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* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' has done this innumerable times, such as when Harry Morgan appeared as [[Dragnet|Bill Gannon]] or when David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson appeared as [[The X-Files|Mulder and Scully]].
* A more blatant example would be when [[Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist]] appeared on ''[[South Park]]'' and was incinerated by lava.
** In "Super Best Friends", the cast of ''[[That's My Bush!]]'' is shown in the White House. While both shows were created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, it still counts as fake since ''[[That's My Bush!]]'' is a ''live action show''.
* ''[[Monk]]'' and several of the [[USA Network]] shows including ''[[The 4400]]'' and ''[[Psych]]'' were crossed over in a series of their commercials. Since ''Monk'' takes place in San Francisco CA, ''The 4400'' in Seattle WA, and ''Psych'' in Santa Barbara, CA -- it's unlikely the crossover would ever happen canonically to any of the aforementioned shows.
** Particularly since ''The 4400'' has been cancelled. Sigh.
** USA loves doing this:
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* Pictured is the charity special "[[Doctor Who/Recap/30th AS Dimensions in Time|Dimensions In Time]]", a ''[[Doctor Who]]''/''[[Eastenders]]'' crossover. Since the shows have since been shown as [[Mutually Fictional]], it's probably fair to say it never happened. (And before the new ''Doctor Who'' series established it as such, the [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel ''First Frontier'' wrote it off as [[All Just a Dream]]).
* One episode of ''[[Roseanne]]'' had Luke and Laura, of ''[[General Hospital]]'', talking with Dan and Roseanne about the wacky adventures each couple had experienced throughout their respective marriages.
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. in general, ''The Subspace Emissary'' (aka ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'''s adventure mode) in particular, as all of the characters are living trophies that look like the actual characters.
** Which leads to the very strange occurrence of Link and ''Yoshi'' fighting against ''Mario'' and Pit.
* On ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'', Race Bannon from ''[[Jonny Quest]]'' makes an appearance in "Ice Station-- Impossible!", but dies onscreen. In the season 2 episode "Twenty Years to Midnight", the group has an encounter with a deranged, drug-addled, middle-aged Jonny Quest.
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** As well as the ''[[American Dad]]'' characters in "Lois Kills Stewie", which was [[All Just a Dream|all just a simulation]].
*** But if it was an actual simulation, would this still be considered a [[Fake Crossover]], or would the characters really exist in the ''Family Guy'' setting?
**** Don't forget Roger's cameo at the end of the time-traveling season 5 finale.
** Another Family Guy episode featured Hugh Laurie guesting as [[House (TV series)|Dr. Gregory House.]] Obviously not canon unless House moved his entire practice from New Jersey to Rhode Island for a week, then moved back. Not to mention his breaking the fourth wall at one point.
* The crossover between ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'' and ''[[Captain S]]'' in which Cap and the Nerd team up to save [[Saving Christmas|rescue Santa Claus]] was explicitly non-canon within Cap's continuity. Just as well, as the Nerd was totally neutered - he was only allowed to swear once (which was bleeped).
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** [[Anachronism Stew|Which never stopped]] the villain Mechanikles.
* The ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' comics had two in-continuity crossovers with the ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]'' comics during the Marvel run (with one of them occurring within the regular ''G.I. Joe'' series). When the comic was later revived by Devil's Due, the events of both crossovers were retconned and major events in the crossovers that affected the ongoing continuity (such as {{spoiler|Dr. Mindbender's revival}}) had to be explained differently.
** G.I. Joe actually did this a few times. In Amazing Spider Man #268 (1985), Duke makes an unnamed appearance as head of a military unit assigned to carry out the wreckage of the Heroes for Hire building (which the Beyonder had turned into gold). It's the first item at the top of the page here: [http://www.myuselessknowledge.com/joe/comics/gijxovers.html\] There was also a short story in Action Force (which G.I. Joe was known as in the UK) in which Quick Kick narrates the story of Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu, and explains that Shang Chi was his master. Quick Kick describes Shang Chi as the greatest artist he's ever known and places him above Iron Fist, Batroc, and Elektra. This was done to introduce readers to the Master of Kung Fu reprints that would become a back-up feature in the Action Force comics. The story can be enjoyed here [http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/comics/maf/005/index.html\]
** Similarly, an early issue of the ''Transformers'' comics had the Autobots briefly teaming up with [[Spider-Man]], before later issues indicated that the Transformers were in a seperate universe from most other Marvel comics.
*** It should also be noted that the military vehicles used by the army in that episode were in fact G.I. Joe weapons: The MOBAT Tanks and the Wolverine Missile vehicle.
* "Beans", a three-part crossover between (arguably) the three most popular ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]. Melée/Brawl'' machinimas on [[YouTube]].
* [[Greg Weisman]] (Creator of both ''[[Gargoyles]]'' and ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'') staged a radio play for a con that was a crossover between his two shows. Naturally, it falls under this trope.
* ''[[Avenue Q]]'' and ''[[Fiddler On the Roof]]'' had a hilarious one of these for the 2008 Easter Bonnet competition in which everyone was Jewish and lived on "Avenue Jew", obviously it didn't affect the plotline of either show.
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