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* [[Acting for Two]] and [[Double Vision]]: an unusually high population of twins: Alex/Anna,...
** [[Backup Twin]]: Frankie/Maggie, Cindy/Karen, Kitty/Kelly.
** [[Evil Twin]] - Adam/Stuart, Cindy/Karen.
*** Adam/Stuart is a case of an evil twinship reversing: Stuart was evil before being [[Retcon|retconned]] into the good twin.
** [[Identical Stranger]]: Tad/Ted.
** [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]]: Lily/Ava, Janet/Natalie, Joy/Camille.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: At the yacht party during the (in)famous Libidozone storyline, one character compliments Palmer on his terrific dance skills--a [[Shout-Out]] to the actor, James Mitchell, who had been a well-known Broadway dancer.
** Not to mention any time Zach brings up ice hockey and/or the Detroit Red Wings, thanks to the actor's schooling connections and tenure in the city.
** See [[Elizabeth Taylor]]'s [[The Cameo|cameo]] belowin the main section.
* [[The Character Died with Him]]: Mona, Phoebe, Myrtle, and Palmer all died along with the performers who portrayed them. In Mona's case, the writers inserted Frances Heflin's cancer diagnosis into the storyline.
* [[Written in Infirmity]]: Several times, most famously with Frances Heflin's lung cancer.
* [[Defictionalization]]: Enchantment products, jewelry tie-ins, books "written" by Erica and Kendall.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: A good chunk of the cast, often more than once: Ruth, Benny, Jake, Greenlee, Dixie, Nina, Colby, Will, Skye, Janet...
* [[Real Life Relative]]: Husband-and-wife Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa as husband-and-wife Mateo and Hayley.
** David Canary's brother, John Canary, cropped up as the evil Dr. Voigt.
** [[Real Life]] lovers Eva La Rue and John Callahan married shortly after their characters Maria and Edmund did... and their [[Real Life]] marriage fell apart shortly after their onscreen one did.
* [[Written in-In Infirmity]]: Several times, most famously with Frances Heflin's lung cancer.
** When Jill Larson injured her hand during a fight scene, the writers turned it into an automobile accident. Coincidentally...
** ...James Mitchell suffered a hairline pelvic fracture at the same time, so the writers explained away the wheelchair by the same automobile accident.
* [[Too Soon]]: Janet's plan to bomb Trevor's wedding was aborted due to the Oklahoma City bombing.
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