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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BenCohenTopsyTurvy3927w-740485.jpg]]
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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