Talk:Character appearances/@comment-4126310-20121124170408/@comment-173.85.123.28-20121124194323

The problem is "background" is when characters don't do anything but have no signifance otherwise.

Like in today's episode, Spike didn't say a word, but he still did something (chasing after the pancakes with Pinkie). Because Spike was doing something it's not considered a background appearance.