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* Dr Goodman from ''[[Bones]]'' went on a "six month sabbatical" on the second season opener and that is literally the last time we've ever heard of him. He didn't appear, or even get ''mentioned'', on the show's 100th episode which was specifically a "before the pilot" flashback.

* Alice from ''[[Soap]]''. {{spoiler|She moves out of Jodie's apartment when Carol's mother said she isn't happy with her granddaughter (Jodie's child) growing up with a lesbian - the show was made in the 70s. She chose to move out so Jodie didn't have to make that choice but she never turns up even as a friend again}}.

* "[[Doctor Who/Recap/20th AS the Five Doctors|The Five Doctors]]" notwithstanding, Sarah Jane from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' was left on Earth for 30([[wikipedia:UNIT dating controversy|ish]]) years before [[Doctor Who/Recap/~~NS/S2~~/E03 School Reunion|resurfacing in 2006]] and getting her own [[The Sarah Jane Adventures|spinoff show]]. The reason that it was a bus trip rather than simply been written out was that [[Doctor Who/Recap/S14/E02 The Hand of Fear|Sarah Jane was forced to leave]] because [[Doctor Who/Recap/S14/E03 The Deadly Assassin|the Doctor was summoned to Gallifrey]].

* "[[Doctor Who/Recap/20th AS the Five Doctors|The Five Doctors]]" notwithstanding, Sarah Jane from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' was left on Earth for 30([[wikipedia:UNIT dating controversy|ish]]) years before [[Doctor Who/Recap/S28/E03 School Reunion|resurfacing in 2006]] and getting her own [[The Sarah Jane Adventures|spinoff show]]. The reason that it was a bus trip rather than simply been written out was that [[Doctor Who/Recap/S14/E02 The Hand of Fear|Sarah Jane was forced to leave]] because [[Doctor Who/Recap/S14/E03 The Deadly Assassin|the Doctor was summoned to Gallifrey]].

** Jenny, [[Doctor Who/Recap/~~NS/S4~~/E06 The Doctor's Daughter|the Doctor's daughter]], was shown to have revived and left the planet she was on to follow in her father's footsteps. [[Georgia Moffett]] has expressed interest in reprising the role, as well, but it seems doubtful now that anything will come of it.

** Jenny, [[Doctor Who/Recap/S30/E06 The Doctor's Daughter|the Doctor's daughter]], was shown to have revived and left the planet she was on to follow in her father's footsteps. [[Georgia Moffett]] has expressed interest in reprising the role, as well, but it seems doubtful now that anything will come of it.

* ''[[The A-Team]]'': Col. Lynch (Bill Lucking) is put on a long bus trip, after appearing in the first season. He's replaced by Col. Decker (Lance [[Le Gault]]), who in turn was [[Put on a Bus]] and replaced by General "Bull" Fullbright (Jack Ging). Decker returned for the A-Team's court martial in Season 5.

* This was done to Brooke Smith's character Erica Hahn on ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' for no apparent reason whatsoever: they spent several episodes building up her relationship with Callie, including an excellent scene where she tearfully declares that Callie "[[Coming Out Story|is glasses]]," only to randomly fire her because the writers stopped liking their own story. Erica and Callie get in a fight about the Izzie LVAD-cutting debacle and about how Callie "[[No Bisexuals|can't be]] ''[[No Bisexuals|kind of]]'' [[No Bisexuals|a lesbian]]," and she walked off into the parking lot...''forever.'' She was then more or less replaced with perky [[Lipstick Lesbian]] Arizona Robbins. Further proof of Shonda Rhimes' ridiculous and fickle casting habits.