History PlayingWith / ChuckCunninghamSyndrome

* '''Justified''':
** Not applicable. (The lack of an InUniverse reason is a vital part of this trope. If Bob leaves town or is otherwise written off such that he could return, it's PutOnABus. If he dies, it's KilledOffForReal.)
** Possibly justified if the character disappears off the face of the earth and everybody but those who were closest to them (the main cast) has zero memory of that person. This of course is a situational example.

* '''Invoked''': Not applicable. (This trope is beyond the control of the characters.)

** Bob was essentially the star of the show as the TitleCharacter. But disappeared without explanation in the second episode.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Parodied''': By the end of the series, it's down to exactly one character, but they still steadfastly refuse to address anyone's departure.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Justified''': Not applicable. (The lack of an InUniverse reason is a vital part of this trope. If Bob leaves town or is otherwise written off such that he could return, it's PutOnABus. If he dies, it's KilledOffForReal.)
** Semi-justified if the character disappears off the face of the earth and everybody but those who were closest to them (the main cast) has zero memory of that person. This of course is a situational example.

* '''Justified''':
** The actor playing Bob suddenly quit, died, or was [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor fired under very unsavory circumstances]] (arrested for a drug or sex crime, has been accused of saying or doing something racist, sexist, or homophobic, asked for more money and exchanged cross words with the management) and the writers didn't have time to fully explain what happened to him or [[TheOtherDarrin replace him with another actor]].
** Bob wasn't a major character or important to the plot, so they just forgot about him.
** ExecutiveMeddling forced Bob to be written out for whatever reason (audience complaints over not being likeable and/or MoralGuardians claiming he's a bad influence)

* '''Averted''': Any sudden departures are mentioned later on.
* '''Enforced''': "Dammit, our lead actor just quit! What do we do about the character of Bob?" "Just don't mention it."

* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Defied''': "Our lead actor just quit. We won't mention him again" "The viewers won't buy that! We'll establish that he had a big argument with Charlie offscreen as the reason why he no longer hangs out with the group."

** Bob was essentially the star of the show with the title even has his name on it. But disappeared without explanation in the second episode.

* '''Inverted''': Bob shows up halfway through ''Legends of Troperia'' with no explanation of why he's there or where he came from.

* '''Deconstructed''': Because of Bob's disappearance, the fans of the show keep asking the cast and crew what happened to him.

%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???

** The actor playing Bob suddenly quit, died, or was [[RoleEndingMisdemeanour fired under very unsavory circumstances]] (arrested for a drug or sex crime, has been accused of saying or doing something racist, sexist, or homophobic, asked for more money and exchanged cross words with the management) and the writers didn't have time to fully explain what happened to him or [[TheOtherDarrin replace him with another actor]].

** The actor playing Bob suddenly quit, died, or was fired under very unsavory circumstances (arrested for a drug or sex crime, has been accused of saying or doing something racist, sexist, or homophobic, asked for more money and exchanged cross words with the management) and the writers didn't have time to fully explain what happened to him or [[TheOtherDarrin replace him with another actor]].

** ExecutiveMeddling forced Bob to be written out for whatever reason (audience complaints over not being or likeable and/or MoralGuardians claiming he's a bad influence)

** The actor playing Bob suddenly quit, died, or was fired under very unsavory circumstances (arrested for a drug or sex crime, has been accused of saying or doing something racist or sexist, asked for more money and exchanged cross words with the management) and the writers didn't have time to fully explain what happened to him or [[TheOtherDarrin replace him with another actor]].

** The actor playing Bob suddenly quit, died, or was fired under very unsavory circumstances (an arrest for a drug or sex crime) and the writers didn't have time to fully explain what happened to him or [[TheOtherDarrin replace him with another actor]].

** The actor playing Bob suddenly quit, died, or was fired under very unsavory circumstances (an arrest for a drug or sex crime) and the writers didn't have time to fully explain what happened to him.
** Bob wasn't a major character, so they forgot about him.

** The actor playing Bob suddenly quit, so they didn't have time to write him out.

* '''Exaggerated''': Roughly 80% of the cast is gone by the end of the series, and none of them are ever spoken of again.

* '''Defied''': ???fied''': ??? our lead actor just quit , we will don't mention it" "the viewers will wonder where Bob is ! We say that argue with Charlie offscreen and that he swear to don't nevermore hang out with him !

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Defied''': ??? * "our lead actor just quit , we will don't mention it" "the viewers will wonder where Bob is ! We say that argue with Charlie offscreen and that he swear to don't nevermore hang out with him !

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Defied''': ??? "our lead actor just quit , we will don't mention it" "the viewers will wonder where Bob is ! We say that argue with Charlie offscreen and that he swear to don't nevermore hang out with him !

* '''Defied''': ???

* ''"Plotted A Good Waste''': Bob's departure - and the apathetic response to such - is later used as a plot point when a character [[WhatTheHellHero calls out the hero]].