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From celebrity doppelgangers to character swaps, sitcoms have given us some unforgettable impression moments! Join us as we count down the most hilarious times TV characters channeled someone else's persona. Our countdown includes Joey mimicking Chandler, Jack McFarland's Cher, Lucy Ricardo's Harpo Marx, and more! Which sitcom impression had you laughing the hardest?
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00:00You're playing D&D. This whole apartment is playing D&D.
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the funniest and most unforgettable moments
00:13when sitcom characters slipped into someone else's persona.
00:20I'm out!
00:23Number 10. Could Joey be any more like Chandler? Friends.
00:27Whew! I'll tell you, it's hot with all this stuff on. I, uh, I better not do any, I don't
00:31know, lunges.
00:35The Friends gang sure loved teasing each other.
00:38Does this look like something the girlfriend of a paleontologist would wear?
00:41I don't know, you might be the first one.
00:43In the season 3 episode, The One Where No One's Ready, the show features one of its most iconic moments,
00:48not to mention a memorable in-character impression.
00:51Conflict begins when Joey steals the chair Chandler was sitting in,
00:54which leads Chandler to hide Joey's underwear in retaliation.
00:58Joey, however, refuses to get dressed without them, so to get even,
01:02he comes back wearing every item of clothing Chandler owns.
01:05As he strides into the room, Joey mimics Chandler's signature sarcastic delivery and quips the now-famous line,
01:12Look at me! I'm Chandler! Could I be wearing any more clothes?
01:16Number 9. Sophia and Dorothy impersonate Sonny and Cher, the Golden Girls.
01:21Well, Rose, do I look like the mayor of Palm Springs?
01:24The Golden Girls was never afraid to lean into a bit.
01:27In season 5's An Illegitimate Concern delivers one of its most unexpectedly delightful musical surprises.
01:33In this episode, Sophia persuades Dorothy to join her in the Shady Pines Mother Daughter Beauty pageant.
01:38This leads to the pair dressing up as Sonny and Cher and singing the 1965 hit I Got You, Babe,
01:44with Rose on piano, no less.
01:46They say we're young and we don't know, we won't find out until we go.
01:55I don't know if all that's true, but you got me and baby I got you.
02:01Dorothy channels Cher's cool swagger while Sophia gleefully embraces Sonny's upbeat simplicity,
02:07complete with matching retro costumes.
02:09It's a standout moment that combines character chemistry with a pop culture tribute,
02:13like only the Golden Girls could do.
02:16Oh, for goodness sakes! Why, you two could be celebrity look-alikes!
02:20Oh, Blanche! How do you really think so?
02:23Well, absolutely!
02:24So, which one's Cheech and which one's Charles?
02:27Number 8. Kramer as Jerry and Jerry as Kramer.
02:31Seinfeld.
02:31What's going on in there?
02:33What?
02:33Role reversals don't get more brilliantly chaotic, not to mention hilarious, than this personality swap.
02:39In the Seinfeld episode, The Chicken Roaster,
02:42a bright red neon sign from a new Kenny Rogers Roasters restaurant forces Kramer to move into Jerry's apartment,
02:48and Jerry to take over his.
02:49Kramer, if I'm gonna live over there, you gotta take some of this stuff out.
02:53I mean, this thing is really freaking me out.
02:56I feel like it's gonna come to life in the middle of the night and kill me.
02:59From this, the two slowly start adopting each other's behaviors.
03:03Yep, Kramer transforms into an unruffled analytical observer,
03:07while Jerry becomes jittery and off-balance, mimicking Kramer's unpredictability.
03:13Hi, buddy.
03:16I'm on no sleep.
03:17No sleep.
03:18You don't know what it's like in there.
03:20All night long, things are creaking and cracking, and that red light is burning my brain.
03:25You look a little stressed.
03:27Oh, I'm stressed.
03:28It's a fascinating showcase of just how sharply defined these characters were.
03:32And lucky for us, Jerry Seinfeld and Michael Richards rose to the occasion,
03:36capturing each other's quirks with impressive nuance.
03:3940 bucks? Are they sabled?
03:41No, but the difference is negligible.
03:45Oh, yeah, I like this idea.
03:47Number 7. Blossom Goes Full Madonna.
03:49Blossom.
03:50Few 90s sitcom moments capture the era's pop-cultural energy,
03:53quite like Blossom Russo imagining herself as a full-fledged pop diva.
03:58Tonight on Blossom.
03:59Hey, don't block the shot, Jerry. Do not block the shot.
04:02In the Blossom episode Rockumentary,
04:04Mayim Bialik channels Madonna in a surreal fantasy sequence.
04:07Sick in bed with the flu,
04:09Blossom dreams she's a world-famous rock star.
04:12She adopts the material girl's provocative fashion,
04:15bold energy, and unmistakable attitude.
04:17Nails.
04:21Well, another day, another $780,000.
04:26Don't talk to me about money.
04:29How many times do I have to say this?
04:31I hate money. It's filthy and it corrupts.
04:33The episode leans into a stylized MTV documentary format,
04:36making Blossom's transformation feel both epic and self-aware,
04:40as though she's starring in her own behind-the-music cautionary tale.
04:43This is really, really important.
04:48Got a big show here, and...
04:53Earlier today, I had a frog in my throat.
04:55Bialik's gleefully exaggerated tribute manages to celebrate the pop icon
04:59while giving viewers a hilarious look at Blossom's imagined stardom,
05:02via a fever dream.
05:04That's right, folks. Step back. Step back. Let us do it. Let us do it.
05:07Let us do it. Let us do it.
05:08Number 6. Jenna Maroney's Janis Joplin-style audition, 30 Rock.
05:13Liz, did you hear?
05:14Yeah. Is your brother gonna be okay?
05:16Oh, no. Not that. A new movie about Janis Joplin is going into production.
05:22Showbiz delusion meets musical hilarity
05:24when Jenna Maroney dives into a Janis Joplin-style performance
05:28in 30 Rock's Senor Macho Solo.
05:30Howdy, Jack! It's me, Janis Joplin!
05:33And I want to audition for my Shine Heart Universal biopic so bad!
05:39The episode sees Jenna desperately preparing for an audition
05:42for a Janis Joplin biopic,
05:43but because they couldn't secure the rights to Joplin's name or music,
05:47the film within the show must invent a legally safe version of the singer.
05:51Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Janet Joplin!
05:54Who?
05:55Until we get the life rights, we have to protect ourselves.
05:58I'd like you to come up, come up, come up
06:03and take it!
06:05Take another little chunk of my lung now, mister!
06:09Determined to prove she's born for the role,
06:11Jenna unleashes a raspy, bluesy, and wildly dramatic warm-up.
06:16Jane Krakowski's full-throttle vocal grit and rock diva theatrics
06:19make it one of Jenna's funniest and most delusion-fueled moments.
06:22And that's why we love it.
06:24You know you bought it
06:26If life makes you sweet food
06:29Now this I like.
06:31Number 5.
06:32Lucy Ricardo as Harpo Marx
06:34I Love Lucy
06:35Lucy Ricardo's impersonation of Harpo Marx
06:44isn't just a fun impression.
06:45It's the comedic payoff to a classic
06:47I Love Lucy misunderstanding.
06:49In the season 4 episode aptly titled
06:51Lucy and Harpo Marx
06:52Lucy has bragged to her friend
06:54that she has met nearly every big star in Hollywood.
06:57When she shows up wanting to see the celebrities
06:59Lucy panics and starts impersonating them
07:02including her most ambitious illusion
07:04Harpo Marx
07:05Lucy throws on a trench coat, curly wig, and top hat
07:09adopting Harpo's signature silent film pantomime.
07:11Where's Carolyn?
07:12She's in there.
07:14Lucy?
07:15What?
07:17Unfortunately for her
07:18the plan unravels when the real Harpo
07:20unexpectedly arrives
07:21forcing Lucy into a classic
07:23side-by-side mirror routine.
07:33They just don't make television like they used to.
07:36Number 4.
07:37Jesse does his best Elvis Presley
07:39Full House
07:47Uncle Jesse had many defining characteristics on Full House
07:51but none was more lovingly exaggerated
07:53than his lifelong devotion to Elvis Presley.
07:56And in the episode Mad Money
07:57John Stamos delivers one of his most committed Elvis impressions.
08:01Uncle Jesse!
08:02Hold your horses mama
08:02I mean hold on!
08:04That's because we see Jesse secretly take a gig
08:07as an Elvis impersonator
08:08to earn extra cash
08:09so he and his band
08:10Jesse and the Rippers
08:11can record a demo.
08:13Thank you very much Lange.
08:14I want you a beautiful audience.
08:15And what can we say?
08:16Stamos fully channels
08:18Elvis's signature swagger
08:19and energetic movements.
08:20It's clear his Presley fandom is sincere
08:23making the in-character performance
08:24both a heartfelt tribute
08:26and one of the series'
08:27most charming musical moments.
08:35Number 3
08:36The Gang Does Seinfeld
08:38It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
08:40Sitcom Homage reaches surreal new territory
08:43in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's
08:44The Gang Does a Clip Show episode.
08:46You see as the main crew reminisces
08:48their memories begin to misfire
08:50and they soon take part in a scene from Seinfeld
08:53as if it happened to them.
08:54Well where's my money?
08:55Who caved?
08:56Not me?
08:57Not me.
08:58What are you guys looking at?
09:00There's a naked woman across the street.
09:02Ah!
09:04This is gonna be the easiest money I've ever made.
09:07Frank channels George,
09:08Dee embodies Elaine,
09:10Charlie goes full Kramer,
09:11and Dennis and Mac both play Jerry.
09:17I'm out!
09:19The Gang isn't just recreating any old scene though.
09:22It's from the classic Seinfeld episode
09:24The Contest.
09:25Nearly shot for shot,
09:27they mimic the dialogue,
09:29timing,
09:29and iconic physical quirks
09:30to absolute perfection.
09:32And it all adds up
09:33to one big meta-sitcom chef's kiss.
09:36Thank God we're back to normal.
09:37Number 2.
09:38Howard's spot-on celebrity impressions,
09:40The Big Bang Theory.
09:42You'd think,
09:42after all these years,
09:45I'd mow,
09:46not to fly,
09:48over volcanoes.
09:52Simon Hellberg doesn't just dabble in impressions.
09:55He's practically made them a second language.
09:58And one of his most memorable showcases
10:00comes during the Big Bang episode
10:01The Love Spell Potential.
10:02When the gang gathers to play Dungeons and Dragons,
10:05Hellberg's Howard volunteers as dungeon master,
10:08narrating the campaign with theatrical flair.
10:10You're playing D&D.
10:12You're playing D&D.
10:14This whole apartment
10:19is playing D&D.
10:20As part of his storytelling,
10:22he launches into rapid-fire impersonations
10:24of Nicolas Cage,
10:25Al Pacino,
10:26and Christopher Walken,
10:27giving each voice its own distinct cadence
10:29as he describes in-game events.
10:31Travel with caution.
10:36These woods are home
10:38to the bones of many
10:40a fallen hero!
10:43The scene works brilliantly,
10:45blending seamlessly
10:46into the gang's playful energy
10:47while also letting
10:48Simon Hellberg's impression skills
10:50take center stage.
10:51Well, I'm just a tree,
10:52but if I were you,
10:53I'd listen to your ghost friend!
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11:11Number 1.
11:12Jack imitates Cher
11:13to Cher
11:14Will & Grace
11:15If I could turn back time
11:19If I could turn back time
11:27Jack McFarlane's obsession with Cher
11:30Cher reaches comedic perfection
11:31in the Will & Grace episode
11:33Gypsies, Tramps, and Weed.
11:34During an encounter
11:35with The Real Deal,
11:36who Jack believes
11:37is a drag queen impersonator,
11:39he launches into
11:40an exaggerated Cher impression.
11:42Cher's dramatic vowel stretches,
11:43diva-like hair flips,
11:45and exaggerated vocal tunes.
11:46I do a better Cher than you.
11:50You think so?
11:56Actually, it's...
11:57You think so?
11:58Ho!
11:59Did we mention
12:00he's critiquing the real Cher
12:02for not sounding enough like,
12:03well, Cher?
12:04Sean Hayes absolutely nails
12:06the pop icon's attitude here,
12:08delivering a hilariously
12:09over-the-top homage.
12:10But it's more...
12:12Are you kidding me
12:13with this hole?
12:16However,
12:17the moment Cher snaps,
12:18she creates one of the most
12:19quotable exchanges
12:20in sitcom history.
12:23Snap out of it.
12:24This moment isn't just funny,
12:26it's straight-up iconic.
12:28Which of these sitcom
12:29impersonations
12:30had you laughing the hardest?
12:31Let us know in the comments.
12:32We'll see you next time.
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