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1. This trope is a mini story which occurs before the main plot. It is used to warm up the audience and set up the events which lead to the main story. Aside from being a catalyst, it usually has very little relevance to the rest of the episode. It may also be used to stretch the script to a sufficient length. This trope differs from The Teaser in that: It does not occur before the credits (and is therefore not intended to grab the audience before a channel change). The Teaser does not have to be a separate set up, it can be an intrinsic part of the main plot. A lead-in and a teaser are similar in that they both serve to bring the audience into the story. |
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The Simpsons usually starts their seasons in September (although, during the 2000s, they would start in early November due to Fox's contract with MLB to show the World Series in October). However, their season 10 premiere episode, "Lard Of The Dance", aired in August 1998 as the lead-in to the premiere of That '70s Show. | |
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Often, an episode of Our Miss Brooks begins with Miss Brooks conversing with Mrs. Davis over breakfast. While the conversation usually has relevance to the plot of the episode, occasionally it'll just be a wacky interlude before the main story comes into play. | |
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Calvin and Hobbes famously averted this in its later years; once the strip became popular enough that he had some clout, creator Bill Waterson insisted that newspapers either run the Sunday strip unchanged, or not run it at all. | |
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The Muppet Show: While the show was made for First-Run Syndication, ITC Entertainment made a deal with CBS to air the show on their owned-and-operated stations, which aired it before the start of network's primetime lineup. | |
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M*A*S*H performed rather badly in the Ratings during its first season, when it was poorly placed in the CBS lineup. For the second season, CBS moved it between All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which instantly turned M*A*S*H into the hit we now know it as. | |
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Mystery Science Theater 3000's is usually its own self-contained comedy sketch, unrelated to the rest of the episode except for brief reference after the commercials. | |
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Naturally, this was also the case with Robin Hood, which lead into Strictly Come Dancing for its first episode; The two shows were swapped for episode two and stayed that way for the first two series. | |
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Sliders, mostly in early seasons, always started with the main characters in a random world ready to slide into the world that would be the setting for the episode. These lead-in stories rarely contribute to the main adventure itself (with some exceptions, like "The Breeder") | |
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Law & Order explores the activities of the people who discover the body in the minute or so before it is discovered. | |
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Six Feet Under begins with one showing a person's death. The remainder of the show is sometimes related to that person, and sometimes not. | |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: "Biddy Sitting" opens with SpongeBob and Patrick starting a babysitting service, and Squidward doubting that they'll be successful. To prove him wrong, they babysit woman's many kids with unconventional, yet ultimately effective, methods. Nothing besides the babysitting service is brought up again: SpongeBob and Patrick don't spend the money they get, and neither Squidward, the woman, or her kids appear again. It mainly exists to set up the tone for the episode. | |
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Ever since it came back in 2005, BBC One has a habit of pairing up Doctor Who with its singing/dancing competitions. For the first two series, Strictly Dance Fever was used as a lead in, which was reversed for series 3-5 when 'Who' lead in to Any Dream Will Do, I'd Do Anything & Over the Rainbow. Then, during the Peter Capaldi years, the show was lead in by Strictly Come Dancing, often resulting in a later than usual time slot. Naturally, this was also the case with Robin Hood, which lead into Strictly Come Dancing for its first episode; The two shows were swapped for episode two and stayed that way for the first two series. |
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Simpson Safari [CABF13] — The episode begins with the Simpsons shopping at the supermarket. After a few gags, they reach the checkout lane, where we discover that the store's customers are making unreasonable requests to the bag boys, until they decide that enough is enough and go on strike. As a result of said strike, the Simpsons barely have any food left at home. They eventually discover Homer's old box of animal crackers, which has a prized golden giraffe inside. After negotiating with the production company behind the crackers, they go to Africa despite the contest being long over. There's a Call-Back later in the episode, where Homer begins to rant about the bag boys right before the family goes over an Inevitable Waterfall. Later on, they start following a chimp as Homer rants some more about the bag boys. Finally, at the end of the episode, there's a (rather harsh) dedication to bag boys. | |
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Ed, Edd n Eddy uses this every episode. | |
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Sam and Friends: During its heyday, the twice-daily series served the lead-in to the two highest-rated shows on WRC-TV, The Huntley-Brinkley Report and The Tonight Show with Steve Allen. | |
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Family Guy uses this in almost every episode. | |
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MacGyver employed a variation on this in several episodes. An extended pre-credits sequence called the "Opening Gambit" was used several times, perhaps as a time-filler. It would be a short, self-contained adventure with an entirely different writer, production team, and supporting cast, and was often radically different in style from the rest of the episode (The titular character hardly ever employed any Bamboo Technology in the Opening Gambit), and featured its own credits. After the gambit, the titles would roll, and the story proper would begin. The only link between the gambit and the main story of the episode would be a voice over to the tune of "No sooner had I gotten back from that mission when they sent me on this one," designed to convey nothing more than that MacGyver leads a very action-packed life. | |
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The Muppets: Sam and Friends: During its heyday, the twice-daily series served the lead-in to the two highest-rated shows on WRC-TV, The Huntley-Brinkley Report and The Tonight Show with Steve Allen. The Muppet Show: While the show was made for First-Run Syndication, ITC Entertainment made a deal with CBS to air the show on their owned-and-operated stations, which aired it before the start of network's primetime lineup. |
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