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Basically, this is when a character gets an illness (in most cases, a cold) or an injury. Another character spends most of the episode nursing him back to health. By the end of the episode, the "patient" got over his illness, but realizes [[The Caretaker]] has caught the illness from him. He decides to take care of the now "patient". |
Basically, this is when a character gets an illness (in most cases, a cold) or an injury. Another character spends most of the episode nursing him back to health. By the end of the episode, the "patient" got over his illness, but realizes [[The Caretaker]] has caught the illness from him. He decides to take care of the now "patient". |
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It doesn't have to be illness or injury. Sometimes, it's when a parent used to take care of the chlid and, a few years later, the child takes care of the aging parent. May also happen to the [[ |
It doesn't have to be illness or injury. Sometimes, it's when a parent used to take care of the chlid and, a few years later, the child takes care of the aging parent. May also happen to the [[Cloudcuckoolander's Minder]] if she takes a blow to the head or visits [[Cloudcuckooland]]. |
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This can be [[Truth in Television]] In many families with small children and a stay-at-home parent. It's not rare for the stay-at-home parent to get an infection from the kids before the parent who works outside the house. |
This can be [[Truth in Television]] In many families with small children and a stay-at-home parent. It's not rare for the stay-at-home parent to get an infection from the kids before the parent who works outside the house. |
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A typical ending of the [[Sick Episode]]. |
A typical ending of the [[Sick Episode]]. |
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[[Category:Friendship Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Caretaker Reversal]] |
[[Category:Caretaker Reversal]] |
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