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* In RidingInCarsWithBoys, Beverly Donofrio has to tell her parents that she's pregnant at 15. She practices on her best friend, Fay.

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* ''RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead'' has Guildenstern pretending to be Hamlet so Rosencrantz can practice asking him questions to gather information about his "affliction." That is, once [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Rosencrantz]] gets the idea of Comic Role Play straight.

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* On Buffy, Spike makes several attempts to practice an apology speech (complete with a box of chocolates as a peace offering) using a mannequin wearing a blonde wig and one of Buffy's sweaters. At least one attempt ends with him losing an argument to the mannequin and then bashing it over the head with the box of chocolates before carefully picking it up, dusting it off, and starting over.

* The original version of ''TheOffice'': A training coach puts off a little role playing exercise, to show the right and wrong way to deal with customers. Unfortunately, he asks Brent to be his partner. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDj-q48o9k0 Painfully awkward hilarity ensues]].

* In ''{{Community}}'', when Jeff is facing the prospect of meeting his DisappearedDad, Britta suggests that to prepare him they role-play, with Britta taking on the role of Jeff's Dad. Jeff then proceeds to take on the role of Britta's Dad. Things break down not long after.

* In {{Havemercy}}, Thom attempts to instill manners in the Airmen by setting up a roleplaying game in which they have to put themselves in the shoes of people they've wronged. Needless to say, HilarityEnsues.

* In InuYasha, Kagome's little brother Sota has a crush on a girl in his class. He asks Inuyasha to let him practice on him, and Inuyasha reluctantly agrees. [[{{HilarityEnsues}} Then Kagome walks in.]]

* The [[strike: British]] original version of ''TheOffice'': A training coach puts off a little role playing exercise, to show the right and wrong way to deal with customers. Unfortunately, he asks Brent to be his partner. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDj-q48o9k0 Painfully awkward hilarity ensues]].

* [[ThirtyRock 30 Rock]] has one of the NBC psychologists having Tracy doing a role-playing exercise to deal with his [[DisappearedDad daddy issues]]. The psychologist has Tracy talk to the chair like it's his dad. Tracy has trouble imagining that the chair is his dad, so [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Jack pretends to be Tracy's dad]]. It goes downhill fast.

* {{Rugrats}}- In the subplot to the first episode, "Tommy's First Birthday", adult brothers Stu and Dru Pickles attempt to stage a puppet show version of "Little Red Riding Hood". While the babies go on the episode's adventure, we keep flashing back to the puppet show's degeneration into petty bickering and emotional baggage. After it ends, a third adult comments [[DeadpanSnarker "Well, it was definitely a spirited performance."]]
* TheReplacements has Gordo trying to teach Dick how to treat women so he asks Dick to pretend that him is K.

* {{Daria}} had the Morgandorfer family go through the psychological version, switching roles in a family therapy session. It starts out funny, but Helen ends up genuinely getting her feelings hurt.

* ''LifeWithLouie'' does this, when Andy thinks about asking his boss for a pay rise. Ora convinces him to try with Louie. Of cuourse, it turned into CrowningMomentOfFunny:
-->'''Andy:''' M-mistre A-Applegate...

* {{Rugrats}}- In the subplot to the first episode, "Tommy's First Birthday", adult brothers Stu and Lou attempt to stage a puppet show. While the babies go on the episode's adventure, we keep flashing back to the puppet show's degeneration into a ranting, sobbing, emotional-baggage-laden affair. After it ends, a third adult comments [[DeadpanSnarker "Well, it was definitely a spirited performance."]]

* [=30Rock=] has one of the NBC psychologists having Tracy doing a role-playing exercise to deal with his [[DissapearedDad daddy issues]]. The psychologist has Tracy talk to the chair like it's his dad. Tracy has trouble imagining that the chair is his dad, so Jack pretends to be Tracy's dad. It goes downhill fast.
-->'''Jack (As Tracy's mom)''': He gambled away my welfare checks
-->'''Tracy''': Now be the white guy my mom has left my dad for!
-->'''Jack (As the white guy Tracy's mom has left Tracy's dad for)''': Now Tracy, it is impolite to slurp one's soup.
-->'''Tracy''': no need to resort to racist stereotypes.

* [=~30Rock~=] has one of the NBC psychologists having Tracy doing a role-playing exercise to deal with his [[DissapearedDad daddy issues]]. The psychologist has Tracy talk to the chair like it's his dad. Tracy has trouble imagining that the chair is his dad, so Jack pretends to be Tracy's dad. It goes downhill fast.

* [=~30 Rock~=] has one of the NBC psychologists having Tracy doing a role-playing exercise to deal with his [[DissapearedDad daddy issues]]. The psychologist has Tracy talk to the chair like it's his dad. Tracy has trouble imagining that the chair is his dad, so Jack pretends to be Tracy's dad. It goes downhill fast.

* [~=30 Rock=~] has one of the NBC psychologists having Tracy doing a role-playing exercise to deal with his [[DissapearedDad daddy issues]]. The psychologist has Tracy talk to the chair like it's his dad. Tracy has trouble imagining that the chair is his dad, so Jack pretends to be Tracy's dad. It goes downhill fast.

* The British version of ''TheOffice'': A training coach puts off a little role playing exercise, to show the right and wrong way to deal with customers. Unfortunately, he asks Brent to be his partner. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDj-q48o9k0 Painfully awkward hilarity ensues]].

* ''RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead''.

* In TheFilmOfTheBook ''Never Let Me Go'', Hailsham students are shown doing a role-playing exercise to teach them to order things in a cafe. Much awkwardness ensues. And apparently the lesson didn't take, since the (now grow up) characters are shown in a later scene being struck dumb when asked for their order by a waitress in a real cafe.

* In TheFilmOfTheBook ''Never Let Me Go'', Hailsham students are shown doing a role-playing exercise to teach them to order things in a cafe.

* {{Rugrats}}- In one subplot, two adult brothers attempt to stage a puppet show. While the babies go on the episode's adventure, we keep flashing back to puppet show's degeneration into a ranting, sobbing, emotional baggage-laden affair. After it ends, a third adult comments [[DeadpanSnarker "Well, it was definitely a spirited performance."]]

* On ''ArrestedDevelopment'', Tobias and Lindsay go to couples' counseling (with a doctor played by [[ActorAllusion Bob Odenkirk]]) in which this is one of the tools used. It gets... awkward.

*In YuuWatase's manga ''Epotoransu! Mai'', the genie inside Mai's digital organizer has the power of VoluntaryShapeshifting, and he takes the form of Mai's LoveInterest so she can practice her LoveConfession on him. When she finally spits it out, his response is a deadpan "I hate you." (He explains that he was just trying to help her be prepared for the worst...)

This is by no means exclusive to romantic situations; role plays take place everywhere, from work to school to friend circles. It seems to happen most often when a plot requires a Group Therapy episode.

* The British version of ''TheOffice'': A training coach puts off a little role playing exercise, to show the right and wrong way to deal with customers. Unfortunately, he asks Brent to be his partner, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDj-q48o9k0 leading to hilarity]].

* ''PushingDaisies'': Olive tells Aunt Lily [[spoiler:(who's been reveled to be Chuck's mother)]] to say to her what she wants to say to Chuck. Unbeknownst to Lily, Olive's brooch is bugged and the real Chuck is listening in.
* On ArrestedDevelopment, Tobias and Lindsay go to couples' counseling (with a doctor played by [[ActorAllusion Bob Odenkirk]]) in which this is one of the tools used. It gets... awkward.