History Main / CurtainCall

* [[Film/{{Annie}} Annie Live!]] ends with its cast members taking a bow for the studio audience over a final reprise of "Tomorrow".

* ''VideoGame/MarioParty2'' ends with the playable characters (and Bowser) coming on stage to wave to the players.

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** ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' and ''VideoGame/Mother3'' both have curtain calls played out in cast rolls when the game ends and before the credits. ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'' has a different variation, the cast running underneath a screen of Ninten sleeping and looking at the player before running off the screen.

* The second ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' game ended with the playable characters (and Bowser) coming on stage to wave to the players.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'', ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' and ''VideoGAme/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' each feature a parade comprising of the respective game's enormous cast.

* The credits to several ''Videogame/MegaManClassic'' and ''[[Videogame/MegaManX X]]'' series games start with one for the Robot Masters/Mavericks featured in that game.

** ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' and ''VideoGame/Mother3'' both have curtain calls played out in cast rolls when the game ends and before the credits. ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'' has a different variation, the cast running underneath a screen of Ninten sleeping and looking at the player before running off the screen.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'', ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' and ''VideoGAme/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' each feature a parade comprising of the respective game's [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters enormous cast.]]

* An infamous moment in the history of ProfessionalWrestling: Wrestling/TheKliq (some of whom were heels and some faces) broke kayfabe on Nash & Hall's final night in the WWF, celebrating in the ring and taking bows in front of the audience at Madison Square Garden. It's actually [[FanNickname called]] "the curtain call" in pro wrestling history.

* Creator/TakarazukaRevue productions (specifically shows that take place at the Grand Theater and the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater) typically end shows - even depressing ones like ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}'' - with an out-of-context lavish finale in which the cast dress up in trademark sparkly outfits and entertain the audience with remixes of the songs in the show. Depending on the production, number types include (but are not limited to): a ChorusGirls kickline, a ''musumeyaku'' (female role actress) dance, an ''otokoyaku'' (male role actress) dance, a duet dance (''duedan'' or ''duendan'') between the top star and top ''musumeyaku'', and some kind of mixed group number. The parade always ends the show, with the actresses in (one of their) in-show costumes descending the Grand Staircase in ascending order of ran within the troupe, with the ''étoile'' (a promising young actress singing a short solo) first and the top musumeyaku and top star (the leading actors and highest-ranked actors in their categories) dead last. They sing an upbeat medley of prominent songs in the show, and wave goodbye to the audience. In contrast, small theatre Zuka shows usually only have the curtain calls typical in "normal" musical theatre.

* ''[[Film/{{Hairspray}} Hairspray: Live!]]'' also ends with its cast members taking a bow for the studio audience, while Jennifer Hudson and Music/ArianaGrande sing "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" (the end credits song of the musical's 2007 movie adaptation).

* The Shakespearean romantic comedy Theatre/AsYouLikeIt'' incorporates this as part of the story, where all good characters make an appearance for their marriage and subsequent end of the play.
* While ''most'' theatrical productions have this, occasionally the director will decide to [[AvertedTrope skip it]] for emphasis. The first Broadway production of [[Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix 1776]] had no curtain call, likely because it would have been too jarring after the solemn reverence of the ending. The 2006 Broadway revival of ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' also nixed the curtain call.

* ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}''
** ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' and ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER 3}}'' both have curtain calls played out in cast rolls when the game ends and before the credits. ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER|1}}'' has a different variation, the cast running underneath a screen of Ninten sleeping and looking at the player before running off the screen.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'', ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' and ''VideoGAme/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' each feature a parade comprising of the respective game's [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters enormous cast.]]

* During the credits of both ''VideoGame/{{Persona3}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Persona4}}'', silhouettes of all playable characters are shown together with their Persona.

* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', in the vein of ''MOTHER'', ends with a cast roll depicting every enemy in the game. The game also shows the major characters accomplishing their dreams.
* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}} II: Hell on Earth'' had a version of this after the final text sequence when you defeat the FinalBoss, individually displaying and naming each enemy in the game. They normally show off their walking animation in this sequence, occasionally firing in the direction of the camera as well, until you press a button, at which point that enemy dies and the sequence moves on to the next enemy. It also includes the player character himself in this sequence, after which it goes back to the starting Zombieman and continues looping like this until you quit the game or start over.

* Creator/TakarazukaRevue productions (specifically shows that take place at the Grand Theater and the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater) typically end shows - even depressing ones like ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}'' - with an out-of-context lavish finale in which the cast dress up in trademark sparkly outfits and entertain the audience. Depending on the production, it may include a ChorusGirl kickline, a ''musumeyaku'' (female role actress) dance, an ''otokoyaku'' (male role actress) dance, a duet dance (''duedan'' or ''duendan'') between the top star and top ''musumeyaku''. The parade always ends the show, with the actresses in (one of their) in-show costumes descending the Grand Staircase in ascending order of ran within the troupe, with the top musumeyaku and top star (the leading actors and highest-ranked actors in their categories) dead last. Small theatre Zuka shows usually only have the curtain calls typical in "normal" musical theatre.

* After the scene where Mildred is appointed to Head Girl, the original broadcast of the GrandFinale of the 2017 version of ''Literature/TheWorstWitch'', on CBBC, has the cast, in videos all shot from their homes, saying goodbye to the fans and thanking the cast and crew for the fun four years they've had together. Even Bella Ramsey, dropped in to say goodbye. Sadly, [[EditedForSyndication this tribute cannot be seen in the BBC iPlayer and Netflix, as the credits rolled immediately after the final scene, dropping the tribute altogether]].

* After the scene where Mildred is appointed to Head Girl, the original broadcast of the GrandFinale of the 2017 version of ''Literature/TheWorstWitch'', on CBBC, has the cast, in videos all shot from their homes, saying goodbye to the fans and thanking the cast and crew for all they've done. Even Bella Ramsey, dropped in to say thank you! Sadly, [[EditedForSyndication this tribute cannot be seen in the BBC iPlayer and Netflix, as the credits rolled immediately after the final scene, dropping the tribute altogether]].

* After the scene where Mildred is appointed to Head Girl, the original broadcast of the GrandFinale of the 2017 version of ''Literature/TheWorstWitch'', on CBBC, has the cast, in videos all shot from their homes, saying goodbye to the fans and thanking the cast and crew for all they've done. Even Bella Ramsey, dropped in to say thank you!

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' ended on a Curtain Call combined with AndTheAdventureContinues in its GrandFinale with all the members of the ''Justice League'' running/flying down from the steps of Metro Tower in thematically-linked groups (i.e. characters who frequently teamed up in the comics or were created by the same writer), concluding with the original seven members. In a note of BookEnds for the whole Franchise/{{DCAU}} franchise, Franchise/{{Batman}} is the very last hero seen on screen; he was the [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries very first hero]] of the DCAU.

* ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' uses this at the end of their film, displaying characters from across the entire Marven Cinematic Universe, culminating with the original six Avengers.

* The ChristmasEpisode of ''Series/TheHoneymooners'' featured Creator/JackieGleason and his castmates breaking character to wish the audience and viewers at home a Merry Christmas.

* Every ''VideoGame/RhythmHeaven'' game traditionally ends with a sequence depicting all of the minigames' focus characters, before thanking you as well.

Has nothing to do with a spacecraft with the same name from ''[[VideoGame/RType R-Type Final]]''.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has this happen twice.

This procedure originated as common theatre courtesy from the cast, so that the audience may show their appreciation for the cast, and the cast to the audience for taking their time to watch them. This practice later migrated to other forms of media, with live-action TV series and films (being evolutions of the theatre medium) being the most common. This trope is very common among {{Pantomime}} productions, even more so if one of the members of the cast is portrayed by a celebrity of some sort.

* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', in the vein of ''MOTHER'', ends with a cast roll depicting every enemy in the game.