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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"...go round and round, round and round, round and round. The Tropes on a Bus..."'']] |
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4 | In trope-speak, a "bus" is a metaphorical device that effortlessly transports characters away from the plot for a long time. Often permanently. |
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6 | [[index]] |
7 | [[AC:Front-Line Fleet (tropes that directly reference the metaphorical bus).]] |
8 | * BackForTheFinale: If the written-out character doesn't return until the end of the series. |
9 | * TheBusCameBack: A character who was phased out of the series eventually returns to the show. |
10 | * BusCrash: A character who was phased out of the show gets killed off before they have a chance to return. |
11 | * CommutingOnABus: A character who was written out of the series comes back in a recurring role, but still hasn't gone back to being part of the main cast. |
12 | * LongBusTrip: A character who has been phased out of the show hasn't returned yet even though it's been a while since they were written out of the show. |
13 | * PutOnABus: A character is temporarily removed from the show by having them leave the setting in a way that they could easily come back if the writers wanted the character to return. |
14 | * PutOnABusToHell: The character is removed from the show through spiteful means. |
15 | * PutOnAPrisonBus: A character is last seen in one work being arrested (sometimes followed by a quick scene of the character in jail). |
16 | * WithAFootOnTheBus: It looks like a character will leave the show, but it turns out in the end that they're here to stay. |
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18 | [[AC:Backup Fleet (these refer to buses, but not in ''that'' way).]] |
19 | * BusesAreForFreaks: Everyone on a bus is either poor, a weirdo (and possibly a criminal) or both. |
20 | * BusmansHoliday: Someone has to work during their vacation. |
21 | * BusmansVocabulary: A character speaks in an idiosyncratic way relating to their job, even when off-duty. |
22 | * BusFullOfInnocents: A vehicle of innocents needs to be saved by the hero. |
23 | * DancingOnABus: A type of {{UsefulNotes/Bollywood}} musical where someone sings on a vehicle about either a LoveInterest or [[LocationSong the surroundings]]. |
24 | * MissedTheBus: A character misses the bus, train, etc. |
25 | [[/index]] |
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