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* One episode of ''[[Harry Hill's TV Burp|Harry Hills TV Burp]]'' expands on a clip from ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]]'' in which Alan Sugar talks about his "Kelvin Kleins" by mentioning all the other hokey gear he buys (he's rich because he buys these cheap knockoffs), including Knikey trainers and Christine Deeyor perfume.

* The "Blockblister" sketch in ''[[The Amanda Show]]''. A video store operated by Italian immigrants who sell poor quality videos being [[The Mockbuster|homemade spoofs of Hollywood films]] (''[[Austin Powers|Austin Powders]]'', ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|Wizard of Voz]]'') with them acting in it.

Whole Family: Much better! }}

* In one episode of ''[[CSI: NY]]'' Stella berates a criminal selling knock-off Rolexes that had Rolex spelled with "two Ls and a Z".

* ''[[NCIS]]'': Tony buys an iPod for $30. Kate spots that it's actually an L-pod and has nothing inside the casing.

* In an episode of ''[[Spin City]]'', noted cheapskate Paul gives Claudia a "Rolex" as a gift:

'''Paul''': [[Blatant Lies|It's the sports model]]. }}

* The SerfBoard in the ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story "[[The Sarah Jane Adventures/Recap/S5 E5 E6 The Man Who Never Was|The Man Who Never Was]]", a shoddy laptop computer whose maker attempted to sell it with the help of alien-slave-controlled hypnotic technology.

* ''[[Dilbert]]'' mocks this, like "Wibsters Dictionary".

* Roger in ''[[FoxTrot]]'' frequently gets nailed by this. During the digital pets craze, his daughter Paige wanted a Tamagotchi. He thought a Tama''grouchy'' was close enough. It wasn't.

'''Tamagrouchy:''' Yeah, listen to baldy. }}

* One particular ''[[Boondocks]]'' story arc involved the granddad getting Huey a "Phony Funstation" as a present. He then tries to justify it by saying it came with a free griddle.

== Toys ==

* Even though they are compatible with [[LEGO]], many kids are often disappointed to receive Mega Bloks instead of proper LEGO from a parent, relative or friend unaware of the difference between the two and just going for the cheaper product. Unlike most examples, Mega Bloks doesn't really actively pretend to be LEGO - its branding and products are fairly well-differentiated from LEGO, it's fairly easy to tell the difference when you have one of the same sort of piece from each to observe, and it tends to produce relatively different sorts of sets with a greater emphasis on licenced cash-ins. According to the [[SCP Foundation]], sentient self-assembling LEGO brick specimen aren't particularly pleased to see instances of Mega Bloks either...

''Addendum 387-6: Jesus [[Precision F-Strike|fucking]] Christ. - Dr. Arch'' }}

** Or, [http://www.cracked.com/article_15670_the-25-most-baffling-toys-from-around-world_p2.html Cock Bloc].

* ''[[The Simpsons]]''

** Homer goes to a discount electronics store:

'''Homer''': Hey, I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see it. And look, there's Magnetbox, and Sorny! }}

** Springfield Elementary at one time served "Malk" instead of milk. ("Now with Vitamin R!")

** Superintendent Chalmers takes his "coffee-flavored Beverine" "grey with Creamium".

* ''[[Family Guy]]'': The Lego/Mega Bloks example is referenced:

'''Peter''': You know what, Lois? They are ''not'' the same thing. And the sooner you get that through your thick skull, the sooner we can get this marriage back on track. }}

* Lampshaded in ''[[Futurama]]'', when Fry is duped by a back alley organ trader who tries to convince him that Z-Ray eyes are even better than X-Ray eyes.