History Main / OpeningCreditsCastParty

* The second round of credits for ''Series/EightIsEnough'' involved, somewhat plausibly, the Bradford brood forming a human pyramid under the show's cascading title, which then collapses. But the real awkward posing comes just a bit later, as the odd number of alphabetical-order "other" cast members ends up putting Willie Aames backed up against a wall pretending to share a laugh with two of his on-screen siblings, Dianne Kay and Connie Newton.

* ''Series/TheCosbyShow'': The first season was a photo montage, but subsequent seasons had increasingly complicated dance numbers featuring the cast dancing to various musical takes on the theme song.

* ''Series/ItsALiving''[=/=]''Making a Living'' started off its credits with its waitresses all joining up to merrily walk arm in arm toward the big steel skyscraper atop which sat the luxury restaurant they worked in. The show's troubled history and revolving door cast meant this artificial scene was reshot more than once.

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* The opening of ''Mana/BungoStrayDogs'' shows all three main organizations quickly.

** And a lamp that's hooked up to the fountain's floodlight!
*** Fans have attempted to shoehorn this into the show's canon by saying that it was a photo shoot that Joey was participating in early in his acting career. For some reason, they needed five other extras in a hurry, so Joey called up his friends.
** The fountain rarely makes an appearance in the show itself.
** Distressingly, David Schwimmer's "Mr. Roboto" dance was removed in later versions.
** Unlike other series' dance parties, this one was not updated as the characters aged or as love interests came and went, but only once as a gag for a "what if" episode.

Supertrope of the VFormationTeamShot, where the Gang of Five poses in a heroic V. Compare the TeamShot, where the gang are posed together at the end of an anime.

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* The sprawling cast of ''{{Soap}}'' required ''three'' cast pictures in the opening credits -- the Tates, the Campbells, and all of them together. This had to be redone more than once because of cast changes, resulting in different gags: first a fight breaks out among the characters, then another version had the ceiling collapse on them as they stiffly pose, then a return to the fight idea.

* ''{{Skins}}'' starting in series two has the cast playing around and having fun. Of course, so they won't be like those American teen shows they add the sex, drugs, drinking, and drama so it would be more in character for them.

* The original ''BeverlyHills90210'' began doing this at the top of its opening credits starting with the second season, ganging its cast in front of a photo-shoot-style white background, laughing with each other and smiling for the camera. (Of course, this being Beverly Hills, it's not too hard to believe that bunches of beautiful teenagers are doing photo shoots together every day of the week.) They carried the trope forward for the rest of its ten-season run, and given the [[RevolvingDoorCasting constant cast changes]] it had to be reshot on a regular basis, seeming less and less spontaneous each time, until it was finally rammed into the ground with the many-times mutated cast milling around looking like they were just hanging out waiting for the series to finally die.
* The sister show of ''BeverlyHills90210'', ''MelrosePlace'', had one of these at the very earliest stages (i.e., pre-Heather Locklear), with the huge, unwieldy cast marching down the eponymous street arm in arm in an intimidating phalanx of put-on camaraderie. The shot appeared both at the start of the credits and at the end, too, just to remind you that you really did see something that false in the opening titles. The less-noticeable but possibly more bizarre flashes shown of all ''eight'' cast members huddled around the far half of a pool table, ''Last Supper''-style with some combination of them attempting to somehow play in those cramped conditions is another example.
* Similarly, the opening credits of ''{{Popular}}'' featured the entire main cast at a photoshoot together, despite the premise of the show being that the two main groups of characters hated each other, and the unpopular, brunette clique weren't exactly the photoshoot types. Bonus points for including the two 'parent' characters who, as the show went on, were rarely seen outside of the opening sequence.

* ''Series/FullHouse'' gives everyone their own introduction shot. But by the end of the credits, they're all goofing around and having dinner (seasons 1 and 2), a cookout in the backyard (seasons 3), or a picnic (season 4 through the end of series).

* ''Series/FullHouse'' gives everyone their own introduction shot. But by the end of the credits, they're all goofing around and having a picnic together.

* ''BluePeter'' tried this in the late 90s... only for Richard Bacon to be suddenly sacked over a drug scandal, requiring a hasty rethink.

* The sister show of ''BeverlyHills90210'', ''MelrosePlace'', had one of these at the very earliest stages (i.e., pre-Heather Locklear), with the huge, unwieldy cast marching down the eponymous street arm in arm in an intimidating phalanx of put-on camaraderie. The shot appeared both at the start of the credits and at the end, too, just to remind you that you really did see something that false in the opening titles.

* ''Series/ThreesCompany'' showed the entire cast spending the afternoon together. Even though there is no explainable reason why the three main characters, plus Larry, plus their land lord and his wife, plus the creepy lady who Jack hates would all be hanging out with each other.

* The credits of [[Series/TheBigBangTheory The Big Bang Theory]] mostly are mostly a blur of images showing the universe's and humanity's development over the years, but ends with a shot (updated each season) of all of the main characters on the couch eating take-out together. While such dinner scenes were very common early in the series, they've become much less common as characters start relationships and get married. Also, in the credits version, the characters are crammed together so they all fit in one frame.
* The opening credits of [[Series/BrooklynNineNine Brooklyn Nine Nine]] end in a PowerWalk with all the main characters.

* ''ItsALiving''/''Making a Living'' started off its credits with its waitresses all joining up to merrily walk arm in arm toward the big steel skyscraper atop which sat the luxury restaurant they worked in. The show's troubled history and revolving door cast meant this artificial scene was reshot more than once.

* The early seasons of ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' followed the family around the dinner table. In later seasons the opening had to be changed due to the [[TheOtherDarrin replacement of a main cast member]]. They switched from eating pizza to Chinese food to playing poker with pretzels and candy. They forfeited the OpeningCreditsCastParty in favor of a montage of [[ThroughTheYearsCredits time-progressed photos]] of each cast member as they were credited.
** Which lampshaded the cast change.

* ''MartialLaw'' climaxed its season one opening credits with the cast walking purposefully towards the camera (which had to be redone ''twice'' - the first time because Tammy Lauren left, and the second time due to Arsenio Hall joining).

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* The second round of credits for ''EightIsEnough'' involved, somewhat plausibly, the Bradford brood forming a human pyramid under the show's cascading title, which then collapses. But the real awkward posing comes just a bit later, as the odd number of alphabetical-order "other" cast members ends up putting Willie Aames backed up against a wall pretending to share a laugh with two of his on-screen siblings, Dianne Kay and Connie Newton.