diff --git a/examples/third-party-resources/main.go b/examples/third-party-resources/main.go
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+++ b/examples/third-party-resources/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/api/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/api/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/runtime/serializer"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/tools/clientcmd"
+
+	// Only required to authenticate against GKE clusters
+	_ "k8s.io/client-go/1.5/plugin/pkg/client/auth/gcp"
+)
+
+var (
+	config *rest.Config
+)
+
+func main() {
+	kubeconfig := flag.String("kubeconfig", "", "Path to a kube config. Only required if out-of-cluster.")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	// Create the client config. Use kubeconfig if given, otherwise assume in-cluster.
+	config, err := buildConfig(*kubeconfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	clientset, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// initialize third party resource if it does not exist
+	tpr, err := clientset.Extensions().ThirdPartyResources().Get("example.k8s.io")
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			tpr := &v1beta1.ThirdPartyResource{
+				ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "example.k8s.io",
+				},
+				Versions: []v1beta1.APIVersion{
+					{Name: "v1"},
+				},
+				Description: "An Example ThirdPartyResource",
+			}
+
+			result, err := clientset.Extensions().ThirdPartyResources().Create(tpr)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			fmt.Printf("CREATED: %#v\nFROM: %#v\n", result, tpr)
+		} else {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("SKIPPING: already exists %#v\n", tpr)
+	}
+
+	// make a new config for our extension's API group, using the first config as a baseline
+	var tprconfig *rest.Config
+	tprconfig = config
+	configureClient(tprconfig)
+
+	tprclient, err := rest.RESTClientFor(tprconfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	var example Example
+
+	err = tprclient.Get().
+		Resource("examples").
+		Namespace(api.NamespaceDefault).
+		Name("example1").
+		Do().Into(&example)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			// Create an instance of our TPR
+			example := &Example{
+				Metadata: api.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "example1",
+				},
+				Spec: ExampleSpec{
+					Foo: "hello",
+					Bar: true,
+				},
+			}
+
+			var result Example
+			err = tprclient.Post().
+				Resource("examples").
+				Namespace(api.NamespaceDefault).
+				Body(example).
+				Do().Into(&result)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			fmt.Printf("CREATED: %#v\n", result)
+		} else {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("GET: %#v\n", example)
+	}
+
+	// Fetch a list of our TPRs
+	exampleList := ExampleList{}
+	err = tprclient.Get().Resource("examples").Do().Into(&exampleList)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("LIST: %#v\n", exampleList)
+}
+
+func buildConfig(kubeconfig string) (*rest.Config, error) {
+	if kubeconfig != "" {
+		return clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", kubeconfig)
+	}
+	return rest.InClusterConfig()
+}
+
+func configureClient(config *rest.Config) {
+	groupversion := unversioned.GroupVersion{
+		Group:   "k8s.io",
+		Version: "v1",
+	}
+
+	config.GroupVersion = &groupversion
+	config.APIPath = "/apis"
+	config.ContentType = runtime.ContentTypeJSON
+	config.NegotiatedSerializer = serializer.DirectCodecFactory{CodecFactory: api.Codecs}
+
+	schemeBuilder := runtime.NewSchemeBuilder(
+		func(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
+			scheme.AddKnownTypes(
+				groupversion,
+				&Example{},
+				&ExampleList{},
+				&api.ListOptions{},
+				&api.DeleteOptions{},
+			)
+			return nil
+		})
+	schemeBuilder.AddToScheme(api.Scheme)
+}
diff --git a/examples/third-party-resources/types.go b/examples/third-party-resources/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6dd2e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/third-party-resources/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/api/meta"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/1.5/pkg/api/unversioned"
+)
+
+type ExampleSpec struct {
+	Foo string `json:"foo"`
+	Bar bool   `json:"bar"`
+}
+
+type Example struct {
+	unversioned.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+	Metadata             api.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata"`
+
+	Spec ExampleSpec `json:"spec"`
+}
+
+type ExampleList struct {
+	unversioned.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+	Metadata             unversioned.ListMeta `json:"metadata"`
+
+	Items []Example `json:"items"`
+}
+
+// Required to satisfy Object interface
+func (e *Example) GetObjectKind() unversioned.ObjectKind {
+	return &e.TypeMeta
+}
+
+// Required to satisfy ObjectMetaAccessor interface
+func (e *Example) GetObjectMeta() meta.Object {
+	return &e.Metadata
+}
+
+// Required to satisfy Object interface
+func (el *ExampleList) GetObjectKind() unversioned.ObjectKind {
+	return &el.TypeMeta
+}
+
+// Required to satisfy ListMetaAccessor interface
+func (el *ExampleList) GetListMeta() unversioned.List {
+	return &el.Metadata
+}
+
+// The code below is used only to work around a known problem with third-party
+// resources and ugorji. If/when these issues are resolved, the code below
+// should no longer be required.
+
+type ExampleListCopy ExampleList
+type ExampleCopy Example
+
+func (e *Example) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	tmp := ExampleCopy{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &tmp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	tmp2 := Example(tmp)
+	*e = tmp2
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (el *ExampleList) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	tmp := ExampleListCopy{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &tmp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	tmp2 := ExampleList(tmp)
+	*el = tmp2
+	return nil
+}