McLean (television)

McLean (television)

"McLeaning" is a term used in media, especially television, to refer to cases when a character is killed off because the actor who played him/her decided to leave the show.Fact|date=March 2007 It was named after McLean Stevenson, whose character Henry Blake was famously killed off after he left the TV show "M*A*S*H."

Examples of McLeaning

*Paul Campbell, "Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
*Shannen Doherty, "Charmed"
*Anthony Edwards, "ER" (Mark Greene)
*John Amos, "Good Times"
*Jean Stapleton, "All in the Family (Edith Bunker)
*Ed Marinaro, "Hill Street Blues"
*Jill Hennessy, "Law & Order" (Claire Kincaid)
*George Dzundza, "Law & Order" (Max Greevey)
*Jimmy Smits, "NYPD Blue" (Bobby Simone)
*Rick Schroder, "NYPD Blue" (Danny Sorenson)
*Mischa Barton, "The OC" (Marissa Cooper)
*Maggie Roswell, "The Simpsons" (Maude Flanders)
*Isaac Hayes, "South Park" (Chef)
*Michael Shanks, "Stargate SG-1" (Daniel Jackson)
*Denise Crosby, "" (Tasha Yar)
*Terry Farrell, "" (Jadzia Dax)
*Valerie Harper, "Valerie"/"The Hogan Family


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