- 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 characterHenry 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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