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* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' begs to differ. White screen, black kanji and hiragana, music. That is all.
* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' begs to differ. White screen, black kanji and hiragana, music. That is all.
* The first two ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' series have her reading the episode title while it's shown on a red sphere (ostensibly her Raising Heart pearl), with the same music bed used in both seasons. ''Strikers'' has a more dramatic music bed and no title read, presumably to reflect its more serious nature, with the title put over an i-ching pattern.
* The first two ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' series have her reading the episode title while it's shown on a red sphere (ostensibly her Raising Heart pearl), with the same music bed used in both seasons. ''Strikers'' has a more dramatic music bed and no title read, presumably to reflect its more serious nature, with the title put over an i-ching pattern.
* All [[Nicktoons]] use this: ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'', ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'', ''[[The Angry Beavers]]'', ''[[Cat Dog]]'', etc.
* All [[Nicktoons]] use this: ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'', ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'', ''[[The Angry Beavers]]'', ''[[CatDog]]'', etc.
** In fact, ''[[Ka Blam!|Ka Blam]]!'' has its title cards shown at the END of an episode (minus episode 8 and 29)
** In fact, ''[[Ka Blam!|Ka Blam]]!'' has its title cards shown at the END of an episode (minus episode 8 and 29)
*** Likewise for ''[[Fairly Oddparents]]'', ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', and ''[[Tuff Puppy]]''.
*** Likewise for ''[[Fairly Oddparents]]'', ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', and ''[[Tuff Puppy]]''.
* Parodied in ''[[Police Squad!]]'', where the Episode Title Card never agrees with the spoken episode title.
* Parodied in ''[[Police Squad!]]'', where the Episode Title Card never agrees with the spoken episode title.
* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' had [http://www.toonzone.net/anbat/galleries/index0.html gorgeously painted] ones for the first 85 episodes, often paired with the episode's villain's [[Leitmotif]].
* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' had [http://www.toonzone.net/anbat/galleries/index0.html gorgeously painted] ones for the first 85 episodes, often paired with the episode's villain's [[Leitmotif]].
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' made [http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/821/1263059941168.png hilarious] [http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8025/1263060671605.png use] of this trope in the episode "Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure" Culminating with the image on [http://sharetv.org/shows/batman_the_brave_and_the_bold/episodes/509021 this page].
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' made [http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/821/1263059941168.png hilarious] [http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8025/1263060671605.png use] of this trope in the episode "Aquaman's Outrageous Adventure" Culminating with the image on [http://sharetv.org/shows/batman_the_brave_and_the_bold/episodes/509021 this page].
* ''[[Arthur (animation)|Arthur]]'' has been known for creative title cards featuring not only the titles of the stories but also the writer and storyboard artist, as well as a clever bit of animation. These have included D.W. interrupting Arthur in his bath and Arthur's dog, Pal, finding the title card circle empty and howling. Starting in the 5th season, fans lamented the appearance of the "slot machine" title card, in which the slots landed on a particular character's face. Since ''Follow the Bouncing Ball'' , there's now a short clip from the episode instead.
* ''[[Arthur (animation)|Arthur]]'' has been known for creative title cards featuring not only the titles of the stories but also the writer and storyboard artist, as well as a clever bit of animation. These have included D.W. interrupting Arthur in his bath and Arthur's dog, Pal, finding the title card circle empty and howling. Starting in the 5th season, fans lamented the appearance of the "slot machine" title card, in which the slots landed on a particular character's face. Since ''Follow the Bouncing Ball'' , there's now a short clip from the episode instead.
* [[Filmation]] had a number of series with title cards, including ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'', ''[[She-Ra: Princess of Power|She Ra Princess of Power]]'', ''[[Bravestarr]]'', ''[[Filmation's Ghostbusters|Filmations Ghostbusters]]'', and ''[[Blackstar]]''. These title cards were invariably accompanied by a particular musical snippet plucked from the in-series soundtrack.
* [[Filmation]] had a number of series with title cards, including ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'', ''[[She-Ra: Princess of Power|She Ra Princess of Power]]'', ''[[Bravestarr]]'', ''[[Filmation's Ghostbusters|Filmations Ghostbusters]]'', and ''[[Blackstar]]''. These title cards were invariably accompanied by a particular musical snippet plucked from the in-series soundtrack.
** Similarly, [[Ruby-Spears]] used title cards in practically all of its series.
** Similarly, [[Ruby-Spears]] used title cards in practically all of its series.
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' is well known for working in the titles in creative and sometimes bizarre ways.
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' is well known for working in the titles in creative and sometimes bizarre ways.
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* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' uses a white background with text reading "Book One:Water/Two:Earth/Three:Fire Chapter (Episode #):Title"
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' uses a white background with text reading "Book One:Water/Two:Earth/Three:Fire Chapter (Episode #):Title"
* The Australian drama ''love is a four letter word'' played with this as part of its style: we would begin with a cold open, which ended with a [[Whip Pan]] and fast zoom over to the word, [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming|which was (usually) four letters long]]. Other such pans in the series would have captions telling us that the word either was or was not a four-letter word.
* The Australian drama ''love is a four letter word'' played with this as part of its style: we would begin with a cold open, which ended with a [[Whip Pan]] and fast zoom over to the word, [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming|which was (usually) four letters long]]. Other such pans in the series would have captions telling us that the word either was or was not a four-letter word.
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex|Ghost in The Shell Stand Alone Complex]]'' Has a short screen with the episode title in English, a secondary title in vertical Japanese, and a novel like description of whatever action happened right after that episodes opening scrolling up the left in (usually) decent English.
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex|Ghost in The Shell Stand Alone Complex]]'' Has a short screen with the episode title in English, a secondary title in vertical Japanese, and a novel like description of whatever action happened right after that episodes opening scrolling up the left in (usually) decent English.
** In the first season, these title cards also mention whether the episode is "Stand Alone" or "Complex" (aka, part of the [[Myth Arc]])
** In the first season, these title cards also mention whether the episode is "Stand Alone" or "Complex" (aka, part of the [[Myth Arc]])
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' has a title card show up at the end of the episode, right before the closing credits.
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' has a title card show up at the end of the episode, right before the closing credits.
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* ''[[Almost Naked Animals]]'' pairs this with [[Art Shift]], using a highly-detailed art style to depict a random moment from the episode.
* ''[[Almost Naked Animals]]'' pairs this with [[Art Shift]], using a highly-detailed art style to depict a random moment from the episode.
* ''[[Krypto the Superdog (animation)|Krypto the Superdog]]'' has an unusual one where Krypto announces not only the title of each episode, but also the production credits following the title card!
* ''[[Krypto the Superdog (animation)|Krypto the Superdog]]'' has an unusual one where Krypto announces not only the title of each episode, but also the production credits following the title card!
* ''[[Dan Vs.|Dan Vs]]'' has this (paired with [[Episode Completes The Title]]) after [[The Teaser]], ''instead'' of a [[Title Sequence]].
* ''[[Dan Vs.|Dan Vs]]'' has this (paired with [[Episode Completes The Title]]) after [[The Teaser]], ''instead'' of a [[Title Sequence]].
* Every episode of ''[[NCIS]]'' goes [[Cold Open]], [[Title Sequence]], then the action continues while the name of the episode is briefly displayed at the bottom of the screen.
* Every episode of ''[[NCIS]]'' goes [[Cold Open]], [[Title Sequence]], then the action continues while the name of the episode is briefly displayed at the bottom of the screen.


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