History Main / ReunionShow

* This genre has started to crop up online, particularly ones that feature "classic" (1950-89) era television actors who are either unwilling or unable or who are too elderly and frail to travel to a studio but can contribute as their old tv/film characters through the InUniverse conceit of a online video meeting with the other characters.

* ''The Return Of Frank Cannon'' (1980) was a reunion movie in the loosest sense of the word, as the only member of the show's cast was William Conrad (Cannon). Insert fat joke here.

* ''Series/{{The Odd Couple|1970}}: Together Again'' (1993) reunited Jack Klugman (Oscar) and Tony Randall (Felix) from the 1970-75 series. The movie incorporated the throat surgery that caused Klugman to lose much of his voice as a plot point for Oscar. Apart from the two leads, Penny Marshall (Myrna) and Garry Walberg ("Speed") were the only other actors from the series to appear.
* ''Series/MamasFamily'' has had two reunions: one in the early 90's on Vicki Lawrence's talk show (in which Lawrence appeared both as herself and in-character as Mama) and another made for the DVD release of the series in 2014.

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* This has started to crop up online, particularly ones that feature "classic" (1950-89) era television actors who are either unwilling or unable or who are too elderly and frail to travel to a studio but can contribute as their old tv/film characters through the InUniverse conceit of a online video meeting with the other characters.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent {{Christmas Episode}}s of ''Series/BluePeter'', in which the presenters do a {{Panto}} or {{Musical}} of some sort, often rope in previous presenters to round out the cast.

** ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'' is notably the first Franchise/Kamen rider series getting the "Ten Years Later" treatment in 2022.

** In a rare case of a specific team coming back entirely on their own, ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' had a "Ten Years Later" V-Cinema special in 2013. In 2015, ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' got the same treatment, while in 2018, ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' got one as well.

** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'', the twentieth and final Heisei series, follows a format closer to ''Gokaiger'' above where the main character can gain the power of his predecessors by earning their approval (or that of their trusted allies). Toei was able to bring back actors from all the past Heisei series except ''[[Series/KamenRiderKuuga Kuuga]]'', including about half of the protagonists, to reprise their roles.

* ''Theatre/TheOddCouple: Together Again'' (1993) reunited Jack Klugman (Oscar) and Tony Randall (Felix) from the 1970-75 series. The movie incorporated the throat surgery that caused Klugman to lose much of his voice as a plot point for Oscar. Apart from the two leads, Penny Marshall (Myrna) and Garry Walberg ("Speed") were the only other actors from the series to appear.

** The seventh season, ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime'', brought us a brief meeting of [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Taichi]], [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Daisuke]], [[Anime/DigimonTamers Takato]], [[Anime/DigimonFrontier Takuya]], and [[Anime/DigimonSavers Masaru]].

* ''Series/ISpy'' got two. One was a standard made-for-TV movie titled ''I Spy Returns'' that featured Robert Culp and Creator/BillCosby reprising their TV roles in a backdoor pilot for a "next generation" spin-off that never sold. And in 1999, Culp and Cosby reunited on Cosby's sitcom - conveniently titled ''Cosby'' for an AllJustADream episode in which Cosby's sitcom character, after watching an episode of ''I Spy'' on TV, dreams that he is Alexander Scott, sharing an adventure with Kelly Robinson (Culp).

** "The Two Doctors" (1985, featuring the Second Doctor and popular 1960s companion character Jamie [=McCrimmon=] joining the incumbent Sixth Doctor and Peri; not done with any specific celebration in mind, the production team just wanted the chance to work with Patrick Troughton again)
** "Dimensions in Time" (1993, a special shown as an item during ''Series/ChildrenInNeed'' that featured the Third to Seventh Doctors and various former companions)

** "The Day of the Doctor" (2013, featuring the Tenth Doctor, done for the 50th anniversary)

** Sentai teamups are usually standalone movies, separate from the televised run. However, to celebrate the franchise's 2,000th episode (and 40th instalment overall), there was a two-episode teamup between the Zyuohger and the Gokaiger, the previous milestone team.

* The 1957-66 ''Franchise/PerryMason'' television series had one, in the form of ''Perry Mason Returns'' (1985), featuring returning leads Creator/RaymondBurr 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/{{KYTV}} Radio Active]]'' has had two since ending in 1987. The first, in 2002, was an "in character" reunion looking at what had happened to the eponymous station in the 25 years since the last series. The second, in 2016, was essentially a new recording of one of the old episodes, slightly rewritten to work around the absence of Geoffrey Perkins, who [[ArtistExistenceFailure died in 2008]].

** The seventh season, ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersLeapingThroughTime'', brought us a brief meeting of [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Taichi]], [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Daisuke]], [[Anime/DigimonTamers Takato]], [[Anime/DigimonFrontier Takuya]], and [[Anime/DigimonSavers Masaru]].

* 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 in 1997. 2013's ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' is similar in this regard too, despite having the {{Recut}} ''Anime/DragonBallKai'' as a recent thing. 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.

** ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' is to ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' as ''Series/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.

* ''Series/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=] joining the incumbent Sixth Doctor and Peri); "Dimensions in Time" (1993, a special shown as an item during ''Series/ChildrenInNeed'' that featured the Third to Seventh Doctors and various former companions); "Time Crash" (2007 comedy minisode featuring the Fifth and Tenth Doctors); the two-parter "The Name of the Doctor" and "The Day of the Doctor" (both for the 50th anniversary in 2013) which saw ''every'' Doctor to date appear in some form; and "Twice Upon a Time" (2017; featuring the First Doctor joining the incumbent Twelfth Doctor in his final story). This list does not count additional episodes such as "Mawdryn Undead" (1983) and "School Reunion" (2006) which featured the return of individual cast members from the show's past.

* ''Series/FullerHouse'', being a spinoff to ''Series/FullHouse'' had the show which DJ, Stephanie, and Kimmy reunite with the ''Full House'' characters, excluding Michelle.

* Much of the principal cast of ''Manga/RaveMaster'' reprised their roles for the first time in 11 years in an OVA {{Crossover}} with creator Hiro Mashima's later work, ''Manga/FairyTail''. Mashima additionally treated the omake on which the OVA was based as a reunion for several characters in and of itself.

* The 1957-66 ''Franchise/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'').

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' was a Reunion Game for the voice casts of several Disney classics through the last century; most of the original cast returned (including people such as Creator/JamesWoods as Hades, and Creator/BrianBlessed as Clayton as well as the original voice of Alice and Wendy a good 50 years after the initial films came out). Some of the cast of ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' returned, as did most of ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'' (save Creator/RobinWilliams, who was already recast since the TV series in the 90's), ''{{Disney/Hercules}}'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (save Samuel E. Wright), ''{{Disney/Tarzan}}'', and ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (save Creator/JerryOrbach who had since passed away). The most no-shows were ''Disney/TheLionKing'' with only Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa and Cheech Marin as Banzai, and ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' where the entire cast was shooting the sequels and couldn't make it (although Creator/JohnnyDepp supposedly really wanted to do it). Geoffrey Rush did come back to voice Barbossa, but only in Australian copies.

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' was a Reunion Game for the voice casts of several Disney classics through the last century; most of the original cast returned (including people such as Creator/JamesWoods as Hades, and Creator/BrianBlessed as Clayton as well as the original voice of Alice and Wendy a good 50 years after the initial films came out). Some of the cast of ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' returned, as did most of ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'' (save Creator/RobinWilliams, who was already recast since the TV series in the 90's), ''{{Disney/Hercules}}'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (save Samuel E. Wright), ''{{Disney/Tarzan}}'', and ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (save Creator/JerryOrbach who had since passed away). The most no-shows were ''Disney/TheLionKing'' with only Ernie Sabella as Pumbaa and Cheech Marin as Banzai, and ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' where the entire cast was shooting the sequels and couldn't make it (although Creator/JohnnyDepp supposedly really wanted to do it). Geoffrey Rush did come back to voice Barbossa, but only in Australian copies.

* Much of the principal cast of ''Manga/RaveMaster'' reprised their roles for the first time in 11 years in an OVA CrossOver with creator Hiro Mashima's later work, ''Manga/FairyTail''. Mashima even treated the omake on which the OVA was based as a reunion for several characters in and of itself.
* 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 in 1997. 2013's ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' is similar in this regard too, despite having the {{Recut}} ''Anime/DragonBallKai'' as a recent thing. 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.

* ''Series/{{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. Creator/MatthewPerry for his part refuses to take part a reunion as [[www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/matthew-perry-nightmares-friends-reboot/1963019 he considers it]] a personal nightmare of sorts.

* ''Series/{{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.