History Main / TheThingThatWouldNotLeave

* The TropeNamer, as mentioned above, was from the 1978 ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' episode hosted by Creator/ChristopherLee. The skit in question depicted the scenario in the form of a FauxHorrific horror movie trailer spoof where Creator/JohnBelushi played a boorish house guest whose refusal to leave and ill-mannered behavior causes no small amount of pain and dread for his hosts.

* ''Series/TheWestWing'': In the second season episode "[[Recap/TheWestWingS0206TheLameDuckCongress The Lame Duck Congress]]", Vassily Konanov, a Ukrainian politician, comes to the Washington D.C., but as far as President Bartlet is concerned, Konanov should only meet with his advisers. Unfortunately, Konanov shows up drunk outside the White House one day, and refuses to leave until he meets with President Bartlet in person. What finally happens is Leo gets the idea of having Konanov speak to a low-level official (Josh picks Donna) and have President Bartlet just happen to walk by the meeting, just so Konanov can say he's met with President Bartlet in person.

* ''Series/TheWestWing'': In the second season episode "[[Recap/TheWestWingS0207TheLameDuckCongress The Lame Duck Congress]]", Vassily Konanov, a Ukrainian politician, comes to the Washington D.C., but as far as President Bartlet is concerned, Konanov should only meet with his advisers. Unfortunately, Konanov shows up drunk outside the White House one day, and refuses to leave until he meets with President Bartlet in person. What finally happens is Leo gets the idea of having Konanov speak to a low-level official (Josh picks Donna) and have President Bartlet just happen to walk by the meeting, just so Konanov can say he's met with President Bartlet in person.

* Creator/TylerPerry, of all people, becomes this in the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "[[Recap/SouthParkS15E2Funnybot Funnybot]]", being the only comedian that actually shows up for Jimmy's comedy awards show. Then he starts squatting at the school in full Madea garb and routine, and nobody can get him to leave because Token is the only person who thinks he's funny and won't stop giving him money. Worth noting that even Token seems to be aware of the annoyance, he just can't help it.

* Animosity-wise, [[Website/SCPFoundation SCP-682]] is this to those who are holding in captivity, and they want to kill him due to his tendency to [[OmnicidalManiac kill anything that is living]]. However, thanks to his AdaptiveAbility from anything that is used to kill him, he won't be leaving anytime soon. It also doesn't help that his adaptation also works against things that send him somewhere else instead of killing him, [[TheCatCameBack allowing him to keep coming back]].
* In ''Literature/ShadowrunStorytime'', Locke doesn't feel safe returning to his apartment after Knight Errant raided it, so he ends up staying at Wildcard's house. Wildcard eventually gets frustrated enough that he changes his face and identity, sublets his house, and moves into a college frat to get away. Locke then starts mooching on Dervish.

* Animosity-wise, [[Website/SCPFoundation SCP-682]] is this to those who are holding in captive, and they want to kill him due to his tendency to [[OmnicidalManiac kill anything that is living]]. However, thanks to his AdaptiveAbility from anything that is used to kill him, he won't be leaving anytime soon. It also doesn't help that his adaptation also works against things that send him somewhere else instead of killing him, [[TheCatCameBack allowing him to keep coming back]].

'''Fred Fredburger:''' [[CatchPhrase Yes]].

** "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E17BartToTheFuture Bart To The Future]]" features a now-grown Lisa as the U.S. President faced with the country's massive debt problem. Her efforts to solve it are hindered a now-grown Bart who's a JadedWashout and TheSlacker. Bart hangs around TheWhiteHouse being a nuisance to the point of barging into the Oval Office during Lisa's attempts to reassure the public about America's finances and revealing just how bad things are. Other world leaders confront Lisa to demand she immediately pay America's debts. Bart saves the day by charming the leaders into giving Lisa more time, even chiding her for dealing with debt collectors without his help.

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* Gertrude from ''ComicBook/IHateFairyland'' is essentially this to Fairyland since she's been there for near 30 years. It's a unique case though because Gertrude ''wants'' to leave but can't figure out the riddles and puzzles of the land to find the key necessary to open the door back to her world. [[spoiler:And even in the cases when she ''does'' get it, something always happens to make her lose it right before she just inches on getting back to her world.]]

* [[JerkassGods Momiji]] of ''Manga/GoodLuckGirl'' is a unique example in terms that she can't leave until she steals a large amount of [[AlphaBitch Ichiko's]] fortune energy, who was born with energy than normal humans.

* In ''Literature/{{Pyramids}}'', the 'Literature/{{Discworld}}'''s analogue of Ancient Egypt has a pantheon of Gods which includes Hat, The Vulture-Headed God Of Unwelcome Guests. A RunningGag is that people are reluctant even to have devotional statues of Hat, on the very reasonable fear that this will act as an invocation to the God to call by and acknowledge the believer with a personal visit.

* In ''ComicStrip/{{Sally Forth|Howard}}'', Sally's mother tended to be this for a while when she'd come to visit, with the bonus of a massive amount of disdain for Ted and endless criticism for Sally and Hilary. Ted finally snaps and forcibly kicks her out, which seems to get her to mellow out.

** The play and movie were [[TruthInTelevision inspired by real life]]. It began when Algonquin Round Table member, drama critic, ''[[Magazine/TheNewYorker New Yorker]]'' magazine columnist, and all-around JerkAss Alexander Woollcott showed up unannounced and uninvited at playwright Moss Hart's country home in Pennsylvania. He completely reorganized the home, becoming so insufferable after only two days that Hart and his writing partner George S. Kaufman wondered what would have happened if Woollcott had broken his leg and [[RealLifeWritesThePlot wasn't able to leave]]...

* In ''WebOriginal/ShadowrunStorytime'', Locke doesn't feel safe returning to his apartment after Knight Errant raided it, so he ends up staying at Wildcard's house. Wildcard eventually gets frustrated enough that he changes his face and identity, sublets his house, and moves into a college frat to get away. Locke then starts mooching on Dervish.

** He also had to be told very bluntly to stop hanging out at the White House Mess, because he was taking up seats and eating food meant for White House staffers.