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[[File:FuturamaSimpsons 628.jpg|link=Matt Groening|frame|Drinking brings the [[The Simpsons (animation)|most awesome]] [[Futurama|of characters]] together.]]
{{quote|''I Am. Through Nature of He who is called "I Speak," I Have Come. Though my Feet shall Touch upon Two Base Earths, I Have Come. My Existence has been used in Stories for generations. One is a Tale of a Cunning Rogue. One is the Epic of a Courageous Knight. Through my Influence, these two shall meet. I Am the Literary Device of Unity. I Am the Trope of Mingling Worlds. I Am Crossover.''
|'''A [[Badass Boast]] for the [http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t{{=}}159237&page{{=}}236 Trope.]'''}}
The classic crossover started itself off as a good way to make the best of what you've got—so if you have two shows on your roster, it's a no-brainer to have the shows and characters cross over every once in a while, especially if one of the shows is less popular than its sibling.
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The popular way of doing this is the "true" crossover, in which a storyline will begin in one series and ''cross over'' into the next one, encouraging viewers to tune into a show that may be thematically similar but which they do not usually watch.
For example ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' had a handful of episodes where the characters would head off at the end, only to turn up in ''[[Angel]]'' straight after. This also worked the other way, with an amulet in ''[[Angel]]'' turning out to be vitally important for the last-ever episode of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]''. (This also highlights one of the dangers of '''
Alternatively, a single popular character can cross over from one show into the other for a brief guest appearance; this has the effect of attracting that character's fans from the other show without requiring the writing teams to sync up or creating DVD- and arc-unfriendly episodes. This is very common in comic books, in which most characters are part of a larger universe, such as the [[Marvel Universe]] or [[The DCU]]. It happens less often in TV and movie properties based on comic books, since they are often made by different production companies.
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As more ways of developing connections between shows formed, we ended up with lots of different subtropes of crossover. All of these can be seen on the [[Crossover Index]] and any examples for those will be found on their own pages.
Not to be confused with tall wagons, nor with the circuits used in loudspeaker systems to split the audio signal into different frequency bands.
{{examples}}
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** Getter Robo and Devilman in the "Devilman vs Getter Robo" manga. At the end of it, Akira and Miki lampshade the trope, joking about whom they will visit the next time.
* The mangaka group [[CLAMP]] have crossed their works over to the [[Canon Welding|point that now they are all in one big, weird world]]. Some of these are significant to the plot, many seem to be just for fun. A frequent crossover element is the Clamp Campus, a gigantic private school that shows up in ''CLAMP Campus Detectives'', ''[[X (manga)|X/1999]]'', ''Dukylon: CLAMP Defenders'', and ''Man of Many Faces''. Characters from ''[[Chobits]]'' make an appearance in ''[[Kobato.]]''. The protagonist of ''[[Tokyo Babylon]]'', Sumeragi Subaru, shows up in ''X/1999''. Even their "joke" series ''[[Miyuki-chan in Wonderland]]'' contains crossovers. In one story, Miyuki ends up as the Damsel In Distress in ''X/1999''. In another, she ends up playing (strip) [[Mahjong]] with other characters from CLAMP works. And there are the tribute music videos ''CLAMP in Wonderland'' and ''CLAMP in Wonderland 2'' which have segues between all of their series to date.
** Then there is ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]''. The entire basic '''premise''' is being an ''[[Alternate Universe]]'' ''[[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]] '' with characters from most of CLAMP's works showing up, often in different contexts from their original portrayal, such as characters from opposing sides of ''[[X (manga)|X/1999]]'' hanging around the same cafe. Two of the main characters are alternate versions of the main characters from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]''. ''
* The different stories [[Nasuverse]] are all colliding in a hilarious new [[Affectionate Parody]] called ''[[Carnival Phantasm]]''. The first episode featured the characters of ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]'' finding out that the Holy Grail War had become a game show. Numerous people from throughout the [[Nasuverse]] can be seen in the audience.
* Speaking of [[Nasuverse]], in 2010, the main writer of the ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' franchise has produced two crossover one-shot mangas, ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]×[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' and ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]×[[Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya|Fate Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya]]''. The titles are rather self-explanatory.
* "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120913145958/http://www.onemanga.com/Cross_Epoch/ Cross Epoch]", a special manga where ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' and ''[[One Piece]]'' crossed over.
** There are also separate anime and manga crossover specials of ''[[Toriko]]'' and ''[[One Piece]]''.
* In the manga ''[[Digimon V-Tamer 01]]'' are a total of 3 non canon crossovers, each being about a hero of the current digimon anime series being space warped and ending up battling an extremely powerful digimon together with Taichi and Zero.
* In honor of Shounen Sunday's 50th anniversary, the publisher released a DVD including three [[OVA]]s for their three most popular
* ''[[Voltron]]: The Fleet of Doom'', a TV special made for American audience which had Lion Voltron and Vehicle Voltron working together to battle the allied forces of King Zarkon and the Drule Empire.
* Recently,{{when}} [[Detective Conan|Conan Edogawa]] and [[Lupin III]] met one another in a movie special.
* One episode of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' took place in [[Doctor Slump|Penguin Village]].
** And [[Doctor Slump]]'s 1997 remake anime has Goku visits Penguin Village. The different is that Arale is now a main character while Goku is a guest star, and [[Art Evolution]].
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* ''[[Until Death Do Us Part]]'' has characters and organizations from ''[[Yami no Aegis]]'', by a different author.
* ''[[Pretty Cure All Stars]]'' crosses over all the existing Pretty Cure series in one big movie. And there's four of them!
* There's a thinly-disguised voice-actor crossover between ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' and ''[[Crayon Shin-chan]]'': Shin's and Shin's mother's seiyuu show up playing essentially their ''Crayon Shin-chan'' characters in episode 104 of ''Sailor Moon S'', and episode 109 of ''Crayon Shin-chan'' has three "Sailor" characters played by the seiyuu of Sailors Mercuty, Jupiter, and Chibimoon.
== Comic Books ==
* This was the entire premise of ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''—graphic novels and [[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)|movie]] both.
* [[Archie Comics]] is not afraid of this. The only real thing that defines the universes (excluding ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' and other licensed series) is different towns in America. The Archies performing alongside ''[[Josie and the Pussy Cats]]''? Sure!
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*** In fairness, the early 90's Frank Castle was essentially a well-equipped assassin, not an amoral wholesale slaughtering machine leaving dozens of bloody corpses everywhere. And he not only engages in less violence here than his usual missions of the time, he even lets his target live. Still, the fact that everyone involved managed to pull it off at all, much less make a pretty good story, is downright amazing.
** [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/archie-tiny-titans-aw-yeah-10719.html Tiny Titans meets Little Archie]. Yes, ''really''.
** There was also a crossover of Archie and the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]. Here is a [https://web.archive.org/web/20130908142454/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/linkara/at4w/21529-tmnt-meets-archie review] of it, courtesy of [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]].
** The "Night At the Comic Book Shop" trade paperback had Archie deal with some old comic characters that Archie Comics punished.
* José Carioca's universe is set in his home country of Brazil, but he's shown to be friends with [[Donald Duck]] in ''[[Saludos Amigos]]'' and ''[[The Three Caballeros]]'' (as well as the ride in the Mexican pavilion at Epcot). Thus, there are occasional crossovers between the Carioca universe and the McDuck Universe. Indeed, there has been a prolonged arc of stories where José visits Duckburg, and interacts with the various characters there.
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'''Batman''': "Yes, I do."
'''Superman''': "Then, let's do it."
** If that counts, we may as well mention ''All Star Comics #3'', the comic which ''created'' [[The DCU]] as a shared universe.
* ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' and ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage]]'' had several single-issue gag crossovers in their respective early runs, which culminated, several years later, in a volume of ''Usagi'' which centered around a village shaman summoning the Turtles to fight invading ninjas, and the Turtles' subsequent confusion at being landed in a medieval Japan inhabited by talking animals.
* Marvel's ''[[What If]]'' series threw in a few of these over the years, notably stories in which [[Conan the Barbarian]] fought [[Captain America (comics)]] (narrow win for Conan) and [[Wolverine]] (Conan wins the first round, Wolverine regenerates and pushes Conan through a portal to the future, where he destroys the universe [[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies|by throwing a rock at Cyclops' head]]).
** Another notable Marvel crossover, this one in-continuity, featured perhaps the two greatest [[Sword and Sorcery]] heroes (using the term loosely) of all time; Conan and ''[[The Elric Saga|Elric]]''. As if that wasn't epic enough, Elric's creator [[Michael Moorcock]] helped with the plot. It also introduced evil sorcerer Kulan Gath, who at various times has put [[Red Sonja]], [[Spider-Man]], the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]], [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]], and modern day [[Big Applesauce|New York City]] through pure hell.
* [[Planet of the Apes|Ape]] [[Alien Nation (TV series)|Nation]]. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120510150042/http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=31&Itemid=47&limitstart=76 Ape Nation]''.
* Marvel's ''[[Squadron Supreme]]'' limited series (already itself a psuedo-Crossover, featuring a team of [[Captain Ersatz]]es from [[DC Comics]]) also had a one-issue Crossover with ''[[Captain America (comics)]]''.
* [[Cartoon Network]] once made a comics story in which [[Space Ghost]]'s monkey sidekick, Blip, needed to save his friends from [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Giant Cosmic Monkey Robot]] and asked [[Magilla Gorilla]], [[Dexter's Laboratory|Monkey]], and other simians from CN's shows for help. Together they saved the hero and defeated cosmic monkey with a giant banana, soooo...yeah.
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** Infestation 2 had the Elder Gods invade the IDW Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe, Dungeons and Dragons, Bat Boy, 30 Days of Night, and the Transformers: Hearts of Steel universes by creating a rift through universes through H.P. Lovecraft's writings.
* A special magazine published in 2000 by [[Cartoon Network]] featured a five-page comic story in which [[Scooby-Doo (animation)|Scooby Doo]] meets [[The Powerpuff Girls]]. Bubbles, as expected, [[The Glomp|glomps]] Scooby ("Puppy!!").
* Some crossovers Linkara has reviewed include ''[[Star Trek]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20130908053955/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/linkara/at4w/19736-star-trekx-men-1 and] ''X-Men'', [[Eminem]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130908081356/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/linkara/at4w/31498-eminem-and-the-punisher-1 and] [[The Punisher]], and [[Superman]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130908094901/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/linkara/at4w/30797-superman-meets-the-quik-bunny and the Quik Bunny.]
* Spider-Man vs. [[The Ren and Stimpy Show|Powdered Toast Man]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130604203356/http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/images/ren_stimpy/006.jpg here].
* ''[[Asterix|Asterix In Belgium]]'' features a cameo appearance by [[Tintin|Dupont and Dupondt]] (or Thompson and Thomson if you prefer, although they're unnamed here anyway).
* [[Bongo Comics]] produced a mini-series called ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]] [[Futurama]]'' Crossover Crisis. The first half is the Planet Express crew being sent into an issue of ''[[The Simpsons (Comic Book)|The Simpsons]]'' by the Brain Spawn. The second half is the residents of Springfield being pulled into New New York by one of Professor Farnsworth's inventions. And ''then'' it gets weird...
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== Fan Works ==
''See also the list at [[Crossover/Fanfic]]''.
*
* A favourite for many seems to be ''[[Doctor Who]]'', due to the remarkable ease with which the Doctor can be inserted in any story just by having the TARDIS land there. One of the most famous, ''[[The Man With No Name (fanfic)|The Man With No Name]]'', is a ''[[Firefly]]''/''Doctor Who'' crossover, which some say should be officially added to [[Canon]].▼
▲* Cross Overs are huge in all fanworks, one of the two or three biggest reasons to create them.
▲* A favourite for many seems to be ''[[Doctor Who]]'', due to the remarkable ease with which the Doctor can be inserted in any story just by having the TARDIS land there. One of the most famous, ''[[The Man With No Name]]'', is a ''[[Firefly]]''/''Doctor Who'' crossover, which some say should be officially added to [[Canon]].
** Yet it ''very'' strangely lists one of the unofficial rules of the internet dealing with crossovers (specifically, [[Touhou|rule (9)]]
** There's also ''[[A Hero (fan work)|A Hero]]'', a crossover with ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' which subverts most ''[[Doctor Who]]'' crossover formulas by instead inserting [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens|Dalek]] [[Mad Scientist|Sec]] to fix the mess.
** Another crossover that's become increasingly popular is "SuperWho", which combines ''Doctor Who'' with ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''.
** All it took was one scene where a pony had a David Tennant-like hairstyle and an hourglass on his quarter. The result is that under crossovers at [[Fanfiction.net]], ''Doctor Who'' is the most popular thing to cross into the world of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', beating out [[Sonic the Hedgehog]].
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** Harry Potter in ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]''. Hermione dreams the people she knows into the plot of the movie, with herself in the role of the Grandson being read the book by Dumbledore. [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/135041/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Florinese_Dream No, really!]
** One involved the plot of ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]'' being re-imagined in the ''Potter'' universe. Unlike most other crossovers, the characters of both series don't actually meet. [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6701410/1/Pretty_Little_Witches Here it is]
* There are a few fics that cross over all the [[Nicktoons]]. One that does this along with extreme AU along with Alternate History (Vlad is now king of an [[Fictional Counterpart]] of America!) would be ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120830153535/http://chesspiece.smackjeeves.com/ Chess Piece]'' by Neo Yi. It's filled with tons of continuity nods and has everything, from ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'', ''[[Invader Zim]]'', and ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'' to ''[[Doug]]'', ''[[Aaahh Real Monsters]]'', ''[[CatDog]]'', and ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]''. Seriously; it is also [[Rule of Cool|awesome]].
* Not many Crossover fics have managed to be as awesome as ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4821971/1/Edward_meets_Sherlock_Holmes Sherlock Holmes vs Edward Cullen]''.
* ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]''. The rivalry between their fanbases and The [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]] makes it a bygone conclusion feature some, and for those to require at least one major battle between the United Federation of Planets and the Galactic Empire, but there are certain exceptions.
** Another good one is ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120217205646/http://www.sfdebris.com/unity.asp Unity]'' by notable contributor [[SF Debris]]. What is a wormhole was connected from the Delta Quadrant circa Voyager's fifth season to the Star Wars Universe circa early Return of The Jedi, (disrupting the Rebel Alliance's attempt to attack the second Death Star.) Involved every character from TNG forward moving well into the future and exploring all the potential interactions in detail.
** To complete the trifecta of renowned ''Star Wars'' vs. ''Star Trek'' fanfics, there's ''[http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=404&highlight= StarCrossed]''.
** Fan art includes posters/wallpapers (if not fanfic) with ''[[Star Wars]]'' vs. ''[[Star Trek]]'' vs. ''[[Star Control]]''.
* While not a [[Fanfic]], [http://www.youtube.com/user/LogoAttitude this Youtube user] makes videos which present "what if" situations dealing with [[Vanity Plate|television logos]], which also includes gems like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6r3yR0PzCE "What if Steven Bochco collaborated with 4K!ds Entertainment?"].
* ''[[Shinji and Warhammer40K]]''.
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* [[Spider-Man]] has a slew of crossovers on [[Fanfiction.net]]. [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5011834/1/Web_of_Shadow_Fallout This one] crossed with the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]], and [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3914495/1/A_Hospital_In_Jersey this one] crossed with ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' are quite good.
* In Anime fanfiction (and sometimes in other media) a quite common way to establish a plot, especially in [[Peggy Sue]] fics, is a wish granted by [[Ah! My Goddess|Belldandy or her sisters]]. Whether this crossover is minor or major varies between fics.
* Raquaza Master's ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140711171716/http://s1.zetaboards.com/PokeTown_2/index/ Pokemon Squad]'' fanfics are supposed to combine the characters from ''[[Pokémon]]'', ''[[KaBlam!]]!'', ''[[Barney and Friends]]'' (Barney is going to be one of the main antagonists), ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (Elmo's going to be an upcoming villain), many video games, and much, much more.
* The ''[[Ranma ½]]'' fandom loves to create crossovers. There exist several archives devoted to them. Particularly common are crossovers with ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' which has a sub genre called the [[Fuku Fic]] that has more fan fics written for it than most anime has fan fics total.
* Is there anyone [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] hasn't met yet? The blue hedgehog has had crossovers with [http://www.fanfiction.net/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_and_Percy_Jackson_and_the_Olympians_Crossovers/253/2622/ Percy Jackson], [http://www.fanfiction.net/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_and_Godzilla_Crossovers/253/448/ Godzilla], [http://www.fanfiction.net/Transformers_Beast_Wars_and_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Crossovers/65/253/ Transformers], [http://www.fanfiction.net/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_and_Halo_Crossovers/253/1342/ Halo], [http://www.fanfiction.net/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_and_iCarly_Crossovers/253/2898/ iCarly], [http://www.fanfiction.net/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_and_Gorillaz_Crossovers/253/2340/ Gorillaz], [http://www.fanfiction.net/Mighty_Ducks_and_Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Crossovers/243/253/ the Mighty Ducks] and [[Fuck the Jesus Beam|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]. Are any of these even remotely connected?
** But [http://www.fanfiction.net/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_and_Mario_Crossovers/253/347/ we all know who the big winner is...]
* ''[
* An author on [[Fanfiction.net]] has created [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2322545/1/Halo_Republic_Commando\ this], a ''Star Wars'' and ''Halo'' crossover where the characters of Republic Commando (and some friends and enemies) meet Master Chief and company in the ''Halo'' universe. There is a sequel that takes place mostly in the ''Star Wars'' universe during the events of the Original Trilogy.
* ''[[A Dark Knight Over Sin City]]''. It's rather obvious what it is about, going by the [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|title.]]
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* Another author has crossed over ''[[Megas XLR]]'' with ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7777108/1/The_Golem_of_New_Jersey Harry Potter], [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7734042/1/Megas_Five0 Lilo & Stitch]'' and ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7929483/1/Perry_XLP Phineas & Ferb]'', crossed over ''Phineas & Ferb'' with ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7712752/1/Seasonal_Sentai_Summerranger Super Sentai]'' and ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7858523/1/The_Platypus_Rider Kamen Rider]'', and then combined all the previous into a [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7998417/1/Megas_Final_Wars Mega Crossover].
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1263379/gabriel_blessing Gabriel Blessing] is well known for his two ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' crossovers:
** ''[[The Hill of Swords]]'', a ''[[
** ''[[In Flight]]'', a ''[[Sekirei]]'' crossover where Shirou discovers his [[Not Quite Dead]] mother, Takami Sahashi, and replaces Minato as the Ashikabi of the North.
* In ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5803383/1/Divine_Intervention Divine Intervention]'' The [[The Boondock Saints|MacManus brothers]] meet the [[Supernatural (TV series)|Winchester brothers.]] And it is ''cool''.
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* The fancomic ''[[Roommates 2007]]'' by [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/ Ashe Rhyder] and its spinoff ''[[Girls Next Door]]'' by [http://pika-la-cynique.deviantart.com/ Pika la Cynique] are this—a crossover between ''[[Labyrinth]]'', ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'', ''[[Les Misérables (novel)|Les Misérables]]'', and occasionally ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''—the many fandoms that appeared only once or twice are too numerous to count. Both by now run rather independently of each other, with a frequent [[Continuity Nod]] and [[Shout-Out]] to each other during their many, many storylines. And they are also awesome.
* Decent [http://www.fanfiction.net/Pokemon_and_Digimon_Crossovers/80/257/ ''Pokemon/Digimon'' crossovers] are not that common in fanfiction, but of late some interesting new submissions have popped up. [[Sturgeon's Law]] may be applicable due to grammar issues, but those with decent grammar tend to be alright.
* 4 crossovers with ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Winx Club]]'' have been done by [http://www.fanfiction.net/~looneywriter\]{{Dead link}} and [http://www.fanfiction.net/~kidswbyungsta\]{{Dead link}}. Sure enough, keeping in with the Looney Tunes style of humor, as well as adding characters from ''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', and ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'' may have helped them in being loved by many on [
* Even though the first story of ''[[A Sticky Situation]]'' remains solidly in the ''[[Digimon Tamers|Digimon]]'' season three universe, the second story tosses several of the characters into ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' due to a dimension-traveling digimon called Parallelmon (a [[Canon]] digimon, not an [[OC]] of the author). It is very well written and very entertaining.
* [[Rules of the Internet|Rule (9)]]: If it exists, there is a crossover with ''[[Touhou]]''. [[Touhou/Crossover|The series even has its own article.]]
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* There are a lot of fanarts involving [[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|Kaa]] the Snake hypnotizing various victims. Google search "Kaa" and you'll see what the deal is.
* It's easier to count the things that Naruto hasn't had crossovers with when it's had crossovers with ''[[The Boondocks]]'', ''[[Duke Nukem]]'', ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', ''[[Mean Girls]]'', ''Godzilla'', ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]]'' and probably the strangest with ''[[Married... with Children]]''.
* The game-idea series ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120107000730/http://crossoverx.wikia.com/wiki/Crossover_X_Wiki Crossover X]'' practically ''lives'' on this trope. It even uses the word "crossover" in its name.
* At least 300 crossovers of ''[[Total Drama Island]]'' are available on fanfiction.net.
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/~supertrip One writer] has written the aptly named "Total Crossover" series. They are currently working on ''3'' installments at the same time. {{spoiler|The scenes with [[Jimmy Neutron]] [[Complete Monster|border on]] [[Revenge Fic]].}}
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7941617/1/To_Kill_A_Thief To Kill A Thief]. ''[[Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne]]'' [[X Meets Y|meets]] ''[[Death Note]]''.
* ''[https://my.w.tt/CCESGEfz2U Final Stand of Death]]'', ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'' Fic, mixes in [[Planet Dolan]] and [[Let's Play]] gamers, including [[PewDiePie]].
== Films ==
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* [[The View Askewniverse]] movies are all connected, mostly by [[Jay and Silent Bob]] appearing in every movie. Aside from that, there are numerous events, elements, and secondary characters that intertwine throughout all six films. It also helps that the movies take place in the [[New Jersey|same state.]]
* There is an old film, ''Hercules, Samson and Ulysses'' which features the two strong men of the bronze age [[Cool vs. Awesome|coming to blows.]] It's also [[So Bad It's Good]].
== Literature ==
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* Long before the Marvel comics put two Robert E. Howard barbarian heroes together, Howard himself did it: in the Bran Mak Morn story ''Kings of the Night'', Kull of Atlantis makes a special guest appearance. He and Bran team up against the Roman Legions invading Britain.
* The 1995 novel ''H: The Story of Heathcliff's Journey Back to Wuthering Heights'' crosses over the two Bronte sister classics ''[[Jane Eyre]]'' and ''[[Wuthering Heights (novel)|Wuthering Heights]]''.
* [[Barbara Hambly]]'s 1985 ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' [[Tie-in Novel]] ''[[Ishmael (Star Trek novel)|Ishmael]]'' is basically a crossover between ''TOS'' and the late-1960s [[ABC]] TV Show ''[[Here Come the Brides]]'', in which an amnesiac Spock is flung back in time to [[Seattle]] in the 1860s and is taken in by sawmill owner Aaron Stemple while he tries to discover his origins and purpose in coming to Seattle. [[Bonus Points]] for Stemple having been played in the series by Mark Lenard, who is far better known for playing Spock's father Sarek.
* The "Tommy Westphall Universe" (or, alternatively, "The John Munch Principle") ties dozens of television series from the 1970's to the present through the characters of Tommy Westphall from ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'' (who is revealed to have imagined the entire series in the final scene of the final episode) and [[John Munch]], the Baltimore detective who has made crossover appearances in many television series (including the ''[[Law
▲== Live Action TV ==
* Apparently among Mr. Roark's ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' magical, mystical abilities is the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_g_4C7-2Dg power to crossover] with other [[Aaron Spelling]] series
▲* The "Tommy Westphall Universe" (or, alternatively, "The John Munch Principle") ties dozens of television series from the 1970's to the present through the characters of Tommy Westphall from ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'' (who is revealed to have imagined the entire series in the final scene of the final episode) and John Munch, the Baltimore detective who has made crossover appearances in many television series (including the ''[[Law and Order]]'' canon, ''[[The X-Files]]'' and ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''). Thanks to Munch's crossovers and cameos, as well as shared elements and names that occur between different franchises and series, a theorem was developed showcasing the connections. More than ''90%'' of all television shows are connected via crossover, including the entire ''[[All in The Family]]'' franchise, ''[[The Wire]]'', the entire ''[[Law and Order]]'' franchise, every major medical drama made in the 90's and 00's, and many more. [http://i.imgur.com/UyNxJiv.jpg Here's a handy diagram for those keeping track].
* The episodes of ''[[Law
▲* Apparently among Mr. Roark's ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' magical, mystical abilities is the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_g_4C7-2Dg power to crossover with other [[Aaron Spelling]] series].
▲* The episodes of ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Trial by Jury]]'' titled "Night" and "Day," respectively, were crossovers of each other on the same night. The major characters from each series appeared on both episodes, which dealt with a rapist. ''SVU'' focused on the investigation and arrest of the rapist, while ''Trial by Jury'' focused on the trial. (There was some discontinuity here. At the end of ''SVU'', the case was declared a slamdunk. At the beginning of ''TBJ'', the case became a sure loser.)
** Most of ''[[Law & Order: Trial by Jury]]'' was a continuation of a plot that happened earlier in the week from one of the other three series running at the time.
** ''[[Law
** ''[[Law & Order]]'' also crossed over with ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street|Homicide]]'' in what was originally a two-parter. While working together on a single case, the two squads had personality clashes, and normally-infallible characters faltered in unfamiliar settings. In a good move, when this episode is rerun TNT will show both the ''L&O'' and ''Homicide'' episodes back-to-back, even though they don't usually show ''Homicide'' at all.
*** This also happened when [[Channel Five]] in the UK - which didn't screen ''Homicide'' - ran that particular ''L&O'' episode... unfortunately this practice is the exception rather than the rule in Britain, meaning numerous crossovers of this ilk are either left hanging (like the ''[[Ally McBeal]]''/''[[The Practice]]'' crossover - or, more germanely to Channel Five, the ''[[Martial Law]]''/''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'' one<ref>Five screened Sammo's adventures, but not Cordell's</ref>) or shown waaaaaaay apart, like the ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''/''[[Simon and Simon]]'' one.
** ''Law
* ''[[iCarly]]'' had the crossover episodes "iParty With [[Victorious]]" and "iMeet [[Fred]]."
* ''[[Community]]'' has a great one, involving ''[[Cougar Town]]''. Abed mentions that he was allowed on the set of ''Cougar Town'' as an extra, and that episode actually exists!
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* ''[[Casualty]]'' and its spin-off ''[[Holby City]]'' have had four crossovers titled ''Casualty@Holby City'' (although they were given a special title, they ran as two-parters in the usual slots): two [[Christmas Episode]]s, one [[Halloween Episode]], and a [[Very Special Episode]] Organ Donation Awareness Week episode. We have yet to see ''Casualty@Holby City With Holby Blue'', but doubtless it's coming...
** And it has: although it wasn't called ''Holby Blue@Holby City'', the first episode of Season Two of ''[[Holby Blue]]'' was a direct continuation of that week's ''[[Holby City]]'', both of which featured the medics and the cops.
* The various ''[[Star Trek]]'' series saw many of these, beginning with ''The Next Generation'', although events in one series rarely affected the others. The crossovers became more frequent in later years.
** The ''[[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds]]'' episode "Those Old Scientists" has the ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'' characters Mariner and Boimler end up in their past, where Captain Pike and the ''Enterprise'' have to return them to their own time. This is listed here because ''[[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds]]'' is a [[Live-Action TV]] show while ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'' is [[Western Animation]]; Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid, the voice actors for Mariner and Boimler, played their characters in live action.
* ''[[CSI]]'' has crossed over with two other shows within the [[CSI Verse]], ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' and ''[[Without a Trace]].'' Miami, meanwhile, has crossed over twice with ''[[CSI: NY]]'', and New York once did so with ''[[Cold Case]]'', and the three core CSI programs have recently crossed over with a three-part story featuring Ray Langston. All five are produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and air on CBS, so bringing them together is less complicated than most.
* ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[One Life to Live]]'', and the defunct ''[[Loving]]'' were all created by Agnes Nixon and share a universe. Numerous crossovers have occurred over the years. In 2004, AMC and OLTL launched an ambitious crossover storyline in which a baby from ''[[All My Children]]'' was kidnapped to ''[[One Life to Live]]''. The story lasted several months.
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* ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and ''[[Mad About You]]'' crossed over at least once, which generated [[Fridge Logic]] when in an episode of the former two characters were seen watching the latter.
* There hasn't been a direct crossover between ''[[The Shield]]'' and ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'', but a gang called the One-Niners, based in Los Angeles, has appeared in both shows, indicating that the shows share a continuity. Considering that one of ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'''s producers was a writer on ''[[The Shield]]'', it's not surprising.
* All of the series in the [[
** Also, [[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody|Zack and Cody]] got to meet Iron Weasel when they snuck aboard the ''S.S. Tipton'' in an episode of ''[[I'm in The Band]]''.
** Prior to that there was a rather famous one in 1996 with ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'', ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', ''[[Teen Angel]]'', and ''[[You Wish]]'' where the wise cracking [[Baleful Polymorph|wizard turned cat]] Salem uses a [[Timey-Wimey Ball|temporal ball]] and starts some [https://web.archive.org/web/20180221123255/http://www.poobala.com/timeball.html
* There was an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zmDe_gTh84 episode] of ''[[Power Rangers]]'' that crossed over with ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''.
** In the realm of examples that don't inflict pain in the viewing audience, from ''Lost Galaxy'' on, there's a recurring tradition of the seasonal team-up, a two-parter where the previous season's cast meets up with the current Rangers to deal with a threat that requires their combined powers.
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** An earlier [[Comic Relief]] had ''Have I Got ''[[A Question of Sport]]'' Fot You''.
**
* In ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]''{{'}}s heyday an episode of ''[[Please Don't Eat
** There was also an episode featuring ''[[The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', April Dancer.
* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' and ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''. You know ''Xena'' has [[Jumped the Shark]] when {{spoiler|the [[Big Bad]] is defeated ''in the other show''}}.
* Commercial example involving ''[[Monk]]''{{'}}s Adrian Monk and ''[[The Dead Zone]]''{{'}}s Johnny Smith. Three versions of the promos have them avoiding touching other people/things ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-lgJCtcAIA at a detectives association meeting]) and exhibiting their [[Blessed with Suck]]/[[Cursed with Awesome]] (Monk's OCD on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f50yHDekFfg corn counting] and Smith's psychic ability with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5x9NSkW0Y a punch bowl]). The [[USA Network]] aired both of their shows at the same time.
* [[Word of God]] says that if ''[[Psych]]'' hadn't made ''[[Leverage]]'' a fictional show within ''Psych''{{'}}s universe, ''Leverage''{{'}}s Eliot would have had an uncle named Henry.
* [[The WB]] once had a night dedicated to crossing over their shows. A character from one show would pop up in another, mostly for laughs and night contribute much to episode's plot. It was parodied in that night's episode of ''[[Unhappily Ever After]]'', wherein [[Sister, Sister|Jackee Harry]]
* ''[[Breakout Kings]]'' : In the third episode of the first season, ''[[Prison Break]]'''s T-Bag....breaks out from a prison. An unprecedented case of a character crossing over to a show on a completely different network but not so surprising considering both show have the same producers (and an obvious common theme).
* Kate Monday (or was it Pat Tuesday?) and George Frankly from ''[[Square One TV]]'''s Mathnet appeared on ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]''.
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* Shonda Rhimes' ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' and ''[[Private Practice]]'' have crossovers seemingly every five episodes or so. Now that Rhimes has developed a new show, ''Scandal,'' one wonders just what kind of menage a trois is in store.
* [[Comic Relief]] did a crossover short between ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'' and ''[[Ballykissangel]]'' called "Ballykissdibley".
* [[The Green Hornet]] and Kato appeared on three two-part ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' episodes, the intent being to suppirt the Hornet's show, which sadly, didn't do the job.
== Oral Tradition, Folklore, Myths and Legends ==
* [[Older Than Feudalism]] example: the classical tale of Jason and the Argonauts brought together many mythological heroes in a sort of Justice League Ancient Greece. "Hero" in [[Classical Mythology]] was an awfully vague term (as [[Cartoon History of the Universe|Larry Gonick]] put it, heroes aren't necessarily ''heroic'', just excessive), and since the mission was to ''steal'' an item (the Golden Fleece) "Justice League" isn't a terribly good name for them
▲* [[Older Than Feudalism]] example: the classical tale of Jason and the Argonauts brought together many mythological heroes in a sort of Justice League Ancient Greece. "Hero" in [[Classical Mythology]] was an awfully vague term (as [[Cartoon History of the Universe|Larry Gonick]] put it, heroes aren't necessarily ''heroic'', just excessive), and since the mission was to ''steal'' an item (the Golden Fleece) "Justice League" isn't a terribly good name for them....
* Maid Marian, the [[Arcadia|shepherdess]], featured in many pastoral plays popular at May festivities. Then there was a fad for [[Robin Hood]] plays. Then someone put the two characters together. It worked so well that Maid Marian is best known as a [[Robin Hood]] character, even though her independent existence predates him.
* Lancelot du Lac was the hero of a cycle of French stories before some canny balladeer decided to send him to Camelot to join up with [[King Arthur]]. The rest is... well, not quite ''history'', but you get the idea.
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* Two episodes of ''[[The Goon Show]]'' featured guest appearances by Jack Train as Colonel Chinstrap from ''ITMA'', a popular comedy show from the previous decade.
* Batman and Robin made frequent appearances on ''[[The Adventures of Superman (radio)|The Adventures of Superman]]''.
== Tabletop Games ==
* "Reality Storm: When Worlds Collide" crossed over Hero Games' [[Champions]] and Guardians Of Order's ''Silver Age Sentinels'', co-produced by both companies. The adventure itself was dual-statted, but the book also included official conversion notes between the Tri-Stat d10 system and 5th edition Hero System.
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' did this with the second edition meta-settings ''[[Planescape]]'' and ''[[Spelljammer]]'' connect individual settings' worlds into one [[Multiverse]]. So the characters of ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'', ''[[
** The ''[[Spelljammer]]'' novels of ''The Cloakmaster Cycle'' demonstrated such a campaign, with most of the first book taking place on [[Dragonlance|Krynn]], only gradually introducing the concept of spelljamming to the hero. Later he visited two of less known locations on [[Forgotten Realms|Toril]]. At least ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' actively supported the meeting with other worlds by [http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6824 dropping mentions in its own sources].
** Also, the ''[https://dnd.wizards.com/products/stranger-things-starter-set Stranger Things edition]''. Since the characters in ''[[Stranger Things]]'' are fans of the popular RPG, it seemed a natural they'd come out with this crossover. There was also the humor oriented ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kr2LY3AT0E D&D/Rick and Morty]'' crossover, which had its own spinoff, ''[[Planescape|Painscape]]''.
** There have been two crossovers with ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' (which is also owned by ''Wizards of the Coast'') one for each game. ''D&D'' had ''Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos'', while ''Magic'' had ''Adventures in the Forgotten Realms''.
* West End Games' ''[[Paranoia (game)|Paranoia]]'' had a trilogy of crossovers under the banner "Vulture Warriors of Dimension X". The first two adventures crossed over with ''Cyberpunk 2013'' and ''[[Twilight 2000]]'', while the third adventure used time- and dimension-travel as a campaign hook for open-ended crossovers with other franchises.
== Theatre ==
* A [[Older Than Radio|19th-century example]] is the 1829 theatrical play ''Don Juan und Faust'' by Christian Dietrich Grabbe, a German dramatist. It is a crossover of the myth of [[Faust]] and of the tale of [[Don Juan]].
* Stephen Soundheim's ''[[Into the Woods]]'' features [[Cinderella (novel)|Cinderella]], [[Rapunzel]] and [[Jack and the Beanstalk]], with cameos by [[Sleeping Beauty]] and [[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (novel)|Snow White]].
== Video Games ==
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*** [[Beatmania IIDX|SigSig]], exactly as she appeared in IIDX ("SigSig")
*** [[Zone of the Enders|Dingo and Ken]] ("Beyond the Bounds")
** Also, a tradition for the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Tabletop Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' game since 2002 is each new booster pack set introducing a card referencing another Konami property. ''[[Gradius]]'' is [[https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Konami_Arcade_Games the most common source]], but there have been others, like ''[[Nano Breaker]]'' and ''[[Getsu Fūma Den]]''.
* ''[[Adventure Quest Worlds]]'' has a Crossover event with ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del|Ctrl Alt Del]]''.
** ''AdventureQuest Worlds'' itself is one huge mix of the three main AE games, ''[[Adventure Quest]]'', ''[[Dragon Fable]], and ''[[Mechquest]]. Heroes and villains from all three have been featured in the game, although arguably the most evil villain of all three gets killed off right in the beginning of the game.
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* Blockland has a [[ROBLO Xian]] add-on that can make it be this
* Apparently ''[[Payday: The Heist|PAYDAY the Heist]]'' and ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' [http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Left-4-Dead-PAYDAY-Heist-Crossover-Coming-Soon-42727.html is set to have one coming soon.]
== Visual Novels ==
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* ''[[Emergency Exit]]'' is quite famous for its ''very'' extensive crossover with ''[[Parallel Dementia]]'', notably having a drastic effect on the plots of both series. It was also very, very long. ''[[Emergency Exit]]'' also had a crossover with [[Beyond Reality]] before that (Though that crossover didn't really effect the plot at all) and later had a second crossover with ''[[Parallel Dementia]]'' that consisted largely of Fall and Eddie having a conversation, with several big revelations made.
* ''[[Jix]]'' has at least two crossovers from the creator's other series Dragon City. Both of which involve stories told about encounters with dragons, both of which were also mentioned in Dragon City, but without the Jix characters. Both times it involved main characters.
* Also, in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130719023505/http://www.drunkduck.com/Dragon_City/ Dragon City], there were four major crossovers from Jix. One was when an Ambis (the alien species from Jix) tried to take over the dragons' world, another instance when one of the villains tried to kill Erin because he thought the previous crossover was still disguised as her, one was when Jonas got kidnapped by one of Jix's minor villains, and the last was when Lauren and Jix saved Erin from her editor.
* In summer 2010, the world was introduced to an ''[[Axe Cop]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja|Dr. McNinja]]'' crossover. And it was awesome.
* ''[[Fans]]'' had a crossover with ''[[Penny and Aggie]]'' recently, or at least the version of ''Penny and Aggie'' that exists in the Fans-verse. {{spoiler|Charlotte turns to dark magic during the story and after being taken into custody by Aegis, ends up reluctantly helping them in their fight against The Order.}}
* ''[[Nerf Now]]'' has all sorts of crossovers, especially ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', from "''[[Pokémon]]'' trainer in ''TF2''" [[Fusion Fic]] to ''Factorio'' × ''TF2'' [https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/2828 here].
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* ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'' got crossover-ed back in its [[Spin-Off]]s ''[[Magick Chicks]]'' and ''Dangerously Chloe''.
* ''[[Evil Plan the Webcomic]]'' had a brief and chilling crossover with the creator's other work [https://web.archive.org/web/20191202015406/http://sire.smackjeeves.com/ Sire] as of Chapter 7.
* ''[[What's New with Phil and Dixie]]'' throws in [https://web.archive.org/web/20150428205656/http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growfcomic.php?date=20090315 a few ideas]
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** "Choose Your Adventure diet", "Everything I Know About [[Police Procedural]]s I Learned From My Cat", "New Age Martial Arts With An Angel", "Fantasy Travel Guides", "Detective Mysteries For The Do-It-Yourselfer", "Gothic Romance For Dummies".
* ''ARG'' offers some ''[[Star Wars]]''-in-[[Disney]]-style [http://iamarg.com/2012/10/31/disneystarwarsjokes/ jokes] (the real thing didn't catch much of this, as it turned out [https://twitter.com/ccccarlin/status/999629130780979200 less entertaining]).
* Happens a lot in ''[[Full Frontal Nerdity]]''. Usually GM builds one, and players [[Off the Rails|set it on fire]]. Sometimes the players [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=348 propose] something. ''[[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]]'' and [[Dungeons & Dragons|Dragons]]? [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=204 Done]. ''[[Star Wars]]'' × ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''? [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=438 Done!] ''[[Blood Bowl]]'' [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=446 expansion] mixing in ''[[Harry Potter]]'', ''[[Discworld]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]''? ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' × ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]''? "[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=450 The Ringwraith Who Stole Christmas]"! ''[[Green Lantern]]'' × ''[[Star Trek]]''? [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=601 Done]. ''[[Avengers]]'' × ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''? [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1043 Discussed] that. ''[[World of Darkness]]'' × ''[[Ghostbusters]]''? [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=221 check].
== Web Original ==
* ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'' crossed over with ''OpAphid v. Tachyon'' in season one and ''[[Kate Modern]]'' in season three.
* The feud between [[The Angry Video Game Nerd]] and [[The Nostalgia Critic]].
** The Critic's [[That Guy With The Glasses|website]] decided to run it to the ground [http://thatguywiththeglasses.wikia.com/wiki/Cameos quite often], starting with the [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]] [[TGWTG Year One Brawl|brawl]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925190558/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6719-1-year-anniversary-video celebrating TGWTG's first anniversary]. Many of the crossover reviews are shot during production of the [[Kickassia|other]] [[Suburban Knights|anniversaries]] or conventions where many are reunited (most notably [[MA Gfest]]).
** Not only does [[The Spoony Experiment|Doctor Insano]] end up in [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara's]] videos often, he first appeared in one.
*** [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Bandit Keith]] also appears in a few of Spoony's videos, portrayed by [[Little Kuriboh]].
** The ''[[80's Dan]]'' Christmas special had a crossover with other characters on ''[[The Cinema Snob]]''.
* ''[[Super Mario Bros Z]]'' crosses the universe of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' with that of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. And its one big love letter to Dragonball.
* ''[[How It Should Have Ended]]'' gives their take on how the ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]'' series [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBBw9E2Q_aY&feature should end]. With an [[Back to The Future (film)|unexpected crossover]].
* [[Lemon Demon]]'s "[[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]]".
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8g_MSPVBk0 Roosterteeth] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwVIJFGzptU Mega64] ''Finally'' teaming up this week (as of Monday, November 29, 2010). Though they have run into each other [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCujys4QAhw before.]
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* A few of the [[Abridged Series]]' have crossovers. Examples include Ghost Nappa appearing in a ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' video, and Yami Yugi appearing at the end of the ''[[Dragonball Z Abridged|Dragonball Kai: The Abridged Series]]'' video.
* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' + ''[[Dead or Alive]]'' = ''[[Dead Fantasy]]''
* The truly amazing ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJBJoO777QY Fast to the Future]'' trailer, combining ''[[Fast and Furious]]'' with ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to the Future]]''.
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*** You can also see them [[Continuity Nod|still going to work together]] in the Friday nights intro.
* A ''[[Ben 10]]'' and ''[[Generator Rex]]'' crossover titled ''[[
* ''[[Rugrats]]'' and ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' had a feature-film crossover.
* ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' is nearly built around this trope, with most episodes involving Harvey's law firm taking the case of some 1960s or 1970s [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoon character.
* ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'' has crossed over with several other [[Disney Channel]] original cartoons, including ''[[The Proud Family]]'', ''[[Kim Possible]]'', ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'', and ''[[Recess]]''.
* A crossover of ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' with ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' was planned but was never produced beyond a few voices. A quick clip of these voices can be heard in the ''Darkwing'' episode "Twitching Channels".
** ''Darkwing Duck'' did have ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]''' Gizmoduck as a reoccurring character though.
*** And in one episode, the entire recurring villain cast from ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'' showed up in one scene.
** Also in the same vein, ''[[Hercules (1997 film)
** ''[[Pepper Ann]]'' is the only animated Disney television show to ever be covered in ''[[House of Mouse]]''.
* ''[[Freakazoid!]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'', and ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'' did a crossover in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NLrjVnMO7k this] clip.
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** Also the "Imaginationland" trilogy could also be considered something of a massive crossover as well.
** Bart Simpson of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' appears in the two-part "Cartoon Wars". There are even references to his series, including mentioning that he stole the head off a statue once (a reference to the episode "The Telltale Head" and him saying "Cowabunga!" (in ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' episode "Behind the Laughter", Bart, after a sketch written by Homer in which Bart has the line "Cowabunga!", remarks with irritation that he's never said "Cowabunga" in his life).
* "[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
** Fred Flintstone made a guest appearance in an episode of ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
** He was referred to as "Jake Steele!" and spoke only in "Yabba dabbas". {{spoiler|That is, until the end of the episode}}.
** In the same light, [[Yogi Bear]], Boo Boo, and Scooby-Doo showed up in GABM as well.
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* ''[[Ace Ventura]]'' and ''[[The Mask (animation)|The Mask]]'' crossed over on two episodes: the final episode of ''The Mask'' ("The Aceman Cometh") and the last episode of ''Ace Ventura'''s second season "Have Mask, Will Travel."
* Back in 1972, ''The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie'' anthology series featured ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' characters in a [[Filmation]] production, ''[[Daffy Duck]] and [[Porky Pig]] [[Meet The Groovie Goolies]]''—an atypical crossover of characters from different animation studios. (Consider that veteran WB animators, such as Ted Bonnicksen, Virgil Ross, and Norm McCabe were all working at Filmation at the time.)
** Earlier in the series, King Features had produced a film, ''[[The Man Who Hated Laughter]]'', which featured a crossover of characters such as [[Blondie (comic strip)|Blondie]], [[Beetle Bailey]], [[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Flash Gordon]], [[Hi and Lois]], The Katzenjammer Kids, [[Mandrake the Magician]], [[The Phantom (comic strip)|The Phantom]], [[Popeye (comic strip)|Popeye]], [[Prince Valiant (Comic Strip)|Prince Valiant]], and Snuffy Smith from the syndicate's various comic strips.
* The main characters of ''[[Defenders of the Earth]]'' were all from previous series, making the entire series a Crossover.
** Parodied by ''[[Robot Chicken]]'': "[[Flash Gordon (animation)|Flash Gordon]]! [[The Phantom (comic strip)|The Phantom]]! [[Mandrake the Magician]]! These three heroes united by a quest for justice and the coincidence they're all owned by King Features Syndicate now defend the Earth as... the Defenders of the Earth!"
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* An episode of ''[[The Zeta Project]]'' crossed over with ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', justified in this case as the former was a spinoff of the latter. (Due to Bob Kane's contractual billing being what it is, this is also the only episode where the opening titles omit the "Created by Robert Goodman" credit - the end credits specify Kane's being behind Batman, with Goodman being behind the characters for the spinoff.)
* [[Rankin/Bass Productions]] did it with ''Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July'', combining Rudolph with ''[[Frosty the Snowman]]'', ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland'', ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year'', and it appears that ''[[Santa Claus is Comin' to Town]]'' and ''[[The Year Without a Santa Claus]]'' may figure in, but mostly in dialogue references rather than character appearances. Strangely, there were never any crossovers with characters from the original ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' special—they only appeared again in ''Rudolph and the Island of Misfit Toys''.
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