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1	-> '''Janice:''' What a small world!\
2	'''Chandler:''' And yet I never run into Music/{{Beyonce}}.
3	-->-- ''Series/{{Friends}}''
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5	A character that does not appear in every episode, but is in enough of them to affect the storyline on a regular basis. Sometimes called a "semi-regular" character to contrast with the regular characters.
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7	A LivingProp or SpearCarrier who appears repeatedly may become a Recurring Character.
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9	A character that starts out as a recurring character but eventually joins the main cast is a case of them getting a PromotionToOpeningTitles. If this promotion happens mainly because of [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan popularity]], then you've got yourself a BreakoutCharacter. Conversely, for a character who starts out as a regular but becomes recurring over time, see CommutingOnABus. Finally, if they appear in so many episodes that they get more appearances than even some of the show's regular characters, yet the credits insist on only giving them guest billing, then they're a FakeGuestStar.
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11	Compare InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals, RegularCharacter, OneShotCharacter, RecurringExtra.
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13	'''No examples, please.''' Almost every show that isn't a OneEpisodeWonder is going to feature recurring characters in one way or another. The only notable exception is the GenreAnthology, and even then, some anthologies can have recurring characters if its stories are within a shared universe (e.g. ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'' or ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain'').
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