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• 1 vs. 100 does not star Gabriel Yulaw.
• 3:10 to Yuma (1957) is not where you'll meet a girl from the episode What I Did for Love by 3:10pm.
• 3 Doors Down is not where someone is screaming "DOOR STUCK! DOOR STUCK!"
  • It is not related to the song "Two Doors Down" either.
• 3×3 Eyes is not greater than 8 Eyes and less than 11eyes. Even when present, all implications of Extra Eyes are greatly exaggerated.
  • Nor does it refer to eyes that have 3 by 3 dimensions.
• 3rd & Bird is not about a bird in addition to a third birthday or someone winning third place.
• The 3rd Birthday is not about someone who has just turned 3 years old.
• 4chan is not a fan site for Jackie Chan.
• 7th Dragon has more than seven dragons in it.^note Although if you only count True Dragons, there's only seven of them. And it's not the seventh game in a series of games titled 1st Dragon, 2nd Dragon, and so on. It's also not a fantasy spinoff or parody of 7th Heaven.
• 8Bit Killer is not game made for a 16-bit system made to "bury" 8-bit systems. On the contrary.
• 8-Bit Theater is not a series of theater classics adapted for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, Turbografx 16, or any of the 8-bit consoles.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats isn't about giving Cats an 8/10 rating.
• The streaming music service 8tracks does not have only eight tracks to listen to. Nor is it a site for purchasing or discussing 8-track tapes, although the website is based on the concept of it.
• 9 is not about Cirno.
  • Nor is Nine (Musical). Also, 9 and Nine (Musical) are different.
    • Also, neither of them have anything to do with cynical alternate universe versions of any two-tailed foxes. That show came out long after both of them.
  • And 9, 21, 24, 31, 42, 52, 65 and 300 are not part of a series consisting of numbers as the titles.
• 9-1-1: Lone Star is not a crossover between 9-1-1 and Spaceballs.
• The 10th Kingdom is not the sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Nor is it a prequel to Twelfth Kingdom.
• 12 Angry Men is not the sequel to Seven Angry Men.
• 12 Monkeys contains not one single monkey. (Talk about disappointment!)
  • Nobody's jumping on the bed, either.
• 6teen has no relation to the similarly named Molly Ringwald movie.
• 20/20 and 50/50 aren’t equal to 1.
• 28 Days Later is not a sequel to 28 Days.
• 30 Rock's full title is not 30 Rock from the Sun.
• 31 is not about Baskin-Robbins.
• The 33 is not the result when the remaining sixty seven juvenile delinquents did not go to the earth. Same with the remaining one from The 99.
  • For vice-versa, The 99 and The 100 is not a sequel to The 33 where 66/67 miners join the fray.
  • These three above installments are not related to Battle Royale Game.
• /40kg/ is not how much weight you will gain on your first day of /tg/.
• 42 is not a Hitchhiker's Guide LP sequel.
  • Nor is it about Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera.
• 60 Minutes does not related to The Hour or The Hours.
• 64 Zoo Lane is not a zoo simulator for the Nintendo 64
• 88 Minutes is not the length of that movie (for the curious, it's 110 minutes).
  • Nor is it a feature-length version of 60 Minutes.
• 100 Bullets is not about artificial ammo limitations in First Person Shooters and other action games, especially in cases where the quantity exceeds the weapon's capacity.
• 100% Orange Juice! is not a drink.
• 300 has nothing to do with perfect games of bowling, nor with NASCAR Nationwide Series races, which commonly go 300 miles. Or "MAX 300".
• (500) Days of Summer is not about a summer that lasted 500 days. Nor is it related to Summer Roberts in any way.
  • It is also not some kind of strange continuation of the theme song from Phineas and Ferb.
• 1942 and Battlefield 1942 are completely different games.
  • 1941: Counter Attack was not released before 1942 or 1943. Nor does it have a Counter-Attack gameplay mechanic.
  • 1944: The Loop Master does not repeat its stages once you beat them all.
  • Strikers 1945 is not related to 1942 either, despite also being a Vertical Scrolling Shooter series with a World War II backdrop.
  • 1984 has no relation to the above games.
• The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr. T pity no fools.

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• The first word in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters is a scream, not calm exhaling. People are supposed to be scared of these monsters, not relaxed by them. Nor is it the noise someone makes when they're fascinated by something.
• Nobody gets abducted in Abduction. Nobody. Karen gets very temporarily kidnapped while on the train, but hardly enough so to qualify for the title.
• Absent-Minded Theater is not a version of 8-Bit Theater where everyone's an idiot... Because that'd just be 8-Bit Theater.
• The many lawyers of Ace Attorney are not asexual (or confirmed to be, anyway).
  • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All is not when Phoenix gets an All Justice. Nor does it star Apollo Justice; that's not for another two games.
• Ace Combat is not an Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny between The Aces or gamblers.
  • Or a free-for-all in the Wild Cards universe.
  • Or asexual people going into combat.
  • Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies is not the end result of an Imperial Guard Basilisk crew fulfilling their desire to "shatter their sky!"
  • Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War is not the end result of The Bard refusing to commemorate a war.
  • Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War is not fought against the Sankt Kaisers or Wolkenritter.
  • Ace Combat: Joint Assault is not about pragmatically crippling someone. Nor is it about forcing someone to smoke marijuana.
  • Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is not about assaulting Horizon.
  • Nor is it about John Laurinaitis.
• Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls does not involve bowel movement.
• Acid Bath is not about a person taking a bath in acid.
  • Seeing as water's an acid (except for perfectly pure water, which is neutral, having pH of seven) then that would cover most of times that people take a bath.
• The Addams Family:
  • "Cat Addams" is not about Morticia and Gomez having a third baby named Cat.
• The singer Adele's last name isn't Dazeem.
• Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet is not about forgetting to feed the woman who sang “Rolling in the Deep”.
• Adventure Time isn't about a sentient clock going on an adventure, nor is it a set time when you go on an adventure.
• ADOM is not about the BDSM lifestyle. Even if you feel like it is after Yet Another Stupid Death.
• Adventureland is not where Adventure Time takes place. Or Adventure for that matter.
  • And it's not based on the computer game released in 1978.
• The Adventures of Prince Achmed is not about Princess Jasmine's arrogant suitor from Aladdin, as the former predates the latter by 66 years. Both characters are named after the one from Arabian Nights, however. Nor is it about the older brother to Prince Amir.
• Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers is not a precursor to Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is not about the adventures of a guy named Tom who saws wood for a living.
• After Burner doesn't star the Technobot motorcycle.
  • Playing After Burner Climax will not cause you to climax when you beat it.
    • Also, that game doesn't have a cameo appearance by an all-female band that sings "I Miss You".
• After the Sunset is not an Interquel movie between Before Sunset and Before Midnight.
• Aftermath (2021) is not about the aftermath of 2021, and has nothing to do with the Pokémon ability that hurts the opponent when the Pokemon faints.
• The Afterparty is not where Vengeance (2022) take murder place from.
• Age of Conan is not about Conan O'Brien's tenure as a talk show host, nor is it about the Fountain of Youth premise of Case Closed.
• Age of Steam is not about the platform.
• Agony (2018) is not the Remake of the Amiga Game of the same name, Agony (1992).
• Ah Boys to Men does not star or feature the music of Boyz II Men.
• Air (2023) isn't about the this trope. Also this film isn't about that band, it's Nike.
  • It has no relation to the visual novel AIR, either.
  • Nor is it a 20th anniversary remaster of the BMS track by the late SHIKI.
• Air Combat 22 is not the twenty-second game of the Air Combat series.^note The "22" comes from Namco System 22.
• Ai Yori Aoshi has no known lesbian characters.
• Airheads is not a documentary about the sweet taffy-like candy.
• Akeelah and the Bee is not a folk tale about a girl befriending a magic bee.
• Alakazam the Great does not star the final evolution of Abra, as it predates Pokémon by over three decades.
• Alexa Bliss has nothing to do with Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa, or even the Amazon Echo products.
• Alice in Borderland is not a crossover that takes place in the planet Pandora.
• Alien 2: On Earth isn't the first sequel to Alien. Instead, that honor goes to Aliens. Also, it doesn't features Xenomorphs arriving the earth yet.
• Alien³ should not be read as Alien Cube, just because the title uses a superscript 3.
• Alien Abduction (2014) isn't about Xenomorphs abducting people. And it's not a crossover between Alien and Abduction.
• Alien: Covenant is not a crossover between Alien and Halo.
• Alien Nine is not about Cirno as an alien.
  • Nor is it the ninth film in the Alien series... yet.
• Aliens in the Attic isn't about Xenomorphs living in the attic, nor is it about finding a copy of the 1986 film in the attic.
• All You Need Is Kill is not the Emo version of All You Need Is Love.
• Allegra's Window is not about an allergy medicine sitting in a window.
• Allen the Alien is not a retelling of D.Gray-Man if the protagonist were an alien. It's also not related to The Journey of Allen Strange. Nor does it have anything to do with Buzz Lightyear.
  • Nor does it have anything to do with the chatacter from the Walkyverse. That would be Alan.
• All-of-a-Kind Family is not a family that tends to draw flushes playing poker.
• All of Us Strangers is not a horror crossover between All of Us Are Dead and The Strangers franchise.
• Alma and Alma's Way aren't prequels to Encanto about Abuela Madrigal's childhood.
• Alpha and Omega isn't about Jesus. Nor is it about the prototype of the internet and a Reploid who thinks he's the Messiah.
  • It also has nothing to do with Alpha Trion and Omega Supreme.
• Always Remember Me is not the sequel to Remember Me.
• Amagi Brilliant Park has nothing to do with the Amagi Inn.
• Amanda the Adventurer is not a spinoff of Conan the Adventurer.
• The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan does not star Jackie Chan.
• The Amazing Race is not about every race being "amazing" enough.
  • The Amazing Race: All-Stars of all contestants aren't stellar objects, nor as they sing "All-Star" this season.
    • The cast of Total Drama All-Stars aren't participated at this season.
  • The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business is not a crossover between The Amazing Race and the film Unfinished Business, and does not star or feature the cameo of Unfinished Business.
    • Also this season does not feature the trope.
• The Amazing World of Gumball does not involve a cross-country road race.
  • The title character is not an actual gum ball, he is a cat.
  • Nor it's about a variation of baseball, when a ball made of bubble gum is used instead.
• Amazon Freevee does not exclusivly host content featuring the Pokémon Eevee.
• America's/Britain's Got Talent is not a documentary on breast augmentation.
  • Nor is it about those countries adopting an ancient form of currency.
• American Graffiti is not a documentary on graffiti artists in the United States.
• American History X is not the ninth sequel to American History. And it's not a porno retelling of American history.
  • Nor is it a Twitter / X account about American history.
• Despite both of them being inspired by the same book, American McGee's Alice and American McGee's Grimm are not in the same continuity.
• American Pickers is not about bluegrass music.
• American Pie is not a My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic spinoff about Pinkie Pie in America
• American Psycho is not an American remake of Psycho, which is already set and made in America.
• American Hustle is not the American remake of the British TV show Hustle.
• AM2R is an abbreviation of Another Metroid 2 Remake, not a relaxing audio genre.
  • Nor is it a Sequel Song to "AM-3P".
• Anarchy Online does not depict an internet community with neither a set of rules nor a staff, nor an anarchist community.
• Android has nothing to do with the smart-device platform.
• Android Cop is not about police using Android smartphones to solve crime, or the Android mascot becoming a cop.
• The Andromeda Strain is not a Crossover between Andromeda and The Strain. For starters, it predates both.
• There are no angels on Angel.
  • There are no angels in Angel Has Fallen, either.
• Angela Anaconda is not about a snake.
• Angels & Demons is not about those Neon Genesis Evangelion beasties fighting the Master Chief John-117. (Or did you mean the Space Marine John Stalvern?)
• The Angry Beavers is not a sequel of Angry Birds.
  • Unlike the Rio, Star Wars and Transformers installments of the Angry Birds series, Angry Birds Epic is NOT a crossover as it does not feature characters from Epic (2013).
• Angus is not the story of a rock guitarist who wears a schoolboy uniform. Nor is it a documentary about beef cattle.
• Animal Crossing is not a game where you cross different species of animals to create some sort of mistake of Nature.
  • It is also not about a structure to allow animals to cross highways—that would be a Wildlife Crossing.
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons is not set on the New Horizons spacecraft.
• Animal Farm is not Animal House down on the farm.
• Animal Jam is not about food spread made from animals nor Pearl Jam with animals. Nor is it necessarily animals playing music.
• Animals United is not a soccer team consisting entirely of animals.
• Animaniacs is not about people who are crazy about animation.
• Don't mistake Animated Inanimate Battle for the Inanimate Insanity miniseries Inanimate Battle.
  • Oh, and Tivo from AIB and the DVR TiVo are by no means related.
• Anime-Gataris is not a page for anime called Gataris made by a troper clueless about namespaces.
• Anna isn't a standalone Spin-Off of Frozen (2013).
• Anna and the Apocalypse is not a crossover between Frozen and X-Men.
• Anno Dracula is not an adaptation of Dracula done by Hideaki Anno.
  • It's not "What, Dracula" in Tagalog either.
  • It's not a vampire-themed game in the Anno Domini franchise either.
• ANNO: Mutationem isn't a game in the Anno Domini franchise in which the characters mutate.
• Anthem (2019) is not about a health insurance provider.
• The Antisocial Network is not about the Evil Counterpart version of The Social Network.
  • The film adaption's Dumb Money of the money does not belong to Lloyd Christmas.
    • Nor is it related to Money Dumb.
• Anya's Ghost is not about Anya Forger as a ghost, nor is it about her befriending a ghost.
• Anything Goes doesn't have anything to do with Mega Rayquaza's tier
• Aoharu × Machinegun is not about a Cargo Ship between someone named "Aoharu" and a machine gun.
• Apex Legends isn't about myths featuring ape people.
• Aphex Twin does not have a twin. ^note He had an older brother, but they weren't twins.
• Apollo 18 is not a sequel to Apollo 13.
  • Nor is Apollo 13 a sequel to Apollo 11. The latter came out 24 years after.
• Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney's eponymous protagonist is not a Greek god. Nor is he the fusion of a Greek god and a The House of the Dead boss. Nor is Apollo Justice the reason Gaius Baltar was found not guilty.
• Appleseed Ex Machina isn't about the rapid growth of flora when the rightful king is restored. Nor is it about machines that crush or grind appleseeds into oil or paste.
• The Colon in Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters does not refer to the internal organ or one of the many discoverers of the West Indies.
• Arakawa Under the Bridge is not about the author of Fullmetal Alchemist (Hiromu Arakawa) getting drunk or becoming homeless. It's also not his cover of the Red Hot Chili Peppers song.
• Archer is not the bow-and-arrow wielding superhero. Nor is is the other such hero. Nor the Servant class from Fate/stay night. Nor the leader of the Gorgonites. Nor the Captain of the NX-01.
• The Archers does not feature any activity with bows and arrows. Nor does it involve any of the Archers from the aforementioned Archer.
• Are You Alice? is not a follow-up to Go Ask Alice.
• The Aristocats is not related to The Aristocrats and under no circumstances should you ever confuse the two.
• Arkham Horror has nothing to do whatsoever with the asylum Batman's Rogues Gallery is often sent to.
• Arknights is not a Batman: Arkham Series game.
• ARK: Survival Evolved is not about surviving on Noah’s Ark.
• Armageddon Time is not a sequel to Armageddon.
• Armored Core is not the Vic Viper's nemesis.
• ARMS is not related to Wild ARMs.
• Arrested Development is not about the psychological condition. Or the band. ^note We are legally obligated to make this distinction.
• Arrow: The Ultimate Weapon is not The Movie of Arrow.
  • Nor is it a documentary promoting the use of arrows.
• Arsenic and Old Lace is not a Runaways spinoff focusing on Gert Yorkes and her dinosaur.
• Artemis Fowl is not about Luna’s cat husband becoming a chicken.
• Art of Fighting does not star someone named Art.
• Arthur has nothing to do with King Arthur or Arthur Fonzarelli.
  • The episode "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" is not about The Beatles, or about holding hands in a romantic way.
  • "So Long, Spanky" isn't Principal Skinner's mother saying goodbye to him.
  • "Emily Swallows a Horse" doesn't actually involve Emily swallowing a horse.
  • "Arthur's Big Hit" isn't about Arthur making some form of artwork that he becomes famous for.
  • "D.W.'s Name Game" isn't about D.W. singing that song where you rhyme names with "bo" and "banana fanna fo".
  • "D.W. Swims with the Fishes" is not about D.W. drowning.
  • While "Is That Kosher?" does involve Francine's Judaism and food, it isn't about her not knowing which foods are kosher.
  • "The Great MacGrady" isn't the lunch lady becoming a stuntwoman.
  • "Just Desserts" isn't about someone getting karma.
  • "Play it Again, D.W." isn't about D.W. being encouraged to play a game again.
  • "Arthur's Baby" and "D.W.'s Baby" are not about them adopting kids (they're way too young to adopt).
  • "Binky Goes Nuts" isn't about Binky going insane. Nor does he say "That's my purse!".
  • "Buster's Breathless" isn't about him being taken aback.
  • "Buster's Back" isn't about his spine.
  • "Revenge of the Chip" isn't about Muffy's brother getting revenge on someone.
    • Nor is it a parody of Revenge of the Sith (this episode predates the Star Wars prequel trilogy anyway).
  • "Bunny Trouble" does not involve Buster, or Maria, or Ladonna, or Alex...
  • "Looking for Bonnie" isn't about the Read Family searching for one of the aunts.
  • "Arthur's Family Feud" has nothing to do with the game show.
  • "Double Dare" has nothing to do with the Nickelodeon game show.
  • "Francine Goes to War" isn't about Francine joining the military (she's too young to do so).
• Arthur Christmas is not a Christmas Special of the book and cartoon series about the life of a third-grade aardvark and his friends or the movie about a drunken heir. Nor does it have to do with King Arthur.
• Ashen Blade is not about Stuart Ashen cleaving the Earth in twain with the World's Sharpest Knife ^TM.
• Assassin's Creed is not about killing people by yelling Badass Creeds.
  • It also has nothing to do with Scott Stapp's band.
  • Assassin's Creed: Unity is not a remake of the first Assassin's Creed game on the Unity engine.
  • Also not involved Adonis who wanted to be an assassin.
• Assault Lily is not a flower used in attacks.
  • Nor is it a command to attack someone named Lily.
• The Asterisk War is not waged by those little star symbols (*), nor does it involve Asterix.
  • Nor is it a war with a lot of footnotes or swearing.
• Asterix isn't to do with asterisks (the titular character's name is a pun on "asterisk", though).
• Asteroid City of the city does not set in an actual asteroid in space, it's on Earth.
• Asteroid in Love is not about a space rock that's fallen in love with an Earthling, or an asteroid that's fallen in love with another asteroid for that matter.
• In Astral Chain, you don't perform Astral Finishes.
• Astro City is not where Astro Boy takes place.
• Asura Cryin' does not star that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 glitch, who has gone emo. And he's called Ashura, for the record.
  • Nor does it involve the daedric lord Azura.
  • Nor does it involve the TSAB Warship Asura, even though both were animated by Seven Arcs.
  • Nor does it have anything to do with the fear-inducing Big Bad of Soul Eater.
  • Nor Asura Ōtsutsuki from Naruto.
  • Nor is it the low self esteem alternative to Asura's Wrath.
• The A-Team is not about a school spelling bee team.
  • Nor are they related to the M Squad, F Troop, or Department S.
• Atelier Violet comes in more colors than just purple.
• Atop the Fourth Wall is not a trope dealing with the Fourth Wall. We apologize for confusion.
• Atomic Robo, Giant Robo and Getter Robo aren't related to each other.
  • Neither is Chibi-Robo!.
  • Nor is Custom Robo.
• Atomic Heart is not about the heart of Atomic Betty, Atomic Puppet, or Atomic Robo.
• Attack on Titan is not about an invasion of Saturn's largest moon, or the Tennessee-based NFL team, or the origin myth of the Greek Olympic Pantheon. Nor is it what Slade is planning.
  • Nor is it about people attacking giant flowers.
  • Nor is it the Final Battle of Mortal Kombat 11.
• Avatar does not feature any incarnations of gods on earth. Nor is it set in an internet forum.
• Avatar High is not a High School AU of either Avatar nor Avatar: The Last Airbender.
• Avatar: The Last Airbender is not a spin-off to Avatar featuring an air-manipulating Na'vi mage.
  • It does feature the earthly incarnation of a god-spirit, so at least it has that going for it.
• Avatar: The Way of Water isn't an Avatar: The Last Airbender spinoff focusing on Waterbenders, nor is it about water showing Aang how to reach his destination.
• Avengers: Infinity War is not about two british spies fighting an endless amount of wars.
  • And Avengers: Endgame isn’t about those two spies playing a long game of chess.
• Avenger Penguins is not The Avengers reimagined as penguins or turned into penguins.
• Awesome Series is not a page for Gushing About Shows You Like. It is also not a series about a pro wrestler named Mike.
• Axe Cop is not a command to get rid of a policeman.
• Azur Lane is not the name of Lois Lane's sister.
• Azure Dreams has nothing to do with the BlazBlue series.

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• Baba is You is not a Polish feminist movement.
• Babel II is not a sequel to Babel.
• Baby Driver is not an example of Dinky Drivers.
  • Nor it is about an actual infant who can drive, unless they imagine doing so.
  • Nor is it a biopic of the early childhood of Adam Driver. Or Minnie Driver for that matter.
• Babylon 5 is not the fifth installment of Babylon (2022).
  • Neither of them were set in Germany capital.
• Babymetal is not a metal band whose members are babies.
• Back Street Girls is not the Distaff Counterpart of the Backstreet Boys, although judging by the premise of the manga, the name was chosen with this in mind.
• Backyard Wrestling is not part of the Backyard Sports series.
• Bad Girls is not a Spear Counterpart to Bad Boys. For once, the former takes place in the Wild West.
• Bad Movie Beatdown is not a show about watching someone with a bad movie Fetish masturbating.
  • Nor is it physically assaulting a bad movie, though in some episodes, he does.
  • It's also not a bad movie based on Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance. (Although given the source material, a bad movie would be the most likely result.)
• The Bad Place is not a morality-flipped version of The Good Place.
• Bad News Ballet is not a sequel where the The Bad News Bears take up dancing.
• Bakuman。 is not about an Azerbaijani superhero.
  • Also, it's not the sequel to Bakugan.
  • Neither of them are My Hero Academia spin-offs focused on Katsuki Bakugou.
• Bakuten Shoot Beyblade is not a Pokémon spin-off/parody about Pokemon coming out of spinning tops instead of Poke-Balls. Oh, and Tyson Granger is not related to Hermoine Granger.
• The Ballad of Jack and Rose has nothing to do with James Cameron's Titanic.
• None of the members of The Band Perry are related to Katy or Steve.
  • None of the members are platypuses, either.
• BanG Dream! is not when you have the sexual intercourse of your dreams. Furthermore, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! is not an orgy of girls who are part of bands.
  • They also aren't about Stuff Blowing Up.
  • Nor do they involve a dream where the letter G is banned for some reason.
• Bangai-O is not The Big O with more Stuff Blowing Up.
  • Bangai-O Spirits is not Bangai-O with ghosts. Nor does it refer to Bangai-O-branded alcoholic drinks.
• Banjo the Woodpile Cat is not a Banjo-Kazooie spin-off where Kazooie is replaced by a woodpile cat. Likewise, Banjo Ginga is not another spin-off with the bird getting the boot in favor of Ginga Nakajima.
  • And all involved have nothing to do with Space Ghost's sea monkey.
• The Bank Dick is not about a man walking into a bank and showing his private parts to everyone inside.
  • Nor is it about a certain white whale opening a bank account.
  • Nor is it that one teller who always gives you a hard time when they have to count the money you're depositing.
• Neither the original The Bard's Tale trilogy nor its 2004 remake have anything to do with the works of William Shakespeare.
• Barakamon is not Baraka or Barack Obama turning into a Digimon. It's not a Mon series at all, in fact.
• Barefoot Contessa does not have a person named Contessa, who Prefers Going Barefoot. It has no link to the Worm character either.
• Barefoot Gen is not about a generation of kids who have decided to never wear shoes or socks.
  • It's also not about playing the Sega Genesis while barefoot.
• The Barenaked Ladies don't perform nude, nor are any of its members female.
• The Barney of Barney & Friends does not have the last name of Rubble, Gumble, Calhoun, Fife, Stinson, Collier, or Guttman.
  • He's not an Old English Sheepdog, either.
  • Nor is he a bear.
• Basilisk doesn't include any actual Basilisks; the title is metaphorical.
• The Basketball Diaries is not a spin-off series of (or related to) The Princess Diaries. Also, neither works are related to The Vampire Diaries.
• Bastard!! (1988) is not a South Park spin-off starring Kenny McCormick.
• Bastard Bonds does not suggest that James Bond's frequent dalliances have produced children.
• Bastion is not about Bastion units, so stop asking us to nerf it.
• Basquash! doesn't not feature a relative of the Big Foot monster on it.
• Batman is not about someone who actually turns into a bat. The title character is not part bat either. You might be looking for one of the villains in his Rogues Gallery, Man-Bat instead.
  • It is not a baseball or cricket sports film either, and it has absolutely nothing to do with Ninja Baseball Batman, either.
  • Nor is it about an orderly assigned to a British military officer. However, since Alfred does many of the tasks an officer's batman would do, he is sometimes called Batman's batman.
    • Along those lines, in The Avengers (1960s) episode "Death of a Batman", Steed and Cathy are not investigating the Caped Crusader's murder.
  • Batman: Under the Red Hood is not about Batman meeting (and falling in love with) a Hotter and Sexier version of Little Red Riding Hood.
    • Nor is he making engine repairs to Lightning McQueen, Christine, the Viper Red, or to Cameron's dad's Ferrari.
  • The video game Batman: Arkham Asylum is not about Batman helping ship-shaped swine find a safe sanctuary. Similarly, its sequel isn't about Batman helping the same creatures form a community.
  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is not about Batman and Superman traveling to the future to fight against Justice, albeit it could be a one hell of a crossover.
    • Nor is it about Batman suing Superman.
  • Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero does not have Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat joining in, though Sub-Zero has crossed over with Batman several times.
  • Batman Beyond is not a Harder Than Hard chart in Arcaea.
  • The titular superhero also has no relation to the Turkish city, and has likely never been there.
• Battlefield Earth is not related to the Battlefield games, all of which already take place on Earth. In fact, it was released two years before Battlefield 1942.
• Battle for Terra is not a Fan Nickname for the endgame of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.
  • It is also not an episode of Teen Titans.
  • Neither is it a battle for Terra Branford.
• Battlefront: Twilight Company is not about the Game Mod for Star Wars: Battlefront II that adds Twilight Sparkle and her friends.^note  Yes, it exists and there is nothing you can do about it.
• Battle Game in 5 Seconds is not a 5 Second Films skit.
• Battle Royale is not a remake of Casino Royale (2006) where the plot hinges on a battle tournament instead of a card game. Nor is it French for "quarter pounder battle". And don't even think that this is a film adaptation of Fortnite like how one unfortunate kid did.
• Battletoads isn't about battling toads. It's not about battling Toads, either. Nor is it about the Toads battling things.
  • It's not about combat divers, also known as Frogmen, either.
• Oddly enough, the titular protagonist of Bayonetta doesn't have a bayonet as one of her weapons.
• Baywatch is not a Beach Episode of Overwatch.
• The Beano is not about that pill.
• The BBC isn't a channel about the 3 legends of Real Madrid. ^note  They are Benzema, Bale, and Cristiano.
• Bearcats! is not about hybrid bears that are half-cat. Nor does it refer to the umpteen NCAA teams that call themselves “Bearcats”.
• Bear in the Big Blue House is not an oddly elaborate new slang phrase for saying someone's "in the house", nor is it a Genre Shift spinoff of Cory in the House. It's also not a hairy gay man who lives in a large, blue house.
• Beat 'em and Eat 'em is not a prehistoric hunting simulator, unfortunately.
• Beastars is not a spin-off of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure with furries starring the Beastar family.
  • Nor should it be confused with Beast Wars, or with the Monstars.
  • It also isn't about Galar's Fighting-type Gym Leader joining a division of the Raccoon City police department.
    • Nor is it an Anthropomorphic Animal Adaptation of Resident Evil.
• Beastie Boys aren't into zoophilia.
• beatmania is not an overly long sequence of Beats, unless you count the breather that some songs have before the Last Note Nightmare. Nor is it a misspelling of Beatlemania.
  • beatmania IIDX 11: IIDX RED is not One Game for the Price of Two, where you have to clear songs on a Blue Version machine in the next city over in order to earn the right to play them on the Red Version machine in your hometown. Nor is it a YouTube Red-exclusive version of IIDX.
  • beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD is not IIDX with a distorted screen.
  • beatmania IIDX 14 Gold's theme song is not the eurobeat song "Solid Gold", "Gold" by Spandau Ballet, nor is it played on a solid gold IIDX machine. Besides, a machine made of pure 24K gold wouldn't be very durable anyway.
  • beatmania IIDX 15 DJ Troopers is not a crossover between IIDX and VR Troopers.
  • beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius has nothing to do with satellite radio or Sirius Black, and its tagline is not "Why so Sirius?"
  • While beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem is themed around beach resorts, it's not an actual beatmania-themed beach resort.
  • beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle does not star a certain Link lookalike; that would be Linkle. Nor is it a crossover with Groove Coaster 3: Link Fever.
  • beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro is not named because it's played on a tri-color television.
  • beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA is not what you get when you say "Sparta" with an accent. Nor is it a beatmania-themed Cool Sword, though the game is themed around swords.
  • beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL does not involve dueling pendulums or dual pens.
  • beatmania IIDX 23 copula does not involve copulation.
  • beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ is not when you ask "Who's Buz?" in Filipino.
  • beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS does not involve cannonballs, nor is it an illegal cross-country IIDX tournament, nor does it have to do with diving.
  • beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage does not have you fight randomly-generated danmaku bosses with a laser cannon.
    Defeat autocreated huge charts. Rhythm game, 'beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage'.
  • beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE is not a collaboration with Roselia. You're thinking of "HEROIC ADVENT".
  • beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER is not a version of IIDX made for bistros. Nor is it a BEMANI-themed snowclone of the "Biden Joever" meme.
  • beatmania IIDX 29 CastHour is not related to fishing.
  • beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT is not about homes. Nor is it called beatmania IIDX 30 BIO in Japan.
  • beatmania IIDX 31 EPOLIS is not an electronic Egopolis, nor is it an Unusual Euphemism for "e-peen" or "e-penis".
• The movie, The Beatniks contains no members of said subculture, whatsoever!
• Beat Saber is not about fighting against Sabers from Fate Series.
• Beat Shazam is not about fighting Shazam!.
• BeatStream is not about streaming music over the Internet. Nor is it a streaming service designed for the Beats by Dr. Dre series of headphones. Nor is it a video game streaming website tailored towards Rhythm Games.
• Beau Is Afraid does not star that one mining engine or Beau Geste.
• BECK is not the Anime of Mighty No. 9.
  • And although the title of the Manga refers to a musical group, they do not sing "Loser", "Devil's Haircut", "Where It's At", or "The New Pollution".
• Becoming Blizzard is not about the creation of the Warcraft series. It's also not about a man turning into a giant ape god. You're thinking of Chaos, anyway.
• The Beekeeper does not star the antagonist of Henry Danger or Doc Beeble.
  • And the protagonist, Adam Clay is not Captain Boomerang.
• Beethoven, while it features music by him, is not a film about the composer of the same name, in the vein of Amadeus.
• Being Human (UK) is not related to the Robin Williams movie of the same name. No one remembers it anyway.
  • Nor is it a prequel to Too Human or Humans.
    • Or a sequel to Almost Human or Not Quite Human.
  • Not is it related to Being There.
• Belladonna isn't about Blake or Joey.
• Neither of the protagonists of Belle and Sebastian are an inventor's daughter or a crab with a Jamaican accent.
• The BEMANI Sound Team is not the crew that manages audio during live BEMANI events. Nor is it a crossover with the band Sound Team.
• Ben Drowned is not about about the opening scene from the third episode of Ben 10.
• Benson is not about a young aspiring race car driver from Michigan or a 70's teen heartthrob.
  • Nor is it a spinoff of Regular Show starring the park workers' boss. Or Olivia Benson.
• Ben 10 does not star ten guys named Ben, just one.
  • Nor were there ever works named Ben 1 through Ben 9.
• Ben-To is not a less diverse or Japanese^note tō being the kun'yomi reading of the character for 10, 十 version of Ben 10.
• Be Prepared is not a graphic novel about a lion wanting to overthrow his brother. Nor is it about a singing mountain goat with interchangeable horns for every situation.
• Better Than Ezra is an alternative rock band. It's not an assessment of quality in relation to Mr. Pound. Or Mr. Koenig. Or Kanan's padawan. Or an Old Testament prophet.
• Betty Boop isn't to do with booping someone's nose.
• Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Teens, and Beverly Hills, 90210 are not related to each other.
• Beyond Good & Evil is not the book by Friedrich Nietzsche.
• The BFG is not about a guy searching for a Hand Cannon. You're probably looking for this story right here.
• Let's clear some things up about The Bible:
  • The Book of Genesis is not about Sega's 16-bit video game console, and it's not called Book of Mega Drive outside of America.
  • The Book of Numbers is not about roman numerals.
  • The Book of Esther is not about Orphan villain.
  • The Book of Job is not an employee handbook.
  • The Book of Joel is not about the Vinesauce streamer.
  • The Book of Philippians is not about the Philippines.
    Reading the Bible. More fun in the Philippines.
• Bible Black is not The Bible as written by individuals of African descent, nor is it a religious parody of Metal Black.
• B.Ichi is not about a woman who complains a lot, nor does it extol the experience of mosquito bites.
  • And Bone is not the English localisation of B.Ichi, even though B.One would be a literally perfect translation of its title.
• The Big Bang Theory is not about the theory that the universe was created from a star explosion.
• Big Buck Bunny is not about a wealthy anthropomorphic rabbit.
  • Nor is it about a rich girl/woman named Bunny.
  • Nor is it a Looney Tunes short about Bugs Bunny becoming rich.
• None of the title characters of Big City Greens are anthropomorphic vegetables.
  • While the characters do have unusual skin colours, the Greens do not have green skin.
• Big Daddy is not about a character from BioShock, Transformers, Kick-Ass, The Fairly OddParents!, The Golden Girls, or The Princess and the Frog.
  • It's also not about baseball pitcher Rick Reuschel.
  • The movie doesn't have any songs from this band.
• Big Hero 6 is not the sixth installment of the Big Hero series.
• The Biggest Loser is not a contest over who is the most pathetic nerd.
• The Big O is not about a mathematical concept, car tires, stadiums in Montreal or retired NBA MVPs. And it's definitely not about…you know, that.
• The Big C is not at all related to The Big O.
  • Nor is it about that big C.
• Big Order is not about someone buying a lot of food at a restaurant all at once.
• The Big Red One is not a Sequel Escalation take on Jack London's short story "The Red One" about a bigger, meaner version of the crashed alien probe showing up for revenge.
  • Nor is it about Zippy's twanger.
  • Nor a crossover between JAKQ Dengeki Tai and Choudenshi Bioman.
  • Nor is it about a test score in which the student got only one answer correct.
  • Nor is it about cinnamon chewing gum.
• The Big Short is not a short film, only longer; nor is it an Americanized adaptation of The Wrong Trousers.
• Big Shot (2021) is not about Spamton Neo's]] boss theme from Deltarune and how it came out in 2021.
• Big Time Rush: Though it's about a band, it's not about that Rush, or even a cover band trying to make it big. It's also not about getting stuck in rush hour traffic, or about going very fast for a short amount of time.
• Big Trouble in Little China is not Big Trouble remade in Little China. For one thing, the former film was made 15 years before the latter.
• Bill & Ted is not about Bill Cipher partner with a sentient teddy bear.
• The Bill does not eventually become The Law.
• Bill Nighy is not The Science Guy.
• Bill Nye the Science Guy: Stop the Rock! is not about a famous scientist trying to stop the wrestler.
• Billy Summers is not the son of Buffy, Vulcan, Cyclops, or Havok.
• Billy VSSNAKEMAN is not a Mega Man 3 crossover with Double Dragon, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, or any other series with a protagonist named Billy.
• Bird Box is not about a bird trapped in a box or a box delivery offered by a bird. Or Lady Bird for that matter.
• Birds of Prey has absolutely nothing to do with those cool Klingon ships first seen in Star Trek III and then would get overused in later Star Trek series. Or the Romulan one either.
  • It's also not a trope about literal birds of prey, no matter how cool some of them are.
• Birdz, Antz and Bratz aren't related to each other.
  • Birdz is also not part of the Petz series of video games.
• The BIT.TRIP series isn't based on trying to bite as much food as possible without tripping over things.
  • BIT.TRIP BEAT is not a crossover with Jet Set Radio or The World Ends with You.
  • BIT.TRIP FATE is not a crossover with Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.
  • BIT.TRIP FLUX is not a crossover with Back to the Future, either.
• B.J. and the Bear is not a show about a yellow dinosaur encountering a bear.
  • It does not star a bear either.
  • It's also not about said yellow dinosaur eating at a restaurant in Chicago.
• Black Blood Brothers is not about blood brothers of African heritage, nor brothers who bleed Black Blood.
• Black Butler's eponymous butler is not of African descent.
• Blackadder is not about a mathematician of African heritage.
  • Nor is is about a snake.
• Black Bolt isn't a black guy, nor is he a version of Bolt with black fur (though the latter's Show Within a Show counterpart shares one of his powers with him). He also isn't a dark-colored metal fastener.
• Black Clover is not about a dark species of the plant.
• The Black Company is not a Darker and Edgier version of The Electric Company (1971). Or a version of the same show with an all-black cast.
  • Nor is it about a white guy with a lot of black friends.
• The Black Dahlia Murder is not about a murder committed by a black Dahlia Hawthorne.
• Blackfish is not a biopic of Ser Brynden Tully.
• Blackheart is not about the goddess of Lastation or Battle Garegga's Stage 5 boss. Nor is Joan Jett involved.
• black•ish is not a follow-up to Jamie Foxx's "crack-ish" comedy bit about Whitney Houston.
• Black Jack is not a documentary about a card game, the Tu-160, Jack Black, General John Pershing, or cowboy wrestlers.
• BlacKkKlansman is not about someone whose name is "Black Klansman" (or "Klinsmann") and being spelled as such for bullying reasons.
• Black Lagoon does not contain any creatures (that we know of, anyway).
  • Nor is it a Blaxploitation version of The Blue Lagoon.
• Black/Matrix is not a Blaxploitation version of The Matrix. Although that would be hilarious. Just picture Morpheus and Neo with Afros.
  • Nor is it something Nemesis Prime carries.
• Black★Rock Shooter is not about a mass murderer mowing innocent civilians down with a machine gun at any location named "Black Rock."
  • Nor is it about anyone with a vendetta against black rocks. Or one who wants to assassinate Dwayne Johnson who identifies as African American.
  • Nor is it anybody of African descent whose skilled in shooting rocks.
  • Nor does it have anything to do with Bad Day at Black Rock.
• Black Sunday is not about the chaos on Disneyland's opening day.
• Black & White does not feature Ikaruga's polarity gimmick.
  • Nor does it involve traveling a New York/New Jersey-like region to catch 'em all.
  • And it has nothing to do with the hit songs by Michael Jackson or Three Dog Night.
  • And the game is not in monochrome.
• Blade Runner is not a character who specializes in the Blade Run.
  • It has nothing to do with Road Runner
  • Nor is it about a cousin of Homestar Runner.
    • Nor the bastard son of Homestar Runner and Blade.
    • Nor is BIT.TRIP RUNNER part of the alleged family tree.
  • It's not about the Olympic athlete.
  • And it should not be confused with the novel of the same name. Seriously.
  • Nor is it about a Psycho Knife Nut. Or anyone who might run with a knife for any other reason.
  • Nor does it involve rollerblades.
• Blade: Trinity does not have that Trinity.
• Blake's 7 does not refer to how old he is.
• Blaster Master is not connected to Bomberman.
  • Nor to Blaster.
  • Nor is it a Cricket video game featuring Sachin Tendulkar and / or Sanath Jaysuriya. That would be Master Blaster.
• Blaze and the Monster Machines has nothing to do with Blaze the Cat or Axel Blaze riding monster machines.
• Bleach is not a show where doing the laundry is Serious Business.
  • Nor is it the sequel to Hairspray.
  • And despite what pictures like this◊ say, no, it does not have a sequel called Detergent... yet.
  • Nor a chemical whitener that you use in laundry.
• Bless the Harts does not involve Bret Hart or anyone in his family. Nor Jimmy Hart.
• The Blob does not roll over a monochrome city to paint it in Technicolor. That's de Blob.
  • Nor does it have anything to do with Fred/Frank Dukes.
• Blondie (1930) is not about Debbie Harry.
  • Or Paris Hilton.
• Bloody Roar does not refer to a monster spewing blood out of its mouth whenever it roars.
• Blossom is not about the Powerpuff Girl or jazz singer Blossom Dearie.
• Blow Out is not about a flat tire.
• Bluebeard is not a pirate. Nor is it about Ira Steven Behr.
• Blue Man Group does not involve The Smurfs.
  • And they haven't covered "I'm Blue" either (at least, not yet).
• We don't need to spell out what Blue Period isn't about.
  • Nor is it when you make a pothole (to a non-Redlink, non-disambiguation page) consisting only of a period.
• BLUE REVOLVER is not a spinoff of Red Dead Revolver.
  • It's also not an album of blues covers of songs from The Beatles' Revolver.
  • Nor is it one of Tatsh/Xeami's "Revolver" songs from Groove Coaster.
  • Nor is it Blue the Dog with a gun.
  • and it's not called Blue Varis outside of Japan.
  • It also has nothing to do with Nero's revolver, the Blue Rose.
• The Blues Brothers is not about the Blues from Angry Birds.
• Blue's Journey is not a Spin-Off of Blue's Clues.
• Blue Velvet is not about the room Igor hangs out in.
• Blumhouse is not a house who owned by Mark or Steve. It's Jason.
• BNA: Brand New Animal is not about construction and use of an Animal puppet, or his restyling.
  • Nor does it take place at Nashville International Airport.
• Boards of Canada don't extensively use wooden boards, nor are they from Canada.
• Boardwalk Empire is not about someone who plays Monopoly and makes a lot of improvements on Boardwalk.
• The Boat That Rocked did not play backup for The Ship Who Sang.
• Bob and Margaret doesn't center around Bob Belcher and Margaret Smith.
• Bob's Full House is not hosted by Bob Saget of Full House fame.
• Bojack Horseman is not a spinoff of Dragon Ball Z's ninth movie.
• Boku no Pico is not about pico de gallo salsa, nor does it star Pico from F-Zero. It also does not refer to the Sega Pico. And fans of Boku no Hero Academia will not be happy if you think it has anything to do with Boku no Pico.
  • So is the same with Pico fans if you think Pico has to do with Boku no Pico. Though, fans of Pico are not immune to these jokes.
• Bolo is not about Bolo Santosi or Bolo Yeung.
• Bomberman is not a Robot Master. You're thinking of Bomb Man.
  • Saturn Bomberman, meanwhile, is not about someone plotting to blow up the sixth planet from the Sun.
• Boner's Ark is not a porn parody of the Noah's Ark myth.
  • It also has nothing to do with Mike Seaver's best friend.
• Bones is not about Dr. Leonard McCoy. He's a doctor, not a forensic anthropologist.
  • Nor is it a TV adaptation of Bone.
• Bonk has nothing to do with sex, nor the Scout's catchphrase.
• Bonkers are not Scouts. Or Bonkuras.
  • Scouts, however, can be bonkers.
  • The series also isn't about the hammer-yielding miniboss from Kirby.
  • Nor is it a documentary about a candy from the mid-80's.
• Boobs in the Woods do not involve women.
  • It also doesn't have anything to do with the breasts of Night in the Woods's female cast.
  • Nor does it involve trees with breasts.
• The Boogiepop Series is not about Oogie Boogie's daughter, made of candy.
  • Boogiepop Phantom does not imply that Boogiepop's other father is Danny Phantom.
• The Boondocks do not have The Boondock Saints, and vice-versa.
• The Book of Bill is not a part of The Bible.
• The Book Of Lies is not a Hollywood Atheist's term for The Bible or any other religious text.
• Borat is not the name of a chemical compound used to kill cockroaches, that's Borax.
• Borderlands is not a social commentary against illegal immigration.
  • It also has nothing to do with the Bordertown books.
• The Borrowers is not about Sniz and Fondue dealing with a loan shark.
• The Boss is not a biographical movie about Bruce Springsteen, nor Sasha Banks, nor the Big Boss Man's time in WCW. It also has nothing to do with the mother of Ocelot
• Boulder Dash is not a sequel of Diner Dash.
  • Nor it is a game about an anthropomorphic boulder with Super-Speed.
  • Nor is it a lost cousin of Rainbow Dash who works for the Pies.
  • Nor is it a Rescue Bot in a hurry.
  • Nor is it the Doordash delivery service EXCEPT WITH BOULDERS!
• Boxing Helena isn't about a woman named Helena who competes in boxing, nor about someone who boxes against Helena.
• The Boy and the Beast is not a retelling of Beauty and the Beast where the Beast is a pedophile, nor is it a Boys' Love version thereof.
• In a similar way, Boyz II Men is not a band full of pedophiles.
• Brain Powerd is not when you go "O-oooooooooo AAAAE-A-A-I-A-U JO-oooooooooooo AAE-O-A-A-U-U-A- E-eee-ee-eee AAAAE-A-E-I-E-A JO-ooo-oo-oo-oo EEEEO-A-AAA-AAAA". Nor was the creator drunk when they named it.
• Brass Eye is not a prequel to Red Eye or Goldeneye.
• The Brave Express Might Gaine, but there's no guarantee it will ever turn a profit.
  • And it's not about the further adventures of Magnificent Great Beast of Konoha, either.
• Neither Brave Leader Daimos nor Brave Raideen are part of the Brave Series, though both former series did inspire that latter franchise.
• Bravely Default is not a call for corporations and governments in debt to suck it up and take a default rather than waiting for bailout.
  • Nor is about going into default in the most badass way possible.
• Brazil is not about the country of that name.
• The Breakfast Club does not star Don McNeill. Nor is it that club where the only requirement is to never skip breakfast.
• Breakfast on Pluto is not set on the dwarf planet, or anywhere else outside of Earth for that matter.
  • It also isn't about having breakfast on top of the Roman god of death and the underworld, nor a breakfast paid for by him.
• Breaking Bad is not about someone who doesn't like Michael Jackson's Album and single Bad. Nor is it about telling a dim brute not to smash things. Nor is it a trope about a type of Big Bad that breaks down at some point through the story. You're looking for Villainous Breakdown.
  • Nor is it about someone who's really bad at breaking things.
• Breakout is not about getting an allergic reaction.
• Breath of Death VII is not Master Belch's ultimate attack.
• Breathless is a science fiction game, but it's gimmick is not that you are an astronaut with a limited supply of air.
• BRIAN BLESSED IS NOT EXACTLY BLESSED!
• Brick Mansions is not a sequel to The LEGO Movie.
• Bridge to Terabithia is not about computer hardware. Nor is it a Star Trek captain sending a comm signal to somewhere called Terabithia.
• Brideshead Revisited does not have a prequel called Brideshead.
• Brightburn is not about burning magnesium.
• Bringing Up Baby is not about raising a child.
  • Nor is it about vomiting after eating an infant.
• The Brittas Empire is not ruled over by an anarchist cat owner or by Gillian Jacobs in general.
  • Nor is it an expose documentary about Britta Water Filters.
• Brokeback Mountain is not a documentary about hikers with severe lower back problems.
• Brother Bear does not star Brother from The Berenstain Bears or the Brother Bears from Donkey Kong Country 3 just because the name's the same.
• The cartoons The Brothers Grunt and The Brothers Flub are not related.
• Bruce Almighty is not a biopic about Bruce Campbell.
  • Nor is it a biopic about Bruce Springsteen.
• Brüno is not the guy we don't talk about.
  • Nor is he the guy we tell to shut up.
  • Nor is he the guy who created the robots of St. Mystère
• The Brutal Series does not imply that sequels to Brütal Legend or Brutal: Paws of Fury exist.
• BS games aren't games the developers themselves consider bullshit.
• BTS's acronym doesn't stand for either...
  • ...Bacon & Tomato Sandwich.
  • ...Ball-Thumping & Sucking.
  • Nor does it stand for "Behind the Scenes", though they have created an English backronym, "Beyond The Scene".
• Bubble Bobble does not feature bobbleheads.
  • Bust-A-Move, despite being a spinoff, is not a dancing game, even though a dance sequence is in the second game's intro. You want Bust A Groove, at least in America.
• Bubble Guppies does not contain a single guppy (known as millionfish and rainbow fish).
• Bubblegum Crisis has absolutely nothing to do with bubblegum. That would be either They Live! or Duke Nukem. Nor is it bubble gum with the Time Crisis license. Nor is about a country that runs out of bubblegum.
  • It also has nothing to do with Princess Bubblegum going through a midlife crisis.
• Bubbles in Space is not about one of The Powerpuff Girls or the keyboardist of the Neptunes going into outer space.
  • Nor is it about Cobra Bubbles doing the same.
• Buddy Complex is not about someone with a crippling addiction to buddy cop shows.
• Bug Fables is not a bug-themed remake of Aesop's Fables nor of Fables.
• Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips is not pornographic or even sexually suggestive.
• Bugsy is not about the Johto bug-type gym leader.
  • Nor is it a sequel to Valiant with Bugsy as the protagonist.
• Bull is not a Spin-Off of Night Court starring Richard Moll. Nor is it a Bowdlerised version of a series called Bullshit.
• Bullet Hell Monday can be played on any day of the week, not just Monday.
• Bullet to the Head is not a modern-day sequel to Arrow in the Knee.
• Bulletstorm is not a Bullet Hell game.
• Bumblebee is not about Blake and Yang.
• Bungo Stray Dogs does not take place in Dog City.
  • Nor does it share a setting with Pound Puppies.
  • And Whatever you do, do not confuse it with Bangai-O!
  • Nor is it a version of "Banana Man" with the fake birds getting replaced with stray dogs.
• Bungo to Alchemist is not a crossover between Bungo Stray Dogs and Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Nor is it a weird version of "Banana Man" where Bung Vulchungo has somehow turned into an alchemist for no apparent reason.
• Bunny Lake is Missing is not about a body of water that mysteriously disappears.
• Bunny Must Die is thankfully not a page of backlash against Lurkerbunny and her constant Entry Pimping or against Barnaby Brooks Jr..
  • It does not have anything to do with Rabbit Season, either.
  • Nor is it about how you may feel after thoroughly playing Irisu Syndrome!.
  • Nor is it about the "Bunny Extinction" difficulty in Rabi-Ribi.
  • Similarly, Romeo Must Die is not a page of backlash against Romeo and Juliet (or Romeo × Juliet).
• Bunsen Is a Beast is not about Dr. Bunsen Honeydew becoming a monster.
• Burn After Reading is not some propaganda material straight out of the Fahrenheit 451 universe.
  • Nor is it instructions for how to deal with the piece of media once you've finished with it. It's a movie anyways, so you can't exactly read it. You can still burn the movie, if you must.
• Burn Notice is not "fyi you're on fire."
  • Nor is it about a forensic arson investigator, although that would be cool.
  • Nor is it "Ooooh! Burn!" Burn does not refer to a particularly brutal insult.
• Burnt Face Man is not a weird Robot Master.
  • And it's not the aftermath of a member of The A-Team being on fire.
• Butterbean's Cafe is not owned or run by that Butterbean.
• Butthole Surfers is not the name of a porn film, or a film about the history of proctology or even the nickname for a proctologist.
  • Nor is it a parody of Subway Surfers.
• The Buzz on Maggie doesn't star Buzz Lightyear and Maggie Simpson.
• The Bye Bye Man is not Rule 63 applied to The Goodbye Girl.
  • Nor is it the old man who checks your receipts and waves goodbye when you exit from a Walmart.

C

• You don't get Cad Bane when you combine villains from Underdog and Batman.
• Cake Boss is not a collaboration between Cake and Bruce Springsteen.
• Call Me Kat is not about a cybernetic alien cat, Lincoln's raven-haired female classmate, Ana's twin sister, or Kenny's owner.
• "Call Me Maybe" is not about someone named Maybe. Or Maeby.
• Call of Cthulhu is not a Call of Duty game with a Lovecraftian setting.
  • Nor is it when you get a phone call from Cthulhu.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops is not One Game for the Price of Two, where Black Ops and White Ops have different missions, and you need both for 100% Completion.
• Calvin and the Colonel has nothing to do with a certain six-year-old boy.
• The Camp Half-Blood Series is not about a particularly Campy Severus Snape.
• Camp Lazlo: Lazlo is not the name of the titular camp, but the name of the main character. Nor is this character Camp.
• Capcom Fighting Evolution is not Capcom taking governments to court to try to stop schools from teaching Darwinian evolution, nor is it Capcom trying to prevent natural selection from taking place.
• Most characters in Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001^note The Japan-region name of Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millenium 2001 aren't millionaires.
• Captain America: Civil War is not a re-enactment of the American Civil War, but with added Captain America.
  • You won't find Captain America in the Second American Civil War, but at least you can find Mary Jane Watson there.
• Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! has absolutely nothing to do with Ankh-Morpork's city guard. Especially not Angua. Be glad she wasn't here to hear that.
• Captain Earth is not a cheap rip-off of Captain Planet.
• Captain Marvel (2019) is not about that Captain Marvel^note Now called Shazam. You may be looking for SHAZAM! (2019).
• Captain Rainbow is not about Rainbow Dash's new life as a Wonderbolt.
  • Nor is it Captain Falcon embracing the LGBT culture.
• Captain Tsubasa is not a Space Pirate.
  • And Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- is not a Gaiden or spinoff.
• Car 54, Where Are You? is not about a police car that has disappeared off the face of the Earth, and the whole series is spent looking for it.
  • Nor is it a sequel to From a Buick 8 where the car from another dimension has a companion that causes mischief and drives away like a troll.
    • Nor would this vehicular duo solve mysteries involving people dressed up as spooky things.
• Caravan Palace isn't a place where you can park your mobile home.
• Cards Against Humanity is not about cards literally threatening the existence of humankind.
  • Nor is it committing what's classified as a "crime against humanity" using cards. Well, given the premise, maybe it is.
• Carmen is not an opera about automobile-themed superheroes.
  • Nor is it about a gang of elusive punny-named thieves.
  • Nor is it about an anthropomorphic cactus.
  • Or a peppy, chocoholic rabbit girl.
• Carnival Row is not set in Rio de Janeiro, Venice, or New Orleans just before Ash Wednesday.
  • Nor is it set in that part of town zoned to hold travelling circuses, sideshows, and carnivals.
• The CN Tower isn't where Cartoon Network is headquartered.
• Case Closed is not Conan the Barbarian or the host of TBS's late-night talk show as a sleuth.
• Casino Royale is not a 100-player casino game.
• Castle in the Sky is nothing like Castle IN SPACE! That would be like Firefly.
  • It also has nothing to do with Howl's Moving Castle, except that both films were directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
  • Or The Punisher IN SPACE!
• Castle Rock is not a musical version of Castle.
• Speaking of certain Castlevania titles...
  • Castlevania: Judgment is not a game where you judge Castlevania games.
  • Castlevania: Dracula X is not a crossover of Castlevania and Mega Man X.
    • Nor does the story involve Dracula getting his hands on Chemical X.
  • Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance is not a high-definition game. If you want an actual HD Castlevania game, that would be Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.
• Catch 21 is not a prequel to Catch-22.
• Cat Planet Cuties do not come from cat planet.
• Although it sounds like it would be, The Cat Returns is not a sequel to a movie called The Cat.^note Although, it is somewhat of a sequel to Whisper of the Heart.
  • Nor does it have any relation to The Cat Came Back or The Cat In The Hat Comes Back.
• Cats is not a musical about those to whom your base are belong. Nor is it about jazz musicians.
• CAVE's staff does not work in an actual cave.
• Cave Story is not the story of the company that develops Bullet Hell games.
  • Nor is it Cave Johnson's biography.
• Celeste is not an Animal Crossing Spin-Off focusing on Blathers' sister.
• Celestial Refresh is not about THE HEALING RAYS OF THE SUN.
  • Or what Princess Celestia drinks to refresh herself.
  • Nor does it involve the universe resetting.
• Cells at Work! will not teach you about the inner workings of cell phones.
  • Nor is it a Work Com starring anthropomorphic cell phones or cell towers.
• Central Park is not about a park right above South Park, nor does it have anything to do with the show.
• Centurions has nothing to do with Roman legions.
  • Or Cylons.
    • Sadly - "What happened to the Centurions after the Grand Finale?" would be an excellent Spin-Off.
  • Or Romulans.
• A Certain Magical Index is not an index of magic tropes.
• Chainsaw Man is not a Robot Master that use chainsaws,^note That said, the titular hero would not be out of place in a proper Megaman game. nor is the nickname for Leatherface.
• The Champions (2018) is not a 50 years anniversary dedication remake of The Champions (1968).
• Changeling is not focused on the life of Queen Chrysalis or one of her grunts. Nor is it about a leader of The Dominion. Nor is it about a certain green-skinned Teen Titan. It is also not the StarCraft short story of the same name.
• Chaos CompleXX is not a particularly wacky apartment.
• In Chaos Legion, you do not take control of the Chaos Space Marines.
• Chappie is not a biopic of Charlie Chaplin.
• Charlie and Lola is not about Charlie Chaplin and Lola Loud.
  • It also does not involve either Charlie Brown or Lola Bunny.
• Chargeman Ken! is not related to the robot master from Mega Man 5 with a really cool theme song.
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory does not star Charlie Sonner, Charlie Brown or Charlie Chaplin. Same goes for Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
• Charlie Wilson's War is not Charlie Wilson's adaptation of the Jason Statham/Jet Li film. Nor is it his tribute band to the guys who sang "Cisco Kid" and "Low Rider".
• Char's Counterattack is not the result of Ash Ketchum barking orders to his fiery lizard. (Or, in the case of Charizard during the first two seasons, its strategy after Ash tells it to do something completely different.) Nor is it the sequel to NetHack.
• Charlotte's Web is not about Angelica's mom making her own website. Neither does Charlotte Charades, Charlotte Flair, or Charlotte Braun.
• Charlotte Temple is not an area worshipping the candy monster Charlotte or Charlotte Dunois. It is also not related to Charlotte Church.
  • Nor does it have to do with a religious building located in the city in North Carolina.
• Chasing Amy is not a reversal of the way Amy Rose likes to relentlessly pursue Sonic the Hedgehog. Accounting for Sonic's running speed, it wouldn't take long anyway.
• Chasing Aurora is not about Wayne's World being part of The View Askewniverse.
  • Nor is about going after the princess from Sleeping Beauty.
• Chasing Mavericks is not called Chasing Irregulars in Japan.
• Toasts are almost never given at Cheers.
  • Nor do any of the character run around exclaiming the phrase in a British accent.
  • Nor is it to be confused with the Japanese title of Bring It On, which even uses a very similar title font◊.
• Chef! (1993) is not a South Park spinoff.
• Cherry (2021) is not a sequel of Cherry 2000. And the protagonist is not a purple-haired female cyborg.
• The Chica Show is not about that Chica.
• Chicago Fire is not about the soccer team or the World Football League team from the 1970's.
  • Nor is it about the modern Major League Soccer club of the same name.
  • Nor is it about Chicago being destroyed in a fire.
• CHIKARA is not the Nostalgia Chick/Linkara ship.
• The Child Ballads are not for children. They were collected by Francis James Child.
• Child of Light is not a story about Light Yagami's children.
  • Nor is it a sequel or spinoff of Child of Eden.
• Children of the Atom has nothing to do with the cult from the Fallout series called the Church of the Children of Atom. Nor is it about The Atom's children.
• Child's Play is not a documentary about the charity organization.
• Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is not Modern Warfare in the middle ages.
• Chobits aren't the Hobbits's retarded cousins.
• Chowder is not a Monster House spin-off. And while the show is about food, this specific dish never makes an appearance.
• A Chrome Shelled Regios is not a really shiny Variable Fighter from Genesis Climber MOSPEADA.
• Chrono Crusade is not a sequel to Chrono Trigger or Chrono Cross.
  • Nor is it a Crusade lead by Chrono, as awesome as that would be.
  • In fact, in some markets it was released as Chrno (sic) Crusade to make this clear, but it's not about Cirno either.
• The Christmas Light is not a Denser and Wackier spin-off to The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree that focuses on Little Light.
• CHUNITHM is not a chuunibyou-themed game, and while it is a Rhythm Game by Sega, it's not a rhythm game spinoff of ChuChu Rocket!. Nor is it rhythmic kissing. Nor is it a Pikachu-themed game.
  • CHUNITHM AIR is not a crossover with a certain Key/Visual Arts series.
  • CHUNITHM STAR is not a CHUNITHM-themed version of California's school assessment tests.
  • CHUNITHM AMAZON does not have perks for Amazon Prime subscribers. Nor does it star an Amazonian Beauty.
  • CHUNITHM CRYSTAL is not a collaboration with Final Fantasy.
  • CHUNITHM PARADISE is not a CHUNITHM-themed resort.
    • The "PARADISE LOST" part of CHUNITHM PARADISE LOST is not this game's equivalent of a TRACK LOST.
  • CHUNITHM SUN does not have an alternate version called CHUNITHM MOON. Nor is it a partnership with Sun Microsystems.
  • CHUNITHM LUMINOUS does not come in a glow-in-the-dark cabinet. Nor does it star Lumina Flowlight or Lumina Ichihoshi. Nor is it a collaboration with Lumines.
• The Chzo Mythos is not the backstory of the Metroid series.
• The Cider House Rules doesn't mean "I love the Cider House". There is no sequel The Cider House Sucks, no matter what some reviewers thought.
• Cinderella 4x4 is not a sequel to Cars.
  • Nor is it a Direct to Video sequel of Disney's Cinderella where she takes up driving monster trucks.
• Cinderella Man is not a Gender Flip of the original fairy tale.
• City Connection is not an online city simulation game.^note The game centers Honda City.
• Citizen Dog is not a parody of Citizen Kane in which all of the characters are canines.
  • Nor is it about a dog trying to become a citizen in any country.
• Citizen Khan is not Citizen Kane meets Star Trek
• Cj Entertainment is not owned by Carl Johnson.
• CLANNAD is not about a tribe who worships a testicle.
  • Or Enya's former band.
• Clarence's Big Chance is not a spinoff of Clarence or vice-versa.
• You won't hear any music by Joe Strummer in Clash at Demonhead.
• Class of 3000 isn't about school life in the 30th or 31st century, nor a class with 3000 students.
• Class of the Titans isn't about a classroom full of titans - whatever that may imply.
  • The Teen Titans are not involved.
• Classica Loid isn't an anime about Vocaloids singing Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart songs.
• Claymore is not even remotely about those famous real-life landmines.
• Clicking Bad is not a game where the object is to avoid clicking your mouse.
• Clive Barker's Jericho is not Jericho (2006)... as a horror story by Clive Barker!
  • Nor is it a revelation of Clive Barker's secret superhero name.
  • Nor is it Clive Barker's biopic about Christopher Keith Irvine.
  • Nor is it related to Jericho (1966) or Jericho (MLP).
• Clive Barker's Undying does not insinuate that the noted author cannot be killed by conventional weapons.
  • It also has nothing to do with Undyne the Undying.
• Clone High is not about a clone that get high off drugs (some of the clones thought they got high at one point, but smoking raisins doesn't do anything).
  • Nor is it a School for Clone Troopers.
• Cloud Atlas is not about Cloud Strife making an atlas about the world.
  • Nor is it about a map of Fluffy Cloud Heaven.
  • Nor will you find John Galt or Dagny Taggart there.
• Clu Clu Land has nothing to do with the Ku Klux Klan and viceversa.
• Club Penguin is not about whacking penguins with clubs.
• CM Punk is not about a cool punk doing commercials.^note CM is a Japanese acronym for "commercial".
  • Nor is it punk rock music played over CM radio.
• The TV show Coaching Bad is not a show about how Walter constantly has to remind Jesse how to make meth cause Jesse is a moron.
• Cobra Kai is not a Ninjago spinoff, where Kai is turned into a serpent by the Serpentines.
• Coco is not about Coco Bandicoot nor Coco Pommel. Nor is it a spinoff of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends focusing on a plane-bird-tree hybrid creature. And no, it is not about coconuts, chocolate, or Coco Chanel either.
• CODA (2021) does not have The Stinger.
  • It doesn't star or feature cameo of Patrick Stewart, Katie Holmes, and Giancarlo Esposito. Also, it's not an adaption from 2013 novel.
  • Nor as C0da, which are spelled with an 0 instead of a O.
  • It's also not about Coda plc company.
  • The film contains zero electric car of the same name.
• Code:Breaker does not involve computer hacking.
• Code Geass R2 is not Code Geass with a guest appearance from R2-D2. Nor is it about a make of car by Subaru. It isn't the British DVD release of the original series, either.
  • Please note that Code Geass is also not a misspelled spinoff of Code Monkeys starring birds.
  • Nor does it have much to do with the Nac Mac Feegle.
  • Code Geass: Oz the Reflection does not feature Lelouch doing time in Oswald Correctional Facility.
  • Code Geass: Akito the Exiled is not a crossover with Martian Successor Nadesico.
• Also note that Code Monkeys is not Code Lyoko with monkeys.
• Unfortunately, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M is not available on Steam.
• Cohen and Tate is not about Sander Cohen and film producer Ava-Marie Tate from BioShock.
• Colgate Comedy Hour isn't a My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fanmade series starring a background pony.
• Comic Dish is not about entertaining meals, nor is it a plate made of newspaper comics.
• Comic Fury Werewolf is not lycanthropy Played for Laughs. (Though it sometimes is.)
• Commander Keen isn't starred by a Hot-Blooded war soldier. You're thinking of his grandfather...
• The Commodore 64 is not a variation or low-budget knockoff of the Nintendo 64.
• Community Channel is not the channel that aired Community. Or a channel that only airs reruns of said show.
• The Company of Wolves is not a corporation that only hires wolves as employees.
• Conan the Barbarian isn't about Detective Conan, Future Boy Conan or Conan O'Brien going Ax-Crazy.
• Condemned: Criminal Origins is not a Police Procedural from the makers of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Criminal Minds.
• The Conduit does not star Cole McGrath. Infamous does.
• Coneheads is not about Dirge, Ramjet, and Thrust.
  • nor is it about the Lightsaber wielding Enemies in Castle Crashers.
• Contra is not Russian slang for Counter-Strike. It has nothing to do with the Iran-Contra affair either.
• Cooking Mama is not about cooking your mom.
  • In Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, she actually doesn't kill any animals!^note The turkey was already dead.
• Cooking Papa is not a spin-off of Cooking Mama aimed at males starring a Spear Counterpart of the titular character.
• Cooking with Dog, a YouTube cooking show, does not use the titular animal as the main ingredient. Ever.
• The titular character of Cool Cat Saves the Kids may have been aiming to come across as a Cool Cat, but nevertheless he is not an example.
• Cool Hand Luke is not someone's reaction to Luke Skywalker's robotic hand.
• Cop Land is not a Biopic of a 20th-century American composer.
• Corpse Bride is not about a woman marrying a corpse, thank goodness.
• Corpse Party is not about zombies organizing a party, nor is it a party decorated with people's corpses dug up from the local cemetery.
• Cortex Command is not a Crash Bandicoot spinoff starring Neo Cortex.
• CosPrayers is not about devoutly religious cosplayers. Nor is it "Cosplayers" in Japanese Ranguage.
• Countdown Vampires is not a game show guest-starring vampires.
  • Or a news and left-leaning opinion show guest-starring vampires.
  • Or a comic book series guest-starring vampires.
  • Or a Top 40 radio survey show guest-starring vampires.
  • Or enemies of Count von Count who count down instead of up.
• Counter-Strike is not some sort of bowling technique.
  • Or how one avoids being struck out in baseball.
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is not a version of Counter-Strike that you can play on the go.
• Counterfeit Monkey does not involve apes, gorillas, or monkeys, real or not.
• Courage Under Fire does not mean the Cowardly Dog is burning.
• Neither of these two films named The Covenant starring Halo character.
• Cowboy Bebop is not what you get when one of The Shredder's underlings becomes a ranch hand or outer space bounty hunter. Also, it does not have a cowboy character named Bebop. Nor is it about Charlie Parker in the Wild West.
• Cracker is not about The Cracker. Or stupid/boring White people. Or the snack food. Or the rock band. Or firecrackers.
• Craig of the Creek's other half is not Tweek of the Twig.^note Or is it Twaig?
• Cram doesn't refer to a type of bread from Middle-Earth.
• Cranky Kong is not the Rhythm Game musician cranky as a member of the Kong family.
  Cranky Kong: Back in my day, we would sing "conflict"! Zuorhi viyantas was festsu ruor proi...
• Crash Bash is not what you can do by exploiting a defect in a commonly used command shell on UNIX.
• CrazyBus is unrelated to the song from Arthur, though that would probably annoy Arthur less than the "game"'s music.
  • It's also not a sequel to Crazy Taxi that lets you pick up a lot more passengers at a time.
• Cream Heroes is not a version of Sonic Heroes with Cream the Rabbit as the main protagonist.
  • And it's not about Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker saving the world with THE POWER OF ROCK!!.
• Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel is not about Mami Tomoe being smeared with cream, hot as that sounds.
• The Creature from the Black Lagoon is not Revy Lee.
• Creedence Clearwater Revival is not a revival of an earlier band called simply "Creedence Clearwater".
• Creeper World is not a Minecraft mod where all of the enemies are Creepers.
• Creepypasta is not what was in your fridge for months on end. Nor is it about a Flying Spaghetti Monster.
• Critical Mass is not about the limit breaks in The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and its Spiritual Successor [PROTOTYPE]. It is not an extreme version of Mass Effect neither.
  • Nor is it a Catholic communion that absolutely must take place.
• Crimzon Clover World EXplosion does not feature an Earth-Shattering Kaboom.
• The Croaking is not a horror flick about werefrogs.
• CROSS×BEATS is not a crossover between CROSS†CHANNEL and Angel Beats!. And while the game interface does involve "crosses", they are not Christian crosses. And while it is a music game, no cross-fade effects are involved.
  • It's not a Sequel Song to "DEAD BEATS", either.
  • Nothing to do with The Off Beats, either.
• The Crow is not named after the gold robot from Mystery Science Theater 3000
  • Or Crow Hogan from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds.
  • Or Crawford Crow from The Fox and the Crow.
• Jack London's The Cruise of The Snark isn't about being on a ship with a bunch of really sarcastic people.
• The Crumpets is not about the bread of British origin.^note Although the heads of some characters are temporarily transformed to literal crumpets in one episode.
• Crying Freeman is not how one would describe Gordon. Or Morgan. Or Huey, Riley, or Robert. Or Freddie.
• Crysis is not about telling one's sister to cry.
• Crystalline is not about drawing lines on the ground with crystals.
• Crunchyroll is not the name of a Japanese restaurant where they serve you crunchy sushi rolls.
• There's no fictional city out there called Cyber in CSI: Cyber.
• CthulhuTech is neither the common name of the Cthulhu Memorial Technical University nor the typical technology of a Cosmic Horror Story.
• The movie Cupcakes is not a movie adaptation of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fanfic of the same name.
• Cupcake Wars is not Star Wars with cupcakes
• Cuphead is not one of either Butthead or Pinhead's^note "WHO YOU CALLIN' PINHEAD?" relatives.
• Curly Sue is not a subtrope of the infamous Flame Bait term in Three Stooges fan fiction.
• Cyber Cycles is not about a cycle of cybersex or the light cycles from TRON and TRON: Legacy.

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• D3: The Mighty Ducks is not an Expansion Pack of Diablo III.
  • Aside from all of them being Disney properties, it also has nothing to do with either DuckTales (1987), DuckTales (2017) or Darkwing Duck.
  • It has nothing to do with the Japanese company D3 Publisher.
• D4 is not the fourth game in Kenji Eno's D series. After all, there's no game called "D3".
  • Nor is the sequel to D3: The Mighty Ducks.
  • Nor is it Diablo IV.
  • Nor is it about four-sided dice.
• D4DJ is not the Spin-Off of D4 where the characters are DJs. Nor is it related to EZ2DJ, despite both games being "DJ simulation" rhythm games.
  • Neither is it a DJ who's also a Tabletop RPG geek. D20 would probably be more spot-on in that case.
• D4DJ Double Mix is not D4DJ Groovy Mix in a hypothetical Double Play mode.
• Da Capo is not connected to The Mafia.
• Daemon X Machina is not the trope where an unforeshadowed plot contrivance results in an unhappy ending. Nor is it about devils that love robots.
• Dai Mahou Touge is not Initial D with magic.
• Dallas Buyers Club should not be confused with Storage Wars: Texas.
• DanceDanceRevolution is not about revolutionary organizations that dance, nor is it about a political revolution initiated by dancing. Nor is it exclusive to the video game console formerly known as the Revolution. Nor is it a professional Major League Soccer team being sponsored by a Fall Out Boy song.
  • Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA is not about dancing to create a super nova.
    • It also has nothing to do with the superhero Nova.
  • It is also not a sequel to Dance Dance.
  • DDR also has nothing to do with the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (a.k.a. East Germany).
  • The Dance Dance Revolution X arc is not a crossover with Mega Man X.
    • Dance Dance Revolution X2 is not a crossover with Final Fantasy X-2, either.
  • Dance Dance Revolution USA is not the result of Konami releasing the nonexistent Dance Dance Revolulution 2 in North America and then releasing it in Japan later.
  • Although the "A" in Dance Dance Revolution A" is pronounced "Ace", DDR A is not a DDR'' game made specifically for asexual people.
  • Dance Dance Revolution A20 is not a DDR game tailored for stoners.
• Dance Rush is not a dance that consists of a Zerg Rush.
• Dance with Devils doesn't star The Joker.
  • Nor is it a demonic version of Dances with Wolves.
  • Nor is it when you tilt in Twilight Zone.^note "Dance with the devil at your own risk...in the Twilight Zone."
• Dances with the Dragons, aside from somewhat sharing a focus on politics and treating dragons as a force to be reckoned with, has nothing to do with A Dance with Dragons. And no, they aren't actually dancing with dragons in either.
  • Nor is it a medieval fantasy version of Dances with Wolves.
• Danganronpa is not the name of some Māori tribe in the Pacific islands.
  • Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is not primarily a shooter, even if it does involve literally shooting down opponents' arguments. (Though ironically, it received a shooter spinoff.)
  • Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony does not follow by Danganronpa X.
• Dante's Inferno is not going to be defeated by an INFERNO DIVIDER!
  • In addition, Ken Russell's "Dante's Inferno" is actually a made-for-TV biopic about Pre-Raphelite artist and poet, Dante Gabrial Rossetti.
  • Neither of them involves a search & rescue fire truck robot or a pyromaniac ant robot.
  • Nor as a bullied character who built an inferno for Muller falling into after the World Cup 2018 surprising result as the revenge of Muller's 7-1 victory around brazil.
• Dan Vs. is not a joke Shotokan who throws autographs or have a self-destruct grab super.
  • And it's not related to Shaq Vs. either.
• Daredevil and Devilman have nothing to do with each other.
• Darius and Darius are completely different.
  • As mentioned in IThoughtThatWas.F To K, Darius Gaiden has nothing to do with Gradius Gaiden (despite also being a Horizontal Scrolling Shooter) or Ninja Gaiden.
  • G-Darius is not necessarily about G-forces.
  • Darius R is not a brand of racing vehicle, nor is he the country singer who was once the lead vocalist of Hootie & the Blowfish.
  • Dariusburst Another Chronicle does not have easier versions called "Dariusburst Hyper Chronicle" and "Dariusburst Normal Chronicle".
  • And it's not Dalius WITH ENGRISH!
• Darker than Black is not the visual equivalent of Quieter Than Silence. Neither is it about a Shade Of Conflict even worse than Black versus Black. Nor is it about people with skin darker than sub-Saharan Africans, or even Vantablack.
• Dark Cloud is not about Cloud Strife's Evil Counterpart
• Dark Heart definitely isn't about the villain of Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation.
• The Dark Knight Trilogy is not about Sparda. Nor is it about Axel Almer.
• The Dark Night Of The Scarecrow does not feature Dr. Jonathan Crane.
• Darksiders is not about The Dark Side.
• Dark Void has nothing to do with Darkrai's signature move.
• DARLING in the FRANXX is not about your sweetheart being sent to France, or a cheap porn movie done in France or by Frenchmen.
• Darwin Awards isn't about these Spanish people were awarded by cannot saying English.
• Date A Live is not the a Dating Sim spin-off of Live A Live.
• Daughter for Dessert is not about someone trading their daughter away in exchange for some sweet food.
• Da Vinci's Demons and Da Vinci's Inquest were not created by Dan Brown (of The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons fame).
• Dawn of War is not about controlling cavemen in inter-tribe warfare.
• Dawson's Creek does not take place in the city of the same name in Canada. And the titular creek is not owned by Andre, Richard, or Rosario.
• Day Watch has nothing to do with Baywatch.
• Daytona USA is not called "Daytona 2" or "Daytona Bros. 2" outside of Japan.
  • Daytona USA 2 is not called Daytona USA: The Lost Courses outside of Japan. Nor is it about trying to be edgy.
• DCI Banks is not where Drum Corps International keeps its financial assets.
• Deadlink isn't about Link dying either.
• A Deadly Game of Magic is not about a game of Magic: The Gathering which goes horribly wrong.
• Deadman Wonderland is not Boston Brand falling down the rabbit hole, nor is it an amusement park run by The Undertaker.
• Deadpool is not a pool full of zombies.
  • Nor is it billiards with the dead.
  • Despite the logical assumption that a lot of people fell into the Drowning Pool and died, Deadpool is actually not related to Drowning Pool in any way.
  • And The Dead Pool is not about Fourth Wall wisecrack making mercenaries.
  • It has nothing to do with a torture chamber with pools of acid.
• Death Note is not trying to teach An Aesop that passing notes in class will get you killed. (The kid writing in the notebook just might, though.)
  • Nor is it about music that kills you.
  • And it's not what happens when you play "Those Endearing Young Charms" correctly.
  • Nor does it feature Suiseiseki from Rozen Maiden, despite her Verbal Tic appearing in the Japanese title Desu nōto. Not that it deters fan artists.
  • Nor is it a note in Rhythm Games that will kill you if you hit it. You're thinkng of Mines or Shock Arrows.
  • Nor is it a note or letter informing someone that they're going to die soon.
• The soda brand Delaware Punch is not the name of one of All Might's punch attacks. Nor is about being punched in Delaware.
• Death Star is not a trope about the Death Star. However, it is a novel about the Death Star.
  • Nor is it a crossover between Death Note and Lucky Star featuring Light Kagami.
• Death Stranding is not about either Death, or the Death of Rats being stranded in a desert island.
• Degrassi: The Next Generation is not an anime, despite what the Word Salad Title (see below) would suggest to the uninitiated.
  • Nor is it set in the 24th Century.
  • There are also no follow-up series called Degrassi: Deep Space Nine or Degrassi: Voyager.
• Delicious Fruit Pies are not made from that Delicious Fruit, nor should they be confused with Delicious Cake.
• Delicious in Dungeon does not suggest that food tastes better when you eat it in a dungeon.
• Demon: The Fallen is not one of the first Transformers.
  • Or a book from the Fallen series by Thomas E. Sniegoski or Lauren Kate.
• Demonbane is not about Bane becoming a demon.
• Demon Front, Demon Turf, and any work with "Demon" in their names do not make a Series.
• Densha de Go! is not Go played on a train. Nor is it a GPS-based spinoff of a game called Densha.
• Designated Survivor is not about a contestant on Survivor who has been chosen to be its winner before the contest even began.
• Despacit Tree Δ is not about a tree who walks slowly or sings Despacito.
• Although the subject of pornography has featured on a few occasions, Desperate Housewives is not a porn magazine.
• Despicable Me has nothing to do with Daffy Duck.
  • Nor is it what Dr Evil of Austin Powers decided to call his Eviler than Thou clone.
  • It has nothing to do with I Hate Past Me or Other Me Annoys Me.
• Destruction Derby is not about destroying either someone's Dashingly Dapper Derby or the city of Derby.
• Detective Conan isn't about Conan the Barbarian, Future Boy Conan or Conan O'Brien working as detectives.
• The Detective is Already Dead is not about what Kenshiro says after he made a detective's head explode.
  • Nor is it a zombie, ghost, or other undead creature who happens to be a detective.
• Detonator Orgun is not about the crew of a Stalin's Organ.
• Devil May Cry is not a game where you babysit a devil and try to prevent it from crying.
  • DmC: Devil May Cry isn't about Dante joining, listening to, or covering Run–D.M.C..
• The Devil's Dictionary is not a supplement to The Satanic Verses.
• Devil Engine is not what powers the Devil Z. Nor is it a devil-themed version of the PC Engine. Nor is it called the Devilgrafx in the United States.
• The Devil's Panties is not satanic porn. Honestly.
  • Also, it's not an Alternate Universe where Panty pulls a Face–Heel Turn, or starts off as a villain. While a certain character has an Evil All Along reveal in the last episode, it's not her.
• Devil Survivor is not Survivor WITH DEMONS!, nor is it a Satanic remix of "Paranoia Survivor" or "Eye of the Tiger".
• DEVILMAN crybaby is not about demonizing Johnny Depp, literally or figuratively.
  • Nor does it have anything to do with electric guitar effects pedals.
• Dexter is not a spinoff of Dexter's Laboratory and/or vice-versa. (The laboratory itself most likely contains no forensics tools of any kind.)
  • And neither series involves ottsels.
  • Nor Space Ace.
• Diablo III: Reaper of Souls does not star that Reaper, even if his game is by the same company. It's not a Demon's Souls or Dark Souls game, either, even if those series also involve demons.
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, does not feature the Constructicon transport dump truck robot.
• Diamond Sword, Wooden Sword is not a Minecraft fanfic.
• DICE is not Kokichi Oma's "evil secret society."
• Dicks: The Musical does not star Moby-Dick, Dick Dastardly, and Dick Grayson.
• The protagonist in DIDNapper kidnaps Damsels in Distress for ransom, not people with Dissociative Identity Disorder.
• Die Antwoord isn't about killing Antwoord. Nor is it German for "The Antwoord".
  • Also, Ninja is not an actual ninja.
  • "Cookie Thumper" contains zero cookies. However, it does contain thumping.
  • "Baby's On Fire" doesn't feature a baby on fire.
  • "I Fink U Freeky" isn't about Engrish. Nor is it about Professor Frink.
  • "Fatty Boom Boom" is not what would happen if Boom Boom ate too much.
  • "Don't Fuck Me" is not what someone would say if they aren't in the mood.
  • "Raging Zef Boner" isn't about making a silly mistake and getting angry about it.
  • "Fok Julle Naaiers" is not about someone called Julle Naaiers.
• Die Hard is not about dying while having an erection.
  • Or dying being Nintendo Hard.
  • Or German for "The Hard".
  • Or telling someone whose surname is Hard to die.
  • It's also not about the battery sold at Sears.
  • It doesn't have less intense versions called Die Medium and Die Easy.
  • Or about how a pair of dice have firm exteriors.
  • Even though there's a Die Hard 2: Die Harder, and there's an upcoming Die Hardest, there isn't a "Die Hardester", "Die Hardestest", or "Die Hardestestest".
• DieBuster is not called "The Buster" in German.
• Not the name of a work, but too good to pass up: the Diet of Worms is not a diet that consists of eating worms. (That would be pretty horrible, though the actual thing was not much better.)
• Digimon is not about a Jamaican superhero who has the power of controling digital devices.
• Dino Crisis is not Time Crisis WITH DINOSAOURS!
• Dinosaur Train is not Soul Train with dinosaurs.
• Dirty Bertie is not about being dirty in the sexual sense, it's about dirt.
• Dirty Harry has nothing to do with dirt or in a sexual sense. Nor is it about Harry Kim or Harry Potter needing a bath.
• While Dirty Pair does have its fair share of Fanservice, it's not the reason the duo got their Embarrassing Nickname.
  • It also doesn't involve soiling underwear or leaving it in the dirt.
• It may surprise you that Disco Elysium is not, in fact, a Rhythm Game.
• Discworld is not a computer magazine from the times when CD-ROM was a cutting-edge novelty.
• Disgaea is not the ghostly mentor of the Planeteers.
  • Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is not one hour long.
  • Disgaea Infinite is not a Disgaea game without a level cap.
• District 9 is not where Cirno lives. Unless it is. (Pic is safe, advertisements may not be.)
  • Nor is it located in Panem.
• District 13 is not a sequel to District 9.
  • And neither is District X.
  • And again, nor is it located in Panem.
• The Divine Comedy isn't particularly funny.^note 14th-century Western civilization had a very different definition of "comedy"; see the work page for more details.
• Dizzy does not feature this Dizzy or that Dizzy.
• DJMAX Fever is not a disco-themed version of DJMAX.
  • DJMAX Technika has nothing to do with Ars Technica.
  • DJMAX is also not a discount clothing store.
• DMX is not a Super Group consisting of members of D, M (of "Pop Muzik" fame), and X.
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is not about Android phones dreaming of Sheep Man or any member of the Mareep line.
• Doctor Strange is not a Decomposite Character created by separating Buddy Love from Doctor Strangelove.
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness does not feature Stephen Strange exploring the music of the band Madness.
• Doctor Who is not on first, so stop asking. Thank you.
  • Unless you're talking about that Robot Chicken skit with the Fourth Doctor playing baseball. (Whoops, I just explained the joke of that one.)
  • He is also not related to Samantha Who?, so stop asking.
  • He does not practice medicine in Whoville either.
  • He also did not perform with The Who or sing "Baba O'Riley" (the "Teenage Wasteland" song).
  • He's also not a member of the World Health Organisation.
• Doctrine of Labyrinths is not a trope or other work describing the rules for labyrinths.
  • Nor is it the belief structure of goblins as taught by David Bowie
• A Dog of Flanders isn't about The Simpsons character getting a dog (that would be "Peeping Mom"), or a dog who becomes a caricature over time.
• Dog Eat Dog is not about Dogs who eat Dogs.
• Dogma does not come out of a TV and shout Bible quotes at you.
• A Dog's Life is not A Bug's Life WITH DOGS!
• Doki Doki Literature Club! is not in the same continuity as Doki Doki Panic, Doki Doki School Hours, Doki Doki! PreCure, or Doki-Doki Universe, and for a good reason. Neither is Doki Doki Majo Shinpan!, thankfully.
  • It's also not about reading books about bludgeoning weapons, or about reading books about clubs.
• Dollhouse is not a play about a woman's decision to leave her husband SET IN THE FUTURE!.
• Dolphin Tale is not a spoof of Shark Tale
• Dominion is not Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from the point of view of the Changelings and their thralls.
• Don Bluth is not the name of a long-lost Arrested Development character.
• Don Giovanni is certainly not about The Don of Team Rocket, as the play came over two centuries before said character.
• DonPachi is not about a Don named Pachi.
  • DoDonPachi dai ou jou Black Label and DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Black Label are not alcoholic drinks. dai ou jou itself, officially translated as "Blissful Death", is not so-called because dying feels blissful in this game.
• Don Rosa is not an instruction to carry Rosa on your head. Nor is it a DonPachi spinoff starring a different Rosa, or even the Pokémon Trainer.
• The Donkey King isn't a donkey version of The Monkey King or The Lion King.
  • It also has no relation to Donkey Kong.
• There are no donkeys in Donkey Kong.
  • Donkey Kong Country is not a country run by Donkey Kong.
  • In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Dixie does not prepare for trouble and make it double.
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns involves defeating sentient musical instruments, not Metroids.
  • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is not a DKC-branded smoothie.
  • Donkey Kong Land is not a theme park.
• Don't Hug Me I'm Scared is not about people who hate being touched when they are afraid^note Well, apart from that one bit with Colin the Computer and is also not a sequel to Imscared.
• Don't Look Up is not about the dangers of Googling something.
• Doodle God is not a game in the vein of Drawn to Life.
• The Doom Generation isn't about the people who grew up playing Doom.
• "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar" is a song from The Guild, not Jake's pickup line to Neytiri or anything ever said by Guru Pathik to Toph.
• Doraemon is not a crossover between Dora the Explorer with either Pokémon or Digimon.
  • Nor is it an awkward portmanteau of her name and the word "demon".
• The Dot of Dot. does not have the last name of Warner or Starlight. She's not an ant either.
• Double Jeopardy is not about the second round of the game show Jeopardy!.
• Double Team has nothing to do with the Pokémon move that enemy attacks more likely to miss the user.
• Doug has nothing to do with Retsuko's prairie dog/badger coworker, known as Anai in Japan and on Netflix.
• Doug Unplugs is not the result of the cancellation of Doug. And it's not called Anai Unplugs in Japan.
• Dr. Giggles is not about the pink chipmunk from Happy Tree Friends becoming a physician.
  • And not at all related to Little Miss Giggles.
• Dr. STONE is not about a doctor whose last name is "Stone", nor is the nickname for a doctor who deals with kidney stones.
  • Nor is it a doctor made of rocks.
• Dr. Strangelove has absolutely nothing to do with Doctor Strange.
• Drag Me to Hell does not have a sequel called Libera Me From Hell.
  • Nor does it have a parody called Dine In Hell.
• Dragon Ball is not what you give to The Dragon to behave improbably.
  • Nor is it a social event.
  • Nor is it Change Dragon's special baseball technique.
  • It's also not when somebody temporarily becomes The Dragon.
  • Nor is it about a Poké Ball that's more effective at catching Dragon-types.
• Dragon Ball Super is not a Super NES Dragon Ball game.
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse is not a crossover between Dragon Ball and Alien.
  • Nor does it have anything to do with Xenogears, Xenosaga, or Xenoblade Chronicles.
• Dragon Ball Z is not a "cool" way to spell "Dragon Balls".
  • Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound is not a crossover between Dragon Ball and Bojack Horseman.
  • Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' isn't about Shenlong failing to resurrect characters who die.
• DragonFable is not a Peter Molyneux game with music from the guys who wrote that really hard Guitar Hero song.
• Dragon Queen is not a book from the Wings of Fire series that focuses on Thorn, Glory, Ruby, Scarlet or any of the other dragon queens.
  • Nor is it Freddie Mercury and his bandmates as dragons.
  • Nor is it about a queen associated with dragons, or one who's The Dragon.
• Dragon Quest does not feature a Big Bad's second-in-command on a quest, although one of the games might.
• Dragon Tales is not DuckTales...WITH DRAGONS!
  • Nor is it a spin-off or sequel to Dragon Ball.
• Dragons' Den is not a fantasy show.
  • Nor is the US counterpart Shark Tank a drama about sharks in captivity.
• Dragon's Dogma is not Dogma With Dragons.
  • Nor does it involve a dog giving birth to a dragon.
• Dragon's Egg contains a disappointing lack of dragons.
• Drawn Together and Drawn to Life should not be mistaken for one another, god forbid.
• The DSM does not have a B in front. That is something else entirely.
• Dream Theater has nothing to do with Project Diva: Dreamy Theater.
• Dreamworks is not how your dream always works.
• The Dresden Files is set in Chicago.
• "Drew Gooden" is not an intentionally poor attempt to conjugate "draw good".
• Duck Amuck has nothing to do with ducks making mischief
• Duck Dodgers is not about an elite team of water fowl avoiders. Similarly, it is not a Los Angeles baseball team made up of avians, or haters of the ice hockey team in Anaheim.
• Duck Dynasty is not Dynasty with ducks.
  • It is not about Daffy, Melissa, Plucky, Donald, Daisy, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Ludwig van Drake, or Drake Mallard.
  • It also has nothing to do with Aflac.
• Duck Hunt is not about Daffy Duck being hunted by either Elmer Fudd or Porky Pig.
• Duck Season is not an adaptation of Rabbit Fire. It also has zero instances of the trope.
• The Duff doesn't have Hilary or Howard in it.
  • Or the beer.
  • Nor does it have anything to do with being pregnant.
  • It also does not star Duff Goldman either.
  • Nor does it have an anthropomorphic robot whale in it.
  • It's not a documentary about the Guns N' Roses founding bassist Duff McKagen.
• Duke Nukem is not about the radiation-powered villain from Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
• Duncanville is not where Duncan Hines or Duncan Toys headquartered. It's also not where this Duncan or that Duncan or this Duncan live.
  • It is also not a spinoff of Dallas, where the Ewings move to the opposite side of the city of Dallas.
• Dungeon Twilight is not a Role-Playing Game, of either the tabletop or the video game kind, themed on the Twilight books or of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, or a story in which either franchise's characters are trapped in a dungeon and must escape.
• Durarara!! is not an Americanized name of the anime adaptation of Diamond is Unbreakable.
• Dust: A Tale of the Wired West is not a sequel to Dust: An Elysian Tail with a Cattle Punk setting.
• Dwarf Fortress is not Team Fortress (2) WITH DWARVES!
  Heavy: You are so small, it's funny to me!
• Dying Light 2 Stay Human has nothing to do with Jon Batiste.
• Dynasty is not about a royal lineage (except for a season finale).
  • Nor is it about the callsign for China Airlines.
  • On a related note, Dynasty Warriors does not feature the cast of Dynasty.

E

• The Ea Cycle does not pertain to the once-a-year release schedule for Madden NFL and Battlefield series games.
  • Nor is it about a pattern of fan excitement followed by disappointment, then growing fondness for Electronic Arts's games, like the Sonic Cycle, the Pokémon Cycle, or the Zelda Cycle.
  • It's also not a biking or motorcycle game created by Electronic Arts.
• Eagles of Death Metal is not a band that does Death Metal covers of Eagles songs.
• Early Man is not about a superhero with the power to arrive at locations or finish tasks ahead of time. Nor is he a Robot Master that you have to fight early.
  • Likely, First Man is not a knockoff of Early Man.
• Earth to Luna! is not about a certain alicorn princess. Nor a certain cat. Nor a certain Ravenclaw. Nor is it a Loud House spinoff focusing on the third child of the family. It also isn't about a foul-mouthed magical girl. Nor does it have anything do with Let's Go Luna! or the Bear in the Big Blue House Luna.
• The Documentary Earthlings is not about aliens.
  • Nor is it a documentary about humans made by aliens.
• Eat Bulaga! is not about a bunch of cannibals chasing after Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga. Nor is an Unusual Euphemism for "Eat Shit!".
• Eat-Man is not a knockoff of Pac-Man. ("Hangly" Man is.) Nor is it about cannibals. Nor is he a Robot Master who attacks by eating you.
  • Nor is it about the worried friends of a man who hasn't eaten in a while.
• Echosmith is not an Aerosmith tribute band.
• Ed is not about one of the stars of Ed, Edd n Eddy getting his own show. Nor is MSNBC's The Ed Show.
  • Likewise, Eddsworld is not an Ed, Edd n Eddy spin-off starring Double D.
  • Nor is about anything related to education.
• Edebits is not about computer data you can eat, or electronic finance.
• You can't reach Eden of the East by taking the Stairway to Heaven.
  • Neither is this a prequel to East of Eden.
• The Edge Chronicles is not a biography of Dave Evans, nor that of Adam Copeland, nor that of The Moody Blues' drummer.
  • Nor is it a Final Fantasy IV sequel with Edge as the protagonist with a gameplay like in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
  • It is also not about the history of Edge Games or its trademark-trolling founder Tim Langdell, though if he has his way, he'll make it about his company.
• Elden Ring definitely has nothing to do with The Elder Scrolls and viceversa.
• The Electric Company (1971) or The Electric Company (2009) has nothing to do with an actual power company, or electricity.
• Irish Media company Element Pictures is not produced Elemental (2023).
• The Elf on the Shelf is not about a 2003 movie sitting on the shelf.
• Elfen Lied is not about a character named Elfen who lied.
  • Nor are there any elves who lie in it.
• Elite is not the Halo series from the Sangheili/Elite point of view.
  • Elite Dangerous is not a warning from a UNSC Captain Obvious to his men about Elites.
• The Elite Squad is not about a squad of Elites.
• Elliott from Earth does not feature Elliott Taylor from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
• The Elric Saga has nothing to do with Ed or Al.
• Elsa & Fred is not about a Crossover Ship between a snow queen and one of the Weasley Twins. Or a modern stone-age quarry worker. Or a member of Mystery Inc.
  • Nor does it involve a comic book fan in a kaiju suit.
• The Emperor's New Groove is not about Darth Sidious' mixtape.
• Even though Empire is about a record label, it has nothing to do with Empire Records.
• Encino Man is not about a superhero or Robot Master themed on the neighborhood of Encino in Los Angeles, but it is set there. Nor are there so many strange things that happen in Encino that there's a West Coast counterpart to Florida Man.
• EndWar is not about ending war (forever).
• Ender's Game is not about the game the Enders play somewhere in the space, nor does it involve Endermen.
• Engage Kiss is not about proposing with anyone from the band KISS
• Enter the Dragon does not encourage you to have intercourse with fire-breathing reptiles, or be eaten by them.
• Enter the Gungeon is not a game about a dungeon filled with slime.
• EPICAC isn't about the synergy between Epic Fetus and Ipecac. It's also not about how cool it is to type in all caps.
• The Epic of Gilgamesh is not about GIRUGAMESH!
  • It's not a Final Fantasy V spinoff starring the Recurring Boss.
  • Nor is it a Girl Genius spin-off.
• Epic Mickey isn't something Achilles slipped into his date's drink.
  • Although it stars Mickey Mouse, it's not about him being EPIC!
  • Or the name of one of VoidDragonAtma's YouTube videos, most of which have "epic" and "stupidity" in their titles.
• Equestrian Legends is not about inspiring moments in the history of horseback riding.
• Eromanga Sensei is not about a Japanese martial arts mentor who teaches in Eromanga, Australia, nor is a Naruto spinoff about Jiraiya or Kakashi.
  • It isn't about an art teacher that teaches his students how to draw Hentai.
• ESP Ra.De. is not a German website that's in Spanish.
• Espgaluda is not Garuda BUT SPANISH! Or a Garuda with extra-sensory powers.
• ESPN is not a Myers–Briggs personality type.
  • Nor is it about Psychic Powers.
• Eternal Card Game is not a card game that has gone on for far too long.
• Eternal Darkness is not the Dark World companion piece to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
• Eternal Poison is not a standard RPG disease.
  • Nor is it What If? Poison became immortal.
• Eternal Sonata is not actually that long (though the cutscenes seem to be).
  • Nor is it a knockoff of Endless Waltz.
• Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan does not refer to those Titans.
  • Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth has no relation to Gradius III: From Legend to Myth.
  • While the 'X' in Sekaiju no Meikyuu X (the Japanese title of Etrian Odyssey Nexus) is pronounced "cross", it's not a game where each class has four different Hunting Styles.
• Eureka and Eureka Seven are unrelated. And neither has anything to do with Eureeka's Castle.
• EVE Online is not about some girl named Eve who is online.
  • Nor does it star the robot from EarthBound Beginnings, or the Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator.
• Everlasting Summer and Endless Summer are two unrelated visual novels, and neither is about the Endless Eight arc from Haruhi Suzumiya, or any other summer that never ends. Nor are they related to Free! ~ Eternal Summer.
• Eversion is not an adaptation that is only available on the internet, though the game itself is available solely as a digital download.
  • Nor is it something you do to a trope.
  • It has nothing to do with Inversion, either.
• Everworld is not an inverted counterpart of Neverland.
• Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is not about an entire person's hometown having all moved to Andrew Ryan's underwater city.
• Everything Everywhere All at Once doesn't not refer to Schrodinger's creed about been in "everywhere and nowhere" at the same time, nor is about shooting something with everything you have in hand.
• Evil West is not propaganda from Kremlin.
• Evony does not star Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, even though "Evony" is one of the many ways Tara Gilesbie has misspelled her name.
• EXA_PICO is not PICO-8 cames ported to the exA-Arcadia arcade game platform.
• Excel♡Saga is not a show about Microsoft's spreadsheet software.
  • Nor is it part of the Square Enix series SaGa.
  • Also, the Excel in said show's title isn't short for "Extra Cancel" from Street Fighter EX2.
• Excitebike is not about a motor bike that excites you.
• The Exorcist: Believer has nothing to do with Imagine Dragons song.
• EZ2DJ is not telling you that being a DJ is easy. And the game is not easy, either. Nor is it a spinoff of D4DJ.
  • EZ2AC does not mean "setting up and using an air conditioner is easy."
  • EZ2AC: Endless Circulation is not about circulating out-of-print media.
  • EZ2AC: Time Traveler is not a collaboration with a certain holographic FMV game. Nor is the game actually about Time Travel.
  • EZ2AC: FINAL EX is not about the last ex-partner/spouse you'll ever have.

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