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* Physical Media ([[VinylShatters Vinyl Records]], [[UsefulNotes/CompactDisc CDs]], [[UsefulNotes/{{VCR}} VHS tapes]], [[UsefulNotes/{{DVD}} DVDs]], [[UsefulNotes/BluRay Blu-rays]], [[UsefulNotes/HighDefinition 4K UHD]] etc.)

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Ned has a massive, secret cache of Music/TheBeatles memorabilia. Anticipated in a ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' episode where it was The End Of The World:

* Creator/ToddMcFarlane figures

* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''; toy store mogul Al [=McWhiggin=] who has an immense collection based on "[[ShowWithinAShow Woody's Roundup]]" and is only missing the most valuable piece, the Woody doll himself (though he actually doesn't collect for himself, he plans to sell it all to a Japanese museum). When Woody is stolen from the yard sale, he gets to see the massive collection and never knew that his show was so popular or that he was from such a large line of toys, including his companions from the show -- the cowgirl Jessie, the prospector Stinky Pete, and his horse Bullseye. He basically geeks out over his own toy line.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' has toy store mogul Al with an immense collection based on "[[ShowWithinAShow Woody's Roundup]]" and is only missing the most valuable piece, the Woody doll himself. When Woody is stolen from the yard sale, he gets to see the massive collection and never knew that his show was so popular or that he was from such a large line of toys. He basically geeks out over his own toy line.

** ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''
* Physical Media ([[VinylShatters Vinyl Records]], [[UsefulNotes/CompactDisc CDs]], [[UsefulNotes/{{VCR}} VHS tapes]], [[UsefulNotes/{{DVD}} DVDs]], [[UsefulNotes/BluRay Blu-rays]], etc.)

* In ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'', there's a room that Ally won't let her girlfriend Lisa see. When the readers are finally given a peek inside, it's revealed that Ally is a huge ClosetGeek; she has [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS bedsheets]], a VideoGame/TombRaider statue on her desk, and an [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Eye of Mordor]] lamp.

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' has a long-established SuperTrophySuperRack with items pertaining to his various adventures. In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', it shows that he also has a dedicated room to "[[ShowWithinAShow The Grey Ghost]]" TV show he loved as a kid and gets to show it to the actor (voiced by Creator/AdamWest in a CastingGag) who played The Grey Ghost.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': Lincoln Loud is a geeky boy who has a stash of comic books, including Ace Savvy (a playing card-themed superhero) and David Steele (a James Bond parody).

* The main protagonist in ''Literature/DenshaOtoko'' has a room full of Anime and Manga figures, while many of the people he talks to online have their rooms filled with different collections, including model trains, model airplanes, militaria, clothing, electric guitars, etc.

* ''Manga/CaseClosed'': Takagi strongly suggests that Inspector Chiba's room is FULL of character figurines and models. The cast gets to see it in File 450, when a case happens at Chiba's house: almost every exposed surface in the living room has figurines or other merchandise, mostly superhero and kaiju related. Naturally, the detective boys love it.

* Seymour from ''ComicBook/GhostWorld'' is a sucker for 1920s jazz and blues and his room is shelved up with a huge record collection, pinup art and historical memorabilia of the era.

* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': In "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS02E08TheGangRunsForOffice The Gang Runs For Office]]", Charlie [[ChekhovsGun reveals that he has a large collection]] of ''Franchise/GarbagePailKids'' cards. Later, he is forced to trade it to Frank in exchange for a "smear tape" Frank and Mac made to discredit Dennis, who Charlie was helping to run for comptroller. When the campaign falls apart anyway, Charlie is distraught that he gave them up for, ultimately, nothing.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' has an obsessed collector who eventually gets all of the Powerpuff Girls merchandise ever made. His life goal suddenly complete, he decides [[TheCollector to collect the girls themselves]]. Naturally, when the people of Townsville come to the rescue, they get him to confess by [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment opening his mint-in package items]].
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Ned has a massive, secret cache of Music/TheBeatles memorabilia. Anticipated in a ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' episode where it was The End Of The World:
-->Rev. Lovejoy: Judgement Day is upon us. I warned you the Lord wouldn't stand for your mini dresses and Beatle boots.
-->Flanders: ''[trying to remove a pair of said boots]'' I've resisted these for 35 years. Why did I wear them today!?

* In ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'', Travis Touchdown's place is crammed with [[ShowWithinAShow Pure White Lover Bizarre Jelly]] merchandise and luchador masks.
* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'': [[{{Otaku}} Francis']] fortress has several rooms with shelves filled with manga and toys of his favorite shows. Said toys also [[TheCameo reference previous Paper Mario characters]].

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* All the members of the ''Webvideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay'' Website/YouTube channel have their own collections, especially as a result of their mailbag episodes in early 2014. Matt in particular has a large figurine collection on display.

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* WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants: [[FatBastard Bubble Bass]]'s bedroom has a wall-to-wall shelf of action figures, he uses an alarm clock with the superhero Mermaid Man on it, and he has boxes full of comic books. He's obsessively concerned with keeping his collection complete and intact, often going into tears if someone messes with his figures.

A common trait among nerds, {{Geek}}s, and {{Otaku}} is collecting items related to their hobbies/interests and often displaying the collection somewhere in their home. The size, extent, and condition of these prized items can often communicate quite a bit about the collectors themselves - their interests, [[{{Manchild}} maturity level]], organizational skills, wealth (most of these collections are ''[[CrackIsCheaper not cheap]]''...), etc. It can also serve to reveal that a character not otherwise seen as nerdy/geeky is in fact a huge ClosetGeek.

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->''I got a Dungeon Master's Guide.
-> I got a twelve-sided die.
-> I got Kitty Pryde, and Nightcrawler too.
-> Waiting there for me, yes I do.''

-->--Music/{{Weezer}}, "In The Garage"

While items from [[StereotypicalNerd Stereotypically Nerdy]] hobbies part of the usual GeekReferencePool (comic books, anime/manga, video games, sci-fi works, collectable cards, etc.) are the most common components of such a hoard, this trope can cover collections of children's toys, girly items, and even more typically "cool" things (cars, weapons, antiques, etc.) as long as the collector in question "[[{{Nerdgasm}} geeks out]]" over having them and/or showing them off.

* Seymour from ''ComicBook/GhostWorld'' is a sucker for 1920's jazz and blues and his room is shelved up with a huge record collection, pinup art and historical memorabilia of the era.

* The protagonist of ''Film/TheBestOffer'' has as secret room in his apartment filled with priceless paintings of women. He often just sits there for hours, admiring these works of art. [[spoiler:All paintings get stolen in a heist though.]]

** Jerry dates a woman who he discovered had a collection of vintage toys and board games. So he "drugs" her at dinner time (with turkey and boxed wine to make her sleepy) and spends the night playing with them. She is, naturally, disturbed when she found out what he did.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 DuckTales (2017)]]'': In "The Duck Knight Returns!", Launchpad attempts to sabotage the younger actor replacing Jim Starling as his childhood hero Darkwing Duck in the DarkerAndEdgier reboot by breaking in to his trailer (at Jim's request). However, Launchpad ends up bonding with the actor over the extensive Darkwing Duck memorabilia collection in his trailer, including discontinued toys, comics, and a lunchbox, proving the actor is an AscendedFanboy. [[spoiler: This foreshadows the fact that the actor is [[CanonCharacterAllAlong Drake Mallard]], Darkwing Duck's alias in the [[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck original cartoon]], and was meant to be the real Darkwing Duck of the series all along.]]

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix'', the heroes search through Mayor Spryman's geeky opponent's office and find his collection of unopen toys. Drix starts geeking out over one toy he doesn't have.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory 2'' had toy store mogul Al with an immense collection based on "[[ShowWithinAShow Woody's Roundup]]" and was only missing the most valuable piece, the Woody doll. When Woody is stolen from the yard sale he got to see the massive collection and never knew that his show was so popular or that he was from such a large line of toys. He basically geeked out over his own toy line.

* ''Film/BatmanForever'' had Bruce show Dick his vintage car and motorcycle collection. It was done in an offhand way (suggesting Dick fill up his motorcycle with gas before heading off). It even had a classic geeky exchange "Only ten of these were made!" "I have another one right here."

* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', Officer Butterman had a massive movie collection, kept in a rather large walk-in closet.