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{{trope}}
[[File:How i met your barney.png|350px|thumb|right|link=How I Met Your Mother]]
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]]).
Also done in movies with company
Compare to [[Couch Gag]] and [[Evolving Credits]], which can often evolve the entire title sequence and thus fulfilling aspects of this trope as well.
{{examples}}
== Anime and Manga ==▼
▲== Anime ==
* 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.
** Two episodes of the series also have special ending sequences, replacing the normal upbeat ending with somber ones fitting the events of the episodes in question.
* In the episode of ''[[Nana]]'' when Nana "Oh" first sings her hit song "Rose" over the phone to a friend, the ending credits are replaced with a shot of the friend's cell phone and computer, and the second verse of the song.
* ''[[Gun X Sword]]'' liked to change its closing credits sequence to reflect major events. At the end of Carmen99's [[A Day in
* ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' had an episode based on the filming of a movie telling the plot of [[Macross Zero]]. The closing credits were done in the style as the end credits of the ''movie'' - even having a scene afterwards set during the premiere.
** Various other episodes of [[Macross Frontier]] had special end credits, usually continuing whatever song is being sung by Ranka or Sheryl at the time.
* ''[[Inukami!]]'''s ED is normally a cute little number about friendship among girls. In an episode where the perverts of the town save the day, the ED suddenly changes itself to be about friendship between [[Hard Gay|manly men]]. Completely new graphics and lyrics, same tune. Ridiculous and yet, it works so well.
* The opening for some episodes of ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]] GoGo'' featured some clips from that season's [[The Movie|movie]]. Similar for ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure]]'', which previewed the [[Bat Family Crossover]] movie (and later, the season's actual [[The Movie|movie]]) on its opening.
** This has carried over into ''[[Heartcatch Precure]]'' and ''[[Suite Precure]]'', where previews for the [[Bat Family Crossover]] ''[[Pretty Cure All Stars]]'' are shown in the opening titles early on and the previews for their movie is shown around the 30-episode mark.
* The seventh episode of the originoal ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' [[OVA]] completely dropped the opening title sequence for a simple, low key, dark opening, as a reflection of the end of episode six.
* The Title sequence for ''[[Tenchi Muyo! GXP]]'' usually features silhouettes of regular series stars Ryoko, Ayeka, and Tenchi. During the episode "Seina and Tenchi", which featured the original cast, they showed them completely.
* The ending theme of ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' changes from time to time depending on who the episode mainly focused on and whether or not their version of the theme was already made.
* ''[[Ghost in
* For the [[Series Finale]] of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', The shot of the spiral galaxies during the ending sequence speed away until you can't see then anymore.
* A minor example from ''[[Transformers Armada|Transformers: Micron Legend]]'' - In 51 episodes, the title is superimposed on a picture of Optimus Prime. The one exception was the episode "Cramp", where the [[Episode Title Card]] was omitted and the episode title was projected directly on top of Starscream's face.
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* 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.
* Audio example: ''[[Fobbies Are Borange]]'' has had several opening song changes; from a sophisticated theme for the two episodes with a
▲== Fan Fic ==
* [[Script Fic]] ''[[
▲* Audio example: ''[[Fobbies Are Borange]]'' has had several opening song changes; from a sophisticated theme for the two episodes with a british narrator, to the a cappella theme for the Moonside episode, to the epic song for the final episode.
▲* [[Script Fic]] ''[[Calvin and Hobbes The Series (Fanfic)|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 ==
* Done at least twice in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
** One is where the characters are playing instruments
** Another is Barney centric [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0KXSvocPs]
* 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.
** Similarly, a few episodes changed the [[Vanity Plate]] at the end: "Becoming, Part II" features the little monster lamenting, "I need a hug..." in place of his normal "Grr, argh!", there was a Christmas episode in which he wore a Santa hat, and the above-mentioned OMWF had him ''sing'' his grr-argh. Likewise, in the Season 7 documentary-style episode, he sing-songs ''"We are as GOODDDDSSSS"'', a running joke in the preceding episode.
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' replaced its usual titles, showing a history of exploration, with a version showing a history of conquest for the [[Mirror Universe]] episode "In A Mirror, Darkly".
** It even went far enough to change the ''theme song''. Oddly enough, many fans prefer the new theme to the show's real theme...
* The "what if" episode of ''[[Friends]]'' featured a [[Title Montage]] of the "what if" versions of the characters. These clips were not seen in the ensuing episode.
** The first episode of ''[[Friends]]'' after Courteney Cox married David Arquette appended "Arquette" after each cast member's name.
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' has made special opening credit for several episodes:
** 3.08, 'A Very Supernatural Christmas' Instead of the normal opening (which featured an exploding Devil's Trap), this christmas special had [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDy8HPFZJIE an exploding ornament] and a Santa hat over the A.
** 4.05 'Monster Movie' was a parody of classic black and white monster movies, with a black and white opening
** 4.18 'The Monster At The End of This Book' showed cover art from the series of ''Supernatural'' [[Show Within a Show|books within a show]] written by Chuck Shurley as Carver Edlund.
** 5.08 'Changing Channels' also contained parodies of several stock television shows, and replaced the opening titles with a sitcom-style montage, complete with appropriately-styled theme song and credits (in the "[[Full House]]" font, no less).
** 6.09 'Clap Your Hands if You Believe' paid homage to ''[[The X
** 6.18 'Frontierland' copied the burning map credits from ''[[Bonanza]]''
** 7.08 'Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!' had an exploding wedding cake with [[Richard Wagner]]'s Bridal Chorus for music.
* During the "occupation" storyline, the 2000s ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' replaced images of the fleet with those of New Caprica under Cylon occupation, and used a different title crawl.
* The "X-Cops" episode of ''[[The X
* When ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' filmed an episode in China, the "Cleveland Rocks" sequence was replaced with a simple [[Title
* ''[[Psych]]'' is fond of doing this in "theme" episodes, usually remixing or completely changing the theme tune as well. The Christmas special featured the same lyrics and melody as the normal song, but with sleighbells and over-the-top "Christmas-y" instrumentation, while in episode 213, "Lights, Camera...Homicidio", the credits are sung in Spanish.
** Also, in Season 4's "Bollywood Homicide", the song picks up a distinctly Eastern sound; most of the theme song was sung in Hindi, and the actors' names appeared in Hindi text which then switched to English letters.
** The sixth season episode "The Amazing Psych-Man & Tap Man, Issue #2" is done with the theme redone in a heroic orchestral style and the opening sequence in comic-book panels, specifically an homage to the opening sequence of ''[[The Cape (2010 TV series)|The Cape]]''.
* Done in the two [[Something Completely Different]] episodes of ''[[News Radio]]''. The one set [[Recycled in Space|in space]] had [[Standardized Space Views]] instead of the usual [[Establishing Shot
* The ''[[Just Shoot Me]]'' episode "My Dinner with Woody" had the titles done in the style of the credits of Woody Allen movies (plain white text over black).
* The ''[[Babylon
* ''[[
* The ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' [[Parody Episode]] "200" abandons the concept of a minute-long [[Title Montage]] used for most of the series' run. When discussing [[The Movie]] of the [[Show Within a Show]] ''Wormhole X-Treme!'', Cameron Mitchell insists on a "strong opening title sequence", while Martin Lloyd says, "No one does that anymore. You just throw up the title and get on with it." This is immediately followed by a [[Title
** Though this is only borderline "special"; during this part of the show's run, the shorter form was always used when the show was first aired, to leave more time for commercials. However, the full opening had been back for a few episodes.
*** If anything, it was more of a [[Take That]] at the Sci-Fi Channel's much-maligned decision to remove the full-length [[Title Sequence]].
* ''[[Jekyll]]'' did this for the
* One episode of ''[[Clarissa Explains It All]]'' has her Brother, Ferguson take over the role of [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]. The credits change the name of the series to Ferguson Explains It All.
* Episode 26 of ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' has a [[Double Subversion]] of this: an announcer says the Queen might be watching, but the opening titles will proceed as usual; they don't.
** Episode 22 replaced the title with a banner reading, "How to Identify Different Parts of the Body".
** Episode 30 replaced the show's title with Tony M. Nyphot's Flying Risccu, an anagram of the show's title(the opening sketch involved a man who spoke only in anagrams).
** In a [[What Could Have Been]] example, when [[Executive Meddling]] threatened to change the show's title, the Pythons threatened that ''every week'' they would rename the show to a different [[Word Salad Title]].
* ''[[The Young Ones]]'' did this two weeks on the trot with Nasty - done in the style of a Hammer-Horror film - and Time - the first five minites including the titles sequence parodies Dallas.
* When the '80s to '90s revival of the ''[[Mickey Mouse Club]]'' did a reunion special with the original '50s version, they mixed footage of the old theme into the newer theme and added the "[[Donald Duck]]!" and "High, high, high!" bits that weren't in the later version. You can watch it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LDqw7NlLOM here] (it comes after the Mouseline segment).
* In a Volume 3 episode of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', the usual title is replaced with an evil-looking 'Villains'.
** The episode is called "Villains".
* ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'', being also a Toei production like ''[[Pretty Cure]]'', also promoted its movies by replacing part of its opening sequences with scenes from the ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' film ''The Onigashima Battleship'' for the second part of the Den-O arc and the entirety of the [[Kamen Rider Kabuto|Kabuto]] arc, and with scenes from ''All Riders vs. Great Shocker'', lasting from the [[Kamen Rider Black RX|Black RX]] arc to the penultimate episode (That makes '''five''' episodes up until the final one, making that one a borderline [[Evolving Credits]] as well.). Considering that its [[Grand Finale]] is in the form of [[The Resolution Will Not Be Televised|a movie]] premiering three months after the series ends proper, this leaves it up to...
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** ''Double'' also did special openings in a story arc centering on an ''[[American Idol]]''-style TV show, replacing half of the standard opening with footage of the theme song's performers (who play judges in those episodes) performing the theme on the "Idol" stage.
** The 'movie footage in the opening' thing has become a tradition since Decade started it. ''OOO'' did it three times (for Movie Wars Core, Let's Go Kamen Riders, and OOO Wonderful) and ''Fourze'' has done it for Movie Wars Megamax. The movie footage is never the same in any two episodes, though. ''[[Super Sentai]],'' on the other hand, only movie-ifies end titles..
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' had a miniseries, ''Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers'', where the the entire world (Rangers included) was under a time-reversal of 10 years, leaving the Rangers as powerless kids (as they didn't have their powers yet back then), so aliens stood in for them until they managed to find the [[Reset Button]] (and [[Power Rangers
* One of the later episodes in Season 5 of ''[[
* The final episode of ''[[
** The episode "Living In Harmony," a [[Western]] [[Elseworld]], replaces the opening with an equivalent sequence in which the character rides into town and turns in his sheriff's badge.
* ''[[
** The episodes "Peter" and "Subject 13" mostly takes place in [[The Eighties]], and [[{{Retraux|looks like as an eighties science program]]; the credits are revamped with a [[Synth Pop]] version of the opening theme, a more "computery" font ([http://www.identifont.com/similar?NIT Amelia], more specifically), and namechecks 80s "cutting-edge-at-the-times" science (indcluding "personal computing" and "stealth technology")
** In episodes set in the parallel universe starting with the season two finale "Over There Part 1 and 2", the usual blue background was now red and several of the sciences shown are different. In the eighth episode of Season 3, which is set in both universes, the title sequence goes back and forth between red and blue.
** The final episode of Season 3, which takes place in a future that probably won't occur ([[It Makes Sense in Context|it makes sense in context...mostly]]), has a gray background and yet again different "cutting-edge" sciences, such as cryptozoology, chaos structure, and (to underscore [[Bad Future|how terrible the "prime" universe has become in 15 years]]) hope and water.
** The 4th season episode "Letter of Transit" takes place in a futuristic fascist dystopia. As well as images of barbed wire walls and faceless masses, the "Fringe concepts" include "Imagination", "Due Process" and "Freedom".
* ''[[The Office]]'' episode ''"The Michael Scott Paper Company"'', has all other characters removed except for Michael, Pam, and
** In the first episode after Michael Scott's departure, the last shot of the opening montage (Michael adjusting the Dundee Award on his desk) is replaced with a similar shot with his replacement, Deangelo, adjusting one of his kachina dolls.
* One episode of ''[[The State]]'' began with David Wain explaining that all of the group's members have different specialties. His is editing, and though he gets less recognition for it, it is surprisingly good at letting you express yourself. Cut to a version of the opening titles in which Wain's credit is repeated over and over and the other cast members are only featured for a fraction of a second.
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* For its final episode, ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'' skips Alex's narration and the opening titles, instead just showing the words "Ashes To Ashes".
* The season 4 premiere of ''[[Eureka]]'', which involves [[Time Travel]] back to 1947, has sepia-toned visuals and replaces the whistling in the standard theme tune with a big band. The Christmas episode in the same season has everything covered in snow, with the whistling replaced by a chorus singing "fa la la".
* For the two versions of ''[[30 Rock
* ''[[Community]]'' does this fairly regularly:
** [[Halloween Episode]] "[[Community
** [[Stop Motion]] [[Christmas Episode]] [[Community
** More thematic redrawn credits were used for "[[Community
** A Western themed version of the credits was used for "[[Community
** "[[Community
** Similarly, "[[Community
* Done in a minor way in the India-themed episodes of ''[[Sanctuary]]''. While the normal title sequence remained unchanged, an Eastern-sounding song was added instead of the usual tune.
* The ''[[Sex and
* Variation: ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' sometimes had special commercial bumpers and/or ending credits, when prompted by the movie or one of the host segments. The typical version was to put different music over it, especially "[[Manos:
* ''[[Noels House Party]]'', a production by [[The BBC]] featuring [[Noel Edmonds]], did this '''twice'''. First of all, on the 15 March 1997 for the [[Very Special Episode]] ''Noel's New York House Party'' - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqS8piirvTE video here], with the crescendo of the music featuring a view of the [[Big Applesauce|Statue of Liberty]], and, [[
** The second time they did an [[Outside Broadcast]] was from [[Universal Studios]] in 1998, and the episode was called ''Noel's House Party At The Movies'', with similar titles, an episode which is considered [[Fanon Discontinuity]], if not [[Canon
* The [[Christmas Episode]] of ''[[Warehouse 13]]'', makes numerous changes to the title sequence.
** The titles open with a quick burst of "Joy to the World", before moving into the main theme, which now has a sleigh-bell refrain.
** The crate in the Sphinx picture is giftwrapped.
** The scarab sheds red-and-gold sparks
** The next crate is labelled "Fruitcake".
** The map is of the North Pole.
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** It's snowing over the title.
* 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
* ''[[The Daily Show]]'' did this one time, and it involved a globe. The reason for this is they had Neil deGrasse Tyson as a guest, who on at least one previous appearance on the show, complained the [regular] opening of the show had the earth spinning in the wrong direction. The reason the Daily Show didn't change they're regular opening was doing so was prohibitively expensive.
== 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 ==
* ''[[Elite Beat Agents]]'' does this in a few levels for impact. In "You're the Inspiration" for example, they don't count down or wave their arms, and the title appears over a picture of their client, rather than the agents saying "Hey! Mission!" like always.
** 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 ''[[
== Western Animation ==
* The "international" episode of ''[[
** The "Christmas" episode of ''[[
* The "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZSFvntwgEQ Pinky and the Brain and Larry]" episode of ''[[
* ''[[
** ''Histeria!'' probably had more opening sequences than any other show at the time.
* "The Dabba Don", an episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' replaces its title sequence for every "Treehouse of Horror" Halloween episode.
** Also, they had Grampa rambling over the credits (until the logo at the end says "shh") and Homer moaning about being poor, complaining about the rich people in the credits as they went on (unfortunately, the latter is [[Edited for Syndication|replaced with the standard credits audio in syndication]]).
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*** The episode after the movie featured the town still cleaning up after the various disasters from the movie.
** The recent Christmas episodes had the entire opening Christmas-themed. The odd thing is, they removed Bleeding Gums Murphy in this version, but kept the equally-deceased Maude Flanders.
** The episode "24 Minutes" had the opening parody that of ''[[
** The episode "You [[Kent Brockman News|Kent]] Always Say What You Want" just ran a Simpsons short from the Tracy Ullman era in place of the opening.
** The episode "To Surveil with Love" replaced the opening with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeNg5BV0faY a remix] of part of Ke$ha's "TiK ToK".
* Minor example: In the [[Cold Opening]] of a ''[[
* A few episodes of ''[[Hey Arnold
* ''[[Teen Titans (
* The [[Christmas Episode]] of ''[[
** The episode "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" replaced "SpongeBob SquarePants" in the theme with "WhoBob WhatPants".
* Another show with a special title for Christmas was ''[[Codename
* ''[[
* As a [[Mind Screw]], the producers of ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' did the opening to the season 2 premiere... without the titular brothers. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081012125038/http://www.teevee.net/archive/2006/09/boy-idiots-mad-scientists-and.html Source.]
** 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.
* The 1962 ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short "Now Hear This" replaced the usual WB shield in concentric circles with abstract spinning lines and a jarring "modern" version of the theme song, a fittingly unnerving opening for a [[Deranged Animation|truly deranged cartoon]]. A couple of years later, when WB shut down their animation studio and started farming Looney Tunes out to other studios, this became the standard opening for what is generally acknowledged as WB's [[Dork Age]].
* The original ''[[
* Not ''that'' noticeable, but the [[Milestone Celebration|10th anniversary special]] of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' had the entire intro remade in Flash animation (which was used to make the special).
** Also, the [[Musical Episode]] didn't have any opening but the show's title and "Documentary" began with the title of said in-universe documentary.
* A ''[[
* Both ''[[Daria]]'' [[The Movie|made-for-TV movies]] featured special titles.
** 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
* The early full-CGI series ''[[
* ''[[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.
{{quote|
So stick with us 'cause Phineas and Ferb are bringing you Christmas cheer!
'''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.
* The ''[[Batman
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