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* A bit of [[Memetic Mutation]] centres around an exaggeration of this trope in conjunction with Kenner/Hasbro's love of making figures of everyone and everything in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe, no matter how minor or squicky. [http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2011/03/31/no-star-wars-collection-would-be-complete-without-it/ There are pictures] of a fan's custom figurine of the burned corpses of Owen and Beru - as in, ''[[Up to Eleven|a few little bits of disconnected black/red debris]]''. Other such parody figurines exist, including more complete skeletons and their burned-out home.

* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'': After Selina Kyle (as Catwoman) helps Batman to foil a criminal plot, a friend tells her that she wouldn't be surprised if (in-universe) they started making Catwoman dolls. As if Catwoman is a heroic figure, when she's morally ambiguous at best.

* ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' has in-universe examples, with everything from dolls to panties featuring the titular girls' likenesses. Panty [[Really Gets Around]] on the show and jumped at the chance to get her name on a product, and Stocking has a [[Sugar and Ice Personality]] and questions all the baubles that get made of her. Knowing Gainax's casual attitude towards licensing, it might be a big in-joke.