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* Several of [[Gerry Anderson]]'s shows have separate opening and closing themes.
** ''[[Fireball XL5|Fireball XL 5]]'' opens with an instrumental theme and closes with the song "Fireball".
** ''[[Stingray (1985 TV series)|Stingray]]'' has an all-action opening theme and ends with the romantic ballad "Aqua Marina".
** ''[[Thunderbirds]]'' was all set to have a separate, lounge-esque theme with vocals for its closing credits, but it was scrapped weeks before the premiere. (However, "Flying High" - the song in question - is heard ''very'' briefly in the episode "Ricochet," and is also included on one of the soundtrack albums.)
** ''[[Captain Scarlet]]'' (original version) begins with a tense, atmospheric theme and opening narration, and closes with an [[Lyrical Dissonance|upbeat theme tune]] (both instrumental and vocal versions were used over the course of the series).
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* ''[[3-2-1 Contact]]'' used the same credits theme from 1983 until its cancellation, even after they rearranged the [[Opening Theme]]. The first season had two ending theme variations, one was an instrumental version of the opening theme, the other was an extended version of the trailer/promo theme.
* Three words: '''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?|DO IT, ROCKAPELLA!]]'''
* Just about [[The West Wing|any]] [[Early Edition|series]] [[My So-Called Life|with]] [[Studio 60 Onon the Sunset Strip|music by]] W.G. Snuffy Walden has different opening and closing themes.
* ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' used different opening and closing themes, both by series creator/writer John Sullivan.
* ''[[Felicity]]'', ''[[Lost]]'', ''[[Alias]]'', ''[[Fringe]]''... you name it, if it's produced or devised by [[J.J. Abrams]] (and not called ''What About Brian'') it'll have a theme at the end different from the opening. And often (but not always) the opening theme will be by Mr. Bad Robot himself as well.
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* ''[[Wonder Pets]]'' plays an instrumental version of the main character's [[Leitmotif]].
* Parodied on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' with "Itchy and Scratchy"; the opening theme's cheerful tune and "They fight and bite . . ." lyrics are transformed into a mellow "they fought and bit . . .".
* ''[[Ka BlamKaBlam!]]'' had two normal ones, and three other ones used once or twice. The first one (season one only) was an instrumental version of "Skaternity" by The Toasters, and the second one (season two onwards) was "Everything you Said Has been a Lie" (instrumental) by the same band. "All Purpose Kablam!" and "Not Just for People Anymore!" had the opening theme as an ending, "Tastes Like Paper!" had the eyecatch music, and "Sasquatch-Ercise!" had more of a dancy song instead.
* [[The Raccoons]] ended with an '80s new-wave song performed by Steve Lunt for the first season, and Lisa Lougheed for the rest of the series. [[Crowning Music of Awesome|You can RUN with US! We've got EVERYTHING you NEED! RUN with US! WE are FREE!]]
* [[SpongeBob SquarePants]]: Cierre Bob Eponja.
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