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* In ''Series/LoisAndClark'', a villain tries to steal Clark's powers but accidentally transfers them to Lois.

* In ''ComicBook/AllStarSuperman'', Lois Lane gets superpowers thanks to a formula for one issue. This was a MythologyGag to a couple of different devices ComicBook/{{Superman}} had during UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}} which could temporarily grant superpowers. Lana famously used one of these devices to give her the power to defend Superman to the death in ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow'', [[TearJerker gaining super-hearing just in time to hear that Superman had finally chosen Lois. She fought for him anyway]].
* ''ComicBook/SupermansPalJimmyOlsen'': In UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks, this happened so often to Jimmy that [[http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=996:the-jimmy-olsen-drinking-game&catid=29:confounding-comic-covers-index&Itemid=32 Superdickery.com]] has a running gag where it's a drinking game.
** [[http://www.superdickery.com/the-world-of-1000-olsens/ "The World of 1000 Olsens!"]]
--->All right, everyone, get your final affairs in order and take one thousand shots.

* In issue 456 of ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'', the ComicBook/ElongatedMan gets himself captured when [[PhlebotinumBreakdown his powers wore off]] [[FinaglesLaw at the worst possible moment]]. This results in a cliffhanger that leads into the next issue, in which his {{Muggle}} wife [[http://www.dialbforblog.com/tec457.jpg becomes the Elongated Woman]]. Interestingly, while Ralph gets his powers from [[AppliedPhlebotinum Gingold]], Sue is allergic to it, so she instead gets her powers from technology.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: In the Silver Age, Steve Trevor took pills that turned him into the FlyingBrick superheroes the Patriot and Wonder Man. While there were hints that these identities might come back into play, they never did.

* ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'': Cam accidentally absorbs water from the Moon Pool, and gains the standard hydrokinetic powers common amongst merfolk as well as SuperSwimmingSkills. Being [[TheResenter who he is]], it quickly goes to his head despite everyone from Zac to [[AmbiguouslyEvil Erik]] trying to warn him about unforeseen side effects. Said side effects turn him into a magnet for water, requiring the mermaid trio to extract the Moon Water from him and returning him to normal.

* In ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'', Jeannie temporarily transfers her powers for 24 hours to avoid causing any trouble at the NASA banquet. Tony, not realizing that they were transferred to him, unknowingly causes a lot of chaos at work and ends up transferring them to Dr Bellows.
* In ''Series/LoisAndClark'', a villain tries to steal Clark's powers but accidentally transfers them to Lois.
** Several episodes involve people getting Clark's powers after both are struck by [[LightningCanDoAnything lightning]]. A villainess tries to replicate the process in a lab environment, and ends up succeeding (first turning a mouse into a flying menace for any cat in the city), but Clark ends up depowering her with the same device.

* The ''Series/GilligansIsland'' gang eats some radioactive vegetables and gets superpowers: super-strength, super-speed, super hearing, etc.

* An episode of ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' has Earl get superpowers from rolling around in toxic waste. His powers include being able to guess weight of any person at a glance, EyeBeams, flight, super-strength, super-toughness, etc. It's all fine and dandy until his CorruptCorporateExecutive boss finds out the truth and forces him to use his powers for the good of the company (as per the "[[CrazyPrepared superpower clause]]" in his contract), meaning to sell cheap household items on infomercials. He refuses to shower, as he's afraid to lose the powers, but does so at the very end, only to realize that the powers are still there.
* Thanks to a power-transferring meta, Iris from ''Series/TheFlash2014'' gets to experience what it's like to be Barry for an episode. She then gladly gives up the speed back to Barry at the end, as her calling is writing.
* Inverted in the aptly named ''Series/Supergirl2015'' episode "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S1E7HumanForADay Human For a Day]]", which sees Kara ''losing'' her superpowers and having to deal with living as an ordinary human, until she gets them back at the end of the episode.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E13LastOfTheTimeLords Last of the Time Lords]]", the Tenth Doctor gets a number of powers for a few minutes by having all the population of Earth concentrate on him at the same exact moment, joined into a single psychic network by the Master's satellites. He reverses his physical age, flies, forms a DeflectorShield around himself, and uses telekinesis to disarm the Master.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E4LessThanHero Less Than Hero]]", Fry and Leela gain superpowers from a "miracle cream" Zoidberg game them and become super-heroes. (Bender joins them, but he doesn't count, since he already had superpowers on account of being a robot.) When they run out of cream, their superpowers disappear.

* Happens all the time in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''. Princess, Mojo Jojo, the Gangreen Gang, the Mayor, and a group of the girls' classmates all have episodes where they gain superpowers temporarily, usually through Chemical X.

** In "The Big Superhero Wish!", Timmy wishes life were like a comic book, resulting in everyone on Earth getting superpowers. When the obvious problem with ''[[ExactWords everyone]]'' getting superpowers becomes apparent, Timmy tries to undo it only to make things worse.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E52APennyForYourThoughts A Penny for Your Thoughts]]", Hector B. Poole gains the ability to read minds after he pays for his newspaper and the coin lands on its edge. When he returns to the newsstand and buys the late afternoon edition, he tosses another coin and knocks over the first one. As a result, his power disappears as quickly as it came.

** In "Private Channel", Keith Barnes' Walkman is effected by an electrical discharge after lightning strikes the plane. He soon discovers not only that it allows him to read minds but that a passenger is wearing a bomb vest and plans to blow up the plane. It turns out to be Mr. Williams, who is in the seat beside him. Keith tries in vain to convince Williams not to go through his plan. After Williams reveals that he has a bomb, Keith places the Walkman on him so that he can hear the frightened thoughts of the passengers and crew. As Williams is led away by security, he steps on the Walkman and it is crushed.
** In "20/20 Vision", Warren Cribbens gains the ability to see into the future when he bumps into Sandy and the right lens of his reading glasses breaks. Later that day, Warren saves Sandy from falling off a ladder and breaking her neck. In the process, the other lens is broken but Warren assures her that he doesn't need them anymore.

* ''Fanfic/AFrozenFlower'': When Otto [[TakingTheBullet shields Oprah]] from being the victim of a MercyKill by Grimes, he is attacked instead, but gains temporary ''lambero'' powers instead of dying. He manages to kill one of the ''lamberos'' in Grimes's group and nearly takes out Grimes himself before he makes a run for it, although the agent has a brief bout of HowDoIShotWeb first before getting accustomed to his new powers.

* Zig-zagged in the ''WesternAnimation/MightyMouse'' The Plumbers and their prisoners get spliced with Ben's aliens, resulting in the prisoners causing trouble with their new abilities and the Plumbers to be slowed down by bodies that don't adhere to their combat prowess. It's all undone at the end of the episode. "Hero For A Day." A rube mouse thinks he can look intimidating after he obtains a Mighty Mouse costume from a costume shop. He is overcome by cats and about to get finished off when the real MM shows up, beats the cats up and lets the rube take credit for it.