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See also SingleMindedTwins. [[IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] FoghornLeghorn's VerbalTic.

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See also SingleMindedTwins. Related to SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay. [[IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] FoghornLeghorn's VerbalTic.
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* A variant in Creator/JohnWCampbell's story "The Brain Stealers of Mars": Ted Penton and Rod Blake encounter {{shapeshifting}} aliens who impersonate them, and they have to {{spot the imposter}}s; because the aliens can read minds, they can flawlessly imitate what Penton or Blake would say. It's not long before all twelve Pentons start speaking and acting in unison. Blake, on the other hand, is more uncertain, and the Blakes argue with and contradict one another despite all having access to the same mind.
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* In ''BasicInstructions'', Scott meets himself (without a precise explanation of how), and soon the two of them unintentionally (and to their mutual annoyance) mirror each other.
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* In ''PhineasAndFerb [[TheMovie Across The Second Dimension]]'', this happens three times between Dr. Doofenshmirtz and his [[NotSoHarmless more evil]] double in the other dimension. Each time, Doofenshmirtz-1 {{lampshade}}s it by shouting "Jinx!" and claiming that Doofenshmirtz-2 owes him a soda.

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* In ''PhineasAndFerb [[TheMovie Across The Second Dimension]]'', this happens three times between Dr. Doofenshmirtz and his [[NotSoHarmless [[NotSoHarmlessVillain more evil]] double in the other dimension. Each time, Doofenshmirtz-1 {{lampshade}}s it by shouting "Jinx!" and claiming that Doofenshmirtz-2 owes him a soda.
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* In the ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "The Replacement", Xander gets [[LiteralSplitPersonality split into two beings]]. When they meet at the end just before being rejoined they have a tendency to speak together.

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* In the ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "The Replacement", Xander gets [[LiteralSplitPersonality split into two beings]]. When they meet at the end just before being rejoined they have a tendency to speak together.
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See also SingleMindedTwins.

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See also SingleMindedTwins.
SingleMindedTwins. [[IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] FoghornLeghorn's VerbalTic.
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* A bizarre version occurs in [[BillAndTed Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey]]; the two ''aren't'' the same person, but they're so close in personality they might as well be; so when they split off to propose to the [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princesses]], they read out the same speech, changing only the basic metaphor (one of them uses ocean life, the other forest; they even both have a 'no, that's fresh water' / 'no, that's the desert' moment in unison.
* Similar to the above BillAndTed trope, but for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it NotSoDifferent: In ''TreasurePlanet'', when Jim is put in Silver's care, both pinch the bridge of their respective noses at the exact same time, then look up with the same expression.

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* A bizarre version occurs in [[BillAndTed Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey]]; ''Film/BillAndTedsBogusJourney''; the two ''aren't'' the same person, but they're so close in personality they might as well be; so when they split off to propose to the [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princesses]], they read out the same speech, changing only the basic metaphor (one of them uses ocean life, the other forest; they even both have a 'no, that's fresh water' / 'no, that's the desert' moment in unison.
* Similar to the above BillAndTed trope, ''Film/BillAndTed trope'', but for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it NotSoDifferent: In ''TreasurePlanet'', when Jim is put in Silver's care, both pinch the bridge of their respective noses at the exact same time, then look up with the same expression.
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* {{Fringe}}: Astrid and Alt!Astrid meet and, though very different in some ways, find themselves frustratedly making the same exclamations four times in a row
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* In the ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "Visionary", O'Brien meets himself from five hours in the future. At one point they chorus "I hate temporal mechanics."
* The ''{{Dollhouse}}'' episode "The Left Hand" sees Topher downloading a second copy of himself into Victor.

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* In the ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "Visionary", O'Brien meets himself from five hours in the future. At one point they chorus "I hate temporal mechanics."
* The ''{{Dollhouse}}'' ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' episode "The Left Hand" sees Topher downloading a second copy of himself into Victor.
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* In the ''RedDwarf'' episode "The Inquisitor", Lister gets replaced by an alternative version of himself who never got to exist. When they meet each other, the original Lister is in the middle of trying to convince Rimmer of who he is, and the two end up chorusing "Rimmer, for smeg's sake!"

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* In the ''RedDwarf'' ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "The Inquisitor", Lister gets replaced by an alternative version of himself who never got to exist. When they meet each other, the original Lister is in the middle of trying to convince Rimmer of who he is, and the two end up chorusing "Rimmer, for smeg's sake!"

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You meet yourself somehow, whether through TimeTravel, [[AlternateUniverse dimension-hopping]], [[CloningBlues cloning]], or some even more exotic form of AppliedPhlebotinum. Inevitably, if you spend enough time in the same room as yourself, the two of you will end up speaking in unison.

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You meet yourself somehow, whether through TimeTravel, [[AlternateUniverse dimension-hopping]], [[CloningBlues cloning]], or some even more exotic form of AppliedPhlebotinum. Inevitably, if you spend enough time in the same room as yourself, the two of you will end up speaking in unison.



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* A bizarre version occurs in [[BillAndTed Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey]]; the two ''aren't'' the same person, but they're so close in personality they might as well be; so when they split off to propose to the [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princesses]], they read out the same speech, changing only the basic metaphor (one of them uses ocean life, the other forest; they even both have a 'no, that's fresh water' / 'no, that's the desert' moment in unison.
* Similar to the above BillAndTed trope, but for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it NotSoDifferent: In ''TreasurePlanet'', when Jim is put in Silver's care, both pinch the bridge of their respective noses at the exact same time, then look up with the same expression.
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* The main character of ''The Probability Broach'' by L. Neil Smith does it on one occasion, when in the company of his alter ego from another timeline.
* In StarTrekDepartmentOfTemporalInvestigations: ''Watching the Clock'', President Bacco is temporarily duplicated (long story). The two presidents respond to a compliment with a simultaneous "oh, please!" Amusingly, they also snark at each other for making the exact sort of grumpy, sarcastic comments that Bacco always makes.
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* The main character of ''The Probability Broach'' by L. Neil Smith does it on one occasion, when in the company of his alter ego from another timeline.
* In StarTrekDepartmentOfTemporalInvestigations: ''Watching the Clock'', President Bacco is temporarily duplicated (long story). The two presidents respond to a compliment with a simultaneous "oh, please!" Amusingly, they also snark at each other for making the exact sort of grumpy, sarcastic comments that Bacco always makes.

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* A bizarre version occurs in [[BillAndTed Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey]]; the two ''aren't'' the same person, but they're so close in personality they might as well be; so when they split off to propose to the [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princesses]], they read out the same speech, changing only the basic metaphor (one of them uses ocean life, the other forest; they even both have a 'no, that's fresh water' / 'no, that's the desert' moment in unison.
* Similar to the above BillAndTed trope, but for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it NotSoDifferent: In ''TreasurePlanet'', when Jim is put in Silver's care, both pinch the bridge of their respective noses at the exact same time, then look up with the same expression.
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* In the AnimatedAdaptation of ''MenInBlack'', when Jay first sees his quick clone, they say in unison "He's stunning!".

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* In the AnimatedAdaptation of ''MenInBlack'', ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlack'', when Jay first sees his quick clone, they say in unison "He's stunning!".
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* Played for drama in ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', when [[spoiler:Crichton]] gets twinned, and the two talk and think so alike that when they resort to RockPaperScissors to decide which one is real, they end up spending several hours tied, before giving up. [[spoiler: After one of them dies and sends the other a holographic message, it ends with them playing the hologram and living one play RockPaperScissors and end up tied again.]]

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* Played for drama in ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', when [[spoiler:Crichton]] gets twinned, and the two talk and think so alike that when they resort to RockPaperScissors to decide which one is real, they end up spending several hours tied, before giving up. [[spoiler: After one of them dies and sends the other a holographic message, it ends with them playing the hologram and living one play playing RockPaperScissors and end ending up tied again.]]
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* Played for drama in ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', when [[spoiler:Crichton]] gets twinned, and the two talk and think so alike that when they resort to RockPaperScissors to decide which one is real, they end up spending several hours tied, before giving up.

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* Played for drama in ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', when [[spoiler:Crichton]] gets twinned, and the two talk and think so alike that when they resort to RockPaperScissors to decide which one is real, they end up spending several hours tied, before giving up. [[spoiler: After one of them dies and sends the other a holographic message, it ends with them playing the hologram and living one play RockPaperScissors and end up tied again.]]
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'''Willow:''' They seem more normal now.\\
'''Giles:''' Yes, I think he's a bad influence on himself.

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'''Willow:''' They seem more normal They're kind of the same now.\\
'''Giles:''' Yes, I think he's clearly a bad influence on himself.
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* Played for drama in ''{{Farscape}}'', when [[spoiler:Crichton]] gets twinned, and the two talk and think so alike that when they resort to RockPaperScissors to decide which one is real, they end up spending several hours tied, before giving up.

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* Played for drama in ''{{Farscape}}'', ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', when [[spoiler:Crichton]] gets twinned, and the two talk and think so alike that when they resort to RockPaperScissors to decide which one is real, they end up spending several hours tied, before giving up.
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* In ''PhineasAndFerb [[TheMovie Across The Second Dimension]]'', this happens three times between Dr. Doofenshmirtz and his [[NotSoHarmless more evil]] double in the other dimension. Each time, Doofenshmirtz-1 {{lampshade}}s it by shouting "Jinx!" and claiming that Doofenshmirtz-2 owes him a soda.
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* When Mickey and his parallel-universe counterpart Rickey are running away from Cybermen in the ''DoctorWho'' episode "The Age of Steel", they stop to catch their breath and each go off in [[OneSceneTwoMonologues their own panicked monologue]], culminating in a unison recitation of "They know where we are!"

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When Mickey and his parallel-universe counterpart Rickey are running away from Cybermen in the ''DoctorWho'' episode "The Age of Steel", they stop to catch their breath and each go off in [[OneSceneTwoMonologues their own panicked monologue]], culminating in a unison recitation of "They know where we are!"




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* In the ''RedDwarf'' episode "The Inquisitor", Lister gets replaced by an alternative version of himself who never got to exist. When they meet each other, the original Lister is in the middle of trying to convince Rimmer of who he is, and the two end up chorusing "Rimmer, for smeg's sake!"
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** Done again in Series 6, with The 11th Doctor and "11.5", a clone created from sentient goo. They both have all the same memories and thought processes, leading to them almost always finishing the other one's sentences and saying the same thing at the same time. They actually don't mind, but it annoys Amy.
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* In StarTrekDepartmentOfTemporalInvestigations: ''Watching the Clock'', President Bacco is temporarily duplicated (long story). The two presidents respond to a compliment with a simultaneous "oh, please!" Amusingly, they also snark at each other for making the exact sort of grumpy, sarcastic comments that Bacco always makes.

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* In the ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' episode "Fragile Balance", O'Neill gets cloned; his clone is a 15-year-old boy. When they meet up at the end of the episode and interrogate the alien who did it, they start answering him in unison. Eventually, the original O'Neill gets annoyed and tells his clone to knock it off.

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* In the ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' episode SG-1}}'':
** In "Tin Man", O'Neill and his robot duplicate get to chorus "[[CatchPhrase For cryin' out loud!]]"
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"Fragile Balance", O'Neill gets cloned; his clone is a 15-year-old boy. When they meet up at the end of the episode and interrogate the alien who did it, they start answering him in unison. Eventually, the original O'Neill gets annoyed and tells his clone to knock it off.

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* ''{{Futurama}}'' has a variant when Leela encounters her double; they're not actually simultaneous, but...
-->'''Robot Leela''': I have to go. This is just too freaky! ''(storms out)''\\
'''Fry''': Please don't get upset, Leela. She's nothing like you!\\
'''Leela''': I have to go. This is just too freaky! ''(storms out)''
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* Played for drama in {{Farscape}}, when [[spoiler:Crichton]] gets twinned, and the two talk and think so alike that when they resort to RockPaperScissors to decide which one is real, they end up spending several hours tied, before giving up.

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* Played for drama in {{Farscape}}, ''{{Farscape}}'', when [[spoiler:Crichton]] gets twinned, and the two talk and think so alike that when they resort to RockPaperScissors to decide which one is real, they end up spending several hours tied, before giving up.up.
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* Played for drama in {{Farscape}}, when [[spoiler:Crichton]] gets twinned, and the two spend several hours tied at rock-paper-scissors in a futile attempt to determine which one is the real one.

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* Played for drama in {{Farscape}}, when [[spoiler:Crichton]] gets twinned, and the two spend talk and think so alike that when they resort to RockPaperScissors to decide which one is real, they end up spending several hours tied at rock-paper-scissors in a futile attempt to determine which one is the real one.tied, before giving up.
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* Played for drama in {{Farscape}}, when [[spoiler:Crichton] gets twinned, and the two spend several hours tied at rock-paper-scissors in a futile attempt to determine which one is the real one.

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* Played for drama in {{Farscape}}, when [[spoiler:Crichton] [[spoiler:Crichton]] gets twinned, and the two spend several hours tied at rock-paper-scissors in a futile attempt to determine which one is the real one.
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* Played for drama in {{Farscape}}, when [[spoiler:Crichton] gets twinned, and the two spend several hours tied at rock-paper-scissors in a futile attempt to determine which one is the real one.
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* Similar to the above BillAndTed trope, but for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it NotSoDifferent: In ''TreasurePlanet'', when Jim and Silver both pinch the bridge of their respective noses at the exact same time, then look up with the same expression

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* Similar to the above BillAndTed trope, but for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it NotSoDifferent: In ''TreasurePlanet'', when Jim and Silver is put in Silver's care, both pinch the bridge of their respective noses at the exact same time, then look up with the same expression
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* Similar to the above BillAndTed trope, but for a blin-and-you'll-miss-it NotSoDifferent: In ''TreasurePlanet'', when Jim and Silver both pinch the bridge of their respective noses at the exact same time, then look up with the same expression

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* Similar to the above BillAndTed trope, but for a blin-and-you'll-miss-it blink-and-you'll-miss-it NotSoDifferent: In ''TreasurePlanet'', when Jim and Silver both pinch the bridge of their respective noses at the exact same time, then look up with the same expression
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* Similar to the above BillAndTed trope, but for a blin-and-you'll-miss-it NotSoDifferent: In ''TreasurePlanet'', when Jim and Silver both pinch the bridge of their respective noses at the exact same time, then look up with the same expression

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