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{{trope}}
Someone knocks on the door of your [[Friends Rent Control|overly spacious apartment]]. It's an Old Friend from childhood, or an old college
This can be the premise of a work or a series. Think ''[[The Odd Couple]]'' or ''[[Supernatural]]''.
If the
In sufficiently recent works, the
Compare [[Beleaguered Childhood Friend]]. Not to be confused with [[I Want You to Meet An Old Friend of Mine]], but can overlap. Contrast [[Old Flame Fizzle]], discovering that the friendship (instead of the love) is gone.
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== [[Film]] ==
* A darker example occurs in ''[[The Third Man]]''
* In ''[[Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]'', Harry is reunited with childhood friend/crush Harmony at a Christmas party. True to this trope, her appearance heralds [[Hilarity Ensues|a whole lot of trouble for Harry]].
== [[Literature]] ==
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s ''[[Gaunt's Ghosts]]'' novel ''Blood Pact'', an old friend of Gaunt's from school is a major
== [[Live Action Television]] ==
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