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* ''VisualNovel/ChopChopFruitSaladMysteryJamDokiDokiDatingSimTHingy'' is a parody of the DatingSim genre of {{Visual Novel}}s, starring badly edited pictures of fruit as the main characters who all fit into archetypes that are lampshaded and mocked by the narrator, complete with bad grammar and shoehorned UsefulNotes/AnimeFanSpeak.

* ''Super Console Wars'' is a parody of ''Franchise/StarWars'' with popular video game characters. On the planet Creator/{{Nintendo}}oine, [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Lukeegi Pipewalker]] encounters peripherals GC-PU and VM-U2, who deliver a message from [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Princess Zeia]], who has been captured by [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Darth Mario]] (implied to be Lukeegi's long-lost brother) and [[Franchise/StreetFighter Moff Bison]] of the Gamepire on their Platform/{{Xbox}}-shaped ship (the Princess's ship looks like a Platform/GameBoy). Lukeegi and the peripherals find [[VideoGame/{{Shinobi}} Obi-Wan Shinobi]], the last of the legendary Mascot Knights. They eventually find a ship, owned by [[VideoGame/StarFox Han Fox]] and [[Franchise/DonkeyKong Kongdacca]]. They make their way to Creator/{{Sega}}ldaraan, only to find a massive station - the [[Platform/NintendoGameCube GameCube]], which has enough power to render a planet. Obi-Wan starts teaching Lukeegi how to use the Force Feedback (which involves playing ''VideoGame/DuckHunt''). Once they board the station, Obi-Wan Shinobi goes to disable the tractor beam (playing ''VideoGame/{{Breakout}}''), before encountering Darth Mario. Lukeegi and Han free the Princess and jump into garbage disposal, where they're forced to dodge ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' pieces to survive. They witness the battle between Obi-Wan Shinobi and Darth Mario, with Mario turning fully 3D and using fireballs, [[VideoGame/DrMario pills]], and lightning to kill Obi-Wan. The heroes flee. The end.

* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' ''Franchise/StarWars'' special parodies various moments in the sci-fi film but does not satirize it.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' was MADE of parodies. They did everything from ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic'' to ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' to ''[[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney]]'' to ''Star Wars'' to ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' to...

* ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches'': Season 5 is where Oggy assumes all kinds of roles, including parodying ones, such as those on ComicBook/XMen, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', etc.

Lack of knowledge of and/or respect for the source material is the most common danger of parody. Not all parody is {{satire}}. As satire is usually pursuing [[MoralOfTheStory an intellectual point]], we expect it to be critical. On the other hand, most parodies are watched by people who liked the original stories, so pointing out too loudly that something is stupid (or that it broadly seems to defy the premise) can subconsciously insult the viewer. In fact, many successful parodies still use the situation or design that they mock. They simply [[LampshadeHanging point out that it doesn't make sense]], but let the appeal be in the eye of the beholder.

* ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'' parodies the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS with the BDFI DDS, spouting 16 screens.

* ''Super Console Wars'' is a parody of ''Franchise/StarWars'' with popular video game characters. On the planet Creator/{{Nintendo}}oine, [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Lukeegi Pipewalker]] encounters peripherals GC-PU and VM-U2, who deliver a message from [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Princess Zeia]], who has been captured by [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Darth Mario]] (implied to be Lukeegi's long-lost brother) and [[Franchise/StreetFighter Moff Bison]] of the Gamepire on their UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}-shaped ship (the Princess's ship looks like a UsefulNotes/GameBoy). Lukeegi and the peripherals find [[VideoGame/{{Shinobi}} Obi-Wan Shinobi]], the last of the legendary Mascot Knights. They eventually find a ship, owned by [[VideoGame/StarFox Han Fox]] and [[Franchise/DonkeyKong Kongdacca]]. They make their way to Creator/{{Sega}}ldaraan, only to find a massive station - the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]], which has enough power to render a planet. Obi-Wan starts teaching Lukeegi how to use the Force Feedback (which involves playing ''VideoGame/DuckHunt''). Once they board the station, Obi-Wan Shinobi goes to disable the tractor beam (playing ''VideoGame/{{Breakout}}''), before encountering Darth Mario. Lukeegi and Han free the Princess and jump into garbage disposal, where they're forced to dodge ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' pieces to survive. They witness the battle between Obi-Wan Shinobi and Darth Mario, with Mario turning fully 3D and using fireballs, [[VideoGame/DrMario pills]], and lightning to kill Obi-Wan. The heroes flee. The end.

* Season 5 of ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches'' is where Oggy assumes all kinds of roles, including parodying ones, such as those on Franchise/XMen, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', etc.

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Several arcs in EGS:NP parody video games; Fantasy Wasteland parodies ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' and ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', and Parable parodies ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}''.

* ''Series/{{Quark}}'' was a parody of ''Franchise/StarTrek'', with some '' [[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' and ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' added in. It was created by ''Series/GetSmart'' co-creator Creator/BuckHenry. It starred Creator/RichardBenjamin as Quark, the captain of a garbage scow InSpace

* The poem "Casabianca" by Creator/ElizabethBishop is a brief and clever homage to [[Literature/Casabianca the original poem]] by Creator/FeliciaDorotheaHemans, equating the boy hero's loyalty and sacrifice with love.