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{{quote| ''"Because it is always plagiarism, especially when it isn't."''}}
 
Sometimes, two works are obviously [[Whole-Plot Reference|inspired by each other]], or the younger one contains minor [[Shout -Out|Shout Outs]] to the older one, or they are coincidentally considered [[Dueling Movies]]. 
 
This page is '''not''' a collection for them. Here, we should experiment with finding some less obvious, and probably ''nonexistent'' connections, through wordplay, and selective examples of plot points. 
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* [http://xkcd.com/370/ This] [[Xkcd (Webcomic)|Xkcd]] strip. (Redwall, Lord of the Rings)
* A handsome man travels everywhere in his [[Cool Car|vehi]][[Cool Ship|cle]], which he [[Companion Cube|loves like a person]], and he fights monsters/evil beings. He's incredibly lonely, but there's a second man that he's incredibly close to, though that man may or may not be evil. Lately, a lot of battles have put these two on opposing sides. He meets lots and lots of girls along the way. He's also developed a friendship with an [[Cool Old Guy|old]] [[Badass Grandpa|man]], who makes a great and very loyal companion. Along his journey he starts out all adorable, but [[Break the Cutie|gradually grows more and more depressed and screwed up]].
** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' or ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]''?
* A powerful man who once was a morally superior good guy gets seduced by a greater evil power. He becomes very evil himself, even though some doubt it has happened. He leads part of a huge army and is the public face for the larger evil that is widely feared but stays hidden for most of the time. In the end he inevitably meets his downfall by betrayal. Also, the man is played by [[Christopher Lee]].
** Is this man [[Star Wars|Count Dooku]] or [[Lord of the Rings|Saruman the White]]?
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* Our hero is a sensitive, if rather passive, young man, living in a dystopic society. One of his parents has been notably absent from his life, while the other one is manipulative and controlling. Due to the influence of said parent, he is forced into an uncaring social system that devastates his sense of self-worth and leads him to commit soul-destroying actions. A potential love interest offers temporary relief, but communication problems surface, and the characters drift apart, unable to overcome external pressures and their own insecurities. Under great stress, the protagonist withdraws to the safety of his own mind, walling himself off totally from the world. A [[Mind Screw]] sequence drenched in [[Nightmare Fuel]] (and loads of [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]) results. In the end, however, there is the briefest suggestion that things may be better in the future. [[Gainax Ending|Or not]].
** Now tell me -- is this ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''? ''[[The Wall|Pink Floyd's The Wall]]''? Or ''[[Brazil (Film)|Brazil]]''?
* (Admittedly, part of this is probably a [[Shout -Out]]). A man with prodigious powers of illusion and trickery is prohibited from entering the United States, though he dearly wishes to, referring to it as "going home." Meanwhile, a younger man's father has just died in Australia, leaving behind unresolved issues in their relationship, though they were close enough that the son has taken up his father's profession. The son takes his father's body on a flight from Sydney to LAX for the funeral. Once over the ocean, though, the son becomes ensnared in the illusionist's scheme. He's subjected to a series of surreal experiences, culminating in a final reconciliation with his father. Along the way, he's followed by a mysterious series of six numbers, and ends up having to enter them into a device, without ever really understanding what's going on. On the other side of the fourth wall, the audience is [[The Untwist|surprised]] by the final revelation that, though parts of the story were illusions, the whole thing did not turn out to be a dream (that we know of, anyway). On the other hand, since the father and son's last name refers to an ancient profession associated with Jesus's apostles, maybe [[Everybody Is Jesus in Purgatory]].
** Wait, whose subconscious are we going through exactly? [[Inception|Robert Fischer]]'s or [[Lost|Jack Shephard]]'s?
* A man is inspired by an encounter with a supernatural entity to attempt to assassinate a king. Meanwhile, his wife/girlfriend goes insane and ultimately dies off stage, possibly by suicide. The man also contemplates suicide, but is instead slain in combat. Written by William Shakespeare.
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* A recent, bestselling [[Urban Fantasy]] book series about the (often unpleasantly exciting) life of a wizard named Harry. He's [[Famed in Story]] for beating down bad guys completely out of his league, but isn't very popular with the hidebound and old-fashioned wizarding authorities, who sometimes go out of their way to try to get rid of him; this isn't totally surprising, since a few agents of the [[Big Bad]] have infiltrated their ranks and made their way into important positions. His parents both died when he was very young, and he was raised by an [[Abusive Parents|abusive]] guardian before a [[Cool Old Guy]] wizard took him in and taught him about the right way to use magic and avoid [[The Dark Side]]. He's sometimes suspected of [[Black Magic]] anyway, whether this is justified or not. He uses [[Canis Latinicus]] spell incantations.
** [[Harry Potter|Potter]] or [[The Dresden Files|Dresden]]?
* [[Love At First Sight]] [[Mayfly-December Romance]] story between an ageless supernatural creature and an emotionally disturbed human [[Single -Target Sexuality|who claims to have never felt attraction to another individual before]]. Despite suffering a great deal of physical or emotional abuse at the hands of the immortal, the human continues to maintain that their romance is based on True Love, and is eager to consumate their relationship, which the Immortal is hesitent to do.
** [[Twilight (Literature)|Edward and Bella]] or [[Durarara|Celty and Shinra]]?
* Despite being a principal character in the story, this teenage boy takes the [[Emo Teen]] stereotype and moves it [[Up to Eleven]] -- he seems to perpetually shift between angsty brooding and social awkwardness. To his credit, he can also be a [[Determinator]], and his [[When She Smiles|When He Smiles]] moments are quite heartwarming. His personality to a large extent originated because of his father, a [[Manipulative Bastard]] who sent him away from the family as a young child for not being good enough -- and only later took him back when it seemed his son had something to offer him. (His mother loved him, but she disappeared from her son's life at an early age.) Luckily, he has an older adult in his life who serves as a cross between a guardian and a [[Trickster Mentor]], trying to get him to lighten up and relax while also take his duties seriously. His peer group includes two girls of about his age, one who is contemptuous, bitchy, and often mean to him ([[Jerkass Woobie|although this behavior is a front to hide her own insecurities]], which {{spoiler|later bring her to the point of insanity}}), and another one who is [[Kuudere|unemotional and stoic]]. The character in question has romantic tension with one of these females (including an awkward kiss scene), and is related to the other one ([[Incest Subtext|which hasn't prevented some fans from shipping them anyway]]). In the end, the boy is forced to face up to the expectations others have placed on him, and realize that maturity means choosing his own path.
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* Paraphrased from a wonderful person on [[My Anime List]].net: A guy beats the shit out of whiny bitches with superpowers and can negate said superpowers when his right hand makes contact with said whiny bitches.
** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' or ''[[To Aru Majutsu no Index]]''?
* The story mainly is mainly focused on the adolescence of a character who is [[Zero -Percent Approval Rating|wider considered a Complete Monster]] in their own universe when they die, and the complicated relationship they have with their best friend of the same gender. The main character is somewhat cynical, very intelligent, and grows into some very strong supernatural powers; the best friend is more idealistic, not as intelligent and tends to react more based on emotions. The lead has a younger sister in a wheelchair, and a mother who died very young and {{spoiler|it is revealed at some point the man in charge of the kingdom is the lead's father, whom they loathe.}} They are sent away by their father to a distant place, where they meet up with the future best friend. They initially loath one another for their differences, but eventually become incredibly close trusting friends. Both, at separate points, indicate that they love another character, and both wish to make the land they live in a better place, but disagree on methods. Eventually this disagreement causes them to end up as enemies; the cynical lead bringing rebellion against rulers, the more idealistic best friend becoming part of the system. The lead causes the best friend to lose the person they both loved, amping up the dislike between the two. {{spoiler|Eventually, they confront one another and are willing to forgive each other for their mutual betrayals. The lead is "killed" off, causing much celebration in the land; the best friend is left as the most powerful figure in the newly peaceful realm.}} There is a lot of [[Ho Yay]] between the lead and their best friend.
** Is it ''[[Code Geass]]'' or ''[[Wicked (Literature)|Wicked]]''?
* This is about [[Bishonen]] [[The Hero|hero]] of a quite [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|cynical]] story who somehow gets bad publicity. Arguably a [[Char Clone]]. Voiced by [[Johnny Young Bosch]] on at least one occasion. He has a pacifistic girl companion who wants world peace. While a girl of the [[La Résistance]] he belongs in had a case of [[Bodyguard Crush]] with him, too bad he's a [[Celibate Hero]]. To achieve world peace, he do things most people see as "questionable". His enemies include a [[Hero Antagonist]] who later helps him at the end, and a [[Complete Monster|horrifyingly evil]] [[The Emperor|Emperor]]. In the end of the story, he pulls out a [[Heroic Sacrifice]], and while other people cheered at it, his companion girl cries in sorrow. [[Earn Your Happy Ending|Earn Your]] [[Bittersweet Ending]] indeed...[[Tear Jerker|T_T]] And many fans who truly (or [[Fan Dumb|excessively]]) loves him says that [[He's Just Hiding|He's Just Hiding.]]
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*** How about [[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|Joshua Kiryu]]? (minus the spoiler, of course.)
*** [[Resident Evil|Albert Wesker]]? He and Master Albert share the same name and have a superweapon called [[Ouroboros]].
* Our four main characters include a borderline retarded man who, despite always being drunk, is an [[Anti -Sue]]; the retarded man's wife, whose independence and personality is eschewed for sex appeal; the retarded man's douche of a friend who acts as the voice of reason; and a sociopath who quickly descends into comic relief. Many [[Non Sequitur|WACKY AND RANDUM]] adventures ensue.
** ''[[Ctrl Alt Del|Control Alt Delete]]'' or ''[[Family Guy]]''?
* The protagonist of this story is a teenage boy [[Gender Bender|who turns into a girl]] [[Murphy's Law|at the worst possible times]]. He soon meets his future love interest, a girl named Akane who [[Tsundere|alternates between shy/calm and rude/bitchy]] (One has red hair and the other has blue hair, but I can't remember which has which). Eventually, the protagonist soon nets a [[Harem]] of both girls and guys which he has trouble escaping. Several characters who enter the story are animals with human-like tendencies. Eventually, the show itself gradually switches from an action series with some [[Fan Service]] to a comedy that ramps the fanservice [[Up to Eleven]].
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** ''[[Durarara (Literature)|Durarara]]'' or ''[[Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]''?
* A man from a BBC One series of the mid-Noughties, with a brown coat and a massive female fan base, played by an actor whose voice is completely different to his character's. He has various companions in different series, including one named Tyler, but he is in all of them. He is the rival and occasional friend of a time-traveller played by John Simm and is eventually saved by {{spoiler|the character sacrificing himself at the end of the series}}. He's {{spoiler|technically died}} at least once.
** [[Doctor Who (TV)|The Tenth Doctor]] or [[Life On Mars|Gene Hunt]]?
* A young man obsessed with honor and banished by his father falls in love with his closest childhood friend, a [[Lonely Rich Kid]] [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!]]. The fandom, however, passionately ships him with a young woman he meets on his travels who has the power to heal, never turns her back on those in need, and comes from a nation whom his own people have persecuted for centuries. The creators are forced to give a direct [[Take That]] to the [[Fan -Preferred Couple]]'s shippers.
** ''[[Ivanhoe (Literature)|Ivanhoe]]'' or ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''?
* After his parent's death, a now outcast [[Feudal Future]] noble fakes his death and lives far away from his home, years later becomes the [[Magnificent Bastard]] [[Dark Messiah]] [[Mighty Whitey|leader]] of the inhabitants oppressed by [[The Empire]], forms them into a [[La Résistance]], and eventually overthrows and replaces [[The Emperor]], but becomes as bad as the previous one. He has an older female [[Mentor Archetype|mentor]] who is the source of his power, a female [[Bodyguard Crush|bodyguard]] who's his main [[Love Interest]], a younger sister, and his right-hand man is a [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]] and former leader of the oppressed inhabitants before the noble replaced him.
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** ''[[Naruto]]'' or ''[[Star Trek (Film)|Star Trek]]''?
* A charismatic former revolutionary who was captured by the regime he tried to defeat. Said regime commits [[Mind Rape]] and a mindwipe on him. The revolutionary breaks free of the programming, steals a ''very'' [[Cool Ship]], and proceeds to raise hell. May have been trying to fight a greater evil coming from outside known space with said revolution. Before we get any real answers, however, he vanishes into the unknown and dies ignobly. Said cause was taken up by one of his followers who previously refused to go along with the revolution, gets a couple former crew members and two AI units from his/her predecessor, and the cool ship...only to die ignobly with the man whose influence s/he could never escape. 
** Are we talking [[Blake's Seven (TV)|Roj Blake and Kerr Avon]] or [[Knights of the Old Republic|Revan and the Exile]]?
* In this Disney [[Animated Adaptation]] of a fairy tale, the heroine yearns for excitement and adventure beyond the sheltered world she's known. She falls in love with a man whom she teaches to be less selfish, to the point of [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|sacrificing his own well-being for her freedom]], creating a contrast in context between selfless, true love and possessive, controlling, abusive "love." The couple is forced to separate for awhile but soon reunite, only for the villain to stab the guy right before [[Disney Villain Death|dying during a fall]]. The girl holds her [[Died in Your Arms Tonight|dying lover in her arms]] and cries over him, bringing him [[Back From the Dead]] via [[The Power of Love]] mixed with the effects of an enchanted flower. A peasant [[Hot Consort|marries a royal]], and they live [[Happily Ever After]].
** ''[[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beauty and The Beast]]'' or ''[[Tangled]]''?
* This story begins underground, with a burrowing colony whose philosophy is to dig as often as possible to avoid danger from the outside world. One digger, whose name ends with "-imon", accidentally causes animal-like creatures to attack the colony. He is then exiled from said colony, joining up with a large, boisterous friend. Eventually, the digger meets and rescues a young, innocent child who is related to the [[Big Bad]], left for dead. The digger relays his philosophy to said child and, after a [[Time Skip]], they go off to defeat the [[Big Bad]] and his forces.
** This is ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', right? Or is it {{spoiler|''[[The Lion King|The Lion King 1 1/2]]''}}?
* The [[Big Bad]] attacks a heroic character, which results in said character getting a scar on the forehead and in the two of them being [[Synchronization|linked mentally]]. This link makes the hero feel unclean and unworthy to be around their friends and it proves to be both useful and dangerous for them both, as they can spy on what their enemies are doing but run the risk of exposing their own secrets and plans to the enemy as well. Eventually, the villain decides it's in his best interest to block the connection, leaving the hero and their companions free to track down and [[Gotta Kill Em All|destroy]] his [[Soul Jar|Soul Jars]] so they can ultimately destroy him. [[Anyone Can Die]] (but not without getting a [[Dead Guy, Junior]]), and the powers of [[The Power of Love|love]], [[The Power of Friendship|friendship]], and having a cause worth fighting for prove to be more [[Badass]] than the forces of evil. Religious allegory abounds.
** ''[[Dracula (Literature)|Dracula]]'' or ''[[Harry Potter]]''?
* Let's see...four person main cast, but [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] among the guest stars, including politicians, alien ambassadors, allies and a large [[Rogues Gallery]]. [[The Hero|The field commander]] is borderline suicidal and lost his family due to tragedy. [[The Chick]] is a scientist who likely has the most common sense, but is still a trained fighter. [[The Smart Guy|There's a Ph.D.]] who signed on reluctantly, is grossly underpowered compared to his teammates, but can be really dangerous if pushed. And a [[The Big Guy|walking tank bred to be a fighter]] who is the only non-human crew. The commander back home has the unenviable task of putting up with both the team's antics and the crooked politicians trying to shut the project down. 
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** ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 2'' or ''[[Sonic Adventure 2 (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure 2]]''?
* He's a humanoid alien with special powers, who outlives the rest of his species. Except when he doesn't. He relies heavily on [[Obfuscating Stupidity]], sometimes wears glasses even though his vision doesn't need correcting, famously travels in time and space, and frequently saves the Earth even though it's not actually his homeworld, which was destroyed. Depending on which version of canon you prefer, it's possible that his species has eschewed sexual reproduction in favor of more artificial means. He has cheated death through a technobabble-ish process that's described using the word "regeneration", and has a half-human clone. He almost never tells anyone his true name, instead going by a simple English descriptor; when he poses as a human, he has a standard name he uses, consisting of a first and last name that are both one syllable long and fairly generic. One of his most famous human companions is an intrepid young female reporter. He used to own a dog-like pet with amazing abilities, but gave it to one of his friends. His enemies include a genocidal alien cyborg with a network of wires running across his bald head and a megalomaniacal survivor of his own species, who often, but not always, has a [[Beard of Evil]]. Oh, and he's spawned a long-running franchise.
** [[Superman]]? Or [[Doctor Who (TV)|the Doctor]]?
* A hyperactive high school girl [[The Ace|who is superior to everyone in her class at anything]] gains a role of power, dragging [[Ordinary High School Student|her perfectly ordinary best friend]] with her. All is fine and dandy until a [[Genre Shift]] occurs, revealing that the girl is a literal [[God Mode Sue]], causing others to try and take her power for their own use. It's up to her best friend to protect her and the school from these mentally unstable unnatural beings.
** ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Literature)|The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' or ''[[Medaka Box]]''?
* A girl is annoyed with her baby brother. However when he gets kidnapped by the shapeshifting monarch of [[The Fair Folk]], she allies with some eccentric but good-hearted beings to rescue him. Amongst the challenges she faces are illusions designed to hold her back: one that she's back home and it was [[All Just a Dream]], and one of a [[Dances and Balls|glorious ballroom]]. In the end, she defeats the monarch through sheer willpower. Oh, and early on she discovers that [[Our Fairies Are Different|winged fairies]] are basically vicious humanoid insects. 
** Is her name [[Labyrinth (Film)|Sarah]] or [[Discworld (Literature)/The Wee Free Men|Tiffany]]? (Actually, given Sir Terry's fondness for [[Shout -Out|Shout Outs]], it's possible elements of this one ''are'' intentional).
* A girl with low self-esteem (despite being revered like a goddess by everyone around her, especially male admirers, who can't wait to risk their lives to protect her) moves against her will to a dark, gloomy, Gothic landscape. She is in a [[Star-Crossed Lovers]] plot with a guy for whom [[Stalking Is Love]] and who admits that he is bad news but claims he is so madly, passionately in love with her, he can't stay away. She literally can't function when she's separated from him. She meets a [[Nice Guy]] who would be a much safer, more dependable partner but rejects him in favor of [[All Girls Want Bad Boys|her bad boy]].
** ''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho (Literature)|The Mysteries of Udolpho]]'', ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]'' or ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]''?
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** ''[[Tangled]]'' or ''[[ICO (Video Game)|ICO]]''?
* A woman becomes the undisputed ruler of her domain, with the aid of her weak-willed male companion. She believes everyone should be happy, and so creates a brightly-uniformed [[Culture Police]] that ruthlessly deals with people who don't fit her definition of how things should be, subjecting them to [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]. Then the [[Guile Hero]] and companion(s) show up, and deliberately defy her, allying with the locals and eventually forcing the ruler to confront the falseness of her beliefs. The heroes then leave, with the people free to act however they want.
** ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]]'' or "[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S25 E2 The Happiness Patrol|The Happiness Patrol]]"?
* An evil [[Fairy Godmother]] is the power behind the throne, having transformed a frog into a puppet ruler. She wants to consolidate her power by [[Arranged Marriage|arranging a marriage]] for kingdom's princess. The princess has other ideas, and allies with the heroes. Lots of [[Fractured Fairy Tale|Fractured Fairytales]] take place before the big confrontation during the palace [[Dances and Balls|ball]], [[When the Clock Strikes Twelve]].
** ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]]'' again, or ''[[Shrek]] 2''?
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** Am I talking about ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' or ''[[Hamlet]]''?
* A girl kept alone in a high tower for unscrupulous reasons is rescued by a smart-alecky thief who's initially after a big treasure connected to the girl's heritage. She ends up falling in love with him as he helps her earn her freedom. At one point, she tries to bargain with the villain in order to save the thief's life after he gets mortally wounded.
** ''[[Tangled]]'' or ''[[The CastleofCastle of Cagliostro (Anime)|The Castleof Cagliostro]]''?
* This story is about an ordinary schoolboy with ''[[Anime Hair|really]]'' spiky hair. However, he is unaware that [[Sealed Evil in A Can|a powerful, sometimes cruel spirit lives inside of him]], possessing the boy in times of great emergency. This boy soon becomes friends with many people, eventually meeting three siblings who come from a far-off area: a sister, a brother, and their little psychopathic brother. [[Heel Face Turn|They all become good eventually, though.]]
** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' or ''[[Naruto]]''?
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* This beloved classic animated movie begins with the birth of the main character, a [[Talking Animal]]. He grows a bit older, meets the female lead, and grows very close to a parent who protects him and tells him about where his life is destined to take him. This parent is killed in a disaster during a series of events that began with the lethal intentions of the main villain (a predatory animal with a wounded eye). The grieving main character runs away, and promptly begins meeting new friends, and is then reunited the female lead, who stresses the threat posed by the villain but is initially ignored by the main character. Eventually, however, he comes to his senses, and he and his friends lead an attack on the villain (who ends up falling to his doom). At last, the hero stands on a rock overlooking the land that is his home. If we also mention that he sees his dead parent in a cloud at one point and remembers what he was taught, and that the supporting cast includes a duo of significantly mismatched size and a flying guy who usually frustrates the main character, then it should be obvious to anyone that this movie is ''The L''...
** ...''[[The Land Before Time|and Before Time]]'' or ...''[[The Lion King|ion King]]''?
* This takes place in a world where the time period and technology level/aesthetic [[Schizo -Tech|don't quite add up.]] The story centers around a [[Dysfunction Junction|dysfunctional]] [[True Companions|yet tight-knit]] team of nine mercenaries. Said mercenaries include: [[The Medic|a medic]]; [[The Engineer|a friendly, easy-going mechanic]]; [[Insistent Terminology|a Professional With Standards]]; [[Scary Black Man|an intimidating black person]]; [[Shell-Shocked Veteran|a soldier who's still stuck on a war that ended long ago]]; someone who's [[Mysterious Past|past is unknown]] because he is secretive; someone who's [[Mysterious Past|past is unknown]] because he/she is [[The Unintelligible|imcomprehensible]]; an [[Genki Guy|enthusiastic]], [[Man Child|somewhat childish]] guy; and a [[The Big Guy|rather large,]] [[Hot -Blooded]] fellow who is [[I Call It Vera|very attached to his guns.]] Oh, and there are [[Nice Hat|Nice Hats]] aplenty.
** ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'', or ''[[Firefly]]''?
* The [[Affectionate Parody]] of [[Disney Animated Canon|Classic Disney Films]] stars two acquaintances: A fat guy who's main color is green, and a somewhat annoying horse-like animal. Together they go on a huge journey, and have all kinds of strange adventures, including trying to cross a rope bridge but destroying it in the process, at the same time, each one discovering the friend he never had, while the fat green guy is trying to stop some homes from being destroyed. Sometime later in their journey, they encounter a ferocious kitty cat.
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** ''[[Rio]]'' or ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]]''?
* A girl with supernatural abilities travels through alternate universes, trying to find one that doesn't conclude in a [[Bad End]]. In every world, she relives mostly the same period of time, and meets the same people. In the end, she is able to make a "good" world with the help of her [[True Companions]] and [[The Power of Friendship]], and settle down. And somewhere around exists a "dark" version of said girl, which [[Wild Mass Guessing|may be]] a fusion of the girl's alternate-reality selves.
** [[Kyon: Big Damn Hero (Fanfic)|Michikyuu Kanae]] or [[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni|Furude Rika]]?
* A legendary hero takes on a quest for a blonde girl and, accompanied by his regular comrade, sets out to help her. Shortly after arriving, he befriends a young girl under the tutelage of a professor, and begins assembling a force of natives to accomplish his goals. The blonde spends much of the game in the custody of a seemingly cybernetic character whose intentions are unclear to begin with. The [[Big Bad]] has an AI under his command, but it doesn't seem to know who to fight with. As the story progresses, the hero grows his fledgling army and travels through a forest, where he encounters a new female companion, before tackling a gigantic mech. Shortly after that, he visits a gloomy town with a dark secret. Before he can get the bottom of what's going on, he has to track down a character by visiting a variety of locations he has previously cleared. {{spoiler|The AI turns against its controller, but pays with its 'life'. The blonde is the final boss.}}
** Is the legendary hero's name [[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door|Mario]] or [[Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker|Big Boss]]?
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** [[Harry Potter]] or [[Ben 10 Ultimate Alien (Animation)|Ben 10 Ultimate Alien]]?
* A group of people travel to places and always seem to get caught up in some kind of strange occurance. They have a vehicle that they travel in which may not be reliable and one of the groups companions has been or is a dog.
** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' or ''[[Scooby Doo]]''?
* This film is a cult classic, iconic for its use of [[B-Movie]] tropes. In Cold War era America, a traveling couple are forced by circumstances to seek the hospitality of a hammy, [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]] sexual deviant who employs an [[Red Right Hand|odd-looking]] [[Crusty Caretaker]] and isn't entirely human. It doesn't end happily, but at least [[Fountain of Memes|many memes are spawned]] along the way.
** ''[[Manos the Hands of Fate]]'' or ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''?
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* A group of kids become friends and a hang out together. As their get to know each other a love triangle develops between them. One vertex of the triangle dies tragically and all of them drift apart. Several years later the one who was supposed to be dead appears before the main character and causes the once separated friends to come back together and repair their broken relationship. Also one of them is a bit of a jerk who wears fabulous clothes.
** Is it {{spoiler|[[Ano Hana]]}} or is it {{spoiler|[[Tales of Graces (Video Game)|Tales of Graces]]}}?
* A famous musical film based on a book, widely hailed as a classic. A young girl [[True -Blue Femininity|wearing blue]] who has a small animal as a pet is unsatisfied with her normal life and sings an [["I Want" Song]] expressing her longing to be in another world. [[Be Careful What You Wish For|Shortly afterwards,]] she is transported to a fantasy world that satirizes the real one, and becomes the [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Girl.]] She ventures through the world largely by "following" something. While there, she meets many different creatures, including a very unique cat, some talking plants, and a loud and intimidating political leader, whom she confronts. An evil woman becomes intent on killing her because of an accident that wasn't the girl's fault. In the end it turns out to have been [[All Just a Dream]].
** Wait, is this ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Disney)|Alice In Wonderland]]'' or ''[[The Wizard of Oz (Film)|The Wizard Of Oz?]]''
* After dying in an accident, a shiftless teenager gets a new job dealing with the supernatural and meets some bizarre new friends. [[The Grim Reaper]] turns out to be quite friendly.
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* A [[Video Game]] [[Sequel]]. The protagonist of the first game has been kidnapped and is being held captive somewhere. Playing as their younger sibling, you have to rescue them.
** So then, am I talking about [[Donkey Kong Country (Video Game)|Donkey Kong Country 2]], or [[Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk 2 (Video Game)|Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2]]?
* This is a famous cartoon series with a large [[Periphery Demographic]] and is extremely popular over the internet, spawning [[Fountain of Memes|hundreds of memes]]. The main protagonist's (who's VA's first name starts with a T) friends include a [[The Ditz|ditzy]] pink [[Big Eater]], and an action-loving girl with a southern accent. There is also a villain who started out [[Laughably Evil]], but [[Beware the Silly Ones|turned out to be]] [[Not So Harmless]], [[Moral Event Horizon|brainwashing some of the main characters]] and turning the town into an awful hellhole, which was enough to get him onto the [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show]] page. After this episode, the creator had stepped down. Also, in one episode, the friendly yellow character tried to become "more assertive" with the help of a mentor, but ended up losing friends. In another episode, the [[Workaholic]] kept on doing their job without getting any sleep, and went crazy from sleep deprivation. In fact, all of the main characters have had a [[Freak -Out|mental]] [[Sanity Slippage|breakdown]] at least once.
** ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' or ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]''?
* An [[The Ace|incredibly talented human being]] [[Broken Ace|with obvious mental problems]] [[Daydream Believer|is so enchanted with]] [[Cliché Storm|various fiction works]] [[Mad Dreamer|that decides to live those adventures in]] [[Real Life]]. [[Reality Ensues|The first time that human being intends to do so the results are disheartening]]. However, this human being knows another that seems to be it’s [[Foil]]: A poor [[Deadpan Snarker]] [[Butt Monkey|who will get always the worst part in this relationship]]. Together, they will have adventures in a work of fiction with no definite genre where they [[Reality Warper|will change reality itself]].
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