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* In an episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]'', George impersonates a man named O'Brien so he and Jerry can get a limo ride and free tickets to a basketball game at Madison Square Garden. {{spoiler|This backfires spectacularly, since O'Brien is a secretive white supremacist and leader of the "Aryan Union", and he is making his first public appearance.}} Oops.

* ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' used this plot. Lucy expected an actor from a radio station to pose as her fictional "first husband" in front of Ricky as part of a contest. If Lucy could keep up the charade until midnight, then she would receive a generous cash reward. However, she mistakes a vagrant asking for money to be the actor, and [[Hilarity Ensues]] when the bum quickly takes advantage of the situation.

* In an episode of ''[[News Radio]]'', Dave intentionally sets this up, introducing a man to a recently-quit Matthew as ''[[Dilbert]]'' creator Scott Adams, who convinces him to return to his job at the radio station. It turns out to just be some guy Dave met on the subway. Of course, the ''actual'' Scott Adams has a cameo as the guy standing behind them. It's that kind of show.

* Druing the [[Vacation Episode]] of ''[[The Steve Harvey Show]]'', Cedric and Lovita are mistaken for African royalty and are given special treatment from the time their plane lands in Orlando, leaving the rest of the gang to suffer in the motel from hell. Lovita thinks that Cedric went all out for their honeymoon, while he knew from the beginning that a picture taken of them in African garb during the school's Black History Month celebration is what caused the mixup and he takes full advantage of it. Of course, they are discovered to be impostors by the real king and queen and are thrown out of their fancy accomodations. They end up bunking with Steve, Romeo, and Bullethead at the same bad motel with no TV, no minibar, no ocean view, and a gator in the toilet.

 

 

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