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... then you'll love this completely mundane product. No, really, you will. Would they allow this [[Product Placement]] of this otherwise completely irrelevant product if you wouldn't love it?
More soberly, this is about a [[Product Placement]] or tie-in that is so minor to the work it's in that you don't recall the [[Product Placement]] ''in'' the main
A related phenomenon with music from an ''unpopular'' work is [[Breakaway Pop Hit]].
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* When the first ''[[The X Files Fight the Future|X-Files]]'' movie came out, a commercial for a certain car was frequently broadcast. The music from the show played in the background, as if to say "if you like the X-Files, buy this!" The automobile had little connection with the movie other than being in it. And the film wasn't famous for its cool cars.
* ''[[
* For an entire month, the commercials for Branson's Tourism department advertised some sort of promotion for ''Bewitched.'' The connection is dubious.
* "Bond Girl 007" perfume from AVON. Released to go with ''[[
* [[The Rick Mercer Report]] does quite a few of these, mentioning "from the producers of _____, we bring you _____".
* For some time, [[GSN]] kept promoting its revival of ''[[Chain Reaction (TV series)|Chain Reaction]]'' as being "from the producers of ''[[Who Wants to Be
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