History Main / NotQuiteBackToNormal

* In ''[=ClanDestine=]'', Walter's powers involve HulkingOut into a large blue form. When he changes back, sometimes a few body parts remain blue and over sized for awhile.

* In {{Animorphs}}, Tobias gets {{Shapeshifter Mode Lock}}ed as a hawk in the first book, and gradually [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody his body's predatory instincts begin to affect his personality]]. Much later, he gains the ability to temporarily turn into his former human form - but he still has the same intense stare that a hawk has.

* ''ElGoonishShive'' had a joke along these lines at the end of [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-04-03 the second April Fool's Week storyline]]. And then again in [[http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/?date=2004-03-06 a side comic storyline]].

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* An episode of ''{{Futurama}}'' gave Bender a sex change. When Farnsworth turned him back to normal, he found that he had become more in touch with his "feminine" side (but denies it).

* In ''Grim And Evil'' episode 5 during the ''EvilConCarne'' segments ''Devolver, Part 1'' and ''Devolver, Part 2'', General Skarr keeps devolving into different species due to accidentally being exposed to Major Dr. Ghastly's devolving ray. In the end, Ghastly and Hector manage to expose Skarr (who has become an amoeba by that time) to a re-evolution ray, turning him back to his normal self... [[spoiler:except he still has a monkey tail (though only Hector and Ghastly seem to notice it)]].

* In ''TheEmperorsNewGroove'' the villain, Yzma, is [[BalefulPolymorph transformed into a kitten]] in the end. By the time of the sequel, she is human again, but still possesses a tail and some catlike behavior (which is an ActorAllusion; Eartha Kitt is best remembered for playing [[{{Series/Batman}} Catwoman]])

* In an episode of ''FamilyGuy'' Peter travels back in time to relive his youth. When goes back to the present, him and Brian find out that he's changed the future causing Peter and Lois never marry. Of course they go back in time to fix what's right and in the present, Peter tells Lois the story of how the ended up together. When Peter says tat he's glad that everything back to normal, [[{{AmericanDad}} Roger the alien]] walks in the living room and asks who ate all the pecan sandies. The family just looks at him confused.

* In an episode of [[FamilyGuy]] Peter travels back in time to relive his youth. When goes back to the present, him and Brian find out that he's changed the future causing Peter and Lois never marry. Of course they go back in time to fix what's right and in the present, Peter tells Lois the story of how the ended up together. When Peter says tat he's glad that everything back to normal, [[{{AmericanDad}} Roger the alien]] walks in the living room and asks who ate all the pecan sandies. The family just looks at him confused.

* In ''HoneyIShrunkTheKids'', Wayne tests the shrink ray on his neighbor Russell. After being brought back to normal, Russell finds that his baseball cap is a little big for him.

* In {{Animorphs}}, Tobias gets {{Mode Lock}}ed as a hawk in the first book, and gradually [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody his body's predatory instincts begin to affect his personality]]. Much later, he gains the ability to temporarily turn into his former human form - but he still has the same intense stare that a hawk has.

* ''JamesAndTheGiantPeach'': At the end, even though James Henry Trotter was changed back to a live action boy after remaining stop-motion throughout a majority of the film, the insects that live inside the titular giant peach, however, actually stay huge and stop-motion animated.

A character is unshackled from a BalefulPolymorph -- changed back from a frog, cured of their [[{{Werewolf}} lycanthropy]], or just had a GenderBender undone - but after sighing with relief, they slowly realize that they aren't 100% the same as they used to be. And it's not just because they've walked in another creature's shoes and improved as a person.

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[[caption-width-right:303:[-Thankfully this was just an AprilFools strip.-] ]]
A character is unshackled from a BalefulPolymorph - changed back from a frog, cured of their [[{{Werewolf}} lycanthropy]], or just had a GenderBender undone - but after sighing with relief, they slowly realize that they aren't 100% the same as they used to be. And it's not just because they've walked in another creature's shoes and improved as a person.

[[caption-width-right:303:Thankfully this was just an AprilFools strip.]]
A character is unshackled from a BalefulPolymorph - changed back from a frog, cured of their [[{{Werewolf}} lycanthropy]], or just had a GenderBender undone - but after sighing with relief, they slowly realize that they aren't 100% the same as they used to be. And it's not just because they've walked in another creature's shoes and improved as a person.

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* A temporary case is seen in ''MonstersVsAliens'' where Susan is drained of Quantonium and shrunk down to a ''normal sized'' WhiteHairedPrettyGirl. No worries, she fixed it.

* The ending of YoungFrankenstein - after the procedure that stabilizes the "monster," the creature has inherited the mild manners of his creator. Frankenstein himself has inherited some...[[BiggusDickus interesting side effects]] if his assistant's reaction is any indication.
* At the end of the film adaptation of ''JamesandtheGiantPeach'', even though James Henry Trotter was changed back to a live action boy after remaining stop-motion throughout a majority of the film, the insects that live inside the titular giant peach, however, actually stay huge and stop-motion animated.

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* In the ''{{Discworld}}'' book ''{{Discworld/Sourcery}}'', Lord Vetinari is changed into a lizard for much of the novel. When he gets changed back, he notices a new habit of sticking out his tongue.
** This can be a side effect of "Borrowing" (inhabiting the mind of another creature). When Granny Weatherwax does it, she tend to return to her body with some animalistic behaviors and urges. Fortunately, she is iron willed enough to shrug them off after a while.

* In ''The Witcher'', princess Adda has spent her entire youth turned into a monster. She looks perfectly normal but still likes raw meat.

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* ''ElGoonishShive'' had a joke along these lines at the end of [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-04-03 the second April Fool's Week storyline]].
** And then again in [[http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/?date=2004-03-06 a side comic storyline]].

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* The FreakyFridayFlip episode of ''ThePowerpuffGirls'' has many different body swaps going on, but eventually everyone seems to be back to normal- except that at the end it turns out Bubbles' body was still swapped with the Narrator.

* In GrimAndEvil episode 5 during the ''EvilConCarne'' segments ''Devolver, Part 1'' and ''Devolver, Part 2'', General Skarr keeps devolving into different species due to accidentally being exposed to Major Dr. Ghastly's devolving ray. In the end, Ghastly and Hector manage to expose Skarr (who has become an amoeba by that time) to a re-evolution ray, turning him back to his normal self... [[spoiler:except he still has a monkey tail (though only Hector and Ghastly seem to notice it)]].
* In TheEmperorsNewGroove the villain, Yzma, is [[BalefulPolymorph transformed into a kitten]] in the end. By the time of the sequel, she is human again, but still possesses a tail and some catlike behavior (which is an ActorAllusion; Eartha Kitt is best remembered for playing [[{{Series/Batman}} Catwoman]])

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* In TheEmporersNewGroove the villain, Yzma, is [[BalefulPolymorph transformed into a kitten]] in the end. By the time of the sequel, she is human again, but still possesses a tail and some catlike behavior (which is an ActorAllusion; Eartha Kitt is best remembered for playing [[Series/Batman Catwoman]])

A character is unshackled from a BalefulPolymorph - changed back from a frog, cured of their [[{{Werewolf}} lycanthropy]], or just had a GenderBender undone - but after sighing with relief, they slowly realise that they aren't 100% the same as they used to be. And it's not just because they've walked in another creature's shoes and improved as a person.

* In ''[=ClanDestine=]'', Walter's powers involve HulkingOut into a large blue form. When he changes back, sometimes a few body parts remain blue and oversized for awhile.

* The ending of YoungFrankenstein - after the procedure that stabilizes the "monster," the creature has inherited the mild manners of his creator. Frakenstein himself has inherited some...[[BiggusDickus interesting side effects]] if his assistant's reaction is any indication.

* In ''The Witcher'', princess Adda has spent her entire youth turned into a monster. She looks prefectly normal but still likes raw meat.

* In {{Animorphs}}, Tobias gets {{ModeLock}}ed as a hawk in the first book. Much later, he gains the ability to temporarily turn into his former human form - but he still has the same intense stare that a hawk has.

* ''ElGoonishShive'' had a joke along these lines at the end of [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?arcid=21 the second April Fool's Week storyline]].

* The trope image is from ''DuckAmuck'': Daffy ends up completely erased by the sadistic animator and testily asks to be redrawn. He gets his wish in the worst way possible, but it's not until the animator draws a mirror in front of him that he notices (including the fact that he's inexplicably gone quadruped!).

[[DuckAmuck http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DuckAmuck.jpg]]
[[caption-width:467:"That's strange...all of a sudden, I don't quite feel like myself...oh, I feel alright, and yet I..."]]

* In GrimAndEvil episode 5 during the ''EvilConCarne'' segments ''Devolver, Part 1'' and ''Devolver, Part 2'', General Skarr keeps devolving into different species due to accidentally being exposed to Major Dr. Ghastly's devolving ray. In the end, Ghastly and Hector manage to expose Skarr (who has become an amoeba by that time) to a re-evolution ray, turning him back to his normal self... except he still has a monkey tail (though only Hector and Ghastly seem to notice it).