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I'm not sure if it strictly counts, but in the later chapters of Death Note, Near is often seen playing with toys that bear a strong resemblance to LEGO bricks and minifigs, though they are never explicitly identified as such (they could equally well be generic "plastic block" toys, though one would hope that Near's tastes are more refined than that).

Minifigures are indeed seen rather clearly in Disney Pixar's Toy Story 3, as well as two Toy Story Shorts, "Hawaiian Vacation" and "Toy Story of Terror" Pixar Wikia Article. "Toy Story of Terror" also includes a brick built rabbit as a character:

Here, two minifigs can be seen in "Hawaiian Vacation"

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In the climax of Time Bandits the lair of Evil seems to be built of giant LEGO bricks, and I think you can also see actual LEGO on the floor of the room in the opening.

I'm guessing they kept the specific brand deliberately vague to avoid any copyright repercussions.  I'm not sure how LEGO not having an official Death Note theme is complete proof that it isn't LEGO, given that LEGO-style toys exist in the Death Note universe and not the other way around.  Though, Death Note doesn't exactly seem like the sort of thing LEGO would want to associate itself with, given the fact it's not exactly child-friendly and isn't really suited to LEGO's target group.

I read an interview in the "Death Note--How to Read" add-on with the author and artist of the original Manga, and as far as I recall they only referred to them as "block toys" and not by any specific brand name.  (Incidentally, the reason Near switches back to finger puppets in the finale is because they're apparently easier to draw than minifig-style figures.)  As far as the character of Near himself goes, it's also difficult to establish since he doesn't really seem to have any specific brand loyalties.

(On a side note*, I've been contemplating doing a quick Death Note-themed Brickfilm, but I have yet to figure out a good way to recreate Ryuk in minifig form.)

*Pun not intended.

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Even though Dew films mentioned The Simpsons, I'd like to mention that there are a couple of episodes featuring Lego.
"Brick Like Me" was an obvious one. "Hungry, Hungry Homer" was an episode that took place in Blockoland, a parody of Legoland.
I am pretty sure that there are more but these two were the most notable one.

Robot Chicken has a lot of sketches that involve LEGO, as does Cartoon Network's MAD (skip to 1:55).

What Kd2000 is referring to.

There's also an episode of The Simpsons called "The D’ohcial Network" where Lisa visits the Blocko Store.

Reeling this topic back in…

Just came across a list of media references on a Lego wiki…
http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_refe … O_in_media

Uh, not really. If anything, we can contribute to the wiki list.
The movie "Big" and the tv show "Silent Library" were not on their list.

I know there's more references out there, I just can't find any pics or video of it.
(The classic kids game show Double Dare comes to mind.)