Wait, Rewind, Like Every Mary-Kate and Ashley Movie Is Just a Carbon Copy
Chances are if you were a tween in the '90s — like long before "tween" was even terminology people used — your life was littered with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen videos. And though we definitely appreciated all those tone-deaf singalong offerings (dude, the You're Invited series was my jam) there was nothing more magical than taking a European adventure in an Olsen twin movie. Like…any Olsen twin movie.
Yeah, I might have some bad news for you dedicated Olsenites who have grown up thinking the twins were Oscar-worthy actresses and artists. The truth is that while longtime members of the fun club all have a favorite MK & A film, there really isn't a lot of differentiation between plots. The Dualstar franchise was basically built on reoccurring tropes, and from Passport to Paris to Winning London, that included a lot of sight-seeing, identity-switching, and of course, the occasional dead mother. Sorry, everyone, but it's true: Mary-Kate and Ashley aren't the only ones that are identical, their movies are a copy of a copy.
…and actually, Mary-Kate and Ashley are fraternal, but that's beside the point.
Scroll through to see some of the most common clichés in your favorite Mary-Kate and Ashley movies.
![To grandmothers house we go](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/to-grandmothers-house-we-go.png?fit=800%2C590&quality=86&strip=all)
Warner Bros.
![Mary kate and ashley opposites](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mary-kate-and-ashley-opposites.jpg?fit=800%2C547&quality=86&strip=all)
Warner Bros
![Our lips are sealed movie](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/our-lips-are-sealed-movie.png?fit=800%2C590&quality=86&strip=all)
TLC
![Mary kate and ashley passport to paris](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mary-kate-and-ashley-passport-to-paris.png?fit=800%2C611&quality=86&strip=all)
Dualstar
![Billboard dad](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/billboard-dad.png?fit=800%2C540&quality=86&strip=all)
Dualstar
![Mary kate and ashley olsen the challenge](https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-the-challenge.png?fit=800%2C584&quality=86&strip=all)
Dualstar