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* In an episode of ''[[Zettai Karen Children]]'' the main three girls do this while infiltrating a school.
* This was also done in Episode 5 of the ''[[Little Lulu (anime)|Little Lulu]]'' anime, in an attempt to rescue Tubby from the Westside Gang. Lulu and Willy disguised themselves as Tubby's mother, with Lulu on top and Willy on the bottom. At first, the Westside Gang don't buy the act, since Lulu doesn't say anything, having Annie do the talking for her, but when she finally convinces the Westside Gang that Tubby's mother has a bad case of laryngitis and that if "she" doesn't see her son pretty soon, there's no telling what will happen. It would've worked too, had Lulu not gotten knocked off by the fence post above that served as the entrance to the Westside Gang's territory while entering and revealed Willy in front of the Westside Gang. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* Done by Ange and Beatrice in Case 9 of ''[[Princess Principal]]'' in order to bluff two guards into abandoning their post. Since they were wearing a gas mask and Beatrice is a [[Voice Changeling]], it works.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* In chapter 37 of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fic ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12058516/1/The-Reclamation-of-Black-Magic The Reclamation of Black Magic]'' by "ShayaLonnie", when Tiberius Ogden offers to take Dorea Black to lunch at Florean Florescue's ice cream parlor, she accuses him, tongue-in-cheek, of this trope:
{{quote|"Whisky for breakfast and ice cream for lunch? Are you certain you've left Hogwarts? Perhaps you're actually just two small Hufflepuffs in a large set of robes with a fake beard."}}
* A variation appears in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fic ''[[Sympathetic Properties]]'' by "Mr Norrell": when ex-Ministry employee Hugh Hobson approaches a secret entrance to Gringotts he is challenged by what he initially thinks is the tallest goblin he's ever seen -- which turns out to be a normal-sized goblin wearing a long coat and standing on a stool.
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* In ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events|The Carniverous Carnival]]'', Violet and Klaus use this to pose as a two-headed person.
* [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'':
** Done by a whole bunch of six inch-high Nac Mac Feegle in ''[[
** In ''[[
* Slytherin students use this to impersonate dementors in ''[[
* A similar trick was used unsuccessfully in ''[[Welkin Weasels]]: Thunder Oak'', involving nine ferrets in a human-sized suit of armor.
* In the children's novel ''Down Town'', Cary's first uncanny encounter is with an apparent bag lady. The accompanying illustration makes it clear that this is actually a whole lot of tiny humanoid creatures dressed up in old clothes.
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[[Category:Disguise Tropes]]
[[Category:Comedy Tropes]]
[[Category:Truth and Lies]]
[[Category:Costume Tropes]]
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