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* ''[[Quentyn Quinn, Space Ranger]]'' (itself a [[Spin-Off]] from ''[[Tales of the Questor]]'' IN SPACE!) has recently taken a rusty razor blade to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise. Quentyn meets the crew [https://web.archive.org/web/20130312225649/http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00016.html in this strip].
* The majority of the cast of ''[[Sonichu]]'' consists of ''Sonic'' [[Palette Swap|recolors]]. Firstly, Sonichu is an ersatz that the author made sometime in the 1990s when a teacher wouldn't allow him to use [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] or Pikachu in a class project due to copyright. There's also Simonla Rosechu, who was originally a (male) [[Fan Character]] created by a troll who's a fan of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', but Chris decided to [[Gender Flip|change his gender]] and turn him into a Rosechu before using her in the comic. Add in two characters based off Zelda (Zelina Rosechu, Clawdorf and Darkbind Sonichu), [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Megtune]] and various others. The only characters who seem to be completely original are Kel, a generic Pokémon trainer, and Count Graduon, the [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of Chris's high school graduation.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130817082623/http://workhate.co.uk/?p=9 Captain Broadband]'' has a clown pop up at one point to [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|specifically]] inform the audience that Captain Broadband was created long before another blue garbed, [[Nigh Invulnerability|nigh invulnerable]] [[The Tick (animation)|superhero]]
* Mr. Raven from ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' seems a heck of a lot like [[Harry Potter (novel)|Snape]].
* ''[[Attack of the Super Wizards]]'' stars public domain characters, one of whom, Stardust, was created to be an ersatz [[Superman]]. The comic also includes ersatz versions of Krypto, Lois Lane, Batman, Wonder Woman, Cthulhu, Alan Moore, and others.
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* ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' included Captain Ersatzes of rival shows and various movies, including [[Dracula]] (referred to by his real name, "Count Tepes"). There were only three things that were referred to by their real names: ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Newhart]]'', and [[Cthulhu Mythos|Cthulhu]].
** The funny thing, Dracula is a [[Public Domain Character]], they didn't needed to "create" a Captain Ersatz.
** Dracula was indeed mentioned in that episode; in-universe, the original novel was, according to Tepes, a fictional account of the history of his family, with many liberties taken.
* ''[[Kappa Mikey]]'', a parody of anime, contains tons of characters who are legal rip-offs of real anime characters, in the same vein as ''[[Drawn Together]]''. The character Gonard gets bonus points, since he is believed by fans to be an expy of [[Dragonball Z|Goku]], thanks in no small part to both of them sharing the [[Sean Schemmel|same English voice actor]]!
* Depending on who you ask, The Dread Baron and Mumbly are either these, or Expys. According to some accounts, Hanna-Barbera was in a legal conflict with Heatter-Quigley (who helped co-create ''[[Wacky Races]]'') over who owned the rights to the Dick Dastardly and Muttley characters, which led to the creation of the new characters for the show [[Laff-A-Lympics]]. Others point out that Mumbly actually pre-dated Muttley (though he originally was a ''good guy''.)
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*** Not to mention a splash of [[Mad Max|Max Rockatansky]]
** There is also an entire Ersatz of the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' universe. Harry Potter (a parseltongued wizard who can talk to snakes) is replaced by Nigel Planter (a partial-tongue "wizard" who can talk to snacks), Lord Voldemort is replaced by Lord Moldybutt (complete with the He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named title), and Dean Toadblatts replacing Dumbledore in title and Snape in his attitude toward Nigel. It also featured Ersatzes of [[The Rival|Draco]] and [[The Spock|Hermione]].
** [[Dracula]] is a recurring character on this show, but seems to have been intentionally based on [[Blacula]].
* ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'''s animated series had a lot of these. Amongst the most prominent was Die Fledermaus (a [[Batman]] parody), American Maid (a female [[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]]), and Big Shot ([[The Punisher]]).
* An episode of ''[[The Mask (animation)|The Mask]]'' dealt with Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask spending time with and causing mischief with his favorite cartoon characters The Goofalototots Stinko, Pinko, and Snot, who are obvious expys of Yakko, Wakko, and Dot from ''[[Animaniacs]]''.
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** The Creepy family were in fact the Gruesomes, who first appeared in ''[[The Flintstones]]'' - the Gruesomes in turn were expies of the J. Evil Scientist Family.
** Daisy Mayhem was an evil version of ''[[Li'l Abner]]'' character Moonbeam McSwine, the only Captain Ersatz on the show where the source is not from Hanna-Barbera.
* In ''[[The Owl House]]'', Lilith's mentor, Flora D'splora. Her name, short hair with bangs, dark complexion, monkey-like Palisman, and archeology expertise makes is obvious [[Dora the Explorer| who she is supposed to be]]. Luz even lampshades it by suspiciously saying, "I have questions about that name," when she shows up in "Elsewhere and Elsewhen". The fact that voice her actress is Eileen Galindo, who was also the voice of Dora's mother in that cartoon seems to confirm it.
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