History Main / EndOfEpisodeSilliness

* Well before Gabe Kotter, Gracie Allen also had a long line of strange relatives to wrap up episodes of ''Series/TheBurnsAndAllenShow''. All George needed to do was ask "So Gracie, what's new with your Uncle Charlie?", then sit back and react while Gracie spoke for three minutes.

* A post-credits scene in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' has the titular characters eating in silence in a shawarma restaurant.

[[IThoughtItMeant If you were looking for]] when a show's silly episodes come to an end, see CerebusSyndrome.

[[IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] CerebusSyndrome.

When a show has resolved all the conflict and tied away every loose end, and now has nothing left to do for the tag, often they bring in '''End of Episode Silliness''', a tag which has no relevance to anything. Usually a bit of random dialogue.

* Well before Gabe Kotter, Gracie Allen also had a long line of strange relatives to wrap up episodes of ''TheBurnsAndAllenShow''. All George needed to do was ask "So Gracie, what's new with your Uncle Charlie?", then sit back and react while Gracie spoke for three minutes.

* This is done a fair bit by ''TheSimpsons'', e.g. the episode where Mr. Burns captures the Loch Ness Monster. The episode ends with the monster working at a casino, and it and Homer talk about the low quality of the casino's cocktails.
** Another episode of the ''TheSimpsons'' shows TheSummation being interrupted by Otto Mann running in and shouting, "Surf's up!", and then the show ended with some shots of random ''Simpsons'' characters surfing.

** The same thing was done in''Series/SeaChange'' in which a father and son would talk about odd things on a beach.
* ''ThreesCompany'' did this a lot, but these tags are often cut in the syndicated reruns. In particular, when Suzanne Somers was phoning in her part, Chrissy's phone calls were often of the EndOfEpisodeSilliness variety.
* Governor Gatling of ''{{Benson}}'' would frequently meander off-topic with stories of his Navy and lumber mill friends. On very rare occasions, their relevance to the situation at hand became clear to anyone other than the Governor.
* ''TheSarahSilvermanProgram'' ends every episode with her talking to her dog, relating the lessons of the episode. Or at least she's supposed to. Sometimes she gets totally off-topic and invokes EndOfEpisodeSilliness.

When a show has resolved all the conflict and tied away every loose end, and now has nothing left to do for the tag, often they bring in EndOfEpisodeSilliness, a tag which has no relevance to anything. Usually a bit of random dialogue.

Different from a DeusExMachina in that all the plot points are already taken care of. If ever a show were to have a DeusExMachina ''and'' a EndOfEpisodeSilliness, the writers would probably be smitten from above.

* The tag for ''MyNameIsEarl'' runs alongside the credits and often has the titular Earl and his brother Randy lying in bed in their motel room and having hilariously inane discussions. Or, in one episode, dancing "The Robot" to Music/{{Styx}}'s "Mr. Roboto".

* Like Gabe Kotter, Gracie Allen also had a long line of strange realitives to wrap up episodes of ''TheBurnsAndAllenShow''.

* A post-credits scene in ''Film/TheAvengers'' has the titular characters eating in silence in a shawarma restaurant.
* Formerly named "Uncle Herbie" after the tradition in ''WelcomeBackKotter'' of ending every episode with an old joke about one of Kotter's seemingly inexhaustible supply of uncles. ("Did I ever tell you about my Uncle Herbie?", "Did I ever tell you about my Uncle Larry?", "Did I ever tell you about my Uncle Seymour?", etc, etc.)

* Also used occasionally by ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' -- it does seem to happen more often in animation, almost always deliberately for humorous effect.

* Also used occasionally by ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', ''FamilyGuy'', ''ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' -- it does seem to happen more often in animation, almost always deliberately for humorous effect.

** The same thing was done in an Australian TV show (''{{SeaChange}}'')in which a father and son would talk about odd things on a beach.

* A post-credits scene in the Avengers has the titular characters eating in silence in a shawarma restaurant.

Different from a DeusExMachina in that all the plot points are already taken care of. If ever a show were to have a DeusExMachina ''and'' a EndOfEpisodeSilliness, the writers would probably be smote from above.

* Tony Randall and Jack Klugman reportedly hated doing these on ''TheOddCouple'' because they felt the tag's only reason for being was to make viewers watch the last commercial. An example of one is the episode in which they think a ghost is in the air conditioner. The tag consists of Felix describing his hoped for funeral.

* Also used occasionally by ''SouthPark'', ''FamilyGuy'', ''ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' -- it does seem to happen more often in animation, almost always deliberately for humorous effect.

* Almost every episode of ''{{Community}}'' ends with a final scene. Sometimes these scenes have some connection to an aspect of the episode. Usually, they will involve Troy and Abed.

* Governor Gatling of ''Benson'' would frequently meander off-topic with stories of his Navy and lumber mill friends. On very rare occasions, their relevance to the situation at hand became clear to anyone other than the Governor.

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