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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has "The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well", an episode where Rainbow Dash gets hailed as a hero from saving people from accidents, only to have her thunder stolen my the eponymous masked pony. Mare-Do-Well's costume is a homage to DarkwingDuck's, and some of her fans are seen carrying signs with a parody of the ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' logo on them.

* ''TheMonkees'' turn into Monkee Men in a couple episodes. While they can fly, the rest of their powers consist of exchanging insults to bruise someone's ego.

* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has "The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well", an episode where Rainbow Dash gets hailed as a hero from saving people from accidents, only to have her thunder stolen my the eponymous masked pony. Mare-Do-Well's costume is a homage to DarkwingDuck's, and some of her fans are seen carrying signs with a parody of the ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' logo on them.

* ''EdEddNEddy'': ''Robbin' Ed''.

* ''{{Jimmy Two-Shoes}}''. "The Terriffic Trio".

* The ''Super Sidekick Sleepover Slaughter'' arc of ''HackSlash''.

* ''JackieChanAdventures'' had an episode where Jade was inflicted with all the powers of the talismans. She then dons a cape and calls herself "T-Girl." She reprises this role in another episode although with fewer powers. In season five, Jade's friend Larry gets the power of the Earth demon and starts behaving like a superhero with disastrous results.

->'''Fry:''' ''When you were a kid, what was your greatest fantasy?''\\
'''Leela:''' ''[[MythArc To have parents.]]''\\
'''Fry:''' ''Whatever. The correct answer is: To be a superhero! We ''have'' superpowers, and we're Americans. Now's our chance!''\\
--''{{Futurama}}'', "Less Than Hero"

May include a [[StockParodies stock parody]] fight scene referencing the '60s {{Series/Batman}} series.

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* OnePiece has a few shorts and one numbered anime episode revolving around "Chopperman," a superhero version of Chopper completely out of continuity, where Chopper plays the eponymous hero, Usopp the BigBad, Zoro, Sanji, and Robin form the QuirkyMinibossSquad, Nami is Chopper's secretary, and Luffy is a giant sombrero robot.

* StargateSG1 episode "Upgrades." SG-1 gets superpowers after being guinea pigs for a Tok'ra technology. Their newfound powers cause them to [[PsychoSerum completely lack good judgment]], including getting in a [[BarBrawl bar fight]].
* ''{{Dexter}}'' had an episode in which Dexter imagined his life as a super hero (or super villain, he wasn't quite sure.) As one would imagine, it was done in the same horrifyingly psychotic way as everything else in the show.

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* The Snowsong (aka [[DorkAge Supergreg]]) arc in ''DominicDeegan''. It was entirely in continuity, unfortunately, and is one of several candidates for the comic's JumpTheShark moment.

* ''TheSimpsons'' had Bart and Lisa (as Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl) attempting to foil the Villain Comic Book Guy (the Collector!).

** FO loves superhero episodes. Timmy is, after all, Cleft the Chin Wonder. And the Masked Magician. And occasionally Crash Nebula. And his parents are Mighty Mom and Dyno Dad.
* The Bugs Bunny cartoon ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-Rabbit Super-Rabbit]]''. Bugs acquires carrots which, when eaten, temporarily give him the abilities of [[FlyingBrick super strength and speed, flight and invulnerability]]. Later, the two villains obtain the carrots and gain super powers of their own.
** Followed up immediately by a ShoutOut to, in the eyes of just about all back then and still many today, some real-life superheroes ...the US Marine Corps.
*** ... leading the USMC to officially induct Bugs as an honorary private in the Marine Corps. He was regularly promoted until "retiring" at the end of the war as a Master Sergeant.
--> Bugs: *sees the villains in Super form* This looks like a job for a ''real'' superman! *dives into a phone booth, and emerges in Marine Corps dress blues*
** Also from LooneyTunes, we have Daffy Duck as "Stuperduck"

* In the "Fearless Ferret" episode of ''KimPossible'', Ron becomes the titular costumed hero.

* JackieChanAdventures had an episode where Jade was inflicted with all the powers of the talismans. She then dons a cape and calls herself "T-Girl." She reprises this role in another episode although with fewer powers. In season five, Jade's friend Larry gets the power of the Earth demon and starts behaving like a superhero with disastrous results.

* ''MonsterBusterClub'' has an episode ("Comic Book Heroes") that features an alien nerd using the Earth as a place to store his billions of comic books. Cathy gets a hold of one series, "Liberty Lass", and pronounces herself a superheroine, Cathy Lass. She doesn't gain any ''new'' powers, but that doesn't matter because [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands she usually has whatever wacky alien power she needs for any given situation anyway.]]
* ''FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' : "Challenge of the Super Friends"

* Interestingly, ''ThePowerPuffGirls'' had one of these despite the main characters already being superheroes- after reading comic books, the girls decide to copy their favorite heroines in order to become better heroes, with Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles taking on new heroic identities as Liberty Belle (notably the actual name of a [[LegacyHero Legacy Heroine]] in the JusticeSocietyOfAmerica), Spore (a {{Spawn}} {{Expy}}), and an {{Animesque}} cute rabbit character along the lines of HelloKitty. It doesn't go well.

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* Played around with Irma in the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 TMNT]] episode "Super Irma".

** This editor wonders if Gohan's real power was being a [[DorkAge superdork]].

* ''Dexter'' had an episode in which Dexter imagined his life as a super hero (or super villain, he wasn't quite sure.) As one would imagine, it was done in the same horrifyingly psychotic way as everything else in the show.

* ''{{Sanctuary}} did it twice, in ''Hero'' and ''Hero 2'', with a living suit which gives people superpowers but makes them unstable.

* ''SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' had Harvey become Ultra-Teen or somesuch as result of a spell, though this wasn't the focus of the episode.Â

* ''{{Sanctuiary}} did it twice, in ''Hero'' and ''Hero 2'', with a living suit which gives people superpowers but makes them unstable.

** Followed up immediately by a ShoutOut to, in the eyes of just about all back then and still many today, some real-life superheroes ...the US Military.

'''Leela:''' ''To have parents.''\\