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Adamantium · 03-02-2010, 06:21 PM

a goodbye episode but with mention of being gone. So this isn't about characters who left without explaination, but rather about characters who left, but instead of getting a goodbye episode, they just get a mention in the first episode without them.

For example:
Trapper John - M*A*S*H, when the series returned for it's fourth season, Hawkeye returned from some R&R, only to find out Trapper was sent stateside.

Frank Burns - M*A*S*H, when the series returned for it's sixth season, Frank had left. There was no goodbye scene between actor Larry Lineville as Frank and the other characters.

Steve Rhodaes - Married with Children, it was mid-season of the fourth season. Steve was there and suddenly he wasn't. There was no goodbye Steve episode. There was just Marcy informing the Bundys that Steve was gone.

What else?

MikeLutton · 03-02-2010, 06:32 PM

no goodbye episode for mr bentley on jeffersons just Louies saying they got a letter from mr bentley and him being sent overseas

Marvo301 · 03-02-2010, 06:52 PM

Kate Bradley - Petticoat Junction. She went to visit an unspecified relative and never returned.

Lorimar Television · 03-02-2010, 08:12 PM

Cody on Step By Step left after episode 19 in season five. They don't mention where he went until the first episode of season six.

Retro4Life · 03-02-2010, 09:41 PM

Lana from Three's Company never got a goodbye episode.

Never did Ginny from One Day at a Time.

Frank Lorenzo from All in the Family. Also Theresa Brewer from All in the Family.

Even Chrissy Snow from Three's Company never really had a goodbye episode.

catlover79 · 03-02-2010, 10:30 PM

Sgt. Chano Amenguale (Barney Miller) left without explanation.

Jack Soo (Sgt. Nick Yemana from Barney Miller) passed on in the show's fifth season and it was the season finale that was "The Jack Soo Retrospective", which featured the actors sharing memories of Jack and showing clips of Yemana's funniest moments. The fate of the character Yemana was left open.

Julio Fuentes (Sanford & Son) didn't get a goodbye episode, but I think it was in the episode where the Sanfords bought his old house to turn it into the Sanford Arms that it was said he had moved back to New York.

When Bewitched's beloved Aunt Clara, Marion Lorne, died in 1968 - the character was written out without explanation and never mentioned again. The Kravitzes were never seen in the eighth (and final) season of Bewitched, for some reason.

Over at the Bob Newhart Show, Ellen Hartley (Bob's sister and Howard's fiancee) left toward the end of Season 4 and was never seen or mentioned again.

Then there were many one-shot characters on Little House on the Prairie who took up whole episodes and then were never seen or heard from again.

Retro4Life · 03-02-2010, 10:40 PM

Tiffany Welles, Sabrina Duncan and Jill Munroe from Charlie's Angels (though Jill did return for six episodes, no one said "goodbye" even at the end of those!

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James Evans from Good Times died off screen, and obviously never got a chance to tell his family 'goodbye'.

Just as an aside, this is something I hate to see happen. I always enjoy the kind of continuity that comes from a 'goodbye' episode, and it's so satisfying to see some kind of closure for beloved characters.

Retro4Life · 03-02-2010, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Sgt. Chano Amenguale (Barney Miller) left without explanation.

They actually only mentioned Chano in one episode afterward, didn't they? And I think that was just in reference to his desk?

catlover79 · 03-03-2010, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

They actually only mentioned Chano in one episode afterward, didn't they? And I think that was just in reference to his desk?

In Season 3, Nick said to Barney that Fish, Wojo and Chano had dressed in drag on park detail, why hadn't he? In Season 4, they mention to Det. Rosslyn Liccori that she was the person who was supposed to replace Chano at the 1-2 - despite the fact he'd left 2 years before!! I also think he was mentioned in the finale, along with Fish, Yemana and Wentworth. They just never said why or where he went.

Speaking of Wentworth, they never mentioned why/where she went, either. Of course, Linda Lavin went to CBS to star in her own show (Alice), but we never found out the fate of Wentworth.

treky · 03-03-2010, 01:37 AM

Pearl and Jetherine on "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES". It was said in one episode that Jetherine went back home, but she never had a finale, and Pearl just dissapeared without a mention.

comedyfreak · 03-03-2010, 09:39 AM

Cindy Snow never got a good bye episode either she was mentioned as going to UCLA and not heard from again after the 5th season.

catlover79 · 03-03-2010, 11:15 AM

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Cindy Snow never got a good bye episode either she was mentioned as going to UCLA and not heard from again after the 5th season.

Maybe she was just afraid of Janet!!

(In her last episode, she had an argument with Janet.)

ryan423 · 03-03-2010, 04:45 PM

7th Heaven - Robbie disappeared halfway through Season 7, but was mention in either season 8 or 9 that he had gone to take care of his Mother in Florida.

Boy Meets World - Minkus, Mister Turner, Frankie, Joey, Eli...

to think of it, Boy Meets World was infamous for it!

ILUVO&H · 03-03-2010, 04:47 PM

On Happy Days they did this a lot.
Richie and Ralph went off to the army without a goodbye episode. They came back a few seasons later for some closure.

And while we're at it, Arnold, KC, Flip, Jenny Piccalo Ashley and Heather they all left the show without a good-bye episode and only maybe a little snipet of explaination given later on as to where they were.

Of course Big Brother Chuck just vanished into thin air never to be mentioned again.

OOliver · 03-03-2010, 05:08 PM

"Valerie" (aka "Valerie's Family" aka "Hogan Family") - Valerie Hogan was killed off-screen, so she never got a final goodbye (unless you count her walking papers from Lorimar as her final goodbye).

Edith Bunker - died off-screen as well, never got a final goodbye.

03-02-2010, 06:21 PM	#1
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03-02-2010, 06:32 PM	#2
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Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Lana from Three's Company never got a goodbye episode. Never did Ginny from One Day at a Time. Frank Lorenzo from All in the Family. Also Theresa Brewer from All in the Family. Even Chrissy Snow from Three's Company never really had a goodbye episode.
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03-02-2010, 10:30 PM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Sgt. Chano Amenguale (Barney Miller) left without explanation. Jack Soo (Sgt. Nick Yemana from Barney Miller) passed on in the show's fifth season and it was the season finale that was "The Jack Soo Retrospective", which featured the actors sharing memories of Jack and showing clips of Yemana's funniest moments. The fate of the character Yemana was left open. Julio Fuentes (Sanford & Son) didn't get a goodbye episode, but I think it was in the episode where the Sanfords bought his old house to turn it into the Sanford Arms that it was said he had moved back to New York. When Bewitched's beloved Aunt Clara, Marion Lorne, died in 1968 - the character was written out without explanation and never mentioned again. The Kravitzes were never seen in the eighth (and final) season of Bewitched, for some reason. Over at the Bob Newhart Show, Ellen Hartley (Bob's sister and Howard's fiancee) left toward the end of Season 4 and was never seen or mentioned again. Then there were many one-shot characters on Little House on the Prairie who took up whole episodes and then were never seen or heard from again.
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03-02-2010, 10:40 PM	#7
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Tiffany Welles, Sabrina Duncan and Jill Munroe from Charlie's Angels (though Jill did return for six episodes, no one said "goodbye" even at the end of those! . James Evans from Good Times died off screen, and obviously never got a chance to tell his family 'goodbye'. Just as an aside, this is something I hate to see happen. I always enjoy the kind of continuity that comes from a 'goodbye' episode, and it's so satisfying to see some kind of closure for beloved characters.

03-03-2010, 01:37 AM	#10
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03-03-2010, 09:39 AM	#11
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03-03-2010, 04:45 PM	#13
ryan423 Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2007 Posts: 1,829	7th Heaven - Robbie disappeared halfway through Season 7, but was mention in either season 8 or 9 that he had gone to take care of his Mother in Florida. Boy Meets World - Minkus, Mister Turner, Frankie, Joey, Eli... to think of it, Boy Meets World was infamous for it!

03-03-2010, 04:47 PM	#14
ILUVO&H Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 08, 2008 Location: New York Posts: 505	On Happy Days they did this a lot. Richie and Ralph went off to the army without a goodbye episode. They came back a few seasons later for some closure. And while we're at it, Arnold, KC, Flip, Jenny Piccalo Ashley and Heather they all left the show without a good-bye episode and only maybe a little snipet of explaination given later on as to where they were. Of course Big Brother Chuck just vanished into thin air never to be mentioned again.

03-03-2010, 05:08 PM	#15
OOliver Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 28, 2009 Location: Providence RI Posts: 569	"Valerie" (aka "Valerie's Family" aka "Hogan Family") - Valerie Hogan was killed off-screen, so she never got a final goodbye (unless you count her walking papers from Lorimar as her final goodbye). Edith Bunker - died off-screen as well, never got a final goodbye.