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Maybe they go to their regular pub or coffee shop for one last time, or spend a day revisiting all their usual haunts and reminiscing. Whatever they do, it's made clear to the audience/readers that this marks a turning-point in their lives. They're growing up, moving on and they want to fix this period of their lives in their memories (and revisit their youth) before they leave.

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Maybe they go to their regular pub or coffee shop for one last time, or spend a day or evening revisiting all their usual haunts and reminiscing. Whatever they do, it's made clear to the audience/readers that this marks a turning-point in their lives. They're growing up, moving on and they want to fix this period of their lives in their memories (and revisit their youth) before they leave.
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Related {{tropes}}: GrowingUpSucks, WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic. This is often an EndingTrope, so there be {{spoiler}}s ahead.

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Related {{tropes}}: GrowingUpSucks, WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic.FauxSymbolism, GrowingUpSucks. This is often an EndingTrope, so there be {{spoiler}}s ahead.
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* This was the original purpose of the Bachelor Party and the Bachelorette Party just prior to a wedding: nothing more than one last chance for a Boys' Night Out or a Girls' Night Out before the groom and bride transferred the focus of their lives from their friendship circles to each other. This is why, in some places, only the first person in the group to get married had a Bachelor's Party or a Bachelorette's Party, because, in effect, his or her marriage marked the end of that friendship circle as a male or female BandOfBrothers or TrueCompanions group.
** It still has this purpose in many parts of the United States and the World.
* High school and college graduation parties often have the feel of this as well, especially if the event involves one last ski trip or one last vacation together.
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* At the end of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', the kids and their digimon learn that the digital gate is about to close, and they only have a few hours to spend together before the kids have to leave. Everyone fans out to say private goodbyes, except for Palmon, who is overcome with emotion, and doesn't meet up with Mimi until the trolley is leaving. Gabumon asks Matt to play his harmonica for him before he leaves.

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* At the end of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', the kids and their digimon learn that the digital gate is about to close, and they only have a few hours to spend together before the kids have to leave.leave the Digital World. Everyone fans out to say private goodbyes, except for Palmon, who is overcome with emotion, and doesn't meet up with Mimi until the trolley is leaving. Gabumon asks Matt to play his harmonica for him before he leaves.
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* At the end of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', the kids and their digimon learn that the digital gate is about to close, and they only have a few hours to spend together before the kids have to leave. Everyone fans out to say private goodbyes, except for Palmon, who is overcome with emotion, and doesn't meet up with Mimi until the trolley is leaving. Gabumon asks Matt to play his harmonica for him before he leaves.
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* ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'' focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] decides to gets His old buddies together, to return to their home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths, only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.

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* ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'' focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] decides to gets His his old buddies together, to return to their home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths, only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.
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-> ''Soon you're gonna leave, so leave us one more weekend''

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-> ''Soon ''"Soon you're gonna leave, so leave us one more weekend''weekend."''
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* The sequel short story to ''Manga/OnaniMasterKurosawa'' has Kurosawa and his friends go on one of these to an amusement park. It was specifically organized by Magistel, who deliberately wanted to [[InvokedTrope invoke this trope.]] [[spoiler: It unfortunately starts to go south, as Magistel and her boyfriend, Broly, begin arguing over the trip. Initially, Kurosawa is shaken because they're fighting... but he then realizes that two people who accepted him after his [[HeelFaceTurn painful attempt to reform himself]] are two people who can overcome anything together, and that their reconciling will bring them closer together. It also intensifies his resolve to improve his own relationship with the similarly {{Heel Face Turn}}ed Sugawa.]]
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* In the SeriesFinale of ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'', Feeny pays a visit to his old classroom from the beginning of the series, and is quickly followed by the main cast, who proceed to sit at the exact same desk they did back then before saying their farewells and expressing their thanks to their series-long MentorArchetype. [[TearJerker At this point anyone watching should prepare at least one full box of tissues]].
* In the first season finale of ''Series/BetterCallSaul'', Jimmy returns to Cicero, Illinois and reunites with his old buddy Marco. The two spend a week pulling scams on people like they used to. When Jimmy gets ready to head back to Albuquerque, Marco pleads for him to stay long enough for them to do their signature fake Rolex scam one last time. We later find out why he was so insistent: [[spoiler:During the scam, he dies from his IncurableCoughOfDeath, and his last words were to thank Jimmy [[ItHasBeenAnHonor for giving him the best week of his life]].]]

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* The TropeNamer is the {{Fandom}} of ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'', who, with the exception of {{Creator/TheUltimateSora}}, [[FandomSpecificPlot invariably]] have Ms. Frizzle return to bring the kids on one last, symbolic field trip before they graduate from school.



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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' ends with Andy, having outgrown his toys, donating them to a playful ShrinkingViolet named Bonnie. His loving one-by-one description of his old favorites sparks him to join Bonnie for one last big play session in what is arguably [[TearJerker one of the most]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments emotional farewells in cinema history]].
* ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'' focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] decides to gets His old buddies together, to return to their home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths, only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.
* ''Film/SaveYourLegs'' features Teddy realising that his friends are growing up and that cricket is not as important to them as it once was, and so he organises a tour of India as one last chance for him to live his childhood dream.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' ends with Andy, having outgrown his toys, donating them to a playful ShrinkingViolet named Bonnie. His loving one-by-one description of his old favorites sparks him to join Bonnie for one last big play session in what is arguably [[TearJerker one of the most]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments emotional farewells in cinema history]].
* ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'' focuses on the main
The title character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] decides to gets His old buddies together, to return to their home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths, only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.
* ''Film/SaveYourLegs'' features Teddy realising that his
of ''ComicStrip/{{Luann}}'' and her friends are growing up throw a party to celebrate them turning 18 soon, and Luann sarcastically suggests they "eat Fruit Loops and sip Kool-Aid while watching ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' in our jammies". [[http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2014/03/27 She was kidding at first,]] [[http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2014/03/28#.U1cJGvk7v00 but they end up doing just that cricket is not as important to them as it once was, in the next strip and so he organises a tour of India as one last chance for him to live his childhood dream.find themselves getting all emotional.]]



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* {{Invoked}} in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' after Dumbledore's funeral. Harry has lost his mentor and broken up with his girlfriend. He is going to drop out of school to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes. He is glad that he has "one last golden afternoon" to spend with Ron and Hermione.

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* {{Invoked}} in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' after Dumbledore's funeral. Harry has lost his mentor and broken up The TropeNamer is the {{Fandom}} of ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'', who, with his girlfriend. He is going the exception of {{Creator/TheUltimateSora}}, [[FandomSpecificPlot invariably]] have Ms. Frizzle return to drop out of school to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes. He is glad that he has "one last golden afternoon" to spend with Ron and Hermione.
bring the kids on one last, symbolic field trip before they graduate from school.



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* PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/{{Friends}}'' when Ross and Monica try to revive their childhood tradition of the Thanksgiving American Football game.
** Played straight in the SeriesFinale when they all go to Central Perk for one last cup of coffee.
** In another episode Ross & Chandler's party animal friend from college comes to town and they all go out partying. He bails on them, so Ross, Chandler and Joey decide to go out on their own, only to discover that they needed a guy like that to really be able to party hard.
* The last episode of ''Series/TheInbetweeners'' and then the film deal with the sat summer before the boys leave and go to university, knowing that their friendships may not survive.
* One episode of ''Series/{{Moesha}}'' sees Mo and her friends decide to have a slumber party before the former goes off to college; It's also a ClipShow. Moesha's monologues are about not knowing where everyone will end up, and her hopes that her friendships last.
* In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Ted and Marshall do one last of those ''Tantrum''-fueled road trips they used to do during their college years. Only by now, Marshall is married to Lily, and thus she tags along...

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* PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/{{Friends}}'' when Ross and Monica try ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' ends with Andy, having outgrown his toys, donating them to revive their childhood tradition a playful ShrinkingViolet named Bonnie. His loving one-by-one description of the Thanksgiving American Football game.
** Played straight in the SeriesFinale when they all go
his old favorites sparks him to Central Perk join Bonnie for one last cup big play session in what is arguably [[TearJerker one of coffee.
** In another episode Ross & Chandler's party animal friend from college comes to town and they all go out partying. He bails on them, so Ross, Chandler and Joey decide to go out on their own, only to discover that they needed a guy like that to really be able to party hard.
* The last episode of ''Series/TheInbetweeners'' and then
the film deal with the sat summer before the boys leave and go to university, knowing that their friendships may not survive.
* One episode of ''Series/{{Moesha}}'' sees Mo and her friends decide to have a slumber party before the former goes off to college; It's also a ClipShow. Moesha's monologues are about not knowing where everyone will end up, and her hopes that her friendships last.
* In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Ted and Marshall do one last of those ''Tantrum''-fueled road trips they used to do during their college years. Only by now, Marshall is married to Lily, and thus she tags along...
most]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments emotional farewells in cinema history]].



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* The song "One More Weekend" by Music/TheAcademyIs is about this.
* So is "Last Summer" by Music/{{Lostprophets}}.

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* The song "One More Weekend" by Music/TheAcademyIs ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'' focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] decides to gets His old buddies together, to return to their home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths, only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.
* ''Film/SaveYourLegs'' features Teddy realising that his friends are growing up and that cricket
is about this.
* So is "Last Summer" by Music/{{Lostprophets}}.
not as important to them as it once was, and so he organises a tour of India as one last chance for him to live his childhood dream.



[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
* The title character of ''ComicStrip/{{Luann}}'' and her friends throw a party to celebrate them turning 18 soon, and {{Luann}} sarcastically suggests they "eat Fruit Loops and sip Kool-Aid while watching ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' in our jammies". [[http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2014/03/27 She was kidding at first,]] [[http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2014/03/28#.U1cJGvk7v00 but they end up doing just that in the next strip and find themselves getting all emotional.]]

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[[folder:Literature]]
* The title character of ''ComicStrip/{{Luann}}'' {{Invoked}} in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' after Dumbledore's funeral. Harry has lost his mentor and her friends throw a party broken up with his girlfriend. He is going to celebrate them turning 18 soon, and {{Luann}} sarcastically suggests they "eat Fruit Loops and sip Kool-Aid while watching ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' in our jammies". [[http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2014/03/27 She was kidding at first,]] [[http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2014/03/28#.U1cJGvk7v00 but they end up doing just drop out of school to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes. He is glad that in the next strip he has "one last golden afternoon" to spend with Ron and find themselves getting all emotional.]]
Hermione.



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* ''Webcomic/GoldenAgeOfAdventurers'' flips the concept around with its premise, which is four elderly adventurers wanting to have one final quest together before settling into retirement.

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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Webcomic/GoldenAgeOfAdventurers'' flips PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/{{Friends}}'' when Ross and Monica try to revive their childhood tradition of the concept around Thanksgiving American Football game.
** Played straight in the SeriesFinale when they all go to Central Perk for one last cup of coffee.
** In another episode Ross & Chandler's party animal friend from college comes to town and they all go out partying. He bails on them, so Ross, Chandler and Joey decide to go out on their own, only to discover that they needed a guy like that to really be able to party hard.
* The last episode of ''Series/TheInbetweeners'' and then the film deal
with its premise, which is four elderly adventurers wanting the sat summer before the boys leave and go to university, knowing that their friendships may not survive.
* One episode of ''Series/{{Moesha}}'' sees Mo and her friends decide
to have one final quest together a slumber party before settling into retirement.
the former goes off to college; It's also a ClipShow. Moesha's monologues are about not knowing where everyone will end up, and her hopes that her friendships last.
* In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Ted and Marshall do one last of those ''Tantrum''-fueled road trips they used to do during their college years. Only by now, Marshall is married to Lily, and thus she tags along...



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* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', after some classmates make fun of them, Steve and his entourage decide to have one last slumber party (and try to make it a memorable one).
* {{Subverted}} and PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': When Bart starts worrying about growing up he does some childish things to prove he's not, such as going on a mechanical riding pony outside a store. Then we see him thoroughly bored doing it.

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* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', after some classmates make fun of them, Steve and his entourage decide to have one last slumber party (and try to make it a memorable one).
* {{Subverted}} and PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': When Bart starts worrying
The song "One More Weekend" by Music/TheAcademyIs is about growing up he does some childish things to prove he's not, such as going on a mechanical riding pony outside a store. Then we see him thoroughly bored doing it.
this.
* So is "Last Summer" by Music/{{Lostprophets}}.


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* ''Webcomic/GoldenAgeOfAdventurers'' flips the concept around with its premise, which is four elderly adventurers wanting to have one final quest together before settling into retirement.
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* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', after some classmates make fun of them, Steve and his entourage decide to have one last slumber party (and try to make it a memorable one).
* {{Subverted}} and PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': When Bart starts worrying about growing up he does some childish things to prove he's not, such as going on a mechanical riding pony outside a store. Then we see him thoroughly bored doing it.
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* Film/TheWorldsEnd focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] decides to gets His old buddies together, to return to their home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths, only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.

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* ''Film/SaveYourLegs'' features Teddy realising that his friends are growing up and that cricket is not as important to them as it once was, and so he organises a tour of India as one last chance for him to live his childhood dream.
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** PlayedStraight in the SeriesFinale when they all go to Central Perk for one last cup of coffee.

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** PlayedStraight Played straight in the SeriesFinale when they all go to Central Perk for one last cup of coffee.



* The last episode of ''Series/TheInbetweeners'' and then the film deal with the sat summer before the boys leave and go to university, knowing that their friendships may not survive. * One episode of
Series/{{Moesha}} sees Mo and her friends decide to have a slumber party before the former goes off to college; It's also a ClipShow. Moesha's monologues are about not knowing where everyone will end up, and her hopes that her friendships last. * In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Ted and Marshall do one last of those ''Tantrum''-fueled road trips they used to do during their college years. Only by now, Marshall is married to Lily, and thus she tags along...

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* The last episode of ''Series/TheInbetweeners'' and then the film deal with the sat summer before the boys leave and go to university, knowing that their friendships may not survive. survive.
* One episode of
Series/{{Moesha}}
of ''Series/{{Moesha}}'' sees Mo and her friends decide to have a slumber party before the former goes off to college; It's also a ClipShow. Moesha's monologues are about not knowing where everyone will end up, and her hopes that her friendships last. last.
* In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Ted and Marshall do one last of those ''Tantrum''-fueled road trips they used to do during their college years. Only by now, Marshall is married to Lily, and thus she tags along...
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* The last episode of ''Series/TheInbetweeners'' and then the film deal with the sat summer before the boys leave and go to university, knowing that their friendships may not survive.
* In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Ted and Marshall do one last of those ''Tantrum''-fueled road trips they used to do during their college years. Only by now, Marshall is married to Lily, and thus she tags along...

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* The last episode of ''Series/TheInbetweeners'' and then the film deal with the sat summer before the boys leave and go to university, knowing that their friendships may not survive.
survive. * One episode of
Series/{{Moesha}} sees Mo and her friends decide to have a slumber party before the former goes off to college; It's also a ClipShow. Moesha's monologues are about not knowing where everyone will end up, and her hopes that her friendships last.
* In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Ted and Marshall do one last of those ''Tantrum''-fueled road trips they used to do during their college years. Only by now, Marshall is married to Lily, and thus she tags along...
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The tropes piped are YMMV so I think the wording should reflect that.


* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' ends with Andy, having outgrown his toys, donating them to a playful ShrinkingViolet named Bonnie. His loving one-by-one description of his old favorites sparks him to join Bonnie for one last big play session in [[TearJerker one of the most]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments emotional farewells in cinema history]].
* Film/TheWorldsEnd focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] decides to gets His old buddies together, to return to thier home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths, only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' ends with Andy, having outgrown his toys, donating them to a playful ShrinkingViolet named Bonnie. His loving one-by-one description of his old favorites sparks him to join Bonnie for one last big play session in what is arguably [[TearJerker one of the most]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments emotional farewells in cinema history]].
* Film/TheWorldsEnd focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] decides to gets His old buddies together, to return to thier their home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths, only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.
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* Film/TheWorldsEnd focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] decides to gets His old buddies together, to return to thier home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths,only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.

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* Film/TheWorldsEnd focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] decides to gets His old buddies together, to return to thier home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths,only youths, only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.
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* TheWorldsEnd focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] gets His old buddies together, to return to thier home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths, only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.

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* TheWorldsEnd Film/TheWorldsEnd focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] decides to gets His old buddies together, to return to thier home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths, only youths,only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.
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* TheWorldsEnd focuses on the main character who [[spoiler: ([[DrivenToSuicide before killing himself]])]] gets his old buddies together, to return to thier home town to finish a pub crawl they attmpted as youths, only to stumble upon an AlienInvasion.

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I normally don\'t give a crap about Luann, but I felt something when I read these strips. This should be the page image.


A group of friends reach a turning-point in their lives, a moment when they're coming of age. What do they do? Go back to a favourite haunt and re-enact an important ritual from the life they are leaving behind.

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A group of friends reach a turning-point in their lives, a moment when they're coming {{coming of age.age|story}}. What do they do? Go back to a favourite haunt and re-enact an important ritual from the life they are leaving behind.



Related tropes: GrowingUpSucks, WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic

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Related tropes: {{tropes}}: GrowingUpSucks, WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolicWhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic. This is often an EndingTrope, so there be {{spoiler}}s ahead.



* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' ends with the girls all having graduated highschool and soon to begin college, the following semester. Before going their separate ways, they decide to take one last trip to the Magical Land amusement park, for old time's sake. Chiyo's voice-over, along with the music at the end, makes it [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]], bordering on TearJerker.

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* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' ends with the girls all having graduated highschool HighSchool and soon to begin college, the following semester. Before going their separate ways, they decide to take one last trip to the Magical Land amusement park, for old time's sake. Chiyo's voice-over, along with the music at the end, makes it [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]], bordering on TearJerker.



* The TropeNamer is the {{Fandom}} of ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'', who, with the exception of [[{{Creator/TheUltimateSora}} the ultimateSora]] invariably have Ms Frizzle return to bring the kids on one last, symbolic field trip before they graduate from school.

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* The TropeNamer is the {{Fandom}} of ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'', who, with the exception of [[{{Creator/TheUltimateSora}} the ultimateSora]] invariably {{Creator/TheUltimateSora}}, [[FandomSpecificPlot invariably]] have Ms Ms. Frizzle return to bring the kids on one last, symbolic field trip before they graduate from school.


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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' ends with Andy, having outgrown his toys, donating them to a playful ShrinkingViolet named Bonnie. His loving one-by-one description of his old favorites sparks him to join Bonnie for one last big play session in [[TearJerker one of the most]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments emotional farewells in cinema history]].

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* The title character of ''ComicStrip/{{Luann}}'' and her friends throw a party to celebrate them turning 18 soon, and {{Luann}} sarcastically suggests they "eat Fruit Loops and sip Kool-Aid while watching ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' in our jammies". [[http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2014/03/27 She was kidding at first,]] [[http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2014/03/28#.U1cJGvk7v00 but they end up doing just that in the next strip and find themselves getting all emotional.]]

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* So is "Last Summer" by Lostprophets.

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* So is "Last Summer" by Lostprophets.
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* ''Webcomic/GoldenAgeOfAdventurers'' flips the concept around with its premise, which is four elderly adventurers wanting to have one final quest together before settling into retirement.

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Not so. Their bodies not being able to handle it was really just a comforting excuse. The real problem was that they weren\'t good at partying by themselves.


** In another episode Ross & Chandler's party animal friend from college comes to town and they all go out partying, only for Ross & Chandler to discover that their bodies can't handle being out all night any more.

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** In another episode Ross & Chandler's party animal friend from college comes to town and they all go out partying, only for Ross & partying. He bails on them, so Ross, Chandler and Joey decide to go out on their own, only to discover that their bodies can't handle being out all night any more.they needed a guy like that to really be able to party hard.
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* ''AzumangaDaioh'' ends with the girls all having graduated highschool and soon to begin college, the following semester. Before going their separate ways, they decide to take one last trip to the Magical Land amusement park, for old time's sake. Chiyo's voice-over, along with the music at the end, makes it [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]], bordering on TearJerker.

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* ''AzumangaDaioh'' ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' ends with the girls all having graduated highschool and soon to begin college, the following semester. Before going their separate ways, they decide to take one last trip to the Magical Land amusement park, for old time's sake. Chiyo's voice-over, along with the music at the end, makes it [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]], bordering on TearJerker.



* The TropeNamer is the {{Fandom}} of ''TheMagicSchoolBus'', who, with the exception of [[{{Creator/TheUltimateSora}} the ultimateSora]] invariably have Ms Frizzle return to bring the kids on one last, symbolic field trip before they graduate from school.

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* The TropeNamer is the {{Fandom}} of ''TheMagicSchoolBus'', ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'', who, with the exception of [[{{Creator/TheUltimateSora}} the ultimateSora]] invariably have Ms Frizzle return to bring the kids on one last, symbolic field trip before they graduate from school.



* {{Invoked}} in ''HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' after Dumbledore's funeral. Harry has lost his mentor and broken up with his girlfriend. He is going to drop out of school to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes. He is glad that he has "one last golden afternoon" to spend with Ron and Hermione.

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* {{Invoked}} in ''HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' after Dumbledore's funeral. Harry has lost his mentor and broken up with his girlfriend. He is going to drop out of school to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes. He is glad that he has "one last golden afternoon" to spend with Ron and Hermione.



* PlayedForLaughs in ''{{Friends}}'' when Ross and Monica try to revive their childhood tradition of the Thanksgiving American Football game.

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* PlayedForLaughs in ''{{Friends}}'' ''Series/{{Friends}}'' when Ross and Monica try to revive their childhood tradition of the Thanksgiving American Football game.



* The last episode of TheInbetweeners and then the film deal with the sat summer before the boys leave and go to university, knowing that their friendships may not survive.

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* The last episode of TheInbetweeners ''Series/TheInbetweeners'' and then the film deal with the sat summer before the boys leave and go to university, knowing that their friendships may not survive.



* In one episode of ''AmericanDad'', after some classmates make fun of them, Steve and his entourage decide to have one last slumber party (and try to make it a memorable one).
* {{Subverted}} and PlayedForLaughs in ''TheSimpsons'': When Bart starts worrying about growing up he does some childish things to prove he's not, such as going on a mechanical riding pony outside a store. Then we see him thoroughly bored doing it.

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* In one episode of ''AmericanDad'', ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', after some classmates make fun of them, Steve and his entourage decide to have one last slumber party (and try to make it a memorable one).
* {{Subverted}} and PlayedForLaughs in ''TheSimpsons'': ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': When Bart starts worrying about growing up he does some childish things to prove he's not, such as going on a mechanical riding pony outside a store. Then we see him thoroughly bored doing it.
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** In another episode Ross & Chandler's PartyAnimal friend from college comes to town and they all go out partying, only for Ross & Chandler to discover that their bodies can't handle being out all night any more.

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** In another episode Ross & Chandler's PartyAnimal party animal friend from college comes to town and they all go out partying, only for Ross & Chandler to discover that their bodies can't handle being out all night any more.
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* PlayedForLaughs in ''Friends'' when Ross and Monica try to revive their childhood tradition of the Thanksgiving American Football game.

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* PlayedForLaughs in ''Friends'' ''{{Friends}}'' when Ross and Monica try to revive their childhood tradition of the Thanksgiving American Football game.



** In another episode of ''Friends'' Ross & Chandler's PartyAnimal friend from college comes to town and they all go out partying, only for Ross & Chandler to discover that their bodies can't handle being out all night any more.

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** In another episode of ''Friends'' Ross & Chandler's PartyAnimal friend from college comes to town and they all go out partying, only for Ross & Chandler to discover that their bodies can't handle being out all night any more.

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---> ''Soon you're gonna leave, so leave us one more weekend''\\
[[{{TheAcademyIs}} The Academy Is...]], "One More Weekend"

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* The song "One More Weekend" by TheAcademyIs... is about this.

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* The song "One More Weekend" by TheAcademyIs... Music/TheAcademyIs is about this.




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---> ''Soon you're gonna leave, so leave us one more weekend''\\
[[{{TheAcademyIs}} The Academy Is...]], "One More Weekend"

A group of friends reach a turning-point in their lives, a moment when they're coming of age. What do they do? Go back to a favourite haunt and re-enact an important ritual from the life they are leaving behind.

Maybe they go to their regular pub or coffee shop for one last time, or spend a day revisiting all their usual haunts and reminiscing. Whatever they do, it's made clear to the audience/readers that this marks a turning-point in their lives. They're growing up, moving on and they want to fix this period of their lives in their memories (and revisit their youth) before they leave.

Related tropes: GrowingUpSucks, WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic

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* ''AzumangaDaioh'' ends with the girls all having graduated highschool and soon to begin college, the following semester. Before going their separate ways, they decide to take one last trip to the Magical Land amusement park, for old time's sake. Chiyo's voice-over, along with the music at the end, makes it [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]], bordering on TearJerker.

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* The TropeNamer is the {{Fandom}} of ''TheMagicSchoolBus'', who, with the exception of [[{{Creator/TheUltimateSora}} the ultimateSora]] invariably have Ms Frizzle return to bring the kids on one last, symbolic field trip before they graduate from school.

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* {{Invoked}} in ''HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' after Dumbledore's funeral. Harry has lost his mentor and broken up with his girlfriend. He is going to drop out of school to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes. He is glad that he has "one last golden afternoon" to spend with Ron and Hermione.

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* PlayedForLaughs in ''Friends'' when Ross and Monica try to revive their childhood tradition of the Thanksgiving American Football game.
** PlayedStraight in the SeriesFinale when they all go to Central Perk for one last cup of coffee.
** In another episode of ''Friends'' Ross & Chandler's PartyAnimal friend from college comes to town and they all go out partying, only for Ross & Chandler to discover that their bodies can't handle being out all night any more.
* The last episode of TheInbetweeners and then the film deal with the sat summer before the boys leave and go to university, knowing that their friendships may not survive.
* In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Ted and Marshall do one last of those ''Tantrum''-fueled road trips they used to do during their college years. Only by now, Marshall is married to Lily, and thus she tags along...

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* The song "One More Weekend" by TheAcademyIs... is about this.
* So is "Last Summer" by Lostprophets.

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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* In one episode of ''AmericanDad'', after some classmates make fun of them, Steve and his entourage decide to have one last slumber party (and try to make it a memorable one).
* {{Subverted}} and PlayedForLaughs in ''TheSimpsons'': When Bart starts worrying about growing up he does some childish things to prove he's not, such as going on a mechanical riding pony outside a store. Then we see him thoroughly bored doing it.

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