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| 6 | [[caption-width-right:300:Four guesses who the main character is.]] |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ->'''''ROBOT ROLL CALL!''''' |
| 9 | ->''CAMBOT! (You're on!)'' |
| 10 | ->''GYPSY! (Oh my god!)'' |
| 11 | ->''TOM SERVO! (Check me out!)'' |
| 12 | ->''CROOOOOW!'' |
| 13 | -->-- ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' theme song |
| 14 | |
| 15 | An ExpositoryThemeTune for a series that includes a rundown of the main characters, usually with a line or two about each one's role in the show (sometimes overlapping with JobSong if their roles coincide with professions). Especially common in kids' shows. Note that not all examples contain the characters' names in the lyrics. Some examples have songs that only describe them. May also occur in {{Opening Narration}}s, and even in shows that have instrumentals (e.g. 1990s ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries''). |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Compare IntroDump and IntroductoryOpeningCredits. SubTrope to ListSong. Compare and contrast WelcomeTitles, when TheProtagonist goes around greeting --and maybe name-dropping-- the cast during the TitleSequence. Might end in a TogetherWeAreX introduction (the members of an {{ensemble|s}} introduce themselves first individually and then as a team). |
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| 19 | !Examples: |
| 20 | |
| 21 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 22 | |
| 23 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 24 | * Franchise/{{Barbie}} and the Rockers (also used in the two animated specials[[note]]Which were co-written by Ruth Handler, the original creator of the Barbie doll (and by extension, the Barbie franchise)[[/note]]): |
| 25 | -->''We're Barbie, and the Rockers (with Ken)!\ |
| 26 | Rocking out, we're totally in the groove!\ |
| 27 | Dana, Dee Dee, Derek, and Diva too!...''[[note]]This part had some variations across the commercials and the specials. There were also commercials that left this part out.[[/note]] |
| 28 | * Blockbuster Video has a rare example of a commercial -- in this case, it's the Blockbuster Kids commercial -- doing this: |
| 29 | -->''Player is our man, he's as great as he can be\ |
| 30 | And Stopper, she's a friend to you and me\ |
| 31 | And then there's Slo Mo, with his dog Pause\ |
| 32 | Rewind, he's the greatest, and all our friends are saying\ |
| 33 | WOW! What a difference! Blockbuster Video! WOW! What a difference! Blockbuster Video!'' |
| 34 | * One memorable campaign for Fanta (in all its incarnations) features "The Fantanas", whose names are shown onscreen one at a time. |
| 35 | * An animated, [[https://youtu.be/eP8mbxZBl3k 1974 commercial for Freakies Cereal]] introduces each of the 7 characters by name. |
| 36 | [[/folder]] |
| 37 | |
| 38 | [[folder:Animation]] |
| 39 | * After introducing the premise of the show, ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'''s theme song lists off the heroes' names: Ying, Yaya, Gopal, "and our hero" [=BoBoiBoy=]. The third season [[PromotionToOpeningTitles adds Fang (a rival turned friend) to the list]]. Adu Du's [[HostileShowTakeover version of the song]] also has a roll call but it accidentally includes the Multi-Monster who, as Adu Du points out, pulled a HeelFaceTurn. |
| 40 | * ''Animation/KikoRiki'': The 4Kids dub version of the theme song has this with the characters calling out their names. |
| 41 | * The ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' theme song has the team members give their names and their super senses: |
| 42 | -->''Jetybory sound!\ |
| 43 | Lunabory sight!\ |
| 44 | Common senses taking flight!\ |
| 45 | Cozybory touch!\ |
| 46 | Totobory taste!\ |
| 47 | With a little nonsense[[note]]Lukybory[[/note]] along the way!\ |
| 48 | Pongdybory smell!\ |
| 49 | Now we're on track!\ |
| 50 | And Noonbory leads the pack!'' |
| 51 | * The first Chinese theme song for ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' names, in order, Weslie, Tibbie, Paddi, Sparky, Slowy, Old Mandy, Wolnie and Wolffy. |
| 52 | * The theme song to ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' consists of four verses, which each describe one of the four main characters. The characters who are introduced in the song are, in order, Samosa, Dhokla, Jalebi, and Vada. |
| 53 | [[/folder]] |
| 54 | |
| 55 | [[folder:Anime]] |
| 56 | * The openings to both anime adaptations of Ryohgo Narita's works, ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' and ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' respectively list every single major character in text during quick freezeframe closeups. [[spoiler: The intro to ''Baccano!'' also contains one notable and intentional exclusion, as a train conductor who has a prominent shot in its opening at one point and is apparently [[SacrificialLamb cannon fodder]] early on turns out to also be very much alive and a main character as well.]] |
| 57 | * ''Literature/BurgessBedtimeStories'': This happens in the intro to ''Fables of the Green Forest'', the English dubbed version of ''Rocky Chuck the Mountain Rat''. |
| 58 | %%* The original ending theme to ''Manga/GetterRobo'', ''[[CombiningMecha Gattai]] Getter Robo'' had this. |
| 59 | * The theme song to the English dub of ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}''. Stan and Sandy are not mentioned, however. |
| 60 | ** Both the original Japanese and English ending themes have a variation. In the original Japanese version the characters' names had the first syllable placed at the end of their names.[[note]]"teruNe, idoMa, maruChibi, daPan, ushiKo, hamuTora, bon-chanRi", etc.[[/note]] For the English dub version, we have this: |
| 61 | --> "Snoozer, Penelope, Panda, Howdy, Oxnard, Bijou, and Boss, let's go! zerSnoo, pePenelo, ssoB, daPan, dyHow, nardOx, jouBi, and Hamtaro!..." |
| 62 | * The French version (but not the English version) does this twice during the chorus in the theme song to ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'': |
| 63 | -->''AAAAAHHAHAHHAHAHH... Esteban, Zia, Tao, les Cités d'or !'' |
| 64 | * ''Manga/OnePiece'': |
| 65 | ** The 4Kids dub ThemeTuneRap. They didn't make it any longer, so each addition to the cast made the lines involving the roll call more cluttered. |
| 66 | ** Two of the Japanese themes, "Share the World" and "We Go!", feature title cards for the characters. |
| 67 | * Similarly the 4Kids dubbed seasons of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' had the Pokérap. While technically never a title theme, it was a number of tunes played following an episode listing down all the Pokémon of the current region. The original Japanese edit eventually started making its own variations. |
| 68 | %%* The opening to ''Anime/RoninWarriors'', American version. |
| 69 | * ''Anime/SailorMoon'': |
| 70 | ** Creator/DiC's dub theme song was only accurate for the first season. Pluto isn't mentioned once she shows up in R, nor are Any of the Outer Senshi in S, or Chibi Moon in either S or [=SuperS=]. Not a very good roll call if you forget half the heroes. |
| 71 | ** It probably sounds worse on Creator/{{Geneon}}'s American [=DVDs=] of the third season. The English versions include the American theme song synced with a Japanese opening, causing a part meant to show off the new Sailor Senshi to have singers exclaiming the Inner Senshi's names for no apparent reason. |
| 72 | * The second series of ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' calls the five heroes in numbered order by their civilian names. |
| 73 | ** A variation of the OpeningNarration to ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets'' has the announcer calling their (adapted) names. |
| 74 | ** This happens in the OpeningNarration to the second English dub, [[Anime/GForceGuardiansOfSpace G-Force]][[note]]Which is the name that was also used for the team in the Battle of the Planets version.[[/note]] |
| 75 | * ''Anime/PrettyCure'': |
| 76 | ** The English theme song for ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' roll calls Cure Black and Cure White ("Cure Black and Cure White will break the chains that bind your heart"). |
| 77 | ** The ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' theme song cleverly hides the words "Hibiki" and "Kanade" in its lyrics. Of course, it becomes obsolete once Ellen and Ako join... |
| 78 | ** ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'' had a part in its theme song where they say "Happy! Sunny! Peace! March! Beauty!" which are the names of the 5 main girls. |
| 79 | * The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc74IQzKSzY theme song]] from the English dub of ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'' has a roll call just after Optimus Prime's narration sets the show's stage. After that and dropping the Autobot rallying cry of "Transform and roll out", the theme song itself kicks in. |
| 80 | * The main theme song of ''Ulysse 31''[[note]]"Ulysse (pronounced like "oo-LEASE") Trente et Un", although some French people say "trente un". The song says "trente et un".[[/note]] (a.k.a.: ''Anime/Ulysses31'') doesn't have one proper, but one appears in the alternate French theme song, "Ulysse Revient" (loosely, "Ulysses Returns"), in a line sung by Nono (the RobotBuddy): |
| 81 | -->"Je vis dans l'grand vaisseau comme un poisson dans l'eau / Avec Thémis, Télémaque et Ulysse"[[note]]Literally, "I live on the grand ship, like a fish in the water with Thémis, Telemachus and Ulysses". The "great ship" refers to their ship the ''Odysseus''. Additionally, "Thémis" is known as "Yumi" in the English version.[[/note]] |
| 82 | |
| 83 | [[/folder]] |
| 84 | |
| 85 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 86 | * One of the 1990s BazookaJoe comics is a "rap" which [[http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~jimmyk/bazooka_html/baz23.html roll-calls the entire cast]]. |
| 87 | * The ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}'' comic book actually had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuosmf1_mKs theme song]] that gave a short blurb about each team member ''and'' the BigBad. "Give us the Nextwave roll call!" |
| 88 | -->Monica! Is gonna microwave your [[SoundEffectBleep *slide whistle*]]\ |
| 89 | Tabby! Is gonna steal all your stuff!\ |
| 90 | Aaron! [[RoboSpeak Is going to organize your sock drawer.]]\ |
| 91 | Elsa! Is gonna speak with an accent!\ |
| 92 | The Captain! [[{{Shaped Like Itself}} His name is The Captain!]] |
| 93 | * Crossing over with OpeningNarration. Most comic books about superhero teams will have a team lineup at the beginning displaying each character with their name and a brief description of their powers. |
| 94 | ** Older books, back when the inside cover pages were reserved for advertisements, may use the opening [[SplashPanel splash page]] for a DramatisPersonae. |
| 95 | [[/folder]] |
| 96 | |
| 97 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 98 | * A fan-created sequel for ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' does this with older and newer characters (as much as Giovanni) |
| 99 | -->''[map of [[{{Premiseville}} Videoland]] appears with various brand new video game sound effects playing in the background]''\ |
| 100 | '''Narrator:''' Return to a world known as Videoland!\ |
| 101 | '''[[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]]:''' I have wiped out '''[[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Mother Brain]]''' once and for all.\ |
| 102 | '''[[OriginalGeneration Princess Lana]]:''' My name is '''Queen Lana''', the future wife of '''Kevin Keene'''. The evil '''[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Giovanni]]''' has taken full control of the Palace of Power. My inhabitants fled during a deadly battle against Dr. Wily, including '''Franchise/MegaMan'''. A new Game Master is summoned through the Ultimate Warp Zone. My older sister, '''Princess Music/{{Mariah|Carey}}''', is the last survivor of this strange land. My father, King Charles, died during a deadly fight with the evil '''[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Giovanni]]'''. Now his soul rests in peace. '''VideoGame/KidIcarus''' and '''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaI Simon Belmont]]''' are nowhere to be found. In their place are newcomers '''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pikachu]]''', '''[[VideoGame/FinalFight Mike Haggar]]''' and '''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'''.\ |
| 103 | '''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Ash Ketchum]]:''': Let's go catch some VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}!\ |
| 104 | '''Stacey / Captain N:''' I am the female protector of Videoland! My name is really Stacey Keene but I was known as Captain N: The Game Master. I am a girl. I was brought to Videoland by '''Kevin''' and '''Princess Lana's''' older sister, '''Princess Mariah'''.\ |
| 105 | '''[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Giovanni]]:''' I will not continue the '''VideoGame/FinalFight''' until '''Captain N''' and '''Princess Lana's''' older sister, '''Princess Mariah''' are MINE! ''[{{evil laugh}}'' |
| 106 | * ''FanWorks/StarlandKrewTheSeries'' has one during the theme song before the main chorus. |
| 107 | -->'''Sparky''': My name's Sparky! |
| 108 | -->'''Sid''': And my name's Sid! |
| 109 | -->'''Lizzy''': Lizzy, here! |
| 110 | -->'''Sparkle''': And Sparkle too! |
| 111 | -->'''Naarky''': Don't forget your main man, Naarky! |
| 112 | -->'''All''': We're all ready, what about you? |
| 113 | [[/folder]] |
| 114 | |
| 115 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 116 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' featurettes |
| 117 | -->''A donkey named Eeyore is his friend\ |
| 118 | And Kanga, and little Roo[[note]][[WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011 The 2011 film]] adds a spoken "And Tigger, too!"[[/note]]\ |
| 119 | There's Rabbit, and Piglet, and there's Owl\ |
| 120 | But most of all, Winnie the Pooh'' |
| 121 | * ''Woody's Roundup'', the ShowWithinAShow on ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', has one. |
| 122 | * "Take Me There" from ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' has a verse describing each of the main characters (the original show averted this being an Main/InstrumentalThemeTune, its spinoff ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'' had the " each main character gets their own title card" variant) |
| 123 | [[/folder]] |
| 124 | |
| 125 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 126 | * ''Film/AnimalHouse'' has about 18 characters named in its theme song. |
| 127 | * "Nicest Kids in Town", theme song of [[ShowWithinAShow the Corny Collins Show]] from ''Film/{{Hairspray|2007}}'', has one of these introducing the Council Members. |
| 128 | * ''Film/TeenBeachMovie'' has one during "Surf Crazy", meant to be the introduction song of the [[ShowWithinAShow Movie Within a Movie]] ''Wet Side Story''. |
| 129 | [[/folder]] |
| 130 | |
| 131 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 132 | * ''Series/TheAdventuresOfOzzieAndHarriet'': ("Here's Ozzie! Here's Harriet!") |
| 133 | %%* ''Series/{{Animorphs}}'' |
| 134 | * The ''Barney and the Backyard Gang'' videos had this type of theme song but the ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' TV show that followed averted it. |
| 135 | * The ''Series/DonkeyHodie'' theme song mentions all four of the child characters. |
| 136 | * ''Series/TheDoodlebops'': "Here we are together..." "Deedee!" "Rooney!" "Moe!" |
| 137 | * ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters'': "We're ''The Ghost Busters'' ('I'm Spencer! He's Tracy!' 'I'm Kong!')!..." |
| 138 | * ''Series/TheFreshBeatBand'': "On guitar... Kiki! On keyboards... Shout! On drums... Marina! And the real MC... Twist in the house!" |
| 139 | * ''Series/GilligansIsland'' ("...with Gilligan, the Skipper too, the Millionaire, and his wife...") Note that it originally left off the Professor and Mary Ann, who were referred to as "and the rest", until Bob Denver (Gilligan) forced the studio to change it. |
| 140 | * The opening of ''Series/HalloAusBerlin'' has all the live-action characters greeting the viewers with "Ich bin [Name]". |
| 141 | %%* ''Series/ImaginationMovers'' |
| 142 | %%* ''Series/LancelotLinkSecretChimp'' |
| 143 | * ''Series/LazyTown'''s theme song calls the names of most of the main characters: |
| 144 | -->''You'll meet Robbie with his rotten plan\ |
| 145 | and Sportacus saving the day.\ |
| 146 | Stephanie is new in town,\ |
| 147 | and soon she and Ziggy are friends.\ |
| 148 | With Pixel, Stingy and Trixie, too,\ |
| 149 | they're gonna have a blast together!'' |
| 150 | * ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' (all three versions). Not to mention ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse''. |
| 151 | * ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' ("Robot Roll Call!") Though Dr. Forrester, TV's Frank, and Pearl are name-checked during the Mike-era theme, the Mads are never mentioned by name in the Joel-era and Jonah-era themes. Also, the Mike-era episodes airing on the Sci-Fi channel never name-checked Bobo or Observer either. |
| 152 | %%* 1970s kids' show ''Series/NewZooRevue'' |
| 153 | * The theme to ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse'' does this at one point: |
| 154 | --> "Globey's spinning, Mr. Window's grinning, 'cause Pterri's flying by..." |
| 155 | ** In the ChristmasSpecial, Pee-Wee introduces all the puppet / claymation / etc. characters, followed by the regular human characters, and the special guest stars. |
| 156 | * ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' and ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'': Each Ranger calls their name out when their credit appears. |
| 157 | * ''Series/SpaceCases'' -- originally aired as the closing theme in the first season but moved to opening theme in the second season and in syndication. |
| 158 | * Several ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' themes have this, including ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger'', ''Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive'' and ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''. ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'''s closing theme, "199 Hero Getter", goes through the name of each of the 35 teams. |
| 159 | * ''Series/TokkeiWinspector'' |
| 160 | -->''Fire, Red!\ |
| 161 | Bikel, Yellow!\ |
| 162 | Walter, Green!'' |
| 163 | * ''Series/{{Tweenies}}'': "I'm Bella!" "I'm Milo!" "I'm Fizz!" "And I'm Jake!" ("I'm Doodles!") |
| 164 | * ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'': |
| 165 | -->''With the MC Bat Commander (Commander!)\ |
| 166 | Crash [=McLarson=] (Crash!)\ |
| 167 | Ricky Fitness (Ricky!)\ |
| 168 | Eaglebones Falconhawk (Eaglebones!)\ |
| 169 | And Jimmy the Robot (Jimmy!)\ |
| 170 | Together they fight evil\ |
| 171 | So unbelievable!'' |
| 172 | * ''Series/ZoobileeZoo'' |
| 173 | -->"I'm [[TheDanza Mayor Ben]]. I'm here to lend a helping hand." / "I'm Bill Der Beaver. [[GadgeteerGenius I invent things on command]]."... |
| 174 | * The 1970s kids' show ''Series/{{ZOOM}}'' had one, preserved in the show's later 1999-2005 incarnation. |
| 175 | [[/folder]] |
| 176 | |
| 177 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 178 | * The 1995-1996 themes for ''[=WWF=] Superstars'' would name the top wrestlers at the time in the intros, with changes based on who had joined and who had left. |
| 179 | ** For a time, the opening lines were, |
| 180 | --> "[[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]]'s cool, [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Undertaker]]\ |
| 181 | Wrestling/ShawnMichaels heartbreaker\ |
| 182 | Wrestling/BretHart show 'em how\ |
| 183 | Uh oh here comes Wrestling/{{Vader}} now" |
| 184 | ** After [[Wrestling/KevinNash Kevin "Diesel" Nash]], [[Wrestling/ScottHall Scott "Razor Ramon" Hall]] and Sean "The 1-2-3 Kid" Waltman left for Wrestling/{{WCW}} in May 1996, the lyrics were changed. |
| 185 | --> "Wrestling/BretHart, [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Undertaker]]\ |
| 186 | Wrestling/ShawnMichaels heartbreaker\ |
| 187 | Wrestling/OwenHart show 'em how\ |
| 188 | Uh oh here comes Wrestling/{{Vader}} now" |
| 189 | ** What made this odd was that, at the time, Wrestling/BretHart was off of TV after having dropped the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]] to Wrestling/ShawnMichaels at ''[[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania]] XII'' in March and was sitting home contemplating his future. |
| 190 | [[/folder]] |
| 191 | |
| 192 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
| 193 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBananaSplits'': |
| 194 | -->''Flipping like a pancake, popping like a cork, Fleagle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork!'' |
| 195 | * One part of the ''Series/DonkeyHodie'' theme song introduces each of Donkey Hodie's friends. |
| 196 | * ''Series/FraggleRock'': ("We're Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober, Red!") It's noticeable that the Fraggles say their names very fast, making it hard to remember. |
| 197 | * The opening theme of ''Series/LomaxTheHoundofMusic'' introduces the main characters (Lomax, Delta, Amy, Louise, Clark, and Fred the Conductor). |
| 198 | * An interesting variation for the theme for ''Series/ThePuzzlePlace'': Each of the kids sing a verse with their names being shouted halfway through, while the supporting cast get introduced in the final moments. |
| 199 | * The intro to ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}'' introduces the four Teletubbies by name, only for them to repeat exactly what the singer sang. |
| 200 | * ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree'' has a variation: during the theme song, Gloria, Iggy, Jacob, and Holly's names appear onscreen beneath them, but they aren't uttered aloud. When the show aired on the Creator/DisneyChannel, however, a child's voice was dubbed over the sequence speaking their names, presumably for the sake of child viewers who couldn't read yet. |
| 201 | [[/folder]] |
| 202 | |
| 203 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 204 | * "It's A Typical Day," the opening number of ''Theatre/LilAbner'', has all the best-known denizens of Dogpatch introduce themselves. |
| 205 | * The Corny Collins Council gets one in "The Nicest Kids in Town" from ''Theatre/{{Hairspray}}''. |
| 206 | * The "Prologue" of ''Theatre/NatashaPierreAndTheGreatCometOf1812'' pretty much introduces everyone appearing in the show, in the style of a cumulative list song akin to "The 12 Days of Christmas". It was necessitated since audiences had difficulty following the plot. |
| 207 | * ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' neatly introduces most of the characters and their role in Hamilton's life, although they aren't named until later songs: |
| 208 | ** "We fought with him": Lafayette and Mulligan/Jefferson and Madison - the former fought ''alongside'' Hamilton while the latter fought ''against'' him. |
| 209 | ** "Me - I died for him": [[spoiler:Laurens]]/[[spoiler:Phillip]] - the former in a battle two weeks after the war ended, the latter defending Hamilton's honor in a duel. |
| 210 | ** "Me - I trusted him": Washington. |
| 211 | ** "Me - I loved him": Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy/Maria Reynolds - Peggy like a sibling and Reynolds as a lover. |
| 212 | ** "And me? I'm the damned fool who shot him": Aaron Burr, of course. |
| 213 | ** And Alexander Hamilton to finish off the song. |
| 214 | * "Alle tanzten mit dem Tod" (Everyone Dances with Death), the opening number of ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}'', introduces the main cast in Elisabeth's life with a few lines, all discussing the titular character and their relationship with her. In order: Luigi Lucheni, Archduchess Sophie and Duchess Ludovika, Emperor Franz Joseph, young Crown Prince Rudolf, Duke Max, adult Rudolf, and Death himself. Elisabeth enters (after much chanting of her name by the ensemble) at the end of the song. |
| 215 | * ''Theatre/{{StarlandKrew}}'' has two in the theme song. One only listing the characters introducing themselves, and the second during the small rap verse which goes into more detail of the Krew themselves. |
| 216 | * ’’Theatre/{{Six}}'' has part of "Ex-Wives" where each Queen does a brief verse about themselves in the order in which Henry married them (and the order in which they get their numbers). |
| 217 | [[/folder]] |
| 218 | |
| 219 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 220 | * The iconic and easily-memeable [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong64 DK Rap]], as shown [[http://www.mariowiki.com/DK_Rap here]] - this goes a step further by dedicating entire verses to each character! |
| 221 | * [[Franchise/MortalKombat Kano. Liu Kang. Raiden. Johnny Cage. Scorpion. Sub-Zero. Sonya. MORTAL KOMBAT!]] |
| 222 | ** [[Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation Liu Kang. Sonya. Jax. Kitana. Jade. Sub-Zero. Scorpion. Cyrax. Smoke. Sheeva. Motaro. MORTAL KOMBAT!]][[note]]For the record, this version leaves out a ''lot'' of the roster at the time.[[/note]] |
| 223 | ** [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Kano. Liu Kang. Raiden. Johnny Cage. Scorpion. Sub-Zero. Sonya. Jax. Shao Kahn. Shang Tsung. Kitana. Kung Lao. FIGHT! Choose your destiny-- MORTAL KOMBAT!]][[note]]This version still leaves out a ''lot'' of the roster, even within the game itself.[[/note]] |
| 224 | ** [[Film/MortalKombat2021 Sonya Blade. Jax. Kano. Shang Tsung. Raiden. Liu Kang. Kung Lao. Sub-Zero. Scorpion. FINAL ROUND! FINISH HIM! FIGHT! Test your might!]][[note]]This version lists many of the main characters, leaving out the OriginalCharacter Cole Young and the Outworld warriors such as Goro, Nitara, and Mileena.[[/note]] |
| 225 | * Beyond all belief this is what plays when you fight Good King Moogle Mog XII in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''. Half way through the fight the BGM shifts and the [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad troupe of moogles]] you fought before the boss will [[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Moogle_Theme pull this trope]] with a little bit of ExpositoryThemeTune to top it all off by telling you in the song the kinds of things they will do to you. |
| 226 | * This trope is actually OlderThanTheNES. It was very common for arcade games to show the players a list of any enemies and obstacles along with their point values (if any). However, if we were to list every game that does this, we'd be here all day. Suffice it to say, it goes as far back as ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' at least: |
| 227 | -->Play\ |
| 228 | [[TitleDrop Space Invaders]]\ |
| 229 | * Score advance table*\ |
| 230 | [UFO sprite] = ?\ |
| 231 | [top invader sprite] = 30 points\ |
| 232 | [middle invader sprite[[note]]The series' MascotMook[[/note]]] = 20 points\ |
| 233 | [bottom invader sprite] = 10 points |
| 234 | * ''VideoGame/PacMan'' has a (somewhat) more traditional example: |
| 235 | -->Character / Nickname |
| 236 | --> [Red monster] Shadow / Blinky |
| 237 | --> [Pink Monster] Speedy / Pinky |
| 238 | --> [Light Blue Monster] Bashful / Inky |
| 239 | --> [Orange Monster] Pokey / Clyde[[note]] [small dot] 10 points / [energizer dot] 50 points / [energizer demonstration] 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600[[/note]] |
| 240 | ** ''VideoGame/MsPacMan'' |
| 241 | --> With Blinky / Pinky / Inky / Sue / Starring Ms. Pac-Man |
| 242 | * "Namco Presents VideoGame/{{Mappy}} / Starring Mappy as Micro Police / Nyamco[[note]]Renamed "Goro" in the North American version[[/note]] as Boss the Big Bit / Mewkies[[note]]"Meowky" in the North American version[[/note]] as Naughty Folks" |
| 243 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' (U.S.) list the enemy characters in the end credits. |
| 244 | * The ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' trilogy for the Super NES has one during the [[spoiler: true, in the case of the [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1 first game]]]] credits sequence of each game. |
| 245 | * Every team theme song in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' has a verse or three singing about every member of its respective trio, except for Team Rose -- "Follow Me" doesn't directly mention the trio, but still thematically relates to them. It's appropriate since the entire game's story and atmosphere is reminiscent of a Saturday Morning cartoon. |
| 246 | [[/folder]] |
| 247 | |
| 248 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 249 | * ''WebAnimation/TheAmazingDigitalCircus'': In the pilot, the implied intro for the titular computer game starts with a roll call of the members of the circus at that moment. When newcomer Pomni suddenly appears mid-sequence, Jax breaks character and tells Caine that he doesn't want to redo the entire theme song to account for her. |
| 250 | -->''There's Gangle and Zooble and Kinger too\ |
| 251 | Ragatha, Jax, and there's Kaufmo, whoo-hoo!\ |
| 252 | Day after day after day we fly\ |
| 253 | Past the Moon and the Sun and we don't know why!'' |
| 254 | * In ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'': "Cheerleader! So and So! What's Her Face! The Ugly One!" |
| 255 | * ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Parodied in the WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail "[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE155ThemeSong theme song]]", where Strong Bad envisions such a song which mentions himself, Strong Sad, Strong Mad, The Cheat, and Homestar Runner. In his own words: |
| 256 | -->'''Strong Bad:''' [[SarcasmMode I'm sure viewership would triple]] if I had one of those crappy cartoon theme songs that bludgeons you over the head with the blunt end of the show's premise.\ |
| 257 | '''Singers:''' ''Strong Bad is a wrestle-man\ |
| 258 | He's the email-checking-est guy in the land\ |
| 259 | He checks real emails from the 'Net\ |
| 260 | He's got two brothers, and The Cheat, his pet (The Cheat, his pet)\ |
| 261 | There's nobody dumber\ |
| 262 | Than Homestar Runner\ |
| 263 | On "The Strong Bad Email Show"!''\ |
| 264 | '''Strong Bad:''' ...And the ratings have gone through the roof. |
| 265 | * In season 2 of ''WebAnimation/MonsterHigh'' the theme song has changed into a mix of ThemeTuneRap and this. |
| 266 | * ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Their names aren't said, but are displayed as each character appears in it. |
| 267 | * ''WebAnimation/TheLebrons'' |
| 268 | [[/folder]] |
| 269 | |
| 270 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 271 | * Happens in ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella'' [[http://nonadventures.com/2007/02/03/victorian-secret/ here]]. Not an intro, though. |
| 272 | * Andy Weir did once write a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flz-qkKEaOA cast song]] for his webcomic ''Webcomic/CaseyAndAndy'', which was then performed by the band ''Moosebutter''. Albeit only two minutes long, it mentions every character who had appeared in the comic so far, and even one who didn't yet at that point: [[spoiler:The Conquistador.]] |
| 273 | [[/folder]] |
| 274 | |
| 275 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 276 | * The intro to every episode of ''WebVideo/BAMFGirlsClub'' lists each of the main protagonists (and the video titles repeat it), just to emphasize the big {{Crossover}} nature of the show: |
| 277 | -->'''Voice-over:''' When [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]], [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione]], [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss]], [[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy Lisbeth]], [[Series/TheWalkingDead Michonne]], [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and...]] [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Bella]]? move into one house, it's an utter [=BAMFgasm=] of awesomeness! It's the ''BAMF Girls Club''! |
| 278 | * ''WebVideo/IMadeAmerica'' opens each episode by listing the Founding Fathers kidnapped from the past and brought to 2012 Chicago: "Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, Washington, and John Adams!" |
| 279 | [[/folder]] |
| 280 | |
| 281 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 282 | * ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'': |
| 283 | ** The OG intro: |
| 284 | -->My name is...\ |
| 285 | Shake zula, the mic rula, the old schoola, you want a trip, I’ll bring it to ya\ |
| 286 | Frylock and I'm on top, rock you like a cop, Meatwad, you up next with your knock-knock\ |
| 287 | Meatwad make the money see, Meatwad get the honeys G,\ |
| 288 | Drivin' in my car, livin’ like a star, Ice on my fingers and my toes and I'm a Taurus. |
| 289 | ** ''Aqua Something You Know Whatever'': |
| 290 | -->(Mmm, Frylock es tan caliente)[[note]]Mmm, Frylock is so hot[[/note]]\ |
| 291 | I'm the pimp on top, can't never be stopped\ |
| 292 | Frylock's on the bottom and yo mama on my\ |
| 293 | (Shake Zula es elegante de la casa, el Meatwad es tan grande)[[note]]Shake Zula is the handsome of the house, the Meatwad is so big[[/note]]\ |
| 294 | Don't understand why you fuckin' with the "G"\ |
| 295 | Cuz Shake got the bling, make the blind man see\ |
| 296 | Meatwad got yo mom in my ride\ |
| 297 | Rollin' up the hold up and they keep the ho's high |
| 298 | ** ''Aqua TV Show Show'': |
| 299 | -->I said Master Shake, Frylock, my little homey Meatwad\ |
| 300 | Lotus on the beats, yeah, we heavy on the streets, y'all\ |
| 301 | Got the whole planet in the palm of our hands though\ |
| 302 | So let's get turnt up for the Aqua TV Show Show...\ |
| 303 | %%* ''WesternAnimation/TheAlvinShow'' from the early '60s. |
| 304 | * ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'': "We're the Chipmunks / Alvin, Simon, Theodore!" |
| 305 | * ''WesternAnimation/AnimalMechanicals'' introduces Rex, Unicorn, Komodo, Mouse, and Sasquatch and their powers in its intro. |
| 306 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheArchieShow'' has a roll call that gets sung twice. |
| 307 | ** "Archie, Reggie, Veronica, Betty...Jughead too! ''WesternAnimation/ArchiesWeirdMysteries''!" |
| 308 | * This applies to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'''s PowerTrio in the OpeningNarration in the first season only but not afterwards, as the opening never changed as more characters were added. |
| 309 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' has a theme song containing subtle references to the four presumably most popular Avengers: ComicBook/IronMan, The [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]], ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, and ComicBook/TheMightyThor. (While they appear onscreen in that order, the lyrics reference Hulk first, followed by Cap, Thor, and Iron Man.) Deleted lyrics reference ComicBook/AntMan, ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, ComicBook/BlackPanther, and ComicBook/TheWasp, four superheroes who also became Avengers during the first season. The show's second season replaces this theme with an OpeningNarration that lists off the "Big Four" Avengers by name, but not any of the other Avengers, despite there being more members shown at the end of the opening sequence. |
| 310 | * ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'': The theme song of the original series has the lyrics "Scoop, Muck and Dizzy, and Roley too. Lofty and Wendy join the crew". In the 2015 reboot, those lyrics are changed to "Scoop, Muck and Lofty, and Two-Ton too. Leo and Wendy join the crew". |
| 311 | * The reboot of ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'', ''WesternAnimation/BluesCluesAndYou'', does this in the extended theme with all of Josh's friends, excluding Side Table Drawer, Mailbox, and Periwinkle. |
| 312 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBradyKids'' introduces the six kids by name (unlike the counterpart live-action series) along with the animal characters. It rather runs out of steam for the two littlest Bradys, who get "The youngest one is Bob" and "And sister Cindy too", respectively. |
| 313 | * ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars'' cartoon: |
| 314 | -->''"Bucky! Captain Bucky O'Hare! Mutants, aliens and toads beware! If you're looking for adventure, well this is it, with Jenny, Deadeye, Blinky, and Willy [=DuWitt=]..."'' |
| 315 | * The theme song of ''WesternAnimation/BumpInTheNight'' has main character Mr. Bumpy introduce himself in the first verse and the second verse has him introducing the supporting cast. |
| 316 | -->'''Squishington:''' Bump with Squishy!\ |
| 317 | '''Bumpy:''' He's my very best pal!\ |
| 318 | '''Molly Coddle:''' Bump with Molly!\ |
| 319 | '''Bumpy:''' She's my favorite gal! Bump with [[TheDreaded Closet Monster]] and [[KnightTemplar Destructo]], too, but those guys don't bother Bumpy! He knows what to do! |
| 320 | * The first season of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' has a sort of example: |
| 321 | -->''(map of [[{{Premiseville}} Videoland]] appears with various video game sound effects playing in the background)'' |
| 322 | -->'''Narrator''': Welcome to Videoland!\ |
| 323 | '''Franchise/MegaMan''': Mega hi!\ |
| 324 | '''[[OriginalGeneration Princess Lana]]''': Wake up, VideoGame/KidIcarus.\ |
| 325 | '''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaI "Simon Belmont"]]''': Welcome to Castlevania! Yahoo! YA-HOO!!\ |
| 326 | '''Kevin / Captain N''': It's [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong Kong]]oland![[note]]He only appears in a few episodes, and even then, he's a neutral character (well, this version of him, anyway).[[/note]]\ |
| 327 | '''[[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Mother Brain]]''': Mother Brain will get you, little princess! ''(EvilLaugh)'' |
| 328 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' is an example of an OpeningNarration doing this. It namedrops Gaia, all five Planeteers (plus their powers) and Captain Planet, and also features cameos of a few Eco-Villains[[note]]Duke Nukem, Dr. Blight, Sly Sludge and Hoggish Greedly, to be exact[[/note]]. |
| 329 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/COPS1988 C.O.P.S.]]'' (the cartoon about future cops fighting future criminals) has a roll call ''[[InvertedTrope end credits sequence]]''. |
| 330 | * ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth'': |
| 331 | -->Out of the sky, his rockets ignite! Jets into battle flying faster than light (ComicStrip/FlashGordon)!\ |
| 332 | "Lord of the jungle, the hero who stalks! The beasts call him brother, the Ghost who Walks ([[ComicStrip/ThePhantom Phantom]])!\ |
| 333 | Master of magic spells and illusion, enemies grumble in fear and confusion ([[ComicStrip/MandrakeTheMagician Mandrake]])!\ |
| 334 | "His strength is a legend! His skills conquer all! Armed with his power, we never will fall ([[AscendedExtra Lothar]][[note]]He was originally Mandrake's assistant. For this show, he was promoted to main character.[[/note]])! |
| 335 | * ''WesternAnimation/DorgVanDango'': The intro features the instrumental variant of this trope after the ExpositoryThemeTune. |
| 336 | * ''WesternAnimation/FreshBeatBandOfSpies'', the AnimatedAdaptation of ''The Fresh Beat Band'' as mentioned above: "You're on a mission with Twist and Shout! Kiki and Marina spy it up to work it out! Bounce with our sidekick, Bo!" |
| 337 | * ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeExtreme'' outright yells "ROLL CALL!" before introducing the team's individual members. |
| 338 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'', another OpeningNarration example ("Only three others share this secret - our friends the Sorceress, Man-At-Arms, and Orko."). |
| 339 | ** Naturally, its successor ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'' also did this. |
| 340 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' |
| 341 | -->"Meet George Jetson" / "His boy Elroy" / "Daughter Judy" / "Jane, his wife" |
| 342 | -->(A book of TV theme lyrics adds "And Rosie the robot maid", but spoken rather than sung) |
| 343 | * ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'' has one in which (except for Animal) the characters describe themselves, without saying their names. |
| 344 | -->'''Kermit:''' I like adventure,\ |
| 345 | '''Piggy:''' I like romance,\ |
| 346 | '''Fozzie:''' I love great jokes,\ |
| 347 | '''Animal:''' Animal dance!\ |
| 348 | '''Scooter:''' I've got my computer,\ |
| 349 | '''Skeeter:''' I flip through the air,\ |
| 350 | '''Rowlf:''' I play the piano,\ |
| 351 | '''Gonzo:''' And I've got blue hair, ha!\ |
| 352 | '''Bunsen:''' Me, I invent things!\ |
| 353 | '''Beaker:''' Meep meep meep meep!\ |
| 354 | '''Nanny:''' Is everything all right in here?\ |
| 355 | '''Babies:''' Yes, Nanny. |
| 356 | * ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'' also features this kind of song, only this time, it's the singer who describes the characters, and uses their names as well. |
| 357 | -->'''Singer:''' Kermit loves adventure,\ |
| 358 | Miss Piggy is a star,\ |
| 359 | Summer loves to paint,\ |
| 360 | and Fozzie's jokes are...\ |
| 361 | '''Fozzie:''' Wocka Wocka!\ |
| 362 | '''Kermit:''' Hey, that doesn't even rhyme!\ |
| 363 | '''Singer:''' Animal's on drums,\ |
| 364 | Gonzo's off in a flash,\ |
| 365 | Everybody duck,\ |
| 366 | cause' I think he's gonna...\ |
| 367 | '''Miss Nanny:''' Is everything all right out here?\ |
| 368 | '''Babies:''' Yes, Miss Nanny" |
| 369 | * ''Primos'': Tater lists off the names of her cousins near the theme song's end. Apparently, she can't stand it. |
| 370 | * ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' |
| 371 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' had the theme song name the Turtles and describe their personalities and positions on the team. |
| 372 | -->Splinter taught them to be ninja teens, (He's a radical rat!)\ |
| 373 | Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (That's a fact, Jack!)\ |
| 374 | Raphael is cool, but rude (Gimme a break)! Michelangelo is a party dude! |
| 375 | ** The [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 2003 series]] added a theme tune roll call in the fourth season and also had the Turtles' names listed in the theme songs to the ''Fast Forward'' and ''Back to the Sewer'' seasons. |
| 376 | -->Turtles count it off!\ |
| 377 | One! Leonardo's always in control!\ |
| 378 | Two! The wise guy is Michelangelo!\ |
| 379 | Three! Donatello, he's the brains of the bunch!\ |
| 380 | Four! Count on Raphael to throw the first punch! |
| 381 | ** An unused theme song for the 2003 series' final season (Back To The Sewers) has these lyrics: |
| 382 | -->''Leonardo, leading the pack\ |
| 383 | Raphael, always on the attack\ |
| 384 | Donatello, the brains and the guts\ |
| 385 | Michelangelo, yeah, he's still nuts!'' |
| 386 | ** The [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 series]] does this, as well with the Turtles in the same order as the '87 show, but Splinter moved to the end instead of the top. |
| 387 | -->Leonardo, he's the leader in blue! Does anything it takes to get his ninjas through!\ |
| 388 | Donatello is a fellow has a way with machines!\ |
| 389 | Raphael got the most attitude on the team!\ |
| 390 | Michelangelo, he's one of a kind, and you know just where to find him when it's party time!\ |
| 391 | Master Splinter taught them every single skill they need to be one lean mean green incredible team! |
| 392 | ** The opening to ''[[WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Rise of the TMNT]]'' has this as well, and is noticeably the first opening to use the turtles' nicknames instead of their full names: |
| 393 | -->''Raph is ready for a fight, Leo's makin' a scene\ |
| 394 | Mikey's got mad skills, Donnie rocks machines!'' |
| 395 | * Creator/WarnerBros Animation's comedy shows in the 90s must have loved this trope; they did it with ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/TazMania'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/RoadRovers'', and both of the regular themes for ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}'' |
| 396 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TazMania'' has a rapid-fire one rattling off the show's extensive supporting cast, with the screen split into increasingly smaller segments in order to squash them all in. It ends with an exasperated "Have we left anyone out?", followed by the appearance of Taz himself. |
| 397 | ** Their previous primetime (later Saturday morning) anthology series (which had various different names over its 40-year run) had an intro during the 1984-1985 season that introduced a few of the characters this way along their trademark {{CharacterCatchphrase}}s: |
| 398 | -->"There's Porky Pig! ([[PorkyPigPronunciation Th-th-th-the name's Porky Pig]]) |
| 399 | -->And Daffy Duck! (You're dethpicable!) |
| 400 | -->There's Tweety Bird! (I tawt I taw a puddy tat!) |
| 401 | -->Bugs Bunny's luck! (Eh, what's up doc?) |
| 402 | -->And Elmer Fudd! ([[ElmerFuddSyndrome Be vewy vewy quiet]]) |
| 403 | -->Sylvester the cat! (Thufferin' Thuccotash) |
| 404 | -->Speedy Gonzales! (Arriba, epah, yeeha!) |
| 405 | -->And Sam in the hat![[note]]referring to Yosemite Sam[[/note]] (You snaggletooth varmint!)" |
| 406 | ** Although ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' doesn't do this in its normal opening, the first episode features a segment entitled "Freakazoid and Friends!", which is sung to the tune of the ''Animaniacs'' theme (by that show's main voice actors no less) and listed off ''every'' character to appear in it ([[AdvertisedExtra and even a few that didn't]]). |
| 407 | * ''WesternAnimation/MixedNutz'': |
| 408 | --> ''Meet Babak he wants to be the well-accepted kind / Athletic Jae leads the way while Sousanne speaks her mind / Sanjay jokes with all the folks and lastly Michael struts / With Brianna and Damaris, they are called MIXED NUTZ!'' |
| 409 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyFriendsTiggerAndPooh'': |
| 410 | -->''And if I need help on the way / Buster might save the day, or Piglet, Lumpy or Roo / Eeyore has a paw to lend / Rabbit's got an ear to bend / Now all we're missing is you!'' |
| 411 | * "Starlight, Sweetheart, Melody, Bright Eyes, Patch and Clover. Bon Bon's making cookies, girls. Hurry up on over. Franchise/MyLittlePony, [[TitleThemeTune My Little Pony]], WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales!..." |
| 412 | ** The theme song for the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 G3 and G3.5 cartoons]] was also one of these. It became [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwyIR598a_s the subject of much ridicule]] (well, [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks moreso than usual]]) when several characters in the G4 cartoon ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' shared names with the G3/G3.5 ponies, but had wildly different personalities (the linked video contrasts [[TheFashionista Rainbow Dash]] and [[{{Tomboy}} Rainbow Dash]], for example). |
| 413 | ** Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' where the ponies are introduced by their elements, rather than by name (except in the ThemeTuneExtended and in [[http://vimeo.com/28529797 one toy commercial]]). |
| 414 | *** The ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf-G3Uf3FWo brand anthem]] uses one. |
| 415 | ** And once again subverted in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyPonyLife'', where they are described by their personalities and attributes instead of their elements; Fluttershy being sweet, Rainbow Dash being fast, Rarity being posh, Applejack being fun, and Pinkie Pie being cute... all except Twilight, who is still described as being "magic". |
| 416 | * There's one for Dethklok in the opening of ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}''. |
| 417 | -->''Skwisgaar Skwigelf, taller than a tree,\ |
| 418 | Toki Wartooth, not a bumblebee,\ |
| 419 | William Murderface Murderface Murderface,\ |
| 420 | Pickles the drummer, doodily doo, ding dong doodily doodily doo,\ |
| 421 | Nathan Explosion'' |
| 422 | * Both the ending and the opening themes to ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''. The opening lists the three girls as they appear on screen, while the ending has an expanded one that describes their personalities as well. |
| 423 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow''. "ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] are fierce, ComicBook/DoctorDoom ends up in tears/when ComicBook/IronMan joins the fight! [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Falcon]] darts in from the sky, ComicBook/SilverSurfer by his side, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor's]] hammer has thunder's mi-iiiiight..." |
| 424 | ** The second season changed it slightly: "ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] are fierce, even ComicBook/{{Thanos}} is in tears/when ComicBook/IronMan joins the fight! [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Falcon]] darts in from the sky, ComicBook/ScarletWitch will zap bad guys, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor's]] hammer has thunder's mi-iiiiight..." |
| 425 | %%* ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'' |
| 426 | * ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' has a roll call in which the characters' names appear onscreen. |
| 427 | * ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'' lists off the names of the 5 titular monkeys and Chiro. |
| 428 | * ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBotsAcademy'' would be the first ''Transformers'' show to incorporate this into the theme song's actual lyrics. |
| 429 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeamUmizoomi'': The end of the theme song has the lines "Milli, Geo, Bot, and you!" |
| 430 | * Half the ''WesternAnimation/ThreeTwoOnePenguins'' theme song is the names of the penguins! |
| 431 | * ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. The regular theme only mentions Finn and Jake, but the {{Special Edition Title}}s for the mini-series "Stakes", "Islands" and "Elements" add characters relevant to their respective story arcs. |
| 432 | * "The Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour" theme song from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (specifically, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E24TheSimpsonsSpinOffShowcase The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]"). |
| 433 | -->'''Marge:''' |
| 434 | --->''Remember me? My name is Marge,''\ |
| 435 | ''The TV mom [[BeehiveHairdo whose hair is large]]!'' |
| 436 | -->''(Maggie sucks her pacifier.)''\ |
| 437 | '''Bart:''' |
| 438 | --->''Step back mom, it's Bart's turn now!''\ |
| 439 | ''[[CharacterCatchPhrase Eat my shorts! Don't have a cow!]]'' |
| 440 | -->'''[[TheOtherDarrin "Lisa"]]:''' |
| 441 | --->''I'm Lisa -- peppy, blonde, and stunning!''\ |
| 442 | ''Sophomore prom queen five years running!''\ |
| 443 | [[AllCheeringAllTheTime Goooo Lisa!]] |
| 444 | :: Homer doesn't get his own lyrics because he's too busy being scared by the [[SpecialGuest "special ghost"]]. |
| 445 | * Part of the ''[[WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates Jake and the Neverland Pirates]]'' theme song is this, with each character acknowledging their name with "Ahoy!" as it's called out. |
| 446 | * ''WesternAnimation/WildAnimalBabyExplorers'' has this, with the characters' names being shouted out loud as the characters themselves appear on-screen. It was only introduced in later airings, though. The earlier episodes have the same opening theme and same animation in the title sequence, but the character names aren't shouted out loud. |
| 447 | * The AnimatedAdaptation of the ''[[Series/ElChavoDelOcho El Chavo]]'' series has a variation in which the title sequence only shows the characters that appear that episode, similarly to the original show (itself an example) which announced which actors (and characters) were in that show's episode. |
| 448 | ** The English dub [[https://youtu.be/XdvFwoJasTk of the series]] on Creator/{{Kabillion}} plays this completely straight, as pretty much the entire theme song is nothing but introducing all the characters. The lyrics however do not mention the characters by name and instead describes them, while their names are on screen. |
| 449 | * ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' 's theme ends with this: |
| 450 | -->''That's why the people of this world believe in\ |
| 451 | Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, and Steven!'' |
| 452 | * ''Les Mondes Engloutis'' (AKA: ''WesternAnimation/SpartakusAndTheSunBeneathTheSea'') does this in the theme song in the original French version (although Arkana is left out): |
| 453 | -->"...Dans toutes les strates et Les Mondes Engloutis, suis Spartakus, Bob[[note]]Renamed "Matt" in the English version[[/note]], Rebecca..." |
| 454 | * "This is the story of ''WesternAnimation/BlinkyBill'', and Flap and Nutsy too, and Wombo, Ruff, and Marcia, and Splodge the Kangaroo..." |
| 455 | ** The third season [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this a little: "Here's Blinky Bill and Nutsy and it's Flap who makes it three. And a mob of circus animals who Blinky helped set free." |
| 456 | * The U.S. theme song to ''WesternAnimation/SkyDancers'' does this, but the not the international or Region 1 DVD theme songs. |
| 457 | * The theme song to ''WesternAnimation/The7D'' has one. |
| 458 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBotsMaster'' has a theme tune roll call [[ThemeTuneRap rap]]. |
| 459 | * Beginning with the first, most incarnations of Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends' franchise do this. |
| 460 | * ''WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies'' did this during its theme song. |
| 461 | * Though the theme song of ''WesternAnimation/BudgieTheLittleHelicopter'' is mainly about Budgie, it briefly goes over the other main characters. |
| 462 | * WesternAnimation/TheGetAlongGang does this[[note]]Though not in the pilot by Nelvana.[[/note]], although some may have trouble [[IndecipherableLyrics figuring out what some of the other words are]]. |
| 463 | * WesternAnimation/TheRomanHolidays: |
| 464 | -->'''Gus''': You'll love Gus, and Laurie, Precocia too! |
| 465 | -->'''Precocia''': And big brother Hap Holiday! |
| 466 | -->'''?'''[[note]]Either Hap or Laurie; it's unclear.[[/note]]: And Brutus the Lion, the family cat. |
| 467 | -->'''Gus''': He'll eat you out of house and home as quick as that! |
| 468 | * WesternAnimation/WheresHuddles plays with this trope: |
| 469 | --> "There lives a family down the street, the Huddles! The [=McCoys=] live right next door!" |
| 470 | -->'''Claude Pertwee ([[OpeningNarration narrating]])''': Yes, I know! The girls are alright--Marge and Penny--but the fellas...they play football, you know! [[CharacterCatchphrase Savages]], that's what they are!" |
| 471 | * From the second season of ''WesternAnimation/ShirtTales'': |
| 472 | -->'''Digger''': "It's a cinch!" |
| 473 | -->'''Kip''': "In a pinch..." |
| 474 | -->'''Rick''': "You call..." |
| 475 | -->"Pammy!" "Rick!" "Digger!" "Tyg!" "Kip!" "And Bogey!" |
| 476 | -->'''All''': "The Shirt Tales!" |
| 477 | ** The first season[[note]]Which didn't have Kip.[[/note]] opening had a non-spoken (or sung) version where they were each given rapid closeups. |
| 478 | * WesternAnimation/{{Turbo}} F.A.S.T features a theme tune rap |
| 479 | -->''Turbo''! He's got super speed! |
| 480 | -->''Whiplash''! He jets to the lead! |
| 481 | -->''Skidmark''! Propeller flow! |
| 482 | -->''Chet'''s safe, he'll take it slow! |
| 483 | -->''Smoove Move'' with them speakers baby! |
| 484 | -->''Burn'' burning that fire crazy! |
| 485 | -->''White Shadow'', big with no fear! |
| 486 | -->Now you know the team is here! |
| 487 | * WesternAnimation/TheMarvelSuperheroes has a theme song that simply describes them, instead of saying their names outright. |
| 488 | * The theme song for ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' introduces all of its characters, but it has no lyrics. Instead, their names appear while they are shown doing something they’d usually be doing on the show, like Quack Quack eating yogurt, and Mr. Cat doing an EvilLaugh while standing in a completely destroyed war zone which is partially on fire. |
| 489 | * Both seasons of ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s'' used this, but in different ways. The first season's opening theme was an instrumental that had a voice-over introduce the characters in the beginning, while the second season gave the opening theme lyrics and actually had the characters introduced in the song. |
| 490 | * This isn't used in the normal theme song played on ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'', but the extended version featured in the program's music album releases has this. |
| 491 | -->''Prince Wednesday skips royally by / Miss Elena's waving hi / Won't you ride along with me? / Ride along / O the Owl's reading a book / Katerina's twirling, look! / Won't you ride along with me? / Ride along!'' |
| 492 | * ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsMovieIIANewGeneration'' does this with the "Flying My Colors" number near the beginning of the movie.[[note]]It appears later near the end, but as an instrumental.[[/note]] |
| 493 | ** The extended version of the theme for ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot'' released as a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUVST_oz048 music video]] has this. |
| 494 | --->''What do Cheer and Share and Oopsy do? / Bring smiles, give gifts and help you, too / Funshine's a fun one, Grumpy's blue, ooo-wee-ooo...'' |
| 495 | ** ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsUnlockTheMagic'': "Good Luck, Funshine, and Cheer the leader / Dibble, Grumpy, and Share, rollin' in the Cloudseeker!" |
| 496 | * "''Literature/IfYouGiveAMouseACookie'', then he'll ask for a glass of milk... And then one thing will lead to another, and you never know what's next! Let's go to unexpected places, they'll leave a smile on our faces. With Moose, Pig, Cat and Dog, so come on, come along." |
| 497 | * "There's action! There's comedy! There's danger! There's Penny! There's Bad Luck Hula! There's plenty for everybody, on the ''ComicBook/PlasticMan Comedy Adventure Show''!"[[note]]Plastic Man: "Eat your heart out, [[Franchise/{{Tarzan}} ape man]]!"[[/note]] |
| 498 | * ''WesternAnimation/KuuKuuHarajuku'': |
| 499 | -->"...[[MythologyGag Love, Angel, Music, Baby!]][[note]]Originally the name of her first album, it also refers to 4 imaginary ideal Japanese girls (according to WordOfGod), as well as the names of her backup dancers.[[/note]] [[Music/GwenStefani And]] [[AuthorAvatar G]] work perfectly!..." |
| 500 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'': |
| 501 | -->"Hi, I'm ''Pablo''!" "My name's ''Tyrone''!" "I'm ''Uniqua''!" "I'm ''Tasha''!" "And my name's ''Austin''!" "And we're your backyard friends, the ''Backyardigans''!" |
| 502 | * ''WesternAnimation/PawPatrol'': |
| 503 | -->"Whenever there's a problem round Adventure Bay, ''Ryder'' and his team of pups will come and save the day! ''Marshall''! ''Rubble''! ''Chase''! ''Rocky''! ''Zuma''! ''Skye''! They're on their way!" |
| 504 | * ''WesternAnimation/StoppitAndTidyup'''s intro has the narrator give the names of all of Stoppit and Tidyup's friends. The roll call here is quite a long one given that the episodes themselves are only five minutes long. |
| 505 | * ''WesternAnimation/LittleRobots''' roll call takes up about half the intro: |
| 506 | -->'''[[Creator/LennyHenry Narrator]]''': There's Tiny, Messy, Sporty, Stretchy, Rusty, Stripey, Noisy, Spotty, Scary-- |
| 507 | -->'''Scary''': Whoo! |
| 508 | -->'''Narrator''': --Flappy the bat, the Sparky twins-- |
| 509 | -->'''The Sparky twins''': That's us! |
| 510 | -->'''Narrator''': --and that's that! |
| 511 | * The theme song to ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' does the "show characters' names on screen while clips of the characters are shown" variant with Coop, Kiva, and Jamie. |
| 512 | * The theme song of ''WesternAnimation/MyTimeWithJesus'' introduces the four main characters, Christine, Eva, Enrique, and Joseph, and has them describe their personalities. |
| 513 | * The OpeningNarration of ''WesternAnimation/ThundarrTheBarbarian'' spends a lot more time describing the AfterTheEnd setting, but after that it names and describes heroes Thundarr, Ookla, and Ariel. |
| 514 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' |
| 515 | ** The earliest series, between episodes, had the main theme play over a montage of characters with names on boards beside them. |
| 516 | ** From Seasons 8 to 21, the series' theme was the "Engine Roll Call", although the actual roll call part of the song only [[WrapUpSong plays at the end of the episode]]. |
| 517 | -->Thomas, He's the cheeky one,\ |
| 518 | James is vain but lots of fun,\ |
| 519 | Percy pulls the mail on time,\ |
| 520 | Gordon thunders down the line,\ |
| 521 | Emily really knows her stuff,\ |
| 522 | Henry toots and huffs and puffs,\ |
| 523 | Edward wants to help and share,\ |
| 524 | Toby, well, let's say he's square! |
| 525 | ** In Season 22, the theme song changed yet again for the ''[[NewSeasonNewTitle Big World! Big Adventures!]]'' era which includes a roll call. The "Engine Roll Call" song remains at the end and is given updated lyrics, with Nia and Rebecca taking Edward and Henry's positions. |
| 526 | -->Thomas, He's the cheeky one,\ |
| 527 | Rebecca, she's new and lots of fun,\ |
| 528 | Percy pulls the mail on time,\ |
| 529 | Gordon thunders down the line,\ |
| 530 | Emily really knows her stuff,\ |
| 531 | James is always showing off,\ |
| 532 | Nia wants to help and share,\ |
| 533 | Toby, well, let's say he's square! |
| 534 | * A few segments of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' do this: |
| 535 | ** In the final segment of the eighth season episode, "The Unnamed One" there is the Cheese League: |
| 536 | --> Colby! ('''Colby:''' Let's slice and dice, team!)\ |
| 537 | Muenster! ('''Muenster:''' (farts) Who cut the cheese?)\ |
| 538 | Cheddar! ('''Cheddar:''' When in doubt, add it to my account!)\ |
| 539 | Brie! ('''Brie:''' Girl mouse gonna rock the house!)\ |
| 540 | Baby Swiss! ('''Baby Swiss:''' I'm not a baby!)\ |
| 541 | Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-cheese League! |
| 542 | ** One segment of the ninth season episode "Scoot to the Gute" has the Road Hawgs. |
| 543 | --> "Manpig, Pigman, Flank, and Steve! They're pigs on wheels, they oink and squeal..." |
| 544 | ** Again in the Squatch Squad segment of the tenth season episode "Musya Shakhtyorov in: Honeyboogers". |
| 545 | --> "Bigfoot! Space Squatch! Skunk Ape Stomp! Squatch Squad!" |
| 546 | ** And then again in the segment about Les Marble Mob of the eleventh season episode "May Cause One Year of Orange Poop". |
| 547 | --> David! ('''David:''' It's better close up.)\ |
| 548 | Venus! ('''Venus:''' Not armed, still dangerous.)\ |
| 549 | Thinker! ('''Thinker:''' I think, therefore I kick ass!)\ |
| 550 | Mannekin Pis! ('''Mannekin Pis:''' You're really pissing me off!)\ |
| 551 | Abe Lincoln! ('''Abe Lincoln:''' Lincoln smash!)\ |
| 552 | Marble Mob! |
| 553 | ** In the next episode, "May Cause Random Wolf Attacks", the Secret Infinity Contests of Crisis Champions sketch has a rock-style number listing all the characters from Cheese League, Squatch Squad, Road Hawgs, Bigfoot and Big Foot, and Marble Mob. |
| 554 | * This was used in the theme "I'm With You, Scout," from the ''Scout & Friends'' installments of the ''WesternAnimation/LeapFrog'' specials. |
| 555 | -->''Scout! (Here!) Violet! (Here!) Penny! (Present!) Eli! (Here!) Axel! Let's go. (Honk, honk!) I'm with you, Scout...'' |
| 556 | * ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': While their names aren't spoken in the lyrics each of the main pups gets their own character title card. |
| 557 | * The opening of ''WesternAnimation/Hero108'' starts with a short narration done by Lin-Chung, followed by the names of First Squad's members (minus Mr No Hands). It's all spoken instead of sung. |
| 558 | * "We're ''WesternAnimation/TheSaveUms'' Meet the Save-Ums! Jazzi! Foo! Noodle! Ka-Chung! Custard! B.B. Jammies! Puffs, puffs, puffs!" |
| 559 | * ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' introduces each of the racers in narration only; no singing. |
| 560 | %%* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' |
| 561 | * ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' had one of these with no lyrics. The Latin Spanish dub, however, had a narrator telling each character's adapted-to-Spanish name as they came on screen. |
| 562 | * The theme to ''WesternAnimation/TheZhuZhus'' introduces the four main Zhus, as well as their owner Frankie. |
| 563 | -->''Pipsqueak, always plays it cool / To Mr. Squiggles, science rules / Num Nums looks before she leaps / Chunk has style and loves to eat!''\ |
| 564 | ''"And I'm Frankie!"'' |
| 565 | * ''WesternAnimation/ZulaPatrol'' has lines about the characters: |
| 566 | -->Wake up, Gorga, it's time to play, |
| 567 | -->Come on, Captain Bula, let's welcome the day! |
| 568 | -->Where's that Zeeter ready to go? |
| 569 | -->Wizzy and Wigg are good to glow |
| 570 | -->Beaker's bubbling, turning blue, Multo's making something new! |
| 571 | * The theme song to the obscure direct-to-video series ''WesternAnimation/LittleDogsOnThePrairie'' lists the main characters[[note]]Hollister, Gilroy, Patterson, the Sheriff, Ms. Kitty, Darcy, Sport, and Scout[[/note]] in the second verse. |
| 572 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGoofs'' has one in the extended version of the theme song. |
| 573 | -->''Poor old Stereo / He ain't sure just what he knows\ |
| 574 | Etno is intelligent / He's quite a super-head\ |
| 575 | Gorgious is great big guy / But he's fat from too much pie\ |
| 576 | Bud is cool of course it's true / But he's a TV fool\ |
| 577 | Candy is the sweetest one / Cleans and cooks and acts like mom'' |
| 578 | * Yeah, Yeah We're ''WesternAnimation/TheEggs'' |
| 579 | -->'''Benedict:''' Benedict\ |
| 580 | '''Yolky:''' And Yolky\ |
| 581 | '''Scramble:''' And Scramble\ |
| 582 | '''Sunnyside:''' And Sunny |
| 583 | * ''WesternAnimation/WorkItOutWombats'': In the theme song, the characters sing about themselves. |
| 584 | -->'''Zadie''': Hey, I'm Zadie, bring on the problems, try some different things 'til we solve them. |
| 585 | -->'''Malik''': I'm Malik, we'll work it out, just wait. We make some plans, then we build and create. |
| 586 | -->'''Zeke''': I'm Zeke, here's Snout, we like to explore. |
| 587 | -->'''All''': Let's go do it! One, two, three, four! |
| 588 | * The intro to ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' has Bluey's family playing a game of musical statues, with their names called out as each one gets caught dancing when the music stops. In order, Mum, Dad, Bingo, and Bluey are named. |
| 589 | * The theme song to ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' has the "clips of a character is shown with their own title card" variant. |
| 590 | * The theme song for the third season of ''WesternAnimation/AtomicBetty'', Atomic Betty: Mission Earth, has one (the original theme used for the first 2 seasons doesn't) |
| 591 | * ''WesternAnimation/GodRocks'': The theme song names, in order, Chip, Gem, Splinter, and Carb. |
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| 593 | |
| 594 | [[folder:Parodies]] |
| 595 | * Parodied [[http://thweatted.deviantart.com/art/3HPD-Opening-60186038 here]]. |
| 596 | %%* Parodied with the ''WebAnimation/SaturdayMorningWatchmen'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDHHrt6l4w Opening]]. |
| 597 | * On ''Series/{{Taxi}}'' Jim is on a blind date with Marcia Wallace from ''Series/TheBobNewhartShow'', and sings her [[WithLyrics the lyrics he's made up]] for the show's theme: "Here comes Bob and Carol/His wife Emily really likes him/He's got five members in his group..." |
| 598 | * Spoofed in the opening number of ''Theatre/TheDrowsyChaperone'', "Fancy Dress," where all the main characters and their motivations are revealed in song - even a character who only shows up for one scene at the very end of the show. |
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