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A variation on a show's usual [[Title Sequence]] for a special event. Does not cover the regular evolution of a title sequence from season to season. Likely to occur in conjunction with [[Something Completely Different]]. Can also be applied to the [[Ending Theme|ending sequence]], if the show has one (e.g. [[Anime]]).

 

 

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* Done in ''[[Soul Eater]]'' for episode where {{spoiler|Maka befriends Crona}}. It shows the two characters walking together hand in hand during the end credits, as opposed to Maka walking alone.

* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', a [[Lower Deck Episode]] focused on the military [[Recurring Character|recurring characters]] changes the intro animation and narration; the usual changing pictures of Ed and Al are changed to a photo of the unit, and the title is given as ''Flame Alchemist'', referencing the unit's commanding officer.

* There's an episode of ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'' where Miyako draws a sketch of Yuno in the preparations for the school festival. The finished work is shown at the very end of the closing credits.

 

* [[Script Fic]] ''[[Calvin and Hobbes: The Series]]'' has one for season 3 premiere "Dr. Brain Chill"; the credits are overlaid on various shots of space.

** Same with "Tracer Bullet in Color!", taking after film noir opening credits.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

* Jonathan, a minor recurring character, took over the credit sequence of the "Superstar" episode of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.

** The musical episode "Once More With Feeling" had a mellowed version of the theme song playing over a shot of the night sky, with each actor's face appearing on the moon as he or she was listed in standard credits order.

* The Granada TV version of "The Final Problem" (''[[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]'') replaced the opening violin tune with a slower, sadder version.

* The credits of the last episode of ''[[Blake's 7|Blakes Seven]]'' were completely silent except for gunshots.

 

== Radio ==

* Talk show host Herman Cain of ''[[The Herman Cain Show]]'' normally warns any audience members still driving at the start of his show that "there are some '''[[Drives Like Crazy|nuts]]''' on the road", on some holidays, he has warned that there are "even more" nuts on the road.

* The episode of ''[[The Archers]]'' in which the long-serving and much-loved Phil Archer died didn't play the show's theme tune at the end, instead fading out to Elgar's "Dream of Gerontius", which Phil had been listening to as he passed away peacefully at home.

 

== Video Games ==

** In "Jumping Jack Flash", they only have the countdown, due to it being a continuation of the last level.

* The Japanese predecessor to ''Elite Beat Agents'', called ''[[Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan]]'', has a few of these as well. In the original, "Over The Distance" had a much quieter call for help and had their target running down the stairs to Heaven instead of the more [[Hot-Blooded]] regaining of spirit and countdown. In the sequel, "Believe" and "Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobun da ze" are similar to "You're The Inspiration" and "Jumping Jack Flash", respectively.

 

== Web Original ==

* The webseries ''[[Awesome Video Games]]'' once had their opening sequence [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etgk-kIOe44 taken over] by R.O.B. Yes, '''[[Nintendo|that]]''' R.O.B.

 

== Western Animation ==

* Another show with a special title for Christmas was ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'''s "Operation Naughty", with the normally-white background turned green, snow falling over the titles, and the title decorated by Christmas lights [http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a391/Numbuh4fan/Naughty/OperationNAUGHTY005_0039.jpg (see here)]. That episode also had a [[The Teaser|teaser]]. Only "Operation End" and "Operation Knot" had a [[Cold Opening]] before this, and those were much shorter than the one in "Naughty".

* ''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', and ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'' all had special openings for their respective [[Christmas Episode]]s, in which jingle bells played with the music and snow fell over the titles. Also, the latter two had specially themed lyrics.

** The first episode of the third season was all about the villains, and thus the credits featured their silhouettes in place of the expected titular brothers.

* ''[[The Backyardigans]]'' had these for both two-parters. For the first one, ''"International Super Spy"'' (parodying the [[James Bond]] movies), there was an opening in the style of the episode rather than the regular one. For the second, ''"Tale of the Mighty Knights"'', the theme song is done in the style of '70s hard rock.

** And in the [[Musical Episode]], the theme song was altered to sound more like it belonged in a musical production.

* The Halloween Special of ''What's New [[Scooby Doo]]'' cut the opening credits altogether and instead showed the words ''A Scooby Doo Halloween'' in large letters over the opening scene as a [[Title-Only Opening]].

* ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]'' uses Halloween graphics in the opening for Halloween-themed episodes, complete with the theme song being done in minor key.

* ''[[Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation]]'' had the [[Expository Theme Tune]] retooled to be about a different vacation, with [[Phineas and Ferb]] doing Christmassy or wintery things. And it was sung by Victorian carolers.

'''Candace''': Mom! Phineas and Ferb are making a Christmas special! }}

* The ''[[Futurama]]'' episodes "Mars University", "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television", and "Spanish Fry" all have different versions of the [[Theme Tune]] playing.

 

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