History BillingDisplacement / LiveActionTV

* The 1975-78 Creator/ThamesTelevision sitcom ''Series/GetSomeIn'' was originally presented as a vehicle for Tony Selby (who later found fame as Sabalom Glitz in the Creator/ColinBaker and Creator/SylvesterMcCoy eras of ''Series/DoctorWho''), but Robert Lindsay, who played a major character but was not the star, receives top billing on the DVD release as a result of his starring roles in such series as ''Series/CitizenSmith'' and ''Series/MyFamily''. Selby has likened this to releasing a ''Doctor Who'' DVD in which he is billed above Colin Baker.

* There have also been promos for ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' reruns that make a big deal about Johnny Galecki's role in the show. Galecki played a recurring character, David, who was never in the main credits (though by the later seasons he appeared in more episodes than some of the official main cast), but later became well-known as an excellent StraightMan (or OnlySaneMan) in the hit comedy ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''. (On ''Roseanne,'' his role was largely as a StraightMan as well).

* Many Tweenie-Bopper Jonas Brothers Fans were thoroughly disappointed to find that the Jonas Brothers didn't star in ''Film/CampRock'', only Music/JoeJonas did. Disney Channel had announced many times in the trailers for ''Camp Rock'' that it starred the Jonas Brothers, failing to mention the fact that two of them were only minor characters and appeared very briefly. Thankfully, they got much bigger roles in rhe second film.

* When ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'' was released on VHS, the tape packages sometimes gave top billing to well-known actors who played supporting characters (such as Creator/EdwardAsner in "It Crawled Out of the Woodwork" and ''Series/HappyDays''' Marion Ross in "The Special One").

* ''Series/RedDwarf'' initially credited its four main actors in alphabetical order — hence Rimmer (Chris Barrie) was always listed ahead of Lister (Craig Charles), despite Lister being the show's protagonist. [[note]]The only exception is the episode "Ouroboros", made when Barrie had temporarily left the main cast and so was credited below them as a guest star.[[/note]] Any new main actors who joined the cast were just added straight onto the end of the list; therefore Kryten (Robert Llewellyn) was consistently listed after Cat (Danny John-Jules) and Holly (Hattie Hayridge) despite being a much more prominent character than either of them.

* At the beginning of ''Series/TheTenthKingdom'', Ann-Margret is listed among actors who appear throughout the entire miniseries, yet she doesn't actually appear until the very end. The same goes for Camryn Manheim as Snow White, who other than a DreamSequence appears only in part four.

* Oddly enough, ''Series/FullHouse'' credited Creator/JohnStamos first, despite the fact that Creator/BobSaget was the lead actor. It was his house, dealt with his kids and his attempts at raising them. Uncle Jesse (Stamos) was just one of two friends called upon to help care for the kids after his wife's death.

* There have also been promos for ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' reruns that make a big deal about Johnny Galecki's role in the show. Galecki played a minor recurring character, David, who was not even ever in the opening credits, but later became well-known as an excellent StraightMan (or OnlySaneMan) in the hit comedy ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''. (On ''Roseanne,'' his role was as a StraightMan as well).