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** Bob is actually a ''clone'' of his father. The cloning chamber is ''technically'' Bob's mother, and it has been carted off to be used by other {{mad scientist}}s.
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** Bob's mother seems to have never existed in the first place, and bob still seems like a completely normal guy, father and all.
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** Bob's mother seems to have never existed in the first place, and bob Bob still seems like a completely normal guy, father and all.
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* '''Parodied''': All the family photos have Bob's mother cut out from them.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** All the family photos have Bob's mother cut out fromthem.them.
** Bob's mother literally [[NoBodyLeftBehind vanishes into thin air]].
** All the family photos have Bob's mother cut out from
** Bob's mother literally [[NoBodyLeftBehind vanishes into thin air]].
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** Bob's mother seems to have never existed in the first place, and bob still seems like a completely normal guy, father and all.
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** She is a [[NotoriousParent wanted criminal]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': The effects of losing a parent take center-stage.
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* '''Straight''': Bob's mother is absent from his life.
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* '''Straight''': Bob's mother is absent from his life.died when he was a toddler.
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* '''Inverted''': ??
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* '''Inverted''': ??The story is about Bob's mother, whose husband and son are both missing.
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* '''Invoked''': Bob's mom leaves.
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* '''Discussed''': ??
* '''Conversed''': "Why doesn't that kid have a mom? Is he adopted or what?"
* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Why doesn't that kid have a mom? Is he adopted or what?"
* '''Implied''': ???
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* '''Discussed''': ??
* '''Conversed''':"Why doesn't that kid have a mom? Is he adopted or what?"
* '''Conversed''': "How come main characters generally don't have moms in these shows?"
* '''Implied''':???We only see Bob's father, but we never get confirmation that his mother is absent.
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* '''Conversed''': "How come main characters generally don't have moms in these shows?"
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'''Basic Trope''': A character's mother is missing or absent.
* '''Straight''': Bob's mother is absent from his life.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Several characters were raised by single fathers.
** [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Bob's father won't tell anyone who Bob's mother was, and then dies, taking the secret with him.]]
* '''Downplayed''': Bob's mother is around [[WhenYouComingHomeDad but emotionally distant, and/or always too busy]] to be a part of his life.
* '''Justified''':
** [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Mommy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You]]
** DeathByChildbirth
** Bob's parents are divorced and his mother lives far away.
* '''Inverted''': ??
* '''Gender Inverted''': DisappearedDad
* '''Subverted''': It initially seems like Bob's mom is never about, but then we see her and Bob having good time together, and showing that they are quite close. She just works a lot.
* '''Double Subverted''': Until the villains kill her.
* '''Parodied''': All the family photos have Bob's mother cut out from them.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The actress who plays Bob's mother has a lot of other projects, and so her appearances are very erratic, and she sometimes vanishes for seasons at a time.
* '''Averted''': [[GoodParents Bob's mom is always there for him, regardless of what happens.]]
* '''Enforced''': "We've got a few single moms. What if we had a single dad too?"
* '''Lampshaded''': "IMissMom."
* '''Invoked''':
* '''Exploited''': The villain tries to use Bob's mother's absence to induce a breakdown in Bob.
* '''Defied''': Bob's mom goes to great lengths to be a part of her son's life, regardless of what the world throws at her.
* '''Discussed''': ??
* '''Conversed''': "Why doesn't that kid have a mom? Is he adopted or what?"
* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob's mom is around, but she goes to great lengths to avoid her ex-husband and son.
* '''Played For Drama''': In a Mother's Day episode, most characters are shown bonding with their mothers, and everyone sympathizes with Bob, who feels left out.
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Mom, if you get this, come find me at MissingMom. [[IMissMom I miss you.]]
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* '''Straight''': Bob's mother is absent from his life.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Several characters were raised by single fathers.
** [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Bob's father won't tell anyone who Bob's mother was, and then dies, taking the secret with him.]]
* '''Downplayed''': Bob's mother is around [[WhenYouComingHomeDad but emotionally distant, and/or always too busy]] to be a part of his life.
* '''Justified''':
** [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Mommy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You]]
** DeathByChildbirth
** Bob's parents are divorced and his mother lives far away.
* '''Inverted''': ??
* '''Gender Inverted''': DisappearedDad
* '''Subverted''': It initially seems like Bob's mom is never about, but then we see her and Bob having good time together, and showing that they are quite close. She just works a lot.
* '''Double Subverted''': Until the villains kill her.
* '''Parodied''': All the family photos have Bob's mother cut out from them.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The actress who plays Bob's mother has a lot of other projects, and so her appearances are very erratic, and she sometimes vanishes for seasons at a time.
* '''Averted''': [[GoodParents Bob's mom is always there for him, regardless of what happens.]]
* '''Enforced''': "We've got a few single moms. What if we had a single dad too?"
* '''Lampshaded''': "IMissMom."
* '''Invoked''':
* '''Exploited''': The villain tries to use Bob's mother's absence to induce a breakdown in Bob.
* '''Defied''': Bob's mom goes to great lengths to be a part of her son's life, regardless of what the world throws at her.
* '''Discussed''': ??
* '''Conversed''': "Why doesn't that kid have a mom? Is he adopted or what?"
* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob's mom is around, but she goes to great lengths to avoid her ex-husband and son.
* '''Played For Drama''': In a Mother's Day episode, most characters are shown bonding with their mothers, and everyone sympathizes with Bob, who feels left out.
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Mom, if you get this, come find me at MissingMom. [[IMissMom I miss you.]]
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%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
