History Main / InMemoriam

* ''AmericanDad'' parodied this with a BrickJoke. First, Klaus is seen pretending the Smith family was on a DVD, and he's doing the commentary. This is forgotten until the final hobo-fight showdown, where he mentions one of the actors supposed to be in the scene had died beforehand, before apologising for speaking over the funniest line in the entire episode (apparently) Then, just before the credits, we get a behind-the-scenes shot of Stan joking around with another actor, with 'In Memory' superimposed.

* Disney's ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' contains possibly one of the loveliest dedications in Hollywood history at the end of its closing credits, in honor of lyricist Howard Ashman, who died of AIDS before the completion of the film: "To our friend Howard, who gave [[TheLittleMermaid a mermaid]] her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful."

* ''KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'' was dedicated in the memory of Wayne Allwine, MickeyMouse's previous voice actor, who died in May 2009, before the game's release.

* The remaining members of {{Snot}} recorded a tribute album, ''Strait Up'', in memory of their deceased vocalist, Lynn Strait. The album featured an extensive and substantial list of well known rock, punk and metal musicians.

** And ''{{Cars}}'' for Joe Ranft.

* In the "Tales of Ba Sing Se" episode of ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'', one episode centers around Iroh, who was voiced by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mako_(actor) Mako]]. However, Mako died shortly after the recording for the second season of ''Avatar'' was completed. So the Iroh segment of "Tales" carried a dedication to Mako at the end. Oh, did we mention the segment itself was about Iroh going to mourn his dead son on said son's birthday? [[TearJerker It's not really something you watch without tissues on hand.]]

* The ''SpongbobSquarepants'' episode "Karate Island" ended with a dedication to Master Udon's late voice actor, Pat Morita. This troper thought it was a ''very'' depressing end to such a silly episode. Oddly enough, it's been removed from later airings here in the [=US=].

* A ''BluesClues'' episode focusing on a neighborhood picnic was dedicated to [[MrRogersNeigborhood Fred Rogers]].

* The ''FamilyGuy'' episode "And Then There Were Fewer" included at the beginning a dedication to Seth MacFarlane's mother, Ann Perry MacFarlane, who died of cancer in July of 2010.

* One episode of the animated series of ''{{ALF}}'' was dedicated to associate producer Vic Kephart.

* ''Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid'' was dedicated to legendary costume designer Edith Head, who died before it was released. The entire film itself is also something of a tribute to her, as it includes many clips from 1940s and '50s films, several of which feature her work.

* A VerySpecialEpisode of ''{{Arthur}}'' about the character Mrs. [=MacGrady=] getting cancer was dedicated to Leah Ryan, who had a hand in writing the episode. Additionally, the [=MacGrady=] character was referred to as Aunt Leah, even though a previous episode had established her first name as Sarah.

** ChristmasEpisode "[[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Voyage Of The Damned]]" featured a card after the final scene reading "In Memory Of VerityLambert", who had died a month or two previously.
** The credits for Series 4 opener "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E1PartnersInCrime Partners in Crime]]" featured the words "In Memory Of Howard Atfield", who was meant to reprise his role as Donnna's father for the series. Unfortunately he was in ill health and died after his scenes in "Partners In Crime" were shot.

* The series finale of ''StargateAtlantis'' included a mention that [[{{StargateSG-1}} General Hammond]] had died of a heart attack, and that Earth's newest battleship would be named after him, reflecting the real-life death of Don S. Davis, the actor who portrayed Hammond. The USS ''George Hammond'' subsequently appeared in the pilot of ''StargateUniverse''.

* ''Film/StarTrek'' (2009) has a dedication in its closing credits to Gene Roddenberry (the creator of the franchise, to whom ''StarTrekVI'' is also dedicated) and Majel Barret, his wife, who provided the voice of the ship's computer (among other things), and had recently recorded a cameo appearance in that role for the film when she died.

* The ''PowerRangersTimeForce'' episode "Circuit Unsure" was dedicated in memory of actress [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuy_Trang Thuy Trang]], who played Trini Kwan, [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers the original Yellow Ranger]].

** ChristmasEpisode "[[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Voyage Of The Damned]]" featured a card after the final scene reading "In Memory Of Verity Lambert", who had died a month or two previously.

* SuddenlySusan did one after the death of David Strickland.

* ''[[AtlantisTheLostEmpire Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'': "Remembering our friend [[ErnestPWorrell Jim]] [[ToyStory Varney."]] This is actually the last film to ever star that actor.

* At the very beginning of ''TheLionKing'', just right before the Walt Disney Pictures VanityPlate appears, there is a brief dedication to production crew member Frank Wells, who apparantly died in a helicopter crash.

* ''DoctorWho'':

Memorials to the dead are common in most human cultures. When the dead [[AuthorExistenceFailure are connected with a TV show or movie]], you'll sometimes see this: a final tribute to that person as part of the show.

* ''{{Cliffhanger}}'' is dedicated to SylvesterStallone's mountain climbing double Wolfgang Güllich (who ironically passed away in a road accident unconnected to the film) and Carolco head Mario Kassar's mother.

* An episode of ''{{Angel}}'' was dedicated to Glenn Quinn, who played Doyle. [[spoiler: Doyle had died in the first season,]] and Quinn died several years later, I believe of a drug overdose.

* "Small Soldiers" has a dedication for Phil Hartman, who played one of the parents in the film, at the end.

* At least two [[HeroSystem Hero Games]] books (''Lucha Libre Hero'' and the ''Hero 6th Edition Rules'') are dedicated to Andy Mathews, Hero's late Art Director.
** The website for the ''GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'', in which Andy Mathews was one of the founding participants, carries the same dedication.

** "Mona Leaves-a", the episode that dealt with the death of Homer's mother, was dedicated to the late mothers of Dan Castellaneta and Harry Shearer. [[TearJerker Cue the waterworks.]]

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* ''{{The X-Files}}'' took their "In Memoriam" one step further. In February 2001, Leyla Harrison, a prominent X-Files fanfiction author, passed away from cancer. In her honor, Agent Leyla Harrison made her appearence in season eight's "Alone". The fictional Agent Harrison was quite a fan of Mulder and Scully's, spending much of her time at the FBI poring over their expense reports and during the entire episode, references previous cases the two had been on (while partnered with Agent Doggett) as possibilities for the creature they're hunting. In the end, she meets Mulder and Scully and is gifted with the keychain Mulder had given Scully for her birthday during season four. She also makes an appearence in season nine's "Scary Monsters".

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* The {{Red Hot Chili Peppers}} have two songs, Knock Me Down (Mother's Milk) and My Lovely Man (Blood Sugar Sex Magic), that are tributes to their former guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died of a heroin overdose.

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* WorldWarIIOnline has an [[http://wiki.wwiionline.com/mediawiki/index.php/Memorial ingame memorial]] that not only lists any deceased player, but also pinpoints the center of a town and is updated periodically.

* Version 3.2 of ''{{Nethack}}'' is dedicated to [[http://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Izchak_Miller Izchak Miller]], a [=DevTeam=] founding member who, among other things, wrote much of the game's shopkeeper code. Also, every version starting with this one has included Izchak as the keeper of the only guaranteed shop in the game.

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** "Mona Leaves-a", the episode that dealt with the death of Homer's mother, was dedicated to the late mothers of Dan Castellaneta and Harry Shearer. [[TearJerker Cue the waterworks.]]