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EscapeTomMayflower t1_j6ipo5a wrote

The first one I can remember is Ferris Bueller's Day Off from 1986. It didn't become common/huge until the MCU with Iron Man in 2008.

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SendMeNudesThough t1_j6iudoz wrote

>It didn't become common/huge until the MCU with Iron Man in 2008.

I think Pirates of the Caribbean was the first modern series that made post-credit scenes a staple of the franchise. I think that's the first time it "caught on"

I remember when those movies were popular and people would tell you to stay until after the credits for a surprise, and every installment in the franchise had a cheeky post-credit scene that would reference something from the movie

The first Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) had an after-credit scene that shows the monkey, Jack, sneak back into the cove and steal cursed gold, which was why Jack would stay an undead monkey for the remainder of the franchise

The second one, Dead Man's Chest, returns to the tribe that worshipped Cpt. Jack Sparrow and shows that they're now worshipping the dog that was left behind.

Third one, At World's End, has a post-credit scene showing Will as the captain of the Flying Dutchman coming ashore to see Elizabeth and their son.

It's not until Dead Men Tell No Tales that the aftercredit scenes shift to teasing an upcoming installment though, as that one ends with a post-credit scene in which they tease the return of Davy Jones

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orient_vermillion t1_j6ix5yw wrote

On Stranger Tides also has one.

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SendMeNudesThough t1_j6iz5nk wrote

Oh I know, I did mention that every installment has one, but felt unnecessary to describe every single one in detail. I decided last minute to throw in the Dead Men Tell No Tales one only because it's the first after-credit scene that seems to tease a new installment, so it seemed notably different to the rest.

Stranger Tides after-credit scene meanwhile is Angelica finding Jack's voodoo doll, but nothing really comes of that in the next installment. Therefore, this one is neither a reference/joke (like the dog worship one) nor a bit of extra continuity (like Jack's immortality or Elizabeth's and Will's child) nor teasing the next installment (like Dead Men Tell No Tales)

It's just a dangling plot thread that they didn't decide to do anything with

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greg225 t1_j6nje2n wrote

I suspect that they probably did have intentions for it, but just decided to clean the slate when the movie underperformed. Usually when they make these fourth entries it's with the intention of starting a new trilogy and that almost never makes it off the ground.

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Impressive-Potato t1_j6olmz3 wrote

Masters of the Universe had one where Not Skeletor popped out of the lava. For comic book properties, X-Men 3 had Charles Xavier wake up in a coma patient.

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