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Sometimes, especially if a franchise is a [[Long Runner]] or is about to have a [[Milestone Celebration]], the creators might find it fun to do an episode or TV special in which the newer versions of the characters meet their past selves, before their [[Art Evolution]] or [[Character Development]] took place.
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This will usually be handled one of two ways; the show might view the old incarnation of the characters with a level respect and maybe with only a few tongue-in-cheek jokes at their expense (with the older versions of the characters having some critiques of their own), or it can go into full-on [[Self-Deprecation]], poking fun at how "bad" the show used to be and [[Flanderization|Flanderizing]] the earlier versions.
 
The second type is more likely when [[Armed Withwith Canon|a different writer is handling the newer installments of the franchise]], though having it be used as an outlet for [[Creator Backlash]] by the same creator is also possible. As such, use of this trope may either bring fans of all incarnations of the franchise together and be a celebration of the franchise as a whole, or it could just entertain new fans while alienating older fans.
 
Related to [[Era Specific Personality]], [[Art Evolution]], [[Retreaux]] and of course [[Early Installment Weirdness]]. [[Future Me Scares Me]] and [[I Hate Past Me]] may also come into use.
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== Comics ==
* A joke comic strip was publishing in an issue of ''Wizard Magazine'' featuring [[Super FriendsSuperfriends]] teaming up with their modern [[Justice League of America]] comic counterparts.
* During the ''[[Zero Hour]]'' [[Crisis Crossover]], [[Battle Butler|Alfred Pennyworth]] and Robin had to contend with the [[Bumbling Sidekick]] [[Defective Detective]] version of Alfred from [[The Golden Age of Comic Books]].
* Arguably this was the point of the [[JLA]]/[[JSA]] crossovers in general. One of them, in issues 91-92 of the Silver Age JLA series, deliberately paired the Silver and Golden Age counterparts up to emphasize the differences between them.
* A few issues of [[Archie]] had Archie and his pals run into the 1950s versions of themselves while walking down "Memory Lane".
* During the [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]]/Invaders crossover (Marvel's WWII and modern hero teams) Namor the [[Sub-Mariner]] was the only guy who was alive for both of them (the Steve Rogers [[Captain America (comics)]] was dead at this time). Modern Namor is a little annoyed at his younger counterpart, who is brash and hotheaded.
 
== Literature ==
* ''[[Artemis Fowl (Literature)|Artemis Fowl]]'' returns to the past and encounters his younger, less nuanced self at some point in the series.
 
== Newspaper Comics ==
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== Professional Wrestling ==
* There were certain elements of this in a 2006 WWE storyline in which [[Wrestler/Kane (wrestling)|Kane]] feuded with someone that dressed and acted just like he did when he first debuted in 1997, even down performing his moves and displaying the same mannerisms. The storyline wasn't given much conclusion though, after Kane defeated him and took back the mask that the imposter wore.
 
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Sonic Generations (Video Game)|Sonic Generations]]'' has the current Sonic and his supporting characters come in contact with the versions of themselves from the [[Sega Genesis]] days.
* It occurs in [[media:[[MickeyMickeyMeetsMickey Meets Mickey]]_75287528.jpg|this promotional art]] for the [[Mickey Mouse]] game ''[[Mickey Mania]]''.
** As well as in the actual game. Each level is an older Mickey cartoon, and modern Mickey meets his older self in each one.
** ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' does pretty much the same thing in the stage based on ''[[Steamboat Willie]]''.
* In ''[[Space Quest]] IV: Roger Wilco and The Time Rippers'', Roger does some time travelling, and part of the game is set during the first ''Space Quest'' game, with everything except Roger depicted in the original more primitive graphics.
* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' had Mario/Luigi occasionally visit planets shaped like 8-bit versions of themselves. Also while Koopa Troopas are now depicted as bipeds, they revert back into quadrupeds in these games.
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== Webcomics ==
* ''[[Shortpacked (Webcomic)|Shortpacked]]'' once parodied ''The Return of Bruce Wayne'' by theorizing what [http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/comic/book-12/02-batman-jokes/thepoorfool/ would happen] if Modern Age [[Batman]] met his [[Characterization Marches On|much more ruthless]] [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] self.
 
== Web Original ==
* A gag in [[Super Mario Bros Z]] has Mario (whose sprite is from [[Mario and& Luigi: Superstar Saga]]) emerge from a pipe, and see three other pipes with an earlier version of Mario (going back to the 8-bit version).
* One Strong Bad Email from ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' involved Strong Bad visiting several alternate universes, including one based on the storybook the website was based on.
* [[I'm a Marvel And ImI'm a ADCDC]] had [[Superman]] and [[Batman]] briefly turn into their [[Super FriendsSuperfriends]]/[[The Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] selves. They were a lot nicer to each other and had a lot of [[Ho Yay]] (but counteractered with blandant [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]] -ing). While it scared [[Spider -Man]] and annoyed Batman, Superman found himself whistful.
 
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Turtles Forever]]'', in which the 2003 Ninja Turtles meet the 1980s ones, and later, the earlier comic book ones. The writers had [[Straw Loser|their]] [[Flanderization|own]] [[Took a Level In Dumbass|interpretations]] of the earlier versions though.
* The ''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks (Animation)|Alvin and The Chipmunks]]'' cartoon did an episode that was a parody of ''[[Back to Thethe Future (Filmfilm)|Back to The Future]]'' called "Back to Alvin's Future" in which the 80s Chipmunks meet the 60s Chipmunks and try to stop them from quitting music and preventing the 80's chipmunks from being created. It was complete with a [[Limited Animation]] [[Art Shift]].
* ''[[Re BootReBoot]]'': At the end of a very big episode, young Enzo appears and pounces on Bob. Matrix, who is Enzo all grown up, is speechless.
** There was also an episode where the older, teenage Enzo encountered a game containing Mainframe, in a strange homage to [[The Prisoner]]. It was much cheesier and more in-line with the first episodes.
* ''[[Scooby Doo]]'': ''[[Scooby Doo And The Cyber Chase]]'' had the gang encounter their 70s versions in a video game!
* Happened in the [[Family Guy]] episode ''Back to the Pilot'' where Brian and Stewie use a time machine to travel [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|back to the pilot]] episode.
* In-universe example: In an episode of ''[[The Fairly Odd ParentsOddParents]]'', "The Crimson Chin meets Mighty Mom and Dyno Dad", The Crimson Chin meets several of his old personalities, from [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|30s pulp-fiction Chin]], to [[Darker and Edgier|edgy]] [[The Dark Age of Comic Books|1985]] [[Darker and Edgier|Chin, who got cancelled for swearing.]] They all fight crime together.
* There is a ''[[Quack Pack (Animation)|Quack Pack]]'' episode wherein [[Donald Duck]] is [[Fountain of Youth|de-aging]]. Teenage Donald is actually how he appeared in his debut in ''[[Silly Symphonies|The Wise Little Hen]]'', way back in 1934. May count more as [[Lampshade Hanging]], however.
* On the season seven ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|Simpsons]]'' episode "The Day the Laughter Died" ,<ref>The one where Bart befriends a homeless man who claims -- and proves -- he was the real creator of Itchy from the ''Itchy and Scratchy'' cartoons and that his idea was stolen by Roger Meyers' father</ref>, Bart and Lisa work hard to try and save I&S Studios from bankruptcy (and get Apu out of jail for indecent exposure) -- only to find out that the conflict was resolved by two badly-drawn look-alikeslookalikes named Lester and Eliza (who resemble Bart and Lisa back when ''The Simpsons'' was a filler cartoon on ''The Tracy Ullman Show'').
** The [[Couch Gag]] for the season eleven episodes "Beyond Blunderdome" <ref>The one where Homer partners with [[Mel Gibson (Creator)|Mel Gibson]] to revise his latest film</ref> and "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses" <ref>The one where Barney quits drinking after watching his birthday video and seeing how much of a loser he is when he's drunk</ref> have The Simpsons as they're currently drawn meeting their crudely-drawn counterparts from ''The Tracy Ullman Show'' and all ten of them freaking out.
** The [http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3655/2011calendars.jpg 2011 Simpsons wall calendar] features three versions of the family all fighting each other.
* A music video seen in ''[[House of Mouse]]'' had [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Donald Duck]], [[Goofy]], and [[Pluto the Pup|Pluto]] walk on top of a bridge made from a fallen log, causing them to turn black and white (similar to Simba becoming an adult during the song "Hakuna Matata" from ''[[The Lion King (Disney)|The Lion King]]'').
* One episode of ''[[Ben 10 Ultimate Alien (Animation)|Ben 10: Ultimate Alien]]'' had Ben meeting his [[Ben 10 (Animation)|original incarnation]].
 
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