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* The ''[[Buck Rogers in
* While ''[[Power Rangers]]'' repeatedly uses this trope (list below), the series actually titled ''[[Power Rangers in Space]]'' is ''not'' an example. The move to outer space brought a lot of changes to the status quo, such as more complex villains and mostly abandoning the [[City of Adventure]] setup in favor of searching alien planets for their kidnapped mentor. That said, most ''[[Power Rangers]]'' series are recycled:
** ''In Space'' was preceded by ''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]'', which was Power Rangers <small>WITH [[Cool Car|COOL CARS]]</small>!
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* Many episodes of ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' and ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' are lifted from classic movies, themes or tropes, especially in later seasons. (Probably too many to list individually!)
* ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess|Xena]]'' was ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys|Hercules]]...<small>WITH CHICKS</small>! And <small>INCREASINGLY BLATANT LESBIAN SUBTEXT</small>!
* The ''[[Star Trek: The
** The Romulans in this episode were [[The Roman Empire]] <small>IN SPACE</small>!, as exemplified by Mark Lenard's dignified Centurion character. They didn't stay that way, though. Compare the Romulans in the ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' reboot movie.
* The ''[[Star Trek: The
** "Face of the Enemy", in addition to being the [[Trope Namer]] for [[Good Troi Episode]], was also ''[[The Hunt for Red October]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>!
** "The Next Phase" is ''[[Ghost (film)|Ghost]]'' <small>IN SPACE, MINUS THE ACTUAL DEATH OF THE HEROES</small>!
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** Nicholas Meyer, director of ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]'' and ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|Star Trek VI the Undiscovered Country]]'', describes the series as "''[[Horatio Hornblower]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>!"
** Or, according to [[Mitchell and Webb]], it's ''[[Gilbert and Sullivan|HMS Pinafore]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>!
* The much-maligned ''[[Star Trek:
** The original concept for ''Deep Space Nine'' (before they shifted the location from a Federation colony planet to a space station after [[J. Michael Straczynski]] pitched ''[[Babylon 5]]'' to Paramount) would have been ''Star Trek'' <small>ON LAND</small>!
** The episode "Starship Down" is basically ''[[Das Boot]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>.
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** In fact, any show aimed at teens with a [[Six-Student Clique]] and a gimmick is ''Saved by the Bell'' <small>WITH A GIMMICK</small>! Even if it's a drama.
* ''[[Babylon 5]]: Thirdspace'' was ''[[Cthulhu Mythos|The Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>!
* As Lampshaded in a Voltaire filk, ''[[Star Trek:
* ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'' is ''[[Extreme Makeover]]'' <small>FOR HOUSES</small>! [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Need we say more?]]
* ''[[Pirate Master]]'' is ''[[Survivor]]'' <small>WITH PIRATES</small>!
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* ''The Duck Factory'' featured a young [[Jim Carrey]] tasked with rebooting a stale cartoon show. After finding he'd just proposed killing off the producer's favorite character, he notes the producer's office decor and saves the day by adding, "did I mention this all happens <small>IN SPACE</small>?"
* ''[[Firefly]]'''s premise is the American Civil War...<small>IN SPACE</small>!
* ''[[V (TV series)|V]]'' is Nazism <small>WITH ALIENS</small>!
* ''Woops!'' is ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' <small>POST-NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST</small>!
* ''[[Far Out Space Nuts]]'' is a Saturday morning ''Gilligan's Island'' <small>IN SPACE</small>! Complete with Bob Denver playing Gilligan's [[Expy]]. "I said LUNCH, not LAUNCH!"
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* ''[[Canadian Idol]]'', ''[[So You Think You Can Dance Canada]]'' and ''[[Canadas Next Top Model]]'' are ''[[American Idol]]'', ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]'' and ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''...IN CANADA
** Of course, ''American Idol'' was originally ''[[Pop Idol]]''...[[Memetic Mutation/Anime|IN]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|AMERICA]]!
* Disney's new show ''[[
* ''[[Dinosaurs]]'' is ''[[The Simpsons]]'' <small>WITH DINOSAURS!</small>
* ''[[Nashville Star]]'' was ''[[American Idol]]'' <small>WITH COUNTRY MUSIC!</small>
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** ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'' is literally <small>KAMEN RIDER IN SPACE</small>!
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' is ''[[Friends]]'' <small>WITH NERDS</small>!
* MTV's ''[[Death Valley]]'' is ''[[
* ''GCB'' (originally was supposed to be ''Good Christian Bitches'') is ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' <small>IN THE SOUTH</small>. The advertising is blatant with this one, since they are on the same network and ''Desperate Housewives'' is on its final season.
* The short-lived 70s kids show ''[[The Kids From Caper]]'' is basically ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' as <small>TEENAGE CRIMEFIGHTERS</small>.
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