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When someone wrestles with a temptation, two miniature versions of himself, an Angel and a Devil, sit on each shoulder and try to pull him in different directions. The Devil will invariably be on the left (or [[A Sinister Clue|sinister]]) shoulder. Sometimes, like in ''[[Full House]]'' ("The Devil Made Me Do It"), the Angel and the Devil are full people in the room rather than miniatures on shoulders.
Expect a female character's Devil to dress all [[Stripperiffic]], to [[Invoked Trope|invoke]] [[Evil Is Sexy]] and [[Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains]]. Sometimes, in kids' shows where a little girl is the subject, her Angel self is in a white dress and shoes while her Devil self is in a red dress and shoes. If a character is [[Complete Monster|particularly bad]], a common subversion is to give them ''two'' Devils. Another is for the devil to kill, injure or incapacitate the angel, leaving only the devil as counsel ([[Knight Templar|or vice]] [[Good Is Not Nice|versa]]). Sometimes the devil for males mentions that the Angel wears a "Dress". In some cases - usually comedic, where one choice is of the [[Too Dumb To Live]] type - the two sides ''might'' agree with each other.
A more modern version might include multiple additional characters, based on modern [[Hollywood Psych|pop-psychology]]'s understanding of a person's mind. For example, the inner child, the feminine side, or the gay side.
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* One anti-marijuana PSA had a kid with his pothead friends appearing on one shoulder, and authority figures on the other. More of each kept popping up, until both shoulders were loaded.
* Seen in an ad for TruMoo chocolate milk, to promote that it has "no high fructose corn syrup" and healthy ingredients. A mother asks "What's the bad news?" and the "bad angel" is forced to admit "I got nothing." "He's got nothing" comments the good angel and the bad angel disappears in a puff of red smoke.
* In one Dunkin' Donuts commercial, Fred the Baker is about to get up early to start his day, grumbling "Time to make the donuts..." like he always does. Then a devil version of himself appears, urging him to stay and sleep late in for a change. But an angel appears reminding him of his responsibility to the customers. After arguing, the angel wins, and Fred says, "All right, I'm up already!" getting out of bed.
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