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[[caption-width-right:350:''"...go round and round, round and round, round and round. The Tropes on a Bus..."'']]

In trope-speak, a "bus" is a metaphorical device that effortlessly transports characters away from the plot for a long time. Often permanently.

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[[folder: Front-Line Fleet (tropes that directly reference the metaphorical bus). ]]

* BackForTheFinale: If the written-out character doesn't return until the end of the series.
* TheBusCameBack: A character who was phased out of the series eventually returns to the show.
* BusCrash: A character who was phased out of the show gets killed off before they have a chance to return.
* CommutingOnABus: A character who was written out of the series comes back in a recurring role, but still hasn't gone back to being part of the main cast.
* LongBusTrip: A character who has been phased out of the show hasn't returned yet even though it's been a while since they were written out of the show.
* PutOnABus: A character is temporarily removed from the show by having them leave the setting in a way that they could easily come back if the writers wanted the character to return.
* PutOnABusToHell: The character is removed from the show through spiteful means.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: A character is last seen in one work being arrested (sometimes followed by a quick scene of the character in jail).
* WithAFootOnTheBus: It looks like a character will leave the show, but it turns out in the end that they're here to stay.

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[[folder: Backup Fleet (these refer to buses, but not in ''that'' way). ]]

* BusesAreForFreaks: Everyone on a bus is either poor, a weirdo (and possibly a criminal) or both.
* BusmansHoliday: Someone has to work during their vacation.
* BusmansVocabulary: A character speaks in an idiosyncratic way relating to their job, even when off-duty.
* BusFullOfInnocents: A vehicle of innocents needs to be saved by the hero.
* DancingOnABus: A type of {{UsefulNotes/Bollywood}} musical where someone sings on a vehicle about either a LoveInterest or [[LocationSong the surroundings]].
* MissedTheBus: A character misses the bus, train, etc.
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