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'''Jade:''' [''gives Jackie an "Uncle smack"''] I do not know such spells! Jade has Uncle's ''[[LifeEnergy chi]]'', not his ''brains!''

* In the ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' episode "Chi of the Vampire" a ChineseVampire absorbed several characters' [[LifeEnergy chi]]; which mean they needed 'chi transfusions'. This led to Tohru becoming like Jade, and Jade becoming like Uncle, providing the above quote.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'''s [[Recap/SixteenS1E22EnterTheDragon "Enter the Dragon"]], undergoing [[AllPeriodsArePMS the effects of PMS at the same time]], Caitlin and Nikki switch personalities. The former becomes moody, sarcastic, and rather short-tempered and violate-mouthed while the latter becomes bubbly, emotional, and [[SweetTooth eats chocolate nonstop]] (which Nikki normally hates and Caitlin [[GirlsLoveChocolate loves]]).

** Also happens in another episode where, by withholding from sex, George becomes smart and successful and Elaine suffers a severe drop in intelligence.

* The third episode of ''Anime/MakaiSenkiDisgaea'' has Etna and Flonne exchanging everything but their actual identity. [[FetishFuel This includes their clothes]].

* In an episode of ''Disney/TheLionKing'' spinoff ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'', the titular pair think they're going to die as a result of eating poison bugs. During their "last days", the pair undergo a personality swap-the usually [[JerkAss selfish and greedy]] Timon gives away all his earthly posessions and finds joy in kindness and generosity, while the formerly kind-hearted Pumbaa becomes self-centered and vain, wanting to live it up before he goes out. Naturally, when it is revealed that death isn't imminent, the pair revert to their usual personalities.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'''s [[Recap/SixteenS1E22EnterTheDragon "Enter the Dragon"]], undergoing [[AllPeriodsArePMS the effects of PMS at the same time]], Caitlin and Nikki switch personalities. The former becomes moody, sarcastic, and rather short-tempered and violate-mouthed while the latter becomes bubbly, emotional, and [[SweetTooth eats chocolate nonstop]] (which Nikki normally hates and Caitlin loves).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' "Enter the Dragon": Undergoing [[AllPeriodsArePMS the effects of PMS at the same time]], Caitlin and Nikki switch personalities. The former becomes moody, sarcastic, and rather short-tempered and violate-mouthed while the latter becomes bubbly, emotional, and [[SweetTooth eats chocolate nonstop]] (which Nikki normally hates and Caitlin loves).

'''Jade:''' ''(gives Jackie an "Uncle smack")'' I do not know such spells! Jade has Uncle's ''[[LifeEnergy chi]]'', not his ''brains!''

* Parodied in the FourthWallMailSlot in one volume of ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'' - A reader asks what would happen if [[SociopathicHero Hiruma]] and [[TeamMom Mamori]] switched personalities. They come to the conclusion it's best the way it is.

* ''MariaHolic'' has Matsurika use SleepLearning to change Kanako from a giddy, rambling idiot into someone closer to a ClassRepresentative. To Mariya's surprise, while Kanako's personality is much more stubborn, her [[LovableSexManiac perversions]] haven't changed a bit.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'': In "Mish Mash Melee," Gusty, Fizzy, Shady, and Wind Whistler stumble across the AppliedPhlebotinum that maintains "the balance of nature," and their personalities get switched around between them. Frizzy gets Wind Whistler's [[TheSpock logical personality]] and Wind Whistler gets her [[TheDitzy ditzy, happy-go-lucky personality]], Shady gets Gusty's [[LeeroyJenkins brave and physical personality]] while Gusty got her [[LovableCoward cowardly personality.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'': In "Mish Mash Melee," Gusty, Fizzy, Shady, and Wind Whistler stumble across the AppliedPhlebotinum that maintains "the balance of nature," and their personalities become the opposite of their true nature.

The reason for this change can be GreenRocks, AppliedPhlebotinum but frequently even some naturally occurring non-fantastic explanation such as AcquiredSituationalNarcissism, a [[ClothesMakeTheManiac changing of clothes]], habits, jobs or maybe TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody.

* ''SpaceCases'': An "experiment" by Miss Davenport causes the kids to "change identities"; they don't swap bodies but species, along with the accompanying abilities and powers. Since TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody, turning [[HumansAreBastards human]] turns the normally quiet Radu into a take-charge leader (but unable to handle leadership), Bova turns into a Mercurian and becomes "cheery, bright, and sunny," and Rosie turns into a Uranus-ian(?) and becomes the GrumpyBear.

-->'''Laurel:''' It's another fine mess you've gotten us into, oly!

* In a later episode of ''SesameStreet,'' Oscar and Telly get three wishes between them. Telly wishes Oscar would be a nice person, and Oscar wishes Telly would be a grouch... and this briefly happens. Then the person who gave out the wishes reverses those two.
* Also on ''SesameStreet'', in episode 720, Ernie imagines [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tet721PTCQ switching personalities with Bert.]]

'''Jade:''' ''(gives Jackie an "Uncle smack")'' I do not know such spells! Jade has Uncle's ''[[LifeEnergy chi]]'', not his ''brains!''\\
-- ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'', "Chi of the Vampire"

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' uses a variation on ClothesMakeTheManiac. Whilst in the park, Chuckie and Angelica manage to switch shoes. Chuckie slowly becomes more bossy and condescending to poor Tommy, while Angelica mellows out and become afraid of everything. However, the whole ordeal turns out to be AllJustADream that Tommy had after hearing his dad comment 'I'd hate to be in that guy's shoes,' whereafter Angelica lied and said that if you put on someone else's shoes, you become that person.

* An episode of ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' has this happen to Zelda and Hilda who willingly purchase some pairs of magical 'Walk in my Moccasins' to get a better perspective on each other.

* Also on ''SesameStreet'', in episode 720, Ernie imagines [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tet721PTCQ switching personalities with Bert]].

* One confusing episode of ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' centered around several of the characters' minds being linked together by the enemy robots (or something like that). While they were connected, they were unable to consciously control their own bodies, which were then taken over by their suppressed personality traits. It led to ActionGirl Ryoko cowering in fear, MsExposition Inez refusing to explain things, and eternal sadsack Jun [[CrowningMomentOfFunny grabbing a machine gun and running around in search of things to shoot.]]

* The third episode of ''MakaiSenkiDisgaea'' has Etna and Flonne exchanging everything but their actual identity. [[FetishFuel This includes their clothes]].

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* ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''. Done in part and deliberately.

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* The rather goofy ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8087542/1/Shermys_Revenge Shermy's Revenge]]'' features Shermy of ''{{Peanuts}}'' using a personality-swapping device called the "Personalitifier" (which, by the way, was invented by [[CalvinAndHobbes Calvin]]) in a rather misguided effort to shed his [[TheGenericGuy Generic Guy]] status.

*** Done again during Sabrina's time at Scorch magazine, when she tries to make notoriously unpleasant rapper BabyB2K "like her" as in, enjoy her company, and Baby ends up "like her" as in, personality-wise. Baby ends up baking the paparazzi pecan sandies, and Sabrina takes on a jerk neighbor in small claims court.