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== Live-Action TV ==
* 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].
* 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 and& Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' did this years ago with a 2-part event, "Entitled," the second half of which took place on the original ''[[Law & Order]]''. However, this plays havoc with syndication, because the shows are rerun on different networks in America; the ''SVU'' episode leaves the viewer hanging without the second half.
** ''[[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 and& Order: SVU'' also had a brief crossover from the cast of ''[[Law and& Order: Los AngelesLA]]''.
* ''[[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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