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1	->'''Fozzie:''' Nobody reads those names anyway, do they?\
2	'''Kermit:''' Sure. They all have families.
3	-->-- ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper''
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5	The credits! The chance for everyone who contributed to a production to have their moment in the limelight! Some people pay attention to them, some people ignore them completely.
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7	When it comes to the big stars, however, there seems to be [[AlienGeometries strange math]] at work. The actors have stipulations, the studio has stipulations, the agents have stipulations, the stipulations have stipulations... trying to make sense of the order of names in the main cast can really bust your noodle.
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9	Tropes that have to do with credits:
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11	[[index]]
12	* ActionHoggingOpening: The opening sequence is more action-oriented than the actual show.
13	* AsHimself: An actor literally plays themselves and is credited as doing so.
14	* AndStarring: The opening gives one of the actors an "And Starring" credit.
15	* AnimatedCreditsOpening: A live-action work has an animated opening sequence.
16	* BaitAndSwitchCredits
17	* BilledAboveTheTitle
18	* BillingDisplacement: More noteworthy actors are credited upfront even though they are not playing the main characters.
19	* CharacterAsHimself: Rather than credit the actual actor playing the character, a character is credited as being played by themselves.
20	* CloseOnTitle
21	* ClosingCredits: A credits sequence that appears after the work has ended.
22	** CreativeClosingCredits
23	* CopiouslyCreditedCreator
24	* CreditsGag
25	* CreditsJukebox
26	* CreditsMedley
27	* CreditsMontage
28	* CreditsPushback: The end credits of a show are replaced by or shrunken to fit the network's advertisements for other shows.
29	* CreditsRunningSequence
30	* DancingMookCredits: The end credits of a video game features animations of the game's enemies.
31	* DiagonalBilling
32	* DirectedByCastMember: The work is directed by one of the actors.
33	* EvolvingCredits: The title sequence of a television series changes between episodes or seasons to reflect expansion of the cast and other significant changes to the story.
34	* FalseCredit: Someone is credited on a project they did not contribute to.
35	* FinaleCredits: Rather than use the same old ending credits, the GrandFinale has its own unique closing credits.
36	* FramedFaceOpening
37	* InMemoriam: The credits feature a dedication to someone who died before the work was released.
38	* MiniGameCredits
39	* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: A ubiquitous and [[CreditsGag oft-parodied]] disclaimer found towards the end of the closing credits.
40	* NotNamedInOpeningCredits
41	* OpeningCreditsCastParty
42	* PosthumousCredit: The credits acknowledge the contributions of someone involved with the work's production who died before the work was released.
43	* PreEndingCredits: The credits are played before the climax takes place.
44	* ProducedByCastMember
45	* RealPersonEpilogue
46	* SilentCredits: The credits are not accompanied by music.
47	* SolemnEndingTheme
48	* SpecialThanks
49	* ThankingTheViewer: The credits feature a message thanking the viewer.
50	* ThemeTune
51	* ThroughTheYearsCredits
52	* TitleSequence
53	* UniquePilotTitleSequence
54	* UnspecifiedRoleCredit: An animated work credits the voice actors but doesn't specify which characters they played.
55	* VariationsOnAThemeSong
56	* VideoCredits
57	* ViewersLikeYou
58	* WrittenByCastMember: A cast member writes or co-writes the episode.
59	[[/index]]

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