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* ''[[The Bionic Woman]]'' and ''[[Gemini Man]]'' once shared a script about a lookalike for the title character infiltrating the agency where she/he works despite being ignorant of the main character's superhuman abilities. They are both assassins, targeting the main character's superior. At the climax, the hero(ine) and the double are both claiming to be the real deal; the hero(ine) proves his/her identity by using their special abilities—one by bionic-jumping to the top of a tree, the other by turning invisible.
* ''[[Buck Rogers|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' had a script, "Journey To Oasis", which was very nearly identical to the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode "Journey To Babel". Actor Marc Lenard even appeared in both, playing very nearly the same character.
**Or not. ''Journey to Babel'' was very much a political thriller [[Recycled IN SPACE!]] The most striking parts of ''Journey to Oasis'' are blatant [[Science Fantasy]] with a gnome-like creature, orc-like creatures, a journey through dark caves filled with unnatural winds and a bridge guarded by a sword wielding invisible demon.
* In what is probably a specialized case, ''[[The New Odd Couple]]'' recycled eight scripts that were written for the original version of ''[[The Odd Couple]]''.
* An episode of ''[[Step by Step]]'' had the exact same plot as an episode of ''[[Happy Days]]''. A character is dating a woman. Another character suspects that the woman may secretly be a popular stripper (who wears a mask). They notice that the woman has a very distinctive laugh. So they hire the stripper in order to make her laugh and prove her identity.
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