On August 4, 2022, Joseph & Lindsey's 40th season debuted. When Joseph, Lindsey, and the crew encounter individuals who are impersonating them, most of them refer to them as lookalikes, while some refer to them as a phony representation of themselves. The team is curious about the lookalikes' motivations after meeting them, but they refuse to offer any plausible explanations. One of the lookalikes spills the beans about the other one of them a few days after the crew first sees them, and soon after they learn this, the team has made friends with the lookalikes but not with the person who the lookalike has revealed the truth about.
When someone poses as Lyndale's elder brother Avery and Lyndale discovers that they are unaware of him, he becomes suspicious.
Joseph becomes irate when he finds his impersonator, who is dressed like him.
The Lindsey lookalike confronts Lindsey after returning to Plotagon City and encountering her.
Lyndale is irritated to watch a recording from Jerrod that depicts a fake version of himself on his birthday.
At DaDa's diner, Minelli witnesses someone posing as him by dressed and acting like him.
Van is being impersonated by two different people, and they are fighting about who is the actual Van.
Illtyd, who is annoyed, stumbles into a pair who are trying to pass for him by dressed like him. He is aware that they are both making a poor job of it.
When Joseph comes across someone who is impersonating T.Q., he gives him the nickname "Quincy Theodore," naming him after T.Q.
Isaias becomes irate when he sees his impostor posing as him at Joseph's front door.
Joseph's lookalike informs him of the facts regarding each of the lookalikes and spills the unexpected beans on one of them.
When Tariq finds upon Alex, the lookalike of Lindsey, he confronts her and demands to know why she's been making others, including her adoptive brother, act like Joseph and some of his friends.
After learning the truth about their lookalikes, Minelli and mostly the whole crew become friends with them.
The gang wants to assist Cameron in finding a girlfriend because he is single and seeking.