diff --git a/galleries/plot_types/basic/plot.py b/galleries/plot_types/basic/plot.py
index 3808137e52fd..e494fdf24918 100644
--- a/galleries/plot_types/basic/plot.py
+++ b/galleries/plot_types/basic/plot.py
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@
 
 # make data
 x = np.linspace(0, 10, 100)
-y = 4 + 2 * np.sin(2 * x)
+y = 4 + 1 * np.sin(2 * x)
+x2 = np.linspace(0, 10, 25)
+y2 = 4 + 1 * np.sin(2 * x2)
 
 # plot
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
+ax.plot(x2, y2 + 2.5, 'x', markeredgewidth=2)
 ax.plot(x, y, linewidth=2.0)
+ax.plot(x2, y2 - 2.5, 'o-', linewidth=2)
 
 ax.set(xlim=(0, 8), xticks=np.arange(1, 8),
        ylim=(0, 8), yticks=np.arange(1, 8))