History Main / TitleMontage

* ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople'' (1990s version) and ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Classic}}'' (both the original and [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined the 2005 version]]) are unusual in that the montages consist of clips from the upcoming episode. The latter was inspired as an homage to ''[[{{Space 1999}} Space: 1999]]'', which opened each episode in the same manner.

* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' switched to having one of these in its third season. (Prior to that, the original title sequence was an animated sequence of Garfield and the ''USAcres'' characters fighting for the spotlight.) The first title montage would notably be the only theme song the show used in syndication. The show got a different title montage in season 6, and then another one when the theme song itself changed in season 7 (though it's replaced by the season 6 intro on the [=DVDs=]).

** Other projects revolve around re-imagining certain characters in spin-offs, like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JutAnhS0tB0 Simon Tam, M.D.]] (''{{Firefly}}'') and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la-g5HEM5Gw Benson]] (''Series/MadMen'').

* ''TheBrewingNetwork'''s The Session starts out with a series of clips from previous episodes, along with a voice over that gives a basic description of what the show is about. The clips have been changed several times to give some variety.

* ''Series/RedDwarf'' from Series III onwards.

* ''Series/TheGoodies''

* ''GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' had one for its first two episodes (on their first Japanese airing), then switched to an original CGI sequence.

* ''TheWizard''

* Some shows use a different style of TitleSequence for their first season (or first episode), then switch to a TitleMontage later as they accumulate a stockpile of footage to use. Examples: ''GilmoreGirls'', ''FamilyTies'', ''Series/HoneyIShrunkTheKids:[[RecycledTheSeries The Series]]''.

* ''MorkAndMindy''

* The BBC's 2006 ''Series/{{Robin Hood}}'' series, from the 2nd series onward, had a new title sequence that featured quick montages of the assorted characters inbetween shots of forest scenery. In the third series, the cast was constantly changing to the point that only episodes 3 & 4 and 8 & 9 kept the same credits for two episodes running, as the actors' names had to be removed or added and the montages changed accordingly to represent the cast for that week.

* ''TheMonkees''

* ''{{ER}}''

* ''Series/TheBill'' moved to doing this in its second series (with the clips interspersed with an seizure-inducing flashing blue police light) and continued to use variations of it for the following 12 years.

* ''TopGear'': The three main presenters appear in silhouette over clips from previous episodes. These are usually updated between seasons.

* ''Series/TheBill'' moved to doing this in its second season (with the clips interspersed with an eplectic inducing flashing blue police light) and continued to use variations of it for the following 12 years.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenandStimpyShow'' is not only one of the only {{Nicktoons}} to have one of these, every clip in the opening comes from one episode, the pilot "Big House Blues."

* ''[[Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians 101 Dalmatians: The Series]]'' did a unique spin on this and had the main characters running through a spotted background (Six variants were used with purple, blue, red, teal, orange, and magenta backgrounds) with TVs showing clips from various episodes. The episodes used (Not every episode was used in each variant) were "Dough The Right Thing", "Love 'Em and Flea 'Em", "An Officer and a Gentledog", "The Dogs of [=DeVil=]", "You Slipped a Disk", "Chow About That?", "Tic Track Toe", "Lucky All-Star", "Shake, Rattle, and Woof", "Cadpig Behind Bars", "Leisure Lawsuit", "You Say It's Your Birthday", "Two Faces of Anita", "Lucky to be Alone", "Four Stories Up", "It's a Swamp Thing", "Roll Out the Pork Barrel", "Prima Doggy", and "Frisky Business".

* ''ThreeTwoOneContact''

* ''TheBill'' moved to doing this in its second season (with the clips interspersed with an eplectic inducing flashing blue police light) and continued to use variations of it for the following 12 years.

* ''{{Thunderbirds}}'' (probably the earliest example of this type) also uses only clips from the upcoming episode, apart from the Supermarionation credit, which appears over an exploding industrial complex. This shot is not present in any episode, and was made just for the montage. It is worth noting that both ''{{Thunderbirds}}'' and ''[[{{Space 1999}} Space: 1999]]'' were made by Gerry Anderson.

* ''WesternAnimation/Rupert'' intercut some episode scenes with original animation.

* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' mixes credit-specific footage that sets up the premise of the show with clips from the episodes proper.

* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''

* ''Series/PowerRangers'' updates its montage throughout the season to showcase new characters and equipment.

* ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle''

* ''[[WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'' does this in the second season.