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* ''Film/{{Besties}}'': Nedjma and Leila's father isn't ever seen nor mentioned. It's left unclear what became of him.
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* ''Film/FirstGirlILoved'': We never see or hear anything of Anne's father. She lives only with her mom.
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* ''Series/Siren2018'': Maddie, Ryn, Donna and Cami's fathers are all unmentioned in the series, but clearly aren't a part of their lives.
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* ''Film/DaddyIssues'': Jasmine's father is not mentioned or seen. Given her mother is indicated to be promiscuous and flighty, it's probable he's not involved with her life.
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* ''Film/DaddyIssues'': Jasmine's father is not mentioned or seen. Given her mother is indicated to be promiscuous and flighty, it's probable he's not involved with her life.
* ''Film/{{Elysium}}'': Matilda's father is never seen or mentioned.
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* ''Film/{{Elysium}}'': Matilda's father is never seen or mentioned.
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* In the ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' season 1 episode "My Family's Just Right For Me", Kathy reveals that she lives with her mother and grandmother, but her father's whereabouts are unknown since he isn't mentioned at all. In the 1993 Family Marathon showing all of the episodes of season 1, Barney does mention that "[Kathy's] daddy doesn't live with her", implying that her parents could be divorced.
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* In the ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' season 1 episode "My Family's Just Right For Me", Kathy reveals that she lives with her mother and grandmother, but her father's whereabouts are unknown since he isn't mentioned at all. In the 1993 Family Marathon showing all of the episodes of season 1, Barney does mention mentions that "[Kathy's] daddy doesn't live with her", implying that her parents could be divorced.
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* ''Literature/EllenAndOtis'': Otis Spofford's mother takes care of him and runs the dance school, but his father John Spofford never appears in either book, and his name is only known by virtue of the first book referring to Otis's mother as "Mrs. John Spofford" briefly.
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* ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'': Gomez's and Morticia's mothers are both fairly major characters, but their fathers never appear, even in flashbacks to when they're both 22 and getting married. Gomez's father is occasionally mentioned in the past tense, Morticia's father is barely mentioned at all.
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* ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'': Gomez's and Morticia's mothers are both fairly major characters, but their fathers never appear, even in flashbacks to when they're both 22 and getting married. Gomez's father is occasionally mentioned in the past tense, Morticia's father is barely mentioned at all.
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It's explicitly stated in Aladdin And The King Of Thieves that Aladdin's mother died when he was a child so therefore does not count as an example.
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** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': Neither Aladdin nor Jasmine seem to have ever had a mother in their lives. Jasmine's mom gets a ''very'' brief mention in the first movie when the Sultan is frustrated at his daughter for turning down suitor after suitor, muttering to himself that "her mother wasn't nearly as picky," but she is never mentioned again in the film or cartoon series. As for Aladdin, his father Cassim is the titular King of Thieves in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', and it is finally revealed that his mother died when he was still a child.
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** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': Neither Aladdin nor Jasmine seem to have ever had a mother in their lives. Jasmine's mom gets a ''very'' brief mention in the first movie when the Sultan is frustrated at his daughter for turning down suitor after suitor, muttering to himself that "her mother wasn't nearly as picky," implying that she might be dead (which is made more explicit in the 2019 live action remake), but she is never mentioned again in the film or cartoon series. As for Aladdin, his father Cassim is the titular King of Thieves in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', and it is finally revealed that his mother died when he was still a child.
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** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': Neither Aladdin nor Jasmine seem to have ever had a mother in their lives. Jasmine's mom gets a ''very'' brief mention in the first movie when the Sultan is frustrated at his daughter for turning down suitor after suitor, muttering to himself that "her mother wasn't nearly as picky," but she is never mentioned again in the film or cartoon series. As for Aladdin, his father Cassim is the titular King of Thieves in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', but Al's mother is never mentioned once.
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** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': Neither Aladdin nor Jasmine seem to have ever had a mother in their lives. Jasmine's mom gets a ''very'' brief mention in the first movie when the Sultan is frustrated at his daughter for turning down suitor after suitor, muttering to himself that "her mother wasn't nearly as picky," but she is never mentioned again in the film or cartoon series. As for Aladdin, his father Cassim is the titular King of Thieves in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', but Al's and it is finally revealed that his mother is never mentioned once.died when he was still a child.
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** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': Neither Aladdin nor Jasmine seem to have ever had a mother in their lives. Jasmine's mom gets a ''very'' brief mention in the first movie when the Sultan is frustrated at his daughter for turning down suitor after suitor, muttering to himself that "her mother wasn't nearly as picky." As for Aladdin, his father Cassim is the titular King of Thieves in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', but Al's mother is never mentioned once.
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** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': Neither Aladdin nor Jasmine seem to have ever had a mother in their lives. Jasmine's mom gets a ''very'' brief mention in the first movie when the Sultan is frustrated at his daughter for turning down suitor after suitor, muttering to himself that "her mother wasn't nearly as picky." picky," but she is never mentioned again in the film or cartoon series. As for Aladdin, his father Cassim is the titular King of Thieves in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', but Al's mother is never mentioned once.
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** ''WesternAnimation/Aladdin'': Neither Aladdin nor Jasmine seem to have ever had a mother in their lives. Jasmine's mom gets a ''very'' brief mention in the first movie when the Sultan is frustrated at his daughter for turning down suitor after suitor, muttering to himself that "her mother wasn't nearly as picky." As for Aladdin, his father Cassim is the titular King of Thieves in ''Film/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', but Al's mother is never mentioned once.
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** ''WesternAnimation/Aladdin'': ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': Neither Aladdin nor Jasmine seem to have ever had a mother in their lives. Jasmine's mom gets a ''very'' brief mention in the first movie when the Sultan is frustrated at his daughter for turning down suitor after suitor, muttering to himself that "her mother wasn't nearly as picky." As for Aladdin, his father Cassim is the titular King of Thieves in ''Film/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', but Al's mother is never mentioned once.
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** ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'': The whereabouts of Max's mother, Goofy's wife, are unknown. She's not even present in a baby picture of Goofy holding their son. [[ShrugOfGod The show's creators have declined to comment on the matter.]]
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** ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'': The whereabouts of Max's mother, Goofy's wife, mother are unknown. She's not even present in a baby picture of Goofy holding their son. It's not even stated whether or not Goofy was ever married to her, if Max was adopted, or any other explanation for her absence. [[ShrugOfGod The show's creators have declined to comment on the matter.]]
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** ''WesternAnimation/Aladdin'': Neither Aladdin nor Jasmine seem to have ever had a mother in their lives. Jasmine's mom gets a ''very'' brief mention in the first movie when the Sultan is frustrated at his daughter for turning down suitor after suitor, muttering to himself that "her mother wasn't nearly as picky." As for Aladdin, his father Cassim is the titular King of Thieves in ''Film/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', but Al's mother is never mentioned once.
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* ''Film/CliffordTheBigRedDog2019'': Emily Elizabeth's father is AdaptedOut and her mother is established to be single (unlike in the original book series and the animated adaptations), however, it is not made clear whether he died or left his family.
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* ''Film/CliffordTheBigRedDog2019'': ''Film/CliffordTheBigRedDog'': Emily Elizabeth's father is AdaptedOut and her mother is established to be single (unlike in the original book series and the animated adaptations), however, it is not made clear whether he died or left his family.
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* ''Film/CliffordTheBigRedDog2019'': Emily Elizabeth's father is AdaptedOut and her mother is established to be single (unlike in the original book series and the animated adaptations), however, it is not made clear whether he died or left his family.
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* ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'': Gomez's and Morticia's mothers are both fairly major characters, but their fathers never appear, even in flashbacks to when they're both 22 and getting married. Gomez's father is occasionally mentioned in the past tense, Morticia's father is barely mentioned at all.
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* ''Film/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'': Thak and Zuma's mother/Olmec's wife isn't seen or mentioned in the flashback.
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* ''Film/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'': Thak Olmec's wife/Thak and Zuma's mother/Olmec's wife isn't mother is not seen or mentioned in the flashback.flashback or the present day, leaving the reason for her absence unstated.
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* ''Series/Echo2024'': It's made clear through dialogue that Skully—Chula's husband when Maya was a child—was Taloa's stepfather and Maya's step-grandpa. Her biological grandfather, Taloa's dad, is never seen nor mentioned.
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** It's made clear through dialogue that Skully—Chula's husband when Maya was a child—was Taloa's stepfather and Maya's step-grandpa. Her biological grandfather, Taloa's dad, is never seen normentioned.mentioned.
** Maya's cousins, Bonnie and Biscuits, were [[RaisedByGrandparents raised by their grandma Chula and surrogate grandpa Skully]], and we never see nor hear any mention of what happened to their parents. In fact, it's not even explicitly stated whether the two of them are siblings or cousins ''with each other''.
** It's made clear through dialogue that Skully—Chula's husband when Maya was a child—was Taloa's stepfather and Maya's step-grandpa. Her biological grandfather, Taloa's dad, is never seen nor
** Maya's cousins, Bonnie and Biscuits, were [[RaisedByGrandparents raised by their grandma Chula and surrogate grandpa Skully]], and we never see nor hear any mention of what happened to their parents. In fact, it's not even explicitly stated whether the two of them are siblings or cousins ''with each other''.
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* ''Series/Echo2024'': Maya's maternal grandfather is never seen nor mentioned.
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* ''Series/Echo2024'': It's made clear through dialogue that Skully—Chula's husband when Maya was a child—was Taloa's stepfather and Maya's maternal grandfather step-grandpa. Her biological grandfather, Taloa's dad, is never seen nor mentioned.
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* ''Film/JennifersBody'': Neither Needy or Jennifer's fathers appear. In the first case, it's pretty clear he isn't around (although why isn't said), but Jennifer's simply may be offscreen, as we don't see much of her house. Only their mothers appear in any case (Jennifer's only briefly).
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* ''Film/JennifersBody'': Neither Needy or Jennifer's fathers appear. In the first case, it's pretty clear he isn't around (although why isn't said), but Jennifer's simply may be offscreen, as we don't see much of her house. Only their mothers appear in any case (Jennifer's only (both quite briefly).
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* ''Film/FutureWorld2018'': The Prince goes on a quest to save his ill mother, the Queen. It's never said or shown if his father is alive though.
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* ''Film/JennifersBody'': Neither Needy or Jennifer's fathers appear. In the first case, it's pretty clear he isn't around (although why isn't said), but Jennifer's simply may be offscreen, as we don't see much of her house. Only their mothers appear in any case (Jennifer's only briefly).
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* ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'': Bear seems to be the main parental figure for Tutter, Ojo, Treelo, Pip, and Pop (although only Tutter and Treelo live with him), and based on the song "Look At You Now" he seems to have raised Treelo from infancy. Whatever happened to their parents is never mentioned. Interestin'ly, we do get to see a few of Tutter's relatives (like his grandma, uncle, and a cousin) but we get nothin' about his parents.
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* ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'': Bear seems to be the main parental figure for Tutter, Ojo, Treelo, Pip, and Pop (although only Tutter and Treelo live with him), and based on the song "Look At You Now" he seems to have raised Treelo from infancy. Whatever happened to their parents is never mentioned. Interestin'ly, Interestingly, we do get to see a few of Tutter's relatives (like his grandma, uncle, and a cousin) but we get nothin' nothing about his parents.
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* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Big Bird is six years old ([[NotAllowedToGrowUp and has been for decades]]), but unlike the show's other child Muppet characters, who usually have parents, he lives by himself, with all the adult humans serving as {{Parental Substitute}}s for him. He has a Granny Bird whom he sometimes visits, and in a few episodes he mentions his mother, but where his parents are and why they're not with him is unknown.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Big Bird is six years old ([[NotAllowedToGrowUp and has been for decades]]), but unlike the show's other child Muppet characters, who usually have parents, he lives by himself, with all the adult humans serving as {{Parental Substitute}}s for him. He has a Granny Bird whom he sometimes visits, and in a few episodes he mentions his mother, but where his parents are and why they're not with him is unknown.
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* ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'': Bear seems to be the main parental figure for Tutter, Ojo, Treelo, Pip, and Pop (although only Tutter and Treelo live with him), and based on the song "Look At You Now" he seems to have raised Treelo from infancy. Whatever happened to their parents is never mentioned.
mentioned. Interestin'ly, we do get to see a few of Tutter's relatives (like his grandma, uncle, and a cousin) but we get nothin' about his parents.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Big Bird is six years old ([[NotAllowedToGrowUp and has been for decades]]), but unlike the show's other child Muppet characters, who usually have parents, he lives by himself, with all the adult humans serving as {{Parental Substitute}}s for him. He has a Granny Bird whom he sometimesvisits, visits and there's his aunt, Nani Bird (in a few flashbacks), and in a few episodes he mentions his mother, but where his parents are and why they're not with him is unknown.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Big Bird is six years old ([[NotAllowedToGrowUp and has been for decades]]), but unlike the show's other child Muppet characters, who usually have parents, he lives by himself, with all the adult humans serving as {{Parental Substitute}}s for him. He has a Granny Bird whom he sometimes
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* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'':
** Haara learns of her half-elf mother and half-orc father in one story, then visits the orc tribe where they lived and learns her mother’s backstory from the tribe leader, even visiting her gravestone, and at no point does her father ever appear or get brought up.
** Fiora’s origin story shows her growing up with her mother in a remote village, and her father is never acknowledged. The narration even mentions that she relies on her mother’s job as a courier to get the house to herself so she can secretly learn magic, indicating he’s presumably not living with them anymore.
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* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'':
** Haara learns of her half-elf mother and half-orc father in one story, then visits the orc tribe where they lived and learns her mother’s backstory from the tribe leader, even visiting her gravestone, and at no point does her father ever appear or get brought up.
** Fiora’s origin story shows her growing up with her mother in a remote village, and her father is never acknowledged. The narration even mentions that she relies on her mother’s job as a courier to get the house to herself so she can secretly learn magic, indicating he’s presumably not living with them anymore.
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