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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taRPwYe1EYA This commercial] spoofs [[Kaiju]]. [[Ultraman]] in particular.

** Also 80's <s>hair</s> (neo-classical) power metal.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131217083340/http://www.irn-bru.co.uk/advert/snowman.html This Irn Bru advert] spoofs the flying sequence from Christmas classic [[The Snowman]], showing a variety of Scottish landmarks instead of ones from the South East of England and the music is a parody version of Walking in the Air.

 

* ''[[Student Council's Discretion]]'' is a pretty good example of parody Anime in the first few episodes of the first season. They even do this right before the start of the first episode, citing stuff that would probably get them sued for copyrights left and right.

* ''[[Bobobo-Bo Bo-bobo]]'' parodies all Anime, particularly ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'', and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''

* ''[[Crayon Shin-chan]]'' has parodied ''[[Star Wars]]'' and demonstrated more knowledge of and reverence for the originals than most, including character names and terms that aren't mentioned in the movies.

 

* While [[Alan Moore]]'s ''[[Miracleman]]'' and ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' were dark [[deconstruction]]s of the [[Superhero]] genre, his later ''[[1963]]'' is an Affectionate Parody of the Silver Age.

** The same could be said of his run on ''[[Supreme]]'' which used many goofy Silver Age-style ideas and stories. Extra points for the fact Moore also made ''a parody of a parody'', taking the ''[[Mad Magazine]]'' [[Superman]] parody ''Superduperman'' and writing one based on Supreme, who himself is a Superman analogue.

 

 

* ''[[The Abridged Series]]'' parodies often openly deride the shows' oversights as well as the kind of people who watch the shows... even though they are '''made''' by the kind of people who watch the shows.

* ''Twilight The Musical'' is...[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|one of these for]] ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|and it's a musical.]]

 

 

* ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' is a fairly obvious example of this, it being a parody of the hard rock and [[Heavy Metal]] of the 70s and 80s. It's shown to be an affectionate parody by the sympathetic portrayal of the band towards the end of the film, and the fact that it references things that only fans of the genre could possibly get.

** Christopher Guest, who played Nigel Tufnel in the movie, has gone on to make several mockumentary's of his own, such as as [[Best in Show]] and [[A Mighty Wind]], all of whom can be considered affectionate towards their (rather daft) characters.

* ''Be a man'' in [[Mulan]] would be an Affectionate Parody of a [[Boot Camp Episode]].

 

* ''[[James Bond]]'' in the original Ian Fleming novels was actually a parody of spy thrillers of the time. [[Weird Al Effect|That didn't last in the public's eye as long as him]].

** Which makes ''[[Austin Powers]]'', the "Flint" movies, and ''[[Get Smart]]'' parodies of a parody.

* In ''[[I Moved Your Cheese]]'' by Deepak Malhotra, characters speak of "the good book", strongly alluding to ''[[Who Moved My Cheese?]]''.

 

* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "Bad Wolf" (a.k.a. "Reality Shows of the {{spoiler|Daleks}}") does this by taking the [[Reality Show]] genre and ''The Weakest Link'') to [[Deadly Game|its logical extreme]].

** Likewise, the episode "The Unicorn and the Wasp" is an Affectionate Parody of murder mysteries, especially those written by Agatha Christie.

 

 

* The [[Pet Shop Boys]] song "The Night I Fell in Love" blurs the lines between this and [[Take That]]; a parody of the homophobia both inherent and explicit in the songs and public persona of [[Eminem]] by imagining him having a homosexual affair with a starstruck young fan, the song is written in a gentle, sweet fashion that is more teasing than anything else. Eminem's response, however, [[Berserk Button|was a bit less gentle]]; at one point in one of his songs he [[Disproportionate Retribution|runs them over with his car]]. Someone's a bit touchy, it seems.

** Artists take the occasional potshot at Mr. Mathers because they know that, no matter how mild or teasing the shot, he'll double the publicity for them by completely overreacting.

* [[Steel Panther]] started out as a [[Hair Metal]] tribute band. Now, it makes parodies that take the genre's notorious [[Self-Deprecation]] and [[Double Entendre|double entendres]] and turns them [[Up to Eleven]].

 

* In contrast to how Encyclopedia Dramatica is largely nothing more than a series of [[Accentuate the Negative|critical]] [[Take That]]s, [https://uncyclopedia.ca/wiki/Main_Page Uncyclopedia] tends to veer in the direction of Affectionate Parody in its articles.

* Pokebattles is a major affectional parody site. It parodies ''[[Pokémon]]'', with a battle system identical to Pokémon Red. They always say "used" before attacks and multiple actions. They parody multiple other things including Star Wars; Luke is a character. Doompuff, the evil rabid Jigglypuff of doom, is [[The Juggernaut]]. A link to Red Version is [https://web.archive.org/web/20091024190625/http://geocities.com/chronopublish/pokemon/red.html].

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Otaq2tmNMM "Space Stallions"] is an affectionate parody of cartoons from [[The Eighties|the '80s]] and late [[The Seventies|'70s]] such as ''[[He Man]]'', ''[[She Ra]]'', ''[[Thundercats]]'', ''[[Silverhawks]]'' and ''[[Battle of the Planets]]''.

 

* [[WWE]] wrestler Gregory Helms's former character, The Hurricane, was an Affectionate Parody of [[Superhero]]es, especially [[Superman]] and the Adam West [[Batman]]. His character previous to that was an Affectionate Parody of comic-book ''fanboys'', as he trotted out his encyclopedic knowledge of the [[Green Lantern]] and compared situations from the comic to everything he came across in his wrestling career (in fact, his costume as Hurricane was heavily influenced by the costume worn by Kyle Rayner as the [[Green Lantern]]).

* The [[Lay Cool]] characters were affectionate parodies of the [[Alpha Bitch]] with them being fashion obsessed, finishing each other's sentences, their own [[Buffy-Speak]] catchphrases and a whole lotta [[Les Yay]]. And they were still some of the best written heels on Smackdown.

 

 

* [[The Stan Freberg Show|Stan]] [[Stan Freberg|Freberg]] recorded several Affectionate Parodies of the radio series ''[[Dragnet]]'', including "St. George and the Dragonet" and "Little Blue Riding Hood" ("only the color of the hood has been changed to prevent an investigation"). The [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|supposed]] ''Dragnet'' [[Catch Phrase]] "just the facts, ma'am" originated in these parodies.

* ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again|I'm Sorry Ill Read That Again]]'' always had an extended sketch at the end of each episode, presented as the ''Prune Play Of The Week''. These were often affectionate parodies of plays, books, genres, or whatever was on TV at the time. Their parody of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' is quite memorable, mostly for being a parody of something still well-known.

 

 

* The ''[[Pokethulhu]]'' roleplaying game is an arguably affectionate but very tongue in cheek cross-parody of, guess what, [[Pokémon]] and the [[Cthulhu Mythos]].

* Depending on who you ask, the ''[[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]]'' roleplaying game series is either an affectionate parody or a [[Take That]] at the selfish, loot-grubbing behavior of some gamers.

 

 

* [[Avenue Q]] is an Affectionate Parody of the Muppets and ''[[Sesame Street]]''. Of course, some of the puppeteers of Avenue Q were once ''Sesame Street'' workers themselves.

* Blue Man Group is, in part, an Affectionate Parody of the [[True Art Is Incomprehensible|modern art scene]] that ironically has become far more successful than most serious examples of performance art.

 

 

* The [[Real Time Strategy|RTS]] ''Majesty: A Fantasy Kingdom Sim'' puts the player in charge of a fantasy kingdom that works the way they do in [[Role-Playing Game|RPGs]]. As such the city guards are helpless against anything bigger than the giant rats infesting the sewers, and the sovereign has to summon heroes (who are not directly controllable units) and post rewards for things like the ancient evil castles littering the landscape in order to get anything done.

* The Capcom brawler ''[[God Hand]]'' glaringly mixes together nearly every classic [[Beat'Em Up]] [[Cliché]] in the book, including [[Pac-Man]]-esque [[Hyperactive Metabolism|food pickups]], [[Everything Trying to Kill You|outrageously silly enemies]] in far-fetched environments and a [[Excuse Plot|puddle-deep storyline]] that's only there to string together all the game's fighting. The game has also been speculated to be an affectionate parody of [[Shonen]] [[Fighting Series]] such as ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''.

 

 

* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' features many affectionate parodies in its various cartoons, mostly of things from the creators' childhoods. A prime example would be ''Cheat Commandos'', a parody of merchandise-driven kids' TV shows such as ''[[G.I. Joe]]''.

 

 

 

* Parodies of music videos done by fans of the artist (and there are quite a lot), some examples being [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26tD6hL9nj4 this] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoP3C76ioTU this.] Although at first glance many of the Key of Awesome music videos seem to be making fun of the artists they parody, they have admitted they love most of the artists that they parody, and sometimes the artist loves them.

* The sketch-comedy website ''[[Loading Ready Run]]'' use this trope all the time. One of their better-known parodies is [http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/234/csi_csi CSI:CSI - Internal Investigations]. Replaced the discovery of a dead body with the stealing and eating of another person's sandwich.

 

 

* The ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' episode "For Real" include shots of people commenting on the trials over the internet in what can only be a affectionate jab at series fans, and at [[Shipping Tropes|shippers]] in particular.

* ''[[Veggie Tales]]'' parodies things frequently, some examples being: