History Main / TruncatedThemeTune

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}}'' had its theme cut down from one minute to 30 seconds during Nickelodeon broadcasts, showing only the second half of the first verse and going right to the final chorus.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}}'' had its theme cut down from one minute to 30 seconds, showing only the second half of the first verse and going right to the final chorus.

* ''Series/PerfectStrangers'' does this on occasion in syndication: It transitions from "Sometimes you just get a feeling like you need some kind of change" to the chorus. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7myh93H4yQo It still comes out to 51 seconds.]]

* The credits and theme to ''Series/TheDeadZone'' were truncated for the sixth and final season--this after the original theme was controversially [[ReplacedTheThemeTune swapped out for a new one]] after season 3.
* When ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' is shown on TBS, it has just the background audio to the theme song played over a sped up version of the opening.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVbQo3IOC_A The full intro theme]] is about 3 minutes long, with some extra stanzas than what's heard normally. Early episodes had two of them, but they were cut pretty quickly.
* ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' often has the 'And if you threw a party...' part cut out when it airs on Lifetime, though not every single time. It's easy to tell the difference right away by whether or not the shot of a plane landing is the opening shot of the theme or not.
* ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'': For the 1957-58 season, when the show was shortened from an hour to a half-hour, the theme song was shortened from almost three minutes to one minute long. This was also the version used in syndicated reruns.
* The US version of ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'' features this in syndication, truncating most of the theme song beyond the first eight bars and the final chord.
* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'' had its title sequence shortened twice during the original series' run on Creator/{{ABC}}. The first season's theme tune and narration was shortened in mid-run; the second season began with a new theme tune and the shorter narration, both of which were shortened even further by the end.

* ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents The Disney Sunday Movie]]'': The normal 60-second title sequence was almost always shown at the beginning, but on occasions where two hour-long movies were shown back-to-back, a 30-second version of the intro would play before the second feature.

* ''Boomerang'''s opening theme survived syndication unscathed, but Marni Nixon's "Our time is gone" farewell verse was axed from the closing theme.
* ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'' had its theme tune shortened from the sixth series onward in response to the removal of the creator credits from the title sequence.

* ''Linus the Lionhearted'' originally had opening and closing credits that both lasted over a minute. However that was later shrunk down to around 20-30 seconds in later episodes (and in reruns).

* ''Series/BloodTies'' has a full theme song and opening sequence, but (at least on Lifetime Real Women where it's currently being rerun), the theme is cut down to a title card and brief musical clip, and the credits are all shown during the next scene.

* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' became victim of this trope halfway through its ''first'' season, removing Wander's "dancing with everyone he meets" verse and Hater's verse in favor of a quick riff to indicate Hater as the villain. The credits were also shortened from 30 to 15 seconds, and scroll and a ridiculously fast speed.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'' has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQUDz5jVjSk full instrumental theme tune]], but because of the various shorts that would air throughout its programming block "Marvel Universe on Creator/DisneyXD" (Marvel Mash-Up, Marvel Master Class, and The Fury Files), it never once got to play as the opening of the show.

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''': In the original FiveEpisodePilot, we get the title silently falling into place; no opening at all. The first regular episode is where we first see the full opening (one of decent length even if, like ''most'' shows' openings, there is more to the song than gets used in the opening.) Also, if it's a multi-part episode, expect all but the first part to omit the part with the kids jumping into/onto their Autobot partners once the bots transform.

* Some syndicated prints of ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'' (such as on Creator/FoxKids) have a shortened title sequence that skips the intro and starts directly at "Crusin' down on main street...", then abruptly cuts to the ending of the theme song playing over a shot of the bus becoming a spaceship and a static version of the current episode's title card after "Raft a river of lava!".

* Yet another Creator/AdultSwim example: when they first started airing Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket, the opening was trimmed down to just the logo appearing with a clip of the show's title being sung, resulting in an opening sequence that was about 2-3 seconds long. Averted later, as the full opening was shown instead.

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However, both this trope and TitleOnlyOpening have begun being invoked not just for advertising purposes, but for storytelling purposes. After all, having a shorter version of your TitleSequence that you can switch to as needed is helpful when the script is a minute longer than usual and you've ran out of things to trim or condense.

Related to CreditsPushback as the end credits usually scroll in the background while the next show or ad for other stuff on the channel plays instead. It comes back full size just in time to hear the last note or two of the closing credits' song and see the studio's VanityPlate.

* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' became victim of this trope halfway through its ''first'' season, removing Wander's "dancing with everyone he meets" verse and Hater's verse in favor of a quick riff to indicate Hater as the villain.

* ''Series/Scrubs'' had its theme summed up to the Boooweeeboooweeeboo "I'm no Superman", and the hanging up of the X-Ray in some instances. [[note]]At the very least, on Channel Four and E4 in the United Kingdom[[/note]].

* ''Series/{{Growing Pains}}'': The standard theme is 1 minute, but in syndication, B.J. Thomas and his partner harmonize on "Don't waste another minute on your crying", and the chorus is shortened.

* ''Series/PerfectStrangers'' does this on occasion in syndication: It transitions from "Sometimes you just get a feeling like you need some kind of change" to the chorus.

* When ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'' aired as part of the Mrs. Laurie and Hooper block on Creator/PBSKids, a version of the theme song was used that was half the length of the original and was just the first half of the song, ending at the first "Let's all go to Dragon Land!".

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'''s opening is a mere 30-second snippet of the entire 3 1/2 minute orchestral theme, starting at a rather random point several seconds in.
** In the original FiveEpisodePilot, we get the title silently falling into place; no opening at all. The first regular episode is where we first see the full opening (one of decent length even if, like ''most'' shows' openings, there is more to the song than gets used in the opening.) Also, if it's a multi-part episode, expect all but the first part to omit the part with the kids jumping into/onto their Autobot partners once the bots transform.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', the first few episodes of Season 4 (the "... with the Casagrandes" episodes) begin with a shortened version of the theme song before Ronnie Anne appears and introduces the audience to her family, the Casagrandes.

* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' might be a close second to ''Gumball''. When it airs on free TV syndication, the 20-second intro is shortened to barely ''5 seconds''. A revised intro was made so it wouldn't sound like a jumbled mess, but some versions just use the first couple notes of the regular ''Bob's Burgers'' theme.