History Main / Filler

* LetsPlay/{{Shinryuu82}} did several filler videos in-between chapters of his ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' playthrough during the AudienceParticipation voting phases, showcasing some of the more bizarre ''Mega Man'' themed ROM hacks and pirate games.

* The Bohrok-Kal, 2003's winter setline from ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}''. They were nothing more than {{Palette Swap}}s of the previous year's enemy sets and their story was essentially a half year-long extension of 2002's Bohrok Saga (though it wasn't exactly filler). The line was probably produced to give Franchise/{{LEGO}} enough time to prepare for the movie and the tie-in toys released later that year, although it reportedly affected their profits pretty badly -- however that was partly because no regular-sized hero sets were released that year and other LEGO lines also performed poorly at that time.

Compare FakeLongevity, GaidenGame, FetchQuest and SideQuest, the video game equivalents. For filler in WebComics, see FillerStrips. For filler in {{Music}} albums, see AlbumFiller.

* Zigzagged with ''Anime/YuGiOh'', as while it include several stand-alone episodes and three arcs that are not present in the manga (Virtual World, Doma/Waking the Dragons, and the KC Grand Prix), the anime is set in a different continuity from the manga, with ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' and ''Anime/YuGiOh5D’s'' taking place within the anime’s continuity.

Remember, Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad: Just as a plot-related episode can be unenjoyable if handled badly, a filler episode can be great fun if done well.

* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': Despite compressing quite a bit of manga into 25 episodes, some anime-original content is employed to maintain the pace of each episode, such as more character interaction within the 104th's top ten members. One specific example is the [[CanonForeigner Dieter]] sidestory, which happens as they Survey Corps heads back from the 57th Expedition Beyond the Walls.

** The series has two filler episodes in the first season. One is called "Bad Stitch", where Dr. Hamsterviel masquerades as a behavioral correction doctor in an attempt to capture Stitch, who is in trouble with Nani for his destructive behavior and is forced by Lilo to change it. The other is "The Asteroid", where a huge meteor is coming towards Earth, and it's up to Stitch and the other nearby experiments to go and destroy it, only to find that a creature lives on it.
** The second season has twice as many as the previous one, all of them being {{Crossover}}s with other Disney cartoons. The episodes are "Morpholomew", "Spats", "Lax", and "Rufus", crossovers with ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'', ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' respectively.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': According to its producers, the show has no filler episodes, noting that even the episodes that don’t directly contribute to the overall MythArc still contain elements of character development and world building. Nevertheless, most fans agree that a good chunk of the stories focusing on Beach City residents, which often serve as {{breather episode}}s, can be skipped without missing anything important. "Onion Trade" and "Restaurant Wars" are some of the best examples of this, with even the Gem technology involved with the former's plot never being brought up again. There is also "[[https://katsuricata.com/floodorder/ Flood Order]]", wherein only 10 episodes of Season 1A are deemed as necessary viewing for incoming fans who want to start from the beginning.
** "[[BizarroEpisode Say Uncle]]", an April Fool's Day crossover with WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa that is explicitly stated ''in-universe'' to be non-canon. Though, true to the producers' word, it still was important in that it confirmed to the audience that Steven's powers are emotion-based and is the first time Steven is able to use his shield on command. It also had one of the earliest hints that [[spoiler: Rose Quartz and Pink Diamond were the same person, as Uncle Grandpa tells Steven to polish his gem twice a year, something that Quartzes do not require but Diamonds do]].

** ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'' decided to shift focus from a show focusing on plot, to a MonsterOfTheWeek show. As a result, the vast majority of its 68 episodes fall under filler. Fans grew more and more tired of the format as the series went on.