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* Whenever the bartenders on ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' went somewhere during business hours they often had to point out who was watching the bar. (Or someone would say the bar was closed, as happened in "[[Recap/CheersS4E9FromBeerToEternity From Beer to Eternity]]" when all four employees (Sam, Carla, Diane, and Woody) all went to the bowling match.)

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* Whenever the bartenders on ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' went somewhere during business hours they often had to point out who was watching the bar. (Or someone would say the bar was closed, as happened in "[[Recap/CheersS4E9FromBeerToEternity From Beer to Eternity]]" when all four employees (Sam, Carla, Diane, and Woody) all went to the a bowling match.)
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** The most extreme case is the Original Series episode "Catspaw," in which Kirk, Spock, Scotty, [=McCoy=], and Sulu all beam down, leaving Lt. [=DeSalle=] in command -- a character so minor that he only appeared in three episodes and was never given a first name. If you're wondering why Uhura was not placed in command, you are not alone; she is also a lieutenant and, unlike [=DeSalle=], is a bridge officer. (She was also black, and this was TheSixties, so the [[WatsonianVersusDoylist Doylist explanation]] needs little explanation.)

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** The most extreme case is the Original Series episode "Catspaw," in which Kirk, Spock, Scotty, [=McCoy=], and Sulu all beam down, leaving Lt. [=DeSalle=] in command -- a character so minor that he only appeared in three episodes and was never given a first name. If you're wondering why Uhura was not placed in command, you are not alone; she is also a lieutenant and, unlike [=DeSalle=], is a bridge officer. (She was also black, and this was TheSixties, so the [[WatsonianVersusDoylist Doylist explanation]] needs little explanation.thought to arrive at.)
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* Whenever the bartenders on ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' went somewhere during business hours they often had to point out who was watching the bar. (Or someone would say the bar was closed, as happened in "[[Recap/CheersS4E9 From Beer to Eternity]]" when all four employees (Sam, Carla, Diane, and Woody) all went to the bowling match.)

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* Whenever the bartenders on ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' went somewhere during business hours they often had to point out who was watching the bar. (Or someone would say the bar was closed, as happened in "[[Recap/CheersS4E9 "[[Recap/CheersS4E9FromBeerToEternity From Beer to Eternity]]" when all four employees (Sam, Carla, Diane, and Woody) all went to the bowling match.)



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* ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse'': The Dudleys both work at Hill House from sunrise to sundown. But Mrs Dudley mentions that she [[spoiler:homeschools their daughter, Abigail, who has lived off the grid her whole life.]] With what time or when is never made clear.

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* ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse'': ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse2018'': The Dudleys both work at Hill House from sunrise to sundown. But Mrs Dudley mentions that she [[spoiler:homeschools their daughter, Abigail, who has lived off the grid her whole life.]] With what time or when is never made clear.
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** At least a few Rangers worked at a music store in ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'', and the rest used it as their LocalHangout. This was played relatively realistically, as Toby (the boss) often got annoyed at his employees running off and eventually brought someone else on to pick up the slack, and a music store doesn't need a large staff in the first place. Of course, he became a lot more understanding after learning that they were all Power Rangers.

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** At least a few Rangers worked All the main rangers of ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' work at the Rockporium, a music store in ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'', and store. Several members of the rest used supporting cast use it as their LocalHangout. This was played relatively realistically, as Toby (the boss) often got annoyed at his employees running off and eventually brought someone else on to pick up the slack, and a music store doesn't need a large staff in the first place. Of course, he became a lot more understanding after learning that they were all Power Rangers.



** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' averts this - not only are several other cooks and waiters shown to be working at the museum's Dino Bite Cafe, but most episodes have only one or two Rangers investigating the MonsterOfTheWeek initially - the others often wait until they're called for backup. And like with ''Jungle Fury'', the Rangers' boss Kendall understands the situation since she's also in on their secret as TheMentor - in fact, she specifically ''gave'' the Rangers jobs in the museum so they could use museum business as a cover for Ranger business. The second season has one of the main villains, who has a human form, start working in the cafe as well so he can spy on the rangers.

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** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' averts this - not only are several other cooks and waiters shown to be working at the museum's Dino Bite Cafe, but most episodes have only one or two Rangers investigating the MonsterOfTheWeek initially - the others often wait until they're called for backup. And like with ''Jungle Fury'', the Rangers' boss Kendall understands the situation since she's also in on their secret as TheMentor - in fact, she specifically ''gave'' the Rangers jobs in the museum so they could use museum business as a cover for Ranger business. The second season has one Though after the team temporarily goes their separate ways after the first season, it's shown that Koda and Ivan (the only rangers who don't have homes to return to) are overwhelmed after losing a good chunk of the main villains, staff, so Kendall hires another waiter - who has a human form, start working in just happens to be the cafe as well so he can human-appearing villain Heckyl trying to spy on the rangers.
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* On the Bitcom ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' the staff of the mens' and ladies' departments are frequently shown having their lunch and coffee breaks together. While the store does close for lunch, it's highly unlikely that it does for every other break.

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* On the Bitcom Britcom ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' the staff of the mens' and ladies' departments are frequently shown having their lunch and coffee breaks together. While the store does close for lunch, it's highly unlikely that it does for every other break.
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* ''Series/YoungSheldon'': In "Ruthless, Toothless, and a Week of Bed Rest", when Georgie arrives to Mandy's doctor, Connie asks him who is running their businesses (the laundromat, the video store and the secret casino, which the doctor knows about).
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* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' would use this from time to time, but it had a big enough [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters supporting cast]] that it wasn't a huge question regarding who is taking care of things. But one episode had the characters get into their usual shenanigans, only for a patient to die during their shift. Looking back on what happened during the day it was apparent just about every main character was off on some separate story, and their absence left the patient to die with only interns to assist. They only got out of serious reprimands because of a technicality, they were working with faulty test results which placed the blame of the patients death on a nameless, one shot character. But the end moral of the episode is they got lucky, and they should take that failure to heart.

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* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' would use this from time to time, but it had a big enough [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters supporting cast]] cast that it wasn't a huge question regarding who is taking care of things. But one episode had the characters get into their usual shenanigans, only for a patient to die during their shift. Looking back on what happened during the day it was apparent just about every main character was off on some separate story, and their absence left the patient to die with only interns to assist. They only got out of serious reprimands because of a technicality, they were working with faulty test results which placed the blame of the patients death on a nameless, one shot character. But the end moral of the episode is they got lucky, and they should take that failure to heart.

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* ''Film/InTheHeights'': Lampshaded. Sonny and Usnavi are the only two employees of their family bodega. When they both come outside to greet Nina, Usnavi suddenly asks Sonny, "Who's watching the store?" Cue Pete dashing out the door behind them and down the street, arms full of stuff he shoplifted, while Sonny gives chase.
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* Averted with the diner in ''VisualNovel/DaughterForDessert''. Although the diner has an unscheduled closing from time to time to accommodate some special happening or event concerning the whole staff, the diner is never just left unattended without being officially closed.

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* The titular restaurant of ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' has only two adult employees, both of whom are responsible for three children. As a result, it tends to be a hassle to get Bob to go anywhere, especially during the day, but he always relents and closes up shop if sufficiently pestered by Linda and the kids--which might explain why the restaurant seems to have a cash flow problem.

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* In the first chapter of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', Dumbledore spends the day traveling through parties on his way to Privet Drive while [=McGonagall=] spends the day sitting on the Dursleys' front yard in cat form. This canonically happens on the first of November. So the Headmaster and Deputy Headmistress, the latter of whom actually teaches a class and is therefore actually important, are absent for an entire day in the middle of the school year. Then again, it's implied that not a whole lot of work was getting done anywhere else in Wizarding Britain on account of a really horrible war coming to an abrupt end. Certainly unintentional Fridge Brilliance, but that chapter takes place on November 1, 1981, a Sunday. There wouldn't have been any classes at Hogwarts that day or the day before. This does bring up the question of why Vernon Dursley was at work in his office on Sunday.

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* In the first chapter of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', Dumbledore spends the day traveling through parties on his way to Privet Drive while [=McGonagall=] spends the day sitting on the Dursleys' front yard in cat form. This canonically happens on the first of November. So the Headmaster and Deputy Headmistress, the latter of whom actually teaches a class and is therefore actually important, are absent for an entire day in the middle of the school year. Then again, it's implied that not a whole lot of work was getting done anywhere else in Wizarding Britain on account of a really horrible war coming to an abrupt end. Certainly unintentional Fridge Brilliance, but that chapter takes place on November 1, 1981, a Sunday. There wouldn't have been any classes at Hogwarts that day or the day before. This does bring up the question of why Vernon Dursley was at work in his office on Sunday.
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* There's a joke about a man on his deathbed, asking for all of his relatives one at a time. After it is confirmed that every one of his immediate kin is with him during his final hours, he demands to know why nobody is manning the desk at the family business.
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** In "The Trial of Henry Blake", all of the main cast wind up at Henry's trial (Hawkeye, Trapper and Radar went AWOL to help him, while Frank and Margaret chased after them to stop them), which means that all of the doctors ''and'' the head nurse are away from camp.

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** In "The Trial of Henry Blake", all of the main cast wind up at Henry's trial (Hawkeye, Trapper and Radar went go AWOL to help him, while Frank and Margaret chased chase after them to stop them), which means that all of the doctors ''and'' the head nurse are away from camp.
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** In "The Trial Of Henry Blake", all of the main cast wind up at Henry's trial (Hawkeye, Trapper and Radar went AWOL to help him, while Frank and Margaret chased after them to stop them), which means all of the doctors AND the head nurse are away from camp.

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** In "The Trial Of of Henry Blake", all of the main cast wind up at Henry's trial (Hawkeye, Trapper and Radar went AWOL to help him, while Frank and Margaret chased after them to stop them), which means that all of the doctors AND ''and'' the head nurse are away from camp.
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* ''Series/HauntingOfHillHouse'': The Dudleys both work at Hill House from sunrise to sundown. But Mrs Dudley mentions that she [[spoiler:homeschools their daughter, Abigail, who has lived off the grid her whole life.]] With what time or when is never made clear.

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* ''Series/HauntingOfHillHouse'': ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse'': The Dudleys both work at Hill House from sunrise to sundown. But Mrs Dudley mentions that she [[spoiler:homeschools their daughter, Abigail, who has lived off the grid her whole life.]] With what time or when is never made clear.
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* In ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'', early on, the issue wasn't mentioned. The small cast played paintball together, and the paintball store was closed. Presumably, the town is too small for any competition (besides Walmart's crappy markers). As the cast grows, it's easier to find someone to stay (often Jinx)... but often they all leave together, anyway. Three cases stand out:
** Doc did build a [[http://the-whiteboard.com/autowb353.html "Backup Airsmith Hologram"]], but it [[http://the-whiteboard.com/autowb355.html didn't work as intended]]. It expected an average dumb client, infinitely frustrating the nice guy, who knew what he needed, for a change.
** After the [[ComicBookTime 32-month "Longest Day"]] storyline [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb2235.html a series of strips]] shows Sandy and Pirta cleaning up the store after the day of disuse. Which looks more like decades — with cobwebs, overgrowth, backlog of deliveries and presidential campaign ads from 1960s.
** 10-year-old Jinx manning the front counter and answering the phone is often used as a filler.
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* In the first chapter of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', Dumbledore spends the day traveling through parties on his way to Privet Drive while [=McGonagall=] spends the day sitting on the Dursleys' front yard in cat form. This canonically happens on the first of November. So the Headmaster and Deputy Headmistress, the latter of whom actually teaches a class and is therefore actually important, are absent for an entire day in the middle of the school year. Then again, it's implied that not a whole lot of work was getting done anywhere else in Wizarding Britain on account of a really horrible war coming to an abrupt end. Certainly unintentional Fridge Brilliance, but that chapter takes place on November 1, 1981, a Sunday. There wouldn't have been any classes at Hogwarts that day or the day before. This does bring up the question of why Vernon Dursley was a work in his office on Sunday.

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* In the first chapter of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', Dumbledore spends the day traveling through parties on his way to Privet Drive while [=McGonagall=] spends the day sitting on the Dursleys' front yard in cat form. This canonically happens on the first of November. So the Headmaster and Deputy Headmistress, the latter of whom actually teaches a class and is therefore actually important, are absent for an entire day in the middle of the school year. Then again, it's implied that not a whole lot of work was getting done anywhere else in Wizarding Britain on account of a really horrible war coming to an abrupt end. Certainly unintentional Fridge Brilliance, but that chapter takes place on November 1, 1981, a Sunday. There wouldn't have been any classes at Hogwarts that day or the day before. This does bring up the question of why Vernon Dursley was a at work in his office on Sunday.
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--> '''Customer #1:''' Hello? Anybody here? Hello?! Do you guys know how to make a Krabby Patty?
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* ''WesternAnimation/MrMeaty'': Often the main two employees take long breaks and go around the mall.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MrMeaty'': ''Series/MrMeaty'': Often the main two employees take long breaks and go around the mall.
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** Another instance has Apu and Sanjay at a talent competition for Sanjay's daughter. When Marge asks who's watching the store, they gasp in horror. Cut to the three bullies wheeling the squishie machine out the front door.
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* Whenever the bartenders on ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' went somewhere during business hours they often had to point out who was watching the bar.

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* Whenever the bartenders on ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' went somewhere during business hours they often had to point out who was watching the bar. (Or someone would say the bar was closed, as happened in "[[Recap/CheersS4E9 From Beer to Eternity]]" when all four employees (Sam, Carla, Diane, and Woody) all went to the bowling match.)

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