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** In "[[Power Rangers ZEO|A Zeo Beginning]]", the shot of Serpentera sitting on the moon is done using the toy.
** In "[[Power Rangers ZEO|A Zeo Beginning]]", the shot of Serpentera sitting on the moon is done using the toy.
*** Also, whenever the Zeo Megazord combined with the Red Battlezord, it was done using the toys. However, this was because the footage of doing so was from the source material of ''Ohranger'', so it flies. Another notable example is the season's Ultrazord, Pyramidas.
*** Also, whenever the Zeo Megazord combined with the Red Battlezord, it was done using the toys. However, this was because the footage of doing so was from the source material of ''Ohranger'', so it flies. Another notable example is the season's Ultrazord, Pyramidas.
* ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' used off-the-shelf Louis Marx toy Daleks for model-shot scenes of Dalek armies in [[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S4 E9 The Evil of the Daleks|"The Evil of the Daleks"]] and [[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S10 E4 Planet of the Daleks|"Planet of the Daleks"]]. The off-the-shelf toys can easily be recognised by their simplistic conical shape, which makes the "heads" proportionately much too small in relation to the "bodies". During the 1960s, the show also occasionally padded out Dalek crowd scenes with what were quite obviously cardboard cutouts (at least, with modern picture quality; at the time, they were much harder to discern).
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' used off-the-shelf Louis Marx toy Daleks for model-shot scenes of Dalek armies in [[Doctor Who/Recap/S4 E9 The Evil of the Daleks|"The Evil of the Daleks"]] and [[Doctor Who/Recap/S10 E4 Planet of the Daleks|"Planet of the Daleks"]]. The off-the-shelf toys can easily be recognised by their simplistic conical shape, which makes the "heads" proportionately much too small in relation to the "bodies". During the 1960s, the show also occasionally padded out Dalek crowd scenes with what were quite obviously cardboard cutouts (at least, with modern picture quality; at the time, they were much harder to discern).
** [[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S12 E1 Robot|"Robot"]] depicted a battle between a man in a robot suit and a toy tank from the Action Man range. Two Action Man dolls were also used to show the robot grabbing soldiers after it turned gigantic.
** [[Doctor Who/Recap/S12 E1 Robot|"Robot"]] depicted a battle between a man in a robot suit and a toy tank from the Action Man range. Two Action Man dolls were also used to show the robot grabbing soldiers after it turned gigantic.
** In the late-80s Sylvester McCoy story "[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S25 E1 Remembrance of the Daleks|Remembrance of the Daleks]]", the alleged "time controller" is an off-the-shelf [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_globe plasma ball]. Even then, such devices were reasonably common in techno-gift shops, and the obviousness of its origins made silly- and cheap- what would have appeared an impressive and credible prop a few years prior.
** In the late-80s Sylvester McCoy story "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S25 E1 Remembrance of the Daleks|Remembrance of the Daleks]]", the alleged "time controller" is an off-the-shelf [[wikipedia:Plasma globe|plasma ball]]. Even then, such devices were reasonably common in techno-gift shops, and the obviousness of its origins made silly- and cheap- what would have appeared an impressive and credible prop a few years prior.
** The [[Doctor Who (TV)/TVM the TV Movie/Recap|1996 TV movie]] used a commercially licensed Tardis key replica for the Tardis key prop.
** The [[Doctor Who/TVM the TV Movie/Recap|1996 TV movie]] used a commercially licensed Tardis key replica for the Tardis key prop.
** During the production of the first revived season, the original sonic screwdriver prop was replaced with a licenced replica because the licenced version looked just as good and was more durable.
** During the production of the first revived season, the original sonic screwdriver prop was replaced with a licenced replica because the licenced version looked just as good and was more durable.
** The revived series was criticised for using what were quite obviously [[Apple Macintosh|Apple Mac]] keyboards in "[[Doctor Who (TV)/NS/Recap/S4 E8 Silence in The Library|Silence in the Library]]"/"[[Doctor Who (TV)/NS/Recap/S4 E9 Forest of the Dead|Forest of the Dead]]", set in the 52nd century.
** The revived series was criticised for using what were quite obviously [[Apple Macintosh|Apple Mac]] keyboards in "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S4 E8 Silence in The Library|Silence in the Library]]"/"[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S4 E9 Forest of the Dead|Forest of the Dead]]", set in the 52nd century.
** In "[[Doctor Who (TV)/2010 CSA Christmas Carol/Recap|A Christmas Carol]]", the communicator the Doctor uses to speak to Amy is clearly a book light [http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/358228896/LED_Book_light.jpg like this] painted bronze.
** In "[[Doctor Who/2010 CSA Christmas Carol/Recap|A Christmas Carol]]", the communicator the Doctor uses to speak to Amy is clearly a book light [http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/358228896/LED_Book_light.jpg like this] painted bronze.
* ''[[Star Trek the Original Series]]'' did it a few times:
* ''[[Star Trek the Original Series]]'' did it a few times:
** In "The Doomsday Machine", the gutted and scarred USS Constellation was in fact an AMT plastic model; absolutely ''nothing'' was added to it, and in fact, its registry number (NCC-1017) was created by simply reordering the digits in the decals showing the Enterprise's registry number (NCC-1701).
** In "The Doomsday Machine", the gutted and scarred USS Constellation was in fact an AMT plastic model; absolutely ''nothing'' was added to it, and in fact, its registry number (NCC-1017) was created by simply reordering the digits in the decals showing the Enterprise's registry number (NCC-1701).
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** The dashed-together appearance of the robots is justified in-universe, as Joel built them from spare parts to keep from being lonely.
** The dashed-together appearance of the robots is justified in-universe, as Joel built them from spare parts to keep from being lonely.
*** Although these were the "special parts" used to control when the movies begin and end. Since they include such items as a gumball machine, and a bowling pin, this suggests the whole ''satellite'' is made of spare junk.
*** Although these were the "special parts" used to control when the movies begin and end. Since they include such items as a gumball machine, and a bowling pin, this suggests the whole ''satellite'' is made of spare junk.
* Pipette fillers [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Single_channel_rack.jpg like these] were used as sci-fi injectors/syringes/hyposprays/whatever in ''[[Farscape (TV)|Farscape]]''. There was also the bulkier device used to inject liquid explosive into bombs in "Family Ties" which was very obviously a super-soaker with a thin paint job.
* Pipette fillers [[wikipedia:Image:Single channel rack.jpg|like these]] were used as sci-fi injectors/syringes/hyposprays/whatever in ''[[Farscape (TV)|Farscape]]''. There was also the bulkier device used to inject liquid explosive into bombs in "Family Ties" which was very obviously a super-soaker with a thin paint job.
** ''[[Farscape (TV)|Farscape]]'' wasn't beyond a bit of this as far as props went, the Peace Keeper comms headsets used necklaces for mics (specifically, one called [http://shop.bico.com.au/details/2205448.html/ "Anchara"] by local Aussie company Bico), and a slightly-altered Logitech flightstick showed up as a holo-projector.
** ''[[Farscape (TV)|Farscape]]'' wasn't beyond a bit of this as far as props went, the Peace Keeper comms headsets used necklaces for mics (specifically, one called [http://shop.bico.com.au/details/2205448.html/ "Anchara"] by local Aussie company Bico), and a slightly-altered Logitech flightstick showed up as a holo-projector.
*** Don't forget Moya's "Manual control" in the premiere episode - aka Logitech trackball mouse on-a-stick
*** Don't forget Moya's "Manual control" in the premiere episode - aka Logitech trackball mouse on-a-stick
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== Live Action Television ==
== Live Action Television ==


* In the ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Sea Devils", they could get stock footage of a nuclear submarine on the surface, but not underwater. The underwater shots were, as described in the DVD commentary, a model sub bought from Woolworth's. Hilariously, however, this little submarine wound up causing an insane amount of trouble for the producers. As it turns out, the submarine they used was kitbashed with a rotor from a vacuum cleaner to make a 22-propeller sub. And the UK at that time had just turned out 22-propeller subs. Which was a state secret. And the footage was at first convincing enough to make the Navy believe that footage had been given out. You can see how this led to problems.
* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Sea Devils", they could get stock footage of a nuclear submarine on the surface, but not underwater. The underwater shots were, as described in the DVD commentary, a model sub bought from Woolworth's. Hilariously, however, this little submarine wound up causing an insane amount of trouble for the producers. As it turns out, the submarine they used was kitbashed with a rotor from a vacuum cleaner to make a 22-propeller sub. And the UK at that time had just turned out 22-propeller subs. Which was a state secret. And the footage was at first convincing enough to make the Navy believe that footage had been given out. You can see how this led to problems.
** More recently, "The Runaway Bride" had the villains using a remote control - which was essentially a modified [[Nintendo 64]] controller.
** More recently, "The Runaway Bride" had the villains using a remote control - which was essentially a modified [[Nintendo 64]] controller.
* The pile of Borg corpses in the ''[[Star Trek Voyager]]'' episode "Scorpion, part 1" were just action figures cut up with a multi-tool and glued together.
* The pile of Borg corpses in the ''[[Star Trek Voyager]]'' episode "Scorpion, part 1" were just action figures cut up with a multi-tool and glued together.
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