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A [[Long Bus Trip]] is when a character is [[Put on a Bus]] in such a way that arranging a return would be simple, but then the character never actually comes back. This is most striking when the audience only learns of it retroactively, especially when the character was intended or hinted to be returning. It may also occur as the result of a series being [[Left Hanging]].
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Compare [[Brother Chuck]] and [[Put on a Bus to Hell]]. Contrast [[Bus Crash]] (which kills the character outright) and [[Back for the Dead]] (when the character returns briefly, only to be killed off), and [[The Bus Came Back]] for that one single return.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'', Ash promised that he'd come back for Pidgeot when he returned. Twelve seasons later (including 4 returns to Kanto), he still hasn't come back for it.
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