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* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' does this, which is ironic considering [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats the original]] had one of the most memorable opening sequences in Western animation.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' does this, which is ironic considering [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985 the original]] had one of the most memorable opening sequences in Western animation.
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* ''Series/Charmed1998'': The fourth and fifth season premieres swap the usual opening credits sequence for a ten second clip of the show's title and logo set to a few bars of the theme tune.

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* ''Series/Charmed1998'': The fourth and fifth season premieres swap the usual opening credits sequence for a ten second clip of the show's title and logo set to a few bars of the theme tune. As both premieres are double-length this helps save a few minutes, and in the case of the fourth season it avoids turning the credits into a SpoilerOpening that would have given away a major plot twist.

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* ''Series/FellowTravelers'': Unlike the other episodes, the pilot lacks a TitleSequence; there's only a black screen with "Fellow Travelers" in white font.



* ''Series/TheMiddle''. The two words come together from opposite sides of the screen over a still of a road by a cornfield. Then the action begins and the credits play over it.

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* ''Series/TheMiddle''. ''Series/TheMiddle'': The two words come together from opposite sides of the screen over a still of a road by a cornfield. Then the action begins and the credits play over it.
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* A handful of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episodes do this to accommodate the longer-than-usual running time.

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* A handful of Several ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episodes episodes[[note]]"Bullocks To Stan", "Stan of Arabia: Part 1", "Stan of Arabia: Part 2", "Haylias", and "A Piñata Named Desire".[[/note]] do this to accommodate the longer-than-usual longer running time.
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* The opening to ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'' is just the title card and creator credit, with only fast and cheerful sounding music playing in the background.

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* The opening to ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'' is just the title card and creator credit, with only fast and cheerful sounding cheerful-sounding music playing in the background.
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* ''Series/TheNewsreader'': It's a title card with "The Newsreader" in white font over a black background.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur2023''
** The first episode, "Moon Girl Landing" has the show's logo form while a remixed version of the theme plays. The intro proper plays at the end of the episode.
** The season 1 finale, "OMG Issue #2" uses a shortened version of episode 1's opening with background noise instead of the usual theme.
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* Particularly lore heavy episodes in season 2B of ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' like "Elsewhere and Elsewhen", "Hollow Mind", "Edge of the World", and "Labyrinth Runners" cut down the opening to just the title card (and in all but the first case, the final shot of four glyphs activating), in part because the series getting CutShort meant that the writers had to squeeze out every second of the show they could. And "Clouds on the Horizon" doesn't even have the opening theme playing, just showing the title with the LastNoteNightmare of the VillainOpeningScene in the background.

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* Particularly lore heavy episodes in season 2B of ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' like "Elsewhere and Elsewhen", "Hollow Mind", "Edge of the World", and "Labyrinth Runners" cut down the opening to just the title card (and in all but the first case, the final shot of four glyphs activating), in part because the series getting CutShort meant that the writers had to squeeze out every second of the show they could. And "Clouds on the Horizon" doesn't even have the opening theme playing, just showing the title with the LastNoteNightmare of the VillainOpeningScene in the background. The season 3 episodes having the show's logo in the background after their respective openings.
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* ''Series/Charmed1998'': The fourth and fifth season premieres swap the usual opening credits sequence for a ten second clip of the show's title and logo set to a few bars of the theme tune.

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