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{{quote|'''[[General Failure|Zapp Brannigan]]''': We can't be too careful with these codes [to Earth's automated defenses]. Rumor has it a double agent may be aboard this very ship. You, ensign, what's your name?

'''Decapodian in a [[Paper Thin Disguise]]''': [[Trope Namer|Hugh Mann,]] sir!

'''Decapodian in a [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]''': [[Trope Namer|Hugh Mann,]] sir!

'''Zapp''': Hugh Mann? Now that's [[Names to Trust Immediately|a name I can trust]]. Run down to the central battle computer and enter these codes. Chop, chop!

'''[[Only Sane Man|Kif]]''': [[Genre Savvy|Um, sir? There's something about that ensign that's--]]

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Luckily for them, [[Weirdness Censor|nobody notices]] at all. Or at least [[Cassandra Truth|nobody anyone will listen to.]] Sometimes, it helps that the character that's being impersonated normally acts this way.

See also [[Clark Kenting]] and [[Paper Thin Disguise]]. Compare [[Louis Cypher]]. Not to be confused with ''[[Funday Pawpet Show]]'' character Hugh Manatee.

See also [[Clark Kenting]] and [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]. Compare [[Louis Cypher]]. Not to be confused with ''[[Funday Pawpet Show]]'' character Hugh Manatee.

== Comic Books ==

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== Film ==

* In Tim Burton's ''[[Mars Attacks]]!'', a Martian disguises his... her... itself(?) as a voluptuous babe to catch the attention of a horndog White House staffer (the better to gain access to the President). She walks, talks, and does everything "strangely" but he doesn't notice until she bites off his finger!!

* In Tim Burton's ''[[Mars Attacks (Film)]]!'', a Martian disguises his... her... itself(?) as a voluptuous babe to catch the attention of a horndog White House staffer (the better to gain access to the President). She walks, talks, and does everything "strangely" but he doesn't notice until she bites off his finger!!

* ''[[The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra]]'':

{{quote| '''Kro-Bar''': My wife sometimes forgets that she is ''not'' [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|a space alien]].

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* A ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'' sketch parodying ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' has Bob, the infiltrating robot. Who has a bucket for a head, and uses his clearly mechanical voice to say things like "Does not compute."

* In ''[[The Secret Circle]]'' {{spoiler|Melissa}} is possessed by a demon. Turns out, demons aren't very good actors. Apart from general weird and out of character behavior, when frustrated she broke into [[Evil Sounds Deep]]. Unusually for this trope their friend screaming at them in demon voice because they expressed reservations about her creepy plan was noticed, although the real giveaway was when the demonic snake crawled across her forehead under the skin.

* In ''Zardip Zap'', a series of fitness and health information videos for children, the eponymous character is an alien sent by his leaders to re-learn the secret to taking care of one's body. masquerades as a child named Zardip [[Line of Sight Name|Pacific]] in order to gain information. He pulls it off rather well aside from not knowing what the organs in his own body are.

* In ''Zardip Zap'', a series of fitness and health information videos for children, the eponymous character is an alien sent by his leaders to re-learn the secret to taking care of one's body. masquerades as a child named Zardip [[Line-of-Sight Name|Pacific]] in order to gain information. He pulls it off rather well aside from not knowing what the organs in his own body are.

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* In ''[[Mechquest (Video Game)|Mechquest]]'', you'll encounter an alien NPC named ''Hugh Munn''. [[Puppeteer Parasite|Hugh]] did play his role as a human rather well- if not for those tacky implants on his head ''and'' blue skin...

* In ''[[Rift]]'', there are a group of...odd people that, should you greet them, will say things like: "Hello, fellow air-breather!" They also sell strange items.

* Inverted in ''[[Sam and Max Hit The Road]]''. At one point in the game, the eponymous duo put on a [[Paper Thin Disguise|paper-thin Bigfoot disguise]] to sneak into a convention. Also subverted in that the bouncer makes it clear that he knows they're in disguise, and he's only letting them in because they did him a favor earlier. Played straight with the rest of the bigfoots, however, who don't see anything out of the ordinary, even when the [[It Makes Sense in Context|bigfoot's navel starts talking]].

* Inverted in ''[[Sam and Max Hit The Road]]''. At one point in the game, the eponymous duo put on a [[Paper-Thin Disguise|paper-thin Bigfoot disguise]] to sneak into a convention. Also subverted in that the bouncer makes it clear that he knows they're in disguise, and he's only letting them in because they did him a favor earlier. Played straight with the rest of the bigfoots, however, who don't see anything out of the ordinary, even when the [[It Makes Sense in Context|bigfoot's navel starts talking]].

* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', the team sneaks aboard a Shinra ship disguised as Shinra soldiers. Red XIII, a red wolf-like creature, clearly has trouble standing on two legs, and doesn't bother to cover his tail. Naturally, their cover is not blown. (That said, no ''real'' Shinra soldiers are ever seen speaking to him, and given his familiarity with humans it's unlikely he'd say something ''too'' ridiculous even if they did.)

* One of the new classes in ''Super [[Monday Night Combat]]'' is Karl, a reconnaissance cyborg developed to infiltrate the society of the lawless Outlanders. Uniquely for this trope, Karl seems to completely buy into the idea that he is human. In-game, he'll often talk about getting goosebumps, needing a drink, or being due for a haircut. His bio mentions that he has an extreme hatred of robots and that his locker room outbursts are "just a little too perfect."

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* [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=183 This] ''[[VG Cats (Webcomic)|VG Cats]]'' strip combines a (rather squicky) example with a case of [[Most Definitely Not a Villain]].

* A ''[[Casey and Andy (Webcomic)|Casey and Andy]]'' comic had a small, one eyed green alien trying to pass of as a human by wearing a yellow smiley-face mask. Casey comments on how stupid the disguise is. The alien comments on how stupid humans are for having their most vulnerable part so exposed. [[Groin Attack|Via a practical demonstration, naturally.]]

* When Corlis (dragon) and Moppy (cat) from ''[[Dragon Tails]]'' attempt to board a plane with a [[Paper Thin Disguise]], Corlis delivers "I am Bob Human, and this is my friend Bill Human. We are both human."

* When Corlis (dragon) and Moppy (cat) from ''[[Dragon Tails]]'' attempt to board a plane with a [[Paper-Thin Disguise]], Corlis delivers "I am Bob Human, and this is my friend Bill Human. We are both human."

* Taken to its flimsiest extreme in [http://buttersafe.com/2010/07/22/the-essence-of-being-human/ this] ''[[Buttersafe]]'' strip.

* Warmech of ''[[~~Eight~~ Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]''. When he pretended to be a human, he wears a fake mustache which he grew on his human lip between acts of defecation. He actually fooled the other warriors with his disguise.

* Warmech of ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]''. When he pretended to be a human, he wears a fake mustache which he grew on his human lip between acts of defecation. He actually fooled the other warriors with his disguise.