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** All of Bob's body is gone, including his bones and teeth, so it is no wonder that they never find his body because there is no longer any trace of his body left to find in the first place anymore ever.

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** All of Bob's body is gone, including his bones and teeth, so it is no wonder that they never find his body [[NoBodyLeftBehind because there is no longer any trace of his body left to find in the first place anymore ever.ever]].
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* '''Invoked''': Alice decides to push Bob off a cliff, to make it less likely that his body will be found.
* '''Exploited''': Bob fakes his death by jumping off a cliff into the ocean.

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* '''Invoked''': Bob fakes his death by jumping off a cliff into the ocean.
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Alice decides to push Bob off a cliff, to make it less likely that his body will be found.
* '''Exploited''': Bob fakes his death by jumping off a cliff into the ocean.
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* '''Enforced''': [[McLeaned Bob's actor quits]], but the executives are concerned that he may return later. They order the writers to "kill" Bob without proving that he is, in fact, dead.

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* '''Enforced''': [[McLeaned [[ActorLeavesCharacterDies Bob's actor quits]], but the executives are concerned that he may return later. They order the writers to "kill" Bob without proving that he is, in fact, dead.

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* '''Justified''': There's no telling where Bob's body ended up.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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There's no telling where Bob's body ended up.
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** All of Bob's Body is gone including his bones and teeth so it is no wonder that they never find his body because there is no longer any trace of his body left to find in the first place anymore ever.

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** All of Bob's Body body is gone gone, including his bones and teeth teeth, so it is no wonder that they never find his body because there is no longer any trace of his body left to find in the first place anymore ever.
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** All of Bob's Body is gone including his bones and teeth so there is no body to find in the first place.

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** All of Bob's Body is gone including his bones and teeth so it is no wonder that they never find his body because there is no longer any trace of his body left to find in the first place.place anymore ever.
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** All of Bob's Body is gone including his bones and teeth so there is no body to find in the first place.
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** Bob went missing several years ago, and was only recently declared dead; most people don't even ''remember'' him.
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** After a plane crash, there is NotEnoughToBury , just a hand. However, a thorough search of the area fails to turn up the rest of Bob's body, leading Alice to wonder if Bob might have somehow survived.
** Years later, Alice FinallyFoundTheBody and lays Bob to rest. But Bob's family is unconvinced and has the body exhumed, and the DNA test reveals the body to actually be that of Charlie, Bob's best friend who went missing at the same time.

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** After a plane crash, there There is NotEnoughToBury , NotEnoughToBury, just a Bob's hand. However, a thorough search of the area fails to turn up the rest of Bob's body, leading Alice body and no obvious place for it to wonder if Bob might have somehow survived.
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** Years later, Alice FinallyFoundTheBody and lays Bob to rest. But Bob's family is unconvinced and has the body exhumed, and the DNA test reveals the body to actually be that of Charlie, Danny, Bob's best friend who went missing at the same time.while searching for Bob's body.
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** Bob has come back after so many NoOneCouldSurviveThat situations that no one believes he's dead even when his body is on the ground in front of them.

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** Bob has come back after so many NoOneCouldSurviveThat situations where they NeverFoundTheBody that no one believes he's dead even when his body corpse is clearly visible on the ground in front of them.
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** The villain has come back after so many NoOneCouldSurviveThat situations that no one believes he's dead even when his body is on the ground in front of them.

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** The villain Bob has come back after so many NoOneCouldSurviveThat situations that no one believes he's dead even when his body is on the ground in front of them.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Bob fakes his death by jumping off a cliff into the ocean.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob dies of a heart attack, and [[NoBodyLeftBehind his body inexplicably vanishes]] before Charles' eyes.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Bob dies of a heart attack, and [[NoBodyLeftBehind his body inexplicably vanishes]] before Charles' eyes.eyes.
** Every time anyone dies, they fall off a cliff or into a body of water, no matter how improbable such a feature would be in the environment; none of the bodies are ever found.
** The villain has come back after so many NoOneCouldSurviveThat situations that no one believes he's dead even when his body is on the ground in front of them.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': After a plane crash, there is NotEnoughToBury , just a hand. However, a thorough search of the area fails to turn up the rest of Bob's body, leading Alice to wonder if Bob might have somehow survived.

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After a plane crash, there is NotEnoughToBury , just a hand. However, a thorough search of the area fails to turn up the rest of Bob's body, leading Alice to wonder if Bob might have somehow survived.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???After a plane crash, there is NotEnoughToBury , just a hand. However, a thorough search of the area fails to turn up the rest of Bob's body, leading Alice to wonder if Bob might have somehow survived.
** Years later, Alice FinallyFoundTheBody and lays Bob to rest. But Bob's family is unconvinced and has the body exhumed, and the DNA test reveals the body to actually be that of Charlie, Bob's best friend who went missing at the same time.
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* '''Straight''': [[DisneyVillainDeath Alice knocks Bob off a cliff]]. Carl wonders if Bob is really dead, because while [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat anyone's survival would be unlikely]] in said situation, Bob's corpse was never found.

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* '''Straight''': [[DisneyVillainDeath Alice knocks Bob off a cliff]]. Carl Charles wonders if Bob is really dead, because while [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat anyone's survival would be unlikely]] in said situation, Bob's corpse was never found.



** [[FinallyFoundTheBody Bob's body is eventually located.]]
** [[NotQuiteDead Bob is later shown alive and well.]]

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** [[FinallyFoundTheBody Bob's body is eventually located.]]
located]].
** [[NotQuiteDead Bob is later shown alive and well.]]well]].



* '''Parodied''': Bob dies of a heart attack, and [[NoBodyLeftBehind his body inexplicably vanishes]] before Carl's eyes.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob dies of a heart attack, and [[NoBodyLeftBehind his body inexplicably vanishes]] before Carl's Charles' eyes.



** EverybodyLives

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** EverybodyLivesEverybodyLives.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob is in an explosion and apparently dies. His left hand is found, but nothing else.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob is in an explosion and apparently dies. His Alice finds [[NotEnoughToBury his left hand is found, hand]], but nothing else.no other remains come to light.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character dies (or [[DisneyDeath apparently dies]]), but no remains are found.
* '''Straight''': [[DisneyVillainDeath Alice knocks Bob off a cliff]]. Carl wonders if Bob is really dead, because while [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat anyone's survival would be unlikely]] in said situation, Bob's corpse was never found.
* '''Exaggerated''': This happens to every character who is killed off during the show's run.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is in an explosion and apparently dies. His left hand is found, but nothing else.
* '''Justified''': There's no telling where Bob's body ended up.
* '''Inverted''': Diane attempts to bring Bob BackFromTheDead. She never finds him, and wonders whether the spell failed or Bob simply reappeared on the other side of the planet.
* '''Subverted''':
** [[FinallyFoundTheBody Bob's body is eventually located.]]
** [[NotQuiteDead Bob is later shown alive and well.]]
* '''Double Subverted''':
** It turns out to be the body of Bob's identical twin brother, Eric. The real Bob is still unaccounted for.
** The man claiming to be Bob is an impostor.
* '''Parodied''': Bob dies of a heart attack, and [[NoBodyLeftBehind his body inexplicably vanishes]] before Carl's eyes.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Bob's corpse is found, confirming that he is dead.
** All deaths take place in the presence of at least one living character.
** EverybodyLives
* '''Enforced''': [[McLeaned Bob's actor quits]], but the executives are concerned that he may return later. They order the writers to "kill" Bob without proving that he is, in fact, dead.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Great. We'll never find the body in these mountains. For all we know, Bob could still be alive."
* '''Invoked''': Alice decides to push Bob off a cliff, to make it less likely that his body will be found.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': An extensive search is conducted.
* '''Discussed''': "No, we found Bob's body. It was a long search, but we found him."
* '''Conversed''': "So they never found Bob's body, did they? I wonder if he's really dead."
* '''Implied''': It is not stated how Bob died, but an empty coffin is shown at his funeral.
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