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* ''[[My Little Pony]]'', of course, to the point where, because there were [[Environment Specific Action Figure|costumes and accessories]] as well as the Ponies in the toy line, there are entire episodes where the Ponies are dressed as cheerleaders and in bathing suits, apropos of ''nothing''.

** The new series ''Friendship is Magic'' is a little better about this. Obviously it's there to sell toys, but there isn't constant shilling for whatever new accessory or playset has come out. Of course, when such things ''do'' get mandated, they can tend to dominate entire episodes... though at least the writers try to make it as painless as possible.

* Anything having to do with ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' cartoon that came out in the late '80s/early '90s. If anything, the [http://www.freewebs.com/gbta/rgbtoyline.htm toy lines] weren't exploited ''enough''. There were still several vehicles and ghosts from the series that [[Toyless Toyline Character|never made it into toy form]].

* Anything having to do with ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' cartoon that came out in the late '80s/early '90s. If anything, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130724162713/http://www.freewebs.com/gbta/rgbtoyline.htm toy lines] weren't exploited ''enough''. There were still several vehicles and ghosts from the series that [[Toyless Toyline Character|never made it into toy form]].

* Two words: ''[[The Batman]]''. There was even a toy that responded to the on screen appearance of the Batwave, which popped up at least [[Once Per Episode]]. Thankfully, it got a lot better with each passing season.

* An excellent example would be the ''[[Dino Riders]]'' cartoon, designed specifically to sell a line of Tyco dinosaur toys. The Home Video VHS tapes even had commercials during the show.