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** Zacharias was diagnosed with a terminal illness in the season finale, and he goes to Hawaii as his final wish. His death isn't reported until the start of the next season.
** Yvette moves to Dallas during season 3, at the start of season 4 we learn she has moved to Dubai, making her return a near impossibility.

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** Zacharias was is diagnosed with a terminal illness in the season finale, and he goes to Hawaii as his final wish. His death isn't reported until the start of the next season.
** Yvette moves to Dallas during season 3, 3; at the start of season 4 4, we learn she has moved to Dubai, making her return a near impossibility.



** Zander Zwick passed away a year after he left the show. He was so associated with Zacharias, that the producers had no choice but to let [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim the character die with him.]]

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** Zander Zwick passed away a year after he left the show. He was so associated with Zacharias, Zacharias that the producers had no choice but to let [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim the character die with him.]]



* '''Discussed''': "We haven't heard from Zacharias in a while, did something happen to him? Do you think he has died?"
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': A dying Zacharias moves to Hawaii with him, his friends, and the audience all knowing he only has a few months to live. His death is never directly stated, but it is assumed that he dies sometime over the summer or in early season 3.

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* '''Discussed''': "We haven't heard from Zacharias in a while, did something happen to him? Do you think he has he's died?"
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': A dying Zacharias moves to Hawaii Hawaii, with him, his friends, and the audience all knowing he only has a few months to live. His death is never directly stated, but it is assumed that he dies sometime over the summer or in early season 3.

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* '''Enforced''': Zander Zwick refuses to return to ''Tropetown'', so eventually the producers stop pestering him to return and kill off the character.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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Zander Zwick refuses to return to ''Tropetown'', so eventually the producers stop pestering him to return and kill off the character.character.
** Zander Zwick passed away a year after he left the show. He was so associated with Zacharias, that the producers had no choice but to let [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim the character die with him.]]
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* '''Straight''': Zacharias moves from ''Tropetown'' to Chicago at the end of season two, and at the end of season three AliceAndBob learn that he was killed in a BusCrash.

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* '''Straight''': Zacharias moves from ''Tropetown'' to Chicago at the end of season two, and at the end of season three three, AliceAndBob learn that he was killed in a BusCrash.

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* '''Averted''': Zacharias never leaves.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Zacharias never leaves.leaves.
** Zacharias leaves, but he isn’t killed.

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* '''Zigzagged''': ''Tropetown'' handles different departures differently: When Zander Zwick quits, Zacharias is killed off after a season. When Yolanda Yoder quits, her character Yvette is simply put on a LongBusTrip to Dubai, with a return unlikely. When Xavier Xanadu quits, his character Mr. X is very quickly McLeaned. When Wallace Williams quits, his character Warren is simply PutOnABus, but when [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Williams passes away, Warren is also killed off in his honor.]] When Veronica Victor quits, her character [[FemmeFatale Vivian Vixen]] is simply PutOnABus, and Veronica makes several guest spots in the seasons to come. When Ursula Upton is having salary disputes with the higher-ups, her character Uma is preemptively put on a bus because it is assumed that Ursula will just quit if her demands are not met, but she decides to take a pay cut and return to the show, so Uma's [[TheBusCameBack Bus comes back.]]

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* '''Zigzagged''': ''Tropetown'' handles different departures differently: When Zander Zwick quits, Zacharias is killed off after a season. When Yolanda Yoder quits, her character Yvette is simply put on a LongBusTrip to Dubai, with a return unlikely. When Xavier Xanadu quits, his character Mr. X is [[ActorLeavesCharacterDies very quickly McLeaned.killed off]]. When Wallace Williams quits, his character Warren is simply PutOnABus, but when [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Williams passes away, Warren is also killed off in his honor.]] When Veronica Victor quits, her character [[FemmeFatale Vivian Vixen]] is simply PutOnABus, and Veronica makes several guest spots in the seasons to come. When Ursula Upton is having salary disputes with the higher-ups, her character Uma is preemptively put on a bus because it is assumed that Ursula will just quit if her demands are not met, but she decides to take a pay cut and return to the show, so Uma's [[TheBusCameBack Bus comes back.]]
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** The ghost or dead body of Zacharias is PutOnABus after season 2. After season 3, it is stated that he was eventually brought BackFromTheDead.
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Actors do not count as an example of Author Existence Failure (now renamed to Died During Production).


* '''Zigzagged''': ''Tropetown'' handles different departures differently: When Zander Zwick quits, Zacharias is killed off after a season. When Yolanda Yoder quits, her character Yvette is simply put on a LongBusTrip to Dubai, with a return unlikely. When Xavier Xanadu quits, his character Mr. X is very quickly McLeaned. When Wallace Williams quits, his character Warren is simply PutOnABus, but when [[AuthorExistenceFailure Williams passes away,]] [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Warren is also killed off in his honor.]] When Veronica Victor quits, her character [[FemmeFatale Vivian Vixen]] is simply PutOnABus, and Veronica makes several guest spots in the seasons to come. When Ursula Upton is having salary disputes with the higher-ups, her character Uma is preemptively put on a bus because it is assumed that Ursula will just quit if her demands are not met, but she decides to take a pay cut and return to the show, so Uma's [[TheBusCameBack Bus comes back.]]

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* '''Zigzagged''': ''Tropetown'' handles different departures differently: When Zander Zwick quits, Zacharias is killed off after a season. When Yolanda Yoder quits, her character Yvette is simply put on a LongBusTrip to Dubai, with a return unlikely. When Xavier Xanadu quits, his character Mr. X is very quickly McLeaned. When Wallace Williams quits, his character Warren is simply PutOnABus, but when [[AuthorExistenceFailure Williams passes away,]] [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Williams passes away, Warren is also killed off in his honor.]] When Veronica Victor quits, her character [[FemmeFatale Vivian Vixen]] is simply PutOnABus, and Veronica makes several guest spots in the seasons to come. When Ursula Upton is having salary disputes with the higher-ups, her character Uma is preemptively put on a bus because it is assumed that Ursula will just quit if her demands are not met, but she decides to take a pay cut and return to the show, so Uma's [[TheBusCameBack Bus comes back.]]

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* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"We haven't heard from Zacharias in a while, did something happen to him? Do you think he has died?"



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* '''Inverted''': Zacharias is brought BackFromTheDead only to be PutOnABus afterward.
* '''Subverted''': When Zander Zwick leaves, the show is quick to kill Zacharias, but when Zwick decides to come BackForTheFinale, the writers are forced to bring him back to life.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Zacharias is brought BackFromTheDead only to be PutOnABus afterward.
** An infamous character of the SpotlightStealingSquad is killed off after several consecutive episodes focused on them.
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When Zander Zwick leaves, the show is quick to kill Zacharias, but when Zwick decides to come BackForTheFinale, the writers are forced to bring him back to life.



* '''Zigzagged''': ''Tropetown'' handles different departures differently: When Zander Zwick quits, Zacharias is killed off after a season. When Yolanda Yoder quits, her character Yvette is simply put on a LongBusTrip to Dubai, with a return unlikely. When Xavier Xanadu quits, his character Mr. X is very quickly {{Mcleaned}}. When Wallace Williams quits, his character Warren is simply PutOnABus, but when [[AuthorExistenceFailure Williams passes away,]] [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Warren is also killed off in his honor.]] When Veronica Victor quits, her character [[FemmeFatale Vivian Vixen]] is simply PutOnABus, and Veronica makes several guest spots in the seasons to come. When Ursula Upton is having salary disputes with the higher-ups, her character Uma is preemptively put on a bus because it is assumed that Ursula will just quit if her demands are not met, but she decides to take a pay cut and return to the show, so Uma's [[TheBusCameBack Bus comes back.]]

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* '''Zigzagged''': ''Tropetown'' handles different departures differently: When Zander Zwick quits, Zacharias is killed off after a season. When Yolanda Yoder quits, her character Yvette is simply put on a LongBusTrip to Dubai, with a return unlikely. When Xavier Xanadu quits, his character Mr. X is very quickly {{Mcleaned}}.McLeaned. When Wallace Williams quits, his character Warren is simply PutOnABus, but when [[AuthorExistenceFailure Williams passes away,]] [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Warren is also killed off in his honor.]] When Veronica Victor quits, her character [[FemmeFatale Vivian Vixen]] is simply PutOnABus, and Veronica makes several guest spots in the seasons to come. When Ursula Upton is having salary disputes with the higher-ups, her character Uma is preemptively put on a bus because it is assumed that Ursula will just quit if her demands are not met, but she decides to take a pay cut and return to the show, so Uma's [[TheBusCameBack Bus comes back.]]



* '''Lampshaded''': ''Alice'': It was so sad, what happened to Zacharias. I thought he was gonna come back.

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* '''Lampshaded''': ''Alice'': It was '"It's so sad, sad what happened to Zacharias. I thought he was gonna come would be back."

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* '''Subverted''': When Zander Zwick leaves, the show is quick to kill Zachariah, but when Zwick decides to come BackForTheFinale, the writers are forced to bring him back to life.

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* '''Subverted''': When Zander Zwick leaves, the show is quick to kill Zachariah, Zacharias, but when Zwick decides to come BackForTheFinale, the writers are forced to bring him back to life.life.
** Zacharias turns out to have faked his death.

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* '''Zigzagged''': ''Tropetown'' handles different departures differently: When Zander Zwick quits, Zacharias is killed off after a season. When Yolanda Yoder quits, her character Yvette is simply put on a LongBusTrip to Dubai, with a return unlikely. When Xavier Xanadu quits, his character Mr. X is very quickly {{Mcleaned}}. When Wallace Williams quits, his character Warren is simply PutOnABus, but when [[AuthorExistenceFailure Williams passes away,]] [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Warren is also killed off in his honor.]] When Veronica Victor quits, her character [[AlwaysVSexy Vivian]] [[FemmeFatale Vixen]] is simply PutOnABus, and Veronica makes several guest spots in the seasons to come. When Ursula Upton is having salary disputes with the higher-ups, her character Uma is preemptively put on a bus because it is assumed that Ursula will just quit if her demands are not met, but she decides to take a pay cut and return to the show, so Uma's [[TheBusCameBack Bus comes back.]]

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* '''Zigzagged''': ''Tropetown'' handles different departures differently: When Zander Zwick quits, Zacharias is killed off after a season. When Yolanda Yoder quits, her character Yvette is simply put on a LongBusTrip to Dubai, with a return unlikely. When Xavier Xanadu quits, his character Mr. X is very quickly {{Mcleaned}}. When Wallace Williams quits, his character Warren is simply PutOnABus, but when [[AuthorExistenceFailure Williams passes away,]] [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Warren is also killed off in his honor.]] When Veronica Victor quits, her character [[AlwaysVSexy Vivian]] [[FemmeFatale Vivian Vixen]] is simply PutOnABus, and Veronica makes several guest spots in the seasons to come. When Ursula Upton is having salary disputes with the higher-ups, her character Uma is preemptively put on a bus because it is assumed that Ursula will just quit if her demands are not met, but she decides to take a pay cut and return to the show, so Uma's [[TheBusCameBack Bus comes back.]]
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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???Zacharias is brought BackFromTheDead only to be PutOnABus afterward.

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* '''Downplayed''': Zacharias was diagnosed with a terminal illness in the season finale, and he goes to Hawaii as his final wish. His death isn't reported until the start of the next season.

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Zacharias was diagnosed with a terminal illness in the season finale, and he goes to Hawaii as his final wish. His death isn't reported until the start of the next season.

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Basic Trope: A character that was PutOnABus is killed off.
* '''Straight Trope''': Zacharias moves from ''Tropetown'' to Chicago at the end of season two, and at the end of season three AliceAndBob learn that he was killed in a BusCrash.

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Basic Trope: '''Basic Trope''': A character that was PutOnABus is killed off.
* '''Straight Trope''': '''Straight''': Zacharias moves from ''Tropetown'' to Chicago at the end of season two, and at the end of season three AliceAndBob learn that he was killed in a BusCrash.



* '''Inverted''': ???



* '''Discussed''': ?
* '''Conversed''': ?

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* '''Discussed''': ?
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* '''Conversed''': ????



* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Zacharias was a fan favorite, and fanfics spring up by the boat load about all the cool plots Zacharias could have been involved in.
* '''Played For Laughs''': See the Exaggerated or Parodied examples.






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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
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* '''Played For Drama''': A whole episode is dedicated to AliceAndBob mourning Zacharias.

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* '''Played For Drama''': A whole episode is dedicated to AliceAndBob mourning Zacharias.Zacharias.

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* '''Zigzagged''': ''Tropetown'' handles different departures differently: When Zander Zwick quits, Zacharias is killed off after a season. When Yolanda Yoder quits, her character Yvette is simply put on a LongBusTrip to Dubai, with a return unlikely. When Xavier Xanadu quits, his character Mr. X is very quickly {{Mcleaned}}. When Wallace Williams quits, his character Warren is simply PutOnABus, but when [[AuthorExistenceFailure Williams passes away,]] [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Warren is also killed off in his honor.]] When Veronica Victor quits, her character [[AlwaysVSexy Vivian]] [[FemmeFatal Vixen]] is simply PutOnABus, and Veronica makes several guest spots in the seasons to come. When Ursula Upton is having salary disputes with the higher-ups, her character Uma is preemptively put on a bus because it is assumed that Ursula will just quit if her demands are not met, but she decides to take a pay cut and return to the show, so Uma's [[TheBusCameBack Bus comes back.]]

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* '''Zigzagged''': ''Tropetown'' handles different departures differently: When Zander Zwick quits, Zacharias is killed off after a season. When Yolanda Yoder quits, her character Yvette is simply put on a LongBusTrip to Dubai, with a return unlikely. When Xavier Xanadu quits, his character Mr. X is very quickly {{Mcleaned}}. When Wallace Williams quits, his character Warren is simply PutOnABus, but when [[AuthorExistenceFailure Williams passes away,]] [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Warren is also killed off in his honor.]] When Veronica Victor quits, her character [[AlwaysVSexy Vivian]] [[FemmeFatal [[FemmeFatale Vixen]] is simply PutOnABus, and Veronica makes several guest spots in the seasons to come. When Ursula Upton is having salary disputes with the higher-ups, her character Uma is preemptively put on a bus because it is assumed that Ursula will just quit if her demands are not met, but she decides to take a pay cut and return to the show, so Uma's [[TheBusCameBack Bus comes back.]]]]
* '''Averted''': Zacharias never leaves.
* '''Enforced''': Zander Zwick refuses to return to ''Tropetown'', so eventually the producers stop pestering him to return and kill off the character.
* '''Lampshaded''': ''Alice'': It was so sad, what happened to Zacharias. I thought he was gonna come back.
* '''Invoked''': Zacharias knew he was dying, so he moved out of Tropetown so his friends wouldn't have to see him die.
* '''Exploited''': It turns out that Zacharias and Bob's father were the last surviving members of a {{Tontine}} and Bob and his family suddenly become rich. The producers turn Zacharias' death into a kickstarter for future plots.
* '''Defied''': Whiles Ursula Upton is in salary negotiations, she threatens to quit. The producers threaten that if she quits, they will kill off Uma in such a way she will never be able to return, so Ursula takes a pay cut.
* '''Discussed''': ?
* '''Conversed''': ?
* '''Implied''': A dying Zacharias moves to Hawaii with him, his friends, and the audience all knowing he only has a few months to live. His death is never directly stated, but it is assumed that he dies sometime over the summer or in early season 3.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Zacharias was a fan favorite, and fanfics spring up by the boat load about all the cool plots Zacharias could have been involved in.
* '''Played For Laughs''': See the Exaggerated or Parodied examples.
* '''Played For Drama''': A whole episode is dedicated to AliceAndBob mourning Zacharias.
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* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out that Zacharias was only given six hours in the living world and he dies again at the end of the episode.

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* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out that Zacharias was only given six hours in the living world and he dies again at the end of the episode.episode.
* '''Parodied''': Zacharias gets on a bus that explodes right as he gets on.
* '''Zigzagged''': ''Tropetown'' handles different departures differently: When Zander Zwick quits, Zacharias is killed off after a season. When Yolanda Yoder quits, her character Yvette is simply put on a LongBusTrip to Dubai, with a return unlikely. When Xavier Xanadu quits, his character Mr. X is very quickly {{Mcleaned}}. When Wallace Williams quits, his character Warren is simply PutOnABus, but when [[AuthorExistenceFailure Williams passes away,]] [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Warren is also killed off in his honor.]] When Veronica Victor quits, her character [[AlwaysVSexy Vivian]] [[FemmeFatal Vixen]] is simply PutOnABus, and Veronica makes several guest spots in the seasons to come. When Ursula Upton is having salary disputes with the higher-ups, her character Uma is preemptively put on a bus because it is assumed that Ursula will just quit if her demands are not met, but she decides to take a pay cut and return to the show, so Uma's [[TheBusCameBack Bus comes back.]]
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* '''Exaggerated''': Zacharias runs out of the house screaming, "Goodbye forever, Alice & Bob!" and is immediately hit by a bus in the street.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Zacharias runs out of the house screaming, "Goodbye forever, Alice & Bob!" and is immediately hit by a bus in the street.street.
* '''Downplayed''': Zacharias was diagnosed with a terminal illness in the season finale, and he goes to Hawaii as his final wish. His death isn't reported until the start of the next season.
** Yvette moves to Dallas during season 3, at the start of season 4 we learn she has moved to Dubai, making her return a near impossibility.
* '''Justified''': Zacharias' actor Zander Zwick decided to take a break from the show after season 2, leaving Zacharias open to making cameos in the future. By the end of season 3, Zwick decides to cut all ties to the show so ''Tropetown'' decides to kill off Zacharias.
* '''Subverted''': When Zander Zwick leaves, the show is quick to kill Zachariah, but when Zwick decides to come BackForTheFinale, the writers are forced to bring him back to life.
* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out that Zacharias was only given six hours in the living world and he dies again at the end of the episode.
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Basic Trope: A character that was PutOnABus is killed off.
* '''Straight Trope''': Zacharias moves from ''Tropetown'' to Chicago at the end of season two, and at the end of season three AliceAndBob learn that he was killed in a BusCrash.
* '''Exaggerated''': Zacharias runs out of the house screaming, "Goodbye forever, Alice & Bob!" and is immediately hit by a bus in the street.

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