Character Overlap: Difference between revisions

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Characters in one series [[Crossover]] to another series. A technique used to help define a [[The Verse|'Verse]].

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* The characters in ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'' and ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' inhabit the same universe and cross-over regularly.

** Rumor has it, if ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]'' had continued, at some point, the crew would have been passing a bar, one of the characters in a long black coat would have said, "Nothing ever bloody changes," before turning around to reveal himself as Spike.

* Characters from ''[[Cheers]]'', including Norm, Cliff, Rebecca, and Frasier appeared on ''[[Wings (TV)|Wings]]'', and later on the spin-off ''[[Frasier]]''.

** Carla, Norm and Cliff were also in an episode of ''[[St Elsewhere]]'' titled, amusingly enough, "Cheers". Carla has also appeared on the short lived ''Cheers'' spin-off ''[[The Tortellis]]'' which revolved around her ex-husband Nick, their brood of children and Nick's new wife Loretta most of which were recurring characters on Cheers.

*** And ''double again'' with crossovers with ''[[Recess (Animation)|Recess]]'' and ''[[The Proud Family (Animation)|The Proud Family]]''.

* One episode of the TV version of Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney)|Hercules]]'' involved a crossover with the cast of ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]''.

** Similarly, a ''[[Space Ghost]]'' cliffhanger was resolved with the aid of the company's less-remembered ''Moby Dick'' interpretation.

** And then there's ''[[The Jetsons]] Meet [[The Flintstones]]''. Hanna-Barbera loved this trope.