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Typically done as a MadeForTVMovie. Often accompanied by a {{Documentary}} with the actors out-of-character.

* Parodied on ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', as Brain tries to stage one in an attempt to TakeOverTheWorld.

* While the cast were continually together for yearly video games, 2008's ''Yo! The Return of Son Goku and Friends!'' was the first proper bit of ''Manga/DragonBall'' animation since the series ended. 2013's ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' is similar in this regard too. For bonus points both of the stories are actually reunions for the characters too set between the end of the main story and the DistantFinale.

* ''MassEffect3'', depending on game choices made, can have this feel as familiar faces from the first two games are encountered, especially in the light-hearted "Citadel" DLC.

* ''DoctorWho'' is unique among all TV series as its reunion episodes feature the different actors who have played ''the same character''. To date there have been: "The Three Doctors" (1972-73; featuring the First, Second and Third Doctors); "The Five Doctors" (1983; featuring the first five Doctors, plus a number of former co-stars); "The Two Doctors" (1985, featuring the Second Doctor and popular 1960s companion character Jamie McCrimmon); "Time Crash" (2007 minisode featuring the Fifth Doctor); and the two-parter "The Name of the Doctor" and "The Day of the Doctor" (both for the 50th anniversary in 2013) that saw ''every'' Doctor appear in some form. This list does not count additional episodes such as "School Reunion" (2006) which featured the return of individual cast members from the show's past.

* The XYZ Affair's video for the song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IerHOrDQKW0 "All My Friends"]] is an odd example, as it serves as a reunion more of a [[{{Nickelodeon}} channel's]] [[TheNineties era]] than of a single show. Mike Marrona ([[TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete Big Pete]]), Jason Zimbler ([[Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll Ferguson]]) and Danny Cooksey ([[SaluteYourShorts Budnick]]) team up with the XYZ Affair against [[DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]], who here plays the band's irritated neighbor. Zimbler hits it off with a girl wearing a shirt reading "Ferguson is my Darling" and Summers ends the video by throwing green slime at everyone.

Different from the ClassReunion, the ReunionShow is an opportunity for the surviving cast of a defunct TV show -- off the air for anywhere from 5 to 50 years -- to get back together on screen. Usually this is an "in character" story showing how things are "now", but sometimes it can be an explicit reunion of the cast in tribute to the original show.

* In early September 2004, production of a ReunionShow for ''Series/HappyDays'' was announced.
* A ReunionShow for ''{{Dallas}}'' reached the airwaves in October of 2004.
* February 2005 saw a ReunionShow for ''Series/OneDayAtATime''.

* The 1957-66 ''Series/PerryMason'' television series had one, in the form of ''Perry Mason Returns'' (1985), featuring returning leads Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale. And another, in the form of ''Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun'' (1986). And another, in the form of ''Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star'' (1986)... and a staggering '''27''' more {{Made For TV Movie}}s made afterwards until 1995 (with Burr [[AuthorExistenceFailure dying in 1993]] and paving the way for several {{Suspiciously Similar Substitute}}s for the last four, with the umbrella title rechristened ''A Perry Mason Mystery'').

* ''Franchise/KamenRider'' did teamups between the present and past seasons for a good 11 years in the Showa era shows, each one having a progressively larger cast. ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' had a DirectToVideo team-up between its heroes and predecessor ''Series/KamenRiderAgito'', even if Agito was a FakeShemp (the thing turned out to be AllJustADream anyways). ''{{Kamen Rider Den-O}} & [[Series/KamenRiderKiva Kiva]]: Climax Deka'' is probably the most in the spirit of the trope, featuring the full casts of both shows. The ''Film/KamenRiderZX'' TV special brought together all of the previous Rider characters, and the first ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' movie does the same. In Decade, the original cast of a Rider show is replaced (handwaved by Decade being an AlternateUniverse traveler), but most of ''Den-O'' and ''Series/KamenRiderHibiki''[='=]s casts as well as key characters from ''Kiva'', plus those summoned by Narutaki and Kivara ([[Series/KamenRiderKabuto the Hoppers]], [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Kaixa]], and [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Ohja]]) are reprisals.

* ''Creator/EightIsEnough'' had two reunion movies in 1987 and 1989.
* ''Return of Creator/TheModSquad'' (1979)

* February 2005 saw a ReunionShow for ''OneDayAtATime''.

* ''Eight Is Enough'' had two reunion movies in 1987 and 1989.
* ''Return of the Mod Squad'' (1979)

* ''{{Friends}}'' has had numerous campaigns for a reunion WhereAreTheyNow episode for the characters. The writers have had to put down several rumours and it's the number one question the actors face. And with the ten year anniversary of the finale coming up the pressure is only getting worse.

* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'': ''HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' and ''JAKQDengekitai'' (the first two series) had a team-up movie, but annual team-ups wouldn't become a tradition until ''ChourikiSentaiOhranger''; like ''Forever Red'', they had their own multi-season team-ups in the wake of ''HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' and ''GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' (at the expense of the single-season team-up; no ''Gaoranger vs. [[MiraiSentaiTimeranger Timeranger]]'' or ''Boukenger vs. [[MahouSentaiMagiranger Magiranger]]'' exist. In fact, the ''Gaoranger'' team-up screwed any major ''Timeranger'' presence over!).
** ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' is to ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' as ''KamenRiderDecade'' is to ''Kamen Rider''. For the thirty-fifth anniversary the most notable ability of the Gokaigers is to transform into Rangers of previous years. However really ticking this box is the appearance of various characters from previous series as guest stars. Though most characters are replaced with AlternateUniverse equivalents played by different actors, quite a few characters are played by their original actors.

* ''Franchise/KamenRider'' did teamups between the present and past seasons for a good 11 years in the Showa era shows, each one having a progressively larger cast. ''KamenRiderRyuki'' had a DirectToVideo team-up between its heroes and predecessor ''KamenRiderAgito'', even if Agito was a FakeShemp (the thing turned out to be AllJustADream anyways). ''{{Kamen Rider Den-O}} & [[KamenRiderKiva Kiva]]: Climax Deka'' is probably the most in the spirit of the trope, featuring the full casts of both shows. The ''Film/KamenRiderZX'' TV special brought together all of the previous Rider characters, and the first ''KamenRiderDecade'' movie does the same. In Decade, the original cast of a Rider show is replaced (handwaved by Decade being an AlternateUniverse traveler), but most of ''Den-O'' and ''KamenRiderHibiki''[='=]s casts as well as key characters from ''Kiva'', plus those summoned by Narutaki and Kivara ([[KamenRiderKabuto the Hoppers]], [[KamenRiderFaiz Kaixa]], and [[KamenRiderRyuki Ohja]]) are reprisals.
** The '''eighth''' movie in the ''Den-O'' series is [[MilestoneCelebration the movie of the franchise's 40th year]] and thus brings all main Riders up to KamenRiderOOO, with particular focus on OOO, Den-O and [[Series/KamenRider the Double Riders]].

* ''Series/UltramanMebius'' and its tie-in movie ''Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers'' is this for the Franchise/UltraSeries. And an example within an example which involves the class from ''Series/UltramanEighty'' getting back together before their old school is closed down.

* ''Series/UltramanMebius'' and its tie-in movie ''Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers'' is this for the ''Franchise/UltraSeries''. And an example within an example which involves the class from ''Series/UltramanEighty'' getting back together before their old school is closed down.

* ''UltramanMebius'' and its tie-in movie ''Ultraman Mebius and the Ultra Brothers'' is this for the UltraSeries. And an example within an example which involves the class from ''UltramanEighty'' getting back together before their old school is closed down.

* ''Franchise/KamenRider'' did teamups between the present and past seasons for a good 11 years in the Showa era shows, each one having a progressively larger cast. ''KamenRiderRyuki'' had a DirectToVideo team-up between its heroes and predecessor ''KamenRiderAgito'', even if Agito was a FakeShemp (the thing turned out to be AllJustADream anyways). ''{{Kamen Rider Den-O}} & [[KamenRiderKiva Kiva]]: Climax Deka'' is probably the most in the spirit of the trope, featuring the full casts of both shows. The ''KamenRiderZX'' TV special brought together all of the previous Rider characters, and the first ''KamenRiderDecade'' movie does the same. In Decade, the original cast of a Rider show is replaced (handwaved by Decade being an AlternateUniverse traveler), but most of ''Den-O'' and ''KamenRiderHibiki''[='=]s casts as well as key characters from ''Kiva'', plus those summoned by Narutaki and Kivara ([[KamenRiderKabuto the Hoppers]], [[KamenRiderFaiz Kaixa]], and [[KamenRiderRyuki Ohja]]) are reprisals.

* ''Series/TheMonkees'' had ''Hey, Hey, It’s the Monkees'' in 1997, which featured all four members in their wacky, not-yet-famous TV personas 30 years later, and was written and directed by MichaelNesmith. It was humorous in that their TV show [[MediumAwareness which they “knew” they were on]], had continued running, though not been aired, after all these years. The “plot” centered around finding a decent… well, “plot” to finish off the rest of the production money for the show (whilst preparing for a gig at “The Most Prestigious Country Club In the World”).

* ''Series/TheMonkees'' had ''Hey, Hey, It’s the Monkees'' in 1997, which featured all four members in their wacky, not-yet-famous TV personas 30 years later, and was written and directed by Michael Nesmith. It was humorous in that their TV show [[MediumAwareness which they “knew” they were on]], had continued running, though not been aired, after all these years. The “plot” centered around finding a descent…well, “plot” to finish off the rest of the production money for the show (whilst preparing for a gig at “The Most Prestigious Country Club In the World”).

* The 1957-66 ''PerryMason'' television series had one, in the form of ''Perry Mason Returns'' (1985), featuring returning leads Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale. And another, in the form of ''Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun'' (1986). And another, in the form of ''Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star'' (1986)... and a staggering '''27''' more {{Made For TV Movie}}s made afterwards until 1995 (with Burr [[AuthorExistenceFailure dying in 1993]] and paving the way for several {{Suspiciously Similar Substitute}}s for the last four, with the umbrella title rechristened ''A Perry Mason Mystery'').

** ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' is to ''SuperSentai'' as ''KamenRiderDecade'' is to ''Kamen Rider''. For the thirty-fifth anniversary the most notable ability of the Gokaigers is to transform into Rangers of previous years. However really ticking this box is the appearance of various characters from previous series as guest stars. Though most characters are replaced with AlternateUniverse equivalents played by different actors, quite a few characters are played by their original actors.

* ''SuperSentai'': ''HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' and ''JAKQDengekitai'' (the first two series) had a team-up movie, but annual team-ups wouldn't become a tradition until ''ChourikiSentaiOhranger''; like ''Forever Red'', they had their own multi-season team-ups in the wake of ''HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' and ''GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' (at the expense of the single-season team-up; no ''Gaoranger vs. [[MiraiSentaiTimeranger Timeranger]]'' or ''Boukenger vs. [[MahouSentaiMagiranger Magiranger]]'' exist. In fact, the ''Gaoranger'' team-up screwed any major ''Timeranger'' presence over!).

** Yet another reunion show is coming for the show's 20th ''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Super Megaforce]]'', featuring ~10 of approximately 60 ranger actors Saban contacted (out of many more who weren't contacted), including Jason David Frank, Sean Cw Johnson, Alison MacInnis, Jason Faunt, Danny Slavin, Patricia Ja Lee and most of the rangers of ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai''.

* Almost every season of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' from ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'' onward will have at least one reunion show where the team from the previous series teamed up with that of the current one to fight a threat from their equally-EnemyMine minded villains. The most extreme case of this, however, was ''Forever Red'', where all the Red Rangers from all seasons prior to ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' teamed up to stop TheRemnant of [[Series/PowerRangersZeo the Machine Empire]] from rebuilding [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Serpenterra]]. More recently, the fifteenth anniversary episode ''Once a Ranger'' (in ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'') features one Ranger from each of [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm the]] [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder past]] [[Series/PowerRangersSPD four]] [[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce seasons]], led by ''[[Creator/JohnnyYongBosch one]]'' from the '''[[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers second]]''' season, returned to pinch-hit for the temporarily-depowered regulars.

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