History Main / TheMagazineRule

-->'''Hobbes:''' "What kind of nut would ''care'' about all this?!"
-->'''Calvin:''' "Everyone! This is hard data. It lets you quantify your enjoyment."
-->'''Hobbes:''' "I thought fun was supposed to be ''fun.''"
-->'''Calvin:''' "Well, ''I'' prefer to trust the experts."

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'': Not magazines exactlty, but in the library, when Pinkie Pie suggests the mysterious figure Sunset saw was "a nighttime statue cleaner" or "a magic portal maintenance person," she manages to produce two books which, going by their covers, are actually on said respective niche topics.

* On ''Radio/TheRickyGervaisShow'', Karl mentions in his diary that he saw someone reading a magazine called "Carp." Specifically, a "Carp of the Month" article. Later, he searches London for "[[InsistentTerminology UFO Data]]" but keeps getting distracted by gay pornography on the newsstand.

* Ed of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' owns a copy of ''Chicks Galore''... which is about baby chickens, not girls, much to Eddy's dismay.
--> '''Edd:''' [[LampshadeHanging I didn't even know they made magazines like that.]]

* In ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', May reads [[https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2960 Prolapse Monthly]].

* ''Franchise/WallaceAndGromit'':

-->'''Calvin:''' "Everyone! This is hard data. It let's you quantify your enjoyment."

** In ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', May reads [[https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2960 Prolapse Monthly]].

Named after TheWikiRule, its online equivalent. Related to CollectorOfTheStrange and PastimesProvePersonality. If a [[TestosteronePoisoning Manly Man]] subscribes to ''Cross-stitch Quarterly'', it's RealMenWearPink, and if a NightmareFetishist has managed to find a publication devoted to ''Cross-stitch Bondage Babes'', it's [[FetishFuel Rule Thirty Six]].

* Creator/PattonOswalt used this trope to mock individual or societal shame regarding a person's particular FetishFuel, that right now a magazine exists featuring that particular kink and nothing else. Illustrated with a magazine that his friends once brought to him from a trip in England: ''[[{{Squick}} Piss Drinkers]]''.

* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', there is ''Which Broom?''; although given the popularity of Quidditch in the wizarding world and the broom's ubiquity as a means of transport, this is probably not so obscure; they're essentially the wizards' equivalent of racing bikes. For the actual Quidditch player, the comparison is possibly more akin to a polo pony.

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated: The [=AllSpark=] Almanac'' features ''Venus'', a magazine for Decepticon women throughout the ''Transformers'' [[TheMultiverse Multiverse]]. [[note]]This currently stands at [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/List_of_female_Transformers about 90]], including various minor characters, with considerably less having speaking roles, and only about a dozen of those in English-language original non-fan club media.[[/note]]

* On separate occasions Creator/DavidLetterman has presented segments showing both phoney and real examples on ''Late Night/Late Show''.

* Vince in ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' subscibes to hyper-cutting-edge fashion magazine ''Cheekbone'', which has to be delivered by {{ninja}}s to avoid being obsolete ''by the time it's read''.

* Parodied in ''Series/{{Community}}'' with ''Dean Magazine'', which at one point plans to do a cover feature about Dean Pelton. Subverted, however, in that it's cancelled after two issues (before the aforementioned cover feature can appear), presumably because, as Jeff points out, it's "the worst idea for a magazine ever". ''Double'' subverted in that the publication which informs us of the cancellation of ''Dean Magazine'' is none other than ''Magazine Monthly''.

* Ed of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' owns a copy of Chicks Galore... which is about baby chickens, not girls, much to Eddy's dismay.

** Another episode features the Kanker Sisters reading Tire Iron Weekly.

* In a few episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', the male characters (especially Mr. Cat) are seen reading he magazine "Oh La La", which has [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar pictures of girls in skimpy costumes]].

* ''Obscure Sports Quarterly'' in ''Film/{{Dodgeball}}''.

* Seen as part of a SpinningNewsMontage in the episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' where Timmy wishes for Chester to be unbeatable at baseball. The first two magazines are fairly conventional sports mags, but the third is dedicated to ''braces'', and the fourth is focused on [[ItMakesSenseInContext pack mules]].

* Seen as part of a SpinningPaperMontage in the episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' where Timmy wishes for Chester to be unbeatable at baseball. The first two magazines are fairly conventional sports mags, but the third is dedicated to ''braces'', and the fourth is focused on [[ItMakesSenseInContext pack mules]].

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has several of these, starting with Grunkle Stan's ''Gold Chains for Old Men Magazine''.

* In ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', Calvin subscribes to ''Chewing'', a magazine devoted entirely to chewing gum. Calvin describes it as "high-gloss, literate, and sophisticated" in comparison to ''Gum Action'', targeted more to the "Gonzo" demographic, and ''Chewers Illustrated'' which targets vintage gum collectors. WordOfGod says that these were direct parodies of the half-dozen biking magazines Watterson himself subscribed to.

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated: The [=AllSpark=] Almanac'' features ''Venus'', a magazine for Decepticon women throughout the ''Transformers'' [[TheMultiverse Multiverse]]. [[note]]This currently stands at [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/List_of_female_Transformers about 90]], including various minor characters, with considerably less having speaking roles, and only about a dozen of those in English-language original media.[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated: The [=AllSpark=] Almanac'' features ''Venus'', a magazine for Decepticon women throughout the ''Transformers'' [[TheMultiverse Multiverse]]. At present, those would be about '''six''', over all continuities combined.

--> '''Edd:''' [[LampshadeHanging "I didn't even know they made magazines like that."]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated: The [=AllSpark=] Almanac'' features ''Venus'', a magazine for Decepticon women throughout the ''Tranformers'' [[TheMultiverse Multiverse]]. At present, those would be about '''six''', over all continuities combined.