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->'''[[OfCorpseHesAlive Buzz's severed arm]]''': Hi ya, fellas. To infinity and beyond!

* In ''TheBleakOldShopOfStuff'', AmoralAttorney Skulkingworm does this while "consulting with his client"; he wears two different top hats and discusses the case with the mirror. There's no one present who needs to be convinced they're seperate people, though, he's just crazy.

->'''[[PaperThinDisguise Buzz's severed arm]]''': Hi ya, fellas. To infinity and beyond!

--->'''Leonard:''' I mean, what's she expect me to say - sure, Penny, have as many weird ex-boyfriends stay around as you like!
--->'''Leonard (as Penny):''' Okay like, sure Leonard, because, like I'm Penny, and I'm doing you a favor just by being with you (*the "conversation" continues in this vein for a while*)
--->'''Sheldon:''' Leonard, stop the car. STOP THE CAR. (*gets out tearfully*) I can't listen to the two of you fight anymore!

-->'''Homer''': I'd like to withdraw my life's savings, please.
-->'''Teller''': Uh, sir, this is a joint account. You'll need your wife's signature, too.
-->'''Homer''': Oh, yes, of course. She's, uh, behind that plant. Hello, Marge. [''ducks behind plant''] Hi, Homey. [''as himself''] Sign this, please. [''as Marge''] You're the boss. [''as Lisa''] Daddy, ask the man for some candy. [''as himself''] Now, now, no candy for you. [''as Lisa''] Well, at least get some candy for yourself. [''walks back to the teller''] Heh, heh, heh, kids.
-->'''Teller''': [''sighs''] Here's your candy.
-->'''Homer''': So long, sucker!
-->'''Teller''': Uh, sir? Your life savings?
-->'''Homer''': [''nonchalant''] Ah, yes, I see that it's in bill form. Excellent.

-->'''Marge''': That's not my voice!
-->'''Homer''': Oh, everybody says that when they hear themselves.

* ''Film/MrsDoubtfire'': Daniel receives a surprise visit from a caseworker, who's looking for Mrs. Doubtfire. Daniel says "She'll be right out..." and then runs into a backroom. While getting into his Mrs. Doubtfire costume and makeup, he loudly holds both sides of the conversation, with Daniel "waking up" Doubtfire. At the end, Mrs. Doubtfire answers the door and casually mentions that Daniel had to leave.

* ''AstroCity'': used by Atomicus, who developed a power to duplicate himself and almost immediately used it to try to conceal his (rather obvious) secret identity.

* In ThatGuyWithTheGlasses's 2nd year anniversary, Kickassia, the Molassian president has a conversation with his Foreign Relations officer. They are the same guy in different attire.

* In the AdamWest ''Series/{{Batman}}'' series, Batman and Bruce Wayne [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgCkmUS1IYI have a phone conversation]].
* Done hilariously in ''TheBigBangTheory'', when Leonard, as part of an angry rant to Sheldon about his relationship troubles with Penny, fakes a conversation, giving her a classic DumbBlonde AlphaBitch voice. This is the result:

* In season one of ''TheCritic'', Jay often does this by pretending to be his secretary with British nanny accent. He doesn't do this gag anymore since Alice appeared in season 2.

Let's say we have Bob, Carol, and Alice. This trope is for when Bob is pretending to have a conversation with Alice, even though that Alice isn't actually there (or in certain cases, may not even exist). The purpose of this is to convince Carol that Alice is actually there, to maintain some lie Bob is pulling. Bob may do this by holding a one-sided conversation with "Alice", or he may even attempt to imitate Alice's voice and hold ''both'' sides of the conversation. Depending on the situation, this may involve Bob actually partially/fully disguising himself as Alice to further the ploy.

--->'''Leonard (as Penny:''' Okay like, sure Leonard, because, like I'm Penny, and I'm doing you a favor just by being with you (*the "conversation" continues in this vein for a while)
--->'''Sheldon:''' Leonard, stop the car. STOP THE CAR. (*gets out tearfully) I can't listen to the two of you fight anymore!

** Madness?! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis This is Sparta!]]

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-->--''ToyStory''

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* ''ToyStory'': Buzz Lightyear, who originally believed he was the ''real'' Buzz, has [[HeroicBlueScreenOfDeath gone temporarily insane after having his worldview shattered when he found out he was just a toy]]. His (toy) arm gets broken off in attempt to fly; later, he throws the dismembered arm at Woody in anger. Woody has to convince the other toys that Buzz is okay. He hold's Buzz's arm out from behind a wall, as if Buzz was actually standing just behind the wall, and proceeds to (badly) mimic Buzz's voice while waving the arm around.

* ''{{Megamind}}'': Megamind has a disguise hologram that makes him look like a normal human. At one point, though, he's in a situation where he has to pretend to be both simultaneously. There's a "fight sequence" between the two, where Megamind ends up repeatedly switching back and forth between his normal appearance and the hologram, all the while opening and closing a door over and over to give the appearance that that two are fighting each other.

* ''FamilyGuy'': Stewie pretends to be a girl in order to get on his favorite TV show, Jolly Farms Revue. When a girl he has a crush on comes over to meet his girl persona, he quickly goes to change into his girl costume while he ''argues'' with himself, pretending to be both Stewie and the girl. And then [[OverlyLongGag does the same thing in reverse]] later.

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-->'''Woody''': Oh, hi Buzz! Why don't you say hello to the guys over there?
-->'''Buzz's severed arm''': Hi ya, fellas. To infinity and beyond!
-->'''Slinky''': Hey look! It's Buzz!
-->'''Woody''': ''[Shaking the arm's hand]'' Yeah, hey Buzz. Let's show the guys our new secret best-friends hand shake. Gimme five, man! ''[Pantomines with arm]''
-->'''Hamm''': Something's screwy here.
-->'''Woody''': So, you see? We're friends now, guys! Aren't we, Buzz?
-->'''Buzz's severed arm''': You bet. Gimme a hug! ''[Woody makes the arm grab his neck and pull him forward in a hug]'' Ha, ha, oh, I love you, too.
-->'''Slinky''': See? It ''is'' Buzz. Now give back the lights, Potato Head.
-->'''Mr. Potato Head''': Wait just a minute. What are you trying to pull?!
-->'''Woody''': Nothing!
-->''[Woody innocently shrugs and throws both his hands up...exposing the severed arm.]''

* In ''TwelfthNight'', Feste fakes a conversation between himself and "Sir Topas the Curate" outside Malvolio's cell.

* ''TheSimpsons''

** Madness?! [[Punctuated!For!Emphasis! This is Sparta!]]

** Madness?! [[This!Is!Sparta! This is Sparta!]]

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* In one episode of ''{{ALF}}'', the titular character manages to get himself into a situation wherein he has to (vocally) play the role of a [[ItMakesSenseInContext hostage-taker]] as well as a ''whole bunch'' of hostages.

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* ''Film/MrsDoubtfire'': Daniel receives a surprise visit from a caseworker, who's looking for Mrs. Doubtfire. Daniel says "She'll be right out..." and then runs into a backroom. While getting into his Mrs. Doubtfire costume and makeup, he loudly holds both sides of the conversation, with Daniel "waking up" Doubtfire. At the end, Mrs. Doubtfire answers the door and casually mentions that Daniel had to leave.

* ''YoungFrankenstein'' has an inverse example: in order to disguise a dead body, the title character pretends the arm of the dead man is his own.

* ''MrsDoubtfire'': Daniel receives a surprise visit from a caseworker, who's looking for Mrs. Doubtfire. Daniel says "She'll be right out..." and then runs into a backroom. While getting into his Mrs. Doubtfire costume and makeup, he loudly holds both sides of the conversation, with Daniel "waking up" Doubtfire. At the end, Mrs. Doubtfire answers the door and casually mentions that Daniel had to leave.