History PlayingWith / MonochromeCasting

* '''Invoked''': See "Justified".

** All of the characters are played by one actor, who isn't willing to pretend to be an ethnicity that they're not.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The cast is different every episode. Sometimes all members are from only one race. Sometimes it's a FiveTokenBand.

** At least one of the main characters is [[TokenMinority not white]].

* '''Exploited''': A relatively socially progressive antagonist shows up the main characters as {{Politically Incorrect Hero}}es.

* '''Deconstructed''': A group of American townspeople become very concerned about their hometown's lack of diversity. The town was actually set up during the segregation days and never blended.
* '''Reconstructed''': But as they live in a very white state such as Idaho, Utah, Vermont, Montana, Maine, North Dakota, or New Hampshire. A lack of minorities is not unusual, and they get on with their lives in their middle-class white suburb.

** The work is a local production in an area which isn't very ethnically diverse, so the casting director can only cast members of one ethnic group.

** Or, [[ExecutiveMeddling the executives simply want to aim for a certain demographic]].

* '''Conversed''': "Don't you find anything wrong with how these sitcoms always have a cast that's either all white or all black? Maybe that made sense in UsefulNotes/TheSixties, [[SocietyMarchesOn but today it's just ridiculous!]]"

** All of the characters are played by one actor, who isn't willing to use makeup to alter their ethnicity.

* '''Subverted''': [[BlackBestFriend Fawna]] joins the cast in season 2, becoming the TokenMinority.

** One of the main characters is [[TokenMinority not white]].

* '''Averted''': The cast is realistically diverse for the setting.

** Or, the executives simply want to aim for a certain demographic.

** Alternately, the series is set in a time during severe segregation, so you wouldn't expect to see a bunch of white kids hanging out with one black guy (or vice versa).

* '''Conversed''': "Don't you hate how these sitcoms always have a cast that's either all white or all black? Maybe that made sense in UsefulNotes/TheSixties, but today it's just ridiculous!"

** The setting of the series is a city or region that is known for not being very ethnically diverse.

* '''Reconstructed''': But as they live in a very white state -- (any one of) Idaho, Utah, Vermont, Montana, Maine, North Dakota, New Hampshire -- a lack of minorities is not unusual. They get on with their lives in their middle-class white suburb.

** The series is [[LongRunners many seasons long]], and not one nonwhite person ever shows up. Even in the background.

** Alternately, the series is set in a time during severe segregation, so you wouldn't expect to see a bunch of white kids hanging out with one black guy.
* '''Inverted''': The main cast of ''Sally and Friends'' is a highly diverse FiveTokenBand, consisting of an African-American girl, an Asian boy, a Jewish girl, a Hispanic boy, an Indigenous American girl, and the TokenWhite guy in a wheelchair.

* '''Lampshaded''': The history teacher in ''Sally and Friends'' teaches her students about black civil rights leaders. None of the students can relate and end up falling asleep.

* '''Conversed''': "God, don't you hate how these sitcoms always have a cast that's either all white or all black? Maybe that made sense in TheSixties, but today it's just ridiculous!"

* '''Deconstructed''': A group of American townspeople become very concerned about their lack of diversity. Turns out it was set up during the segregation days and never blended.
* '''Reconstructed''': But as they live in a very white state -- Idaho, Utah, Vermont, Montana, Maine, North Dakota, New Hampshire -- a lack of minorities is not unusual. They get on with their lives in their middle-class white suburb.

* '''Inverted''': The main cast of ''Sally and Friends'' is a highly diverse FiveTokenBand, consisting of an African-American girl, a Jewish girl, a Japanese boy, a Hispanic boy, an Amerindian girl, and the TokenWhite guy in a wheelchair.

** The series is [[LongRunners many seasons long]], and not one minority ever shows up. Even in the background.

** Even the pets are white

* '''Inverted''': The main cast of ''Sally and Friends'' is a highly diverse FiveTokenBand, consisting of an African-American woman, a Japanese woman, a Jewish man, a Hispanic man, an Amerindian woman, and the TokenWhite guy in a wheelchair.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The cast is different every episode. Sometimes it's only one race. Sometimes it's a FiveTokenBand.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

** The series is many seasons long, and not one minority ever shows up. Even in the background.

* '''Downplayed''': The main cast of ''Sally and Friends'' is all white, but a few background and/or very minor characters are played by non-white actors.
* '''Justified''':

* '''Inverted''': The main cast of ''Sally and Friends'' is a highly diverse FiveTokenBand, consisting of an African-American girl, an Asian girl, a Jewish boy, a Latino, an Indian girl, and the TokenWhite guy in a wheelchair.
* '''Subverted''': [[BlackBestFriend Fawna]] joins the cast in the second season to be the TokenMinority.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then Fawna falls victim to ChuckCunninghamSyndrome before season 3.
* '''Parodied''': An immigrant from Nigeria comes to town and is played by a very white actor.

* '''Enforced''':

* '''Invoked''': See "Justfied".
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': The series is about accepting differences, such as race.

* '''Conversed''': "God, don't you hate how these sitcoms always have a cast that's either all white or all black? Maybe that made sense in the '60s, but today it's just ridiculous!"
* '''Deconstructed''': An American town becomes very concerned about their lack of diversity. Turns out it was set up during the segregation days and never blended.
* '''Reconstructed''': But the state they live in is 99% white, so a lack of minorities is not unusual. They get on with their lives in their middle class white suburb.

%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': The series is many seasons long, and not one minority ever shows up. Even in the background.

* '''Justified''': The setting of the series is a city or region that is known for not being very ethnically diverse.

* '''Subverted''': [[BlackBestFriend Fawna]] joins the cast in the second season to be the TokenMinority.

* '''Deconstructed''': An American town becomes very concerned about their lack of diversity. Turns out it was set up during the segregation days and never blended.
* '''Reconstructed''': But the state they live in is 99% white, so a lack of minorities is not unusual. They get on with their lives in their middle class white suburb.

* '''Enforced''': The writer is racist.

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* '''Justified''': The setting of the series is not very ethnically diverse.

* '''Downplayed''': The main cast of ''Sally and Friends'' is all white, but a few background and/or very minor characters are played by non-white actors.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Why are we so...white?"

* '''Discussed''':

* '''Played For Laughs''':
* '''Played For Drama''':
* '''They Plotted A Perfectly Good Waste''':

* '''Inverted''': FiveTokenBand