History Main / IrisOut

** In Episode 6, a heart-shaped iris closes on Mio, who's traumatized from having [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl accidentally given the audience a panty shot]].

** In Episode 6, a heart-shaped iris closes on Mio, who's traumatized from having accidentally given the audience a PantyShot.

* The same goes for [[UpToEleven almost all episodes]] of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''.

* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' ends every scene with this.

The effect originates from the early filming technique of shrinking the physical iris of the camera to film closing shots. At some point, this [[DiscreditedTrope became so cliche that variations and parodies were inevitable]].

* ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' plays it straight in the Nick Jr. series to end each episode.

* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' (pictured above): [[UpToEleven Almost all of the shorts]] [[EveryEpisodeEnding end with this,]] save for select shorts where it instead fades to black.
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' does this at the end of "Here's Mud in Your Ed" (as mentioned above), when Edd says while BreakingTheFourthWall, "An iris in [on Eddy] would be appropriate." After that happens and the screen is completely black, he says, "Thank you!"
* A Creator/WalterLantz short from the ''WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker'' family ended with the shrinking iris ''decapitating'' the character, but it was PlayedForLaughs.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' where the characters get involved in a movie production, everyone starts to argue about how to end the movie. The Diva wantsit to end on her face, and another suggests a ride into the sunset, and and Launchpad starts to describe the iris out as the perfect way to end it. Guess which one they chose.

* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'' enjoys this a lot:
** "A Fistful of Nickels" ends with White Pantera and Puma Loco arguing over whether Manny will grow up to be a hero or a villain. The iris closes on Pantera shouting "Hero!" but it opens back up again on Puma Loco shouting "Villain!" before it closes for good.
** In "Oso Solo Mio", the iris-out begins with a heart shape as El Oso begins walking away with his love, birds singing around them. But then the iris opens back up as the she-bear he loves runs away from him and we realize the show still has a couple of minutes left.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' almost always uses Iris Outs in the shape of whatever symbol Jimmy uses to identify everything he invents.
* Used frequently (but not all the time) on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''.
* Used in the ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' pilot "The Chicken From Outer Space", when Courage remarks, "This shouldn't happen to a dog!" It has since become a well-known gag on the series.

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' "Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation" segment ends with an iris-out on a {{Fanboy}}'s nose, but he reopens it, saying that ItsBeenDone before closing again.
** Called by name in the Willie Slakmer short "Karaoke-Dokie":
---> '''Yakko, Wakko and Dot:''' Iris Out already, please?
* ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''
* Frequently used on ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Notably, at the end of the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 Season 2 Premiere]], as a ShoutOut to ''Film/ANewHope''.
** Pinkie Pie also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFlOZFSIsMQ has a fight]] [[BreakingTheFourthWall with the Iris Out]] at one point, and another at the end of "Magic Duel", where she reminds Twilight to restore her [[WipeThatSmileOffYourFace deleted mouth]].
** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E10SecretOfMyExcess Secret of My Excess]]" has an Iris Out in the shape of lips closing in on the lipstick mark on Spike's cheek.
* ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' plays it straight in the Nick Jr. series to end each episode.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' will use this as an ending on some occasions in place of a FadeOut.
* Most ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' episodes end this way, usually with the standard circle. "Love 'em and Flea 'em" uses a heart, as do "Swine Song" and "My Fair Moochie", while some use a star, like "Shake, Rattle, and Woof" and "Lucky All-Star". On a few occasions, the iris out is parodied by characters trying to keep the iris out open while trying to say something and other stuff.
* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' episode "Hog Wild", Billy gets caught in the iris, which horrifically contorts his face until he slips through it so it can close.
* Done in the very first episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'' after [[spoiler:the Warden's plan works out and he [[ItMakesSenseInContext gets to eat the remains of a prison riot]]. He comments that his "plan tastes great! I mean, it could use a little salt, but otherwise it tastes great!"]] As the iris closes in, it stops for a moment just long enough for him to wink at the audience.

* Almost all of the episodes of ''WesternAnimation/PaperPort'' end this way.
* The ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' episode "A Better Mousetrap" starts to iris out at the end as the Maximals sadly contemplate Rattrap's HeroicSacrifice...then the iris reverses as Rattrap comes out of the ship, perfectly fine, and the episode continues for another minute.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' does this in in "The Castle", when Gumball and Darwin celebrate not having to go to school, [[FakeOutFadeOut despite being only a minute into the episode]] and the show normally ending with a SmashToBlack.

* One ''WesternAnimation/MightyMouse'' episode with Pearl Pureheart and Oil Can Harry apparently ends on a cliffhanger and an iris out. The narrator calls out "WAIT!", causing the iris out to suddenly stop on a frozen image of Mighty Mouse in flight. The narrator pleads, "Gosh, we can't wait till next week. ''Please'' show us what happens now, won't you?" The iris opens back up and the show resumes as normal.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' uses a star-shaped Iris Out, although episodes with particularly shocking, serious or sad endings use a SmashToBlack instead.
** Several episodes play with this trope, such as "Giant Woman" (the episode focusing on the FusionDance between Amethyst and Pearl): the iris out starts to close in [[FakeOutFadeOut but suddenly goes back]] when Steven finds out he can fuse as well. Cue SmashToBlack.
** Gradually, the star iris out became less common, even for endings where it would be tonally appropriate, to the point where the final season used it only for a quarter of the episodes, none of which were in the season's latter half.
** ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'' only even used it once for a FakeOutFadeOut.
* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' ends every scene with this.
* Almost every ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' ends with one of these. A couple of shorts leave it out, and two of the half-hour specials have them at the end of their first acts but not at the very end.
* On the animated version of ''Literature/LittlePrincess'', this is the standard ending for all episodes, generally holding to show what it's focused in on for about two seconds before going to black entirely and going to the credits. "I Want to be a Detective" from the third season is an exception to the rule. It instead ends with a flash photo capture of the final scene, showing Princess, Puss and Scruff all leaping for a biscuit (cookie).

* ''WesternAnimation/LupoTheButcher'': Subverted when Lupo's severed head squeezes its way through the iris and continues to scream obscenities and insults during the credits.
* This is the standard ending for ''WesternAnimation/WildAnimalBabyExplorers'', usually zooming in a character's face before going to the credits.
* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': At the end of "The Horror Hostess (Part 1)", Garfield worries about the trouble Jon is in and realizes it's the end of the episode. He fruitlessly tries to keep the iris from closing, muttering, "I hope this is a two-parter."
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': The only three episodes before season 9 that used to end with an iris out were "Wishing You Well", "Rodeo Daze" and "Trenchbillies". Now since season 9B started, this effect is now prominently used, and since season 11, it's become the general closing along with an accompanying sound effect.
* On ''Literature/LlamaLlama'', this is actually not the standard method of closing the show, but is nevertheless used at the end of "Lucky Pajamas," zooming on Mama Llama's face.
* This is also sometimes used on ''WesternAnimation/SergeantStripes''.
* Usually used for ''WesternAnimation/LouAndLouSafetyPatrol'', with the iris being shaped like the badge of the Safety Patrol.
* The ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' episode "[[Recap/ReadyJetGoS2E22MarsRockForMomSeanHasACold Sean Has a Cold]]" ends with this.
* Most episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shelldon}}'' end with this, followed by a Doctor Shell segment recapping the events of the episode or teaching about real-life sea creatures. This segment ends with a regular brief fade to black before the credits.
* The same goes for [[UpToEleven almost all episodes]] of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''.
* The ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episodes "The Fast and the Phineas" and "Crack That Whip" end with this.
* This isn't standard for the 2003 animated ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'' series, but it's used at the end of "The Hiccup Cure" after Papa Bear [[HereWeGoAgain hiccups at the Squire's party]] but then says that he's just kidding. It's also used with Kenny in "Big Road Race" as the race ends.
* All episodes of ''WesternAnimation/FudencioESeusAmigos'' end with this. Since one of the main characters has a round head and most episodes [[DownerEnding end with him being arrested and complaining to the audience about it]], this often happens around his head.

* An Iris Out is the usual {{Idiosyncratic Wipe|s}} used in ''Series/PushingDaisies'', where its old-fashioned feel complements the show's retro charm.
* Used in the end of the opening theme to the 24th to 29th season of ''Series/SesameStreet''. At the end of the recent variation of the "Frazzle" song is where the iris permeates along with the rip wipe with Frazzle grumbling twice when shrinking with an ease-in animation, which then vanishes after the second growl.
* The "Neighborhood of Make-Believe" segments in ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' would usually be {{bookend}}ed by this, with the iris appearing on the trolly as it goes from the real world to the pretend one and back. This was one of Fred Rogers' ways of helping his young audience [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality know the difference between reality and fantasy]].
* Used in Creator/TheBBC's adaptation of ''Literature/TippingTheVelvet''.
* Used at the end of every episode of ''Series/MissFishersMurderMysteries'', to match the time period of the show.

* "Scoobynatural," the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode that crosses over with ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'', ends with an iris out like in a cartoon.
* ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'' only does this one time in ‘The Siren’, which makes it seem really out of place. As Carly opens her laptop to show the others a video of a Canadian [[EnthrallingSiren siren]] luring a canoer with song, Zac, Evie, Sirena, Ondina and Mimmi immediately shut it down with a [[BigNO Big “NO!”]] It irises out with a [[FreezeFrameEnding freeze frame]] of Carly’s face.
* The ''Series/HoneyWest'' opening sequence ends with one.

** This eventualy became less common, even for endings where it would be tonally appropriate, to the point where the final season used it only for a quarter of the episodes, none of which were in the season's latter half.

The screen turns to solid black starting at the edges and pushing inwards, forcing the view of the scene into an ever-dwindling circle in the manner of a camera iris closing. The circle is centered either on the physical middle of the screen, or on some object or person of importance in order to draw attention to it. When the center of the "iris" is on a person, it sometimes pauses to allow them to get off a OneLiner or other comment. Some shows use the Iris Out instead of FadeToBlack for [[ImpairmentShot a character's POV when they pass out/faint/are knocked unconscious]]. Image overlays are occasionally added onto the iris to give it an effect.

* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' (pictured above). [[UpToEleven Almost all of their episodes]] [[EveryEpisodeEnding end with an iris out,]] save for select shorts where the cartoon fades to black.
* At the end of one ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode, Edd says while BreakingTheFourthWall, "An iris in [on Eddy] would be appropriate." After that happens and the screen is completely black, he says, "Thank you!"
* A Creator/WalterLantz short from the ''WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker'' family ended with the shrinking iris ''decapitating'' the character. But it was PlayedForLaughs.

* During an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' in which the characters got involved in a movie production, everyone started to argue about how to end the movie -- The Diva wanted it to end on her face, another suggests a ride into the sunset -- and Launchpad started to describe the Iris out as the perfect way to end it. Guess how they ended the episode?
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' ended with Batman standing behind Plastic Man and Woozy Winks as they [[EverybodyLaughsEnding laughed at the way the case ended]]. The iris stopped and re-opened. Plas and Woozy stopped laughing, paused, and resumed. Batman simply walked out of the shot.

* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'' enjoys this trope a lot:
** In "A Fistful of Nickels". the cartoon ends with White Pantera and Puma Loco arguing over whether Manny will grow up to be a hero or a villain. The iris closes on Pantera shouting "Hero!" but it opens back up again on Puma Loco shouting "Villain!" before it closes for good.
** In "Oso Solo Mio". the iris-out begins with a heart shape as El Oso begins walking away with his love, birds singing around them. The iris opens back up as the she-bear he loves runs away from him and we realize the cartoon still has a couple of minutes left.
* The best-known examples of Iris Out can be seen in various [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoons]]. which were already {{subvert|edTrope}}ing the {{trope}} in the 1930s. One famous example is in many of Creator/BobClampett's cartoons, in which he created a vocal "Beeo-woop!" sound effect to accompany the iris out at the end.

* The Frederator and Billionfold toons from {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} have some trademark ones.
** ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' uses the Iris Out with some variations. In one of the early cartoons, the final shot was Danny, Sam, and Tucker laughing, and there were three Iris Out shots used, one for each character. If the episode ends on a scene in which only Danny and Sam are present, [[ShipTease expect the heart-shaped version]].
** ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' has also used the Iris Out with one for Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda laughing as the circle closed.
** A really IdiosyncraticWipes example in ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' -- instead of a closing iris, it was blackness in the shape of human teeth snapping shut with the image growing smaller between the jaws of black.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': Iris Outs are almost always in the shape of the logo Jimmy uses to identify everything he invents.

* Used in the pilot episode of ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', "The Chicken From Outer Space", when Courage remarks, "This shouldn't happen to a dog!", and has since been a well-known gag on the series.

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation segment ends with an iris-out on a {{Fanboy}}'s nose, but he reopens it, saying that ItsBeenDone before closing again.
** Called by name in the Willie Slakmer short, "Karaoke-Dokie":

** Pinkie Pie also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFlOZFSIsMQ has a fight]] [[BreakingTheFourthWall with the Iris Out]] at one point. And another at the end of "Magic Duel", where she reminds Twilight to restore her [[WipeThatSmileOffYourFace deleted mouth]].

* ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' played it straight in the Nick Jr series to end each episode.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' would use this as an ending on a few occasions, when it wasn't a FadeOut.
* Most ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' episodes would end this way, usually with the standard circle. "Love 'em and Flea 'em" used a heart, as did "Swine Song" and "My Fair Moochie", while some used a star, like "Shake, Rattle, and Woof" and "Lucky All-Star". On a few occasions, the iris out was parodied by characters trying to keep the iris out open while trying to say something and other stuff.
* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' episode "Hog Wild", Billy gets caught in the iris, horrifically contorting his face until he slips through the iris so it can close.
* Done in the very first episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'' after the Warden's plan works out and he gets to [[ItMakesSenseInContext eat the remains of a prison riot]]. He comments that his "plan tastes great! I mean, it could use a little salt, but otherwise it tastes great!" As the iris closes in, it stops for a moment just long enough for the Warden to wink at the audience. Done again in the season 3 episode "Sticky Discharge". The Warden's plan to keep Paul in Superjail works, prompting the Warden to say "Isn't it great?" Cue iris out, stopping yet again for the Warden to wink at the audience.
* In the Warner Brothers classic ''WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck'', WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck pushes the closing iris aside, since in his mind, the cartoon hasn't started yet.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' does this in as a gag in "The Castle" as Gumball and Darwin celebrate that they don't have to go to school, [[FakeOutFadeOut despite being only a minute into the episode]] and the show normally ending with a SmashToBlack.
* ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' episode "The Bird! The Bird!" uses a strange variation. After the final line of the episode is delivered, the iris appears already partially zoomed-in, and both the iris and image it frames shrink into nothingness shortly afterwards.
* A ''WesternAnimation/MightyMouse'' cartoon with Pearl Pureheart and Oil Can Harry apparently ends on a cliffhanger and an iris out. The narrator calls out "WAIT!", causing the iris out to suddenly stop on a frozen image of Mighty Mouse in flight. The narrator pleads, "Gosh, we can't wait till next week. ''Please'' show us what happens now, won't you?" The iris opens back up and the cartoon resumes to conclusion.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' uses a star-shaped Iris Out, although particularly shocking, serious or sad endings will omit it in favor of a SmashToBlack. Several episodes play with this, such as "Giant Woman" (the episode focusing on the FusionDance between Amethyst and Pearl): the iris out starts like normal, [[FakeOutFadeOut but suddenly it irises back in]] once Steven finds out he can fuse as well. Cue SmashToBlack. Eventually iris outs became less common, even for endings where it could be tonally appropriate, to the point the last season used it only for a quarter of the episodes, none of which were in the season's latter half. ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'' only even used it once for a FakeOutFadeOut.

* On the animation of ''Literature/LittlePrincess'', this is the standard ending for all episodes, generally holding to show what it's focused in on for about two seconds before going to black entirely and going to the credits. "I Want to be a Detective" from the third season is an exception to the rule. It instead ends with a flash photo capture of the final scene, showing Princess, Puss and Scruff all leaping for a biscuit (cookie).
* This is the usual method of closing episodes of ''[[Franchise/WinnieThePooh My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]'', though Tigger will sometimes play around with it. Also, in "How to Say I Love Roo," the iris in the shape of a heart, closing in on Kanga and Roo hugging.
* ''WesternAnimation/LupoTheButcher'': Subverted when Lupo's severed head squeezes its way through the iris and continues to scream obscenities and insults throughout the credits.
* On ''WesternAnimation/WildAnimalBabyExplorers'', this is the standard ending, usually zooming in a character's face before going to the credits.
* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': At the end of "The Horror Hostess (Part 1)", Garfield worries about the trouble Jon is in and realizes it's the end of the cartoon. He fruitlessly tries to keep the iris from closing, muttering "I hope this is a two-parter."
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': The only three episodes before season 9 that used to end with an iris out were "Wishing You Well", "Rodeo Daze" and "Trenchbillies". Now since season 9B started, this effect is now prominently used, and since season 11, it's become the general episode closing along with an accompanying sound effect.

* The iris out was also used at the end of some ''WesternAnimation/SergeantStripes'' episodes.
* This is used to end each short of ''WesternAnimation/LouAndLouSafetyPatrol'', with the "iris" being the badge of the Safety Patrol.
* The ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' episode "[[Recap/ReadyJetGoS2E22MarsRockForMomSeanHasACold Sean Has a Cold]]" ends this way.
* Each episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shelldon}}'' ends with this, followed by an iris in to a Doctor Shell segment recapping the events of the episode or teaching about real-life sea creatures. This segment ends with a regular brief fade to black before the credits.
* The same goes for [[UpToEleven almost all of the episodes]] of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''.
* The ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episodes "The Fast and the Phineas" and "Crack That Whip" end this way.
* This isn't the standard method for ending episodes of the 2003 animated ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'' series, but it is used at the end of "The Hiccup Cure" with Papa Bear after [[HereWeGoAgain he hiccups at the Squire's party]] and then says that the's just kidding. It's also used with Kenny in "Big Road Race" as the race ends.
* All episodes of ''WesternAnimation/FudencioESeusAmigos'' end with one of these. Since one of the main characters has a round head, and most episodes [[DownerEnding end with him being arrested and complaining to the audience about it]], the iris-out often happens around his head after he complains.

** "WesternAnimation/TheWearingOfTheGrin" end with an iris out shaped like a shamrock.

* ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' played it straight in the Nick Jr series to end each episode. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis EVERY. SINGLE. TIME]].

The screen turns to solid black starting at the edges and pushing inwards, forcing the view of the scene into an ever-dwindling circle in the manner of a camera iris closing. The circle is centered either on the physical middle of the screen, or on some object or person of importance in order to draw attention to it. When the center of the "iris" is on a person, it sometimes pauses to allow them to get off a OneLiner or other comment. Some shows use the Iris Out instead of FadeToBlack for [[ImpairmentShot a character's POV when they pass out/faint/are knocked unconscious]]. Images sometimes overlay the iris to give it an effect.

The screen turns to solid black starting at the edges and pushing inwards, forcing the view of the scene into an ever-dwindling circle in the manner of a camera iris closing. The circle is centered either on the physical middle of the screen, or on some object or person of importance in order to draw attention to it. When the center of the "iris" is on a person, it sometimes pauses to allow them to get off a OneLiner or other comment. Some shows use the Iris Out instead of FadeToBlack for [[ImpairmentShot a character's POV when they pass out/faint/are knocked unconscious]].

The iris need not be circular. If the episode ends on a romantic high note, it often takes the form of a HeartSymbol.

* Used in the end of the opening theme to the 24th to 29th season of ''Series/SesameStreet''. At the end of the recent variation of the "[[https://youtu.be/i7_wP2rVDEM?t=120 Frazzle]]" song is where the iris permeates along with the rip wipe with Frazzle growling twice when shrinking with an ease-in animation, which then vanishes afterwards.

* Used in the end of the opening theme to the 24th to 29th season of ''Series/SesameStreet''.

* Used in ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' as the trolley goes to the ''Neighborhood of Make-Believe'' and/or back to ''Fred Roger's house''.

* ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' played it straight in the Nick Jr series to end each episode. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis EVERY. SINGLE. TIME]].

* ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' played it straight in the Nick Jr series. No question.