick}} puppet show both in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' and ThePowerpuffGirls''. Both shows were made by the same creators. In one episode the trope is {{inverted}} with the actual show being AllJustADream of one of the Puppet Pals. *BONK!*
* ''InvaderZim'' boasts two -- ''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Mysterious Mysteries of Strange Mystery]]'', and ''Probing the Membrane of Science With Professor Membrane.''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' featured the head of Matt Groenig presenting his new show ''Futurella'' at the 3010 Comicon. It got cancelled 3 seconds into the opening sequence.
-->'''Matt Groenig's head:''' [[TakeThat Wow, FOX has really streamlined the process.]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode "the Contest" (the one with the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and ''DrKatz'' parodies), had the kids watching ''Andy and friends'' which starred a crudely drawn rat {{Expy}} of Arthur.
-->'''Muffy:''' ''(regarding Andy)'' Why does he always call for his mother? It's like she's his slave.\\
'''Brain:''' [[LampshadeHanging If they're animals, does their cafeteria serve bugs & garbage for lunch?]]\\
'''Francine:''' Why does a mouse have a pet dog? Wouldn't it eat him?\\
'''Arthur:''' Andy's not a mouse, he's... [[CartoonCreature I'm not sure.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', the ''Terrance and Phillip'' show revolves around vulgar potty humor -- something ''South Park'''s detractors often fault it for.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has "Hello Megan", an 80's sitcom that Miss Martian took her human name and physical appearance from. It's revealed that she suggested Superboy's civilian identity of "Conner Kent" because Megan's love interest on the show was named Conner. Superboy is understandably weirded out when he learns this.
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