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* Alvin and the Chipmunks features the titular 3. Ruby Spears seasons features the 3 looking up at it and the Doc version has Alvin standing on Simon who is standing on Theodore holding the paper with the title written on it on a chalkboard.

* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' uses title cards that depict illustrations related to the upcoming episode.

* ''WesternAnimation/SantiagoOfTheSeas'' uses title cards done in treasure map illustrations with Kiko acting out the theme of the episode, as Santiago reads the title in English and Spanish.

** Special mention goes to ''Danny Phantom'', perhaps the only Western cartoon that could match ''Batman: The Animated Series'' in sheer extravagance; true to Creator/ButchHartman's geek roots, every episode has a title card drawn like a gorgeously detailed comic-book SplashPage, usually accompanied by a cheesy BMovie TagLine ("Technology and Terror Collide!"). Hartman also used elaborate title cards for his other shows, ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents'' and ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'', but neither are as extravagant.

** In fact, ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam!'' has its title cards shown at the END of an episode (minus episode 8 and 29)
*** Likewise for ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents'', ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', and ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy''.
*** Special mention goes to ''Danny Phantom'', perhaps the only Western cartoon that could match BTAS in sheer extravagance; true to Creator/ButchHartman's geek roots, every episode's card is drawn like a gorgeously detailed comic-book SplashPage, usually accompanied by a cheesy BMovie TagLine ("Technology and Terror Collide!").

** Some late William Hartnell stories dealing with technology went through a phrase of using idiosyncratic title cards — notably [[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E10TheWarMachines "The War Machines"]] (which made the text flash line by line as if a computer was printing it out) and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E2TheTenthPlanet "The Tenth Planet"]] (which made the titles appear over bundles of MatrixRainingCode supposed to evoke listening stations).

* Each episode of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' has two episode title cards: one with a Japanese title, usually shown near the beginning of the episode, and one with an English title, shown after the commercial break. This tradition has even carried over to the movies.

* ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' has a man reading the episodes name then laughing creepily.

** Most, if not all, Hanna-Barbera series since the lat 1960s; ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'', of note, featured the gang running in place beneath the episode title (except for the first two episodes, which had custom title cards).

** Most, if not all, Hanna-Barbera series since the late 1960s; ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'', of note, featured the gang running in place beneath the episode title (except for the first two episodes, which had custom title cards).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' did this only eight times; the most notable of these instances was [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E10BartGetsHitByACar "Bart Gets Hit By A Car"]], and a second after the title dissolved, Bart got... hit by a car. (The writers also claimed that they included it in the hope viewers would wonder if they had ''always'' had onscreen titles and they just hadn't noticed them before.) Others are "The Telltale Head", "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" (celebrating six years), "22 Short Films About Springfield", "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase", "Behind the Laughter", "The Book Job" and "Homerland".

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' did this only eight times; the most notable of these instances was [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E10BartGetsHitByACar "Bart Gets Hit By A Car"]], and a second after the title dissolved, Bart got... hit by a car. Others are "The Telltale Head", "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" (celebrating six years), "22 Short Films About Springfield", "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase", "Behind the Laughter", "The Book Job" and "Homerland".
** The ''Treehouse of Horror'' specials as well. Each special's constituent shorts also have its own title card as well.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' uses title cards in the style of a comic book, with Lincoln always appearing somewhere in the top panel where the title is displayed, either in full or as a drawing (even in episodes where he is not the focus or is absent). The rest of the credits are shown in the lower three panels as speech and thought balloons. Beginning in Season 5, the background of the lower 3 panels change to reflect the plot of the episode.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' uses title cards in the style of a comic book, with Lincoln always appearing somewhere in the top panel where the title is displayed, either in full or as a drawing (even in episode where he is not the focus or is absent). The rest of the credits are shown in the lower three panels as speech and thought balloons. Beginning in Season 5, the background of the lower 3 panels change to reflect the plot of the episode.
** Its spin-off, ''WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes'', does the same, instead using papel picado sheets in place of the comic panels. Like Lincoln, one of the Casagrandes, usually Ronnie Anne or Bobby, always appears somewhere in the top picture.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' uses title cards in the style of a comic book, with Lincoln always appearing somewhere in the top panel where the title is displayed, either in full or as a drawing (even in episode where he is not the focus or is absent). The rest of the credits are shown in the lower three panels as speech and thought balloons.
** Its spin-off, ''WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes'', does the same, instead using papel picado sheets in place of the comic panels. Like Lincoln, Ronnie Anne always appears somewhere in the top picture.

* Franchise/StarTrek: Most series in the franchise feature episode names (''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''). However, they're missing for ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' and ''Series/StarTrekPicard''.

* ''Series/OddSquad'' starts off with the title on what is now the trademark folder. Always read by Ms. O, who also opens the folder to reveal a photo from the episode before we zoom in and the episode begins. This is due to the fact that, in-universe, episodes of the show are known as cases to Odd Squad themselves.

** Its spin-off, ''WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes'', does the same, instead using papel picado sheets in place of the comic panels, and like before, Ronnie Anne always appears somewhere in the top picture.

* ''Series/OneHundredThingsToDoBeforeHighSchool'' does a parody of this once per episode, with CJ showing the topic of the episode on her phone which doubles as the episode title. It then cuts to the theme song.