Super-Franchise MeLists that rank the best and worst film series, sequels, prequels, threequels, and other ways movie studios chew up and regurgitate good ideas to squeeze out every last dignity-free penny.
Sequels That Were Worth the Wait
Most Underrated Sequels of the 2010s, Ranked
Movie Sequels We'd Love to See
Criminally Underrated Remakes
Movies That Totally Need Sequels
Best Superhero Movie Sequels
The Best Remakes Ever Remade
The Greatest Franchises That Were Books First
Best Sequels to Comedy Movies
Best Third Films in a Series
Horror Sequels Way Better Than You Heard
Movies That Ended Entire Franchise
Same Old Story Except One Huge Detail
The Funniest Comedy Franchises
Remakes That Missed the Point
'Empire Strikes Back' Ripoffs
Disappointing Sequels That Made too much Money
Franchises That Did A Do-Over
Sequels to '80s Movies Coming Any Day Now
Low-Budget Films That Began Huge Franchises
Franchises That Should Have Stopped at One
Sequels That Started Only Moments Later
Franchises with Only One Great Movie
Justice to the Rebooted Characters
Controversial Franchise Entries
The Worst Films in Great Franchises
Sequels That Got Rid of Main Characters
Sequels That Missed Their Window
The Best Sequel Came Way After the Original
When Sequels Changed Major Characters
Greatest Action Film Franchises
Say Goodbye to Beloved Relationships
The Exact Moment They Jumped The Shark
When Horror Franchises Lost Their Grooves
Trilogies We'll Never Get to See
Perfect Endings Totally Undone in the Sequel
These Franchises Have Very Deep Mythologies
When Actors Refused to Do the Sequel
Characters Done Dirty in Sequels
The Worst Part II Sequels Ever
The Best Horror Movie Franchises
The Greatest Movie Franchises, Ranked
Movies That Need to Be Remake
Actors Who Left and Returned to Franchises
The Worst Remakes Ever Made
Sorta Sly Actor Replacements
The Best Sequels Ever Made
Terrible Franchise Decisions
Best Animated Film Franchises
Greatest Fourth Films in Series
The Greatest Comedy Remakes
Concessions Made for the Stars
Series That Need Pre-Credit Scrolls
The Worst Sequels of All Time
Nobody Asked for These Reboots
Entertainment
Movie Tie-In Foods So Bizarre You're Tempted To Try
Vote up the foods you're tempted to try even though they look weirdly unnatural.
Advertising has gotten creative over the years. Companies can take movies, TV shows, sports teams, or really anything consumers are fans of and use logos or characters to boost sales. Oftentimes we see companies simply slap a beloved character onto the packaging and call it done. Sometimes, however, companies will actually turn the foods into memorable items that truly embody the project they're advertising - even on occasion recreating fictional foods.
What happens when companies miss the mark? When the fast food movie tie in is unappealing to look at let alone eat? This can happen when foods that are traditionally one color change to something else, and presentation of the advertisement can make even the biggest fan cringe. Not all of these foods sound gross - some of them even sound delicious, but they all look strange. Which would you try despite the appearance being less than appetizing?
Inspired by the 2018 rendition of Dr. Seuss' classic The Grinch, IHOP turned out a menu for all of Whoville including Grinch's Green Pancakes. The seasonally colored pancakes were unchanged - aside from color - from the original IHOP flapjacks recipe. The limited time menu also included Minty Who Hot Chocolate, Who Roast-Beast Omelette, Whoville Holiday Cheesecake French Toast, and Mt. Crumpit Kids Combo. Universal Pictures and IHOP also released a commercial to advertise the special.
These green frosted pastries filled with "goo" came out in 1990 to promote the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie that premiered later that year. It's speculated that the Hostess pies got a makeover from a previously discontinued vanilla pudding pie to relaunch the snack "fresh from the sewers to you!" The pastries even had different wrappers for each of the different ninja turtles, and as a promotional product, they had a good run of about a year on the shelves.
This energy drink manufactured to look just like ectoplasm seen in Ghostbusters was produced in 2009 to celebrate 25 years of "bustin' ghosts." Very similar to energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster, the draw for this particular drink is the striking green color and the collectible can with the Ghostbusters logo. It's still for sale on multiple platforms online - if it ever comes back in stock that is.
As a promotional product for the Shrek 2 movie in 2004, Pillsbury created their classic dippable waffle sticks with the ogre in mind. The Shrek inspired breakfast item had blueberry waffle sticks and a green "swamp syrup." With speckles of blueberries in the waffles, they have the appearance of being a little moldy. And green goop doesn't make the meal any more appetizing.
