->'''Fozzie:''' Nobody reads those names anyway, do they?\\
'''Kermit:''' Sure. They all have families.
-->-- ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper''

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.

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.

Tropes that have to do with credits:
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[[index]]
* ActionHoggingOpening: The opening sequence is more action-oriented than the actual show.
* AsHimself: An actor literally plays themselves and is credited as doing so.
* AndStarring: The opening gives one of the actors an "And Starring" credit.
* AnimatedCreditsOpening: A live-action work has an animated opening sequence.
* BaitAndSwitchCredits
* BilledAboveTheTitle
* BillingDisplacement: More noteworthy actors are credited upfront even though they are not playing the main characters.
* CharacterAsHimself: Rather than credit the actual actor playing the character, a character is credited as being played by themselves.
* CloseOnTitle
* ClosingCredits: A credits sequence that appears after the work has ended.
** CreativeClosingCredits
* CopiouslyCreditedCreator
* CreditsGag
* CreditsJukebox
* CreditsMedley
* CreditsMontage
* CreditsPushback: The end credits of a show are replaced by or shrunken to fit the network's advertisements for other shows.
* CreditsRunningSequence
* DancingMookCredits: The end credits of a video game features animations of the game's enemies.
* DiagonalBilling
* DirectedByCastMember: The work is directed by one of the actors.
* 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.
* FalseCredit: Someone is credited on a project they did not contribute to.
* FinaleCredits: Rather than use the same old ending credits, the GrandFinale has its own unique closing credits.
* FramedFaceOpening
* InMemoriam: The credits feature a dedication to someone who died before the work was released.
* MiniGameCredits
* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: A ubiquitous and [[CreditsGag oft-parodied]] disclaimer found towards the end of the closing credits.
* NotNamedInOpeningCredits
* OpeningCreditsCastParty
* PosthumousCredit: The credits acknowledge the contributions of someone involved with the work's production who died before the work was released.
* PreEndingCredits: The credits are played before the climax takes place.
* ProducedByCastMember
* RealPersonEpilogue
* SilentCredits: The credits are not accompanied by music.
* SolemnEndingTheme
* SpecialThanks
* ThankingTheViewer: The credits feature a message thanking the viewer.
* ThemeTune
* ThroughTheYearsCredits
* TitleSequence
* UniquePilotTitleSequence
* UnspecifiedRoleCredit: An animated work credits the voice actors but doesn't specify which characters they played.
* VariationsOnAThemeSong
* VideoCredits
* ViewersLikeYou
* WrittenByCastMember: A cast member writes or co-writes the episode.
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