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** In the SeriesFinale, "Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television", the group stands around in the study room that served as the setting and discuss a "season 7" that never came to fruition before a GroupHug. We then get a montage of Jeff dropping Annie and Abed off at the airport before returning to celebrate with the characers remaining at Greendale.
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** In the SeriesFinale, "Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television", the group stands around in the study room that served as the setting and discuss a "season 7" that never came to fruition before a GroupHug. We then get a montage of Jeff dropping Annie and Abed off at the airport before returning to celebrate with the characers characters remaining at Greendale.
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It goes like this: At the end of the final episode all the main cast are standing in the [[StandardizedSitcomHousing living room]], or wherever the show's equivalent main setting is. It's quite likely (although not required) that one or more of the main characters [[MovingAwayEnding is moving away]], indicating that this is the last time they'll be together in this place. They have a touching conversation about all the good times they've had (levels of {{Narm}} may vary here). A character who left the show earlier in the run may come BackForTheFinale. Bonus points if they [[LampshadeHanging hang a lampshade]] on a RunningGag or HandWave a bit of FridgeLogic that fans have been puzzling over. Then, perhaps following a GroupHug, all the main cast exit through the main door. One person (generally, the main character) pauses in the doorway, takes a LongLastLook around the room, then slowly turns to follow the others. The camera will either linger on the [[DoorClosesEnding closed door]] or pan slowly across the empty room.
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It goes like this: At the end of the final episode all the main cast are standing in the [[StandardizedSitcomHousing living room]], or wherever the show's equivalent main setting is. It's quite likely (although not required) that one or more of the main characters [[MovingAwayEnding is moving away]], indicating that this is the last time they'll be together in this place. They have a touching conversation about all the good times they've had (levels of {{Narm}} may vary here). A character who left the show earlier in the run may come BackForTheFinale. Bonus points if they [[LampshadeHanging hang a lampshade]] on a RunningGag or HandWave a bit of FridgeLogic that fans have been puzzling over. Then, perhaps following a GroupHug, all the main cast exit through the main door. One person (generally, the main character) pauses in the doorway, takes a LongLastLook around the room, then slowly turns to follow the others. The camera will either linger on the [[DoorClosesEnding closed door]] or pan slowly across the empty room.
room. To really hammer things home, at some point the lights may be turned off, either to allow the audience to ponder a darkened set, or with a quick cut to an establishing shot to see the lights go off outside.
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* The end of ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' has the cast (who have all been fired from the station, except Ted Baxter) embrace in a tearful group hug, then one by one leave the office while singing "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". Mary is the last one out, taking a final look around the office before turning off the lights. Then the cast members come out for a final CurtainCall during the end credits. Note that, as the oldest entry on this list (the series finale aired in 1977), this is also the TropeMaker; it creates some SeinfeldIsUnfunny for people watching it now, since it was really unique and moving then, but modern viewers have seen it a million times.
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* The end of ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' has the cast (who have all been fired from the station, except Ted Baxter) embrace in a tearful group hug, then one by one leave the office while singing "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". Mary is the last one out, taking a final look around the office before turning off the lights. Then the cast members come out for a final CurtainCall during the end credits. Note that, as the oldest entry on this list (the series finale aired in 1977), this is also the TropeMaker; it creates some SeinfeldIsUnfunny for can [[OnceOriginalNowCommon come off as cliche to people watching it now, now]], since it was really unique and moving then, but modern viewers have seen it a million times.
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!!As this is an {{Ending Trope|s}}, [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff unmarked spoilers abound]]. [[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned Beware]].
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* ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'': The finale does this both in and out of Kevin's "sitcom", which has everyone decisively fed up with Kevin's behavior. Allison finally snaps Kevin back to reality with a dressing down and a call for divorce, with even Kevin's own StudioAudience turning on him just before he gets booted out. His former friends and family members leave after he shows his abusive true colors, and he ends the series alone in his now-empty house, hellbent on destroying Allison's stuff before he gets in one final act on ComedicSociopathy: [[TrashTheSet accidentally burning his house down in a drunken rage]], with [[SelfDisposingVillain himself]] still inside. Patty and Neil, initially two of Kevin's close friends, witness the house go up in flames, and share one last look at each other before Neil leaves for a new future while Patty and Allison reunite and make a vow to "die alone together".
* The end of ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' has the cast (who have all been fired from the station, except Ted Baxter) embrace in a tearful group hug, then one by one leave the office while singing "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". Mary is the last one out, taking a final look around the office before turning off the lights. Then the cast members come out for a final CurtainCall during the end credits.
** Note that, as the oldest entry on this list (the series finale aired in 1977), this is also the TropeMaker; it creates some SeinfeldIsUnfunny for people watching it now, since it was really unique and moving then, but modern viewers have seen it a million times.
* The end of ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' has the cast (who have all been fired from the station, except Ted Baxter) embrace in a tearful group hug, then one by one leave the office while singing "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". Mary is the last one out, taking a final look around the office before turning off the lights. Then the cast members come out for a final CurtainCall during the end credits.
** Note that, as the oldest entry on this list (the series finale aired in 1977), this is also the TropeMaker; it creates some SeinfeldIsUnfunny for people watching it now, since it was really unique and moving then, but modern viewers have seen it a million times.
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* ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'': The finale does this both in and out of Kevin's "sitcom", which has everyone decisively fed up with Kevin's behavior. Allison finally snaps Kevin back ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'':True to reality with a dressing down and a call for divorce, with even Kevin's own StudioAudience turning on him just before he gets booted out. His former friends and family members leave after he shows his abusive true colors, and he ends the form, several tropes common to sitcom series alone in his now-empty house, hellbent on destroying finales are deconstructed here:
** There's a TimeSkip of several months from the previous episode... but (apart from Allison'sstuff before he gets in one final act on ComedicSociopathy: [[TrashTheSet accidentally burning his house down in a drunken rage]], with [[SelfDisposingVillain himself]] still inside. Patty absence, and Neil, initially two of Molly being introduced to replace her) very little has changed in Kevin's close friends, witness life. Had the house go up in flames, and share one last look at each other before Neil leaves for a new future while Patty and "sitcom" continued without Allison reunite until her shocking return, she would have come BackForTheFinale.
** Everybody leaving the main setting to go their own way... because they all want to escape from Kevin's toxic influence.
** The primary set being destroyed... because the main character set it on fire andmake killed himself in the conflagration.
** The last episode setting up avow SpinOff is parodied with Pete leaving for Florida with Lorraine, even "explaining" why his son won't "appear" in his "show" by having him refuse to "die alone together".
tell him the address.
** Ironically the episode ends with the two main characters sitting outside (what remains of) the primary setting, vowing to stay put and live the rest of their lives together, an unusual ending for a sitcom, indicating that Allison's life is no longer bound by the constraints of one.
* The end of ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' has the cast (who have all been fired from the station, except Ted Baxter) embrace in a tearful group hug, then one by one leave the office while singing "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". Mary is the last one out, taking a final look around the office before turning off the lights. Then the cast members come out for a final CurtainCall during the end credits. \n** Note that, as the oldest entry on this list (the series finale aired in 1977), this is also the TropeMaker; it creates some SeinfeldIsUnfunny for people watching it now, since it was really unique and moving then, but modern viewers have seen it a million times.
** There's a TimeSkip of several months from the previous episode... but (apart from Allison's
** Everybody leaving the main setting to go their own way... because they all want to escape from Kevin's toxic influence.
** The primary set being destroyed... because the main character set it on fire and
** The last episode setting up a
** Ironically the episode ends with the two main characters sitting outside (what remains of) the primary setting, vowing to stay put and live the rest of their lives together, an unusual ending for a sitcom, indicating that Allison's life is no longer bound by the constraints of one.
* The end of ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' has the cast (who have all been fired from the station, except Ted Baxter) embrace in a tearful group hug, then one by one leave the office while singing "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". Mary is the last one out, taking a final look around the office before turning off the lights. Then the cast members come out for a final CurtainCall during the end credits.
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* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' finale "[[Recap/CheersS11E25 One for the Road]]" follows the template pretty closely. After Sam has returned from his abortive elopement with Diane, the gang sits around and smokes cigars while they talk about life and friendship. Rebecca pops in, before leaving for good, to marry Don. The gang ambles out, but Norm hangs back to point out to Sam that he knew he would always come back to his one ''true'' love (implied to be the Cheers bar itself). Norm leaves, Sam looks around the bar and says "I'm the luckiest son-of-a-bitch on Earth" (what he means by that has been a point of debate ever since), then leaves, not through the front door, but through the back to the pool room. (This is a bookend with the series premiere, in which he is first seen entering from the pool room.)
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* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' finale "[[Recap/CheersS11E25 "[[Recap/CheersS11E25OneForTheRoad One for the Road]]" follows the template pretty closely. After Sam has returned from his abortive elopement with Diane, the gang sits around and smokes cigars while they talk about life and friendship. Rebecca pops in, before leaving for good, to marry Don. The gang ambles out, but Norm hangs back to point out to Sam that he knew he would always come back to his one ''true'' love (implied to be the Cheers bar itself). Norm leaves, Sam looks around the bar and says "I'm the luckiest son-of-a-bitch on Earth" (what he means by that has been a point of debate ever since), then leaves, not through the front door, but through the back to the pool room. (This is a bookend with the series premiere, in which he is first seen entering from the pool room.)
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* ''Series/{{Hustle}}'' is more of a comedy drama than a sitcom, but it still uses this ending.In the final episode, the gang pull OneLastJob then retire. At the end they all leave Eddie's Bar by the back door (which is implied to also be the exit from the show's world) then Eddie turns off the lights and follows them.
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* ''Series/{{Hustle}}'' is more of a comedy drama than a sitcom, but it still uses this ending. In the final episode, the gang pull OneLastJob then retire. At the end they all leave Eddie's Bar by the back door (which is implied to also be the exit from the show's world) then Eddie turns off the lights and follows them.
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* ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'': The finale does this both in and out of Kevin's "sitcom", which has everyone decisively fed up with Kevin's behavior. Allison finally snaps Kevin back to reality with a dressing down and a call for divorce, with even Kevin's own StudioAudience turning on him just before he gets booted out. His former friends and family members leave after he shows his abusive true colors, and he ends the series alone in his now-empty house, hellbent on destroying Allison's stuff before he gets in one final act on ComedicSociopathy: [[TrashTheSet accidentally burning his house down in a drunken rage]], with [[SelfDisposingVillain himself]] still inside. Patty and Neil, initially two of Kevin's close friends, witness the house go up in flames, and share one last look at each other before Neil leaves for a new future.
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* ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'': The finale does this both in and out of Kevin's "sitcom", which has everyone decisively fed up with Kevin's behavior. Allison finally snaps Kevin back to reality with a dressing down and a call for divorce, with even Kevin's own StudioAudience turning on him just before he gets booted out. His former friends and family members leave after he shows his abusive true colors, and he ends the series alone in his now-empty house, hellbent on destroying Allison's stuff before he gets in one final act on ComedicSociopathy: [[TrashTheSet accidentally burning his house down in a drunken rage]], with [[SelfDisposingVillain himself]] still inside. Patty and Neil, initially two of Kevin's close friends, witness the house go up in flames, and share one last look at each other before Neil leaves for a new future.future while Patty and Allison reunite and make a vow to "die alone together".
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* ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'': The finale does this both in and out of Kevin's "sitcom", which has everyone decisively fed up with Kevin's behavior. Allison finally snaps Kevin back to reality with a dressing down and a call for divorce, with even Kevin's own StudioAudience turning on him just before he gets booted out. His former friends and family members leave after he shows his abusive true colors, and he ends the series alone in his now-empty house, hellbent on destroying Allison's stuff before he gets in one final act on ComedicSociopathy: [[TrashTheSet accidentally burning his house down in a drunken rage]], with [[SelfDisposingVillain himself]] still inside. Patty and Neil, initially two of Kevin's close friends, witness the house go up in flames, and the share a look, before Neil leaves for a new future.
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* ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'': The finale does this both in and out of Kevin's "sitcom", which has everyone decisively fed up with Kevin's behavior. Allison finally snaps Kevin back to reality with a dressing down and a call for divorce, with even Kevin's own StudioAudience turning on him just before he gets booted out. His former friends and family members leave after he shows his abusive true colors, and he ends the series alone in his now-empty house, hellbent on destroying Allison's stuff before he gets in one final act on ComedicSociopathy: [[TrashTheSet accidentally burning his house down in a drunken rage]], with [[SelfDisposingVillain himself]] still inside. Patty and Neil, initially two of Kevin's close friends, witness the house go up in flames, and the share a look, one last look at each other before Neil leaves for a new future.
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* ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'': The finale does this both in and out of Kevin's "sitcom", which has everyone decisively fed up with Kevin's behavior. Allison finally snaps Kevin back to reality with a dressing down and a call for divorce, with even Kevin's own StudioAudience turning on him just before he gets booted out. His former friends and family members leave after he shows his abusive true colors, and he ends the series alone in his now-empty house, hellbent on destroying Allison's stuff before he gets in one final act on ComedicSociopathy: [[TrashTheSet accidentally burning his house down in a drunken rage]], with [[SelfDisposingVillain himself]] still inside. Patty and Neil, initially two of Kevin's close friends, witness the house go up in flames, talk to each other, and leave for a new future.
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* ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'': The finale does this both in and out of Kevin's "sitcom", which has everyone decisively fed up with Kevin's behavior. Allison finally snaps Kevin back to reality with a dressing down and a call for divorce, with even Kevin's own StudioAudience turning on him just before he gets booted out. His former friends and family members leave after he shows his abusive true colors, and he ends the series alone in his now-empty house, hellbent on destroying Allison's stuff before he gets in one final act on ComedicSociopathy: [[TrashTheSet accidentally burning his house down in a drunken rage]], with [[SelfDisposingVillain himself]] still inside. Patty and Neil, initially two of Kevin's close friends, witness the house go up in flames, talk to each other, and leave the share a look, before Neil leaves for a new future.
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* ''Series/KevinCanGoFuckHimself'': The finale does this both in and out of Kevin's "sitcom", which has everyone decisively fed up with Kevin's behavior. Allison finally snaps Kevin back to reality with a dressing down and a call for divorce, with even Kevin's own StudioAudience turning on him just before he gets booted out. His former friends and family members leave after he shows his abusive true colors, and he ends the series alone in his now-empty house, hellbent on destroying Allison's stuff before he gets in one final act on ComedicSociopathy: [[TrashTheSet accidentally burning his house down in a drunken rage]], with [[SelfDisposingVillain himself]] still inside. Patty and Neil, initially two of Kevin's close friends, witness the house go up in flames, talk to each other, and leave for a new future.
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* ''Series/KevinCanGoFuckHimself'': ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'': The finale does this both in and out of Kevin's "sitcom", which has everyone decisively fed up with Kevin's behavior. Allison finally snaps Kevin back to reality with a dressing down and a call for divorce, with even Kevin's own StudioAudience turning on him just before he gets booted out. His former friends and family members leave after he shows his abusive true colors, and he ends the series alone in his now-empty house, hellbent on destroying Allison's stuff before he gets in one final act on ComedicSociopathy: [[TrashTheSet accidentally burning his house down in a drunken rage]], with [[SelfDisposingVillain himself]] still inside. Patty and Neil, initially two of Kevin's close friends, witness the house go up in flames, talk to each other, and leave for a new future.
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* ''Series/KevinCanGoFuckHimself'': The finale does this both in and out of Kevin's "sitcom", which has everyone decisively fed up with Kevin's behavior. Allison finally snaps Kevin back to reality with a dressing down and a call for divorce, with even Kevin's own StudioAudience turning on him just before he gets booted out. His former friends and family members leave after he shows his abusive true colors, and he ends the series alone in his now-empty house, hellbent on destroying Allison's stuff before he gets in one final act on ComedicSociopathy: [[TrashTheSet accidentally burning his house down in a drunken rage]], with [[SelfDisposingVillain himself]] still inside. Patty and Neil, initially two of Kevin's close friends, witness the house go up in flames, talk to each other, and leave for a new future.
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* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' pops up as a web example, with [[spoiler:Church finding himself in a memory of the first episode, waiting for Tex to find her way back to him.]] Though the show would continue beyond this moment.
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* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' pops up as a web example, with [[spoiler:Church finding himself in a memory of the first episode, waiting for Tex to find her way back to him.]] Though the show would continue beyond this moment.
