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== Advertising ==
* In the early 1990s, many [[Mega Corp|MegaCorps]] would send, ostensibly out of the goodness of their hearts, free "educational kits' including lesson plans, worksheets, and other materials to elementary school teachers. In truth, they were really [[Product Placement|unsubtle advertisements for the company's products]]. These were often heartwarmingly/hilariously/heartbreakingly misguided. One of the most infamous such lesson plans doubles as a [[Broken Aesop]]: "Let's learn good nutrition with [[McDonald's|Ronald McDonald]] and friends!" Um...
** [[Homestar Runner]] satirized this with typical aplomb in ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131112215917/http://www.homestarrunner.com/cheatcommandos4.html Commandos In the Classroom]''.
** Also parodied in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' ("Lisa's Wedding") set in the distant future of... [[Zeerust|2010]]. By this point the students are stacked three high and are taught by Troy McClure via TV screen:
{{quote|'''Troy:''' Now turn to the next problem. If you have three Pepsis and drink one, how much more refreshed are you? You, the redhead in the Chicago school system?
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