History Main / BitByBitTransformation

* ''Literature/Goosebumps'': The book called ''Chicken, Chicken'' where two kids slowly transform into chickens over a long period.

* ''WesternAnimation/PinocchioAndTheEmperorOfTheNight'' has the [[NightmareFuel infamous]] scene where Pinocchio is turned back into a puppet with different parts of his body become lifeless wood. Unsurprisingly, this scene is usually trimmed or cut from TV airings.

* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'': Happens at the end when the Beast returns to his human form. ''The Enchanted Christmas'' shows a flashback showing the prince's transformation into a beast.

* ''TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee'': In "Oh Brother, What Art Thou", Ray-Ray becomes a dragon this way. First, his hands and feet enlarge, followed by a tail growing. We don't see anymore after that and he's a full dragon the next time we see him.

* In the ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'' Halloween special, "Don't Have a Cow", Raven and Chelsea perform a spell that accidentally starts turning them into cows which continues as the episode goes on. They get (In order) cow ears, tails, snouts, hooves, and tongues. They also act more like cows as it goes on in which they eat and moo frequently. During the costume contest announcement the rest of the parts come and they are completely transformed [[spoiler: until it's revealed that it was all a vision]].

* In an episode of ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'', a human has been captured by aliens. He meets another captive, who is being subjected to numerous surgeries to gradually change her body into that of the aliens. [[spoiler: Turns out she was actually an alien spy being reverted out of her human disguise, [[CruelTwistEnding all the while playing on his sympathies to gain information]].]]

* Although using a shorter time frame than most examples, shapeshifting in Series/{{Animorphs}} works this way. For added [[SarcasmMode fun]], the process is randomized every time.

A type of transformation in which, most likely due to a curse, spell or potion, portions of your body start to turn into that of a creature until the whole body changed. The order can vary depending on what animal or on the work. Often happens to a BalefulPolymorph.

* ''TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' episode "Sickly Sweet" has Grim put a spell on Mandy that would cause her to gradually turn into a donkey/dragon hybrid when she acted mean.

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* Happens to [[spoiler:Scrappy when changing into giant form]] in the first live action ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' movie. One of the few to deal with ill-proportioned transformations.
* This happens to [[spoiler:Sex Machine]] in ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'' after he's [[ZombieInfectee bit by a vampire]]. First his teeth start changing, then his hands...

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Board and Sorcery", Harvey turns into a snowman this way. His nose becomes a carrot, then his arms become twigs, before he's a full snowman in a flash.

* ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'': In the Creator/MidwayGames-themed "Retro Wreckage" level, Gamer Kid becomes a ''VideoGame/{{Rampage}}''-esque gorilla (and later, back into a human minifigure) a piece or two at a time.

* ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'': In the Creator/MidwayGames-themed "Retro Wreckage" level, Gamer Kid becomes a ''VideoGame/Rampage''-esque gorilla (and later, back into a human minifigure) a piece or two at a time.

* ''AmericanDragonJakeLong'': In a variation of this trope, Jake and Hayley can willingly change certain body parts into that of a dragon's for whatever situation.

* Happens to [[spoiler:Scrappy when changing into giant form]] in the first live action ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' movie. One of the few to deal with ill proportioned transformations.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', Simon Petrikov's initial transformation into the Ice King occurred very gradually. In the episode "Betty", [[spoiler:the Ice King temporarily became Simon for short peroid of time]].

* In the Music/{{Radiohead}} music video for the song "There There", Thom Yorke's transformation into a tree starts with his feet, and progresses through his legs, torso, and arms. His face, [[AndIMustScream still frozen in a scream at the end of the video]], changes offscreen.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', Simon Petrikov's initial transformation into the Ice King occurred very gradually. In the episode "Betty", [[spoiler:the Ice King temporarily became Simon in a shorter amount of time]].

* OzzyOsbourne's "Shot in the Dark" music video focuses on one female fan, who goes to an Ozzy concert and has a good time... until she notices her fingernails have turned black. Her panic increases as more features are altered. The end of the video shows her on a billboard (advertising the concert) as its lone character.

A type of transformation in which, most likely due to a curse, spell or potion, portions of your body start to turn into that of a creature until the whole body changed. The order can very depending on what animal or on the work. Often happens to a BalefulPolymorph.

* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' - in "The Dark Age", Jenny Calendar is possessed by the demon Eyghon. At first the transformation is just in her attitude, becoming sexually forward (which an off-his-game Giles attributes to an earlier head injury), but quickly turns scornful, then growly-voiced with some forehead distortion. When she later returns, she's in full-on pointy-ear, big-forehead glowy-eyes mode.

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* In a first season episode of ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'', Jackie suffers bit-by-bit petrification over the course of the episode.

* Happens to [[spoiler:Scrappy when changing into giant form]] in the first live action ''Scooby Doo'' movie. One of the few to deal with ill proportioned transformations.

* Although using a shorter time frame than most examples, shapeshifting in {{Animorphs}} works this way. For added [[SarcasmMode fun]], the process is randomized every time.

* ''PinocchioAndTheEmperorOfTheNight'' has the [[NightmareFuel infamous]] scene where Pinocchio is turned back into a puppet with different parts of his body become lifeless wood. Unsurprisingly, this scene is usually trimmed or cut from TV airings.

** It carried on into ''TheEmperorsNewSchool'', where this would usually happen to anyone who sampled Ysma's potions.

* In ''BartokTheMagnificent'', Ludmilla drinks a potion that amplifies your inner self ten times and [[spoiler:slowly transforms into a dragon.]]