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'''''1-800-Missing''''',
After the first season, the show was [[Retool|retooled]], which included replacing the supporting characters, making the dynamic more ensemble-based, replacing the theme tune with something more upbeat, and changing the title to just ''Missing''.<ref>Not to be confused with the non-fiction series ''[http://www.usamissing.com/ Missing]'', which profiles actual missing persons cases, or the 2009 [[BBC]] crime drama ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rmx2h Missing]''.</ref>▼
▲After the first season, the show was [[
The cast included Gloria Reuben as Jess' partner FBI Agent Brooke Haslett, Justina Machado as FBI Agent Sunny Estrada, and Dean McDermott as Assistant Director Alan Coyle in the first season, then Vivica A. Fox as Jess' partner FBI Agent Nicole Scott, Mark Consuelos as FBI Agent Antonio Cortez, and Justin Louis as Assistant Director John Pollock in the second and third seasons.▼
▲The cast included Gloria Reuben as Jess' partner FBI Agent Brooke Haslett, Justina Machado as FBI Agent Sunny Estrada, and Dean McDermott as Assistant Director Alan Coyle in the first season, then Vivica A. Fox as Jess' partner FBI Agent Nicole Scott, Mark Consuelos as FBI Agent Antonio Cortez, and Justin Louis as Assistant Director John Pollock in the second and third seasons.
Altogether, the show lasted three seasons on [[Lifetime]] in the U.S. (airing on A and later [[W Network]] in Canada). So far, [[Keep Circulating the Tapes|only the second season has been released on DVD]].▼
▲Altogether, the show lasted three seasons on [[Lifetime]] in the U.S.,
▲''1-800-Missing'' is based on the YA novel series ''1-800-WHERE-R-U'' by [[Meg Cabot]], but shares few similarities beyond the basic premise. This is [[Lampshaded]] in the later books, where the TV show exists in-universe and many characters watch it, but talk about how it has no basis in Jess' real experiences.
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* [[Artifact Title]]: The title of the book series, ''1-800-WHERE-R-U'', refers to a missing persons hotline that plays an important role in the story. The "1-800" in the series title is an artifact to connect it to the book series, but does not describe anything in the TV show itself.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Jess and Jack Burgess.
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]: Jess
* [[Firing in the Air a Lot]]: Brooke does this in "Basic Training" to get the attention of someone about to shoot Jess.
* [[Lightning Can Do Anything]]: Jess Mastriani acquired [[Psychic Powers]] after being hit by lightning.
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