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* "WebOriginal/ILikeMonkeys": The story starts and ends with the words "I like monkeys".

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'''Warning:''' Bookends don't ''always'' spoil the ending, but they usually do. So, watch out for spoilers ahead!

* ''[[LetsPlay/{{Dream}} Dream's]]'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tH4dyOPZnY "Minecraft Speedrunner VS 3 Hunters" (the first one)]] [[spoiler: ends with Bad orchestrating a trap in the End spawn area designed to kill Dream upon entry -- and he succeeds]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tylNqtyj0gs The fifth episode & grand finale of the 3 Hunters series]] [[spoiler: has Bad lead the hunters in setting up another End spawn trap to kill Dream again -- however, [[ItOnlyWorksOnce Dream becomes aware of their plan and sends TNT through the portal to counter the trap]]]].

* At the very beginning of ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'''s Decision Game, Zero says: "This is the Decision Game. The fates of you, me and the human race hang in the balance". At the very end of the videogame, he says: "The fates of you, me and mankind are all on the line. This is the Decision Game". What's ironic about all this is that [[spoiler:Zero had the power to kill the characters at the beginning, and at the end the characters can kill Zero]].

** The 2022 season started in Daytona and will also end in Daytona before moving to the playoffs. Although the distance for the latter race will be shorted to 400 miles (which is 100 miles short of the former's 500).

* The first defeat suffered by longtime Duke Blue Devils men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski was to the [[TheRival North Carolina Tar Heels]] in 1980. Krzyzewski's final game before his retirement was a loss in the Final Four to North Carolina.

* ''Literature/SailorNothing'' has the following at the start and end of the Web Novel. "My name is Shoutan Himei. I'm sixteen years old[[spoiler:/seventeen years old, going on eighteen in two months]], and [[CatchPhrase I'm very tired]]."

* In Ride/{{Disneyland}}'s ''Wondrous Journeys'', the first human to appear in the center of Sleeping Beauty Castle is WesternAnimation/{{Snow White|and the Seven Dwarfs}}, as a black-and-white sketch picking flowers. The last characters to appear in the center of the castle are Snow White and her prince, now fully-colored as he helps the revived princess out of her glass coffin. The show also upholds a custom in which a nighttime spectacular's finale repeats music from the introductory segment; in this case, "It's Wondrous."

* In Ride/{{Disneyland}}'s ''Wondrous Journeys'', the first human to appear in the center of Sleeping Beauty Castle is WesternAnimation/{{Snow White|and the Seven Dwarfs}}, as a black-and-white sketch picking flowers. The last characters to appear in the center of the castle are Snow White and her prince, now fully-colored as he helps the revived princess out of her glass coffin.

* ''Ride/TheGreatMovieRide'' at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney's Hollywood Studios]] began and ended with the song "Hooray for Hollywood!" playing.

Compare and contrast HereWeGoAgain, HowWeGotHere, WhereItAllBegan. See also CallBack, IronicEcho. Often utilized in an AndTheAdventureContinues ending, with the last scene of the series mimicking the first, regardless of how long it's been running. In music, this is often a component of AlbumClosure. See MirrorCharacter for a similar concept applied to characters.

* [[UsefulNotes/EuropeanChampionship Euro 2004]] started with Greece beating Portugal. It ended with Greece beating Portugal.

* The first episode of the then-''WebAnimation/{{Hololive}} Idol Road Radio'', which aired on April 4, 2021 on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Anime & Game in Japan, was hosted by Shirakami Fubuki and Minato Aqua. The last episode of the now-''Holo no Radio'', set to air on April 2, 2023, will again be hosted by Fubuki and Aqua on the same station.

* The first episode of the then-''WebAnimation/{{Hololive}} Idol Road Radio'', which aired on April 4, 2021 on JOQR A & G in Japan, was hosted by Shirakami Fubuki and Minato Aqua. The last episode of the now-''Holo no Radio'', set to air on April 2, 2023, will again be hosted by Fubuki and Aqua from the same station.

* ''Series/SesameStreet'': The opening scene of ''Film/OnceUponASesameStreetChristmas'' is a long shot of 123 Sesame Street with Big Bird in the background preparing his nest for Samta's arrival. The closing scene is the same long shot, but Big Bird is now in his nest fast asleep.

* Wrestling/{{Edge}}: Before his surprise return to WWE in 2020, the very last move that he used in a televised WWF/E match was the Spear, the same move that was his very first in a televised match for that promotion. He also just happened to fight a Hispanic wrestler in both his first and [[TenMinuteRetirement "last"]] match (Puerto Rican Jose Estrada on the former, Mexican Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio on the latter).

** The 2022 season started in Daytona and will also end in Daytona before moving to the playoffs.

* Volume 3 of ''[[http://www.dialbforblog.com Dial B for Blog]]'' began with [[http://www.dialbforblog.com/archives/501/zero-hour.jpg this image]] and ended with [[http://www.dialbforblog.com/archives/590/zero-hour.jpg this one]]. Both are based on [[http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/strange-adventures/162-1.jpg the cover to Strange Adventures #162.]]

* The Usefulnotes/NationalHockeyLeague's Department of Player Safety maintains a video channel for the public release of explanations of supplemental discipline. They're basically video essays; they start with a one-sentence summary of the punishment issued, then go into background and detail before restating the punishment.

* Brazilian movie magazine ''SET'' had in its page "Nostalgia", featuring a famous movie image. Once the section was finished on issue 199, they went back to the first picture, ''Film/{{Gilda}}''.

* The National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety maintains a video channel for the public release of explanations of supplemental discipline. They're basically video essays; they start with a one-sentence summary of the punishment issued, then go into background and detail before restating the punishment.

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* Some people point out that there is very little difference between AncientEgypt and the Internet: both heavily feature cat worship and writing on walls.
** And [[UsefulNotes/{{Emojis}} pictographic communication]].
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** The first and last events using the "Car of Tomorrow" / "[[{{Retronym}} Gen-5]]" chasis were won by the same organization, [[{{TheEmpire}} Hendrick Motorsports]].
** Similarly, the first and last points-paying events using the follow-up "Gen-6" chasis were also won by Hendrick.