History Main / Nephewism

** Continued in the [[StarWarsExpandedUniverse EU]]. At least NewJediOrder, Luke seems more like a parent to Han and Leia's children than they do sometimes, which pissed off this H/L fan.

* A common plot in the ''{{Goosebumps}}'' series was for the protagonist to be palmed off with an aunt and uncle while the parents made a PaperThinExcuse to disappear - usually just long enough for the protagonist to encounter the ghost/vampire/werewolf/mummy/whatever horror made up the subject of the book, but in ''Werewolf Skin'', Alex apparently has to live with his aunt and uncle indefinitely because he even starts going to the local school. And we never once hear where his parents are!

* ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Zuko was essentially raised by his uncle Iroh, as his father is the [[AbusiveParents abusive]] CompleteMonster of a BigBad and his mother is [[MissingMom mysteriously gone.]] Iroh took Zuko under his wing when a) his own son died in the war and b) Zuko's mom disappeared, and accompanied him on his banishment. Eventually, Zuko considers Iroh to be [[ParentalSubstitute more like a father to him.]]

* In ''StarWars'', Luke was raised by his [[AerithAndBob Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru]] before they were killed by the Empire. Of course, when Darth Vader is your father, maybe it's for the better.
** Continued in the EU. At least NewJediOrder, Luke seems more like a parent to Han and Leia's children than they do sometimes, which pissed off this H/L fan.

* Bilbo Baggins adopted and raised his nephew Frodo in the prologue of ''The Lord of the Rings'' until he came of age at...33. Justified in that almost all Hobbits seem to be rather closely related....

* Korky the Cat from the Dandy (British comic) is often seen with his three nephews.
* One of the most-cited aversions, however, is from the Dandy's sister comic TheBeano, where [[DennisTheMenaceUK Dennis the Menace]]'s dog Gnasher is the ''father'' of his sidekick Gnipper.

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** Mickey also has two nephews, Morty and Ferdy. Daisy Duck meanwhile has three nieces, named April, May, and June.

* The {{Disney}} Duck family: Scrooge is uncle to Donald, who is uncle to Huey, Dewey & Louie. Not a parent among 'em. Scrooge's sister Hortense and husband Quackmore Duck is eventually revealed to the parent of Donald and Della Duck, the mother of Huey Dewey and Louie. They were first depicted long after the other characters were, and, in any case, are obscure enough to have made no appearances outside of Disney Comics.

** Continued in the EU. At least NewJediOrder, Luke seems more like a parent to Han and Leia's children than they do sometimes, which pissed off this H/L fan. Sorta justified by Han being an alcoholic.

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* [[{{Animaniacs}} Slappy Squirrel]] and Skippy. WordOfGod (through an interview with TheNostalgiaCritic) has it that Skippy's parents are on sabbatical and have been for a long time. They send Slappy an alimony check every month.

* Froot Loops has a toucan and its three nephews as logo

* The {{Disney}} Duck family: Scrooge is Uncle to Donald, who is uncle to Huey, Dewey & Louie. Not a parent among 'em. Scrooge's sister Hortense and husband Quackmore Duck is eventually revealed to the parent of Donald and Della Duck, the mother of Huey Dewey and Louie. They were first depicted long after the other characters were, and, in any case, are obscure enough to have made no appearances outside of Disney Comics.

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* Majiru Itoshiki, a CuteShotaroBoy / MouthyKid is the nephew of the protagonist of ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei''. Majiru was ''abandoned'' by his father and so decided to crash at his uncle's place.

* Dorothy in ''The Wizard of Oz''.

* Jess on ''{{Gilmore Girls}}''. His mother's inability to deal with him is the reason he was sent to live with Luke in Stars Hollow in the first place. She does eventually show up in town.
* Harper gets a lot of praise and reliability from the Russo parents in ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''. They even believe that she will take care of them as they get older. And then she actually moves in with them in season 3.

* [[DoctorWho Eleventh Doctor]] companion Amy Pond was raised by her aunt, saying that she "doesn't have a mum and dad." [[spoiler: This turns out to be a plot point - her prents were RetGone by the space-time anoomaly in Amy's house.]]

* Mr. Spettigue in ''Charley's Aunt'', who has a niece, Amy, and a ward, Kitty;

* The {{Disney}} Duck family: Scrooge is Uncle to Donald, who is uncle to Huey, Dewey & Louie. Not a parent among 'em.
** Er... Scrooge's sister Hortense is the mother of Donald and his sister Della. A better example would be Daisy and April, May and June.
*** Yeah, but who's ever ''heard'' of those people?

* Anthony Horowitz's ''{{Alex Rider}}'' series, does this... ''twice''. First, when Alex's parents die, he gets sent to live with his Uncle, Ian Rider, and when ''he'' dies, he gets sent to live with Jack Starbright, who isn't actually family, subverting the trope, the second time.

This trope can also be used in reverse, to apply to a person besieged with nieces and nephews in their life.