Tropescilloscope: Chuck Cunningham Syndrome

A character disappears from the work with no explanation and is never mentioned again. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Re-Cut After the End No-Sell Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas Lighter and Softer Sir Swears-a-Lot Really Gets Around Hero Antagonist Eiffel Tower Effect Creator Cameo Male Frontal Nudity Comically Missing the Point Accidental Misnaming Obstructive Bureaucrat Face–Heel Turn She Cleans Up Nicely Anguished Declaration of Love Pre-Mortem One-Liner Narrator Eagleland Early-Bird Cameo Slasher Movie The '50s The Great Depression Homage Unspoken Plan Guarantee Never Trust a Trailer aka: Trailers Always Lie Meaningful Name Together in Death The Hero French Films Deal with the Devil Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking Dual Wielding Dutch Angle Vampire Fiction Running Gag Villain Opening Scene Man on Fire Ship Tease Adorkable Animal Title Index Dramedy Driven to Suicide All Men Are Perverts Woman Scorned Grey and Gray Morality