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* Spongebob in the episode "Artist Unknown" detaches his hand from his body because of Squidward upsetting him by insulting his art skills.

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* Spongebob in the episode "Artist Unknown" detaches his hand from his body because of Squidward upsetting him by insulting his art skills.

* The second half of the 1997 dual horror anthology {{Quicksilver Highway}} had a man whose hands tried to foment a rebellion, based on Clive Barker's short story "The Body Politic".

When a hand is separated from the arms or the more minor fingers and/or thumbs are separated from palms of hand. Either way the hand(s) or hand part can still move and feel under the persons control but if the hands have a mind of their then it falls under HelpingHands.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' had "Crawling Claws", which were severed hands of various creatures animated by necromancy. When not receiving orders, they overwhelm their foes in groups.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'': The titular {{Nigh Invulnerable}} giant is able to detach and reattach his mobile limbs, including his hand, which causes a bit of trouble around the house for {{Kid Hero}} Hogarth who tries to hide it from his mother.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTDEjlkchoc A commercial for OTO Bigfoot Messager's]] whole story seems to be after an office worker abuses his feet when rushing to his office his feet detach from his legs, then upon falling as a result he witnesses fist hand his [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext detached feet undress in front of him and then jump on the windowsill appearing to threaten to jump off the building until he shows them the advertised item, which persuades them to reattach to him to get messaged]].

The exact opposite of Disassembly Applied where a someone is put (back) together piece by piece.

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* In Daimhnait Doyle's song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u05XzEQqw-4 Tattooed]]" She starts off in 6 pieces (head, torso, arms, and legs) but then reassembles herself during the first chorus of the song.
* Similar to that of the above song done by Daimhnait Doyle, Exit Project's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI-SirsiMBk Healing Slow]]" has an identical premise, only the singer starts off in 5 pieces (head, upper torso, arms, and lower half), is reassembled for the entire run of the song, and unlike Doyle is unable to reattach her head.

* [[spoiler: In ''Film/DeathBecomesHer'' This happens to Madeline and Helen after they fall down the stairs after Ernest's funeral.]]
* The martians experiment on Donald Kessler by disassembling him while keeping all his body parts alive in ''Film/MarsAttacks''.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTDEjlkchoc A commercial for OTO Bigfoot Messager's]] whole story seems to be after an office worker abuses his feet during his rush to his office his feet detach from his legs, then upon falling as a result he witnesses fist hand his [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext detached feet undress in front of him and then jump on the windowsill appearing to threaten to jump off the building until he shows them the advertised item, which persuades them to reattach to him to get messaged]].

This is all the above combined where someones face is removed from their body but the face can still, breathe, see, talk, feel and move despite not being attached to the head. While the face becomes like a living mask when not attached the bodies head becomes TheBlank.

!!Vertical Split
When someone splits in half vertically as opposed to horizontally (if it's horizontal, that falls under DetachableLowerHalf).

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* There were [[https://www.behance.net/gallery/HBF-Essentials-Campaign-TVC/5722569 three ads]] for Western Australian health insurance company HBF which had the tagline "Join and claim at the same time". In it, a customer, after learning about the benefits of said insurance, would split in half, with one half staying to continue talking on the phone, and the other going to, depending on the ad, the dentist, an optometrist or a physician.
* An [[https://vimeo.com/67124018 ad]] for Fontvella featured vertical halves of people.

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* In the Series/TheHauntedHathaways episode "Haunted Kids", Taylor and Frankie won't speak to each other, so Ray splits in half to avoid having to give them the same advice twice.
* Karroll's Christmas features the Ghost of Christmas Past splitting in two to prove to someone the existence of ghosts. Unfortunately, the shock causes him to suffer a heart attack.

** Another notable first is in the episode "Pranks a Lot" where this time it's a random fish instead of Spongebob and his eyeballs can run and drive away.

* Happens in two ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episodes, first in the episode "The Smoking Peanut" where Spongebob's eyes fall out in fear.
** Happens again in the episode "Pranks a Lot" only this time it's a random fish instead of Spongebob and his eyeballs can run and drive away.

* In ''SonOfTheMask'' Dr. Arthur Neuman has his face removed from his head by Loki.

* ''{{Reboot}}'' has Gigabyte who gets his arm cut off and then [[PullingThemselvesTogether reattaches it moments later]].
* ''TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'' has The Magician's disembodied floating arm in the episode "Vanishing Act".[[/folder]]

* In TheLastStarfighter an alien gets its arm which was holding the blaster cut off which not long after continues shooting through its severed arm.

* Happens in ''FanboyAndChumChum'' episode "Pick a Nose" where they even go as far as to [[LegoBodyParts switch noses]].

* TheAmandaShow has this happen to the character played by Drake Bell in the Barber Shop sketch where his ear gets cut off and the barber shouts in his disembodied ear and then he runs away and his ear is then put in a trash can full of ears ([[FridgeHorror Implying it happened before]]).

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* Happen in the RockosModernLife episode "Yarn Benders" where the Old Lady Giant removes her teeth and instead of her toothless mouth talking her teeth (which are just Gums and Teeth) move and talk instead.

* {{Catdog}} has cat lose his face in the episode that [[CanonDiscontinuity probably never happened called]] "Movin' On Up".

When a hand is seperated from the arms or the more minor fingers and/or thumbs are seperated from palms of hand. Either way the hand(s) or hand part can still move and feel under the persons control but if the hands have a mind of their then it falls under HelpingHands.

* ''SesameStreet'': Ernie has upon occasion [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbpmsBajfLM pulled Burt's nose off.]] Burt is usually annoyed by this, and talks like he has a cold until his nose is put back on, but is otherwise unharmed. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtbRdnthw6w Ernie's nose is also removable.]]

* In the TheRenAndStimpyShow episode "Robin Hoek" it happens to Ren in his dream where his eyes run away from vicious monks (don't ask).
* Happens in two SpongebobSquarepants episodes first in the episode "The Smoking Peanut" where Spongebob's eyes fall out in fear.

* In FairlyOddparents Timmy Turner has this happen quite a few times.

* {{Dungeons and Dragons}} had "Crawling Claws", which were severed hands of various creatures animated by necromancy. When not receiving orders, they overwhelm their foes in groups.

* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' [[TropeOverdosed obviously]] has this in many forms. The most infamous being the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Crawling Claw]] which are disembodied hands, which are often used to [[CruelAndUnusualDeath strangle its original owner]].