The 25 Best Products Inspired By TV Shows To Give As Gifts

Need to buy a holiday gift for the friend who loves binge watching the latest, greatest television shows but who already owns the best series out now on DVD and Blu-ray? Thankfully, networks and cable channels alike produce a ridiculous amount of swag for all of your favorite shows. Whether the hard-to-shop-for person on your list spends their time contemplating whether she is a Carrie or a Samantha or they try to get those moves like Don Draper, we’ve got the gift for them. These are the Top 25 Products Inspired By TV Shows to Give as Gifts.

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Written by Brenden Gallagher (@muddycreekU)

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If you know a loved one is seeking a way to liven up their Christmas decorating game, this might just be the gift for them. More than likely, they are also looking to liven up their spirits in the face of Dan Harmon-less Community episodes. While it is shocking that a show so quirkily off-beat got a three season run on a major network, there is still a part of us that wishes a Harmon filled Community could have run forever.

Notably, the claymation episode from which these little guys were culled, "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas," garnered Community's only Emmy, earning a statue for Individual Achievement in Animation. Otherwise, Community's awards history has been filled with snubs.

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Admittedly, part of us feels like novelty key chains haven't been cool since we were wearing JNCO jeans with a wallet chain, but this one has us feeling nostalgic. If you are out on the town as often as Stefon, you are going to need something that will help you locate your keys after a wild night sampling the more avante-garde side of New York City's nightlife and ingesting unknown substances. What better way to let the world know that you have the keys to NYC's hottest spots than with this subtle number?

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The short, lovely run of Treme is about to come to an end, after a truncated return next year. The few of us (and according to ratings, it is very few) who have watched the show know that the two main characters are really the music and food of New Orleans.

Sure, it makes for a strange viewing experience, considering how much time is taken out of the plot movement to meditate on certain culinary ingredients or the nature of musicianship, but that is a large part of what makes the show unique. For that Treme fan on your list who doesn't know what they will do without gumbo and trombones in their life, pick up this cookbook. The food should tide them over until HBO green lights David Simon's next sweeping social drama.

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Sure, the last time that Scrubs played on ABC, we were all still in awe of how Garden State was "just like our lives," but this is the perfect gift for that fitness savvy friend who is still tearing through reruns on TBS. Though showrunner Bill Lawrence has moved on, catering to an older crowd with Cougartown, and so have we, the Janitor, the Todd, and Dr. Cox will always hold a special place in our hearts...and, now also our fitness routine.

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Two gigs isn't much these days. You could barely fit an episode of Homeland on a drive that small. As the drive has a lock, however, these are not meant as a Netflix replacement device. This drive is strictly for classified documents. The burgeoning spy on your Christmas list can keep everything from blacked-out testimony to maps of safe houses on this little guy without worrying about compromising their mission.

Just don't make the mistake the show's characters continue to make and sleep with the people you are trying to hide things from. Never turns out well. Unless it's a member of the Complex Pop Culture team. In that case continue to do so.

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If you're anything like us, you are inconsolable at the imminent end of 30 Rock. We are confident that 30 Rock will live on as one of the great comedies of all time, but that doesn't make the loss any easier. For the die-hard fans that spend episodes hunting for the appearance of vintage Tracy Jordan movie posters and hoping for Moonvest, the lovable hobo, to show up, this name plate will be a welcome gift.

If you want to help your love ones let their co-workers know who's boss, put up one of these under their Christmas tree. While names like G.E. and NBC evoke power, there is always the company like Sheinhardt Wigs that holds the true power behind the throne. No matter how many rivers a company like this poisons, if they put more Tina Fey on our televisions, we'll be cool with it.

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Critics report that Dexter has returned from the desert and is back to rare form this season. What better way to celebrate than with this creepy syringe pen set? While you may not have a serial killer on your list (Or do you?), a quirky friend or relative will appreciate the opportunity to spice up their check signing game with these pens. Enjoy this opportunity to purchase novelty writing utensils while it lasts—we personally can't remember the last time we used a pen when our phone wasn't dead.

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Usually, when a book is released as a tie-in to a TV series or film, the literary world responds with a collective, dismissive shrug. We were shocked to see that even the discerning readers on Goodreads.com gave this fake-novel-turned-real-novel relatively good marks.

Granted, we won't be reading this in college lit. classes in 20 years, but seasoned ghost writer Jonathan Gortenstein has performed capably here. If any of your boys enjoy Californication beyond Moody's uncanny ability to bone all hotties in his path, this will be a nice addition to their bookshelf.

Click here to buy at the HBO Shop, $9.99

Deadwood fans are, by and large, still bitter. Noted TV critic Alan Sepinwall recently wrote a book about the so-called "new golden age" of TV drama, entitled The Revolution Was Televised. In the book, Sepinwall does a deep dive into eight shows that changed the face of TV drama.

Of the eight series, Deadwood was the shortest lived. The western show was gunned down after three seasons and fans know that season three hardly felt complete. Whether you are drinking whiskey from the top or bottom shelf, fill this discounted booze holder up and pour one out for old David Milch, at least until he gets another show. And Dave, this time, maybe fewer horses.

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Animated TV twists on board games are nothing new, but we couldn't help but be charmed by this clever take on Operation. Yes, we've seen Simpsons versions of Clue and Monopoly, but as the South Park and Family Guy creators will tell you, if you spend your time trying to avoid doing what the Simpsons have done before, then you'll never get around to doing anything. Rather than pile on the Family Guy criticism, we'll encourage you to view the show like you do this game. Enjoy its relative simplicity and have fun.

Click here to buy at the History Shop, $39.99

Hard-ass truckers need cookies too. With this plus-size snack receptacle, you'll be sure to have ample Oreos for any journey, whether it is across the Northwest Territory or to your boy's house for the game. You might want to bundle a gym membership with the jar, because if we sit down to watch one episode of Ice Road Truckers or any similar bearded-dudes-do-macho-stuff reality shows, we won't move for hours on end. These History Channel reality shows have that Law and Order: SVU effect, where you sit down meaning only watch a few minutes, and before you know it, life has passed you by.

Click here to buy at the Showtime Store, $17.95

A thermos isn't the sexiest thing in the Weeds online store, as the Showtime Shop also hawks booty shorts aimed at those who identify Nancy Botwin as their spirit MILF. Whether you gave up on the show after the family left Agrestic or you stuck with it for the long, convoluted haul, you know that Nancy needs her iced coffee almost as much as she needs to make self-destructive choices. As the series went off into the smoky sunset this year, we should all raise our venti cups one last time to the most iconic hot mom of the early 21st century.

Click here to buy at the FX Shop, $49.99

Perhaps the gift of a Mr. McGibblets costume would have felt a bit more timely a few months ago, but one need only watch the episode of The League where the costume originated to see that you just need to think outside the box.

If you and a buddy want to sneak into another friend's house undetected, this costume might help you hide in plain sight. If they have a young child, this adorable monster might be just the thing to occupy the little human security alarm while you take back any sex tapes or fantasy football trophies that have fallen into the wrong hands. Hey, we're not advocating breaking and entering, but if you are caught, you can always blame the destructive influence of television.

Click here to buy at the FX Shop, $19.95

With a plot as concerned with explosions as it is with making sense and the most outspoken showrunner around, SOA attracts the bad boys of premium cable drama viewership. The Sons of Anarchy Store offers ample gear that approximates an actual biker look (just enough to earn you a beating if you were to walk by a Harley rally), but you are probably better off getting the motor head on your list this dope mug.

Get them some whiskey to put in their coffee as well if they are still mourning the passing of one of the show's best characters, like we are. If you are caught up on the show and know which Son we are talking about, this video might help you bid a fond farewell to one of SAMCRO's finest.

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We can't all be as sexy and magical as Daenarys Targaryen, but you too can have your own dragon egg. Granted, at this point a paperweight is more of a decoration than a practical tool. The last time we had enough papers to necessitate a paperweight we were keeping our collection of finger paints from blowing away in grade school art class.

There are worse things to have on your desk than a dope dragon egg, though. If you have any cute, nerdy co-workers, you can leverage talk about the show into exploring if something other than winter is coming this holiday season.

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We imagine some of you don't watch True Blood unless with a ladyfriend, but the show does have its pluses: namely the frequent nudity. TV stars you would never see getting nasty anywhere else, such as Party Down's Lizzy Kaplan, know that they are going to have to at least get partially naked on True Blood. We assume this is a routine part of any contracts HBO sends to a prospective guest star's agent.

Why not get your lady in the vampiric exhibitionist spirit this holiday season with a skimpy Merlotte's Apron? If you have been good this year, perhaps the black shorts underneath will become an optional part of the restaurant's dress code.

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It's strange: Drinking and alligator hunting do not go so well together, but drinking and watching other people hunt alligators go perfectly together. For those of you seeking to spice-up your reality-show-based drinking, fear not, the Internet has come to your rescue.

A quick search for "Swamp People drinking games" yields dozens of results. On Christmas morning, help your roommate mount his new gift on the wall, and spend the rest of your yuletide drunkenly cheering on your favorite gator hunters. Just make sure you don't spend your entire holiday in the bayou, as the show is addictive.

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We don't need to tell you that staying alive after a zombie apocalypse is a full-time job. Look how hard it is for The Walking Dead's characters to do on weekly basis. Now, rather than watching the (dreadful) Talking Dead after each week's episode, you can use that time to prepare for your post-apocalyptic lifestyle. This way you'll end up more like Rick than...well, a lot of other characters on the show, when the walkers come calling.

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The Internet has been concerned with many things since it focused all of its attention on Megan's (Jessica Paré) rendition of "Zou Bisou Bisou," which announced both the beginning of of Mad Men's fifth season and Ms. Paré's entry into the hearts of TV snobs everywhere.

Take a trip back to early 2012, which in turn is a trip back to the 1960s, with your own vinyl single of the tune this holiday season. While wifing two women as fine as Jessica Paré and January Jones is likely out of the question for all of you who don't have the swag of Don Draper, this will provide a nice soundtrack to your dreams.

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Wherever you spend your time drinking doesn't result in nearly as much humor as (the early years of) How I Met Your Mother, so you might as well start drinking at home, right? If you are on the other side of the lady-slaying scale from Barney, it might be time to step out of the singles scene and build your own man-cave anyway.

If you want to let one of your friends know it is time to pack it in and put a pool table and kegerator in the basement, you can help him take a step in the right direction with How I Met Your Mother bar stools. It looks like one of these stools would be a good long-term investment because the show seems content to go on forever without resolving its central question.

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We dare say this is the most iconic piece of TV show swag in the game. When you think of The Office, the first thing you think is, "Man, that show has lasted for way too long," but one of the next things that comes to mind is the Dwight bobblehead. Even if your Christmas list isn't replete with Machiavellian beet farmers, most TV lovers likely still have a soft spot for a show that, while past its prime, was one of the best.

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One need only watch one episode of It's Always Sunny to be reminded that drinking can have dire consequences. We've estimated that 92% of the show's plot points to date resulted from characters suggesting awful things while drinking. But, if we have learned one lesson from our copious viewing of the show it is that everything gets more fun when you've been drinking.

Prepare for the mistakes of your night in style with this It's Always Sunny themed beer pong table. If you have friends as depraved as the guys on this show, throwing ping pong balls into plastic cups will be a better experience than actually talking about anything meaningful with them anyway.

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Now you can own your own version of Pawnee's dearly departed miniature horse. Li'l Sebastian remains one of the best devices in one of the best episodes of one of the best comedies on television. Even Ron Swanson's bacon wrapped heart of stone would melt at the sight at his own stuffed Li'l Sebastian under the Christmas tree. Don't take our word for it. If you don't believe that Li'l Sebastian deserves to live the immortal plush life in every household, simply read his full obituary.

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While the HBO Shop offers an ample assortment of memoriabilia celebrating Kenny F'ing Powers, they don't offer this foam finger, settling for a mere wall decal. You know what we say to that: "Your F**king Out!"

We had to seek greener pastures to find what we view as the key souvenir from the whirlwind experience of Powers' epic decline on Eastbound & Down. The only thing better would be a jet ski with some hillbilly babes picked up at the local watering hole, but if you aren't as cool as Kenny Powers (and let's face it, few of us are), this will just have to do.

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A hat isn't exactly the most novel of novelty items, but this isn't just any hat. If any longtime Friday Night Lights fan puts one of these on, they won't be able to help but spout "Alright now's" and "Let me tell you somethin's" in the style of television's greatest motivational speaker, Coach Eric Taylor. For the uninitiated, you need only take a look at this montage to understand what we're talking about.

And now that those of you who have seen the show are weeping in your Dillon Panthers sweatsuits, let's lighten the mood with a montage of Tami Taylor saying "y'all." Merry Christmas, y'all!