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A version of [[The Cameo]] (usually a [[Self-Deprecation|joke]]) where someone on the production crew (often the director, creator, etc) appears briefly to just die like all the other [[Innocent Bystander
See also [[Dead Star Walking]], [[Creator Cameo]].
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* At the end of the classic ''[[Twilight Zone]]'' episode "A World of His Own". The episode is about an author who can create anything with his magic dictaphone. If the resulting dictation tape is destroyed, so is the created object. Rod Serling appears at the end and says something to the effect of "We hope you enjoyed this little fairy tale full of nonsense." When he does this, the main character says "Now, Rod, I wouldn't use the word nonsense." He then takes an envelope out of a
* Not a member of the crew, but close: Greg Grunberg has appeared in most works helmed by his childhood friend J.J. Abrams. When [[Executive Veto]] nixed the death of Jack in the pilot episode of ''[[Lost]]'', Grunberg was cast for one scene just to get killed by the monster.
* Also not a crew member, but every episode's special guest star on ''[[Police Squad!]]'' would only be in one scene, the opening titles. The announcer would voiceover, "And special guest star..." during the title sequence, and the special guest star would then be killed (often in a hilarious, over the top manner).
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