History Main / TheRedStapler

* ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' and ''VideoGame/RockBand'' have drastically increased the younger fanbases of Music/JudasPriest, Music/IronMaiden, Music/{{Rush}}, Music/{{Kiss}}, and many other old-school bands, and given many other bands like Music/{{Dragonforce}} big career leg-ups.

** Demand for a movie-accurate Gabby Gabby doll led to some enthusiasts either making outfits for existing [[Literature/AmericanGirlsCollection American Girl]] or Toys/ChattyCathy dolls based on the ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' character, who has strangely not received a toy apart from smaller-scale action figures and plushies, or customising said AG/Chatty dolls to better resemble Gabby. There did eventually exist a full-sized Gabby Gabby doll, actual clothes, hair and all, but it is currently [[NoExportForYou exclusive to Brazil]], having being made by a local toy manufacturer under licence. As to whether Thinkway Toys or some other firm whom Disney has a contract with would do a similar doll is anyone's guess.
** As for Gabby's "very best friend" Benson, good luck trying to have one sculpted by a puppetmaker though--a full-scale dummy can go for around several thousand dollars depending on how advanced the controls are. That isn't to say that a full-size Benson figure is out of the question though, as similar dummies can be had for under a hundred dollars, albeit as an entry-level dummy rather than a bespoke, professional-grade figure.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' created a craze for unicorn-themed media, as its protagonist was a unicorn. The craze still goes on to this day. ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' may have also contributed to the unicorn craze, as one scene features Agnes winning a stuffed unicorn from a carnival. Replicas of this specific stuffed unicorn are a popular prize at carnivals and state fairs.

* ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'':

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'':
** The town of Forks, Washington has seen a 600% increase in tourism in the last few years, nearly all of it due to it being the main setting of the series. There have even been a pair of {{documentar|y}}ies, ''Twilight in Forks'' and ''Destination Forks'', made about how the town has been affected by this. The ''Twilight'' tourism has also rubbed off on neighboring towns, most notably La Push (home of Jacob Black and the Quileute tribe) and Port Angeles (the main town on the Olympic Peninsula, and where several scenes from the book took place).

* ''Manga/AkazukinChacha'' received a surge in interest after ''LightNovel/AnotherNote'' revealed Beyond Birthday is a fan of the manga.

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* The popularity of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' in the late 1990s and early 2000s heralded a massive increase in the number of participants in improv theater courses for a short time. Many improv games original to the show have since become common tools used in improv classes as well as common features in improv performances.
* ''Series/ADifferentWorld'' (the spin-off to ''Series/TheCosbyShow''):
** The show increased African-Americans' knowledge of and attendance to America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
** The flip-up sunglasses for eyeglasses which the character Dwayne Wayne wore saw a surge in popularity when the show was at its most popular.
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' was known for providing the ColbertBump to many of the films it riffed, which would later cause problems because the movies would become popular enough to be too expensive to redistribute. But the show was also known to cause increased demand of things in the movies it featured. Case in point: The "hero" of ''Film/TimeChasers'' wears a Castleton State College T-shirt through most of the movie. That shirt got popular enough to be demanded in real life ([[ColbertBump and the film got itself a DVD release]]). Eerily enough, one of Crow's riffs during the episode was "remember when everyone got the Nick Miller haircut and started wearing Castleton T-shirts?"
** Fans of the show often try to build their own bots at home--unfortunately, most of the assorted household goods and novelty toys used to build the bots are no longer manufactured and go for ''exorbitant'' prices on the secondary market. If you've ever hit a dead end looking for, or been too short on cash to purchase, a Schwartz Plastics Co. soap dish or Money Lover's Barrel Bank, it's because fans have been using them for Crow's eye socket and Tom Servo's torso, respectively. (The show itself eventually started using custom-molded replicas when the show's characters needed to be rebuilt, rather than try and keep the original items in stock.)
* Disney's ''UsefulNotes/DavyCrockett'' caused a wild sensation in the '50s, popularizing (among other things) coonskin caps as a must-have item among children. Coonskin caps were so popular, the raccoon almost became an endangered species because of it (this was before synthetics). As seen in ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.
* Due to the run of the original ''Series/KnightRider'', there was an increase in demand for Firebird Trans Ams -- especially ones with all the gadgets [=KITT=] possessed, like the red nose-mounted scanner lights and control yoke instead of a regular steering wheel. Unfortunately, vehicle regulations and traffic laws meant most of those flashy lights and such were either illegal or not allowed on non-emergency vehicles. Eventually the show stopped referring to the car as a Trans Am altogether, so that people would stop showing up at car lots and requesting options they couldn't get. You can, however, buy a Knight Rider themed dashboard GPS that speaks to you in KITT's voice.
* The TV miniseries adaptation of Creator/JamesClavell's ''Literature/{{Shogun}}'' launched the American fascination with Japanese cuisine during TheEighties. In the late 90s, direct-to-video Anime would be handed that baton.
* Tommy Hilfiger's popularity in the hip hop scene can be traced to Music/SnoopDogg wearing a Tommy shirt during his ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' performance.
* ''Series/Supergirl2015'' caused an upswing in the popularity of the dresses worn by Andrea Rojas (portrayed by Julie Gonzalo) when she appeared from Season 5 onwards, and people tried to buy the AlternateCompanyEquivalent produced by Marks & Spencer in the United Kingdom.
* For a show which spends most of its time talking about unaffordable supercars, ''Series/TopGear'' has a reputation as being able to destroy an everyday car's sales with a single negative word. Manufacturers will occasionally refuse to provide a car for the show to review, fearing they'll hate it, but this tends to rile the presenters more, and they'll often name and shame such cars before going on to review them "covertly" anyway. The presenters would add that in spite of that, too many of the cars they've trashed have gone on [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity to sell well anyway]].
** Due to Ferrari's reluctance to allow Top Gear to obtain an Enzo Ferrari for testing and review, Clarkson recruited Nick Mason of Music/PinkFloyd to allow the show to use his Enzo for review and testing. Mason agreed, under the stipulation that they "promote" his book, ''Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd''.
** The presenters spent one series mocking the forthcoming Dacia Sandero before it had even been finished. By the start of the next series, Renault had not only delayed the UK release of the model, but also of the whole brand's (while the official reason was because of the greater-than-anticipated demand in Continental Europe, one can't help but wonder why Renault would release that statement when they did). But Season 14 has May drive the Sandero in Romania, and he liked it so much that he wanted to take it back to the U.K. with him (before [[spoiler:a lorry driver "accidentally" backed into it, much to Clarkson and Hammond's amusement]]). That may have been enough to give Dacia [[http://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2013/07/29/uk-6-months-2013-peugeot-208-and-bmw-1-series-break-into-top-10/ a respectable showing in the UK.]] May would later take a Sandero with him on the Ukraine trip, and it would be the only car of the three not to run out of gas before reaching the border.
** For their ''American Supercars'' special, Dodge refused to loan them a Challenger because they'd given so many of their other cars bad reviews. So Richard Hammond bought one -- and he loved it.
** ''Top Gear'''s power lap certainly gives lower-profile sports car companies a chance to get some recognition: the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumpert_Apollo Gumpert Apollo]] was best known for several years as the "fastest car round the ''Top Gear'' track." Sometimes, though, the opposite is true: Clarkson royally took apart the reliability and safety of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caparo_T1 Caparo T1]].
** When testing luxury cars in Albania, Bentley refused to provide a car. Clarkson took a [[TheAllegedCar beaten-up Yugo]] instead, all the while pretending it was "really" a Bentley.
** The real red stapler, though, is the military. Every challenge featuring the military provides the British armed forces with a chance to show off their state of the art military hardware to millions of prime-time (often male, young adult) viewers. ''Top Gear'' is one of the best recruiting ads out on the BBC, second only to ''Film/JamesBond''.
* Home perm kit sales skyrocketed in Britain after ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'', which features a permed Creator/KeeleyHawes, began running.
* At the height of its popularity, ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' most definitely did get the youngsters fixated on martial arts, although it was less of the "take classes, study disciplines and earn belts" sort than it was the "yell 'hi-yah!' and [[GroinAttack kick your cousin in the groin]]" variety.
* ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' revitalized popularity in the late-1960s model Dodge Charger. Dodge produced around 45,000 for 1970, so while they are not scarce, the popularity has driven the price higher than the equivalent Plymouth model. The show also popularized short shorts, particularly tight jeans cut off just below the buttocks ("Daisy Dukes").
* Inversion: Australian TV show ''Series/KathAndKim'' decreased the popularity of chardonnay in Australia (which is a shame, because Australia really does make some good chardonnay). Having it drunk by two of the least classy middle-class women in all of Melbourne, one of whom pronounces it "card-donnay", might have something to do with it.
-->'''Kim:''' Card-onnay, card-onnay, you pack of [[CountryMatters chunts!!]]
* Applications to ER medical residency programs skyrocketed after ''Series/{{ER}}'' premiered.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** The Tenth Doctor's fondness for Converse All-Stars helped contribute to their surge in popularity around that time, as well as their being paired with a suit.
** Creator/MattSmith's tenure as the Doctor was so hyped up, [[http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/s7/doctor-who/news/a210969/dr-whos-jacket-sparks-tweed-frenzy.html interest in Harris Tweeds rose]] because he wore one as the Doctor, even before he properly debuted on the show.
** The Eleventh Doctor would often repeat the mantra that Bow Ties Are Cool. [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/7656389/Doctor-Who-prompts-surge-in-popularity-of-bow-ties.html Turns out he's right.]]
** [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zxNHIUgQmAI/TZG1YQSewXI/AAAAAAAAHB4/HbnmkoMFlyM/s1600/trailer+stetson.jpg Stetson hats]] also became popular after the Eleventh Doctor wore one.
** At the beginning of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E4BeforeTheFlood Before the Flood]]", the Twelfth Doctor [[BreakingTheFourthWall talks directly to the viewing audience]], describing a [[StableTimeLoop Bootstrap Paradox]] and adding "Google it." [[http://theslanted.com/2015/10/20991/when-the-doctor-tells-fans-to-google-bootstrap-paradox-they-listen/ Google searches for "Bootstrap Paradox" spiked following that episode.]]
** Once the Twelfth Doctor debuted his new costume in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E1TheMagiciansApprentice The Magician's Apprentice]]", millions of fans immediately wanted the graphic t-shirt that he wears under his suit jacket. As soon as it was positively identified -- as a Label Lab "Misty Mountain" design -- fans dog-piled on House of Fraser, the online apparel store that sold it. It took less than a month for all of the Misty Mountain shirts to sell out.
** Since the Fourth Doctor's iconic ridiculously-long scarf premiered in 1973 fans have wanted their own copies, often improvising knitting patterns or joining normal scarves end-to-end. Eventually the BBC published an official knitting pattern which was sent to fans by request as well as published in an official ''Doctor Who'' pattern book. Licensed ''Doctor Who'' scarves of varying accuracy have also been made from time to time over the generations.
*** Later, after the show's revival in the 2000s, demand for the scarf resurged (even though Baker wasn't in the reboot, at least not until the 50th anniversary special), and BBC licensed one -- but fans decried its paltry 6 foot length. The next year, BBC licensed a 12-foot one to satisfy the fans.
** The Thirteenth Doctor's scarf introduced in "[[Recap/DoctorWho2019NYSResolution Resolution]]" was sold out after its [[https://www.blueberries-online.com/men-c2/paul-smith-accessories-mens-paul-smith-acc-mens-rainbow-edged-scarf-blue-p28084 store page was found.]]
* After the ''Series/{{Lost}}'' episode "Numbers" debuted, there was a marked rise in purchases of lottery tickets using the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42. And indeed, there have been several reports of people winning large amounts of the money by playing those numbers and ''winning'' from some or most of the numbers. A reported jackpot with all of the ''Lost'' numbers has, to date, never been reported.
* The title character's coat in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' was a discontinued, limited edition item (a fact mentioned ''in dialogue'' in the series). There were so many demands for it after the show aired that Belstaff brought it back.
* ''Series/{{Emergency}}'' is popularly thought to have been the best advertisement about the merits of the paramedic program ever. While that may never be confirmed, it's definitely true that during the show's run (1972-1978), paramedics went from a new and unproven concept to a well-established fact across the United States, with more than half the population living within range of a paramedic unit. It's also certain that the series inspired many people to become paramedics and/or firefighters.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' showcased a lot of space-age technology and coolness that people wanted to have for themselves:
** The managers of a fancy hotel once contacted the producers asking them what they did to get the fancy automatic doors to work right. They were nonplussed to hear that the doors on the ''Enterprise'' worked by having a guy pull on a rope. When [[TechnologyMarchesOn technology marched on]], automatic doors would wind up working exactly like they did on ''Star Trek''.
** Creator/JamesDoohan's Montgomery Scott character has inspired so many to become engineers that he received an honorary degree in Engineering from one such school. Similarly, Dr. [=McCoy=] is said to have encouraged many fans to pursue careers in medicine. And many black women who went into STEM and space exploration fields because of Nichelle Nichols.
** As soon as it was technically possible, cell phones were produced to have a clamshell case design because Star Trek communicators popularized such a look. In fact, you can even get phones that look ''exactly'' like a communicator.
** Uhura's headset looks very much like the Bluetooth headsets of today.
** The starship ''Enterprise'' herself inspired NASA to name a training shuttle ''Enterprise'' (though the effect is lessened when one learns that shuttle never went into space). Weirdly, in later ''Star Trek'' series, that shuttle is called out as the namesake for the in-universe ''Enterprise''. Trekkie Richard Branson named his prototype Virgin Galactic (low-orbit) spaceship ''Enterprise'' as well. And he named the second one ''Voyager''.
* When fans of ''Series/GossipGirl'' learned where Chuck's trademark hideous scarf from season one could be purchased, it sold out in a matter of days.
* After ''Series/{{CSI}}'' started airing, applications to be forensics investigators and applications for appropriate college majors skyrocketed. Almost every Las Vegas souvenir store carries ''CSI'' merchandise now (even though the actual Las Vegas police doesn't even call them [=CSIs=]). It also gave us TheCSIEffect.
** Invoked by Creator/ChrisRock in one of his stand-up routines, suggesting that many Americans would've murdered their spouses and buried them in the back yard, except for watching CSI: "Man, they're ''thorough''! I'd better make up, they might catch my ass!"
** A sad example. In Chile, a university created a three-year CSI course due to popular demand. It lasted for two years, until the students realized that there were no jobs for CSI technicians in Chile. They promptly tried to sue.
* When the game show ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'' was on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, ''everybody'' wanted one of the team shirts the contestants wore, and there were a few playground arguments over which of the six teams was the coolest. Since they were a prop and only available to the actual contestants, many kids were disappointed. Over 15 years and a NostalgiaFilter later, the demand is still so high, they keep a couple of Internet companies in business. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20051026024950/http://www.templeshirts.com/ Like this one.]]
* The "Rachel" cut, the flat, straight and square-layered hairstyle worn by Creator/JenniferAniston in the first couple of seasons of ''Series/{{Friends}}'', was so popular with women that it came to be associated with TheNineties the same way that [[EightiesHair frizzy, voluminous hair]] defined [[TheEighties the preceding decade]]. The funny thing is that this was unintentional. The stylist originally wanted Aniston to have even-length hair, but wasn't sober and accidentally cut off a bit too much on the front right; instead of matching all the rest of her hair to it, he just cut off a bit on the other side to make it symmetrical. In an interview, Aniston claimed that she hated the haircut and didn't get what the "big deal" was.
* The massive popularity of ''Series/TheXFiles''' early seasons had viewers clamoring for Mulder's UFO-themed office poster. However, the image on the poster was created (and owned) by the show's production team, and couldn't legally be mass produced. Eventually, the show's merchandising department remedied the problem by redesigning the poster used in the show itself, adding the iconic "I Want to Believe" catchphrase to a (similar) pre-existing image of a UFO. The show also greatly increased the interest in [=UFOlogy=] and probably inspired many young {{conspiracy theorist}}s.
* Whenever the show ''Series/{{Glee}}'' features a song that is either obscure or hasn't been big in several years, the publicity causes sales for the original song to go up. It's also created a mainstream interest in show choir.
%% ** Sue Sylvester has a literal red stapler on her desk, which may or may not be a reference to this trope.
* Creator/KyraSedgwick's simple no-frills carry-all black tote in ''Series/TheCloser'' is now selling on QVC.
* In Germany, there's been a notable increase in the number of young people wanting to go into gastronomy and hotel management after jobs in these fields were disproportionately frequently given to SoapOpera characters.
* One of the most famous examples: When J.J. went out and got a library card in an episode of ''Series/GoodTimes'', it inspired many young African-Americans to do the same.
* You [[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203764804577060463594279098.html can now buy]] Dunder Mifflin brand paper (from ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'') from Quill.com (owned by the store franchise Staples--who, funnily enough, are repeatedly mentioned as Dunder Mifflin's main competition).
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E13Surprise}} Surprise]]", Angel gives Buffy a claddagh ring for her 17th birthday, explaining the different meanings in how you wear it, with obvious romantic overtones. The scene caused a boost in popularity for claddagh rings.
* Everyone can thank [[Series/FamilyMatters Steve Urkel]] for popularizing the tiny and quite strange BMW Isetta bubble car.
* Ernie's SignatureSong "Rubber Duckie" from ''Series/SesameStreet'' helped make the squeaky yellow ducks a common bathtime toy among children. This was a revival, as the rubber duck has enjoyed periods of popularity on and off since its invention in the 1890s.
* The "app" featured in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' episode The Weekend Vortex inspired a multitude of real-life whip sound apps.
* The British popularity of the Danish TV series ''Series/{{Forbrydelsen}}'' led to a surge in demand for the Faroese jumpers worn by the main character, Sarah Lund.
* ''Series/BreakingBad'': A fairly disturbing example was described when the show's creator, Vince Gilligan, was on ''Series/TheColbertReport'':
-->'''Colbert''': Is there actually blue crystal meth? Did you make that up or is there actually blue crystal meth out there?\\
'''Gilligan''': There is ''now.''
** Apparently, the imitation Blue Sky has actually been [[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/albuquerque-drug-dealers-sell-blue-crystal-meth-9059442.html making users ill]] (that is, even more than they'd normally be from using meth). The reason? Dealers adding random chemicals to their meth to get that color. The makers of the show [[AndSomeOtherStuff deliberately used an incorrect formula]] so that they wouldn't teach viewers how to cook meth, but it didn't stop various enterprising dealers from trying to cash in.
** The series [[https://www.inverse.com/article/6092-kids-are-buying-up-pontiac-azteks-because-breaking-bad-and-walter-white drove up used car sales]] of the Pontiac Aztek, Walt's car.
* ''Series/MadMen'' has created another wave of [[TheSixties '60s]] nostalgia, especially in fashion.
** Don Draper's [[TrademarkFavoriteDrink signature Old Fashioned]] was long forgotten when the show aired and has seen a comeback, along with the Manhattan, synergizing with the more general renewal of interest in traditional cocktails that started around the mid-to-late 2000s. Hilarity generally ensues when younger fans used to lighter concoctions try these [[GargleBlaster rather strong cocktails]] (an Old Fashioned is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Fashioned mostly whiskey]]) for the first time.
* Ford Motor Company marketed a ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'' version of its Torino during the height of the series' popularity. White stripe and all.
* Creator/{{MTV}}'s ''Series/SixteenAndPregnant'' has been [[http://regretfulmorning.com/2014/04/16-and-pregnant-linked-to-decrease-in-teen-pregnancy/ linked]] to a small but noticeable decline in TeenPregnancy rates during the time that it aired. The researchers who examined the link claimed that it was because the show made raising a baby at such a young age look like a harrowing, stressful job that would destroy a teenage girl's life. Oddly enough, it was also feared that the show would lead to the exact opposite effect, with teenage girls attempting to [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing imitate the show's stars]] and get themselves pregnant, possibly just to get onto the show.
* Series/MrBean caused a spike in demand for antique Mini cars in several countries back in the late 90s due to said Mr. Bean driving a BMC Mini.
* Alton Brown has lamented about people purchasing products they see on ''Series/CutthroatKitchen'' -- even when the products are being offered as ''sabotages'' that make cooking ''harder''.
* ''Series/StrangerThings'':
** When season two featured Dustin wearing a vintage dinosaur hoodie from the Science Museum of Minnesota, viral demand skyrocketed and official reprints of the shirt produced by the museum would be enough of a smash hit to crash their website on the first day, and the museum reported lines ''out the door'' at the on-site gift shop. Ironically, because the museum no longer had the patterns for the original sweatshirt, they actually turned to the one used in the show to recreate them.
** Sales of Eggo frozen waffles also went up after they became Eleven's TrademarkFavoriteFood.
** The show has also been credited with reviving interest in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', which had fallen into MainstreamObscurity after its ‘70s/‘80s heyday outside geek circles.
** The forgotten minor hit(well minor in the [[AmericansHateTingle U.S. anyways]]) "Running Up That Hill" by Music/KateBush was prominently featured in one season 4 episode and it ended up causing that song to have a massive resurgence in popularity, becoming number one on the iTunes charts and having a major increase in views on Youtube(where almost every single comment is talking about the show).
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' heavily [[TouristBump boosted tourism]] in all shooting locations, particularly Spain, Croatia and Northern Ireland.
** As for ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'', a promotional interview snippet of Creator/EmmaDArcy for the series had them naming a Negroni Sbagliato their drink of choice. It has turned the cocktail into a social media sensation, prompting everyone from [=TikTokers=] to daytime TalkShow hosts to try the beverage.
* ''Series/TheGreatBritishBakeOff'' caused a noticeable surge in demand for home baking ingredients and other paraphenalia. The presenters were much happier about it than Alton Brown.
* Following the release of ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' season 2, Google searches for “octopus DNA” spiked in response to a variety of various [[ShownTheirWork actual facts about octopuses]] that an incarcerated asylum patient rattles off to Jessica. To the point that even [[CharacterBlog the show's Twitter account]] [[https://twitter.com/JessicaJones/status/973634704376131585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw lampshaded it]]:
-->"Haven’t seen this much Octopus DNA since finding The Whizzer’s stash of tentacle porn."
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': The town of Windham, New York gained some notoriety after appearing in season 3 doubling for [[Creator/DeborahAnnWoll Karen Page]]'s hometown of Fagan Corners, Vermont.
* ''Series/MiamiVice'': If Sonny Crockett wore it or drove it, it ''would'' become wildly popular.
** The t-shirt and suit look became popular enough for a few years that it's been used as shorthand for TheEighties.
** Crockett's PermaStubble inspired a specialized razor called the Miami Device, and later the "stubble" setting on electronic razors.
** The SCARAB he drives in the second season became popular enough that Wellcraft released an exact replica.
** His Bren Ten pistol became so popular, the company that produced it couldn't keep up with the demand and went bankrupt in 1986.
** Miami itself became a major tourist destination, which contributed to the revitalization of the area.
* In Korea, the series ''The Return of Superman'' features celebrity fathers spending time with their children. Some of the featured fathers have [[https://media.pri.org/s3fs-public/styles/story_main/public/story/images/Actor%20Song%20Il%20Kook%20with%20triplets.jpg?itok=5YJVUDPc triplets]] and [[https://1.soompi.io/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/seo-jun-seo-eon-lee-hwi-jae.png?s=900x600&e=t twins,]] respectively, leading to a spike in couples seeking fertility treatments. It became enough of an issue that the producers had a regular family with five children (one set of triplets followed by a set of twins) come on to discuss the sheer expense of taking care of so many small children at once to try and dissuade fans. The sight of celebrities getting to spend time with their children resulted in enough resentment from everyday Koreans (who have some of the longest working hours in the world) that the government actually ''forced'' employers to give employees more time off.
* In Spain, when ''Series/TheMinistryOfTime'' was broadcast, there were noted spikes in searches for the historical characters that made an appearance in each episode.
* S2 of ''Series/{{Fleabag}}'' was credited with boosting sales of The Priest's drink of choice, Marks & Spencer canned gin and tonic. Additionally the black jumpsuit worn by Fleabag also sold out after the show aired.
* When the Kings Island roller coaster The Racer was featured on an episode of ''Series/TheBradyBunch'', not only did the ride's popularity increase but it caused a spike in interest and demand for roller coasters in general throughout the 1970's. As a result, the roller coaster industry experienced a renaissance, where it was previously at RockBottom since The Great Depression.
* The success of Starbucks in the UK when it opened its first branches there in the '90s owed a lot to another US import -- prestige American comedies that played in an extremely popular Friday night block. The biggest hit was of course ''Series/{{Friends}}'', and ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' picked up the slightly older/middle class/sophisticated demographic. A population was eager to hang out in Central Perk (with which Starbucks shared its casual and comfortable vibe) and/or Cafe Nervosa (with which it shared its Seattle roots)
* ''Series/GentlemanJack'', a drama about real-life 19th-century lesbian Anne Lister, was filmed at her home, Shibden Hall in Yorkshire, now a public historic site, and led to visitor numbers to the house tripling, forcing opening hours to be extended.
* ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' has popularlized drag performance in the mainstream public, but the drag community is split on whether or not that's a ''good'' thing. On one hand, the show is praised for normalizing gender-nonconformity in young people and for increasing foot-traffic into {{gay bar}}s, either for ''Drag Race'' viewing parties or for their own drag shows. On the other hand, many drag queens and fans that have been into the scene for decades miss the days when it was still underground and not inextricably tied to a reality show. People whose first exposure to drag was through the show might not realize that most local queens only perform as a hobby and might not have the money or skills to look as polished as the queens on tv (and many don't aspire for that anyway). Additionally, fans of ''Drag Race'' who go to a real drag show expecting things to be like what they've seen on TV are likely to find themselves disappointed. Even most contestants urge their fans to learn more about drag beyond ''Drag Race'' and to support/respect their local queens. As Season 5 winner Jinkx Monsoon put it, "Watching ''[=RuPaul=]'s Drag Race'' doesn't make you an expert on drag; it makes you a fan of a TV show."
* The home renovation show ''Series/FixerUpper'' has been credited with popularizing "farmhouse chic" interior design in the late 2010s, as well as bringing a wave of tourism to Waco, Texas, the hometown of the show's creators and stars Chip and Joanna Gaines.
* A few years after it started airing in 1979 ''Series/ThisOldHouse'' got a lot of people willing to build or renovate a home of their own for the first time, or even just to finally tackle a long-put-off home improvement project.
* ''Series/SchittsCreek'' features a main character, David Rose, opening up an upscale store in a rural town that features locally sourced beauty products. The show then partnered with a similar store in upstate New York to release a line of beauty products under the name [[https://beekman1802.com/collections/rose-apothecary Rose Apothecary]].
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' revived interest in the fourth-generation Chevrolet Impala, especially four-door hardtop models, thanks to it being Sam and Dean Winchester's personal vehicle. Before, they were considered fairly anonymous '60s family sedans and went for about $500, but now, a fully-restored model (especially one in black like [[ICallItVera "Baby"]]) can run anywhere from $20,000 to $50,000.
* Played with for the Canadian show ''Series/KimsConvenience''. The interior parts of the titular store are filmed on a sound stage, while the exteriors are shot at a real convenience store in Toronto called "Mimi's Variety", which was redressed into Kim's, including new signage and a mural on an exterior wall. The store has kept the redressed Kim's signage, making it appear to be the same, but has not officially changed its name.
* ''{{Series/Charmed 1998}}'':
** The show's led to many young people seeking out Wicca or looking to become witches themselves.
*** Several covens reported getting calls and emails well into TheNewTens from teenagers asking if they could become like the Halliwell sisters.
*** Proprietors of neopagan supply shops found curious customers wanting to buy a Book of Shadows, an Athame, or other things they saw on the series oblivious of what those terms actually meant to people who considered them religious items.
** The triquetra symbol that decorates the Book of Shadows and is associated with the Charmed Ones saw an increase in mainstream popularity (although it had previously been used on a Music/LedZeppelin album cover).
** Replicas of the Book of Shadows likewise became highly sought after, and often sell for hundreds.
* Tickets to ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' were requested by fans during the show's original broadcast run. People actually believed it really was taped live in a theater because of the laughter, applause and camera shots of the theater's audience.
* After Fox aired the special ''Series/BreakingTheMagiciansCodeMagicsBiggestSecretsFinallyRevealed'', there was a renewed interest in magic shows, which saw a spike in attendance. The flip side: magicians needing to constantly come up with new tricks to amaze the audience after new installments of the program revealed them.
* ''Series/SquidGame'': Dalgona, a Korean honeycomb candy which was featured in the third episode has had increased sales in vendors and candy stores in South Korea as well as increased recipe searches by international audiences due to how successful the show has been.
* ''Series/AndJustLikeThat'': After a Peloton exercise bike was involved in an important character's death in the first episode, Peloton shares plummeted to the point that the company had to put out a press release saying that the character's death was due to an unhealthy lifestyle, not their bikes.
* ''Series/TheBill'' and ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' featured the 1983-1987 Mazda 626 in a few episodes (supplied by classic car rental companies), and as a result of that, it became quite popular on the used market during UsefulNotes/TheTurnOfTheMillennium and UsefulNotes/TheNewTens, with Mazda 626 LX and Mazda 626 coupe versions becoming unlikely [[CoolCar cool cars]] and quite collectible.
* ''Series/CobraKai'' caused the sales of Johnny's beer of choice, Coors Banquet, to skyrocket.
* ''Series/{{Atlanta}}'' caused sales of J.R. Crickets' "Lemon Pepper Wet" chicken wings to skyrocket after they were famously featured in the second episode. That episode even led J.R. Crickets to change their menu to accommodate the demand: the wings were previously called "Fester Wings", but the restaurant changed their name to "Lemon Pepper Wet" (which is what they're called in the show) because so many customers came in asking for them by that name.
* ''Series/TheQueensGambit'' led to huge sales of chess boards and books on chess techniques, as well as raising membership in chess clubs.
* ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' has resulted in increased demand for ballroom dance classes in the US as well.
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* This trope is [[TropeNamers named after]] the red Swingline stapler in ''Film/OfficeSpace''. As the DVD commentary mentions, the one in the movie was specially painted, since at the time the movie was produced, the company didn't make red office staplers, only black ones (although they had been making red ''mini'' staplers [[http://stapleroftheweek.blogspot.com/2007/05/stapler-of-week-archive-swingline-tot.html for decades]]). Due to the popularity of the movie, [[https://www.swingline.com/p/staplers/desktop-staplers/full-size-staplers/747-rio-red-stapler-30-sheets-red-s7074736/ they do now.]]
** ''Film/OfficeSpace'' provided a second, more reductive example: due to the running gag of the waitstaff at [[KitschyThemedRestaurant Chotchkie's]] being made to wear ridiculous amounts of "flair" (various buttons and lapel pins) and generally being ridiculed for it, T. G. I. Friday's management discontinued the trend of having their waitstaff wearing flair.
* ''Film/LostInTranslation'' had one with a much larger effect. Before Lost in Translation, the Japanese Whiskey industry was making a niche product for enthusiasts inside of the country. The movie kickstarted the industry into the global whiskey spotlight, and since you can't just "make more whiskey" because they have to barrel age for over a decade, ended with Suntory being forced to retire their 12-year and 17-year offerings because of lack of supply.
* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'':
** The series was largely responsible for a colossal increase in the interest and popularity of dinosaurs. It led to the creation of books, toys, documentaries, clothing, an NBA team name, you name it. It gets a boost every time a sequel comes out as well, as shown with ''Film/JurassicWorld''.
*** In particular, the series took ''Velociraptor'' -- which had previously been an obscure genus of dinosaur compared to the other species every kid knew about -- and transformed it into an instant icon.
** The movie's popularity quadrupled the international price of amber. It also popularized fake amber with insects in it, which usually comes from China, is sold on auction sites, and outrages precious stone sellers everywhere.
** The Chilean sea bass was reportedly nearly fished into extinction after its appearance as a dish early in [[Film/JurassicPark the first film]].
* Sales of the Dodge Ram pickup nearly doubled in 1996 thanks to a red model being featured as the hero vehicle in the film ''Film/{{Twister}}''. While Chrysler sold 280,000 Rams in 1995, sales skyrocketed in 1996 to nearly 400,000 units and stayed at that level through 1999. Even after that, though, the Ram remained popular enough for Chrysler to spin it off from Dodge into its own make.
* Sometimes guns are [[CoolGuns popularized]] because of their use in fiction.
** ''Film/DirtyHarry'' caused sales of [[HandCannon Smith & Wesson's Model 29]], the famous .44 Magnum that Harry Callahan used in the movie, to skyrocket. The ensuing popularity drove prices into orbit, where they would stay -- it became nigh impossible for real gun enthusiasts to get their hands on one. It's also a very heavy gun and probably not the best choice for a casual enthusiast anyway.
** The HK USP Match, Lara's [[GunsAkimbo weapons of choice]] in ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider'', became a very popular pistol for a time, so much so that even airsoft copies were selling for upwards of a thousand dollars -- for context, for that much you could get a ''real'' USP.
** The Beretta 92F, hot off the heels of being adopted by the US military, got a boost in the late 1980s thanks to its prominent use by the leads of films such as ''Film/DieHard'' and ''Film/LethalWeapon''.
** In ''Film/DeathWish3'', Charles Bronson's character used the Wildey Magnum, [[HandCannon a semi-automatic pistol that fires rounds so powerful it rivals the Desert Eagle in muzzle energy]]. The company that makes the firearm was struggling at the time, and was close to bankruptcy. The movie single-handedly increased the sales of the Wildey Magnum and rescued the company. It also counts as a CelebrityEndorsement, as it was Charles Bronson's personal pistol.
** The [[HandCannon Desert Eagle]] was a semi-automatic pistol built by 3 guys who thought it would be cool to fire .357 and .44 Magnum-caliber rounds in a semi-auto. It started becoming the go-to weapon for fictional badasses in TheEighties, most notably Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, starting with ''Film/{{Commando}}''. Today, the gun is hugely popular, which leads to HypeBacklash and [[ItsPopularNowItSucks angry gun enthusiasts]].
** The Barrett series of sniper rifles was originally created by a single guy as a dare to create a [[{{BFG}} .50 BMG rifle]]. The Model 82 went on to be another badass weapon, it became as popular as the Desert Eagle, and it also went into service with multiple militaries as an anti-materiel rifle.
** The SPAS-12 is an awesome-looking [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun]] capable of firing both semi-automatically and in pump-action. People who see those in fiction are often disappointed to find out that they were banned from import into the U.S. from 1994 to 2004 (meaning only those imported before 1994 made it onto the market, since production ended before the ban lifted) and production ceased in 2000, making them fairly rare. Their spotty reputation as far as reliability goes and excessive weight don't help much either. Nevertheless, the cool look and its capabilities as both a pump-action or semi-auto shotgun mean it still shows up in several films and video games.
** Despite being an outdated 80 year old design chambered for the rather anemic .32 ACP round, the Walther PPK (or more specifically, its import-legal variant, the .380 PPK/S) still enjoys impressive sales numbers thanks to its association with [[Film/JamesBond an iconic British spy]]. Walther's later P99 line also saw an uptick in sales after Creator/PierceBrosnan took over the role and Walther asked for Bond to carry what was their then-newest weapon.
* {{Discussed|Trope}} in ''Film/JackieBrown'', where ArmsDealer Ordell Robbie tells his friend Louis that most of his sales are driven by which weapons are wielded on TV or in the movies. Specifically, he notes that the Steyr AUG assault rifle is a good weapon, but there's no demand for it because it's never been in a movie,[[note]]it ''was'' actually in ''Film/DieHard''[[/note]] while ''Film/TheKiller'' caused a spike in demand for .45 pistols (which he considers substandard compared to the 9mm). Proving his point, he then proceeds to take a phone call from a customer who wants a specific make and model of the 9mm, because it's the kind that the protagonist on ''Series/NewYorkUndercover'' uses.
* ''Film/KickAss'': Because of the popularity of Hit-Girl and her mention of the Benchmade 42 balisong/butterfly knife, combined with the fact that Benchmade had stopped producing the model a few years prior, and the fact it was already a somewhat sought-after knife in collecting communities, the demand far exceeded the supply. Prices for the knife used were nearly triple what they had been months prior for a like-new knife. Benchmade would retool and produce a very small number of new limited edition [=BM42=] knives, which sold for over $1000 each. To this day, even used Benchmade 42 butterfly knives still command much higher prices than they did before the movie.
* ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit'', along with the trucking song (later also a movie) "Convoy", caused such a spike in the popularity of CB radios that many of the restrictions on their use in the US were lifted in order to take advantage of this boom. The result was a NewbieBoom that lasted until the Internet and cell phones became popular. Sales of the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am also saw an upswing, with a CB becoming a dealership option in some places. The CB radio craze brought about by the two also resulted in the "mainstreaming" of much CB radio jargon. "What's your twenty?", "Ten-four good buddy", and "Put the pedal to the metal" all entered the popular lexicon as a result of this movie.
* ''Film/{{Sideways}}'' led to increased American sales of Pinot Noir, the wine favored by the main character. At the same time, Merlot sales declined in the US because he doesn't drink it, and says so in one scene. Ironically, this actually caused the average quality of both wines in the American market to switch places. Merlot had previously been overproduced to the point that it was regarded as rather déclassé by wine aficionados, hence Miles' dislike for it. In response to the change in demand, the market was flooded with mediocre Pinots, while the average quality of Merlots increased as fewer were produced.
* In the special edition commentary of ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'', it was mentioned that the blue unicorn t-shirt Napoleon wears in the movie had been discontinued when the film came out, but thanks to the popularity of the film, the shirt was reproduced.
* Creator/StevenSpielberg initially went to Mars Inc. to ask them if he could have Eliot feed [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]] M&Ms. They said no. So he went to Hershey and asked about a little-known product of theirs called Reese's Pieces. Accounts are inconsistent -- some say sales of the things tripled -- but the product certainly got a boost.
* The [[PoweredArmor Power Loader]] from ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. Caterpillar received inquiries on how to purchase one of the things, but they don't exist and the prop wasn't real.
** In an unexpected turn of events, [=YouTube=] channel "Hacksmith Industries" has been developing a real-life version for years, and eventually word got back to a Caterpillar Marketing VP. They immediately went all in and donated a small skid-steer loader to the channel, which became the literal base for their now-completed and fully functional exoskeleton. They even supplied them with the official CAT paint, accessories, and permission to use the trademark and logos. It's not 100% movie accurate for engineering reasons, but damn close for current technology.
* Popular {{Martial Arts Movie}}s will cause a spike in interest for the martial art it features, whether it's karate, tae kwon do, kung fu, jiu jitsu, or something else. ''Film/TheKarateKid1984'' in particular did this for karate lessons.
* Worldwide sales of Turkish Delight boomed after the release of film version of ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' in 2005. The official website even had a printable recipe for Turkish Delight while it was still in operation.
* After the release of ''Film/TheExorcist'', sales of ouija boards crashed.
* ''Film/BackToTheFuture''
** The [=DeLorean=] DMC-12 had been produced for less than two years and had a reputation for [[TheAllegedCar extreme unreliability]], hence Marty's surprised comment that Doc Brown had, out of all automobiles, built a time machine out of a [=DeLorean=]. The car was discontinued and the company shut down years before the first film was ever made, but the movie caused secondhand prices to skyrocket. Eventually the car was brought back into low-level production by a new [=DeLorean=] company which acquired remaining part stock.
** There's a thriving sub-community of enthusiasts who have converted their [=DeLoreans=] into replicas of the one from the film. Some fans have built up entire businesses sourcing and fabricating the various parts necessary for the mod and fully converting cars for enthusiasts who can afford it, and one such business was eventually contracted to restore an original car from the film.
** Certain random devices and common items used in the film are now highly desired by collectors. The JVC camcorder used by Marty, a common enough item at the time, has since become a collector's item, and the Krups coffee grinder used as the base of the "Mr. Fusion" prop is now incredibly rare and sought-after.
* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''
** There was [[http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/hoverboard.asp a rumor]] that the Hoverboards were actually real, but had been banned due to inherent risk of lawsuits over injuries. According to ''{{WebSite/Snopes}}'', both Mattel (whose logo is prominent on the Barbie-pink hoverboard Marty [=McFly=] used) and the studio received a bunch of letters inquiring where you could get one of those wonderful toys. This was not helped when Creator/RobertZemeckis, the film's director, [[TrollingCreator gave an interview where he jokingly said they were real]]. [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-hoverboard-lie-how-back-to-the-future-ruined-childhood/ This article]] suggests that Zemeckis owes an apology (or preferably a real hoverboard) to all the children who saw the film for the trauma brought on by the realization that they could not, in fact, buy a hoverboard.
** There were also inquiries as to whether the coaster-sized dehydrated pizzas were real.
** Interest in the relatively-obscure arcade game VideoGame/WildGunman rose after it featured briefly in the film.
%%Don't add the Pepsi Perfect bottles, self-lacing sneakers, or other things that originated in BTTF2 and were later made "real". They belong in [[Defictionalization]], not here; this trope is for real items which existed before the films, or (still) fictional items that people thought were real and tried to get at the time due to the films.
* An inversion: ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' caused the number of showers being sold to drop dramatically. However, you can now buy shower curtains with permanent fake bloody handprints. And shower curtains with images of "Mother" in silhouette.
* Film/TheIpcressFile: A quadrupling of coffee bean sales is attributed to the opening scene, where Harry Palmer grinds some beans and brews them in a French Press.
* ''Franchise/{{Jaws}}'':
** ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' codified the ThreateningShark trope, and people took that to heart in real life. Beach attendance and other oceanic activities took a big hit. There were serious stories of people being afraid to [[ExaggeratedTrope take a bath]] after seeing ''Jaws''. It also caused a spike in shark hunting, as people would attack even harmless sharks, to the point of endangering them (especially the Great White). Creator/PeterBenchley, author of the novel ''Jaws'', was so troubled by this that he devoted much of his later life to shark conservation. A popular Asian {{Urban Legend|s}} also claims that ''Jaws'' increased the demand for shark fin soup.
** ''Film/{{Jaws 3D}}'' increased attendance at [=SeaWorld=]. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131120095938/http://thecelebritycafe.com:80/feature/2013/08/seaworld-attendance-drops-it-because-controversial-blackfish-documentary Conversely,]] ''Film/{{Blackfish}}'' decreased attendance.
* Inverted by ''Film/{{Deliverance}}''. The Appalachian camping industry was nearly bankrupted following the film's release. [[SarcasmMode Who could've seen that coming?]] Though as the documentary "The Deliverance of Rabun County" showed, the film actually created a booming tourism industry and played this trope straight. Currently, the main economic driver of Rabun Country, where the film was shot, is tourism; and canoeing and rafting along the Chattooga River (which doubled for the ficticious Cahulawassee River) brings in about $20 million per year.
* The My Buddy doll line has never recovered from ''Film/ChildsPlay1988''. Making this stranger is that the writer claims that he was basing it on the Cabbage Patch Kids line. Given that the doll seen in the movie bears virtually no resemblance to a Cabbage Patch Kid, and a strong resemblance to a My Buddy doll, with a name more similar to My Buddy than Cabbage Patch Kids -- namely "Good Guy" -- it's understandable where the "confusion" could occur.
* Because Creator/EddieMurphy wore a Mumford Phys. Ed. Dept T-shirt in ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop'', the T-shirt became a huge seller. Indeed, the shirts are sold pre-faded to match the original faded design he wore.
* ''Film/ItHappenedOneNight'', a 1934 Creator/FrankCapra ScrewballComedy, had one scene in which Creator/ClarkGable takes off his shirt to reveal he's not wearing an undershirt. The movie coincided with sales of undershirts dramatically declining, leading to [[http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/gable1.asp a persistent interpretation]] that it involved this trope.
* ''Film/AStreetcarNamedDesire'' caused a spike in T-shirt sales because of Creator/MarlonBrando's sexiness while wearing one, and popularized T-shirts as outerwear in an era when they had been generally thought of as the undergarment men wore a buttoned shirt over.
* There was a huge spike in sales of heart-shaped sunglasses after they were featured in the movie poster for Creator/StanleyKubrick's 1962 adaption of ''Film/{{Lolita}}''.
* Sales of Vans shoes increased following the release of 1982's ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', where Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) wore his Vans black-and-white checkerboard slip-on shoes.
* In ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap'', the band uses a custom-made amplifier which has its maximum volume setting at 11 instead of 10. Several companies now make amps with that same setting, the BBC [=iPlayer=] volume scale goes from 1-11, and the Website/IMDb rating system for the film goes up to 11 rather than 10. "Up to eleven" is commonly used in regular speech as an analogy for something that's taken past the logical extreme.
* ''Film/TheMatrix'':
** The first film's release coincided with a spike in sales of [[BadassLongcoat long black leather coats]] and CoolShades like the characters wore. Creator/JohnWoo's ''Film/ABetterTomorrow'' came out around the same time and did the same in Hong Kong, leading to a LampshadeHanging in the sequel where Ken tells the neighborhood kids how dumb their taste in fashion is.
** Before ''The Matrix'' came out, there were no phones anywhere that slid open like the modified Nokia 8110 seen in the movie. The original wasn't spring-loaded; you had to slide it open and closed manually. After the movie opened, people wanted the spring-loaded, flick-open version, and cell phone companies had to design one to meet the demand that suddenly appeared. One such model was the Nokia 7110, which some mistook for the modified 8110.
** New Rock boots were popularised by ''The Matrix''. Goths during the early noughties were the most frequent wearers.
* ''Film/TopGun''. After the film's release, sales of Ray-Ban Aviators and bomber jackets skyrocketed. It also increased the number of people enlisting the Navy and Air Force, but that at least was intentional: the film was BackedByThePentagon.
* Specific brands of CoolShades often get a boost from badasses wearing them. In addition to ''The Matrix'' and ''Top Gun'':
** The Gargoyles sunglasses Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger wore in ''Film/TheTerminator'' got a boost.
** Ray-Ban Wayfarers were popular going back to the 1950s, when Audrey Hepburn wore them in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys''. Creator/TomCruise made them popular even before ''Top Gun'' when he wore them in ''Film/RiskyBusiness''.
** Creator/WillSmith helped sales of Ray-Ban RB 2030 Predator 8 Wrap shades after ''Film/MenInBlack''. Ray-Ban tried to do it again with the anachronistic shades worn by Smith in ''Film/WildWildWest'', but it didn't work nearly as well.
* Sales of tickets on Seabourne cruises oddly spiked after ''Film/Speed2CruiseControl''. Before the movie came out, Seabourne was asked [[WhatWereYouThinking what they were thinking]], allowing a movie about people not having much fun on a cruise take place on their company's ship. Seabourne representatives just said it was [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity free publicity]]. They were right. A similar effect, on a grander scale, occurred with the release of ''{{Film/Titanic|1997}}''.
* ''Film/{{Contact}}'' apparently created quite a bit of publicity for the SETI program. Even ten years later, it's usually how people know of it. This was probably intentional, given [[Literature/{{Contact}} the book]]'s author Creator/CarlSagan's support for the program.
* Movies about dancing will often result in a spike in people enrolling in dance classes:
** The Japanese movie ''Film/ShallWeDance1996'' greatly increased both the popularity and respectability of ballroom dancing in Japan. As the movie shows, it was a furtive practice prior to the movie, as it was regarded as disreputable.
** ''Film/DirtyDancing'' produced a similar effect in the West when it was first released. Masses of teen-age girls in Germany rushed into dance schools hoping to learn to dance like Baby Houseman or (especially) have a second Johnny Castle as their instructor. Guys mostly took dancing lessons because there were loads of girls, and a few hoped to one day be able to get chicks because they can dance like Johnny Castle.
** ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' has resulted in increased demand for ballroom dance classes in the US as well. The Japanese TV version was titled ''Shall We Dance?'' in homage to the movie, and Richard Gere starred in an American version of the same film. Ballroom dancing owes a ''huge'' debt to that quirky Japanese comedy.
** ''Film/StrictlyBallroom'' had a similar effect in Australia.
* ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'':
** Happens InUniverse when a few chaotic events one night at the American Museum of Natural History cause a small media frenzy, which results in a drastic increase of attendance at the museum.
** The film itself also renewed interest in visiting the museum. Which in turn led to the sequel ''Battle of the Smithsonian'', where the museum directors couldn't sign on fast enough, in hopes that they could make lightning strike twice.
* ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' caused sales to go up for Beethoven's Ninth Symphony recordings.
* The ''Film/JamesBond'' films caused all sorts of demand for the toys and gadgets the suave spy has used over the years:
** Bond has used all sorts of {{Cool Car}}s over the years; after being featured in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'', demand for white Lotus Esprits grew so much that customers were put on a three-year waiting list. In later films, car companies would maneuver to try and deliberately place their own products in the films (the most successful example being the BMW Bond drove in the Creator/PierceBrosnan era). But the coolest of all time is the Aston Martin [=DB5=] from ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''; everybody dreamed of owning one since that movie. But these people, including ''Series/TopGear'''s James May, were astonished to find out that the car had quite a spotty reputation in Britain, leading to low demand and massive depreciation. Then the ''Top Gear'' segment became popular and gave the [=DB5=] another boost.
** In supplemental material for ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' it is revealed that the military, upon seeing the film, were interested in acquiring the pen-sized device Bond uses to breathe underwater. Unfortunately, the device doesn't actually exist. Production designer Peter Lamont politely informed them that the effect was created in the editing room and that Connery surfaced between takes.
** Solitaire's [[TarotMotifs tarot deck]] from ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' was eventually produced as a full deck, originally sold under the name "007 Deck" and later renamed "Tarot of the Witches". Its reception by actual tarot readers is mixed.
** Omega, like many other Swiss watchmakers, saw their sales decline in the 1970's due to the "Quartz Revolution". Then in 1995, they partnered with the production team of ''Film/GoldenEye'', and the Seamaster model featured in the film became one of the most ubiquitous luxury divers in the world over the next few years. The success of that model led to them being able to fund several innovations, such as the Co-Axial escapement. Over the next 20 years, they would come to be one of the most recognizable Swiss watch brands in the world, second only to Rolex (which Bond also popularized back in the 1960s).
** ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' caused [[http://www.digitalspy.com/fun/james-bond-007/news/a434612/skyfall-shave-scene-increases-cut-throat-razor-sales-by-405/ a spike]] in the sales of old-fashioned straight razors (also known as cut-throat razors) due to the scene where Moneypenny seductively uses one to give James Bond a close shave.
** The Mexican Day of the Dead celebration doesn't traditionally involve a giant parade, like the one Bond encounters at the start of ''Film/{{Spectre}}''. But then in 2016, the year after the film came out, the Mexico Tourism Board decided that there was enough demand for such a parade, both from people abroad ''and'' in Mexico itself, that they [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37813562 organized one in Mexico City]] as a means of attracting tourists to the city.
** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'': Mathilde's handmade wool baby toy ("doudou" in French) was made by a small French workshop called "Une Pelote de Laine". The demand for it increased significantly after the film came out.
* ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno'' created a demand for real hockey jerseys for the fictional [[Film/DawnOfTheDead1978 Monroeville Zombies]].
* ''Film/VForVendetta'' caused a huge spike in sales of Guy Fawkes masks at costume stores. The mask's increased popularity probably contributed to its adoption by the nebulous group/movement known as Anonymous and has since become a populist symbol and staple at protests across the globe. This is ironic for two reasons: first, the original Guy Fawkes was an ardent monarchist who wanted to get rid of the protestant King James and restore catholic supremacy in England; and second, people who use these masks to protest [[AristocratsAreEvil the tyranny of the rich]] cause Warner Bros. to get a small royalty with every mask they buy.
** Another reason the V masks have taken off is that, while Guy Fawkes masks have been worn for centuries, they were typically home made and no one really standardized a design and thought to mass produce them until V for Vendetta came around.
* The famous Red Ryder BB gun from ''Film/AChristmasStory'' had it happen to it twice. The Red Ryder BB gun was named for a comic strip cowboy character from the 1940s and 1950s, and even after the comic was cancelled in 1963, it was already the most famous BB gun in American history, even outstripping the fame of the comic that inspired it. Then ''A Christmas Story'' caused a surge for the specific model of BB gun it described, which ironically did not exist in real life, even as a prototype, until [[{{Defictionalization}} after the movie]] (the gun with the sundial and compass in the stock at the time was the Buck Jones Daisy BB gun).
* Creator/ShirleyTemple set several trends for girls.
** The curls[[note]]which is no easy hairdo to style; Shirley herself attested that it was a pain to set as the vinegar rinse used splashed and irritated her eyes[[/note]] obviously were a fad.
** She wore a [[PrettyInMink white rabbit coat]] in one film and the popularity of such coats exploded for upper class girls.
** As noted under BabyNameTrendStarter, her first name was also extremely popular for young girls born in the 1930s.
* ''Film/Scream1996'':
** According to the movie's trivia section over at Website/IMDb, the use of caller ID increased more than threefold after the film's release. [[Film/Scream2 The sequel]] even lampshades this, with Sidney using her new caller ID to identify a {{prank call}}er posing as Ghostface and tell him off.
** The movie also increased demand for Ghostface masks/costumes, which existed before, and which is actually a minor plot point in the first film. These days, the Ghostface costume is almost singularly identified with ''Scream'', to the point that, when ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'' released a ''Scream''-themed DLC, they didn't even need to get the rights to the films. The killer beneath the mask was wholly original to the game, with the Ghostface costume alone being enough to let everybody know what movie the pack was based on.
** The Buck knife company put their 120 model hunting knife back into production after the first film used it as the model for Ghostface's weapon, leading to a surge in demand. [[CoolButInefficient Ironically]], it had actually been discontinued a few years prior due to complaints that it was ''too'' big for its intended purpose of skinning and gutting animals -- and one of the film's most famous scenes involves Ghostface telling a victim that he's going to [[GuttedLikeAFish gut her like a fish]]!
* ''Film/WallStreet'':
** When Creator/MichaelDouglas used a (now comically large) mobile phone in the 1987 film, it established the mobile phone as an essential business accessory, leading to the modern popularity of mobile phones. Nice Guy Eddie's enormous car phone in ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' (1992) may have helped too.
** It increased the sales of a certain type of horizontally striped shirt. They were sometimes called "Gekko shirts" after the film's CorruptCorporateExecutive (although their popularity may have been prompted by the common AlternativeCharacterInterpretation).
** According to the DVD commentary, people have come up to Douglas for years and said that his performance inspired them to become stockbrokers. Douglas has had to remind them that [[MisaimedFandom Gekko is the villain]].
* The 1977 film ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' created a nationwide craze for disco music and disco dancing (together with discotheques). Before it came out, disco was mostly confined to the New York and Philadelphia urban and gay communities.
* After the release of ''Film/TheItalianJob2003'', sales of Mini Coopers, featured heavily in the movie, increased by 22%.
* ''Film/PulpFiction'':
** The film caused great demand for John Travolta's UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs T-shirt.
** Brown leather wallets with the words "Bad Mother Fucker" stitched on them [[http://www.bmfwallets.com/ are also available.]]
** If you were in college in 1994 and smoked cigarettes, you had at least, by Christmas break, learned to roll them yourself, if indeed you hadn't switched to rolled cigarettes completely.
* ''Film/{{Juno}}'' caused what was, by all accounts, a ''staggering'' demand for hamburger-shaped phones, despite the main character's brief negative comment that it is awkward to talk into. According to a ''New York Post'' article just after the film's release, the burgerphone had a huge rise of 759% in a month.
* The hat worn by Franchise/IndianaJones has been consistently popular since [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk the first movie]] was released and is still being sold in costume shops as well as hat stores. The exact model is a high-crowned [[http://www.indygear.com/igfedora.html Herbert Johnson fedora,]] if you're interested. Australian hatmaker Akubra (of the eponymous slouch hat) also have a replica model they refer to as “The Adventurer”.
** The boots worn by the character for the movies, made by Alden, received their own popularity bump, to the point that they now market their Model 405 work boot as the “Indy Boot”. (Oddly enough, the character was originally meant to wear Red Wing boots, but either they couldn’t get ahold of the right ones, or Harrison Ford wouldn’t wear them. Red Wing themselves offer a similar model as the “Girard” or the “1930s Sport Boot”, but only sporadically and usually as an Asian-market exclusive.)
* The Talkboy was originally a non-working prop for ''Film/HomeAlone2''. In 1993 it was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVKur7lSyOU made into a retail version,]] brought on by a massive letter-writing campaign by fans of the film.
* ''Film/{{The Birth of a Nation|1915}}'' single-handedly revived the Ku Klux Klan after decades of dormancy. The movie was based on a book called ''The Clansman,'' which contained the first example of a man burning a cross. Two weeks after ''The Birth of a Nation'' premiered, someone burned a cross atop Stone Mountain, and an old tradition was invented.
* ''Film/TheLifeAquaticWithSteveZissou'': The Adidas Rom track shoes made specifically for Team Zissou produced a demand for them in the real world. Although they were never made by Adidas, blogs popped up with directions on how to retrofit a pair and people also started selling them on eBay. Red beanies also became quite popular after the movie was released, with companies selling Ned's traffic light adorned cap.
** Actually because of the demand Adidas eventually did produce an official version in ''very'' limited quantities. They were released at the We Love Green festival in France in 2017, where Creator/SeuJorge was performing. They were limited and numbered, and sold out very quickly.
* ''Film/HolidayInn'' was the inspiration for the name of the popular real life hotel chain.
* The success of Creator/JJAbrams' ''Film/StarTrek2009'' reboot somewhat increased the value of various Trek [[TheMerch merch]] and memorabilia. Interestingly, various car brands saw a brief spike in the sale of white-colored cars around that time.
* The gauge piercing became more popular after the Na'vi in ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' sported them.
* ''Film/{{Transformers}}'', being MerchandiseDriven, certainly tried to do it:
** The films revitalized the Camaro line via ProductPlacement, but yellow Camaros skyrocketed in popularity, with it becoming incredibly common to see the twin stripes centred on them, even though it's used on a KidAppealCharacter. In fact it completely revitalised the popularity of the colour yellow for cars, especially sports cars.
** The "Bee-atch!" scented air freshener also surged in popularity due to the movie. It ended up being backordered for months.
** High demand led GMC to produce the Ironhide series of the Top Kick, the truck modified for the movie.
* Rickenbacker Guitars already received a boost from Music/TheBeatles thanks to Music/JohnLennon using their 325 guitar on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' (receiving a newer model afterwards), but once Music/GeorgeHarrison used their 360/12 12-string guitar throughout ''Film/AHardDaysNight'', demand for the latter skyrocketed.
** One band that watched the film, Music/TheByrds, went out and bought similar equipment, having previously been acoustic folk musicians. Led by Roger [=McGuinn=]'s 12-string Rickenbacker guitar playing, the band went on to help popularize folk-rock and pioneer JanglePop.
* After Iron Man's memetic quote about shawarma at the end of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' ("I don't know what it is, but I wanna try it"), [[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/has-avengers-sparked-surge-shawarma-sales-30814.html sales in shawarma]] shot up dramatically, with some restaurants reporting increases of up to 80 percent.
* ''Film/TheLoveBug'' helped modestly boost sales of the VW Type-1 Beetle, even though minimal VW-related items are seen or heard in the movie. In the sequel, ''Herbie Rides Again'', Volkswagen demanded they put ProductPlacement everywhere, including a herd of Volkswagen 60s Beetles in the ending.
* The release of ''Film/TheHungerGames'', alongside the releases of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' (featuring BadassNormal archer {{ComicBook/Hawkeye}}) and Pixar's ''{{WesternAnimation/Brave}}'' (about a young Scot who becomes a bow-wielding warrior), and likely added on to by ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' has led to heavy increase in interest in archery, to the point where it won't be shocking if, in the future, we will probably end up hearing an Olympic Gold Medalist credit these movies as their reason for getting into the sport.
* After Creator/CharltonHeston tells the cop in ''Film/{{Earthquake}}'' that his SUV has a custom transmission with eight forward speeds and three reverse, people flooded into Chevrolet dealerships to get one, but they couldn't. The custom transmission was built by the studio for that truck.
* After 2007's ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' hit the big screens, there was an unnerving demand increase for shotgun silencers. Those things actually existed beforehand, [[HollywoodSilencer though they don't have a]] [[{{UsefulNotes/Silencers}} particularly silencing effect]].
* Hundreds of tourists visited Thailand to see the railway bridge in ''Film/TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai'', but the railway never actually crosses the River Khwae (Pierre Boulle, who wrote the original novel, had never visited the area and assumed that it did based on a not-very-detailed map). So the Thai government renamed a stretch of the Mae Klong river into the "Big Khwae", near its confluence with the original Khwae. The location used in the film is not in Thailand at all, but Sri Lanka.
* Since the release of ''Film/CastAway'' in 2000, Wilson Sporting Goods now makes and sells special Cast Away edition Wilson volleyballs, with the smiling handprint-shaped red face printed on them, [[http://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball/balls/outdoor-volleyball/cast-away-volleyball/ still on sale as a regular item to this very day.]]
* The 2013 film ''Film/TheInternship'' increased the number of people applying for internships at Google.
* ''Film/TheBigLebowski''':
** The film's ascension to CultClassic status in the 2000's has been connected to a rise in the popularity of White Russians, the Dude's favorite cocktail. In particular, it helped boost sales of Kahlúa, a Mexican coffee liqueur that's popularly used to supply the drink's coffee flavor.
** The coffee tin used in the film is now sought after by collectors, who have to source two things: the specific make of vintage Folgers tin, and the mismatched blue lid from a different brand it was closed with.
** In the mid-2000s grocery chain Ralphs began accepting requests for club card memberships online, only to find their system flooded with requests for "Jeffrey Lebowski" cards by fans who wanted their own version of the Dude's Ralphs card featured in the film's opening.
* ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' and [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 its sequel]] caused of a lot of interest in music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, thanks to Peter Quill's beloved Awesome Mix Vol. 1 and 2 Cassette tapes and Sony Walkmen, which have also enjoyed a surge of popularity. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20140929145134/http://marvel.com/news/movies/23343/marvels_guardians_of_the_galaxy_awesome_mix_vol_1_is_now_certified_gold So they went ahead and actually released it on vinyl, as well as digital.]] There was also a limited cassette release packaged to look like a homemade mix tape. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170510095547/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/guardians-galaxy-walkmans-selling-hundreds-ebay-1001307 It also caused prices of the original Walkman to skyrocket]] on sites like Website/EBay selling for hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
* The 1960 teen comedy ''Film/WhereTheBoysAre'', about a group of college girls who head down to Fort Lauderdale, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}} for spring break, is frequently credited with both popularizing the spring break tradition in the United States, with the emergence of Fort Lauderdale as America's number one spring break destination, and with helping the Miami area rapidly grow in size. The latter lasted until 1985, when a [[WackyFratboyHijinx particularly out-of-control]] spring break sparked [[http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4335&context=etd a massive backlash]] from locals and the mayor that saw the event driven out of the city.
* The 2011 film ''Film/{{Limitless}}'' and its [[Series/{{Limitless}} 2015 TV adaptation]] spurred interest in [[SuperSerum nootropic drugs]] for [[SuperIntelligence cognitive enhancement]], inspiring a transhumanist "biohacking" movement to maximize individual potential through drugs and better habits. Although there is no direct real-world analogue to NZT-48, nor is there likely ever to be, stimulants like Modafinil and Adderall have proven especially popular among Type-A college students and Silicon Valley entrepeneurs. Demand for true nootropics eventually trickled down to even the pharmaceutical industry itself.
* The Graflex 3-cell Flashgun handle, a common accessory for 1940's cameras, is notoriously difficult to come across now despite their antique status (they can be found on Ebay for almost $800). The handle's rarity and high demand nowadays comes as result of being used as the original prop for Anakin and Luke's [[LaserBlade lightsaber]] in ''Franchise/StarWars''. No wonder vintage photography collectors are frustrated.
* After the success of ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'', tourism to the quiet little town of Burkittsville, MD skyrocketed. Since many, if not most, of the town's new visitors were loud, obnoxious young people (some of whom committed outright acts of vandalism, thievery and the like), the residents of Burkittsville were understandably upset.
* This trope also has its dark side: An increase in prostitution was reported after the release of ''Film/PrettyWoman''.
* ''Film/BabyDriver'' seems to have sparked a renewed interest in iPod classics, with sales going up by 929% on eBay.
* ''Film/TheBeach'' resulted in its filming location, Maya Beach to be closed for a few months at a time and then [[https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/maya-bay-closure-thailand/index.html indefinitely]] due to damage caused by filming and tourists.
* ''Film/{{Parasite|2019}}'' led many people to seek the recipe for the Korean noodle dish jjapaguri (or "Ram-don", in the English subs), with added steak to resemble the one in the movie.
* From the second the first trailer for ''Film/BladeRunner2049'' debuted, interest in [[Creator/RyanGosling K's]] specialty-made faux shearling jacket was piqued -- enough to make replicas spring up overnight.
* ''Film/TheWorldOfSuzieWong'' made many westerners aware of the city of Hong Kong (it was filmed mostly on location there) and tourism increased due to the film's popularity.
* ''Literature/BridgetJones's Diary'':
** After the success of TheMovie, silver Elsa Peretti open heart necklaces became quite popular -- as Bridget wears one throughout the series.
** Inverted in another case. As Bridget's drink of choice is often chardonnay, sales of it decreased rapidly. One representative had this to say:
--> "Before Bridget Jones, chardonnay was seen as really sexy. Afterwards people were like 'God, not in my bar!'"
* Creator/OliviaHussey's long hair in ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet1968'' inspired a lot of young women to grow theirs out to waist length.
* ''Film/GroundhogDay'' has led to many collectors of flip-style digital clocks and clock radios trying to obtain the exact same model of clock seen prominently in the film, a Panasonic RC-6025 that dates from the early 80's.
** The town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania had become a major tourist spot since the film came out.
* Rather amusingly, ''Film/{{Birds of Prey|2020}}'' has created a demand for the "I Shaved My Balls For This?" t-shirt worn by Renee Montoya.
* ''Film/RomanHoliday'':
** [[SignatureScene The famous scene]] where [[Creator/AudreyHepburn Princess Ann]] takes [[Creator/GregoryPeck Joe Bradley]] on a ride on her Vespa motor scooter through the streets of Rome, which was featured prominently on the posters, fueled sales of over 100,000 Vespas and turned the company into an icon of '50s European style. Soon after, the scooter became popular among actors more broadly as an economical mode of transportation on Hollywood backlots where you couldn't fit a car, which only increased its cultural cachet.
** The haircut that Princess Ann gets became very popular in [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Japan, of all places]].
** The cigarette-lighter camera (which really existed) became so in demand for a time that its Japanese manufacturer could not keep up.
* ''Film/MadMax'':
** The Ford Falcon XB, made by Ford Australia in the mid-1970s, was made iconic by the series throughout the world despite never having been sold outside Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific, due to it serving as the basis for the protagonist Max Rockatansky's CoolCar. Many Falcons imported to North America and Europe are tuned specifically to resemble the "Pursuit Special".
** ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', together with ''Series/StrangerThings'' the following year, has been credited with making it more socially acceptable for women to shave their heads in the late 2010s. Long hair has long been [[LongHairIsFeminine central to Western standards of feminine beauty]], with shaved heads on women often associated with defiance and subversion of gender roles, so when Creator/CharlizeTheron, who had been known as a [[MsFanservice sex symbol]] for her entire career, [[DyeingForYourArt buzzed off her long blonde hair]] (at [[ActorInspiredElement her own suggestion]]) to play the film’s ActionGirl protagonist Furiosa, it was considered an extremely daring move that risked ruining her career if the film bombed. Instead, the film was widely acclaimed, with Theron’s performance and commitment to the part singled out for praise. Afterwards, the idea that a woman can shave her head and still be feminine and even attractive became increasingly popular. Notably, Creator/MillieBobbyBrown, one of the other actresses credited with popularizing the look, cited seeing how badass Theron looked in ''Fury Road'' when describing how she worked up the courage to shave her own head to play Eleven on ''Series/StrangerThings''.
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* A [[http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-2367-4-things-you-learn-behind-counter-gun-store.html morbid example]] of this: whenever a high-profile mass shooting occurs in the United States, not only do gun sales typically go up, but sales of the specific model of gun used in the shooting skyrocket even further. Sales of the Glock 19, for instance, shot up after a would-be assassin used one to badly wound Representative Gabrielle Giffords (of Arizona's 8th congressional district) and kill six others at a campaign rally, as did sales of AR-15 rifles after the Sandy Hook Elementary killer used one. Even gun accessories are subjected to this, as happened when "bump stocks", a modification that uses a semiautomatic rifle's recoil to effectively turn it into an automatic weapon, [[https://www.yahoo.com/news/gun-stores-selling-bump-stocks-153911597.html sold out at stores across the country]] after the Las Vegas concert killer used them on his rifles. The reason for this is fear that incoming gun control legislation will make it impossible to get that weapon down the line, leading many gun enthusiasts to feel that they need to get one as soon as possible. Indeed, the connection between left-wing electoral success and surges in gun sales -- and, conversely, right-wing electoral success and hard times for the firearms industry[[note]][[UsefulNotes/AmericanGunPolitics In the US]], gun control is generally held to be a left-wing issue, and opposition to such is generally held to be a right-wing issue. There are exceptions in both directions, of course.[[/note]] -- is [[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-great-gun-business-trumps-terrible-163923519.html so well-known]] that a (possibly tongue-in-cheek) conspiracy theory claims that gun and ammo manufacturers are secretly backing ineffectual anti-gun politicians and activists in order to invoke this, exploiting fear of gun control to drive sales.

* This trope is [[TropeNamers named after]] the red Swingline stapler in ''Film/OfficeSpace''. As the DVD commentary mentions, the one in the movie was specially painted, since at the time the movie was produced, the company didn't make red office staplers, only black ones (although they had been making red ''mini'' staplers [[http://stapleroftheweek.blogspot.com/2007/05/stapler-of-week-archive-swingline-tot.html for decades]]). Due to the popularity of the movie, [[https://www.swingline.com/us/us/6453/s7074736e/swingline-747-rio-red-stapler-25-sheets-red they do now.]]

* ''Series/{{Emergency}}'': The show is popularly thought to have been the best advertisement about the merits of the paramedic program ever, and lots of cities and counties started setting up their own in the 1970s. While the series' influence on public policy might never be confirmed, the series definitely inspired many people to become paramedics and/or firefighters.

** Actually because of the demand Adidas eventually did produce an official version in VERY limited quantities. They were released at the We Love Green festival in France in 2017, where Seu Jorge was performing. They were limited and numbered, and sold out very quickly.

* ''Jaws'':

* ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' caused sales to go up for "Ludwig van"'s Ninth Symphony recordings.

* According to legend (though likely apocryphal), Sir Walter Scott's ''Anne of Geierstein'' is supposedly the source of opals having bad luck; its protagonist dies shortly after her opal necklace is tarnished by holy water. The legend says that the book was popular enough that sales of opals dropped 50% in England after the book was published, and the market was only corrected after a large black opal influx from Australia. In fact, there is little contemporary evidence to support this claim.

** Thanks to the BonusBoss of ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'', a whole new generation rediscovered ''WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain''. Downplayed with ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'', easily the most obscure Disney property ever to get a ''Kingdom Hearts'' world, which people became more aware of but didn't enjoy any particular boost in popularity.

** There's a thriving sub-community of enthusiasts who have converted their [=DeLoreans=] into replicas of the one from the film. Some fans have built up entire businesses sourcing and fabricating the various parts necessary for the mod and fully converting cars for enthusisasts who can afford it, and one such business was eventually contracted to restore an original car from the film.

* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'':
** Aurora as a baby name took a while to catch on, but it suddenly became much more popular in the 2000s notably around the time the Franchise/DisneyPrincess line was established (as the movie didn't really develop its popularity until the 2000s). It also leapt up in popularity around the time the ''{{Film/Maleficent}}'' movie was released.
** Many a PrincessClassic in Western Animation will sport dresses inspired by or homaging Aurora's. A good amount of princess costumes in stores are based off it too.
** Downplayed with Meriweather but that was a boys' name before the movie (with Merry being a common nickname for it) but it's now associated with girls after the good fairy.

** There has been a surge of girls being named after the actress during the peak of her career. By 1935, [[https://www.behindthename.com/name/shirley/top/united-states over 40 thousand babies]] were named Shirley by mothers either in honour of Temple or in hopes that their daughter would be just as much of a box office superstar as their namesake.

* The Polish/Lithuanian name "Grażyna" was invented by the poet Adam Mickiewicz for his narrative poem ''Grażyna, A Lithuanian story''. It's derived from the Lithuanian word ''graži'', meaning "beautiful", and it was widespread in Poland up until around the 1980s.

* Before it was a name, "Mavis" was an outdated word for a thrush, until Creator/MarieCorelli used it in ''Literature/TheSorrowsOfSatan'' for the character Mavis Clare. As a result, real people started naming their daughters Mavis, and the name was quite popular in the first half of the twentieth century.

* In 1918, Italian general Armando Diaz signed the Victory Address, a short document meant to inform the population of the victory against Austria in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. It was shown in schools, barracks, and town halls, and many children were required to memorize it. The Address ended with the words "firmato: Diaz" (signed: Diaz), which led many to think that "Firmato" was his first name. In the following years, many children were baptized with that name.