Body swaps, first popularized in Western Anglophone culture by the personal identity chapter of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding,[1] have been a common storytelling device in fiction media. Novels such as Vice Versa (1882)[2] and Freaky Friday (1972)[3] have inspired numerous film adaptations and retellings, as well as television series and episodes, many with titles derived from "Freaky Friday". In 2013, Disney Channel held a Freaky Freakend with seven shows that featured body-swapping episodes.[a] This list features exchanges between two beings, and thus excludes similar phenomena of body hopping, spirit possession, transmigration,[5] and avatars, unless the target being's mind is conversely placed in the source's body.[6][7] It also excludes age transformations that are sometimes reviewed or promoted as body swaps, as in the movies Big and 17 Again;[6][8][9] identity/role swaps, typically between clones, look-alikes, or doppelgängers;[10] and characters with multiple personalities.[6]
Title | Author | Year | Characters | Method / notes | Reference |
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Du bist ich und ich bin du (転校生!おれがあいつであいつがおれで) | Hisashi Yamanaka | 1980 | A boy and girl switch bodies | Magic | [11] |
Agent Cormac book series | Neal Asher | 2001–2008 | Cormac, Mika, Aiden, Stanton, Dragon, Crane | Artificial intelligence transfers to different bodies; downloads of human minds into artificial carriers and cyborg bodies | [12] |
Airhead book series | Meg Cabot | 2008 | Emerson Watts (tomboy) and Nikki Howard (teenage supermodel) | Brain transplant[b] | [13] |
The Anubis Gates | Tim Powers | 1983 | Doyle and Dog-Face Joe | OCLC 10259963 | |
The Barking Ghost | R. L. Stine | 1995 | Cooper, Margaret and two dogs | spell / Goosebumps series #32 | OCLC 32441922 |
Body Swap | Sylvia McNicoll | 2018 | Hallie (age 15), Susan (age 82) | Characters swap souls after a car accident | OCLC 1013167479 |
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Parts 1 and 2 | Dav Pilkey | 2003 | Melvin and Mr. Krupp | Combine-O-Tron 2000 | |
Curse the Dawn | Karen Chance | 2009 | Cassandra and Pritkin | Cassandra Palmer series | OCLC 233548351 |
Cerberus: A Wolf in the Fold | Jack Chalker | 1982 | various characters | Warden powers to swap minds of two sleeping participants | OCLC 277005501 |
Dragon Princess | S. Andrew Swann | 2014 | Thief, princess, dragon and wizard | Wizard's spell | [14] |
An Exchange of Souls | Barry Pain | 1911 | [15] | ||
Flip | Martyn Bedford | 2011 | Teenager and another boy | OCLC 639518192 | |
Fox Eyes | Mordicai Gerstein | 2001 | Martin and a fox | Staring at fox's eyes | OCLC 44750632 |
Freaky Monday | Mary Rodgers and Heather Hach | 2009 | Teenage girl and teacher she dislikes | Thematic sequel to Freaky Friday | [16] |
Freaky Friday | Mary Rodgers | 1972 | Teenage Annabel Andrews and her mother | ||
Gender Blender | Blake Nelson | 2006 | Emma and Tom | OCLC 60590030 | |
Graveyard School
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Tom B Stone | 1996 | Maria and Dr. Morthouse | ||
Help! I'm Trapped... book series | Todd Strasser | 1993–2011 | Multiple characters | Mind-swapping machine | [17] |
The Identity Matrix | Jack L. Chalker | 1982 | Victor Gonser swaps with various women | Alien powers | [18] |
Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo series | Nancy E. Krulik | 2002–2010 | Katie Kazoo and various characters[c] | Magic wind (originally wish from a falling star) | [19][20] |
Laughing Gas | P. G. Wodehouse | 1936 | Reggie and Joey | Laughing gas | [21] |
The Master Mind of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1928 | multiple people | Brain transplant | [22] |
Me and My Cat? | Satoshi Kitamura | 1999 | Nicholas (young boy) and Leonardo (his pet cat) | Witch's spell | [23] |
Mindswap | Robert Sheckley | 1966 | Marvin Flynn and various alien people | Mind-swapping technology | OCLC 18565280 |
Prelude to a Kiss (play) | Craig Lucas | 1988 | Old man and bride | Kiss | [24] |
Rascal Does Not Dream of Siscon Idol | Hajime Kamoshida | 2015 | Nodoka Toyohama and Mai Sakurajima | Adolescent syndrome | [25][26] |
The Stolen | Alex Shearer | 2003 | Young girl and elderly witch | Magic potion | [27] |
Summer Switch | Mary Rodgers | 1982 | Preteen Ben Andrews and his father | Freaky Friday stories, book 3 | [28][better source needed] |
Switched | R. L. Stine | 1995 | Nicole and Lucy | Fear Street series #31 | OCLC 32331235 |
The Dosadi Experiment | Frank Herbert | 1982 | McKee and woman | Whipping Star series #2 | OCLC 32331235 |
The Tale of the Body Thief | Anne Rice | 1992 | Lestat de Lioncourt and Raglan James | [29] | |
The Toilet of Doom | Michael Lawrence | 2001 | Jiggy McCue and Angie | Magic toilet | OCLC 50802367 |
Tiffany Twisted | Alison Tyler | 2006 | Tiffany and Kurt | OCLC 64554840 | |
Turnabout | Thorne Smith | 1931 | Tim and Sally Willows | [30][31] | |
Vice Versa: A Lesson to Fathers | F. Anstey | 1882 | Paul and Dick Bultitude (father and son) | Wish from magic stone | [32] |
The Victorian Chaise-Longue | Marghanita Laski | 1953 | Modern woman wakes to find herself in the body of a Victorian woman | ||
Why I'm Afraid Of Bees | R. L. Stine | 1994 | Gary and a bee | Goosebumps series #17 | OCLC 29815540 |
Strange Journey | Maud Cairnes | 1935 | Lady Elizabeth and Polly Wilkinson | [33] |
Title | Author | Year | Characters | Method / notes | Reference |
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Avatar | Théophile Gautier | 1856 | Magic | ||
New Bodies for Old | Jack Vance | 1950 | collected 1982 as "Chateau d'If" | [34] | |
The Great Keinplatz Experiment | Arthur Conan Doyle | 1885 | mesmerism | [34][35][36][better source needed] | |
Icchapuran, Ichchhapuran (Fulfilling the wish) | Rabindranath Tagore | 1895 | |||
Lejana (The Distances) | Julio Cortázar | 1949 | Woman and beggar | Hug | [37][38] |
Mefisto in Onyx | Harlan Ellison | 1993 | [39][better source needed] | ||
The Shadow Out of Time | H. P. Lovecraft | 1936 (cut) 1939 (restored) |
Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee | Psychic temporal transfer | [34][40][better source needed] |
The Story of the Late Mr Elvesham | H. G. Wells | 1896 | [34][41][better source needed] | ||
The Thing on the Doorstep | H. P. Lovecraft | 1937 | Edward Derby / Asenath Waite | Magic | [34][42][better source needed] |
The Gentleman in Black (opera) | Frederic Clay and W. S. Gilbert |
1870 | Magic | ||
Happy Arcadia (opera) | Frederic Clay and W. S. Gilbert |
1872 | Magic | ||
Somerset, the Scientific Monkey | Donald Bern (Alfred Bernstein) | 1942 | Scientist and monkey | Machine | [43][44][better source needed] |
Transformation | Mary Shelley | 1830 | Young man and dwarf | Supernatural ritual | [45][46][better source needed] |
Title | Country | Director | Year | Characters | Method / notes | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 Again! | United States | Paul Andrew Flaherty | 1988 | Grandfather and grandson[c] | Car accident | [8][24][47] |
Alison's Birthday | Australia | Ian Coughlan | 1981 | Young girl and old crone | Demonic ritual | [48] |
All of Me | United States | Carl Reiner | 1984 | An attorney and his female client | Mystic with soul transfer ability | [5][8][24] |
All Screwed Up | United States | Neil Stephens | 2012 | A nerdy teenage girl and a jock | Magic beetle bite | |
Body Swap | United States | Timothy Morton | 2019 | An unemployed slacker and a workaholic woman | Electric shock | |
Chinna Vathiyar | India | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | 1995 | Professor and student | Researching mantras that enable soul to move out of body / Same actor portrays both characters | [49] |
The Change-Up | United States | David Dobkin | 2011 | A lawyer and family man switches with his best friend who is an adult video actor. | Urinating at a magic fountain | [7][24][50] |
Dame tu cuerpo (Give Me Your Body) | Mexico | Rafael Montero | 2003 | A guy's fiancée and best friend, who is a soccer coach | Wish during planetary alignment | [51][52] |
Dating the Enemy | Australia | Megan Simpson Huberman | 1996 | Boyfriend and girlfriend | Wish during full moon | [53][54] |
Detention | United States | Joseph Kahn | 2011 | Daughter in 2010 and mother in 1992 | Rays from an alien spaceship | [55] |
The Heckler | Australia | Ben Plazzer | 2015 | Steve (comedian) and Mike (heckler) | Toilet in comedy club plus hypnotism / Steve is a spirit when swapped | [56][57] |
Daddy You, Daughter Me | South Korea | Kang Hyo-jin | 2017 | Won Sang-tae and Won Do-yeon | ||
Les Dissociés | France | Suricate | 2015 | People members of the "Suricate" group | [58] | |
Dream a Little Dream | United States | Marc Rocco | 1989 | Teenager and older man[c] | Meditation experiment and collision | [24][59] |
The Dude in Me | South Korea | Kang Hyo-jin | 2019 | Kim Dong-hyun and Jang Pan-soo | ||
Eine Frau namens Harry (A Woman Named Harry) Harry ou Harriet (Harry and Harriet) |
Germany | Cyril Frankel | 1990 | Woman and Man | A wish for the devil | [60] |
Eine wie keiner (One Like No Other) | Germany | Marco Petry | 2008 | Boyfriend and girlfriend | [61] | |
The Eye of Envy | United States | Harrish Ingraham | 1917 | Young blacksmith ("Ambition") and greedy old man ("Avarice") | Tree spirit called The Dream-Maker | |
Freaky | United States | Christopher Landon | 2020 | Teenage girl and serial killer | Magical dagger | |
Freaky Friday | United States | Gary Nelson | 1976 | Mother and daughter | Wish | [62] |
Freaky Friday | United States | Melanie Joy Mayron | 1995 | Mother and daughter | Magical amulets | [63] |
Freaky Friday | United States | Mark Stephen Waters | 2003 | Mother and daughter | Fortune cookies | [8][24] |
Freaky Friday | United States | Steve Carr | 2018 | Mother and daughter | Magical hourglass | [64] |
The Greeneyed Elephant | Denmark | Peer Guldbrandsen | 1960 | Sally and Lisa | Aztec elephant sculpture | [65] |
Here Comes the Bride | Philippines | Chris Martinez | 2010 | Five different people | An accident on a magnetic hill during solar eclipse | [66] |
Here Comes the Groom | Philippines | Chris Martinez | 2023 | Various people | An accident on a magnetic hill during solar eclipse | [67] |
Hero in the Family | United States | Mel Damski | 1986 | Human astronaut and chimpanzee | Space crystal | [68] |
Hilda and the Mountain King | United Kingdom
Canada United States |
Andy Coyle | 2021 | Hilda and troll | Magic | |
Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge (Help, I'm a boy!) | Germany | Oliver Dommenget | 2002 | Boy and girl | Magic spellbook | [69] |
Holiday Wishes | Canada | David Weaver | 2006 | Teenagers Britney (rich girl) and Rachel (foster kid) | Christmas wish | [70] |
The Hot Chick | United States | Tom Brady | 2002 | A popular high school cheerleader finds herself in a man's body. | Earrings | [8][24] |
I Are You, You Am Me | Japan | Nobuhiko Obayashi | 1982 | Teenage boy and girl | Fall down staircase | [71] |
Identity Theft | United States | James A. Ward | 2009 | A male lottery winner ends up swapping bodies with a beautiful female model who is in deep debt and is wanted by the police. | Spirit | [72] |
Intern (インターン!) | Japan | Akio Yoshida | 2016 | Male CEO and female intern | Magic | [73] |
It's a Boy Girl Thing | United Kingdom, Canada, United States |
Nick Hurran | 2006 | Teenage boy and girl | Statue spell | [24] |
Ithihasa | India | Binu S. Kalady | 2014 | A petty thief ends up swapping bodies with a female software professional. | Ring | [74] |
Jumanji: The Next Level | United States | Jake Kasdan | 2019 | Eddie Gilpin, Spencer Gilpin, Martha Kaply, Anthony "Fridge" Johnson, Milo Walker and Bethany Walker | Starting a game, later using water to change avatars. | |
Just Follow Law | Singapore | Jack Neo | 2007 | Supervisor and subordinate | Car accident | [75] |
Like Father Like Son | United States | Rod Daniel | 1987 | Father and son | Drinking a potion | [8][24][47] |
The Man Who Changed His Mind | United Kingdom | Robert Stevenson | 1936 | Four characters | Machine | [76] |
Moglie e marito | Italy | Simone Godano | 2017 | Wife and husband | Scientific apparatus | [77] |
Monkeybone | United States | Henry Selick | 2001 | Stu Miley ends up in organ donor's body and Monkeybone ends up in Stu's body | Going back to Earth from Down Town. | |
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase | United States | Gwen Wetzler | 1982 | Harry the Heartless and Queen Pearlheart. | Harry's machine | [78] |
Never Say Die | China | Song Yang Zhang Chiyu |
2017 | Allen Ai and Ma Xiao | Struck by lightning | |
Nine Lives | United States | Barry Sonnenfeld | 2016 | A billionaire workaholic who has no time for his family, and a cat | Accident, fall from roof | |
Nobody's Perfect | Hong Kong | Patrick Kong | 2008 | Alexis and Alex | statue | |
Out | United States | Steven Clay Hunter | 2020 | Greg and his dog Jim | Wish | |
Po čem muži touží | Czech Republic | Rudolf Havlík | 2018 | Man and his former wife | Magic | [79] |
Pon un hombre en tu vida (Put a man in your life) | Spain | Eva Lesmes | 1996 | Male sports coach and female singer. | Accident | [9] |
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | Japan | Kunihiko Yuyama | 2006 | Jessie, James and Meowth; Ash and Jack Walker | Manaphy's Heart Swap attack. | |
Prelude to a Kiss | United States | Norman René | 1992 | Mysterious old man and a bride | Kiss | [24] |
Runaway Brain | United States | Chris Bailey | 1995 | Mickey Mouse and a monster | Brain transplant machine | |
A Saintly Switch | United States | Peter Bogdanovich | 1999 | National Football League quarterback and his wife. | Voodoo spell | [80] |
Scooby-Doo | United States | Raja Gosnell | 2002 | Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma | Demons | [81] |
The Secret | France | Vincent Perez | 2007 | Mother and daughter | Car accident | [82] |
Se Eu Fosse Você (If I Were You) | Brazil | Daniel Filho | 2006 | Husband and wife | Arguing under stars | [83] |
Se Eu Fosse Você 2 (If I Were You 2) | Brazil | Daniel Filho | 2009 | Husband and wife | Arguing under stars | [84] |
Shrek the Third | United States | Chris Miller, Raman Hui | 2007 | Donkey and Puss in Boots | Side effect of teleportation spell | [24] |
Seitenwechsel | Germany | Vivian Naefe | 2016 | Husband and wife | Magic | [85] |
The Skeleton Key | United States | Iain Softley | 2005 | A young nurse with an older woman, who herself had been possessed by a woman who has swapped bodies twice before. | Hoodoo ritual | [86][87] |
Soul | United States | Pete Docter | 2020 | Joe ends up in Therapy Cat's body and 22 ends up in Joe's body | Going through portal to Earth at the same time | |
Spiritwalker | South Korea | Yoon Jae-geun | 2021 | Kang I-an | Experimental drug "Ether-X" | [88][89] |
Suitable Flesh | United States | Joe Lynch | 2023 | Elizabeth and Asa, Elizabeth and possessed Asa (Ephraim), Elizabeth and Ephraim, possessed Elizabeth (Ephraim) and Daniella | Demonic incantation | |
The Swap | United States | Jay Karas | 2016 | Jack (hockey player) and Ellie (rhythmic gymnast) | A text message | [90] |
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki | United States | David Silverman | 2021 | Bart Simpson and Loki | ||
The Takeover | United States | Shaqueta Smith | 2013 | Black and white women who are best friends | Magical espresso | [91] |
Transformed | United States | Pamela Sutch[d] | 2005 | Hilda (female mad scientist) and Allen (guy), Vanessa (another swapper) | Mind-swapping device | [92] |
Turnabout | United States | Hal Roach | 1940 | Husband and wife | Magical statue. Based on the Book of the same name. | [93] |
French: L'un dans l'autre (In and Out) | France | Bruno Chiche | 2016 | Two couples are all great friends since a long time. Pierre is married to Aimée and Pénélope is engaged to Éric. However, Pierre and Pénélope are lovers and one day wake up with swapped bodies. | Magic | |
Eine verflixte Begegnung im Mondschein | Germany | Dror Zahavi | 2004 | A man and a woman who had just met | Magic storm | [94] |
Vice Versa | United Kingdom | Peter Ustinov | 1948 | Father and son | Wish on magic stone | |
Vice Versa | United States | Brian Gilbert | 1988 | Father and son; male and female thief | Ancient mystical skull | [8][24][47] |
The Villain | India | Prem | 2018 | Ramappa and Ram | [95][96][97] | |
Was ist bloß mit meinen Männern los? | Germany | Reto Salimbeni | 2002 | Father and son | The son makes a wish to a CGI animated character who appears on his computer. | [98][99] |
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? | Germany
Georgia |
Alexandre Koberidze | 2021 | Lisa and other Lisa
Giorgi and other Giorgi |
Cursed | |
Wish Upon a Star | United States | Blair Treu | 1996 | Alexia (popular girl) and Hayley (geeky younger sister) | Wish on falling star | [100] |
Woke Up Like This | Philippines | John Elbert Ferrer | 2017 | Nando and Sabrina | Homeless man's curse | |
Wonder Woman 1984 | United States | Patty Jenkins | 2020 | Steve Trevor | Cursed by the Dreamstone | |
Xchange | Canada | Allan Moyle | 2000 | Agent and terrorist leader | Technology | [101] |
Your Name | Japan | Makoto Shinkai | 2016 | Mitsuha and Taki | Mitsuha's family and shrine history / Body swap also includes a time span of 3 years | [102] |
山田ババアに花束を (Yamada Babā ni Hanataba o) (A bouquet for Mrs Yamada) | Japan | Toshio Ōi | 1990 | Strict female teacher of a conservative girl's high school swaps bodies with one of the female students. | Magic | |
Didier | France | Alain Chabat | 1997 | Professional footballer and dog | Magic | |
Le sens de la famille (Family Swap) | France | Jean-Patrick Benes | 2021 | An entire family swaps bodies | Magic |
The following shows have a body swap as a major storyline or feature a character who has swapped bodies over multiple episodes.[103]
Title | Year | Character | Method / notes | Reference |
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Henshin! Ponpoko-dama (へんしん!ポンポコ玉) | 1973 | Boy and girl | Magic | [104] |
Change (チェンジ) | 1998 | Mother and daughter | Fall | |
Boy Meets Girl | 2009 | Danny Reed and Veronica Burton | Struck by lightning | [105] |
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | 2016 | Various characters | Body swapping machine // 2016 series | [106][107][108] |
Drop Dead Diva | 2009 - 2014 | Deb and Jane, Grayson and Ian | Pressing the button on a computer in Heaven / Later, Jane returns to Earth by swapping with a third body | [109] |
Elseworlds | 2018 | The Flash and Arrow | ||
Legion | 2017 | Sydney Barrett | ability // Sydney's mutation allows her to switch bodies with whomever she touches | [110] |
Please Come Back, Soon-Ae | 2006 | Wife and her husband mistress | Magic | [111][112] |
Punch Line | 2015 | |||
Secret Garden | 2010 | A rich CEO and a stuntwoman | Sharing magic liquor bottle | [113] |
Turnabout | 1979 | Wife and husband | Magic wishes | [114] |
Ooh La La Couple (울랄라 부부; RR) | 2012 | Husband and wife | Magic | [115] |
Dotchi ga dotchi! (どっちがどっち!) | 2002 | Boy and girl | Magic | [citation needed] |
Lalola | 2008 | Man and woman | Voodoo magic | [116] |
Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite (今夜は心だけ抱いて) | 2014 | 47-year-old mother and 17-year-old daughter | Magic | [117] |
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (山田くんと7人の魔女) | 2015 | Various characters | Kiss | |
Switched (宇宙を駆けるよだか) | 2018 | Ayumi and Unime; Kaga and Koshiro; Ukon and other woman. | High Jump | [118] |
Tales from the Loop | 2020 | Jakob, Danny, and a Robot | Climbing inside a mysterious metal sphere in the forest; swaps with the nearest person. | [119] |
Vic | 2018 | Vicky & Victoria | Electrocution | [citation needed] |
Switch | 2017 | Emma & Febby | Stuck in the same room | [120] |
Abyss (어비스) | 2019 | Go Se-Yeon and Cha Min are both revived into different bodies after their deaths due to a mysterious bead Abyss. | Magic | [121] |
Mirakel | 2020 | Two girls in Sweden, Mira in 2020 and Rakel in 1920, travel through time and switch bodies. | artificial wormhole | [122] |
Love is a Story | 2021 | Damar, Tristan and Gendis | Trapped in a mysterious cave in the forest; swaps with another person in that cave. | [123] |
I'm with Me | 2022 | White woman and black man. | Magic | |
The 7 Lives of Lea | 2022 | Each night, a teenage girl swaps her body with different people linked to a boy who disappeared in 1991. | Magic | [124] |
Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange (天国と地獄 ~サイコな2人~) | 2021 | Detective Mochizuki Ayako and suspect Hidaka Haruto. | Falling down stairs together while in possession of a magical object | |
Woman in a Veil | 2023 | A comatose woman and a woman who blames her for misfortunes. | Lightning strikes when one of them attempts to kill the other who was in a comatose state. | [125] |
Great Men Academy | 2019 | Teenage girl makes a wish on a unicorn, swapping her body with a fictionalized male version of herself. | Magic | |
Cupid's Last Wish | 2022 | Man gets into a car accident with his sister, ending up with the pair's conscious swapped. | Curse | |
Vice Versa (Thai) | 2022 | Characters swap bodies with near-deceased people from other universes, taking over their lives and problems | Multiverse | |
Stolen Life | 2023 | A woman whose life is described as perfect and her cousin who desires her husband and has become a fugitive for parricide | Astral projection ritual |
TV episodes where characters swap bodies. See also graphic novels and manga.
Title | Episode | Characters | Method / notes | Refs |
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The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | "Trading Faces" | Jimmy and Cindy | Lightning strikes mind-reading device | [126] |
Adventure Time | "Sons of Mars" | Jake and Magic Man | Spell | [127] |
Aladdin (TV series) | "Two to Tangle" | Aladdin and Mozenrath | Mozenrath's Gauntlet | |
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series | "Mutts Ado About Nothing" | Charlie and Itchy | The two dogs were arguing so they were switched into each other's body until they were friends again | |
All Hail King Julien: Exiled | "Fauxsa Unchained" | Clover and Sage | Spell by Jarsh-Jarsh | |
ALVINNNN!!! and the Chipmunks | "Wacky Wednesday" | Alvin and Jeanette; later Simon, the cat and Derek | A major malfunction in one of Simon's inventions | |
The Amazing World of Gumball | "Halloween" | Gumball in Darwin's body, Darwin in Anais's body, Anais in Gumball's body | Potion lets characters escape their bodies / Mix-up in retrieving bodies causes switch | |
American Dad! | "Don't Look a Smith Horse in the Mouth" | Stan and his new horse | CIA technology | |
American Dad! | "Da Flippity Flop" | Stan and Klaus | CIA technology | |
American Dragon: Jake Long | "Dragon Breath" | Trixie and Spud | Souls end up in wrong bodies | |
American Dragon: Jake Long | "Switcheroo" | Jake and Haley | Magic mirror | |
Angel | "Carpe Noctem" | Angel with an old man called Marcus | Spell | [128] |
Animal Yokochō | "Doki☆Doki Volume: Ami And Iyo's Big Misunderstanding" | Ami and Iyo | ||
The Annoying Orange | "The Deviled Egg" | Pear and Marshmallow | Souls put in wrong bodiesl[e] | [129] |
The Annoying Orange | "Ask Orange #39: The Circle of Knife" | Orange and Pear | ||
The Annoying Orange | "Ask Orange #48: Baldi's in the Kitchen!" | Orange and Marshmallow | ||
A.N.T. Farm | "MutANT Farm" | Paisley and a duck | Olive's machine | |
A.N.T. Farm | "idANTity crisis" | Chyna in Violet's body, Violet in Fletcher's body, Fletcher in Olive's body, and Olive in Chyna's body | Yogurt machine | [a] |
Ape Escape | "Suddenly Bodies Switch?!" | Spike and Natalie | Badly programmed dimensional light machine that Professor activates by accident | |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force | "Rabbit, Not Rabbot" | Master Shake, Frylock, Meatwad, Carl Brutananadilewski, Dr. Zord, Randy, and Lionel | Urinating in a mall fountain | [130] |
Arthur | "Freaky Tuesday" | Buster and Mr. Ratburn | Electrical Spanakopita; Buster's dream | |
Atomic Betty | "Switchmo-Tized" | Sparky and Minimus; Various characters | Spell by robot magician | |
Atomic Puppet | "The Switch" | Captain Atomic and Princess War Tickle | Sphere of transference | |
Austin & Ally | "Freaky Friends & Fan Fiction" | Austin in Dez's body, Trish in Ally's body, Ally in Trish's body and Dez in Austin's body. Later, Ally and Dez switch bodies | Magic typewriter | [a] |
Austin & Ally | "Scary Spirits and Spooky Stories" | Eri and Ally | Spell by Eri | [verification needed] |
The Avengers | "Who's Who" | Enemy agents swap bodies with Steed and Mrs. Peel | Machine | |
Avengers Assemble | "The Avengers Protocol Part 1" | Captain America and Red Skull | Body switching machine | |
Avengers Assemble | "Ghost of a Chance" | Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow | Space Phantoms | |
Avengers Assemble | "Head to Head" | Black Widow, The Hulk, Falcon, Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Thor | Mind Infinity Gem | |
Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger | "Ep. 27: AbaRed is Abare Blue" | Ryouga, Yukito, Tyranno and Kera | Spell by Trinoid #16: Tsutakotatsu | |
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico | "Poppin' Shuffle" | Kasumi Toyama, Tae Hanazono, Rimi Ushigome, Sāya Yamabuki, Arisa Ichigaya | Falling off the stairs | |
Batman: The Brave and the Bold | "The Criss Cross Conspiracy!" | Batman and Katrina Moldoff | Spell by Felix Faust | |
Beast Wars Neo | "Break is a Predacon?" | Break and Saberback | Phantom Crystal | |
Beelzebub | "Today I'm Different on the Inside" | Oga and Beelzebub IV | the Aftereffects of Super Milk Time | |
Behind Her Eyes | "Behind Her Eyes" | Rob & Adele; Adele & Louise | Astral projection practice | [131] |
Ben 10 | "A Change of Face" | Gwen with Charmcaster, and later with Ben | Charmcaster's spell | |
Ben 10: Omniverse | "Ben Again" | 11-year-old Ben with 16-year-old Ben | Eon's cross-time brain switch | [132] |
Ben 10 (2016) | "Freaky Gwen Ben" | Gwen and Ben | Spell by Hex | |
Ben 10 (2016) | "Charm School's Out" | Gwen and Charmcaster | Charmcaster's spell | |
Best Friends Whenever | "A Time to Double Date" | Bret and Chet | Machine malfunction | |
Bewitched | "The Mother-in-Law of the Year" | Samantha and Endora | Samantha and Endora spell | |
Bewitched | "Samantha Loses Her Voice" | Samantha and Darrin Stephens // voices only | Uncle Arthur's spell swap | [133] |
Bewitched | "Mixed Doubles" | Samantha Stephens and Louise Tate | Samantha's Dream | [134] |
Big Bad Beetleborgs | "The Good, the Bad, and the Scary" | Drew and Noxic; Roland and Typhus; Jo and Jara | Fangula's spell | [135] |
Big Hero 6: The Series | "Trading Chips" | Baymax and Mini-Max | Switching chips | |
Big Mouth | "F**ked Up Friday" | Nick Birch, Andrew Glouberman, Jessi Glaser, Missy Foreman-Greenwald, Jay Bilzerian, Nick's McGregor Grandfather, Marty Glouberman, Baby Glaser, Nathan Fillion and Coach Steve | ||
Big Wolf on Campus | "The Pleasantville Strangler" | The ghost of an old man and various characters | Touch | [136] |
Big Wolf on Campus | "Switch Me Baby One More Time" | Alice and Lori | Body jump | [137] |
Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion | "Blinky the Hypnotist" | Mayor Pelican and Marcia; Miss Magiepie and Splodge; Flap and Mr. Wombat | Hypnotism | |
Bounty Hamster | "Trading Spaces" | Cassie and an alien resembling a humanoid rhino | Body swapping device | [138] |
The Brady Kids | "Double Trouble" | Bobby and actor Clint Flint | Marlon the magic bird | |
Bravest Warriors | "Merewif Tag" | Chris and Plum | Merewif Tag (Plum's special ability) | [139] |
Breadwinners | "Switcheroo" | SwaySway and Buhdeuce | Switcheroo bread | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | "This Year's Girl" / "Who Are You" | Faith and Buffy | Mystical device[128] | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | "Witch" | Amy Madison and her mother Catherine | Spell | |
Bugs Bunny | "Hot Cross Bunny" | Scientist and chicken | Device | |
French: Candice Renoir (police series) | French: L'union fait la force | Commandant Candice Renoir & Commissaire Antoine Dumas | hypnotism | |
Camp Lakebottom | "Being McGee" | McGee and Buttsquat | Cursed amulet | |
Captain Planet and the Planeteers | "The Unbearable Blightness of Being" | Gaia and Dr. Blight | Dr. Blight's body-switching device | |
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys | "Escape from the Plant of the Apes" | Captain Simian and Shao Lin | Psycho-neural interceptor | [140] |
Cardcaptor Sakura | "Sakura, Kero, and Syaoran" | Syaoran and Kero | Change card | [141] |
The Centurions | "Double Agent" | Ace and Hacker | mind swap | [142] |
ChalkZone | "Bullsnap" | Snap and a bull. | Teleportation device | |
Charmed | "Enter the Demon" | Phoebe and Paige, Piper and the Zen Master | Accidental spell and Paige's potion | [143] |
Charmed | "Freaky Phoebe" | Phoebe and Amara | Spell cast by Amara | |
Charmed | "The Lost Picture Show" | Piper and Leo | Spell cast by magical marriage counsellor | |
Charmed (2018) | "Switches & Stones" | Mel and Maggie | Touch | |
Chikyu Sentai Fiveman | "Super Twin Strategy" | Fumiya and Remi, Various characters | Spelled by Sasorinamazugin | |
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers | "A Fly in the Ointment" | Zipper and Professor Nimnul, Chip and Monterey, Dale and Gadget swap bodies and attributes, but retain their heads | Teleportation device (Phonomatic Modemizer) | |
Chowder | "A Little Bit of Pizzazz" | Mung, Truffles, Schnitzel and Chowder; Mung and Endive later switch | Mind-swapping ingredient Pizzazz and explosion | [144] |
Chuck Finn | "The Switcheroo" | Chuck and Sarah | Exchanging of souls | [145] |
Cleopatra 2525 | "In Your Boots" | Creegan and Hal | Gadget guy | [146] |
Close Enough | "Never Meet Your Heroes" | Alex and Sir Jack, various characters | ||
Code Lyoko | "A Fine Mess" | Yumi Ishiyama and Odd Della Robbia | Computer malfunction | |
Community | "Basic Human Anatomy" | Troy and Abed | Wish | [147] |
The Crumpets | "The Mix-Up" | Ms. McBrisk, T-Bone the dog, and a garden gnome | Electronic telepathy machine | |
Cop Craft | "Smells Like Toon Spirits" "A King Maker" | Tilarna and her cat | Magical crossbow | |
The Daily Show | Jon Stewart and Justin Bieber | |||
Danger Mouse | "There's a Penfold in my Suit" | Danger Mouse and Penfold, Baron Greenback and Stiletto | Mystic stone | |
Danny Phantom | "Splitting Images" | Danny and Sidney Poindexter | ||
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue | "Heaven Can Wait For Maia Mizuki" | Mizuki and Gloria | ||
A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives | "A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives" OVA | Taito, Himea and Mirai; Gekkou and Haruka | Potion | |
Darkwing Duck | "Trading Faces" | Darkwing and Gosalyn, Launchpad and Honker | Computer malfunction | |
The Day My Butt Went Psycho! | "Wacky Wednesday" | Zack and Deuce | Soul swapping | |
DC Super Hero Girls | "#BatAndSwitch" | Batgirl and various characters | Zatanna's spell | |
DC Super Hero Girls | "#AllAboutZee" | Zee Zatara/Zatanna and Casey Krinsky | Casey's magic powers | |
Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary | "Funny Disguises" | Moomintroll and Stinky | ||
Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series) | "It's a Ruff Life" | Joey and Ruff; Mr. Wilson and a Bulldog | Brain wave machine | |
Dexter's Laboratory | "Changes" | Dexter and Dee Dee | Dexter's invention | |
Dexter's Laboratory | "Mom and Jerry" | Dexter and a mouse | Brain-transplant machine | [148] |
Dick Figures | "Brain Switch" | Red and Blue | ||
Dinosaurs | "If I Were a Tree" | Earl and a tree | Lightning | |
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears | "If I Were You" | Duke Igthorn and Tummi Gummi | Magic Wand | |
Dog Days | "Change My Heart" | Cinque, Millhiore, Yukikaze and the Irekaekodama | Spell by the Irekaekodama | |
Dog With a Blog | "Freaky Fido" | Stan and Tyler, Ellen and Bennett | Lightning | [a] |
Dollhouse | "Belle Chose" | Victor as Kiki; Echo as Terry | imprint | |
Donkey Kong Country | "The Big Switcheroo" | Donkey Kong and a robot, Candy Kong and General Klump | Mind-swapping helmets | |
Doraemon | "Rope Swapping" | Nobita, Shizuka and others | Swapping Rope | |
Doug | "Doug's Dog Date" | Doug and Porkchop | Doug's imagination; Mind-switching Machine | |
Dragon Ball Z (Kai) | "Surprise! Goku is Ginyu and Ginyu is Goku" | Goku and Ginyu | Body Change technique | |
Dragon Ball Z | "Whoops!! Ginyu Has Turned Into a Frog" ("Captain Ginyu...The Frog") | Ginyu and a Namekian frog | Body Change technique | |
Dragon Ball Z (Kai) | Ginyu (in a Namekian Frog's Body) and Bulma | Body Change technique | ||
Dragon Ball Super | Ginyu (in a Nameklan Frog's Body) and Tagoma | Body Change technique | ||
Dragon Ball Super | Goku and Zamasu | Super Dragon Balls | ||
Dragon Booster | "The Changelings" | Artha and Beau | Word's Mind Gear | |
Drop Dead Weird | "Freaky Friday" | Mum, Frankie, Dad, Grandad Champ, everyone, zombies | Frankie's device invention | [149] |
Eerie, Indiana | "No Brain, No Pain" | Simon, Chappy, Marshall, wife | Device (Brainalyzer) | |
8 Simple Rules | "Freaky Friday" | Grandpa and C.J., Bridget and her mother, Rory and his hamster | Cate's dream after watching Freaky Friday | [150] |
El Chapulin Colorado | Thin Female Doctor and Fat Male Doctor; Another Doctor and Scientist's Pet Dog | Machine | ||
The Emperor's New School | "Faking the Grade" | Kronk and Yzma | Flip or Snapper Potions | |
Encantadia (2016 TV series) | "Huwad" | Danaya and Avria | Spell by Avria | |
Engine Sentai Go-onger | "GP 12: Sosuke Banki!?" | Sosuke and Hatsuden Banki | Electrocution | |
Eureka | "Jack of All Trades" | Carter, Fargo, Zane, Allison | Mind-mining program | |
Excel Saga | "Going Too Far" | Excel and Hyatt | [151] | |
Fairy Tail | "Changeling" | Natsu and Loke, Lucy and Gray, Erza and Happy | Spell on a paper | [152] |
The Fairly OddParents | "Dog's Day Afternoon" | Timmy Turner and Vicky's dog | Wish | |
The Fairly OddParents | "Blondas Have More Fun" | Wanda and Blonda | ||
The Fairly OddParents | "Presto Change-O" | Timmy, A.J., Francis, Mr. Crocker, Timmy's parents, Vicky, Vicky's dog | Wish for body-swapping device | |
The Fairly OddParents | "Manic Mom-Day" | Timmy and his mom | Wish | |
The Fairly OddParents | "Country Clubbed" | Wanda and Sparky | Brain swap ray | |
The Fairly OddParents | "Which is Wish" | Timmy and Chloe | Wish | |
Family Guy | "Lois Kills Stewie" | Peter and Lois | Stewie's Invention | |
Family Guy | "Switch the Flip" | Brian and Stewie, Peter and Stewie, Brian and Chris, various characters | Stewie's Invention | |
Fanboy & Chum Chum | "I, Fanbot" | Fanboy and a Robot | Brain transplant | |
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | "Doomed" | Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic and Doctor Doom | Injection | |
Fantasy Island (1977) | "The Big Switch" | George and Laura Walters | Wish | [153] |
Fantasy Island (2021) | "His and Hers/The Heartbreak Hotel" | Daphne and Zev | Kiss | |
Farscape | "Out of Their Minds" | John, Aeryn, Rygel, Pilot, D'Argo, Chiana | Alien weapon | |
Fear Itself | "Family Man" | Dennis Maloney (family man) and Richard Brautigan (mass murderer) | Unknown, being in near death state in the same hospital | [154] |
The Flintstones | "Monster Fred" | Various characters | Device (mad scientist) | |
Freefonix | "Bizarro BB" | BB and Lady Lux | Guitar powers | [155] |
Fresh Pretty Cure! | "Tarte is Inori, Inori is Tarte!?" | Inori and Tarte, Various humans and animals | Spell by the Nakewameke | |
Friday the 13th: The Series | "The Long Road Home" | Samsara charm | [156] | |
Friday the 13th: The Series | "My Wife as a Dog" | Firefighter's wife and his dog | Aboriginal Leash of Dreams | |
Futurama: Bender's Game | -- | Professor Farnsworth and a monkey | Device | |
Futurama | "The Prisoner of Benda" | Professor Farnsworth and Amy, various characters | Machine | [f] |
Gadget and the Gadgetinis | "Swap Team" | Gadget, Miss Mithit and an ogre | Swap Control Centre | |
Galaxy Angel Z | "Revolving Sushi to the Hereafter" | The Angel Brigade (and Col. Volcott) | Technology | |
Garfield and Friends | "The Idol of ID" | Garfield and Odie; Jon and a gypsy | magic statue | |
The Garfield Show | "Freaky Monday" | Garfield and Odie | Spell by alien | |
Gawayn | "Love Trouble" | William and giant | Magic wand | [citation needed] |
GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018) | "New Year's Man-Eating Fable Kasha" | Kasha, Nezumi Otoko, Neko Musume, and Kitarō | Spell by Kasha | |
Genie in the House | "Out of Our Minds" | Philip and Emma Norton | Wish | |
Geronimo Stilton | "The Incredible Shrinking Stiltons" | Matilda and Trap Stilton | Machine | |
Geronimo Stilton (TV series) | "Trade Off" | Sally Ratmousen and Geronimo Stilton | Machine | |
Get a Life | "The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives" | Chris Peterson and Larry Potter | Indian curse | |
The Ghost and Molly McGee | "The Ghost IS Molly McGee" | Molly and Scratch | Possession | |
Gilligan's Island | "The Friendly Physician" | The castaways | Machine | |
Gintama | "He's The Sweet Tooth, and I'm the Mayo Guy" | Gintoki and Hijikata | Broken Machine/Hit by truck | |
Girls Bravo | "Bravo at the Pool!" | Fukuyama and Yukinari; Kirie and Miharu | Spell by Lisa | [158] |
Glee | "Props" | Various characters | Bump to the head | [g] |
Good Mythical Morning | "Swapping bodies w/ a Mannequin, VR Experiment" | Rhett and a Mannequin, Link and a Mannequin, Rhett and Link | VR Experiment | |
Good Omens | "The Very Last Day of The Rest of Their Lives" | Aziraphale and Crowley | Body-swapping Gambit | |
Gormiti: The Supreme Eclipse Era! | "Exchange of Powers" | Toby and Lucas | ||
Gravity Falls | "Carpet Diem" | Dipper and Mabel, Soos and Waddles, Dipper and Candy, various characters | Experimental Carpet | [a] |
Grizzy and the Lemmings | "Wandering Spirits" | Grizzy and a Moose | ||
Groundling Marsh | "Tupelo Treat" | Maggie and Mud | Tupelo Treat | |
Happy Endings | "Party of Six" | Various characters | Curse | |
Harvey Beaks | "Princess Harvey" | Harvey and Princess | Magic Crystal | |
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | "Mindless" | Spyro, the dog, baby and someone's butt | Mentok the Mindtaker | |
The Haunted Hathaways | "Haunted Camping" | Louie and Ray | Possession ability, applied simultaneously on an object. | [160] |
Haven | "The Old Switcheroo, Parts 1 and 2" | Vince and Dave, Gloria and Dwight, Nathan and Duke, various characters | Trouble | [161] |
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2021) | “In-Can't-Ation” | Main characters and creatures | Orko Magic | |
Henry Danger | "Captain Man-kini" | Captain Man and Frankini | ||
Hero: 108 | "About Faces" | HighRoller and Lin Chung | Transference scepter | |
Highway to Heaven | "Change of Life" | Mark Gordon and actress Linda Blackwell | Wish | |
Hilda | "Chapter 13: The Stone Forest" | Hilda and Troll | Magic | |
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | "Pig's Tale" | Tip and Pig | ||
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | "Honey, You've Got Nine Lives" | Diane and Bianca's cat, Wayne and Quark | Neuron Nudger invention | |
Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 | "Fusion Confusion" | Shermen Cortez and Grimian | Brain switch | |
Hotel Transylvania: The Series | "Brain Drain" | Hank and Zombie Isaac Newton | ||
Hotel Transylvania: The Series | "Cursery Rhymes" | Mavis and Baby Blendy | ||
The Huckleberry Hound Show | "Yogi Bear: "Brainy Bear"" | Yogi and a Chicken, then with the Scientist | Machine | |
I Am Weasel | "I Architect" | I.R. Baboon and I.M. Weasel | ||
I Dream of Jeannie | "Haven't I Seen Me Someplace Before?" | Roger and Tony | Wish | |
Ice Fantasy | Episode 59 | Lan Shang and Li Luo | Souls in wrong bodies | |
Inside Job | "Sex Machina" | Brett and Glenn | ||
Intergalactic Kitchen | "Take Me to Your Larder" | Various characters | Machine malfunction | |
Inspector Gadget (2015) | "Brain Drain" | Various characters | ||
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | "The Gang Turns Black" | Various characters | Lightning Strikes VCR; Dream | |
Jackie Chan Adventures | "Sheep In, Sheep Out" | Jackie and Jade | Magic | |
Jacob Two-Two | "Jacob Two-Two and the Big Brain Exchange" | Jacob and Principal Greedyguts | ||
Jake and the Never Land Pirates | "Monkey Tiki Trouble" | Captain Hook and King Zongo | Magic monkey tiki | |
Jeannie | "The Wish" | Henry and Corey | Birthday Wish | [162] |
The Jersey | "Jersey Switch" | Morgan and Hilary | An electric shock from a magical jersey along with Elliot's scientific experiment | [163][164] |
Jessie | "To Be Me, or Not To Be Me" | Jessie and Zuri, Ravi and Bertram, Emma and Luke, Jessie and Mrs. Kipling | Magic bell | [a][165] |
Jimmy Two-Shoes | "Monster Mutt" | Beezie and Cerby; Jimmy and Heloise | Heloise's trouble | |
Johnny Test | "Papa Johnny" | Johnny and Hugh (his dad), Susan and Lila (her mom) | Machine | |
Johnny Test | "Johnny Susan, Susan Johnny" | Susan and Johnny | Machine | |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind | "The Requiem Quietly Plays" | Diavolo, Doppio, Bucciarati, Giorno, Mista, Trish, Narancia, Polnareff and countless others. | Chariot Requiem's ability | |
Juanpa Zurita Comedy | "Body Swap" | Juanpa Zurita and Hannah Stocking | ||
Jumanji | "Who Am I?" | Various characters | Ball of light | |
Justice League Action | "Mxy's Mix-Up" | Batman, Superman and Stargirl and various characters | Mister Mxyzptlk | |
Justice League Unlimited | "The Great Brain Robbery" | Flash and Lex Luthor | Combination of Doctor Fate's spell and Luthor scanning Gorilla Grodd's brain | |
Kaeloo | "Let's Play Happy Rotter" | Kaeloo, Stumpy and Quack, Quack | Magic | |
Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger | "Number 16: Because You're A Friend" | Tooma and Manta Bayarsh | Spell by Manta Bayarsh | |
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger | "A More Than Usual Gokai Change" | Doc and Luka | Spell by Regaeru | |
Kamen Rider Gotchard | Kamen Rider Gotchard: What's that?! Houtaro and Rinne Swapped Bodies!! | Houtaro and Rinne | ||
Kämpfer | "Christmas ~The Miracle of the Entrails Dolls~" | Various characters | ||
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | "The Switch Glitch" | Patrick and Karen | Lightning berries | |
Kappa Mikey | "Manic Monday" | Lily and Mitsuki | Magic bracelets | [166] |
Kickin' It | "The Amazing Krupnick" | Ronny Blaze and a turtle | Spell | |
Kid vs. Kat | "BoardKat" | Coop and Kat; Dennis and Kat | Device (Kat's invention) | |
Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger | "No. 32-kai! Sakasama Gets Angry! Is That a Monkey?" | Kaito, Stacy, Zocks, Flint, TwokaiRicky and TwokaiCutanner | Spell by Inverted World | |
Kim Possible | "Mind Games" | Kim and Ron, Dr. Drakken and Private Dobbs, Ron and Rufus | Machine | |
King Arthur's Disasters | "King Guinevere" | King Arthur and Princess Guinevere | Merlin Spell | |
Kirakira PreCure a la Mode | "A Small Yet Big Fight! Yukari the Cat vs. Kirarin the Fairy!" | Yukari Kotozume and her Crystal Animal | Head bump | |
Kochikame | "I'm Reiko and I'm Ryuou-chan?!" | Ryotsu and Reiko | ||
Krypto the Superdog | "Dog-Gone Kevin" | Krypto and Kevin Whitney | Red Kryptonite | |
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | "Shifu's Ex" | Shifu and Mei Ling | Zhou Deng Soul Gem | |
Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive | "Ep. 37: The Beauty is a Psyma Beast!?" | Garubaria, Matoi Tatsumi and Tsugumi Inui | The Roses | |
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne | "In Orbit Above the Summer Skies of Kamogawa" & "May This Voice Reach Kamogawa" | Madoka & Yurikano | Machine dream | |
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "Trade" | Melania Trump and an aluminium worker from Missouri | lightning flash | |
Legacies | "You Will Remember Me" | Aurora and Hope | Aurora spell | |
Legend of the Seeker | "Identity" | Richard and Gryff | ||
Legends of Tomorrow | "Helen Hunt" | Dr. Martin Stein and Jefferson Jackson | Body swap | |
The Legend of William Tell | "The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior" | Will and Drogo | ||
Legion | Chapter 1 | David and Sydney | Kiss | |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series | "Swapper" | Gantu and Hämsterviel, Lilo and Stitch, Jumba and Pleakley; Lilo, Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley later get swapped again | Experiment 355 (a.k.a. Swapper) | |
Little Charmers | "Charming Pets" | Various characters | Spell | |
Little Charmers | "Switcheroo" | Hazel and Hazel's mom | Magic aging cream | |
Little Charmers | "All Stirred Up" | Various characters | Transformation spell | |
Little Charmers | "A Little Too Much Parsley" | Hazel and Parsley | Spell | |
The Little Mermaid (TV series) | "Giggles" | Flounder and Sebastian | Sorcerer blowfish's spell | |
Lizzie McGuire | "Those Freaky McGuires" | Matt and Lizzie | Arguing | |
Lloyd in Space | "Lloyd Changes His Mind" | Lloyd and Francine | Mind-reading device | |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | "I've Got You Under My Skin" | Clark and Woody | Magical crystal | |
Lost Girl | "Original Skin" | Various characters | Ingesting Gorgon's blood | [167] |
Lunar Jim | "The Big Switcheroo" | Rover and TED | Teleporting machine | |
Magic: Famille féerique Magic: Fairy Family |
"Vis ma Vie" "Live My Life" |
Tom and Cindy | Magic Wand | [168] |
The Magicians | "Garden Variety Homicide" | Margo and Eliot | Body-swapping potion | |
Mahou Sentai Magiranger | "Stage 39: Contrary Brother and Sister" - "Stage 40: The Gorgon's Garden" | Kai Ozu and his sister Houka Ozu | Spell by Hades Warrior God Toad (ep 39), Spell by Hades Wise Goddess Sphinx (ep 40) | |
Mamotte! Lollipop | "Nina is Zero and Zero is Nina!" | Nina and Zero | Overnight swap | |
Marsupilami | "Marsupilami meets Doctor Normanstein" | Maurice and Marsupilami; Norman Frankenrilla and Chicken | Mind-swapping device | |
Martha Speaks | "Dog for a Day" | Martha and TD | ||
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | "Goodnight, Moon Girl" | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Universal remote | |
Marvel's Spider-Man | "The Living Brain" - "Superior" | Peter Parker / Spider-Man and Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus | Neuro-Cortex | |
Mashin Sentai Kiramager | "Episode 19: Partners" | The Kiramagers and their Mashins, Galza and Carantula and various characters. | Spell by the Sumikae Jamen | |
Max Steel | "Reprogrammed" | Max and Steel | ||
Medium | "Bring Your Daughter to Work Day" | Allison Dubois and her daughter Bridgette | ||
Meet the Browns | "Meet the Switch" | Joaquin and Will | Wish | |
Mega Man | "Bot Transfer" | Mega Man and Snake Man | Machinery | |
Mentors | "The Other Half" | Simon and Crystal | Machinery | [169] |
Mickey Mouse | "New Shoes" | Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy | Getting punched by Pete | |
The Mighty B! | "Hen and Bappy" | Ben and Happy; Bessie and Hippie | Magic taquitos | |
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | "Switching Places" | Billy and Kimberly; Bulk and Skull | Machine sabotage | |
Miracle Girls | "The Mysterious Migratory Love Cyclone" | Tomomi and Mikage Matsunaga | Magic bracelets | |
Misfits | Series 3 Episode 5 | Kelly and Jen | Body Hijacking | |
Monster Beach | "Doctor Switch" | Jan and Dr. Knutt | Magic wand | |
Monster High | "Freaky Fridate" | Ghoulia and Cleo | Curse from ancient artifact | |
Monster High | "Monster Midterms" | Draculaura and Dracula | Potions | |
Monster Loving Maniacs | "Body Swap" | Dracula and Edith | [170][171] | |
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | "Brain Switch" | Mr. Peabody and Sherman; various characters | Machine | |
Mr. Pickles | "The Tree of Flesh" | Henry Gobbleblobber & Mrs. Prissy Paws | Spell | |
Mr. Young | "Mr. Switch" | Adam into Echo's body; Echo into Derby's body; Derby into Slab's body; Slab into Ivy's body; Ivy into Dang's body; Dang into Adam's body; Mr. Tator and Ms. Byrne | Machine malfunction | [172] |
Mummies Alive! | "Who's Who" | Ja-Kal and Nefer-Tina; Armor and Rath; Scarab and Ammut; Presley and Kahti; then Armor and Heka | An identity change by Bes | [173] |
The Muppet Show | "Harry Belafonte" Pigs in Space "Dissolvatron" segment |
Miss Piggy and Link Hogthrob, Dr. Julius Strangepork and Janice, Kermit the Frog and The Swedish Chef | Dissolvatron | |
My Favorite Martian | "I'd Rather Fight Than Switch" | Uncle Martin O'Hara and Mrs. Lorelei Brown | Malfunctioning molecular reassembler | [174] |
My Friends Tigger & Pooh | "The Tiglet and Pigger Switcher-Roo" | Tigger and Piglet | Magic trick goes wrong | |
My Hero | "Brain Drain" | Janet, Taylor, Piers, Standley's Parents Ella and Stanley Hawkins | Space Walkman | [175] |
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | "She Talks to Angel" | Fluttershy and Angel | Zecora's potions | |
Natsuiro Kiseki | "Yuka At Full" | Yuka and Saki & Natsumi and Rinko | Wish rock | |
Ned's Newt | "Newt's Ned" | Ned and Newton | Lightning strike | |
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse | "The Great Space Chase" | Pearl Pureheart and Oil Can Harry | Mind Reading Machine | [176] |
The New Archies | "Change of Minds" | Eugene and Moose; Archie and Jughead | Eugene's Invention | |
The New Electric Company | "Scrambled Brains" | Annie and Lisa | Hypnosis | |
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | "Who's Minding the Monster?" | Frankenstein's Monster and a Duck | Brain-switching ray | |
The New Woody Woodpecker Show | "Frankenwoody" | Wally Walrus and Woody | Machine | |
Night Gallery | "The Housekeeper" | Housekeeper and wife | Spell | [177] |
Night Gallery | "Since aunt Ada came to stay" | Old witch and wife | Based on the short story "The Witch" by A. E. van Vogt | |
The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells | "The Late Mr Elvesham" | Edward Eden & Egbert Elvesham | Based on the H. G. Wells story | |
Noonbory and the Super Seven | "The Great Switcheroo" | Cozybory and Wangury | Spell | [178] |
Nowhere Boys | Season 2 Episode 11 | Roland and Sam | Spell | |
The Nutshack | "The Slasher" | Phil and Chita | ||
Oddbods | "Swan Lake" | Fuse and Newt; A Frog and A Chicken | Bubbles' invention | |
Oddballs | "Body Swap" | Echo and Dr. Squats. Echo and Max, Then Max in Echo's body with Mr. Mcfly, now Mr. Mcfly is in Echo's body. | Echo's Invention | |
Odd Squad | "Invasion of the Body Switchers" | Ms. O and Agent Oscar | ||
Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger | "Ep. 28: Shuffle Kings!" | Gira Husty, Yanma Gast, Hymeno Ran, Rita Kaniska, Kaguragi Dybowski and Jeramie Brasieri | Spell by Goma Rosalia | |
Ollie and Friends | "Body Swapped" | Ollie and Rover | Time machine malfunction | |
One on One | "Manic Monday" | Mark "Flex" Washington and Breanna Barnes | Magic | [179] |
One Piece | Punk Hazard Arc | Sanji, Nami, Franky, Chopper, Tashigi and Smoker | Ope-Ope Fruit used by Trafalgar Law | |
Once Upon a Time | "Save Henry" - "Going Home" | Peter Pan and Henry | ||
The Outer Limits | "The Human Factor" | Dr. James Hamilton and Maj. Roger Brothers | Machine | |
The Outer Limits (1995) | "The Conversion" | mysterious man and a criminal | second chance | |
Out of Jimmy's Head | "Out of Jimmy's Body" | Jimmy and Sonny; Jimmy's dad and a parrot; Robin and her piano teacher | Magic pelvis outfitted with Japanese technology | |
The Owl House | "Once Upon a Swap" | Luz, Eda, and King; various characters | Eda's spell | |
Packages from Planet X | "Mind Licorice" | Dan, Troll, and a Raccoon | Alien licorice | |
Papyrus | "Princess Tiya" | Papyrus and Tiya | Magic mirror | |
PAW Patrol | "Pups Save a Freaky Pup-Day" | Chase and Chickaletta | Chase's dream | |
Pencilmation | "A Splice of Life" | Pencilmiss and a dog | Pencilmate's teleportator | |
The Penguins of Madagascar | "Roger Dodger" | Rico and Roger the Gator | Kowalski's device | |
The Penguins of Madagascar | "King Me" | Various characters | Kowalski's device | |
The Penguins of Madagascar | "High Moltage" | Maurice and Julien | Kowalski's device | |
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | "Trading Faces" | Rippen and Larry | Multiverse portal goes awry | |
Pepper Ann | "My Mother, Myself" | Pepper Ann and Lydia | Meteor shower | [180] |
Pet Alien | "The Evil That Thumbs Do" | Tommy and Swanky other alien | Lightning | |
Phil of the Future | "Neander Phil" | Phil and Curtis | Machine malfunction | |
Phil of the Future | "Versa Day" | Phil and Pim | Dad Spell "Vice Versa Day" | |
Phineas and Ferb | "Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?" | Candace and Perry | Phineas and Ferb's invention | |
Phineas and Ferb | "Mind Share" | Various characters | Alien weapon | [a] |
The Pirates of Dark Water | "The Soul Stealer" | Ren and Bloth; Niddler and Konk | ||
Pixelface | "Body Swap" | Aethelwynne and Sgt. Riley | Accident involving a plasma ball | [181] |
Popeye | "I Yam Wot I Yamnesia" | Popeye, Olive Oyl, Wimpy and SweetPea | Bump on the head | |
Popular Mechanics for Kids | "Escape" | Tyler Kyte and Elisha Cuthbert | Wish | [182][183] |
Potatoes and Dragons | "It Wasn't Me" | King Hugo and Dragon | ||
The Powerpuff Girls | "Criss Cross Crisis" | Various characters | Machine malfunction | |
The Powerpuff Girls (2016 TV series) | "Blundercup" | Buttercup and Butter Boy | Butter Boy's powers | |
Powerpuff Girls Z | "Trading Faces" | The girls | ||
Power Rangers Beast Morphers | "The Silva Switch" | Nate and Steel | Ben's and Betty's Invention | |
Power Rangers Dino Charge | "Love at First Fight" | Brittany and Beauticruel | Spell by Beauticruel's Brush | |
Power Rangers Dino Fury | "The Makeover" | Zayto, Ollie, Amelia, Javi, Aiyon and a Pigeon | Spell by Boneswitch | |
Power Rangers in Space | "Invasion of the Body Switcher" | Ashley and Astronema | Spell by Body Switcher | |
Power Rangers Ninja Storm | "Sensei Switcheroo" | Shane and Sensei, Dustin and Sensei | Machine malfunction | |
Power Rangers S.P.D. (Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger) |
"Recognition" ("Fake Blue") |
Sky and Wootox (Houji and Wojonian) |
Wootox's special ability / activated by head-butt [h] | [184][185] |
Power Rangers Super Megaforce | "The Grass is Always Greener... or Bluer" | Jake and Noah | Spell by Tranceferer | |
Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel | "Monster Mix Up" | Super Ninja Steel Rangers and the Gruesome Grunts | Spell by Versix | |
Power Rangers Super Samurai | "Trading Places" | Mike and Switchbeast; Various humans and objects | Switchbeast's special ability | |
The Prisoner | "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" | Number Six and the Colonel | Prof. Seltzman's machine | |
Pumpkin Reports | "Mindswap" | Max, Goliath and Moonbeam | Brains being inside the wrong bodies | |
Quack Pack | "Return of The T-Squad" | Dewey (in his superhero form) and Flight Attendant | Mind possession | [186] |
Quanto Mais Vida, Melhor! | Episodes from 84 until 133 | Neném and Paula, Guilherme and Flávia | Death swaps magical books of life and their protective cases | [187][188] |
Rabbids Invasion | "Being Rabbid" | A Rabbid and John, then with Jessica | ||
Random! Cartoons | "Dr. Froyd's Funny Farm" | Lulu and Bossy LeCow | ||
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | "Plus Est En Vous" | Various characters and monkeys | Body switching Blaster | |
Raven's Home | "Switch-or-Treat" | Booker and Raven; Aunt Maureen and Miles | Psychic powers | |
The Real Ghostbusters | "Slimer, is that you?" | Egon and Slimer | ||
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | "Cyberswitch" | Race and Jeremiah | QuestWorld | |
Red Dwarf | "Bodyswap" | Rimmer and Lister; Rimmer and the Cat | Rimmer's idea to help Lister and the Cat lose weight | [189] |
Red Oaks | "Body Swap" | David and Sam | Japanese liquor | |
Regular Show | "Mordeby and Rigbecai" | Mordecai, Rigby, and Muscle Man | Machine (changed body parts) | |
The Replacements | "A Buzzwork Orange" | Agent K and Dick Daring | Agent K Device | |
Ressha Sentai ToQger | "Station 21: The Runaway Bride" | Right, Tokatti, Mio, Hikari and Miss Gritta | Spelled by Sabão Shadow | |
Revolutionary Girl Utena | ||||
Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood | "Royal Lesson" | Lady Marian and Filcher | Magic | |
Robocop: Alpha Commando | "The ERG and I" | Agent Nancy Miner and The Erg | ||
Robotboy | "RoboGus and the G-Machine" | Robotboy and Gus | AI chip | [190] |
Robotboy | "Nursing a Grudge" | Gus and a Dove | Brain transplant | |
Robotboy | "The Old Switcharobot" | Robotboy and Protoboy | Switching of AI chips | [190] |
Robot Chicken | "Choked on Multi-Colored Scarves" (seen in the sketch called "High Caliber Euthanasia") | She-Ra/Princess Adora and Swift Wind/Spirit | Mind swap spell by Castaspella | [191] |
Robot Chicken | "Things Look Bad for the Streepster" (seen in the sketch called "Switchamaf**k!! The Movie!") | Blonde Mother and Goth Daughter and later a Snowman | Wish by a magical fortune cookie and then later a mechanical fortune teller | [192] |
Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals | "Naruto is Lee and Lee is Naruto!" - "I Dream of Walking With the Nine-tails!" | Lee and Naruto | Ino's Mind-Body Switch Jutsu | |
Rolie Polie Olie | "Big Babies" | Olie and Spot; Babies and Parents | Machine | |
Round the Twist | "IMU UMI" | Pete and Harold | Virtual reality gaming incident | |
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1970 TV series) | "When the Cat's Away" | Sabrina and Salem. | Sabrina's spell. | |
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series) | "A Good Will Haunting" | Hilda and Zelda with some chickens. | Machine | |
Sabrina: The Animated Series | "Generation Zap" | Sabrina and Enchantra | Wish on Salem's wish crystal | [193] |
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger | "Act 27: Switched Lives" | Chiaki and Abekonbe; Various humans and objects | Spell by Abekonbe | |
The Sarah Silverman Program | "A Fairly Attractive Mind" | Brian and Steve | Magic dragon phone | |
Saturday Night Live | Season 30 Episode 6 (Seen in the Robert Smigel's TV Funhouse cartoon short called "The Homocranial Mind Mixer") | Rosie O'Donnell, Richard Simmons, Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Seacrest, George W. Bush and a Dog | a mind swapping machine created by former president George W. Bush | |
Saturday Night Live | Season 43 Episode 18 (Seen in the sketch called "Sitcom Reboot" in which the reboot in general was a 1987 sitcom called "Switcheroo") | Father and Son | Witch's spell; Premise of fictional Sitcom | |
Saturday Night Live | Season 47 Episode 2 (Seen in the sketch called "The Switch") | Kim Kardashian and Aidy Bryant | ||
Saving Me | "Grounded" | Bennett Bramble and Nira Diggins | Machine | |
Scaredy Squirrel | "Freaky Fur Day" | Scaredy and Dave | Magic coin | |
The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour | "Who's Scooby-Doo?" | Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, and Bullies | Switch Machine | |
Scream Street | "Body Swap" | Resus and Eefa's Bat | The Hoop of Horus | [194] |
Sealab 2021 | "Brainswitch" | Dr. Quinn and Stormy Waters | Switching Brains | [195][196] |
The Secret Saturdays | "The Vengeance of Hibagon" | |||
The Secret Show | "And That's For Helsinki" | Victor and Anita | Flashback; Brain chunks switched | |
The Secret World of Alex Mack | "The Switch" | Alex and Barbara | Barbara steps into Alex while she was in goo form | |
Sesame Street | "When You Wish Upon A Pickle" | Chris and Elmo | Wish Pickle Machine | |
Sgt. Frog | Episode 85, "Keroro, Turn Once and Switch Bodies" | Keroro and Natsumi | Random Capsule Toys Machine | |
Sgt. Frog | Episode 276, "Keroro, the admiral attacks/Giroro, it's this zipper" | Kururu and Akina; Keroro's mother and Natsumi | Random Capsule Toys Machine | |
Sgt. Frog | Episode 316, "Momoka, I'm the sergeant?" | Momoka and Keroro, Tamama and Fuyuki | Random Capsule Toys Machine | |
Shadowhunters | "You Are Not Your Own" | Magnus and Valentine | Azazel's body swap spell | |
Shake It Up | "Switch It Up" | CeCe and Flynn | Spell (Tinka's grandma's curse) | [a] |
Shakugan no Shana S | "Reshuffle" | Yuji and Shana | Reshuffle | |
Shaun the Sheep | "Cat Got Your Brain" | Shaun and Pidsley | Mind swap machine | |
Shin-Chan | "Trading Faces!" | Shin and Mitzi | Bumping into each other | |
Sidekick | "Eric Amazing" | Eric and Allan Amazing | ||
The Silver Brumby | "Foals in Trouble" | Mopoke and Cullawong | Collided in mid-air and struck by lightning during a thunderstorm | |
The Simpsons | "Holidays of Future Passed" | Carl and Lenny | Unknown | |
Skatoony | "Body Swap" | Fernando, Dakota, Roland and Taylor later Chudd and Earl | ||
Smallville | "Transference" | Clark and Lionel | Kryptonian artifact | |
Smile PreCure! (Glitter Force) |
"Miyuki and Candy swa~pped places!?" ("Glitter Switchers!") |
Miyuki (Emily) and Candy | Majorina's (Brooha's) magic rings | [197] |
Smosh (web series) | "Food Battle 2012" | Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla | Machine | |
Smosh (web series) | "Jake Paul vs. Logan Paul" | Jake Paul and Logan Paul | Electricity from boxing gloves | |
The Smurfs | "Turncoat Smurf" | Grouchy and Smurfette, Gargamel and Azrael | Magic potion | |
Sonic Boom | "The Meteor" | Sonic and Dr. Eggman | Meteorite | |
Speechless | "N-i-Nightmares on D-i-Dimeo S-Street" | Ray and Dylan | Dylan's dream | |
Spliced | "Whirrel Call" | Entrée and a Whirrel named Ed | Brains pop out of their bodies and bounce into each other's | |
Stargate Atlantis | "Duet" | Dr. Rodney McKay and Lt. Laura Cadman | A technical glitch | [198] |
Stargate Atlantis | "Identity" | Dr Jennifer Keller and Neeva Casol | Long-range communication device | |
Stargate SG-1 | "Holiday" | Ma'chello and Daniel Jackson, O'Neill and Teal'c | Mind-swapping machine | [199] |
Stargate SG-1 | "Avalon Part 2 and origin" | Daniel Jackson and Harrid, Sallis and Vala | Long-range communication | |
Stargate SG-1 | "Crusade" | Daniel Jackson and Harrid, Sallis and Vala | ||
STARStreet | "Makeover Madness" | Sandi and Ashley | Hairdryers | [200] |
Star Trek | "Turnabout Intruder" | Kirk and Dr. Janice Lester | Alien Machine | |
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | "Spock Amok" | Spock and T'Pring | Vulcan Soul Sharing | |
Star Trek: Voyager | "Vis à Vis" | Alien with Tom Paris, then Captain Janeway | Alien ability | |
Star vs. the Forces of Evil | "Swim Suit" | Eclipsa and Rhombulus | Eclipsa's spell | |
Stitch! | "Swapper 2.0" | Stitch and Takumi (Hiroman) | Experiment 355 (a.k.a. Swapper) | |
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High | "Brainwaves" | Lucas and Vaughn | Wormhole energy | |
The Strange Chores | "Swap Back The Body Swap" | Charlie and a kettle, Pierce and a phone while Snorpe has stolen Helsing's body | Helsing's mind-swap ray | |
Strike the Blood | "Labyrinth of the Blue Witch" I, II, III | Yuuma and Kojo | Yuuma's Spell | |
Sugar Sugar Rune | "The Contrary Macaroon Pandemonium!?" | Chocolat and Vanilla | Magic biscuits | |
Summer Camp Island | "Wild Hearts Can't Be Caboodled" | Oscar and his unicorn, Caboodle | Potion | |
Summer in Transylvania | "It Lived in a Brain Jar!" | Doctor Farley and Leo; Summer and Leo | ||
Superboy | "Bodyswap" | Superboy and Lex Luthor | ||
Super Gals | "Ran-pyon♥Dizzy→Becomes Sayo!?" | Ran and Sayo | Soccer ball from fortune bag | [201] |
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | "Cher's Poochie" | Mario and Cher's Dog | pizza transformer | |
Supernatural | "Swap Meat" | Sam Winchester and a teenager | Spell | [202] |
Sushi Pack | "Every Body is Some Body" | Wasabi and Mayor Martin | Magic dust | [203] |
Taffy | "The Switch" | Taffy and Bentley | Lightning strikes | |
TaleSpin | "A Baloo Switcheroo" | Baloo and Kit Cloudkicker; Rebecca Cunningham and Don Karnage; Mad Dog and Dumptruck | Magic idol | |
Tales from the Crypt | "Judy, You re Not Yourself" | Old lady steals young woman's body | Magic medallion | |
Talking Tom and Friends | "The Voice Switch" | Tom and Angela | Ben's teleportation device // voices only | [204] |
Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills | "Switch" | Laurie, Gordon, Drew and Swinton | the galactic sentinels accidentally switch genders by changing bodies and their lives during their fight with Voldek | |
Taz-Mania | "The Outer Taz-Manian Zone" | Taz and Molly | Harmonic Convergence of the Taz-Manian Zone | |
The 10th Kingdom | Prince Wendell and a dog | Evil Queen's spell | ||
Teen Titans | "Switched" | Starfire and Raven | Puppet King's spell | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) | "The Old Switcheroo" | Shredder and Splinter | Lab accident | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) | "Raphael Drives 'em Wild" | Raphael and a taxi driver | Machine | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) | "Plan 10" | Raphael and a Kraang, April and Casey, Man and a Pigeon | Kraang Machine | [205] |
3-2-1 Penguins! | "Invasion of the Body Swappers" | Zidgel and Kevin | Galeezle mishap | |
3rd Rock from the Sun | "Two-faced Dick" | Sally and Dick | Delayed approval of a previous request | |
The Tick | "Tick vs Science" | Tick and Arthur, various characters | Machine | |
Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline | "Tea Time" | Valerian and Laureline | Dr. Zessel's scheme | |
Tiny Toon Adventures | "Washingtoon" | Plucky and Elmyra, Hamton and Dizzy | Toon Logic Extractor | |
Tiny Toon Adventures | "Best of Buster Day" | Miss Conduct and a potato | Machine | |
Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters | "Mission 28: Beware of Chickens" | Hiromu, Yoko, Ryuji, Enter, Nick and the Buglars | Sprayloid 2's aerosol paint spray | |
Tom and Jerry | "Switchin' Kitten" | Various characters | Experiment | |
Totally Spies! | "Totally Switched" | Clover and Sir Jerry Lewis | Magic pendant / Only their personalities switch. | |
Totally Spies! | "Totally Switched Again!" | Dr. Gray and Sir Jerry Lewis, Clover Andersson and Mrs. Lewis, others | Magic pendant, mind-swap blaster | [206] |
Toxic Crusaders | "That's No Villain, That's My Mom!" | Dr. Killemoff and Mrs. Junko | Machine | |
That Girl Lay Lay | "Freaky Fri-Day-Day" | Lay Lay and Sadie | Face-Swap app | [207] |
Thundarr The Barbarian | "Island of the Body Snatchers" | Ariel and a witch | spirits swap | |
ThunderCats | "The Shifter" | Various characters | Vultureman Device | |
Transformers: Rescue Bots | "Switcheroo" | Chief Burns and Doc Greene, Kade and Heatwave, Cody and Boulder, Frankie and Chase, Dani and Blades | Space nebula | |
Transformers: Robots in Disguise | "Disordered Personalities" | Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Drift and Grimlock | Combining experiment gone awry | |
Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | "Switcher-Ruby" | Poppy and Branch | Magic ruby | |
The Troop | "Taming of The Cube" | Jake and Hayley | Magic gelatin cube | |
The Troop | "The Prisoner of Lakewood" | Hayley and Monster | Ability of the monster | |
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure | "Minori is Laura and, Laura is Minori?!" | Minori and Laura | Mermaid Aqua Pot | |
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure | "Viva! Tropica-Shine In 10 Stories!" | Manatsu, Sango, Minori, Asuka, Laura, Kururin, Chongire and Chou Zettai Yaraneeda | Clashing | |
True: Magical Friends | "True Switcheroo" | True and Bartelby | Crystal | |
T.U.F.F. Puppy | "Freaky Spy-Day" | Dudley and Kitty; Kitty and Snaptrap; Dudley and Jack Rabbit | Keswick's Mind Swapper | |
Tutenstein | "Cleo's Catastrophe" | Cleo and Luxor | Scroll | [208] |
12 oz. Mouse | "INVICTUS" | Shark and Fitz | Mind-Swapping Chair | [209] |
The Twilight Zone (2019 TV series) | "The Who of You" | Harry and Jill | ||
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | "Halloween 2: Mind Over Body" | Pete and Ashley, Berg and Sharon | Mad scientist | |
2 Stupid Dogs | "Far-Out Friday" | Big Dog and Little Dog | ||
Ultimate Spider-Man | "Freaky" | Spider-Man and Wolverine | Mesmero's spell | |
Ultimate Spider-Man | "The Incredible Spider-Hulk" | Spider-Man and Hulk | Mesmero's spell | |
Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors | "The Avenging Spider-Man" | Spider-Man and Loki | Loki's spell | |
Uncle Grandpa | "Haunted RV" | Uncle Grandpa, Mr. Gus, Pizza Steve, and Frankenstein | Brains go inside wrong bodies | |
Vampirina | "Vampire Weekend" | Vee and Poppy | Moon pendant | |
VeggieTales | "VeggieTown: Greetings from Bob and Larry #4" | Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber | Vanishing Cream, reappearing in the wrong | |
VH1 ILL-ustrated (a.k.a. Camp Chaos Presents VH1 ILL-ustrated) | "Episode 6" | George W. Bush and Jenna Bush | ||
Victor and Valentino | "Viclene" | Victor and Charlene | Magic necklace | |
V.R. Troopers | "The Old Switcheroo" | Ryan and Jeb | Matter Transference Device | [210] |
VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire | Crimson fog | |||
Wacky Races (2017) | "Swap Meet" | Dick Dastardly, Muttley, Penelope, Peter, Tiny, Bella, I. Q. and Brick | I.Q.'s Invention | |
Wacky Races (2017) | "Uncle Dickie's Happy Sunshine Children's Hour" | C.A.R. and Tiny | I.Q.'s Invention | |
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | "The Two Apprentices" | Elaina and Saya | Spell | |
Warehouse 13 | "Merge with Caution" | Pete and Myka | Artifact | |
We Baby Bears | "Witches" | Panda and Alice | Magic | |
What a Cartoon! | "Dexter's Laboratory: Changes" | Dexter and Dee Dee | Dexter's invention | |
Where's Waldo? | "Vienna Voice-Versa" | Wizard Whitebeard and Arf, Odlulu and Fritz | Magic | |
Wicked Science | "A Day in the Life" | Sasha and Russ | Toby's Invention | |
Wild Grinders | "Preston Change-O" | Lil' Rob and Meaty | Spell by magician | |
WITS Academy | "Switcherooed" | Ethan and Emily | Bottle with switcheroo spell | |
Wizards of Waverly Place | "Quinceañera" | Alex and her mom; various characters | Spells | |
Wizards of Waverly Place | "Family Game Night" | Alex and Harper | Spells | |
WordGirl | "Dr. WordGirl-Brains" | Becky Botsford/WordGirl and Dr. Two-Brains | Brain swap ray | |
World of Quest | "The Body Switch" | Quest and Nestor | An accidental hit by Anna and Deceit during a battle | |
Wansapanataym (1997) | "X-Deal" | The lawyer and his girlfriend | Car accident | |
Wansapanataym (2002) | "Swapped!" | The man and the woman | Car accident | |
Wansapanataym (2002) | "Fish Wish" | The girl and the fish | ||
Wansapanataym (2010) | "Swapped! Feat" | |||
Wansapanataym (2011) | "A Boy's Bestfriend" | The boy and his pet dog | Magic bracelet and Magic collar | |
Wansapanataym (2013) | "Doggy, Daddy, Doggy" | The man and his pet dog | Motorcycle accident | |
Wansapanataym (2018–19) | "Switch Be With You" | Pia and Upeng | Lightning strikes | |
Wunschpunsch | "Mayor for a Day" | Bubonic and The Mayor, Maurizio and Jacob | Magic | |
Xena: Warrior Princess | "Intimate Stranger" | Callisto and Xena | Spell by Ares | |
The X-Files | "Lazarus" | FBI Agent and Criminal | Psychic transference | [5][211] |
The X-Files | "Dreamland" | Mulder and Morris Fletcher | Alien weapon | [211] |
Yes Boss | "Episode 1x352" | Meera and Mohan | ||
The Yogi Bear Show | "Yakky Doodle: "Mad Mix Up"" | Yakky and Chopper | Brain Switch Machine | |
Yogi's Treasure Hunt | "Beswitched Buddha'd and Bewildered" | Yogi Bear and Boo Boo; Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw; Snooper and Blabber; Ranger Smith and Snagglepuss; Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy; later Dick Dastardly and Muttley | Mind-swapping machine | |
Yonderland | "Swapsies" | Debbie and Elf | Portal malfunction | |
Yin Yang Yo! | "Yin Yang Carl" | Carl and Master Yo | Magic ability | [212] |
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | "Episode 107: Yuma Confused!? The Unreliable Account of Girag the Tanuki" (Furry Fury) |
Yuma, Girag and Ponta | Spell by Ponta | |
Yvon of the Yukon | "The Siamese Twits" | Tommy and Yvon | Wish during Aurora Borealis | |
Zevo-3 | "Mootant" | Matt and a mutant cow | Machine malfunction | [213] |
Zig & Sharko | "Me, Myself and I" | Zig and Sharko | exchanging minds | |
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (Power Rangers Dino Super Charge) |
"Brave 37: Revenge! The Ghost Deboth Army" (Freaky Fightday) |
Daigo, Ian, Nobuharu, Souji, Amy and Utsusemimaru; Torin and Debo Kibishydesu (Tyler, Shelby, Koda, Chase, Riley, and Ivan, Singe, Vivix, Zenowing and Professor Strickler) |
Spell by Debo Akkumoon using the Strange Bedpillow (Spell by Nightmare using Professor Strickler's switch eraser) [i] |
Title | Developer / Publisher | Year | Characters | Method / notes | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The 3rd Birthday | Square Enix | 2011 | Eve and Ava | Soul transference | |
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings | Koei Tecmo | 2018 | Lucia and Sue | Drink potion magic | |
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland | PhyreEngine/ Gust Co. Ltd. | 2011 | Meruru and Keina | Switching pie | |
Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters | Artificial Mind and Movement / Infogrames | 2000 | Taz and a Frankenstein monster | Mind-swapping device | |
Chrono Cross | Square | 1999 | Serge and Lynx | Dragon tear | |
Digimon Rumble Arena 2 | Bandai Games | 2004 | Playable character | Special power | |
Dragon Ball Z games | various | various | Captain Ginyu | Ginyu's ability | |
Fire Emblem Awakening | Nintendo | 2012 | Henry and Sumia | Body swap spell | |
Fire Emblem Fates | Nintendo | 2015–16 | Ophelia and Soleil | Body swap spell | |
Last Stop | Annapurna Interactive | 2021 | Jack and John | Magic Bracelet | |
Marvel Ultimate Alliance | Activision | 2006 | Playable character and a demonic soul | Demonic soul's special ability | |
Mobile Legends: Adventure | Moonton | 2019 | Layla, Kimmy, and Chang'e | ||
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Intelligent Systems / Nintendo | 2004 | Mario and Creepy Steeple Boss | ||
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition | various / Activision | 2004 | Harry and a monkey | [214] | |
Ragnarok (roguelike game) | Norsehelm | 1992-1995 | Main character | Scroll | |
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 | Capcom | 2015 | Natalia and Alex Wesker | Transferring consciousness | |
Roblox | Roblox Corporation | 2005 | Playable character | Body swap potion | |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Nintendo | 2008 | Playable character | Random Poké Ball ability by Manaphy | |
Tales of Rebirth | Namco | 2004 | Agarte and Claire | Force of Moon ability | |
Whacked! | Presto / Microsoft | 2002 | Main character | Special power (red button) | |
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Monolith Soft / Nintendo | 2022 | Mio and M | M's power |
Some graphic novels and manga series feature stories that center around a body swap, while others have a story arc or a character that body swaps. These include anime and live-action adaptations if the original storyline was in the manga or comic.
Title | Author | Year[j] | Characters | Method / notes | Reference |
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Anti/hero | Demitria Lunetta & Kate Karyus Quinn | 2020 | Piper Parajo and Sloane MacBrute | Machine | #1-4[215] |
Crosswind | Gail Simone | 2017- | Chicago hitman and Seattle housewife | man with power to transfer souls | series |
Captain Marvel | Kelly Thompson | 2019 | Captain Marvel and Doctor Strange | Spell by Enchantress | Issue #6-7 |
Daredevil | Stan Lee | 1968 | Daredevil and Doctor Doom | Body Transferral Ray | Issue #37 |
Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica | Paul Dini | 2018 | Harley Quinn and Betty Cooper, Poison Ivy and Veronica Lodge | A fusion of spells from Sabrina and Zatanna | series |
Invader Zim | Jhonen Vasquez | 2017 | Zim and Gaz; Dib and GIR | Machine malfunction | Issue #21 |
Marvel Team-Up | Eve Ewing | 2019 | Spider-Man and Kamala Khan | Mind-swapping device | Issue #1-3 |
Sensational Wonder Woman Special | Stephanie Collins | 2022 | Wonder Woman and Devyn | Circe Spell | Special Edition |
Suicide Squad Black Files | Mike W. Barr | 2018 | Katana and Lady Eve | Soul-taking gone wrong | series |
The Amazing Spider-Man | Dan Slott | 2012 | Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus | brain-swapping Octobot | issue#700 "Dying Wish"[216] |
The Superior Spider-Man | Dan Slott | 2013-2014 | Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus | brain-swapping Octobot | series |
Title | Author | Year[j] | Characters | Method / notes | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angel Sanctuary | Kaori Yuki | 1997-1998 | Setsuna and Alexiel | volumes 8-11[217] | |
Corporate Slave and Gal Switch Places | Taki Rei | 2018-2019 | Enmoto and Riko | Unknown | Series |
Dragon Ball | Akira Toriyama | 1991 | Captain Ginyu | Captain Ginyu's special ability | volumes 23-24 |
Futaba's Family Twins (Futaba-san Chi no Kyoudai) | Tsukudani Norio | 2017 | Otohiro and Neiko | Fell asleep watching "Your Name" | Volume 4, Chapter 33-34 |
Golden Wind | Hirohiko Araki | 1998 | multiple characters | Chariot Requiem item causes "soul swap" | Chapter 134 / Episode 34[218] |
Have you Seen Me? | Takatsuki Nagi | 2019 | A Salary-Man and a Highschool Girl | Unknown | Series |
Hina Change | Kajikawa Gaku | 2019 | Hina and Ren | Mind Swap Power | Series |
I'm a Fujoshi and that guy's a Yuri-Otaku (Ore ga Fujoshi de Aitsu ga Yuri-ota de) | Ajiichi | 2016-2017 | Reiji and Mitsuru | Vengeful Ghost | Series |
I am Alice: Body Swap in Wonderland | VisualWorks, Ayumi Kanou | 2014- | Makoto and Alice | magic book | series[219] |
Inazuma Eleven Go Anthology! | Momiji Aki | 2013 | Tenma and Aoi | Head Collision | Chapter 6 |
Inside Mari | Shūzō Oshimi | 2012-2016 | A shut-in guy and teenage girl | unknown | series[220][221] |
Instant Teen: Just Add Nuts | Haruka Fukushima | 2001 | Natsumi and Asuma | Miracle nuts side effect | volume 2, extra chapter |
Kämpfer | Toshihiko Tsukiji | Various characters | Unknown | ||
Expressionless Kashiwada-san and Emotional Oota-kun | Azuma Fuyu | 2018 | Kashiwada and Oota | Head Collision | Volume 2, Chapter 25.5 |
Kokoro Connect | Sadanatsu Anda | 2010- | Taichi, Iori, Himeko, Yoshifumi and Yui | Mysterious being known as "Heartseed" | series[222] |
Maoeru! Shachiku OL to Isekai Saikyou Maou Irekawari Seikatsu | Yamigishiki Karuto | 2021 | Office Lady and the Demon Lord | Bicycle Crash | Series |
Mayonaka no X Giten | Tamaguchi Mikoto | 2014-2016 | Various Characters | Magic | Series |
Mone-san's Overly Serious Way of Dating (Mone-san no Majime Sugiru Tsukiakata) | Gotou Masaki | 2017 | Mone and Nobu | Collision | Volume 4, Chapter 38.5 |
Murder Princess | Sekihiko Inui | 2005–2007 | Princess and bounty hunter | Fall | Series[223] |
One morning I Woke Up (Aru Asa Okitara) | Nisio Isin | 2014 | Highschool Boy and Highschool Girl | Unknown | Series |
One Piece | Eiichiro Oda | 2012 | Nami, Chopper, Sanji, Franky, Smoker and Tashigi | Trafalgar Law's special ability | volumes 67-68 |
Quantum Mistake | Son Eun-ho and Choi Myung-su | 1998–2006 | Kang Too-jee and Woo Soo-choi | Mind-swapping / teleportation device | series |
Rosario + Vampire Season II | Akihisa Ikeda | 2007 | Yukari Sendo and Fangfang Huang | Yukari's "Heart-to-Heart" machines | chapter 25[224] |
Shishunki Bitter Change | Mayao Masayoshi | 2012-2019 | Teen girl and teen boy who switched bodies when they were kids | A fall | [225] |
Tawawa na Oppai wa Suki desu ka? | Various | 2017 | Yamato and Chiyori | Unexplained | Chapter 21 |
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You | Nakamura Rikito, Nozawa Yukiko | 2019 | All of the Girls swap bodies | Chemical Explosion | Volume 3, Chapter 23 |
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You | Nakamura Rikito, Nozawa Yukiko | 2019 | Rentarou and Momiji | Chemical Explosion | Chapter 119 |
The World God Only Knows | Tamiki Wakaki | 2010 | Keima and Yui | mysterious headache | chapters 82-89 |
The World God Only Knows | Tamiki Wakaki | 2013 | Keima and his younger self | Spell by Jupiter Sisters | volume 20- |
To-Love-Ru | Saki Hasemi, Kentaro Yabuki | 2007–2009 | Rito and a dog; Lala and Haruna; Yami and Mikan | Lala's Maru-Maru Change-kun body-swapping machine | chapters 43–44, 105, 139 |
To-Love-Ru Darkness | Saki Hasemi, Kentaro Yabuki | 2010-2017 | Rito and Haruna | Lala's Round-Round Change-Kun Body-Swapping Machine | Chapter 18 |
Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister (Amagami-san Chi no Enmusubi) | Naito Marcey | 2021 | Uryuu and Yuna | Shrine God swaps their bodies | Volume 7, Chapter 57-62 |
Urusei Yatsura | Rumiko Takahashi | Ataru and Ten | Magic earmufffs | chapter 72 | |
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches | Miki Yoshikawa | 2013- | Ryū Yamada, Urara Shiraishi and others | special ability activated by a kiss | series[220] |
Your and My Secret | Ai Morinaga | 2001–2011 | Uehara and Momoi | Mind-swapping device | series[226] |
Title | Artist | Year | Characters | Method / notes | Reference |
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Freaky Friday | Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown | 2018 | Lil Dicky and Chris Brown | Activated by a lil dicky's fortune cookie | [227] |
Running Up That Hill | Kate Bush | 1985 | Woman and her male partner | Deal with God | [228] |