Then, because there weren't any suitable roles and he wasn't feeling well, he didn't appear in any Uhan shows for five years. But he would often grab his cane and return to Uhan, declaring to Peng Yaling: "I could come back one more time!"
之後因為角色不合加上身體虛弱，曾經整整 5 年沒有吳明的戲，他常拄著枴杖回戲團，向彭雅玲要求「我還可以再來一次！」