Why do cartoons and other American shows never change openings?

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PhantomLink on 30 December 2009

The opening of Jonny Bravo changed too

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Sorcery on 30 December 2009

It always disappoints me that most shows don't change openings. I love Avatar: The Last Airbender a lot, it feels a lot like I'm watching an anime, but the opening never changed with each season, even though I felt like it should have.

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yungmagic09 on 30 December 2009

I remember Rugrats had different openings, once they started adding the new characters.

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PhantomLink on 30 December 2009

Garfield & Friends and Sabrina the Teenage Witch had three different openings

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Words Of Wisdom on 30 December 2009

Kasz216 said:

Soriku said:
Hey I like casual shows too. But they aren't the best. Shows like that don't need openings (many don't even have them).

Also whenever I see stuff like cartoons and kids shows and such around I never see an opening change. Of course some of you guys haven't seen what I'm talking about and seen other shows that I haven't...but I find that Japanese shows change their openings way more often. I think zexen makes a good point though about the singles thing.

That's totally the problem WITH Japanese shows though Soriku.

9 times out of 10, the original theme kicks ass... then the theme they replace it with is just ok.

I felt this way about Godannar.

Shinkon Gattai Godannar S1 Theme: "Shinkon Gattai Godannar!"

Shinkon Gattai Godannar Season 2 Theme: "Engage! Godannar"

The second theme isn't bad but it's lacks the same hot-blooded feeling the first one has which is far more appropriate to the series.

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c03n3nj0 on 30 December 2009

Because, a lot of time the intros to shows become memorable and become part of the show. In anime, not so much.

If not then no one would be posting links to old shows right now.

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SeriousWB on 30 December 2009

As they are mostly episodic with no running plotline that could drastically change the atmosphere of the show. In anime as the plot progresses the opening will change to suit the mood of the current chapter of the story.

That's my guess anyway.