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nintendude101 Since: Dec, 2021

Sep 27th 2022 at 5:24:57 PM •••

Absentee Actor was originally a trope about a main character usually present in episodes be absent for a specific episode. Now that it's a disambiguation page, we don't have a trope covering that ground. And no! Adapted Out and Chuck Cunningham Syndrome are not the same thing! There is a trope about characters being explained for their absence in an episode, Written-In Absence. We need one for circumstances in which the character's absence in an episode isn't explained.

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MrStranger616 Since: Feb, 2020

Apr 29th 2022 at 6:54:15 AM •••

Justifications could include that character being out for Jury Duty. Though that kind of thing might be explained by the writer.

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Feb 1st 2022 at 5:06:07 AM •••

Absentee Actor is now a disambiguation as per this TRS thread.

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MrStranger616 Since: Feb, 2020

Jul 9th 2021 at 4:53:01 AM •••

I love the Spud and Trixie one. And what Fu said "Well, I was wondering where they've been all episode."

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Mar 20th 2021 at 9:25:44 AM •••

Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Misused, started by Merseyuser1 on May 15th 2017 at 9:24:15 PM

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

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Mar 20th 2021 at 9:23:32 AM •••

Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Misused, started by Merseyuser1 on Jul 26th 2017 at 9:33:50 PM

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

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Mar 20th 2021 at 8:51:50 AM •••

Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Misused, started by jamaicanst01 on Feb 24th 2019 at 6:10:27 PM

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

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Mar 20th 2021 at 8:20:14 AM •••

Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Misused, started by DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC on Aug 10th 2020 at 7:28:50 PM

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

MonieBrony25 Since: May, 2018

Aug 4th 2018 at 5:32:11 PM •••

Jamie Waylett, the actor who played Crabbe in Harry Potter was imprisoned (England Riots).

Calnos The Jossed Since: May, 2011

The Jossed

Nov 13th 2011 at 11:13:07 AM •••

I'm a little confused, is this for the actor or the character? Does the trope still apply in say a cartoon where a character is absent but another character they voice is present?

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Redmess Since: Feb, 2014

Sep 9th 2015 at 5:30:22 AM •••

I noticed this trope does get abused by people to list every instance of a secondary character not appearing in an episode.

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OldManHoOh It's super effective. Since: Jul, 2010

It's super effective.

Aug 16th 2013 at 6:15:26 AM •••

If I'm not mistaken, doesn't Frazer Hines appear in a filmed insert in "The Mind Robber Episode 2" (the one where he gets chicken pox and has his face rearranged)?

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