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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* To show that this Trope is [[Older Than They Think]], many early ''[[Looney Toons]]'' shorts were intended as advertisements for albums in the Warner Bros music library. (Of course, this was before television was invented, and these cartoons were shown in movie theaters. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-RxoBs6UAc Here's an example], but be warned, there are [[Unfortunate Implications|other reasons]] these cartoons are rarely shown in modern times. |
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* ''[[Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys|Captain Simian and The Space Monkeys]]'' was intended to be this trope but the action figures didn't sell, which led to its cancellation despite the fact that the show itself was pretty damn clever and well received. |
* ''[[Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys|Captain Simian and The Space Monkeys]]'' was intended to be this trope but the action figures didn't sell, which led to its cancellation despite the fact that the show itself was pretty damn clever and well received. |
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* ''[[G.I. Joe]]''. This is most blatant with scenes where the plot stops to have the team's bridge layer tank, piloted by Toll-Booth, appear out of nowhere to lay a hinged two-piece bridge on a gap that is ''always'' just the right size for it. |
* ''[[G.I. Joe]]''. This is most blatant with scenes where the plot stops to have the team's bridge layer tank, piloted by Toll-Booth, appear out of nowhere to lay a hinged two-piece bridge on a gap that is ''always'' just the right size for it. |
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