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[[File:scootaloo 7912.png|link=My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|frame|"Um Scoot, don't you think you're taking this just a little too far?"]]
A common plot in
▲A common plot in kid's shows, when a character (usually lacking in self-confidence) begins to imitate someone they look up to, down to what clothes they wear and what foods they eat. For the one being imitated, this usually gets old very, ''very'' fast after the novelty of having a lookalike wears off, and the rest of the episode is usually dedicated to getting the imitator to stop and rely on himself or herself instead. However, sometimes this backfires, and rather than learn anything the imitator will just switch to a new target.
May overlap with [[Hero Worshipper]] and [[Heroic Wannabe]]. Also a common cause (and effect) of [[Poser Hating]]. If this continues for too long it can turn into [[I Just Want to Be You]], with the difference being that this trope is usually a temporary state of affairs and generally [[Played for Laughs]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* One character in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' used a variation by copying someone's deck and then acting like them while playing it. The same character later stole Yugi's deck when it was up on display, and started imitating Jaden after the inevitable loss. Jaden doesn't seem to have a problem with being imitated, but is annoyed at not being copied ''properly''.
** The character may be a [[Take That]] on the real-life practice of "netdecking",
▲** The character may be a [[Take That]] on the real-life practice of "netdecking", ie. going online and copying a tournament-winning deck card-for-card in the misguided belief that [[Possession Implies Mastery|dueling with a tourney-winning deck will help them win more often]]. True to this trope, the more creative duelists have begged for or tried methods of stopping the practice be put in place, but considering how well the practice actually ''does'' work, it's not going away any time soon.
* One episode of ''[[Sailor Moon]] SuperS'' had a young girl named [[Woobie of the Week|Nanako]] who becomes [[Onee-Sama|infatuated with Rei,]] and becomes a [[Miko]] like her and copies everything she does. At first Rei thinks it's funny, but then she gets really annoyed. It turns out Nanako is a severe [[Fragile Flower]] and doesn't take Rei's disapproval well at all, making her a good target for the [[Monster of the Week]].
* One episode of ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' has Ash and Max being asked to take care of some young starter Pokémon, so May and Brock leave behind their own starters with Ash's to take care of the younger charges. The Treecko, apparently female, instantly crushed on Ash's own Treecko, and started following the latter around, imitating him by carrying around a twig (with a flower) in her mouth.
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* In one episode of ''[[Recess]]'', Mikey begins imitating Vince, the jock, due to seeing Vince as a "cool kid", but eventually admits that the persona doesn't fit him and goes back.
** One kid gets a crush on Gretchen and pretty much says this word for word at one point.
* D.W. in ''[[Arthur (animation)|Arthur]]'' once imitated the titular character down to his clothes and use of his old glasses frames, but she
** Another episode had Muffy writing the school's advice section but being upstaged by Molly (one of Binky's friends) as the latter was better at giving advice. In an attempt to rectify this, Muffy dresses like Molly and tries to do the things Molly normally does (skateboard, listen to rock music etc). Say the least it didn't last.
** Another one has Arthur & Muffy teaming up on a school project, and he starts picking up her mannerisms. Lampshaded by the other characters to Arthur, who didn't see it.
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** This wasn't the first time it was used—Phil and Lil imitated Chuckie and Angelica (respectively) because their parents couldn't tell them apart.
* Stacy once did this to Quinn on ''[[Daria]]'' while the latter was staying at the former's house while the rest of her family was out of town. This weirds out Quinn, who opts to make a break for it soon after and ends up staying with ''Jane,'' of all people.
* Patrick once tried being just like ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' in the episode "Big Pink Loser" after deciding he was a failure since he never got an award. It's somewhat subverted in that he actually became moderately successful
* In an episode of ''[[The Cramp Twins]]'' the ''entire school'' started imitating Wayne when a famous photographer praised his style. Wayne originally liked it because he could mock Lucien with it, but became gradually more annoyed until it turned out that the combined number of everyone imitating him completely cleared out the junk yard he frequents. Wayne fixed it by dressing up as a girl.
* ''[[The Replacements (animation)|The Replacements]]'' had an episode where Riley is sick of every girl in town copying the latest big fashion model, so she replaces said model with herself, thinking that nobody would want to copy someone as average as her. Of course, everybody does, and at the end of the episode, Riley's "[[Be Yourself]]" speech backfires on her when someone points out that it's their choice ''as'' an individual if they want to follow the trends or not.
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* In ''Colorful Palate'' a stylish college student gives a plain girl makeup lessons.
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