I recall this term being used for a gag in Freakazoid! (which is labeled "Steven Spielberg presents", although I don't know if he had any real involvement that would be relevant to the provenance of the word), complete with definition.

Does this extrapolate into the modern realms of appetic or videogametic?

i.e. Why the movies Cars 2 and Cars 3 exist.

Such a Toy Story