History Main / ThemeTuneExtended

** A major exception would be anime produced and animated by the {{Creator/NHK}}, same for ''Anime/NintamaRantarou''.

** A major exception would be anime produced and animated by the {{Creator/NHK}}, same for ''Anime/NintamaRantaro''.

** A major exception would be anime produced and animated by the {{Creator/NHK}}.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends'' has an extended version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keBmxDPn3dk it's signiture theme song by Miriam Stockley]] along with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeVV2KD1GqU an rare rearranged version]].

* ''Series/WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiego'' was an extended theme consisting of both verses used in the show (the first one being swapped out after Czechoslovakia [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp became "Czech and Slovakia"]], which is how it's sung in the extended version) as well as some beatboxing from Rockapella and an extra verse not heard in the show.

* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' debuted the extended version of its theme song in season 2 after SimonCowell (yes, ''[[Series/AmericanIdol that]]'' [[Series/TheXFactor one]]) commissioned it for the UK.

* The original ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' theme was longer than the 30-second snippets that actually aired, and other short incidental pieces were actually derived from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5SMxYT8FHo the original full version]]. The full version of the modern theme is used for the "Engine Roll Call" at the end of every episode since it's introduction.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheTrapDoor'' devoted [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldlCD7GR2JI an entire episode]] to Burk finding a radio [[ThemeTuneCameo which plays]] a two and a half minute version of the theme, with three verses and a bridge. The one-verse version in the ending credits lasts thirty seconds.

* ''Series/GrowingPains'' had two extended versions of its theme song, "As Long As We Got Each Other". The first was 3 1/2 minutes and sung by BJ Thomas solo, released on his 1985 album ''Throwing Rocks at the Moon''. The second was a 4 1/2 minute duet between Thomas and Music/DustySpringfield, on the former's 1989 album ''Midnight Minute''.

* Music/BJThomas recorded a full-length version of the ''Series/GrowingPains'' theme tune, "As Long As We Got Each Other", featuring Music/DustySpringfield, for his 1989 album ''Midnight Minute''.

* Music/BJThomas recorded a full-length version of the ''Seried/GrowingPains'' theme tune, "As Long As We Got Each Other", featuring Music/DustySpringfield, for his 1989 album ''Midnight Minute''.

* ''Series/{{Friends}}'', "I'll be There For You" by The Rembrandts. They were told in plain terms "You're not releasing your album until you turn that thing into a full-length song."
** Rob Paravonian of the Pachelbel Rant pointed out "I'll be there for you" was obviously extended long after it was written without due care or attention. Everyone knows "Nobody told you life was gonna be this way..." but in the extension there's the line "your mother warned you there'd be days like these".

** The first version used in Creator/MattSmith's tenure got an extended version featuring the "Middle Eight" on the Series 5 soundtrack album. So did the one for Creator/PeterCapaldi's on the Series 8 soundtrack. The series 5 theme was only played in full at the end of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E2TheBeastBelow "The Beast Below"]] as the next time trailer at the end was the only one in the entire Creator/StevenMoffat era to use the main theme.

** The first version used in Creator/MattSmith's tenure got an extended version featuring the "Middle Eight" on the Series 5 soundtrack album. So did the one for Creator/PeterCapaldi's on the Series 8 soundtrack.

* Thanks to the [[MemeticMutation memetic YouTube clip]] of the 1986 Crystal Light National Aerobic Championship, a [[https://youtu.be/L7kFlkW-qN8 full-length version]] of the theme tune by Ty Parr was released on iTunes in 2014.

* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' has extended version of the show's ending theme that was finally heard in full during the credits of the television movie.

* ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'' had it's full theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQK8PBDyY9U Let's Watch The Show]]", was released by Cartoon Network shortly before the GrandFinale aired.