Cunningham Syndrome television – IGN Spain

The Cunningham Syndrome is another curious phenomenon that occurs primarily in film and television. A few days ago we told you about the known as Darrin Syndrome , consisting of changes actor or actress to give life to the same character. Although sometimes the end result is shocking, at least it’s a much better solution works that said Syndrome Cunningham in which a character disappears without leaving any trace, as if it never existed without argumentative justification to explain his absence.

En the following lines go over some of the cases that we have drawn attention to IGN Spain of these events that occur quite frequently in the world of television.

Chuck Cunningham (Happy Days)

Let’s start by explaining the cause of the name of this phenomenon. Cunningham Syndrome is named after the role of Chuck Cunningham in Happy Days series. This sitcom created by Garry Marshall 70 was on the figure of Cunningham and three children. The argument more weight, Chuck, was so poor that only appear after playing basketball it was decided to dispense with his services. Although initially itself dropped the reason for his disappearance (he had gone to try their luck in the university leagues) in subsequent seasons every trace was removed and Cunningham claimed to have only two descendants.

Amy Jessup (Fringe)

El role of FBI agent Amy Jessup was introduced in the first episode of the second season of Fringe . This research was very puzzled by the strange events that had witnessed the team, so he begins to investigate these events and Bible verses. All of a sudden, the agent Amy Jessup disappeared without more, without any mention of his person or even your research in previous months.

Alliser Thorne (Game of Thrones)

Alliser Thorne was the master of arms when Jon Snow Black Castle joins the brotherhood of the Night Rangers. For several scenes showing his displeasure with the character of Jon Snow, the other recruits trying to turn against him. After the failed attempt to attack a White Walker on Lord Commander Jeor Mormont, Alliser was sent to King’s Landing to display a frozen creatures in warning hand. I never heard of him or her task. Game of Thrones and its mysteries …

Greatjon Umber (Game of Thrones)

Juego of Thrones , starring in several “Darrin cases” is also quite prone Cunningham Syndrome. Despite being one of the mainstays of Robb Stark in his crusade against the Lannisters, being in fact Greatjon Umber the first name Robb as The King in the North, his character disappeared without trace after the first season. It seems that scheduling problems actor Clive Mantle were responsible for that never again the cast of the series.