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* ''[[Phantom of the Paradise]]'' has so many striking similarities with ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' (even though it could have only been inspired by the stage version of Rocky - RHPS was still filming when Phantom hit theaters) that some fans consider it part of the same series. Likewise, Rocky's bastard-sequel ''[[Shock Treatment]]'' has a number of striking similarities to Phantom; possibly a case of Richard O'Brien subtly reclaiming his own work.

* The introduction of ''[[Batman and Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]'' is nearly identical to ''[[Batman Forever]]'''s opening:

{{quote| "THE SCRIPT In attempting to capture some semblance of story, Joel Schumacher, along with screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, first used the basic outline of BATMAN FOREVER. If one were to sit down, and view both films simultaneously on two separate monitors, the comparisons between the two would seem just about right—time-wise. Examine, for instance, the first act. Freeze has taken guards in the museum. Two Face has taken guards in the bank. Batman is trapped in a vault being lifted, inexplicably, by a helicopter. Batman is trapped, inexplicably, in a rocket headed for unknown space. Through over-the-top theatrics, Batman is able to save the day. That sentence is applicable for either film." [http://www.batman-on-film.com/opinion_bray_batmanandrobin.html Greg Bray], ''Remembering Batman and Robin'', Batman on Film}}

{{quote|"THE SCRIPT In attempting to capture some semblance of story, Joel Schumacher, along with screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, first used the basic outline of BATMAN FOREVER. If one were to sit down, and view both films simultaneously on two separate monitors, the comparisons between the two would seem just about right—time-wise. Examine, for instance, the first act. Freeze has taken guards in the museum. Two Face has taken guards in the bank. Batman is trapped in a vault being lifted, inexplicably, by a helicopter. Batman is trapped, inexplicably, in a rocket headed for unknown space. Through over-the-top theatrics, Batman is able to save the day. That sentence is applicable for either film." [http://www.batman-on-film.com/opinion_bray_batmanandrobin.html Greg Bray], ''Remembering Batman and Robin'', Batman on Film}}

** It doesn't just apply to the beginning; ''Batman & Robin'' also used some key plot points from ''Forever'', namely the final act, where Batman, Robin, and Batgirl raided the observatory.

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** Justified, actually, since the show did debut right in the middle of the 1988 Writer's Strike (Which didn't prevent two of the writers taking their names off the remakes).

** And one episode argueably improved on the original when Greg Morris guest starred as a retired Barney who gets wrongfully imprisoned in Turkey instead of the original episode's random victim-of-the-week.

{{quote| '''Barney''' Jim?!? Is that you? Hell, you retired before I did!"~~<br />~~

{{quote|'''Barney''' Jim?!? Is that you? Hell, you retired before I did!"

'''Jim Phelps''' Do any of us really retire? }}

** So Jim didn't have to ask, [[Airplane!|"Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?"]]

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** In a more straightforward example, the show has recycled puzzles very many times. Prize Puzzles are most guilty of constantly being some variation on "relaxing in the sun/in the sand/on the beach".

* After [[The Daily Show|Jason Jones]] wound up [[Hangover Sensitivity|hung over]] with a facial tattoo, the night after Osama Bin Laden was killed:

{{quote| '''Jon Stewart:''' Didn't this... [[Genre Savvy|didn't almost that exact same thing]] just happen to you, like, two years ago?<br />

{{quote|'''Jon Stewart:''' Didn't this... [[Genre Savvy|didn't almost that exact same thing]] just happen to you, like, two years ago?<br />

'''Jason Jones:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|Still a]] [[Rule of Funny|funny premise.]] }}

* The ''[[I Spy]]'' episode "Bet Me A Dollar", in which the partners set up a large-scale game of hide-and-seek that turns abruptly serious when it's revealed that the hiding partner has been poisoned, was recycled as ''[[Starsky and Hutch (TV series)|Starsky and Hutch]]'''s "The Game".