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* In the ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' episode "Malcolm Dates a Family," Malcolm engages in a bit of [[Lampshade Hanging]] when he realizes he's scheduled simultaneous dates: "This is like that episode of... well, [[Seen It a Million Times|everything]]."
* Every ''Superman'' TV series has done this with the title character's dual identities. In a few cases, both dates have been Lois, meaning ''she'' was doing this, too.
** In episode of ''[[The Adventures of Superman]]'', Superman solved this problem by literally being in two places at
* Popular with guest actors in shows where the leads are twins. ''[[Sister, Sister]]'' did this a few times. In these series, the date usually leads to a [[Twin Switch]].
* Subverted/Parodied in an episode of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'': Harry's stupidity leads him to believe that he has a date with twins and fulfills the usual elements of this trope, never realizing that said twins are ''the same person''. There wasn't any deception on the girl's part. Harry's just ''plain stupid''.
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=== Film ===
* This is the device employed for the climactic sequence of the Dan Ackroyd movie ''[[Doctor Detroit]]''
* A scene in the film ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' combines this version and the two-identities version, with a children's entertainer, played by [[Robin Williams]], switches between a dinner with his boss and a dinner at the same restaurant where he must pretend to be the elderly babysitter Mrs. Doubtfire. He gets caught by his boss when he forgets to change back, but manages to convince him that this is his idea for a new character.
** It was wackier than that. {{spoiler|He had also put pepper into his ex-wife's new boyfriend's dish, knowing that said new boyfriend was allergic to it - only for him to start choking. Williams rushes across the diner to perform the Heimelich Maneuver, and ends up exposing his identity to his family in the process.}}
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* ''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm]]'' has an episode where Tori uses her powers to both attend Shane's skateboarding competition with Dustin and see a movie with Blake and Hunter.
* ''[[Friends]]'' does this in its "The One With The Two Parties" episode, where Rachel's recently-separated parents both show up for her surprise party, necessitating the creation of two simultaneously-held (and attended) parties happening across the hall from one another.
* In one episode of ''[[Frasier]]'', he juggled romantic and nonromantic commitments. He was trying to make a date with a woman but kept standing her up due to accidents or [[Contrived Coincidence
* In ''[[Home Improvement]]'', Tim Taylor attempts to go to a Japanese Suite with Jill Taylor for their anniversary. Unfortunately, one of the executives for the show ended up scheduling a meeting with one of the higher ups not only at the same location, but on the same day, forcing Tim to balance out the two occasions, predictably failing.
* On ''[[That's My Bush!]]'''s first episode, Laura demands a date night with George at the same time he has to have a meeting with the leaders of the pro-life and pro-choice campaigns. The maid even [[Lampshade
* In an episode of ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'', a family get-together on Halloween conflicts with a party Sabrina wants to make an appearance at. Being a witch, she [[Me's a Crowd|creates a duplicate]] that can only say three phrases and sends her to the mortal party (Salem points out her aunts would be more likely to catch on than her [[Muggle]] schoolmates.) Sure enough, her aunt Hilda tries to send a duplicate to the witch party which Zelda unmasks almost instantly ("Hilda, what color is my dress?" "Pass the potatoes!")
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* In one episode of ''[[The Flintstones]]'', Fred has a big meeting of the Water Buffalo Lodge, but he has also promised to be at Pebbles' birthday party the same night, so he rushes back and forth between the two. He is eventually caught when he forgets to remove his Water Buffalo hat before entering the party.
** In another episode, Fred had a Water Buffalo Lodge bowling tournament on the same night he promised Wilma he'd take her out to dinner and a movie.
* [[Kim Possible]] had to chose between helping [[This Loser Is You|Ron]] deal with [[Everything's Better with Monkeys|Monkey Fist]] or spending time with her annoying cousin Larry. It appeared that she'd gone on the mission, until it's revealed that she did choose Larry and that the "Kim" accompanying Ron was a [[Hologram|projection]] made by [[Gadgeteer Genius|Wade]]
* In one episode of ''[[Arthur]]'', Francine has to go back and forth between a bowling tournament that she has to win with her friends and a relative's bar mitzvah (because the Frenskies [[Suddenly Ethnicity|suddenly became Jewish]] in the [[Christmas Episode]]). She doesn't end up winning the bowling tournament and also misses the best parts of the bar mitzvah, so she learns her lesson in the end.
* In one episode of [[SpongeBob SquarePants]], the titular sponge has to help Sandy demonstrate an invention of hers, attend Patrick's birthday party, and build a telescope for Mr. Krabs. {{spoiler|By the end of the episode, it's revealed that Sandy's invention was a ''[[Irony|cloning]]'' [[Irony|machine]].}}
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