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Feeling bored? Here's a challenge. Find a trope page on this site that '''doesn't''' reference at least one of these series.▼
Being [[Trope Overdosed]] indicates how popular a series is among [[The Contributors]]. The longer a series has been around has an effect. It's not hard to use a lot of [[trope]]s when you're a [[Long Runner]].▼
▲Feeling bored? Here's a challenge. Find a page on this site that '''doesn't''' reference at least one of these series.
▲Being Trope Overdosed indicates how popular a series is among [[The Contributors]]. The longer a series has been around has an effect. It's not hard to use a lot of [[trope]]s when you're a [[Long Runner]].
Not to be confused with [[Overdosed Tropes]], which are the same but inverted.
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* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' (4290 inbound links as of March 17, 2020) - Pretty impressive for a 3-season, 61-episode TV show without that much in the way of supplementary material. Has a live-action adaptation, ''[[The Last Airbender]],''
▲'''[[Trope]] Saturated''' -- on more than 4000 pages
▲* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' - Pretty impressive for a 3-season, 61-episode TV show without that much in the way of supplementary material. Has a live-action adaptation, ''[[The Last Airbender]],'' an ongoing [[Sequel Series]], ''[[The Legend of Korra]],'' and a concurrently published ongoing [[Interquel]] graphic novel trilogy, ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender The Promise]]''.
* ''[[Batman]]'' - [[Long Runner]] franchise about a [[Badass Normal]] superhero; spans multiple comic books, television series and movies.
* ''[[Bleach]]'' - more than 400 chapters of manga, 366 episodes of anime, several movies, and [[Loads and Loads of Characters|more or less every character trope in existence]].
* [[Buffy Verse]] - Which makes sense considering the original [[TV Tropes]] has its roots in [[Buffistas.org]], a ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''/''[[Angel]]'' community. Two shows, lasting from 1997-2004, each with a comic book continuation and the limited series ''[[Fray]]'' as well as a Spike spinoff comic.
* ''[[Digimon]]'' - Seven anime series and a separate film, five manga and at least thirty video games, almost all within their own [[Alternate Continuity]], and all spawned from the [[Spear Counterpart]] of ''Tamagotchi''.
* ''[[Discworld]]'' - Tons of books in a setting where Stories (and thus many [[trope]]s) [[Theory of Narrative Causality|are a law of nature]].
* ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' - Old-school martial arts [[Science Fantasy]] manga. 500 episodes and manga chapters (not counting its ongoing Recut with 60+ more episodes), 16 animated theatrical films, 3 TV specials and a live action movie, with dozens of video games along with an MMO in the works.
* ''[[Dungeons
* ''[[Fallout]]'' - Long Running post-apocalyptic video game series. Four main games, two spinoffs, somehow lighthearted and dark all at once, and [[Bloody Hilarious|plenty of humor]] to spare.
* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' - Extremely popular Eastern RPG series, with over a dozen games in the main series, some of which are overdosed in their own right.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' - one manga, two different anime, and a few videogames for good measure.
* ''[[Futurama]]'' - A series in its sixth season that was [[Uncancelled]] twice and made by the same people behind ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
* ''[[Gundam]]'' - [[Long Runner|About thirty years old at this point]], running on and off that entire time. Multiple separate series as well, [[G Gundam|one of which]] hits an almost ''entirely separate'' [[Super Robot Genre|set of tropes]] from all of the other ones.
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'' - [[Harry Potter (novel)|Seven books]], [[Harry Potter (film)|eight films]], some in-universe supplementary material and enough fans to [[Cash Cow Franchise|make a billionaire out of their author]].
* ''[[James Bond]]'' - 22 official [[James Bond (film)|films]], some [[James Bond (novel)|books]] and video games.
* ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' - 40 years worth of shows and movies with only a break in the 90s.
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' - [[Disney Animated Canon]] mega crossover video game series. Also has one of the most active shipping fandoms '''ever'''.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' - A [[Long Runner|long running]] and very popular [[Video Game]] series with over a dozen titles, containing at least one [[Alternate Continuity]], several manga as well, and is [[Trope Maker]] for many [[Video Game]] (especially game puzzle) [[trope]]s. A few games in particular are overdosed in their own right.
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' - Over 1000 short subjects lasting from [[The Golden Age of Animation|1930]] to [[The Dark Age of Animation|1969]], [[Loads and Loads of Characters]], dozens of TV projects, [[Long Runner]], [[Cash Cow Franchise]], and nine feature length movies.
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and other works in [[J. R. R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s vast [[Mythopoeia|Legendarium]] of Middle-earth history, an important fantasy [[Trope Maker]].
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - Multiple series, most tropes coming from the manga, which is ''incredibly'' [[Troperiffic]] and ''loves'' [[Playing with a Trope|playing around]] with almost everything.
* ''[[Mass Effect]]'' - A critically acclaimed and commercially successful ''[[Reconstruction|Reconstructor]]'' [[Deconstructor Fleet|Fleet]] of 70's and 80's sci-fi space operas, it merrily throws in tropes from outside the genre as well and has become incredibly popular over the past three years. Three main games, one spin-off game, three books, and a comic series and ''OVER 30 PAGES before the third game was even released.''
* ''[[Mega Man]]'' - Multiple series and spinoffs, that like ''[[Transformers]]'', [[Mega Man (video game)|have]] [[Mega Man X|received]] [[Mega Man Zero|separate]] [[Mega Man Battle Network|pages]] [[Mega Man Legends|for]] [[Mega Man ZX|each]] [[Mega Man Star Force|continuity]].
* ''[[Metal Gear]]'' - Most referring to ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''; this has multiple long, story-heavy games and oodles of spin-offs.
* ''[[My Little Pony]]'' - A [[Long Runner|three decade-old]] [[Merchandise-Driven]] franchise. The latest incarnation, [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Friendship Is Magic]], has [[Periphery Demographic|a notably large internet following]].
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* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' - Most of them are from the original 26 episode series and the ''End of Evangelion'' movie, by themselves making this franchise one of the shortest works to be included on this list. There's also an ongoing manga and 4 planned ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion|Rebuild]]'' movies, 2 of which were released as of this writing. [[Cash Cow Franchise|And lots of other adaptations]].
* ''[[One Piece]]'' - Over 600 manga chapters, 500 TV episodes, and ten movies. [[Long Runner]], since its first publication on [[Shonen Jump]] was in 1997.
* ''[[Pokémon]]'' - [[Cash Cow Franchise|Billion-dollar media franchise]] with multiple games and a [[Long Runners|long-running]] [[Pokémon (anime)|show]] (with 15
* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' - [[Long Runner]] children's [[Sentai]] series. Helped by its nature. Each year, the cast, story, props, sets, and costumes (and all associated [[trope]]s) are scrapped and they start clean the next season, making it less like "one show" and more like "17 separate but closely related shows".<ref>Or 14. It didn't start with a whole new cast each season until [[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy|the 7th season]].</ref> And yes, each of the seasons from ''[[Power Rangers Zeo|Zeo]]'' on has its own individual page.
* [[Real Life]] - The non-fictional world where we all live, [[Older Than Dirt]] and still going strong.
* ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' - Video game franchise that [[Long Runner|kicked off on the NES]], as the video game adaptation of a ''novel''. Currently has four main games, a couple of obscure OVAs, and countless spin-offs with their own merchandise, including the ''Persona'' games (two of which are Trope Overdosed by themselves!). Also predated [[Pokémon]] as the [[Trope Maker|creator]] of the [[Mon]]s genre.
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' - ''The'' animated sitcom. 23 seasons, '''500+''' episodes, a movie, comic books, some shorts on ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' and a lot of games and other merchandise.
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' - A long-running game series, [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog|several]] [[Sonic Sat AM|different]] [[Sonic Underground|animated]] [[Sonic X|series]] of varying degrees of success, [[Sonic the Hedgehog The Movie|a movie]], and [[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|three]] [[Sonic the Comic|comic book]] [[Sonic X (comics)|series]].
* ''[[Spider-Man]]'' - Multiple comic books, cartoons, [[Spider-Man (film)|movies]] and video games; [[Long Runner]].
* ''[[Stargate Verse]]'' - Four series - [[Long Runners|one long-running]] - and three movies.
* ''[[Star Trek]]'' - Six series - three of which ran for seven seasons each;<ref>between [[Star Trek: The Original Series|TOS]] (3), [[Star Trek: The Animated Series|TAS]] (2), [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|TNG]] (7), [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|DS9]] (7), [[Star Trek: Voyager|VOY]] (7), and [[Star Trek: Enterprise|ENT]] (4), the franchise clocks in at ''[[Long Runner|thirty]]'' seasons</ref> eleven movies; and one of the most massive and internally consistent [[Star Trek Expanded Universe|Expanded]] [[Trek Verse|Universes]] in history, second only to ''[[Star Wars]]''. [[Star Trek: The Original Series|The original series]] was a [[Trope Maker]] many times over, and the franchise as a whole is responsible for an astonishing number of [[Trope Namer|trope titles]]. And it invented [[Slash Fic|slash]].
* ''[[Star Wars]]'' - Six movies made in [[Anachronic Order]], an animated full-length feature and the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]; ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'' and the ''[[X Wing Series]]'' also appear on this list, and the SWEU has ''71'' pages devoted to it.
* ''[[Superman]]'' - Really [[Long Runner]], since he's the first superhero; multiple comic books, television series and [[Superman (film)|movies]].
* ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros]]'' - Long-running, trope making, popular platform game franchise with various spinoffs; ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' alone is overdosed.
* ''[[Super Sentai]]'' - [[Sentai]] show which ''[[Power Rangers]]'' borrows footage from.
* ''The [[Tales (series)]]'' - JRPG series that always starts off with a ''massive'' [[Cliché Storm|list of cliches]] before [[Deconstructor Fleet|dismantling them all]] [[Nightmare Fuel|in the most brutal and downright terrifying ways possible]]. [[Animation Age Ghetto|The colourful graphics]] [[Sarcasm Mode|mean they're for kids]]!
* ''[[That Guy With The Glasses]]'' - Internet reviewer website known for its dozens of reviewers applying to various niches, notably [[The Nostalgia Critic]]
* ''[[Transformers]]'' - So many series that there is a [[Cast Herd|Die Cast Herd]] used to divide ''continuities'' that [[Transformers Generation 1|have]] [[Beast Wars|their]] [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise|own]] [[Unicron Trilogy|separate]], [[Transformers (film)|unique]] [[Transformers Animated|pages]]. [[Transformers Prime|A lot of separate pages]].
* ''[[Warcraft]]'' - A franchise of [[Warcraft|three strategy games]], [[World of Warcraft|the MMORPG]] and [[Warcraft Expanded Universe|other stuff]]. Has a total of eighteen articles about official works set in the universe on the wiki right now.
* ''[[Warhammer
* ''[[Whoniverse]]'' - 32-season-long and consummate [[Trope Maker]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and its adult-themed spinoff ''[[Torchwood]]'' (itself overdosed) and more child friendly spinoff ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', all which spawned [[Doctor Who Expanded Universe|a whole expanded universe of material]]. ''Doctor Who'' in particular has novels, comic books, stage plays and audio plays on radio and CD, to ensure that some iteration of ''Doctor Who'' can cover all the tropes missed by the TV show. Additionally, tropers [[Time Lord/WMG|collectively speculate]] [[TV Tropes Drinking Game|on the Time Lord nature of one or more characters in everything, ever]].
* ''[[The World of Darkness]]'' - A long-running series of [[Tabletop Games]] with two [[Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption|computer game]] [[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines|spinoffs]].
* ''[[X-Men]]'' - [[X-Men (Comic Book)|multiple comic books]], [[X-Men (film)|a movie trilogy with prequel films]], and [[X-Men (animation)|three]] [[X-Men: Evolution|animated]] [[Wolverine and the X-Men|series]], a [[Long Runner]].
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' - Card game marketed franchise that includes anime and manga. Spawned the [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|first known abridged series]].
'''Trope Overloaded ''' on more than 2000 pages but fewer than 4000▼
* ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' - [[Courtroom Antics]] in Video Game form. 7 games and a musical (soon to be 2) that has lots of [[Lampshading]], [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]], and general [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] for a series about FRIKKING LAWYERS.
* ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]''
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'' - A 90's Sci-Fi show that ran for five seasons, took the use of the [[Story Arc]] to a new level and is the [[Trope Namer]] for [[Wham! Episode]].
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' - Three different series, the third of which ran for over four seasons; also has a prequel series
* ''[[The Bible]]'' (2607 inbound links as of March 17, 2020) - [[Older Than Feudalism]] religious text, the main text of the world's largest religion, and has inspired many [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]], [[Rule of Symbolism|symbolism]] and [[Faux Symbolism]] in other works.
* ''[[Call of Duty]]'' - Runs neck-and-neck with [[Halo]] as the defining FPS franchise of the 00's thanks to the [[Modern Warfare]] sub-series. Eight games in total.
* ''[[Castlevania]]'' – A [[Long Runner|long-running]] franchise that [[Trope Namer|helped shape up the]] [[Metroidvania]] genre.
* ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' - A popular, critically-acclaimed RPG by Square which involves [[Time Travel]]. Produced a [[Radical Dreamers|spinoff visual novel]], and in turn a well-received, but [[Base Breaker|polarizing]] [[Chrono Cross|sequel]].
* [[Classical Mythology]] – What we would call Greek, and eventually Roman mythology.
* [[Classic Disney Shorts]] - One of the most well-known series of cartoons to take off from [[The Golden Age of Animation]].
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' - What would you expect from a show that's best described as "''[[Mobile Suit Gundam|Gundam]]'' + ''[[Death Note]]''?"
* The [[CSI Verse]] - ''[[CSI]]'' (an official [[Long Runner]]), ''[[CSI: Miami]]'', ''[[CSI: NY]]'' and two spinoff series (''[[Without a Trace]]'' and ''[[Cold Case]]'') and other expanded universe material.
* ''[[Death Note]]'' - a long and popular manga, its equally popular anime adaptation, and three live-action movies.
* ''[[Disgaea]]'' - Three [[Strategy RPG]]s, two [[Platformer]]s, a visual novel, and an anime series that all enjoy [[Playing with a Trope|playing with]] and [[Lampshading]] tropes.
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* ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' - [[Trope Maker|Inventor]] of the [[Eastern RPG]]-genre, [[Video Game Long Runners|Long Runner]].
* ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' - A very [[Lampshade Hanging|consciously]] [[Troperiffic]] series.
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' - An RPG franchise renowned for its [[Wide Open Sandbox|open-ended worlds.]] Has five official titles, numerous spinoffs, and a devoted modding community the creators have been very welcome to.
* ''[[The Fairly
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' - [[Long Runner]], [[Uncancelled]], and its plots go all over the place.
* ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' - A [[Long Runner|long-running]] comic book that has been adapted into several films and animated series.
* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' - Long running cult [[Turn-Based Strategy]] game by Nintendo; twelve games spanning five continuities, with a thirteenth on the way.
* ''[[Firefly]]'' - A series that's [[Too Good to Last|only 14 episodes]], [[Big Damn Movie|a movie]] and a few comics.
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]'' - Rockstar's controversial [[Long Runner|long-running]] flagship franchise, consisting of four main games and several spinoffs.
* ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]'' - [[Valve
* ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' - Five games and some [[Expanded Universe]] covered.
* ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' - Eleven [[Light Novels]] and an internationally-acclaimed anime; has [[Genre Busting|no one clearly-defined genre]] and highly [[Genre Savvy]] protagonists who make a business of [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading everything]].
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' - Superhero show with four seasons (in the guise of five volumes), and a lot of characters to fit into 44 minutes.
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'' - a science fiction series that has been adapted into just about every medium there is.
* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' - Eccentric Flash animated series with famous [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot]] spinoff show with over 200 episodes and a ton of further spinoffs from that. Created in 2000, on hiatus since late 2009.
* ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' - Four films, [[Young Indiana Jones|a short-lived TV spinoff]], several video game spinoffs and adaptations
* ''[[Iron Man]]'' - Multiple comic books, [[Iron Man (animation)|animated series,]] and [[Iron Man (film)|movies]]; [[Long Runner]].
* ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]'' - Animated series starring numerous cast of [[The DCAU]], spawned from a similar [[Justice League of America|comic book]].
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* ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic the Gathering]]'' - Long-running [[Collectible Card Game]] that's used just about every fantasy trope in the book by now.
* ''[[The Matrix]]'' - Three [[Mind Screw]]s of movies, an animated spinoff, and some games.
* ''[[Metroid]]'' - Science fiction adventure game series which both [[Trope Maker|made]] and [[Trope Codifier|codified]] the [[Metroidvania]] genre. Consists of eleven games.
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' - Fighting game known for its brutality, use of [[Xtremely Kool Letterz]] and running neck-to-neck with [[Street Fighter]] in America.
* ''[[Mother]]'' - [[Eastern RPG]] [[Cult Classic]] trilogy by [[Shigesato Itoi]]. Known for [[Widget Series|strange humor]], simplistic cartoony graphics, and endings that range from [[Tear Jerker|sad]] to [[Nightmare Fuel|terrifying]].
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* [[The Muppets]] - Long-running puppet franchise, with [[Sesame Street|many]], [[The Muppet Show|many]], [[Fraggle Rock|many]], [[Muppet Babies|many]], [[Muppets Tonight|many]] TV series, and [[The Muppet Movie|several]] [[The Muppets Take Manhattan|film]] [[Muppet Treasure Island|adaptations.]]
* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' - [[Cult Classic]] TV Show, with its main focus on skewering bad movies. [[Genre Popularizer|Popularized a new brand of "film criticism as entertainment." Continues to be a major influence on online]] [[Video Review Show|video review shows.]]
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' (2395 inbound links as of March 17, 2020) - With over
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' - Moooooooooooooom!!!! [[Phineas and Ferb]] is Trope Overdosed!
* ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'' - From the makers of [[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]], a 2007 hit game and [[Portal 2|its sequel]]. Also tied in to the [[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]] universe.
* ''[[Ranma ½]]''
* ''[[Resident Evil]]'' - [[Survival Horror]]/Action Horror video game series, originating on the [[PlayStation]]. Six major titles and more spinoffs.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' - Probably the best-known [[Magical Girl]] series in the West. Its anime adaptation ran for five seasons (spanning 6 arcs), though not everyone got to see all five. Also 3 movies and 6 specials. Also the orginal manga spanning 5 arcs. Also adapted into a [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon|live-action series]] and 29 different [[Sera Myu|stage musicals]] and a number of video games including an [[Sailor Moon: Another Story|RPG]]. Also the prequel manga, [[Codename: Sailor V]].
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' - One of the longest of [[Long Runner]], a [[Web Comic]] about a [[Five-Man Band]] and two animals trying to find a fulfilling life.
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* ''[[South Park]]'' - [[Refuge in Audacity|Famously rude and offensive]] adult cartoon [[Long Runner]] starring paper cutouts.
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' - Long runner children's show about a fast food frycook underwater.
* ''[[Street Fighter]]'' - Famous fighting game series, best known for the second game and its various additions. Important [[Trope Maker]] and [[Trope Codifier|Codifier]].
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' - Cult hit TV show with seven seasons and two series of supplemental comics, about five tie-in novels, and a [[All There in the Manual|monster guide]].
* ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' - Turn Based Strategy Game [[Crossover]] series of many a [[Humongous Mecha|Mecha]] anime, with original characters thrown in. [[Long Runner]] but with [[No Export for You|licensing problems in the US]].
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* [[YouTube]] - Ubiquitous video-sharing website.
* ''[[8-
▲* ''[[24|Twenty Four]]'' - A hit TV series notable for taking place in nearly real-time.
▲* ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'' - [[Webcomics Long Runners|1224 strips plus an epilogue and other extras]]; [[Affectionate Parody]] of ''[[Final Fantasy I]]'' and role-playing games in general; [[Troperiffic]] [[Sadist Show|and uses just about]] [[Black and Gray Morality|every trope associated with]] [[Crapsack World|a flawed world and characters]].
* ''[[Adventure Time]]'' - [[Troperiffic]] [[Widget Series|widget]] cartoon with a rather big cult following about two heroes named Finn and Jake; been on the air since 2010. Also has a [[Adventure Time (comics)|comic book series]] published by [[Boom Studios]].
* ''[[Aladdin (novel)|Aladdin]]'' - An [[Older Than Radio]] French (maybe) tale supposedly from the ''[[Arabian Nights]]'', [[Adaptation Displacement|most popularly known]] as the [[Aladdin (Disney film)|1992 box-office hit]].
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* ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' - [[Slice of Life]] anime concerning high school girls.
* ''[[Back to The Future]]'' - Successful 80's [[Time Travel]] franchise, with three movies, an [[Animated Adaptation]] and an adventure game series.
* ''[[Baldur's Gate|Baldurs Gate]]'' - A [[High Fantasy]] [[Role
* [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]] - Best selling band of all time, major influence in both rock and popular music.
* ''[[Beauty and The Beast]]'' - "Tale as old as time," first known as a [[Rags to Riches]] French fairy tale and [[Adaptation Displacement|most popularly known]] as the [[Beauty and the Beast|1991 box-office hit]], the first animated film to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Has had numerous other adaptations, including a [[Beauty and the Beast (TV series)|CBS television series]].
* ''[[Ben 10]]'' - A story about a young boy who finds himself with the [[Clingy MacGuffin|Omnitrix]], a watch that just happens to be able to turn him into different aliens. It's so much [[Better Than It Sounds]]. Has spawned numerous movies and two [[Ben 10: Alien Force|sequel]] [[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien|series]] about the now [[Time Skip|teenage Ben]].
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* ''[[Bionicle]]'' - [[LEGO]]'s [[Merchandise-Driven]] [[Science Fantasy]] toyline, powered by [[Rule of Cool]] and surprisingly in-depth [[World Building]]. A [[Long Runner]] which spanned a good decade before throwing in the towel.
* ''[[BioShock (series)]]'' - [[BioShock|Two]] [[Genre Busting]] [[BioShock 2|games]], with [[BioShock Infinite|a third one on the way.]]
* ''[[
* ''[[Bones]]''
* ''[[Breath of Fire]]''
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* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' - One of the few anime series that attempts to emulate a Western style, and pulls it off. Has since become a [[Gateway Series]] for many anime newcomers.
* ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' - A show that centers around a team of FBI profilers who use their knowledge of the human mind to get into the heads of the worst criminals—and catch them. The offenders who on other shows would merit a special event or multi-parter—serial killers who taunt the cops, school shooters, child abductors—are just another [[Monster of the Week]]. Notable for focusing on the criminal not the crime.
* [[Cthulhu Mythos]] - Influential horror [[The Verse|Verse]] created by [[H.P. Lovecraft]] and fleshed out further by successive writers, [[Trope Codifier]] for [[Cosmic Horror Story]], [[Eldritch Abomination]], and [[Go Mad
* ''[[Danny Phantom]]''
* ''[[Dept. Heaven]]''
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* ''[[Devil May Cry]]''
* ''[[Diablo (series)|Diablo]]''
* [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe]] - A well-known Disney universe that eventually spun off into [[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck|a comic series]] and [[DuckTales (1987)|a very well-known cartoon]].
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' - A spinoff series to the Mario universe featuring the eponymous ape.<ref>though not necessarily the one from the original arcade game</ref>
* ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]'' - A groundbreaking FPS series, with one more game on its way.
* ''[[Dune]]'' - A series of [[Speculative Fiction]] novels currently [[Outlived Its Creator|on its second author.]]
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* ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes|Jimmy Two Shoes]]''
* ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' - A long-running Manga series covering multiple story arcs and eras.
* ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' - Two science fiction novels that in turn resulted in a very well-known series of films and some spinoff video games.
* ''[[King of the Hill]]''
* ''[[King's Quest]]''
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* ''[[Lucky Star]]'' - [[Slice of Life]] [[Kyoto Animation|KyoAni]] anime whose primary genre is [[Seinfeldian Conversation]].
* ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]'' - Long-running mech anime franchise, with [[Macross Plus|many]] [[Macross 7|successful]] [[Macross Zero|spinoff titles]] [[Macross Frontier|to its name.]]
* ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' - The best known among [[Capcom vs. Whatever]] crossover fighting games.
* ''[[Monkey Island (series)|Monkey Island]]'' - A popular 1990's comedy adventure game series by [[
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' - Not all that long-running, but oh, the [[Memetic Mutation]]...
* ''[[
* ''[[NCIS]]'' - A very popular crime show with a lot of [[Recurring Character]]s. Going strong since 2003.
* ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]'' - Based off the [[Dungeons
* ''[[Peanuts]]'' - A famed comic series that [[Print Long Runners|ran for nearly fifty years]] until the death of Charles Schulz in 2000. Spawned several animated specials and is still syndicated to this day.
* ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'' - Popular gaming webcomic, and codifier of the [[Two Gamers on a Couch]] format.
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* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' - One of Cartoon Network's most popular shows.
* ''[[The Princess Bride (novel)|The Princess Bride]]'' - A fantasy novel, particularly well-known as [[The Princess Bride (film)|the 1980's film]].
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' - A [[Deconstruction]] of the Magical Girl challenge. Premiering in 2011, it is the youngest work at this status, and with only twelve episodes, a manga adaptation and two [[Puella Magi Kazumi Magica|spin-off]] [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica|manga]] (the latter of which is already over), is one of the shortest works on this list. It also has three
* ''[[Ratchet & Clank|Ratchet and Clank]]'' - A lombax with a wrench joins forces with a little robot and goes around beating stuff with weapons.
* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' - Cult mainstream comedy show from Britain set on a mining vessel.
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* ''[[Soul Eater]]''
* ''[[Soul Series]]'' - [[Fighting Game]] franchise most commonly known for ''Soul Calibur'' and its three sequels.
* ''[[
* ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star FOX]]'' - A [[Long Runner|long-running]] Nintendo franchise consisting of six games, not including [[Star Fox 2|a planned sequel to the first that never got released]].
* ''[[Suikoden]]''
* ''[[Tenchi Muyo!|Tenchi Muyo]]''
* ''[[Total Drama Island]]''
* ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' - The flagship franchise for [[Pixar]], it [[Genre Popularizer|ushered in a new era of computer-generated animation.]] The three films have almost universal acclaim, with the third one breaking box-office records.
* ''[[Trigun]]''
* ''[[Tron]]''
* ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' - Four books and three films.
* ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' - An influential science fiction series dating back to the 60's.
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]''
* ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' - A fantasy [[Tabletop Games|tabletop game]]. Spawned [[Warhammer
* The [[Whateley Universe]]
* ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' - [[Long Runner]] fantasy book series.
* ''[[Wild
* ''[[Wonder Woman]]'' - The most iconic female superhero in all of comics.
* ''[[The World Ends With You]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'' - Very silly Internet-based [[Gag Dub]] of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]''. [[Trope Codifier|A Codifier]] for [[The Abridged Series]].
* ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''
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This doesn't mean that these series are actually better, just that more tropers watch them and add examples. Or possibly that [[Entry Pimp|one really, really crazy troper]] watches it and adds examples. Or possibly that the show just happens to have a [[Troperrific|really, really high trope quotient]] while a show you don't see on here doesn't.
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