Visit by Divorced Dad: Difference between revisions

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** [[Joss Whedon]] was raised by a single mother. Coincidence?

** It got the point where, in the 5th season, after {{spoiler|Joyce dies and Dad doesn't even show up for the funeral}}, Dawn going to live with their Dad is listed as only a slightly preferable alternative to foster care if Buffy were to be deemed an unfit guardian.

** [[Played With]] and [[Gender ~~Flipped~~]] in season six—when Buffy was temporarily dead Willow and Tara became Dawn's [[Parental Substitute|substitute]] [[Has Two Mommies|mothers]], but later they broke up and Tara moved out. In "Smashed" she and Dawn go out together in what seems intended to represent a sort of parental visitation.

** [[Played With]] and [[Gender Flip]]ped in season six—when Buffy was temporarily dead Willow and Tara became Dawn's [[Parental Substitute|substitute]] [[Has Two Mommies|mothers]], but later they broke up and Tara moved out. In "Smashed" she and Dawn go out together in what seems intended to represent a sort of parental visitation.

* A few times in ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]''.

* Interestingly ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' has an example of a child with divorced parents living with their father. This trope isn't used because the Mum shows up so often that she's a [[Drop-In Character]]. It's later played straight when Clyde's father pays a visit for the first time in five years in ''"The Mark of the Berserker"''.

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* ''[[Modern Family]]'', with Gloria's ex-husband (Manny's father).

** Also reversed, when Jay's ex-wife visits (though both of her children are now adults).

* ''[[Eureka]]'' does the [[Gender ~~Flipped~~]] version when Zoe's mom shows up. In a twist, she's showing up because it's her turn to get custody, and Carter needs to convince her not to [[Put on a Bus|put Zoe on a bus]] back to Los Angeles.

* ''[[Eureka]]'' does the [[Gender Flip]]ped version when Zoe's mom shows up. In a twist, she's showing up because it's her turn to get custody, and Carter needs to convince her not to [[Put on a Bus|put Zoe on a bus]] back to Los Angeles.

* ''[[Vampire Diaries]]'' has a two episode arc in which Caroline's dad shows up. Of course, then he proceeds to torture her.

* In the [[Power Rangers]] episode "Return Of An Old Friend", the parents of the Rangers are kidnapped and used as hostages. This includes Kimberly's divorced parents, with the dad being in the middle of this.