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*** And these are all cases of a [[Human Alien]] being a dead ringer for a human. |
*** And these are all cases of a [[Human Alien]] being a dead ringer for a human. |
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* In Mexican telenovela ''La Ursupadora'', [[The Vamp|villainess]] Paola is thrilled to meet Identical Stranger Paolina at a beach resort, and quickly forces her to switch places. They are later revealed to have been twins separated at birth. |
* In Mexican telenovela ''La Ursupadora'', [[The Vamp|villainess]] Paola is thrilled to meet Identical Stranger Paolina at a beach resort, and quickly forces her to switch places. They are later revealed to have been twins separated at birth. |
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* On an episode of ''[[VIP]]'' , a terrorist organization spent months searching for a Valerie Irons lookalike so that they could frame the real one for their rather far-reaching crime against humanity. Not only did they find one, they found one who was surprisingly willing to join up with them and do it; clearly the writers were depending on serious [[Suspension of Disbelief]] by viewers. |
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* ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' had Meg (a harlot), Diana (a princess) and Leah (a priestess) who all happened to look like Xena. In addition to all of them having being confused for Xena at some point, there were also stories in which they were being confused for each other ''before'' Xena arrived on the scene! |
* ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' had Meg (a harlot), Diana (a princess) and Leah (a priestess) who all happened to look like Xena. In addition to all of them having being confused for Xena at some point, there were also stories in which they were being confused for each other ''before'' Xena arrived on the scene! |
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** Lucy Lawless also had two ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' roles that were not Xena ''or'' the doppelgangers from her own show. Both - an Amazon and Lyla - predated Xena. After Xena's own show got started, [[Lampshade Hanging|Salmoneus compared the similarity between Lyla and Xena for Hercules]]. |
** Lucy Lawless also had two ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' roles that were not Xena ''or'' the doppelgangers from her own show. Both - an Amazon and Lyla - predated Xena. After Xena's own show got started, [[Lampshade Hanging|Salmoneus compared the similarity between Lyla and Xena for Hercules]]. |
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* ''[[The Prisoner]]'' episode "The Schizoid Man" screws with Number Six's sense of identity by secretly conditioning him to alter his reactions, then introducing an Identical Stranger who's been trained to react the way Six is supposed to. |
* ''[[The Prisoner]]'' episode "The Schizoid Man" screws with Number Six's sense of identity by secretly conditioning him to alter his reactions, then introducing an Identical Stranger who's been trained to react the way Six is supposed to. |
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* [[Denshi Sentai Denziman|Denzi Blue]], [[Battle Fever J|Battle Kenya]] and ''[[Space Sheriff Gavan]]'' ([[Acting for Two|all played by]] Kenji Ohba) are treated as this when they are brought together in ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie|Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan the Movie]]''. Except here, it turns out that the three have been friends for a long time. |
* [[Denshi Sentai Denziman|Denzi Blue]], [[Battle Fever J|Battle Kenya]] and ''[[Space Sheriff Gavan]]'' ([[Acting for Two|all played by]] Kenji Ohba) are treated as this when they are brought together in ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie|Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan the Movie]]''. Except here, it turns out that the three have been friends for a long time. |
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== Radio == |
== Radio == |
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