Television Show Episodes in Which the Main Cast Members are Mirrored by Comparative/Bizarro World Versions of Themselves

Seinfeld did this very well once. Who else?

There's a terrible Friends episode when Rachel is dating a guy called Russ who is basically Ross and she can't see it. Hilarity fails to ensue.

Father Ted, twice, kind of.

Mighty Boosh did an episode based on this

like they have their arch-rivals on Rugged Island but also the spoof sitcom which is basically Father Ted that they find hilarious in one episode

I'm almost certain Frasier has done this with Frasier and Niles, but can't think of the details. Frasier also did a sort-of version of it where Shelley Long turns up as Diane and she's written a play, which they show a bit of, which bases all its characters on the Cheers regulars.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Brother_and_I

NCIS has gone this route a couple times, I'm searching for YouTube examples.

Arguably the CSI franchise did it a ton, in part out of necessity to spin shit off or cross over

There was the Simpsons episode where Lisa was traumatized by a new student even smarter and more Lisa-like than her.

http://www.wtsof.com/images/206572.jpg

Does "Mirror, Mirror" episode of Star Trek: TOS count?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/STMirrorMirror.jpg

Sci fi is king with this kind of thing- see also Star Trek Next Generation & Deep Space Nine, Futurama. I'm sure there must be others...

http://www.futurama-madhouse.net/fashion/315cowboy.jpg

Seinfeld had the "Bizarro Jerry" episode which was really excellent

Maybe the Simpsons with the Homer/Frank Grimes episode

Red Dwarf did this every season iirc

Did this happen in "The Young Ones" or was I under heavy medication at the time?

Certainly seems possible.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oaQ4VAuWjCE/SKPznRZoCEI/AAAAAAAAAK8/jfKcLSbdIRE/s400/lester+and+eliza.jpg

Did this happen in "The Young Ones" or was I under heavy medication at the time?

― Bees Against Racism (Tom D.)

All I can think of is Neil's hippie friend who was exactly like him and also called Neil.

Not a TV show, but there's a scene in Shaun of the Dead where the characters file past replicas of themselves played by different actors.

Where you when this thread was started, Tom D? TS Vivienne Westwood vs. Vivian on "The Young Ones"

How I Met Your Mother: The Five Doppelgangers are the five look-alikes of each group member that the gang have come across during the series. They are, in order of appearance; Lesbian Robin, Moustache Marshall, Stripper Lily, Mexican Wrestler Ted, and Fertility Doctor Barney.

The Big Bang Theory gang have equivalent versions in China who've popped up a couple of times. Or maybe only once and I've seen that episode loads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KVHURoOZiY

ha, that Shaun of the Dead scene is great

also I'm guessing South Park has done this a dozen times

http://edelen.bengalenglish.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/futurama_ep691.jpg

One of my top 5 favorite Futurama episodes ^^^

"Everybody Loves Raymond", when the brother moves out of the parents' house and end up living with a couple who are exactly the same as his parents... except Jewish

Semi-related...
"Polar Opposite Twins":
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PolarOppositeTwins

Without clicking, does that mention Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie?

Guess Serena was Samatha's identical cousin, like on The Patty Duke Show.

re: Young Ones:

The episode where they do University Challenge (I think) has the 4 characters swap between themselves for a few minutes.

Nigel Planer becomes Rik, Ade becomes Mike, Rik becomes Vyvian and Chris became Neil.

(most were pretty good, but the new Neil was pretty bad)

http://i.cdn.turner.com/asfix/repository/8a25c3920ef15683010ef214f9770177/thumbnail_14429.jpg

bizarro i love you

YES

doesn't this happen as a major ongoing plot on Fringe?

Evil Troy and Evil Abed on Community

Laura Palmer / Maddy Ferguson on Twin Peaks

Best Simpsons example is shelbyville lemon tree

I know they did this on "Leverage" where the team met another team where every member was a bizarro version of each of them.

There was an ep of Drew Carey where Christa Miller decided to get some female friends who all ended up being double of the main male cast.

Best Simpsons example is shelbyville lemon tree

― pplains, Thursday, May 9, 2013 8:28 PM (41 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiQnwiATK0E

Did any of the L&O shows ever pull this?

Just watched Two and a Half Men where Alan is given advice about his life by an old man, also played by Jon Cryer, who is an old bizarro version of himself.

BUFFY FFS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizarro_World#In_popular_culture

ah, ok, that's references to, not necessarily instances of.

but on buffy there was an episode where there were evil versions of willow etc. including a bit where willow was dressed as evil willow but can't resist waving to buffy like a japanese schoolgirl.

This is an actual alternate universe though, and so shouldn't count.

Did this happen in "The Young Ones" or was I under heavy medication at the time?

― Bees Against Racism (Tom D.), Thursday, May 9, 2013 8:34 AM

This?
https://i.imgur.com/mpIl11L.png

there's also the "fifth housemate" thing

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/weapons-grade-yfronts/images/4/4e/The_Fifth_Housemate.jpg

Community also had the Doppeldeaner

the Malcolm in the Middle episode where Lois imagines all her kids as girls