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* One of the earlier running gags in ''TheSimpsons'', beginning with most of the town being crammed into Ned Flanders fallout shelter, until the world became fleshed out enough that nearly every potential person ''was'' a bystander.

* In ''{{Taz-Mania}}'''s Christmas episode, Taz's father narrates the closing of the story mentioning the heartwarming arrival of "all our friends who were sadly cut for screentime" before they arrive ''en masse'' for a "heartwarming cast shot."

[[caption-width-right:350:That's ''some'' [[IncrediblyLamePun casting couch]].]]

* On several occasions in ''HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'', Phil Ken Sebben would call everyone in via the PA system, and they would all be there after the cut. (Plus a few random characters who have nothing to do with anything, like [[EverythingsWorseWithBears a bear]].)

* Done on ''TheDailyShow 2008'' election special.

* The episode of ''BillyAndMandy'' where everyone ends up in the same jail cell because of an evil ghost duck, including Hector Con Carne, who protests "I'm not even on this stupid show anymore!"

* ''AMuppetFamilyChristmas'' also featured the ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''FraggleRock'' casts.

* {{MASH}} used this once, with Hawkeye setting the new record for "Most People Crammed Into An Automobile".

* [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=007327 This]] ''Webcomic{{Homestuck}}'' flash starts becoming this trope about halfway through. Then characters ''[[OverlyLongGag keep coming]]''. [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters And no, it still isn't everyone.]] Mind you, a lot of them are alternate versions of the same characters.

* [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=007327 This]] ''{{Homestuck}}'' flash starts becoming this trope about halfway through. Then characters ''keep coming''. [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters And no, it still isn't everyone.]]

A gag which [[LampshadeHanging calls attention to the fact]] that a show has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters. In response to some summons, event, or strange series of coincidences, the show's entire cast winds up in a single shot, often cramped into an enclosed space. Phonebooths were an early version, followed by elevators, but most modern shows put their own spin on this. The humorous absurdity of such a situation is augmented by the viewer's sudden realization that he recognizes ''everyone'', or how [[FridgeLogic unusual it actually is]] for a group that large to be following the hero around.

* The ad campaign for Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s '08 Royal Rumble involved the more prominent members of it's roster rioting in a subway car. Actually, this trope is used a few times in the shows themselves. The aforementioned Royal Rumble may also qualify as an example.

[[caption-width-right:350:That's some [[JustForPun casting couch]]]]

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* The ad campaign for {{WWE}}'s '08 Royal Rumble involved the more prominent members of it's roster rioting in a subway car. Actually, this trope is used a few times in the shows themselves. The aforementioned Royal Rumble may also qualify as an example.

* Played with in ''SailorMoon'', where as a part of a plot relevant episode ''every'' superpowered girl introduced at this point shows up; the monster is immediately fed up with what's likely a one-sided fight. The same episode lampshades how small the average Japanese house ''is'', as none of the characters can even engage in a fight without tripping over each other.

* Done on ''TheDailyShow'' 2008 election special.

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* The final song "Carpe Diem" in the ''PhineasAndFerb'' episode "[[MusicalEpisode Roller Coaster]]: TheMusical" has every single character which had appeared in the show so far. Incidentally, this highlighted just how weird a cartoon with giant floating baby heads, animal secret agents, and alien bounty hunts is.

* ''AMuppetFamilyChristmas'' also featured the ''SesameStreet'' and ''FraggleRock'' casts.

* The final song "Carpe Diem" in the ''PhineasAndFerb'' episode "[[MusicalEpisode Roller Coaster]]: TheMusical" has every single character which had appeared in the show so far. Incidentally, this highlighted just how weird a cartoon with giant floating baby heads, animal secret agents, and alien bounty hunts is.

* ''ER'' (YMMV) during the final season.
* ''Seinfeld'' includes most of its memorable minor and recurring characters in the finale. A classic.

* A ''{{Naruto}}'' {{Omake}} from around the time of the "Search for Tsunade" Arc has nearly every character introduced in the series thus far packed into two scenes: The opening ceremony for a kind of Ninja Olypmics, and a '''really''' long line for the restroom that [[ToiletHumor a diarrhea-stricken Naruto needs to use.]]
* The season two opener of ''{{Gintama}}'' has basically every major character make their way into the Odd Jobs' apartment.

* ''[[EightBitTheater 8-Bit Theater]]'' crammed 3 quartets of warriors [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/10/09/episode-1044-too-many-warriors/ in the same room]].

* In one episode of ''FanboyAndChumChum'', every single character that's been in the show ([[EarlyBirdCameo and maybe some that haven't appeared yet]])) are in one car at once. The roof has magical stretchiness to accommodate.

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* In one episode of {{Fanboy and Chum Chum}}, every single character that's been in the show ([[EarlyBirdCameo and maybe some that haven't appeared yet]])) are in one car at once. The roof has magical stretchiness to accommodate.

* The final song "Carpe Diem" in the PhineasAndFerb episode "[[MusicalEpisode Roller Coaster]]: TheMusical" has every single character which had appeared in the show so far. Incidentally, this highlighted just how weird a cartoon with giant floating baby heads, animal secret agents, and alien bounty hunts is.

* [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/07/exclusive-my-little-pony-comic-con.html This]] promotional poster for ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' made for Comic Con 2011 features not only all the main characters, but a huge selection of [[EnsembleDarkhorse well-known side and background characters]]. They threw in everypony from the Shadowbolts to Lyra and Bon-Bon to Pinkie Pie's CompanionCube party guests from "Party Of One"!