History Main / BaitAndSwitchCredits

* According to the ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' ThematicThemeTune, the apples don't fall far from the tree (they certainly do in all but the [[StrongFamilyResemblance shallowest sense]]). Also, the TitleMontage essentially gives a visual equivalent of a QuoteMine for PJ, who looks cheerful and safe in every single shot he appears in (except for one where he's making a face along with Max and Pistol), even if they're taken from an episode where he's miserable for half the running time like "O, R-V, I N-V U"--which is, along with episodes where he's an understandably [[NervousWreck agitated]] NoRespectGuy or an OutOfFocus SatelliteCharacter, the ''status quo.''

** Bart is actually closer in personality and age to the '''other''' ComicStrip/{{Dennis the Menace|UK}}.

* The second opening to ''[[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show]]'' mentions Belle, Snoopy's sister. She never appears in any episode of the cartoon.

*** Then there's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Code_Geass_group2.JPG this pic]] showing C.C. hanging with Lelouch's friends, though Nina, Milly and Shirley never meet her.

'''Moe:''' Ah, this looks like a kid's game!

** The first season's opening features Rubberband Man, who is shown robbing a jewelry store, something he never does in the show as he only wanted revenge on a record producer for stealing his music, and Dwayne McCall is seen summoning a mechanical dinosaur to attack Static. In the show, Dwayne is an otherwise neutral character who only appeared one, and was only being persuaded to attack Static by his stepbrother Aron.

* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': You'd think given the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQcOdxEmfEg&ab_channel=AniClipsCollection 3rd opening]], the series will be a cheerful high school slice of life with a few shonen elements from now on, given how everyone is having the time of their life in the opening... '''Nope.''' [[spoiler: Episode 3, Amanai is unceremoniously killed off and the episode is left at a cliffhanger, episode 4, Gojo and Geto are overwhelmed with trauma after the whole ordeal, (a cult mocking Amanai's death and all...) and lastly episode 5, Yu is killed fighting a curse and Geto undergoes a FaceHeelTurn due to all the tragedies that transpired...]] yeah...

* ''Anime/RamenFighterMiki'' has exactly this kind of opening, making one think the series is a serious fighting or drama type of series, when it's actually an incredibly over-the-top physical comedy show.
** It’s debatable: The music is superb, but the images are: the main cast ChewingTheScenery, Miki {{Death Ray}}ing Megumi’s house, Makiko {{Megaton Punch}}ing the world, Miki SkySurfing her ramen container... all of them showing a WorldOfHam.

* ''Anime/{{Vandread}}'''s first ending shows Meia being incredibly affectionate towards the main character, Hibiki. In the show proper, not only does it take a while for her to warm up to him their relationship is more akin to VitriolicBestBuds than anything truly romantic.

* The fifth opening of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', for the Provisional Exam arc, has a set of rapid-fire shots, placed prominently after the title card, of a red-haired man with goggles and a toothy grin. He never actually shows up in that arc, and since [[CanonForeigner he isn't from the manga either]], nobody in the fandom has the slightest clue who he is.

* ''Anime/{{Vandread}}'''s first ending shows Meia being incredibly affectionate towards the main character, Hibiki. In the show proper, not only does it take a while for her to warm up to Hibiki, she treats him more like a [[VitriolicBestBuds Vitriolic Best Bud]] than an object of her affection. In fact, out of the three main girls, her relationship with him is the most platonic.

** The opening of ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'' is home to quite a few inconsistencies with the game proper, such as Fuka using guns despite having no aptitude for them and Flonne using an attack that doesn’t exist in the game, but the biggest one is it’s depiction of [[ButtMonkey Axel]]. He’s featured heavily alongside the main cast, giving the impression that he’s a central protagonist. In the actual game, not only is he an antagonist for the majority of the main campaign, he’s not even playable until the postgame.

* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' features a bizarre mash-up of vaguely symbolic imagery, [[HoYay Les Yay]], and light bondage. [[CatchPhrase I AM IN DESPAIR!]] THE LACK OF A FOLLOWUP ON [[YuriFan YURI ELEMENTS]] HAS LEFT ME IN DESPAIR!

* The TitleSequence for ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' consists of clips from the pilot episode, "Big House Blues." When shown in the series, the episode had scenes cut, including Ren realizing that he had been kissing Stimpy in his sleep and washing his mouth in the toilet afterwards -- scenes that feature prominently in the opening. (The uncut cartoon eventually aired on Spike TV and was released on DVD.)

** The first season's opening features Rubberband Man, who is shown robbing a jewelry store, something he never does in the show as he only wanted revenge on a record producer for stealing, and Dwayne McCall is seen summoning a mechanical dinosaur to attack Static. In the show, Dwayne is an otherwise neutral character who is only being persuaded to attack Static by his stepbrother Aron.

** The opening credits also featured a running gag where the title of the episode as stated by the narrator is different than the title shown on screen.

* ''Literature/KinosJourney'''s 2003 anime adaptation has a very uplifting uplifting song as its opening theme. The show itself, aside from Land of Wizard, [[CrapsackWorld not so much]].

* Both openings to ''Anime/AkahoriGedouHourLovege'', fitting to the WidgetSeries nature of the program, are really only true in the protagonists' minds. Kaoruko and Aimi never destroy anything that poses an actual threat to the city, and the Gedou Otome Tai never summon an army of demons to wreak havoc on the city.

** The English theme for the [[''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Advanced Battle]] season is called "Unbeatable" and seems to proclaim Ash as someone who has never lost. Not only is this untrue- he lost plenty of times before- but this season also was the season with the Hoenn Leauge, which he also lost.