History Main / SpecialEditionTitle

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' did this with the end titles in the episodes "Trial of [=LaRue=]" ("Tonight, I'll See You In My Dreams" performed by Geoff Koch) and "Lucas" ("[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naf7scl_AL8 A Rose in December]" performed by Gino Vannelli and Anton Vannelli), replacing the usual [[DoItYourselfThemeTune end titles performed by]] Creator/ChuckNorris.

* One of the later episodes in Season 5 of ''Series/{{Lost}}'' had, rather than its normal opening sequence with the "LOST" logo flying at the camera, a similar sequence on a starfield, and then the Enterprise flew by to promote the 2009 [[Film/StarTrek2009 Star Trek]] film, also released that year.

** ''Anime/FateStayNight'' does this ''twice'': [[spoiler:episode 14's credits plays out over a montage of Archer's memories (some of them drawing from Unlimited Blade Works) as he fades away, while episode 24's credits play out over a shot of a dying Artoria.]]

* The 1962 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' 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 [[DerangedAnimation 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 DorkAge.

NOT to be confused with Special Editions of works; the trope for that is LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition.

* Episode 26 of ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' has a DoubleSubversion of this: an announcer says the Queen might be watching, but the opening titles will proceed as usual; they don't.

** Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean:
*** [[spoiler:Jotaro Kujo]] appears in the final version of the second opening (seen only in the final episode) and [[spoiler:activates his Stand to bring time to a halt...only for Pucci to appear and activate his newly-evolved Stand (Made in Heaven) to reset the universe]]. The rest of the opening credits [[spoiler:is a remake of the first season's opening ("Sono Chi No Sadame"), with a different montage of comic panels (which showcases the climatic battles that each Joestar faced from Parts 1 through 5), and with Jolyne and Pucci fighting at the Joestar Mansion]].
** The show itself (re-)uses [[spoiler:"Roundabout" by Yes]] for the final episode's ending theme. It signifies the [[spoiler:end of the original continuity that started with ''Phantom Blood'' and ended with ''Stone Ocean'', as it showcases a key scene from each Part throughout the special ending sequence.]]

*** Jotaro Kujo appears in the opening credits and activates his Stand to halt them... then Pucci appears and activates his evolved Stand Made in Heaven to reset the universe. The rest of the opening credits is a remake of the first season's title "Sono Chi No Sadame", with a different montage of comic panels, and with Jolyne and Pucci fighting at the Joestar Mansion.
** The show itself uses "Roundabout" for "Phantom Blood" and "Battle Tendency" and later on for "Stone Ocean".

* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': In Season 5's finale, rather than the usual intro, "Rickmurai Jack" features an {{animesque}} intro sequence (complete with Japanese vocals) for "Rick and Two Crows", carrying over from the previous episode.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': The end credits of "Agony of The Witch" after the whole ordeal just has silence with Belos's beating heart and castle in the background.

* When the '80s/'90s revival of ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' did a reunion special with the original '50s version, they mixed footage of the old theme/intro into the newer theme/intro and added the "WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck!" and "High, high, high!" bits from the 50s theme that weren't in the 80s/90s version. You can watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzEBhSZIUV0 here]] (it comes after the Mouseline segment).

* The Granada TV version of 'Series/TheAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes'' episode "The Final Problem" replaced the opening violin tune with a slower, sadder version.

*** The fifth episode, "Mean, Green, and Straight Poured into These Jeans", changes the subtitle to "By Titania" to reflect the fact that Titania copyrighted the She-Hulk name and is suing Jennifer over it.

* "The Dabba Don", an episode of ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' wherein Fred Flintstone is accused of racketeering, has a title sequence that combines the famous ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' title with a black and white montage and a theme song parody of ''Series/TheSopranos'' opening.

** ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'': The second episode "Superhuman Law" changes the subtitle to "Attorny for Hire", as Jennifer was briefly unemployed in that episode.

* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'': The episode "Devil's Snare" plays a slower sadder version of the theme music over the closing credits, to commemorate [[spoiler: Ivy's death]]. The second season's penultimate episode "Lovers' Quarrel" does this for [[spoiler: Kite Man finding out Ivy cuckolded him with Harley.]]

* ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'': The second episode "Superhuman Law" changes the subtitle to "", as Jennifer was briefly unemployed in that episode.

*** "Old Friends Not Forgotten" has The ''Skywalker Saga'' films' opening theme plays instead of the series' own variant on it (and it's preceded by a brief rendition of Ahsoka's {{leitmotif}}). Each of the remaining episodes has its own theme playing during the intro.

*** "Old Friends Not Forgotten" has The ''Skywalker Saga'' films' opening theme plays instead of the series' own variant on it. The rest of the episodes have a new theme playing during the intro.

*** Episodes 4 and 5 both relocate the "animated grafitti of Kamala" closing credits from Jersey to Karachi.

* In ''ComicBook/TheBeano'', when the ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK'' strip was running a story arc about Gnasher being missing, Walter's poodle Foo-Foo took over the strip ''Gnasher's Tale'', renaming it ''Foo-Foo's Fairy Stories''.