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[[File:RenAndStimpyFreakyThursday.jpg|link=The Ren and Stimpy Show|frame|Taking body swap to a whole new level...]]
▲{{quote|'''Jackie:''' Use my chi for the transfusion.<br />
'''Jade:''' ''[gives Jackie an "Uncle smack"]'' I do not know such spells. Jade has Uncle's ''[[Life Energy|chi]]'', not his ''brain''.|''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', "Chi of the Vampire"}}
A variation on the traditional [[Freaky Friday Flip]] plot, wherein two characters ''don't'' swap bodies, but they do swap personalities and temperament. The key difference being that things such as intellect, skills, and abilities don't alter.
As it isn't a mind swap you don't get to play with the [[Gender Bender]] or [[Black Like Me]] and similar tropes; also unlike in a [[Freaky Friday Flip]] the voices (even in animation) don't [[Voices Are Mental|switch]]. However, you can draw humor from making one character act like his exact opposite. This can lead to things like 50-year-old men acting like teenage girls, or the usually bookish teacher's pet suddenly becoming a rebel.
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See also: [[Freaky Friday Flip]], [[In Another Man's Shoes]], [[Soul Fragment]] and [[Not Himself]].
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▲== Anime & Manga ==
* One confusing episode of ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' centered around several of the characters' minds being linked together by the enemy robots (or something like that). While they were connected, they were unable to consciously control their own bodies, which were then taken over by their suppressed personality traits. It led to [[Action Girl]] Ryoko cowering in fear, [[Ms. Exposition]] Inez refusing to explain things, and eternal sadsack Jun [[Crowning Moment of Funny|grabbing a machine gun and running around in search of things to shoot.]]
* Parodied in the [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot]] in one volume of ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' - A reader asks what would happen if [[Heroic Sociopath|Hiruma]] and [[Team Mom|Mamori]] switched personalities. They come to the conclusion it's best the way it is.
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** Also happens in another episode where, by withholding from sex, George becomes smart and successful and Elaine suffers a severe drop in intelligence.
* An episode of ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' has this happen to Zelda and Hilda who willingly purchase some pairs of magical 'Walk in my Moccasins' to get a better perspective on each other.
** Also happened, thanks to sunspots, with Sabrina and Libby. However, they did not act ''exactly'' like each
*** Done again during Sabrina's time at Scorch magazine, when she tries to make notoriously unpleasant rapper [[Baby B 2 K]] "like her" as in, enjoy her company, and Baby ends up "like her" as in, personality-wise. Baby ends up baking the paparazzi pecan sandies, and Sabrina takes on a jerk neighbor in small claims court.
* On ''[[News Radio]]'', meek man-child Matthew becomes the office jerk after he asserts himself to Bill (by punching his lights out), who in turn takes Matthew's place as the meek one. [[Status Quo Is God|The status quo]] is restored when Bill, trying to defend Matthew, accidentally slaps him in the face, causing Matthew to snap out of his power trip.
* In a later episode of ''[[Sesame Street]],'' Oscar and Telly get three wishes between them. Telly wishes Oscar would be a nice person, and Oscar wishes Telly would be a grouch... and this briefly happens. Then the person who gave out the wishes reverses those two.
* Also on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', in episode 720, Ernie imagines [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tet721PTCQ switching personalities with Bert].
* ''[[Space Cases]]'': An "experiment" by Miss Davenport causes the kids to "change identities"; they don't swap bodies but species, along with the accompanying abilities and powers. Since [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body]], turning [[
* In the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "Transfigurations" Dr. Crusher finds that to save a shuttle crash victim she needed someone to volunteer a neural link to help regulate their brain functions. Geordi volunteers and because the individual was undergoing a type of [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence|Ascending to a Higher Plane of Existence]] transformation the leftover impression gave Geordi an amazing boost in confidence especially with romantic pursuits.
** Similarly, in "Sarek" Picard mind-melds with Sarek, giving the aging Vulcan his emotional strength, while receiving the consequences of Sarek's Vulcan Alzheimer's, so that Sarek can complete a diplomatic negotiation.
* In ''[[Quantum Leap]]'', a freak accident switches Sam and Al's roles, with Al now trapped in time and Sam as a computer projection finding advice and information. The switch also makes Al more virtuous and Sam more lecherous, confounding them both.
* On ''
* Happened a few times on ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''. Every so often Tim would shift character positions with someone else as they act more impulsive like Tim would normally. When Wilson was thinking of moving back to where he use to live with his (now deceased) wife because her memory was fading, they actually swapped sides of the fence as Tim gives him advice on how to remember departed loved ones. When Al took on as a guest host for a cooking show and Tim took up as a dedicated assistant, Al ended up being arrogant and refused the practical advice Tim would give.
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[American Dad]]'': In "Rough Trade", Stan is sentenced to house arrest for driving drunk, and Roger sets out to prove he can be a provider. Roger becomes the family role model, Stan becomes the obnoxious drunk.
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* In the ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' episode "Chi of the Vampire" a [[Chinese Vampire]] absorbed several characters' [[Life Energy|chi]]; which mean they needed 'chi transfusions'. This led to Tohru becoming like Jade, and Jade becoming like Uncle, providing the above quote.
* ''[[What's New, Scooby
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'''Velma:''' Please, I'm scared. Not desperate. }}
* One episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' has Bart and Lisa swap social positions (if not total personalities) after a [[Inept Aptitude Test]]. Bart becomes the good student when he finds that his career path is in law enforcement and is given the Hall Monitor position. Lisa, finding her path to be as just a homemaker, starts acting out and hanging with the bad girls. Their personalities don't ''exactly'' switch, however: Bart basically becomes a justified thug while Lisa uses her intelligence to best effect when rebelling against everybody. The Status Quo gets restored when Bart takes the fall for Lisa's theft of the teachers' guides because even he recognizes that she has a better future than he does.
** A similar thing happened in another episode where the Simpsons got a pool and Bart ended up breaking his leg and had to be cooped up in the house all summer. Lisa became wildly popular with the other kids while Bart became bitter and reclusive. However, Lisa's popularity fades when Martin gets an even better pool, and the Status Quo is restored.
* Also happened on ''[[Daria]]'' once. After Quinn became reclusive and antisocial, Daria intentionally became fashionable and flighty to bring Quinn out of it. Episode title being Quinn the Brain.
* Done in the ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' episode "Totally Switched". Clover's personality is swapped with Jerry's by use of a [[Mad Scientist|crazy psychologist's]] [[Applied Phlebotinum|behavioral adjusting amulet]].
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'''Jerry:''' [[Totally Radical|No freakin' way!!]]
'''Sam:''' O.. kay, this is the weirdest moment ever. }}
* In one episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', X the Eliminator gets Birdman's crest and becomes successful and well-liked, while Birdman becomes an obsessive stalker (building a death ray console).
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* The episode of ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'' entitled "Who's Stupid Now?" had Ren forced to be "the fat, stupid one" and Stimpy "the skinny jerk" thanks to [[Animated Actors|in-episode]] [[Executive Meddling]]. Stimpy later gains intelligence on his own and becomes more abusive towards Ren.
* This happens in an episode of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' where Squidward gets electrocuted by his electric fence [[Lightning Can Do Anything|and gets a personality similar to SpongeBob's]], and then at the end of the episode where SpongeBob gets electrified by the same fence and ends up with a personality like Squidward's.
* Even [[Winnie the Pooh]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phl8OqxpQ0o has done this]
** Additionally, ''The New Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh'''s episode "Sham Pooh" features Pooh losing his appetite, causing the gang to suspect that he's not, in fact, Pooh. It is then determined that Owl is actually Pooh, Gopher is Owl, Piglet is Gopher, and Rabbit is Piglet. (Only Tigger remains himself, and he's also the one who's having the most fun watching everything unfold.) The characters act accordingly up until Pooh starts eating honey again.
* In an episode of [[The Lion King]] spinoff "Timon and Pumbaa", the titular pair think they're going to die as a result of eating poison bugs. During their "last days", the pair undergo a personality swap-the usually [[Jerkass|selfish and greedy]] Timon gives away all his earthly posessions and finds joy in kindness and generosity, while the formerly kind-hearted Pumbaa becomes self-centered and vain, wanting to live it up before he goes out. Naturally, when it is revealed that death isn't imminent, the pair revert to their usual personalities.
* The ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' episode "Mirror, Mirror on the Ed" has the Eds daring each other to act like another Ed. [[The Ditz|Ed]] imitates Eddy ("I'll do anything for cash, 'cause I'm short."), [[The Smart Guy|Edd]] imitates Ed ("Gravy!"), and [[Schemer|Eddy]] imitates Edd ("Oh, the insanitary! My skinny arms cannot bear the weight.")
* ''[[Time Squad]]'' does this without a plot device at all- after a fierce argument, the fussy, cultured Larry and overly manly Buck cordon off the space station to avoid each other, only to realise that everything they like is on the other one's side of the station. So out of boredom, Buck starts learning gourmet cooking, while Larry is irresponsible with a [[BFG]].
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' played with this in one episode. Everyone's roles and [[Catch Phrase
* An episode of ''[[Rugrats]]'' uses a variation on [[Clothes Make the Maniac]]. Whilst in the park, Chuckie and Angelica manage to switch shoes. Chuckie slowly becomes more bossy and condescending to poor Tommy, while Angelica mellows out and become afraid of everything. {{spoiler|However, the whole ordeal turns out to be [[All Just a Dream]] that Tommy had after hearing his dad comment 'I'd hate to be in that guy's shoes,' whereafter Angelica lied and said that if you put on someone else's shoes, you become that person.}}
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