History Main / SuperheroEpisode

A subtrope of SomethingCompletelyDifferent. The {{fanfic}} equivalent of this trope is the SuperFic, which usually implies a more permanent change in the characters and their setting.

* Interestingly, ''WesternAnimation/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 {{Legacy Hero}}ine in the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica), Spore (a ComicBook/{{Spawn}} {{Expy}}), and an {{Animesque}} cute rabbit character along the lines of Franchise/HelloKitty. It doesn't go well. The monster itself complains about it.

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* In a strip from ''Webcomic/ThePetriDish'', Thaddeus accidentally gives himself superpowers, including super-strength and [[{{Fartillery}} super farts}}]]. He gets given a superhero name (just an exclamation point) and a rubber suit, but his powers go away before he can become a superhero.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' had the family mutated by a crashed toxic waste truck. Most of their powers were "[[StockSuperpowers normal]]", but [[ButtMonkey Meg's]] power was [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway super amazing fingernail growth]]. Since they behave like villains, Mayor West tries to get superpowers the same way... [[RealityEnsues and gets cancer instead]]. However, his illness is the family's wake-up call, and they vow to use their powers only for good.

* A relatively short lived AlternateContinuity of ''[[ComicBook/ArchieComics Archie]]'' features the characters as superheroes.

* Soap opera ''Series/GuidingLight'' of all things. There was even a corresponding comic book tie-in!

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' pretty much played this trope to death with its "Muscular Beaver" episodes, which had Daggett cause trouble by pretending to be a superhero called Muscular Beaver and his brother Norb having to keep him in line by playing along as a villain called Baron Bad Beaver.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Babar}}'''s episode "The Scarlet Pachyderm" has Arthur and [[spoiler:Babar]] impersonating the in-universe comicbook superhero of the same name in order to defend people from two corrupt rhino border guards.

* ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlack: The Series''

* In ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'': has 2 episodes

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'' pretty much played this trope to death with its "Muscular Beaver" episodes.

* ''Toys/{{Bratz}}'' Super Babyz, where an old woman babysitting the Bratz Babyz unwittingly buys an alien machine that turns one into what they ask to be swapped with a simple toy and, confusing it with a TV remote one night, presses a button and gives the Bratz Babyz different superpowers.

* The ''Music/SpiceGirls'' recently announced an animated superhero movie.

* A relatively short lived AlternateContinuity of ''[[Franchise/ArchieComics Archie]]'' features the characters as superheroes.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': In Season 2's "The Beak", the boys invent an oversized suit of PoweredArmor worn TotemPoleTrench-style as safety gear for their latest project, but get mistaken for a superhero, and when a villain appears on the scene, they have to roll with it. Many superhero staples are referenced, like the TwoPersonLoveTriangle between Phineas and Isabella, who's going for her IntrepidReporter patch, and a parody of 1967!Spider-Man's BraggingThemeTune.

* The ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' novel, ''Attack of The Mutant'' is about a [[RefugeeFromTVLand villain from a comic book]] trying to attack the real world.

* ''Franchise/Garfield'' had a series of books called ''Garfield's Pet Force'' where Garfield, along with his friends Odie, Nermal, Arlene, and Pooky, turn into superheroes whenever they enter an alternate universe.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': "[[Recap/RugratsS3E21AngelicasWorstNightmareTheMegaDiaperBabies The Mega Diaper Babies]]", the babies pretend to be a team of superheroes [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin called the Mega Diaper Babies]] to save the [[ShowWithinAShow Mega Hyper Heroes]] from Angelica as Angelitron.

* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' had this as a B-plot in one episode. He gets hit with a potion to relive his childhood dream - and transforms into the superhero Mighty Teen.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': "[[Recap/RugratsS3E21AngelicasWorstNightmareTheMegaDiaperBabies The Mega Diaper Babies]]", the babies pretend to be a team of superheroes [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin called the Mega Diaper Babies]] to save the [[ShowWithinAShow Mega Hyper Heroes]] from Angelica as Angelitron.
** A later episode sees them pretending to be another fictional superhero team called the Adventure Squad, who are a group of mountaineers with different powers (except Bob, who just drives the van).

* The ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' novel, ''Attack of The Mutant'' is a [[RefugeeFromTVLand villain from a comic book]] trying to attack the real world.

* ''[[Creator/{{Eminem}} Eminem's]]'' video of ''Without Me'' has him as ''Rap Boy''. In a costume identical to ''[[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Robin's]]'' but with a backwards E instead of an R on it. He goes on a quest to stop a child from playing a Parental Advisory Eminem [=CD=].