History Main / CrossoverPunchLine

* ''Magazine/{{Dragon}'' comic strips:

** Annual #5 had all the artists on the regular comics switch places, ''Webcomic/DorkTower'' by Creator/PhilFoglio ended with the reveal that Bill was actually a disguised Dixie of ''Webcomic/WhatsNewWithPhilAndDixie'', while ''Webcomic/{{Nodwick}}'' by John Kovalic ended with the reveal that it was a DeepImmersionGaming session by the cast of ''Dork Tower'' (with [[{{Munchkin}} Igor]] as a decidedly {{OOC}} Nodwick). (''What's New'' by Aaron Williams was a more conventional ''Nodwick'' crossover.)

* SayonaraZetsubouSensei's "Seven-year punchline", which started back in ''KatteniKaizo'' when a character is sealed behind a wall and doesn't appear again until Zetsubou, when she busts out and introduces herself.

** In TheMovie ''Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure'', when they ask who's going to be the Grim Reaper now that Grim's job as reaper has been revoked, [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Numbuh 3]] shows up wielding the scythe, and her hoodie is now gray.
*** This is also somewhat of a MythologyGag, as the KND where originally conceived as part of the supporting cast for ''TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', before instead getting their own show. The two shows did eventually crossover as ''The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door''.

*** Then in "Lois Kills Stewie" (which was just a [[AllJustADream simulation]]) Stewie breaks into the CIA and is confronted by Bullock and Stan who Stewie mistakenly calls "Joe", lampshading how Stan is mostly [[{{Expy}} an unparalyzed and neurotic Joe Swanson]].

** Much later, in the fourth season, the main plot is a parody of Poltergeist has Peter replicating the scene where he pulls the skin off his face while looking in the mirror, but when it all comes off, he has turned into [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]]:

Unlike a regular television {{crossover}}, the Crossover Punchline is a last-minute gag at the end of an episode. The Crossover is not vital to the storyline, it's just there for the fun of it. Used for laughs, it generally also uses the tropes AllJustADream or AlternateUniverse.

*** Speaking of the crossover episode, when Billy made the mustard stain that kicked off the entire episode [[ItMakesSenseInContext and nearly destroyed all civilization as a result]], the KND weren't even the first call he made. No, he called WesternAnimation/EdEddAndEddy first, who ''then'' directed him to the Kids Next Door.

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* [[http://fav.me/d1bwemo This]] ''EdEddNEddy'' fancomic features a surprise appearance of [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents Denzel Crocker]] in the last panel, giving an F like he always does.

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*** Speaking of the crossover episode, when Billy made the mustard stain that kicked off the entire episode [[ItMakesSenseInContext and nearly destroyed all civilization as a result]], the KND weren't even the first call he made. No, he called EdEddAndEddy first, who ''then'' directed him to the Kids Next Door.

* The webcomic ''TheKAMics'' has done this [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_KAMics/4771842/ once]] or [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_KAMics/4815086/ twice]].

* An episode of ''CarolineInTheCity'' ends with Niles and Daphne of ''{{Frasier}}'' arguing over whether or not the most recent strip is funny.

* An episode of ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' featured Ghost Nappa from DragonballAbridged appearing in the middle and the {{Stinger}}. A special episode revealed that Kaiba was [[spoiler: a robot built by Freiza and Mokuba's real father is Ghost Nappa.]]
* An episode of NarutoTheAbridgedSeries ended with the Hokage's funeral, and one of the character telling Konohamaru that he's in a better place. [[spoiler: We then see him crash-landing in front of [[DragonballAbridged King Yemma]].]]

* The episode of DragonBallAbridged that abridged the entire first season of the abridged series (Yikes!) features Yami Yugi from ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' watching the episode and pondering "[[SelfDeprecation This has...how many subscribers?]]"

* Similarly, when Voodoo and Spartan of the ''WildCATs'' were vacationing, they were noticed by familiar-looking honeymooners named [[ComicBook/XMen Scott and Jean]]. Helping the gag is the fact that Jim Lee drew X-Men for years.

Unlike a regular television CrossOver, the CrossoverPunchline is a last-minute gag at the end of an episode. The Crossover is not vital to the storyline, it's just there for the fun of it. Used for laughs, it generally also uses the tropes AllJustADream or AlternateUniverse.

* In an episode of the FamilyMatters, Richie has a friend over that says Carl "'''does''' look like the Dad from ''[[FreshPrinceOfBelAir Fresh Prince]]''!" During the credits, an outtake of this scene was shown. When Richie's friend says line ''this time'', James Avery enters to everyone's amusement (though aired on different networks, both shows are WarnerBros properties).

*** This is also somewhat of a ContinuityNod, as the KND where originally conceived as part of the supporting cast for ''TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', before instead getting their own show. The two shows did eventually crossover as ''The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door''.

** They once had a DreamWithinADream within a dream within a dream within [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Wilt's head.

* [[spoiler:Despite already being a crossover,]] ''FanFic/DoubleRainboom'' has one of these: At the end of the video, where Rainbow Dash is writing her letter to Princess Celestia about why you should not take things that don't belong to you, Pinkie Pie asks "What will I do with this then?", pulling out [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Bloo]] from {{hammerspace}}. The Foster's theme tune then plays as the video fades to the ending credits.

** In one episode set in an insane asylum we see a number of the inmates... including [[TheCritic Jay Sherman]].

** They once had a DreamWithinADream within a dream within a dream within [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Wilt]]'s head.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'', the Living Laser is thrown into a dimensional rift, and comes out in the world of ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow''.