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* The ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' theme songs, if they don't already [[ThemeTuneRollCall name the characters]], tend to at least show shots of the main characters. Examples include the ''Pleasant Goat Fun Class: Travel Around the World'' opening which shows shots of each character in a different part of the world and the ''Mr.Wolffy, Mr.Right!'' opening which shows shots of Wolffy and everyone he works with.

%% Just saying "X uses this" or "Y shows the characers' names" doesn't explain anything.

** ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' season 4 has this.

* The second episode of ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'' has an opening sequence showing the six main characters, pair-by-pair, with their name and their actor's name. The rest of the series use TitleOnlyOpening instead.

** The season 1 opening shows all the girls and their names, one by one, in a coloured background followed by a scene for each of them (oddly enough, the protagonist, Bloom, is the fourth Winx introduced out of five). This was removed from season 2 onwards.
** The alternative Nickelodeon opening theme also shows all the girls and their names in a coloured background for the first three seaons. This was removed from season 4 onwards.

* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000's'' Robot Roll Call: CAMBOT! GYPSY! TOM SERVO! CROOOOWWWWWWW!!!

->''Splinter taught them to be ninja teens (he’s a radical rat)\\

Michaelangelo is a party dude (party!)''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' theme song

* ''WesternAnimation/LolliRock'': The opening theme shows a scene of each of the three girls in the titular band (Iris, Talia and Aurianna) performing onstage, with their name displayed aside them.

* A version is used in ''WebComic/AxisPowersHetalia.'' In the opening sequence of the first episode, all of the countries are named and their flag is shown when they begin speaking.

* ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'': The opening of the 2005 anime has many variations, one of them being the five main characters introduced with their names in the background in big roman letters.

Compare to - and sometimes used in conjunction with - ThemeTuneRollCall, where the opening theme of a show introduces the characters, often with shots of the characters as they are named by the song. See also ExpositoryOpeningCredits.

Compare to - and sometimes used in conjunction with - ThemeTuneRollCall, where the opening theme of a show introduces the characters, often with shots of the characters as they are named by the song.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has character introduction bits for Dipper, Mabel, and Stan, which shows a scene of each of them doing something and then another scene of them doing something with their name beside them in big white letters.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar''

* The opening for ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' shows each member of the team on screen one by one. It doesn’t show their names, but if you’re familiar enough with the source material, you should recognize them.

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' introduces the characters via color-coded splash screens with their names beside them. During a period in early season 2 when Daphne wasn't part of the gang and Velma's friend Marcy "Hot Dog Water" Fleach was in her place, the opening credits were adjusted accordingly.

** The first ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' cartoon showed all 9 main characters alongside their names during the intro. Said names were actually their respective logos from the comics.
** ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' did something similar to its predecessor, except the names weren't the characters' comic book logos. Also, while ComicBook/ProfessorX appeared as a main character, his name did not appear in the intro, unlike the 1992 animated series.

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' introduces the characters via color-coded splash screens with their names beside them.
** Notably, during a period in early season 2 when Daphne wasn't part of the gang and Velma's friend Marcy 'Hot Dog Water' Fleach was brought into the gang in her place the opening credits were adjusted accordingly.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'': The opening introduces the characters and their respective Looney Tunes names as if they were actors (e.g. "Starring Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers").