History Quotes / PaperThinDisguise

->'''Mr. Boss:''' What about that time you let Numbuh One into our secret lair when his only disguise was a t-shirt with "I'm not Numbuh One" written on it!
->'''Toiletnator:''' Well, I never expected an article of clothing to lie.
-->--'''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor,''' "Operation F.L.U.S.H."

-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2011/09/season-nineteen.html Doc Oho]]''' on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS19E7TimeFlight}} "Time-Flight"]]

-->--'''Sue''' on the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Claws of Axos", ''Adventures with the Wife in Space''

->'''The Evil Gamer:''' I can't wait for future episodes to reveal what you [Shadow Overlord] look like and it just be me wearing stupid makeup or some shit!
-->-- ''WebVideo/ThirdRateGamer''

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-->-- ''WebVideo/ThirdRateGamer

'''Amy:''' [[TheDitz Seems legit to me.]]\\

'''Knuckles:''' Wow, ''rude''. Come on, Sonic. We'll find somewhere you're wanted.\\

'''Charmy:''' [[TheDitz Seems legit to me.]]\\

-->-- ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuaddpQA6Sw "Hey guys, I found Sonic"]]'' by '''[[https://www.youtube.com/c/SmashJet Jehtt]]''

-->-- '''WesternAnimation/BugsBunny''' ''(briefly poorly disguised as Taz), explaining to Buster and Babs a few basic facts about being a cartoon character, ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''

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->(Steve appears, wearing a Shy Guy mask.)\\
'''Steve:''' Hi guys! Can I join you guys? Huh? Huh?\\
'''Shy Guy:''' Hmmm... you look about right. What's your name?\\
'''Steve:''' Steve... Oh no, I mean Shy Guy!\\
'''Shy Guy:''' Well then... welcome, brother!
-->-- ''WebAnimation/BowsersKingdom'' episode 2
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!!!On works
->''"What?''\\
''You mean to tell me Turbo Man is really my gigantic dad who speaks in an absurd Austrian accent?''\\
''GET OUT!"''
-->--'''''{{Website/Wrestlecrap}}''''' on ''Film/JingleAllTheWay''

->''"Ninjas descended from the sky to offer him a job during his breakfast, and this was [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred's]] response, in its entirety: 'ME, A NINJA? OKAY.' Which brings me to my next two points. First, "ME, A NINJA? OKAY," is [[SeeminglyProfoundFool my new philosophy on life]]. And second, Fred is way, way too stupid for Barney to be doing this for fun. There is no sport in tricking a person this gullible. In one commercial, Barney simply puts on a Music/RunDMC hat and barges into Fred's home, [[TotallyRadical rapping]]. Barney has the same face, voice, and a-line dress of Fred's friend of many years and the man's first question is still, 'WHO ARE YOU!?'"''
-->--'''{{Creator/Seanbaby}}''', [[http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles/5-most-pointlessly-strange-ad-campaigns "5 Most Pointlessly Strange Ad Campaigns"]]

->''"I feel like the gang were over-thinking the problem of portraying [[Series/SavedByTheBell Screech]] as a believable alien. Just look at him. Plus, this is a world where putting on a pair of sunglasses will cause your closest friends to have no idea who you are."''
-->--'''Stuart Millard''' on "Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind", ''So Excited, So Scared''

->''"Does the Master only dress up in these outrageous disguises so he can [[PokeThePoodle see the look on the Doctor’s face]] when he transforms? Has he spent entire years/decades/centuries in ridiculous guises waiting for his nemesis to show up ([[SarcasmFailure I guess so]] if you count his stint as a scarecrow in [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS22E3TheMarkOfTheRani}} The Mark of the Rani]])? A more post-modern show would have run with the running gag of the Doctor trying to [[SpecialEffectsFailure pull the mask off every fake looking villain]] thinking it was his arch enemy."''
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2011/09/season-nineteen.html Doc Oho]]''' on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS19E7TimeFlight}} "Time-Flight"]]

->''"Oh, that’s rubbish. His [[LatexPerfection mask]] looks exactly like him, so why even bother? I bet he isn’t called the Master because he’s a master of disguise, that’s for sure."''
-->--'''Sue''' on the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Claws of Axos", ''Adventures with the Wife in Space''

->'''Chris:''' Lex Luthor -- in the grand tradition of [[Film/SupermanIII Gus Gorman]] -- dresses up like a general and this is apparently enough to get the world’s most wanted criminal onto the site of a “[[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable nucular]]” missile launch.\\
'''David''': I wonder if this is how General Zod got the job. I mean, it’s worked twice on Earth now.
-->--'''Chris Sims''' and '''David Uzumeri''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-reviews-superman-iv-the-quest-for-peace-1987-2/ on]] ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace''

->''"The Whos do look strange, there's no denying this. But a paper-faced Jedi sneaks into the mix?
-->--'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''' in ''WebVideo/CinemaSins'', ''Everything Wrong with '''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'''.

!!!Fiction

->'''Skinner:''' Which one of you wrote this?\\
'''Fake Mulder:''' I did, sir.\\
'''Skinner:''' You spelled Federal Bureau of Investigation wrong.\\
'''Fake Mulder:''' It was a typo.\\
'''Skinner:''' Twice.
-->--'''''Series/TheXFiles''''', "Small Potatoes"

->''"The goofy teeth seem familiar, but the tiara has me baffled!"''
-->-- '''Doctor Bender''', ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents.''

->''"…such wanton deviousness had been unseen since the days of Dread Emperor Traitorous, who famously passed for his own Chancellor through cunning use of a wig and a pair of cantaloupes…”''
-->--'''Extract from “The Most Illustrious Histories of the Inimitable Dread Empire of Praes”, volume IV''', Literature/APracticalGuideToEvil

->''"My name is Beast Babe." (giggles)''
-->-- '''Beast Boy''', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''

->'''Mr. Furious:''' ''That's because Lance Hunt is Captain Amazing.''\\
'''Blue Raja:''' ''Oh here we go...''\\
'''Shoveler:''' ''Oh, don't start that again! Lance Hunt wears glasses. Captain Amazing doesn't wear glasses.''\\
'''Mr. Furious:''' ''He takes them off when he transforms.''\\
'''Shoveler:''' ''That doesn't make any sense. He wouldn't be able to see!''
-->-- ''Film/MysteryMen''

->''"Wait, we were supposed to think you were a boy?"''
-->-- '''Coran reacting to Pidge's GenderReveal''', ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender''

->'''Banjo:''' I'm Banjo the Stony. Can I come in and play?\\
'''Officer Unogopaz:''' Hmm... I don't know. That backpack looks kinda familiar...\\
'''Kazooie:''' Are you saying we're a bear and a bird in an elaborate disguise, trying to cheat our way in?\\
'''Officer Unogopaz:''' Yep, it's pretty obvious.
-->-- ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie''

->''"You wear a disguise\\
to look like human [[strike:guise]] guys\\
but you're not a man\\
You're a Chicken, Boo"''
-->-- ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Chicken Boo]]''

->'''Darkwing:''' Hold the phone. You're not Megavolt; you're Tuskerninni, in a really bad Megavolt disguise.\\
'''Tuskerninni:''' I am ''not'' Tuskerninni, [[ImmediateSelfContradiction and this is an]] ''excellent'' disguise!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', "Adopt-a-Con"

->''"Aw, gee! These disguises don't fool nobody!"''
-->-- '''Bebop''', ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''

->(Steve appears, wearing a Shy Guy mask.)\\
'''Steve''': Hi guys! Can I join you guys? Huh? Huh?\\
'''Shy Guy''': Hmmm... you look about right. What's your name?\\
'''Steve''': Steve... Oh no, I mean Shy Guy!\\
'''Shy Guy''': Well then... welcome, brother!
-->-- ''WebAnimation/BowsersKingdom'' episode 2

->''My God! You mean the blonde woman with the German accent is actually the blonde woman with the German accent?''
-->-- '''WebVideo/ObscurusLupa'''

->''"Villains always fall for cheesy disguises."''
-->-- '''WesternAnimation/BugsBunny''' ''(briefly poorly disguised as Taz), explaining to Buster and Babs a few basic facts about being a cartoon character, WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''

->(Antimony approaches door, wearing a headband with attached antennae.)\\
'''Antimony''': Hello. I would like to enter, please.\\
'''Doorbot''': Robots onl... what's that on your head?\\
'''Antimony''': These are my antennas, because I am clearly a robot.\\
'''Doorbot''': Oh! Well... it's true that some robots have antennas... hmm...\\
'''Antimony''': Also, robots never lie.\\
'''Doorbot''': Hey, you're right! Come on in, friends!
-->-- ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''

-->-- ''FanFic/UninvitedGuests''

->'''Bart:''' There's something different about you.\\
'''Homer's German Doppelganger:''' I am a new tie vearink.\\
'''Bart:''' Oh yeah.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

->'''Luna''': "I thought you were just playing along! How could you be fooled by a pair of glasses!?"
-->-- ''Fanfic/{{Progress}}''

->'''Zacharie''' (wearing a crude cat mask): "Good day, dear reckless accomplice! I've somewhat changed, anatomically speaking...But you have obviously recognized me at first glance! I'm your friend, the Judge!"\\
'''Batter''': "Zacharie?"\\
'''Zacharie''': "...So my disguise is no match for your keen and unforgiving eyesight..."
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Off}}''

->'''Derby Announcer''': ''(Referring to Ben)'' "That mysterious-looking hooded figure wouldn't tell us his real name. He prefers to be known as 'The Unknown Avenger,' and that's just fine with us, isn't it folks?"\\
'''Ripburger''': "Oh, now I'm just embarrassed for them. Who do they think they're fooling with those ''ludicrous'' disguises?"\\
'''Derby Announcer''': ''(Referring to Maureen Corley)'' "And next to him is another newcomer. Please give a big Smash-A-Torium salute to the Princess of Pileup, Doreen Schmorley!"
-->-- ''VideoGame/FullThrottle''

->'''Polnareff''': Speaking of, today you've been acting... a bit unusual.\\
(Polnareff has a look of suspicion on his face. Jotaro!Oingo is now worried.)\\
'''Jotaro!Oingo''': Shoot! I knew it! I've made them suspicious!\\
'''Iggy''': I'm a dog, so I know... You... are not Jotaro.\\
'''Jotaro!Oingo''': Wha wha wha wha Whaaaaat I'mjustalittletiredisall. I'm Jotaro! Watch! Look at how Jotaro I am. Hello, it's me, Jotaro Kujo.\\
'''Polnareff''': Hmm... Tough call, let's consult Judge Grandpa!\\
'''Joseph''': Yeah, I guess that's Jotaro.\\
'''Polnareff''': Okay.
-->-- ''WebVideo/VaguelyRecallingJoJo''

->'''Cielo''': Okay, dis seriously won't work.\\
'''Gale''': Why is that?\\
'''Cielo''': Obviously! Sera ain't dis tall, her hair is way different, and her arms ain't dat thick-- \\
'''Sera!Argilla''': ''(smacking him upside the head)'' Well, excuse me.
-->-- ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga''

->'''Chef's Dad:''' Then one time, I believe it was July...\\
'''Chef's Mom:''' August.\\
'''Chef's Dad:''' August. There's a knock on the door. I open it, and there's this cute little Girl Scout.\\
'''Chef's Mom:''' Ah, she was so adorable with the little pigtails and all.\\
'''Chef's Dad:''' And she said to me, "How would you like to buy some cookies?" And I said, "Well, what kind do you have?". She had thin mints, graham crunchy things...\\
'''Chef's Mom:''' Raisin oatmeal.\\
'''Chef's Dad:''' Raisin oatmeal. And I said, "We'll take a graham crunch. How much will that be?" And she looks at me and she says, "I- [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay I need about tree fiddy]]."\\
'''Chef's Mom:''' Tree fiddy.\\
'''Chef's Dad:''' Well, it was about that time that I noticed this "Girl Scout" was about eight stories tall and was a crustacean from the Pedadoic era.\\
'''Chef's Mom:''' The Loch Ness Monster.\\
'''Chef's Dad:''' I said, "Dammit, monster! Get off my lawn! I ain't givin' you no tree fiddy!" He said, "How about just ''two'' fiddy?" I said, "Oh, now it's only ''two'' fiddy! What, is there a sale on Loch Ness Munchies or somethin'?!"\\
'''Chef's Mom:''' Lord, he was angry.\\
'''Chef's Dad:''' Damn right I was angry!\\
'''Chef's Mom:''' Not you, the monster. He was about to kick your ass.\\
'''Chef's Dad:''' Ah, shut your mouth, woman!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''

->'''Scott''': Guys, it's not a good idea to be out in the open like this.\\
'''Hank''': Relax. No-one's gonna recognize us.\\
'''Scott''': What, because of hats and sunglasses? It's not a disguise, Hank; we look like ourselves at a baseball game.
-->-- ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp''

->"[[KingIncognito You're the king, aren't you]]."
->A long pause. "What on earth makes you think that?"
->"You aren't even disguising your voice. And you're still wearing your crown under your hood."
->"He pulled his hood down tighter, and his voice suddenly dropped an octave. "[[BlatantLies I am a mysterious stranger]]. That's all you need to know."
->"Oh, come on. You buggered it up and you know it. Man up and move on."

->'''Mr. Burns''': (''disguised as an elementary school student''): Ahoy there, dean. I understand that you're taking suggestions from students. Well, me and my [[AntiquatedLinguistics fourth-form chums]] think it would be quite [[TotallyRadical corking]] if you were to reinvest that money back into the local energy concern.
->'''Principal Skinner''': [[SubvertedTrope Mr. Burns?]]
->'''Mr. Burns''': [[OhCrap Buh]]!
->'''Principal Skinner''': It was naive of you to think [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome I would mistake this town's most prominent 104-year-old man for one of my elementary school students.]]
-->--''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsWhoShotMrBurns Who Shot Mr Burns]]"

->'''Princess Diamond:''' The agency did a really great job. You look just like me. No one will ever know.
->'''Possessed Molly:''' Yeah, well, maybe you should get your prescription checked.
-->--''Anime/SailorMoon'' (Creator/{{DiC}} dub), in [[LampshadeHanging a rare moment of clarity]].

->“What happened to his face?” she asked.\\
“The reporting officer suggested the beard was intended as a disguise.”\\
She snorted.\\
“Well, thank God he didn’t put on a pair of glasses, we might never have figured it out."
-->--''Literature/TheExpanse''

->'''Black Mage''': Oh, Lord. Why does the robot have a mustache?\\
'''Warmech''': I grew it with my human lip.\\
'''Red Mage''': Is... is that a fact?\\
'''Warmech''': Oh yes. I love to grow hair all over my body in between acts of defecation.\\
'''Thief''': Well he sounds human.
-->--''WebComic/EightBitTheater''

->'''Giant Rat''': (as a bartender) Hello sir, welcome to the Rat Café. [[VerbalBackspace There's no rats here]]. There's just, [[HesitationEqualsDishonesty uh]], hamburgers.\\
'''Sargent Pickles''': (in a deep voice) Ah, that would be real nice if that were true. [[SubvertedTrope Except it isn't. You're a rat, aren't ya]]?\\
* {{Beat}}*\\
'''Giant Rat''': (shakes head) No, no, why would that happen? That's not- thats- we're just- why- we're just people.\\
'''Sargent Pickles''': Man, I'm gonna be taking you in, and you- (in a normal voice) [[DoubleSubversion Wouldn't it be funny if this were real]]? Ha, ha, just kidding. And be careful though, there's apparently a giant rat around.\\
'''Giant Rat''': You have a good day, officer.
-->--''WebVideo/RatMovieMysteryOfTheMayanTreasure''

->'''Kabbu's notes:''' Incredible... I truly believed this to be a cactus. What an impressive disguise!\\
'''Leif's notes:''' Seriously? There's no way anyone would fall for such a cheap disguise. [[RoyalWe We're]] almost offended.
-->--The Cactling Bestiary entry, ''VideoGame/BugFables''

-->-- '''Skawo''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgJohSnQGXA&list=PLNt9bYwiVIA_tnS7ofbxIfGdH9ZMOcuYJ&index=22 Super Paper Mario - Part 21 - Whoarizontal]]''

->'''Minister:''' Do you Pip Put-That-In-The Bin take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?\\
'''Pip Bin:''' I do.\\
'''Minister:''' And do you, Talula Really-Obvious-Fake I-Can't-Believe-You-Haven't-Noticed Not-A-Man, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?\\
'''"Talula Not-A-Man":''' ''(in Anthony Head's actual voice)'' I do. Uh, ''(in falsetto and Southern American accent)'' Ah do.
-->--''Radio/BleakExpectations''

->''"[[LampshadeHanging I thought my outfit was extremely obvious]], but you didn't recognize me at all!"''
-->--'''Etemon''', ''Super Evolution Stage Anime/DigimonAdventureTri ~The Adventure of August 1st~''

->'''Aladdin''': Did somebody order... a prince?\\
'''Princess''': ...Aladdin!\\
'''Aladdin''': How the fuck did you know it was me?\\
'''Princess''': Because it is you, you're just wearing different clothes!
-->--''Theatre/TwistedTheUntoldStoryOfARoyalVizier''

->'''Takayuki''': Is that the bartender?\\
'''Misaki''': It's not a great disguise, but that's him.
-->--''VisualNovel/RootLetter''

->''Thrilled by your tales, the Princess invites you to her quarters. "I have a secret," she says, removing her tiara before donning a second, more expensive tiara.\\
\\
"I am Queen Victoria's daughter," she says. "I trust your discretion."''
-->-- '''The Incognito Princess''', ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies''

'''Glumshanks (wearing only a straw hat):''' Not in this hat, you don't.\\

--''WesternAnimation/SkylandersAcademy''

-->-- '''The Incognito Princess''', ''VideoGame/SunlessSea''

->-''WesternAnimation/SkylandersAcademy''

-->--''WesternAnimation/SkylandersAcademy''

->'''Joseph''': Damn, you Germans are good, you saw right through my trap!\\
'''German Soldier 1''': Dumbass! Of course anyone can see right through that creepy getup! You're making me sick!\\
'''German Soldier 2''': They don't make broads THAT tall or wide!
-->-- ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency''

->'''Granny Goodness''': Maybe we can stop him with the Mother Box I brought to send the Watch Tower into the sun? ({{Beat}}) What? I'm Granny Goodness! Come on (takes off her sunglasses), I'm barely wearing a disguise.
-->--''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction''