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* ''[[Patlabor]]'' did this more times than you can count. Including: An episode revolving around ordering lunch for the entire crew, another about hunting for pearls in the albino alligator-infested sewers, TWO stories about alternate reality versions of the crew, and a lower decks episode about a rebellion by the maintenance staff.

* ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' ends its chronological line with "Someday in the Rain," an episode the original novels' author wrote for the series. The episode is just a slow, meandering look at the activities of the SOS Brigade while narrator (and [[Deadpan Snarker]]) Kyon is out of the room. The main theme of the episode was "The SOS Brigade without Kyon", and therefore [[Leave the Camera Running|quite a lot of camera time is spent in one position, watching Yuki read]]. The reason for how this episode was done was to distinguish from usual shows that end after a dramatic and tense climax.

* ''[[Naruto|Naruto Shippuuden]]'' episode 82 takes the traditionally shounen tone and style of the series and runs over it with a tank. Most people who watch the first thirty seconds alone will begin to wonder if they accidentally found the wrong show, and it only continues from there. However, despite this, fan response to this particular episode is generally positive, due in large part to the fact that said episode focused on [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Shikamaru]] and greatly developed his character. And the fact that it was awesome.

** The first actual filler arc of Naruto is essentially a breather after three long and tiring arcs. It then gets abused in the last 90+ episodes.

** A special mention goes to episode 5 of the ''Mou Hitotsu no Sekai'' OVA, (and to a lesser extent the chapter it's based on) which borders on [[Hostile Show Takeover]]: following the intense ''shonen'' action, the focus shifts entirely to Yue and her adventures at a [[Wizarding School]], complete with it's own theme song, presenting the whole affair as a [[Magical Girl]]/[[Schoolgirl Series]]. Especially notable in that it's basically a regression to the genre the series started out as, thowing the massive amounts of [[Genre Shift]] into relief.

* In the [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]] anime adaption, there was a filler episode in which the main characters (except Mokona) were all stuck inside a storybook world, which Mokona had to write them out of. This is referred to as "the episode on crack" and also features an [[Art Shift]], being that everything in the book is drawn in a cutesy/chibi style.

* ''[[Black Butler]]'', for its OVA, performed Shakespeare's famed tragedy, Hamlet. Of course, the the professional theatre troupe couldn't make it, so all the characters have to put on the show. Of course, everyone has their own ideas on their "interpretation" of Hamlet, leading to some truly weird roles, such as the Undertaker as Queen Gertrude, Grell as a ''very'' over-enthusiastic Ophelia, and Lau's sister as... seaweed. On the other hand, Ciel and Sebastian made an excellent Hamlet and Laertes (respectively).

* ''[[Mitsudomoe]]'' also gets in on the [[Show Within a Show]] act by starting its second season with an episode of ''[[Tokusatsu|Honki Sentai Gachiranger]]''. The episode is dedicated to the heroes'... somewhat amoral heroics, only cutting back to the Marui house twice.

 

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