Why 'Body Swap' Episodes Are OVERHATED

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  • @TheAlphaJayShow
    @TheAlphaJayShow  4 месяца назад +83

    What is your favorite Body Swap episode?
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    • @maxmeidl4909
      @maxmeidl4909 4 месяца назад +1

      Trading faces

    • @olleselin
      @olleselin 4 месяца назад +1

      "Freaky Spy-Day"

    • @casualcraftman1599
      @casualcraftman1599 4 месяца назад

      Farscape episode Out of Their Minds (season 2 episode 9)
      "Uhuh, that's all right, we do that sort of thing all the time here on Moya. I just peed in the maintenance bay." Rygel XVI

    • @Christian-ky9xk
      @Christian-ky9xk 4 месяца назад

      A little bit of pizzaz

    • @TheAllSeeingEye2468
      @TheAllSeeingEye2468 4 месяца назад +1

      @@TheAlphaJayShow Lilo and stitch swaper

  • @Truck-kun11
    @Truck-kun11 4 месяца назад +1069

    I will always prefer it when characters who switch bodies don't switch the voices as not only does it make more sense (it's not like they switched vocal cords) but it's also super fun to have the Voice Actors have to play another character and imitate each other's mannerisms and style.

    • @PeterGriffin11
      @PeterGriffin11 4 месяца назад +68

      Jimmy Neutron did that.

    • @Brewart2012
      @Brewart2012 4 месяца назад +32

      And The Replacements an underrated Disney cartoon from the mid-late 2000s

    • @amesstarline5482
      @amesstarline5482 4 месяца назад +43

      Kamp Koral, Sonic Boom, and I Am Weasel all did this- which is neat.

    • @cyberz55
      @cyberz55 4 месяца назад +26

      Alvinnn!! and the chipmunks did that too, which is pretty cool

    • @TheAlphaJayShow
      @TheAlphaJayShow  4 месяца назад +101

      Sonic Boom does this well

  • @maxmeidl4909
    @maxmeidl4909 4 месяца назад +1144

    You REALLY have to give Carl, Sheen, and Libby credit for going out of their way to waste HOURS of their lives to sort through all of Jimmy and Cindy's personalities and put them back into their correct minds. Those three are the most dedicated friends Jimmy and Cindy could ever have.

    • @TheAlphaJayShow
      @TheAlphaJayShow  4 месяца назад +171

      True friends

    • @maxmeidl4909
      @maxmeidl4909 4 месяца назад +125

      @@TheAlphaJayShow and friends that DON’T disappear as the show goes on (looking at YOU, fairly oddparents)

    • @TheAllSeeingEye2468
      @TheAllSeeingEye2468 4 месяца назад +9

      Cept for the last part

    • @ChristalJ
      @ChristalJ 4 месяца назад +43

      @@maxmeidl4909 Friends that actually have stories and presence in the show. I think Fairly Odd Parents thrives when they do more for their characters. I get tired of Timmy lol. That’s why Jimmy Neutron is the better show. They don’t only focus on Jimmy.

    • @maxmeidl4909
      @maxmeidl4909 4 месяца назад +5

      @@ChristalJ valid point

  • @elizaripper
    @elizaripper 4 месяца назад +339

    The only episode I can recall that somewhat addressed the male to female swap issue was Gravity Falls. It had Mabel and Dipper appropriately freaking out for several minutes, including throwing up and rocking back forth in a corner for a bit, and had Mabel subjected to an unwanted lecture on male puberty.

  • @FredBloxworth
    @FredBloxworth 4 месяца назад +353

    It’s amazing when the characters’ voices stay in their respective bodies after the body swap and the voice actors have to do different voice inflections to imitate each other. I also like it when the characters’ body language changes after the body swap.

    • @ProJohnson
      @ProJohnson 4 месяца назад

      @@FredBloxworth fr tho

    • @tami7992
      @tami7992 4 месяца назад +6

      Same, unfortunately that's tge minority of body swap episodes...

  • @MillysUniverse
    @MillysUniverse 4 месяца назад +194

    Not only did Teen Titans show cover topics in awesome ways, when Starfire and Raven are meditating, talking, and so on you can see their similarities and differences. Starfire’s fingers - during meditation- are open and not in a closed fist, a sign she is expressive and wears her emotions on her sleeves, as Raven’s is in a fist to show she is closed off, for many reasons why she has to be due to her powers, but also how Raven talked with Starfire at the final part about wanting to go to the mall with Starfire, a thing involving social interaction that we all know she doesn’t particularly like. Gods, I love Teen Titans.

  • @astro101warrior8
    @astro101warrior8 4 месяца назад +410

    Disney is so obsessed with this trope that almost every Disney show has a body swap episode. That and remaking Freaky Friday a few time.

    • @blueraccoon1088
      @blueraccoon1088 4 месяца назад +6

      Place your bets if D+ made a show?

    • @Kymanbitch
      @Kymanbitch 4 месяца назад

      There was a body swap marathon on Disney channel called freaky freakend

    • @geoffreyrichards6079
      @geoffreyrichards6079 4 месяца назад +16

      I have to wonder if Disney’s original “Freaky Friday” from 1976 was the one that popularized this whole trend. Sure, it existed beforehand, but it seemed to explode in the ‘80s onwards.

    • @DrSmart20
      @DrSmart20 4 месяца назад +8

      I'm still mad Disney+ doesn't have the 90s freaky Friday

    • @SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario
      @SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario 4 месяца назад +3

      Again, not a remake, it’s a sequel

  • @aspebb
    @aspebb 4 месяца назад +328

    One thing I always hated about most body swap episodes was the fact that their vocal cords also swapped. From an "out of universe" perspective I understand why, but it always bugged me a little.

    • @Emz_yelevele
      @Emz_yelevele 4 месяца назад +46

      I can only excuse this when the episode features a moment where they get swapped back and forth rapidly, like in Gravity Falls. Why? Because the joke is that they swap really quickly, and it's hard to get the joke without cues that they're actually swapping. If the voices stood the same the joke at the end would be mega confusing and might not land at all, thus the voice swap was necessary for the joke to work, since the characters didn't have time to establish they've swapped through personality or anything. But otherwise.. I'd prefer no voice swapping as well.

    • @aduckofsomesort
      @aduckofsomesort 4 месяца назад +7

      I don’t think the vocal cords are actually swapped it is solely for viewers

    • @aduckofsomesort
      @aduckofsomesort 4 месяца назад +6

      I will say that Phineas and Ferb seems to be an exception to that

    • @jbcatz5
      @jbcatz5 4 месяца назад +26

      Voice actors having to portray another character via body swapping can be very fun because it is another character for them to convey for voice and verbal tics.

    • @aspebb
      @aspebb 4 месяца назад +4

      ​@aduckofsomesort That's what I meant when I said - I understand why from an "out of universe" perspective. It's done for the audience.

  • @maxmeidl4909
    @maxmeidl4909 4 месяца назад +470

    Carl: Extreme disklike of girls who dislike boys who dislike girls who dislike show-offy boys who dislike...
    Sheen: TOO CONFUSING! STORE THAT ONE AWAY!

    • @EHH246
      @EHH246 4 месяца назад +96

      @@maxmeidl4909 “We gave Jimmy rapturous enjoyment of mustard. Let’s give Cindy whistling.”

    • @TheAlphaJayShow
      @TheAlphaJayShow  4 месяца назад +87

      Goated scene

    • @TheAllSeeingEye2468
      @TheAllSeeingEye2468 4 месяца назад +15

      I do wonder who's ball that was

    • @maxmeidl4909
      @maxmeidl4909 4 месяца назад +58

      @@TheAllSeeingEye2468 That was probably jimmy’s (only HE would over complicate it into such an endless stream like that within his own mind)

    • @andrewgarfield9898
      @andrewgarfield9898 4 месяца назад +2

      💀💀🤣

  • @Benjawin6671
    @Benjawin6671 4 месяца назад +142

    Sonic Boom did it the best when they keep their voices. It never made sense that when 2 characters swapped bodies they also swapped voices and seeing it done like this made it much better than any of them I've seen before.

    • @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho
      @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho 4 месяца назад +8

      “Ow! Eggman threw a pie at me!”

    • @Angninjin
      @Angninjin 4 месяца назад +2

      What I like is that Robotnik really got into the role lol, even being kind enough to not interrupt the schedules of the activities( "Amy and I are gonna see that thing, guess I'll have to destroy them tomorrow")

  • @foxpokemonforever4775
    @foxpokemonforever4775 4 месяца назад +60

    My favourite body swap episodes are the ones where the voices don’t swap with the characters, like we see in Sonic Boom. It’s a personal storytelling pet peeve of mine that the voices swap along with the characters, even if it’s so people don’t get confused over who’s who. Plus, when the voices don’t swap, it gives the VAs the chance to play around with the voice they usually do, and gives you a look at “how would X sound like if they talked like Y?” If you can tell who’s who just based on cadence and word choice, you know you’ve got strong characters!

    • @garg4531
      @garg4531 4 месяца назад

      Exactly. It’s so much fun to watch and it makes so much more sense too

  • @deshawnedwards6412
    @deshawnedwards6412 4 месяца назад +123

    You should check out the Craig of the Creek episode literally called "Body Swap", it's also a body swap episode but because CotC is a somewhat down to Earth, slice of life cartoon where the any bigger than life situations mostly stem from the kids imagination they're not actually switching body but instead switching clothes which is the equivalent of switching body.

  • @SketchBud
    @SketchBud 4 месяца назад +63

    Critics nowadays often criticize a show or movie for using common tropes, like the 'Liar Reveal' or 'Body Swap'. However, I strongly believe that it's how these tropes are executed that makes a film or TV episode enjoyable to watch.
    And with Pixar's upcoming films "Elio" and "Hoppers" in their production pipeline, I'm certain that these movies will provide a unique twist to their storylines.

  • @Jeff-the-land-sharck
    @Jeff-the-land-sharck 4 месяца назад +88

    A teenage girl?
    PUTS ON FADORA
    Perry the teenage girl!

  • @ArtisticHH57
    @ArtisticHH57 4 месяца назад +95

    Looking back on Johnny test, I realize it is 100% the opposite of Phineas and Ferb. The former has likable protagonists and the best kind-spirited humor ever to be put on TV and two brothers who drive their sister crazy with inventions (somewhat unintentionally), and the latter has a bratty main character, somewhat cynical humor and two older sisters who very obviously drive their brother crazy with inventions.

  • @MiraculousHolder365
    @MiraculousHolder365 4 месяца назад +55

    You're right about the Danny Phantom episode, sometimes you have to fight back if provoked too much.

    • @BrowniePembroke
      @BrowniePembroke 4 месяца назад +13

      @@MiraculousHolder365 especially if other solutions have been tried and nothing came from it

  • @TheCommenterDragon
    @TheCommenterDragon 4 месяца назад +159

    And to think the whole body swapping trope in media has been going on even long before movies like Freaky Friday were made.

    • @aduckofsomesort
      @aduckofsomesort 4 месяца назад +2

      Freaky Friday is from 1976

    • @TheCommenterDragon
      @TheCommenterDragon 4 месяца назад +13

      @@aduckofsomesort I know that. I'm just saying that every time a show has a body switching episode, People compare it to Freaky Friday since it's a body switching movie.
      But people don't realize that body swapping started even before that movie even existed.

    • @aduckofsomesort
      @aduckofsomesort 4 месяца назад

      @@TheCommenterDragon what pieces of media did body swapping prior to 1976? Was it a prevalent trope before 1976?

    • @aduckofsomesort
      @aduckofsomesort 4 месяца назад

      @@TheCommenterDragon I don’t know why my comment was deleted, I asked how common the trope was prior to 1976 and what specific medias that displayed the body swap trope prior to 1976.

    • @kittymcgeeky8853
      @kittymcgeeky8853 4 месяца назад +2

      @@aduckofsomesort So to confirm, body swapping as a concept most likely originated back in 1689, in a book by John Locke: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
      Transformation (1830)
      Avatar (1856)
      The Gentleman in Black (opera from 1870)
      Vice Versa: A Lesson to Fathers (1882, you could make the argument that Freaky Friday is a more modern, gender-swapped version of this story)
      An Exhange of Souls (1911)
      The Eye of Envy (1917)
      The Master Mind of Mars (1928)
      Turnabout (1931)
      Laughing Gas (1936)
      The Shadow Out of Time (1936)
      The Thing on the Doorstep (1937)
      The Victorian Chaise-Longue (1953)
      The Greeneyed Elephant (1960)
      These all predate Freaky Friday in terms of being a book and its first movie adaptation. There's apparently a lot more too, but they don't have Wikipedia articles to explain much about them.

  • @NoCreepersPeepers
    @NoCreepersPeepers 4 месяца назад +112

    Jay, you forgot that Futurama had a body swap episode where Farnsworth trade bodies with Amy then Bender, Amy trade bodies with the professor then Leela did the same inside professor, Bender disguises as Amy, Fry and Zoidberg switch bodies, etc. etc.

    • @Hecuba107
      @Hecuba107 4 месяца назад +12

      I’m afraid we need to use… MATH

    • @skyliner114
      @skyliner114 4 месяца назад +1

      genuinely thought that would be the final example of the trope here 😢

    • @psychomanatee3459
      @psychomanatee3459 4 месяца назад +6

      They literally invented a formula just for the bit 😭

    • @dragoon1090
      @dragoon1090 4 месяца назад +2

      And the one with the borax kid.

    • @garg4531
      @garg4531 4 месяца назад

      @@dragoon1090That was more genders than bodies

  • @vision4860
    @vision4860 Месяц назад +7

    51:46 It wasn't a lack of space that led to that last trait being deleted, it was Sheen's exasperation at the wording.
    Also some people get tripped up at the length of it, but the main thing you need to decode it is at the beginning - "extreme dislike of *girls* who..."
    If the trait belonged to Jimmy, it shows that the reason he dislikes Cindy is because she calls him out for being a showoff, but also that deep down he KNOWS he's a showoff.
    If the trait belonged to Cindy, it shows that despite thinking Jimmy is a showoff, she dislikes herself for disliking him because of it.
    Either one is an interesting character detail that shows a deep insecurity.

  • @t1rkb841
    @t1rkb841 4 месяца назад +32

    Fun Fact: Trollhunters Rise of the Titans used the body swap trope as a plot device as a way to delay the inevitable
    the trope is cut short after the arcane order breaks the spell, and this doesnt count since its a movie

  • @DragonNinjaAnimations
    @DragonNinjaAnimations 4 месяца назад +39

    I really think the body swap between Celestia and Luna from MLP deserved a spot on this list. Luna might have fumbled the bag at Celestia's job, getting school field trips cancelled and spreading panic about timber wolves, but Celestia nearly DESTROYS Starlight's psyche when she has difficulty intervening with her Nightmare.
    Edit: it might not be a FULL body swap, but a part of themselves was swapped and that's good enough for me.

    • @scottsepter
      @scottsepter 4 месяца назад +12

      I don't know if that really counts though since they don't switch bodies, they just switch roles

    • @PhantomAarantula
      @PhantomAarantula 4 месяца назад +10

      That's not a body swap, just a role reversal. Friendship is Magic's only real body swap episode is She Talks to Angel.

    • @FrazzleFox1901
      @FrazzleFox1901 3 месяца назад

      Jay can only tell you what he has seen

  • @Planag7
    @Planag7 4 месяца назад +33

    I will always like that Futurama episode where they had to invent a formula in order to fix the solution at the end of the episode xD

  • @walpoleandworcester
    @walpoleandworcester 4 месяца назад +29

    I liked that one Jackie Chan Adventures episode where all their chi got swapped but the characters would imitate how each other would talk! Made for an even funnier scenario.

  • @deshawnedwards6412
    @deshawnedwards6412 4 месяца назад +53

    I like Body Swap episode in cartoon, they're one of my favorite trope if they're done right. My favorite kind are the one where you have the VA voicing the other character and you can hare their voice vome out of the mouth of the other character.

  • @DonLatinoFreak
    @DonLatinoFreak 4 месяца назад +38

    I think it was not mentioned but Justice League Unlimited had a very fun body swap episode between The Flash and Luthor. It was kinda random as it happened by accident. Luthor almost wrecked the entire Justice League and the Watchtover as a speedster, meanwhile Flash had to play dumb and pretend to be Luthor or else the Legion of Doom would have him executed. It had a few memorable quotes to boot.

    • @loonytunescrazy
      @loonytunescrazy 4 месяца назад +3

      Lex- I have no idea who this is great episode

    • @ISBuckley8
      @ISBuckley8 Месяц назад +1

      It works on multiple levels since Michael Rosenbaum who voiced Flash in the show had already been playing Lex Luthor on Smallville, so in a way, he got to reprise his role as the character

    • @Youraverageyoutubeaccount
      @Youraverageyoutubeaccount 5 дней назад +2

      “You gonna wash your hands?”
      “No. Cause I’m evil”-flash in Luthor’s body

  • @shadowm2k7
    @shadowm2k7 4 месяца назад +11

    i always imagine someone body swapping with me and then immediately screaming in pain, doubling over & falling to the floor still screaming and then I'm just like "yep, that's the chronic back pain i've been talking about for the last 17 years that you didn't believe"

  • @JueTheRoux
    @JueTheRoux 4 месяца назад +30

    59:33 The rare Chloe defender here: She is smart, she's just overtrusting, naive, and wears kinda rose-tinted glasses for people she likes, to the point where she trusts someone more than logic would allow. She trusted that Timmy, her best friend, would do what she wanted him to do in her body, which was eat just enough burgers to win. She didn't anticipate that he'd go out of his way to vastly overeat. Timmy straight up ate like four times the amount that he should have at the competition and kept eating after the fact too. She expected him to eat hamburgers, not to eat 17 pounds of it. After all, he doesn't really eat like that when he's in his own body, so can you blame her for thinking that he'd eat like a normal human being?

    • @TheAlphaJayShow
      @TheAlphaJayShow  4 месяца назад +10

      > She trusted that Timmy, her best friend, would do what she wanted him to do in her body, which was eat just enough burgers to win.
      Then she doesn't know her best friend. Please point to me a season where Timmy has ever been that considerate about anyone beyond himself?

    • @JueTheRoux
      @JueTheRoux 4 месяца назад +10

      @@TheAlphaJayShow If I remember correctly, he saved Cosmo and Chloe from the share bears. Also didn't all the kids, including Timmy, hate the squirrelly scout trip but were sticking it out for his dad? (Genuine question, I haven't seen that episode in a while). Even in this episode, it was for selfish reasons but Timmy was helping Chloe out. They're more rare than they should be because I admit season 10 as a whole isn't great, but Timmy can still be a good kid, and Chloe's rose tinted glasses only see his helpfulness and not the selfishness behind it.

  • @сільськаприбахана
    @сільськаприбахана 4 месяца назад +15

    Okay, I'm officially mad at that Danny Phantom episode, because WHAT THE HELL
    Because I was the child who was bullied - and I did exactly NOTHING to them, I didn't had physical means to get back on them in any way
    The only thing I could do is being verbally mean
    And why the hell I would *want* to treat politely person who actively insulting me?!

  • @TheAllSeeingEye2468
    @TheAllSeeingEye2468 4 месяца назад +99

    The one thing they never address in body swap eps is when a male and female body swap is the bathroom situation Especially the ones that last more then a day. It's a completely different world of experience

    • @justinbuergi9867
      @justinbuergi9867 4 месяца назад +27

      I recall one show doing it but I can’t remember which one (Kim possible?)
      But yeah, that’s gotta be a freaking weird thing for a person to go through especially if we’re talking teens or kids who barely understand the differences in biology and now have to experience it first hand.
      That’s gotta be awkward
      Best bet is to keep your eyes closed use a lot of toilet paper

    • @TheAllSeeingEye2468
      @TheAllSeeingEye2468 4 месяца назад +17

      ​@@justinbuergi9867The movie Jumanji welcome to the jungle did bring that up although technically that wasn't really a body swap more like body implantation with Jack Black's character

    • @dollmaker6599
      @dollmaker6599 4 месяца назад +6

      @@TheAllSeeingEye2468 To Love Ru did it

    • @Dalton_Boardman2000
      @Dalton_Boardman2000 4 месяца назад +19

      Male character gets a period in female character's body and female character is just like "Yeah, you just gotta live with that."
      Honestly it sounds like an extremely intimate experience that realistically could completely change how these specific characters view eachother. Imagine FC telling MC how to use a tampon. Gross yeah but a good execution would make it an interesting take on this cliche.

    • @Stuffimations
      @Stuffimations 4 месяца назад +2

      @@justinbuergi9867 the show Jessie did a body swap episode and well they didn't make it a point but when they swapped back they did say something about swapping before going to the bathroom

  • @EngineerRiff
    @EngineerRiff 4 месяца назад +125

    Mr Enter pointed this out, and I agree with him that one thing I really don’t like is when they change voices too

    • @paulienuti8031
      @paulienuti8031 4 месяца назад +7

      I don’t mind it

    • @anonymouslucario285
      @anonymouslucario285 4 месяца назад +1

      Does it ruin your enjoyment of the episode?

    • @paulienuti8031
      @paulienuti8031 4 месяца назад +4

      @@anonymouslucario285 no

    • @TehEpikPixelgamer
      @TehEpikPixelgamer 4 месяца назад +7

      @@paulienuti8031same tbh it has never bothered me and imo it makes the episode a lot more funnier

    • @Hecuba107
      @Hecuba107 4 месяца назад +1

      Except for Soos in Waddles’s body

  • @andalilbitqueer
    @andalilbitqueer 4 месяца назад +43

    I'm legitimately surprised The New Lars wasn't mentioned, it's probably one of the more criticized episodes of Steven Universe, and that says a lot.

    • @Da_rare_pongping
      @Da_rare_pongping 4 месяца назад +11

      If I remember correctly I’m pretty sure Steven only goes in Lars’s body and Lars doesn’t go into Steven’s but idk I might be wrong

  • @jennybrown7834
    @jennybrown7834 4 месяца назад +25

    I love bodyswap episodes its a great way for the characters to understand eachover without any over the top steven universe/hey Arnold therapist type speeches

  • @joypawz7654
    @joypawz7654 4 месяца назад +23

    Love it when the voice actors in bodyswap episodes try to sound like the other character! Idk if this counts but in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure the whole world body swaps (CORRECTION! Only those in the vicinity of Chariot Requiem!) and there I think Trish's VA Lizzie Freeman does an awesome job at it! (I think Mista's VA did already too) She especially stood out to me :>

    • @scottsepter
      @scottsepter 4 месяца назад

      I think it only affects those within the vicinity of chariot requiem

    • @joypawz7654
      @joypawz7654 4 месяца назад

      @@scottsepter Oop you're right I forgor lmao let me fix that lol

    • @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho
      @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho 4 месяца назад

      Then again, Lizzie Freeman is a treasure no matter what she’s doing voice work for

    • @joypawz7654
      @joypawz7654 4 месяца назад

      @@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho VERY TRUE! Love her voice acting :3 She's so good at what she does

    • @CarbonMonoxideBag
      @CarbonMonoxideBag 4 месяца назад

      jjba made the weird funny

  • @joseph-pf5fr
    @joseph-pf5fr 4 месяца назад +20

    The puppet king also comes back in the race episode and it's ridiculous he ever comes back at all since he never gets a stand alone episode again at any point;the control freak even lampshades it at one point

  • @jfinitiproductions4115
    @jfinitiproductions4115 4 месяца назад +13

    I have to be honest, 'Generation Zap' fits more into the body swap trope for Sabrina than 'Witch Switch' does. 'Witch Switch,' to me, feels more like a 'be me for a day' episode than a body swap episode. 'Generation Zap' actually shows body swapping between Sabrina and Enchantra, the head of the Witches' Council, and them seeing what have to deal with in their lives. This is my opinion on that.
    Also, I'm surprised you didn't include 'She Talks to Angel,' from MLP:FiM as that involves also body swapping with Fluttershy and her pet bunny, Angel.

  • @kennydarmawan13
    @kennydarmawan13 4 месяца назад +5

    To me, an element rarely tackled with this story plot is the idea of what happens when the body swap involves multiple incompatible people who don't have good chemistry together.
    In the Chikn Nuggit Parody Show episode, Stop and Swap, we see Fwench Fwy (as Iscream) and Iscream (as Cofi) kissing. Which shocks Chikn (as Cheezborger) and Chee (as Fwench Fwy) since the duo aren't the best of friends.
    Plus, I enjoy how bodyswaps tackle with an individual's powers. The fact that Cheezborger had access (but bad at it) to Fwench Fwy's powers hits the spot too.

  • @KSubsforBenk
    @KSubsforBenk 4 месяца назад +23

    Sad *Ben 10* body swap episode did not made the cut.
    In the episode Gwen swaps with the Villain and later with Ben.

  • @lasseehrenreich5502
    @lasseehrenreich5502 4 месяца назад +44

    Luz A Neurodivergent Queen THE IS THE BEST description OF HER

    • @fritzy8318
      @fritzy8318 4 месяца назад +1

      The is the. *this is the.

    • @lasseehrenreich5502
      @lasseehrenreich5502 4 месяца назад +3

      @@fritzy8318 English is not my first language

  • @ArendAlphaEagle
    @ArendAlphaEagle 4 месяца назад +5

    The funny thing is that Phineas and Ferb did the body swap thing TWICE. Season 4's "Mind Swap" has the two stepbrothers being tricked into swapping them and their friends' bodies with those of alien prisoner convicts. With the alien convicts roaming around Danville in the kids' bodies, and the kids stuck in alien prison with a limited timeframe, it becomes a race against the clock (with prison escape movie references) to fix the mind-swapping machine from the prison (as it got destroyed by a warden earlier), get the alien convicts back in the backyard and have their bodies swapped back. Also, Doofenshmirtz has a date at a square dance festival.
    It's a REALLY weird episode.

  • @josephdavis9234
    @josephdavis9234 4 месяца назад +4

    The examples in this video were all specifically animated body swaps, but I just wanted to give a shout out to the body swap episode from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Gellar and Dushku do a great job playing each other's roles, and it's a wonderful exploration of Faith's character.

  • @L30CON3J0GONNER
    @L30CON3J0GONNER 2 месяца назад +2

    Sorry for my bad English but I'm from Mexico. I have a gumbal theory that I can't stop thinking about. Thobias (that is, the colored one) already knew about the void (that is, the entity that controlled the series and where everything forgotten was). I saw everything gumbal and I realized that Thobias always wanted to appear in the series, he even wanted to be a protagonist, it's as if he knew how the void worked. In the chapter where my theory was reinforced is the chapter where the series changes completely to make a series from the 80s. Also, as always I knew when the most important thing in the series was going to happen. Well, my theory is very crazy but thank you if you read it.

  • @0MidnighttheDragon0
    @0MidnighttheDragon0 4 месяца назад +5

    *immidiately pauses once Moon Girl is mentioned to say this*
    OH THANK YOU FINALLY SOMEBODY ELSE WHO IS SINGING THE PRAISES OF THIS UNDERLOVED SHOW

  • @00-Myself-00
    @00-Myself-00 4 месяца назад +17

    All the body Swaps
    Status:
    PowerPuffs Girls- 0:50
    Family Guy- 3:54
    Chowder- 8:04
    Phineas and Ferb- 10:40
    Garfield Show- 13:50
    Owl House- 17:22
    Reputation:
    90s Show (idk the name)- 21:57
    Kim Possible- 26:07
    Danny Phantom- 29:52
    Inside Job- 37:27
    Velma- 40:45
    Jonny Test- 45:07
    Jimmy Neutro- 49:17
    Personality:
    Rick and Morty- 52:56
    Fairly OddParents- 57:21
    Sonic Boom- 1:01:57
    Gravity Falls- 1:06:11
    Moon Girl- 1:11:51
    TEEN TITANS- 1:18:20
    This didn’t take that long just like the comment no need to thank me

    • @jericoy.
      @jericoy. 4 месяца назад +3

      Thank you for sharing the stamps and that 90's Show is Sabrina the Teenage Witch, I think

  • @McCraeTheMediaLover
    @McCraeTheMediaLover 4 месяца назад +17

    I feel Carpet Diem was probably my least-favorite of the body swap episodes,because while the premise of a carpet causing people to switch bodies was good,it just got ruined with Dipper and Mabel arguing and fighting and caring more about fighting over the key for the room than the situation they were in. It would’ve been better written if they took out the room fight plot and had Dipper and Mabel learning to be and act like each other while both in different bodies,while keeping the carpet body swap premise.

    • @ellielovegood6307
      @ellielovegood6307 4 месяца назад +4

      @@McCraeTheMediaLover I get what you mean but I also did like them pretending to be each other to sabotage their chances for the room and Stan having enough of it

    • @McCraeTheMediaLover
      @McCraeTheMediaLover 4 месяца назад

      @@ellielovegood6307 I wished the writers would’ve had done that if they had them pretend to be each other the right way if they learn to be like what’s like to be each other and if they chose to deal with this carpet body swap situation instead of fighting over a dumb room.

  • @linneaglas1598
    @linneaglas1598 4 месяца назад +8

    I'm so happy to see the Moon girl and the Devil Dinosaur show did the body swapping just like in the comics.

  • @FunAngelo2005
    @FunAngelo2005 4 месяца назад +4

    They took "walking in somebody else's shoes" to a whole knew level

  • @FrazzleFox1901
    @FrazzleFox1901 4 месяца назад +18

    Well done again, Jay, and I have to say. Body swapping episodes aren’t the kind that I enjoy. Sometimes, it’s like a lesson that how people live a harder life than you. But sometimes, it’s just for fun.

  • @aka_miso
    @aka_miso 3 месяца назад +4

    I never knew these were hated I remember loving every single obligatory bodyswap/genderswap episode that always got made in every cartoon as a kid. It would bum me out when it would end and I remember wishing that one of those episodes could happen to me.

  • @thediamonddragon1369
    @thediamonddragon1369 4 месяца назад +4

    I love this video it finally gives a thoroughly explanation to a troupe that seems "cliché" and overused, and shows how expansive the troupe actually is with the many different ways you can do it.

  • @Sandy-ik1ic
    @Sandy-ik1ic 4 месяца назад +6

    In defense of Season 3 Chowder, I started rewatching that show a couple weeks ago and real talk, Chowder is very consistently a dimwitted little hellion that sows the seeds of chaos everywhere he walks. In nearly every episode, I was watching Chowder do some dumb shit he was told not to do and ruin everything. Shit had me rolling my eyes every five seconds. I still love the show to death though, so don't get me wrong. Chowder's antics are what make it entertaining. But now I understand why my mom hated watching Chowder with me when I was a kid lol

  • @Yoriichisungod
    @Yoriichisungod Месяц назад +1

    Give the editors a raise for helping out with this movie

  • @hippyhopohskippydop5792
    @hippyhopohskippydop5792 4 месяца назад +8

    45:49 OMG THE SNAPINGGGG

  • @Rediffythwons
    @Rediffythwons 4 месяца назад +10

    Cant you believe you would forget the body swap between THE GREAT CAPTAIN GINYU and Goku

  • @devineggins4
    @devineggins4 4 месяца назад +7

    ….man them animators were going crazy drawing Miss Bellum in Blossom’s clothes weren’t they?

  • @Dalton_Boardman2000
    @Dalton_Boardman2000 4 месяца назад +11

    To be fair Brian saved Stewie's sanity there.

  • @OfficialGl1tchy
    @OfficialGl1tchy 2 месяца назад +1

    It’s great knowing other people love body swap episodes. It’s one of my favorites to see a character act like another due to some curse or radioactivity.

    • @OfficialGl1tchy
      @OfficialGl1tchy 2 месяца назад

      Btw my favorite episode has got to be the Jessie swap.

  • @leelanzini
    @leelanzini 4 месяца назад +5

    Oh boy is there a lot of body swap animes too. “Ranma 1/2” is a big one and it’s amazing

  • @SaddieMoon
    @SaddieMoon 4 месяца назад +3

    One thing I always found weird about body swap episodes is when the voices also swap.
    It doesn’t make much sense to me how their voice changes if it’s only their minds that swapped. Not to mention that nobody noticed.
    I know why this is done, so we can recognize who is in whose body and not to be taken seriously. But I think the character changing their hairstyle manually is fine enough. And if you have well written enough characters or just have two different characters swapping, you wouldn’t need to know who’s who is talking.

  • @dubsman693
    @dubsman693 4 месяца назад +5

    I really liked this video for exploring so many aspects of Body swapping episodes and how its not just self explanatory in the name

  • @Universeofmany
    @Universeofmany 4 месяца назад +2

    It's actually common in the Phandom for Poindexter to find out the truth about the Danny and Dash situation and have a full personal crisis because he went against his very core, followed by some kind of comeuppance for Dash and/or Poindexter doing some kind of repentance in the future (such as a story where Izuku is the reincarnation of Danny and Poindexter makes sure, 100%, that Bakugo IS bullying Izuku and responds to finding out that this is the case by giving Bakugo a taste of exactly what he's put Izuku through, fixing the whole issue because Bakugo got scared straight).
    Also, another fun "bodies swap, voices don't" episode is from "Transformers Rescue Bots", with the episode in question coming from the cast messing around backstage, pretending to be each other's characters. And all the swaps have some kind of dynamic that makes the swap either meaningful, hilarious or both.

  • @animefan25
    @animefan25 4 месяца назад +11

    Where would "The Great Brain Robbery" from Justice League Unlimited fall in based on those categories?

  • @kailiahmoon
    @kailiahmoon 4 месяца назад +19

    Someday Mixels will have a body swap plot. Or I could make one instead

    • @FrazzleFox1901
      @FrazzleFox1901 4 месяца назад +1

      They can’t make any promises

    • @kailiahmoon
      @kailiahmoon 4 месяца назад +2

      ​@@FrazzleFox1901 Agreed

    • @FrazzleFox1901
      @FrazzleFox1901 4 месяца назад +1

      @@kailiahmoon We just might be in luck. I heard there's a petition to help bring the Mixels back

  • @pessimisticprofessorfarnsw3241
    @pessimisticprofessorfarnsw3241 4 месяца назад +9

    Lois opening the door with no hands haunts me.

  • @salomeheredia9885
    @salomeheredia9885 Месяц назад +1

    Dude I dunno if that one alien is best being or worst being for deciding switching bodies as the best solution XD glad the pup had a nice day

  • @TeruteruBozusama
    @TeruteruBozusama 4 месяца назад +8

    I didn't like it when I was younger as as the dub directors missed the memo so the character had the same voice in the other body (it /can/ work, but they acted the exact same as before). Dropping dubs and seeing it done well and the voice actors acting completely different is a lot of fun. Yes, it's kind of a cliché, but if done well, it's a lot of fun.

  • @Ravenbloom57868
    @Ravenbloom57868 4 месяца назад +3

    To be honest I’m glad that Steven Universe episode The New Lars was not in the categories like it, barely counts as a body swap episode because we only see Steven go into Lars‘s body, but Lars did not go in the Steven’s body

  • @CartoonFan18
    @CartoonFan18 4 месяца назад +5

    Phineas and Ferb actually had another body swap episode.

  • @galacticglamourgirl
    @galacticglamourgirl 4 месяца назад +1

    I wish more shows didn't also switch the voices, characters doing impressions of each others is one of my favourite fictional tropes.
    On a semi-related note, MLP had a particularly interesting case where a mute character (Angel) swapped with a verbal character (Fluttershy), but Angel COULD talk in Fluttershy's body using Fluttershy's voice. It was cool seeing a previously mute character verbally communicate with others, especially since it made Angel's rude personality even more apparent. The episode itself had a messy moral, but it'd be fun to see more cases of mute characters body swapping with verbal characters as a means of having them talk.

  • @Furbunzz
    @Furbunzz 4 месяца назад +4

    I'm so glad I'm early for a video about body swaps!

  • @CatsRul85
    @CatsRul85 Месяц назад +1

    Sometimes I dont mind in bodyswaps if they "voice" swap at least if its done more in a sense like if its a multi/group swap and you sant to make it easier for the audience to tell who is who and if its not acknowledged in show one can assume that well obviously their voices havent actually changed and it's just for us- that said it is always a lot of fun when Vas get to play around and try to immitate each other and am all for it.

  • @tiffany2527
    @tiffany2527 4 месяца назад +4

    This was a great video. The Jimmy Neutron one was hilarious, and the Teen Titans one was deep. Btw, can you review The Fair Bears from FOP?

  • @cutelilscrafty
    @cutelilscrafty 4 месяца назад +4

    Putting Checkers in S tier on your tier list is absolutely the right choice. They have the best fries.

  • @mintyaquagreen1675
    @mintyaquagreen1675 4 месяца назад +9

    You really should try a power swap episode next.

  • @billybobjoe-gv7jx
    @billybobjoe-gv7jx 4 месяца назад +2

    “Everybody can extract caffeine, but if you judge a fish by it's ability to make caffeine, it will live it's whole life in caffeine, because caffeine, caffeine caffeine."

  • @Stratoblast
    @Stratoblast 3 месяца назад +3

    Dr.Doof: You wouldn't hit a girl, would you Jack Horner?
    Jack: Yeah. In the face, Watch!

  • @jonathanstern5537
    @jonathanstern5537 4 месяца назад +1

    Even though these videos take a long time to watch, I really enjoy them. Here are a few more ideas.
    1. Bully episodes; episodes that focus on the bully or have the protagonist turn into a bully.
    2. Out of time episodes; episodes that take place in a different era than the show normally does.
    3. Anthology episodes; an episode of episodic or serialized show that is comprised of several shorter stories instead of a typical episode.

    • @nicholassims9837
      @nicholassims9837 4 месяца назад

      For the first one would Fistful of Ed count as it was all unintenonly?

  • @Hypercube2017
    @Hypercube2017 4 месяца назад +4

    13:30 Ferb came for her *_life_* right there...

  • @Djkingtrollex
    @Djkingtrollex 3 месяца назад +1

    Also in the final episode of Trolls the beat goes on "Switcher ruby" Poppy and Branch switched too, and it helped them appreciate each other.

  • @asian.draper6324
    @asian.draper6324 4 месяца назад +1

    This is one of the BEST videos you’ve made this year. Well done Alpha Jay 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 I really enjoyed this video.

  • @Kilvieo
    @Kilvieo Месяц назад +1

    0:47 Powder Puff Girls
    3:45 Family Guy
    8:04 Chowder
    10:41 Phineas & Ferb
    13:50 The Garfield Show
    17:24 The Owl House
    21:58 Sabrina
    26:09 Kim Possible
    29:59 Danny Phantom
    37:27 Inside Job
    40:46 Velma
    45:07 Johnny Test
    49:17 Jimmy Neutron
    53:00 Rick and Morty
    57:20 Fairly Odd Parents
    1:01:58 Sonic Boom
    1:06:11 Gravity Falls
    1:11:13 Moon Girl
    1:18:20 Teen Titans

  • @trenellcameron
    @trenellcameron 4 месяца назад +6

    I agree about what you said about Danny Phantom. Look, I'll admit, Danny's actions were very morally questionable, but it's only after Dash did something to him 1st to provoke him. And even if Danny were to be the actual bully, it still wouldn't make what Poindexter did to him any less wrong.
    Really, having been a bully victim myself growing up, rewatching this episode years later irritates me. I mean, someone is harassing you nonstop, your response is to fight back to get them to back off, but *you're* the one who gets in trouble. I mean, depending on the circumstances, you feel like fighting back is the only solution.

    • @nicholassims9837
      @nicholassims9837 4 месяца назад +1

      FOP had the similar issue with Timmy and Vicky in Switch Glitch their Splitting Images.

  • @ryanwilkins2233
    @ryanwilkins2233 4 месяца назад +7

    We call these the a mile in my shoes episodes.

  • @Mr.ZDF.Animates
    @Mr.ZDF.Animates 4 месяца назад +2

    Okay, I’m just gonna point this out, in S3 EP14 of Steven Universe, Steven swaps into Lars’ body, the cause of Steven waking up in Lars’ body, then causing Steven making Lars a “New” version of himself, making Lars a happier and more kinder version of himself, but Steven tries to make Lars “confess” to Sadie from him in Lars’ body, but ultimately fails and Steven then tells Sadie that he is in Lars’ body they both go to the temple, Lars’ parents follow thinking he’s robbing the house, but then Steven wakes Lars up then causing them to swap, Lars freaks out then the episode cuts to the next day, Steven apologizes and give Lars a card then the episode ends. (Yes I did right this full ahh essay)

  • @brianbelson9834
    @brianbelson9834 Месяц назад

    Honestly can’t believe I watched this entire episode but I’m glad I did,I was hesitant to subscribe because I didn’t think I would watch as many videos but consider me a fan! This video was quite enjoyable and extrospective.

  • @Dalton_Boardman2000
    @Dalton_Boardman2000 4 месяца назад +2

    1:01:05 Hey cool, a Danny Phantom reference. Possibly the single one cool thing in the last few seasons.

  • @bobsav76
    @bobsav76 25 дней назад

    And, in case we forget, by swapping lives, Sabrina gave a person who was clearly fundamentally evil, magic powers.

  • @alextalbain9269
    @alextalbain9269 4 месяца назад +2

    Fairy tail's body swap episode did the same thing with the voices as sonic boom. It's a really good episode.

  • @nessmarsh
    @nessmarsh 4 месяца назад +1

    I love body swap episodes so much, they're my favorite type of episode

  • @MaxToon_Official
    @MaxToon_Official Месяц назад

    The idea of two swapped characters wanting to be back to normal while the other two don't is a interesting concept imo

  • @gulusgammamon
    @gulusgammamon 4 месяца назад +1

    i used to hate switched a lot bc it was the ONLY episode i seen but when i rewatched it in order
    it being back to back to Nevermore is such a sucker punch of great episodes
    you get to know raven then you get to KNOW Raven in the lens with Starfire in mind too!

  • @Rabbitlord108
    @Rabbitlord108 4 месяца назад +1

    Funny how the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon didn't swap the voices in its body swap episodes.

  • @bsperoz
    @bsperoz 4 месяца назад +3

    12:06 I understand giving heartburn City and diarrhea city Ds, but what's so bad about Pizza Hut? 😂

    • @pbfloyd13
      @pbfloyd13 4 месяца назад

      For the quality it is now their Pizza is way too expensive it's barely a step above Little Ceasers yet 2x the price.

  • @RanterInShades
    @RanterInShades 4 месяца назад +3

    HOLD UP... nothing about the Futurama body swap episode?? In my opinion, that's the best one. In addition to the different swaps being really engaging, it even has an original mathematical formula.

  • @ilan_profile
    @ilan_profile 4 месяца назад

    This is the type of content I love to watch, really appreciate this themed cartoon videos!!

  • @thekevin271
    @thekevin271 20 дней назад

    "this is still better" wolf: *stops gnawing on his foot*

  • @blueraccoon1088
    @blueraccoon1088 4 месяца назад +2

    Also I've had a theory close to pointdexter he didn't commit self destruct but low fuel and spark went offline in the locker over summer with scorching heat. May I say more?

  • @ormarrsclaw.9857
    @ormarrsclaw.9857 4 месяца назад +1

    Took me 2 days to watch this. I'm glad you used the all time best Body swap episode at the end.

  • @WillieManga
    @WillieManga 27 дней назад

    Hearing Stewie's voice in Peter is a little extra weird because they're both played by Seth Macfarlane. Like, they have the same VA but different tones of voice, which that episode puts into perspective.

  • @tyreehopkins9195
    @tyreehopkins9195 4 месяца назад

    Yooooo!! I was just watching your stuff today and you upload while I'm in the middle of catching up your content. S-tier creator!

  • @DaWhiz266
    @DaWhiz266 Месяц назад

    That Tangled Ever After episode where Rapunzel and SideBurns switch bodies was a good one.