Peridot: Lapis! You're really here.
Lapis: Hey.
Steven: Lapis! You came back! Again!
Lapis: I couldn't stay away. If they're gonna punish me like a Crystal Gem, I might as well be one, right? You got room for one more?
Steven: Of course!
Lapis: Hey.
Steven: Lapis! You came back! Again!
Lapis: I couldn't stay away. If they're gonna punish me like a Crystal Gem, I might as well be one, right? You got room for one more?
Steven: Of course!
— Steven Universe, "Reunited"
Hello, Master. It's been a while.
— Ahsoka Tano, Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Mom! You came back! Just like you came back before!
— Homer Simpson, The Simpsons episode "My Mother, the Carjacker"
We need to talk about the infamous Season 23 episode "Lisa Goes Gaga". This episode is much maligned as both a vanity project and a publicity stunt. And this is probably true; they were so clearly pandering to the audience by bringing back "Just Stamp the Ticket" Man for a speaking role.
"GOOD MORNING, BROADWAY, BABY-!"
— Carson Kressley, announcing his return to the ballroom note as the creative director of the group dance in week 6 of Season 13, Dancing with the Stars
"Do not look away. You witness a king's revival and the birth of his new world."
"...I know these teeth."
— The 14th Doctor after regenerating from their 13th incarnation, Doctor Who, The Power Of The Doctor