Template:Infobox television crossover episode

Crossover event

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Infobox television crossover episode is used to create an infobox which summarizes the main information of a particular television crossover episode event.

Usage

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article, typically at the top of an article above the lead section.

"{{{crossover_title}}}"
{{{franchise}}} crossover event
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Also known as	{{{alt_title}}}
Directed by	{{{director_overall}}}
Written by	{{{writer_overall}}}
Story by	{{{story_overall}}}
Teleplay by	{{{teleplay_overall}}}
Original air date	{{{airdate_overall}}}
Part 1: {{{series1}}}
Episode title	"{{{episode_title1}}}"
Episode no.	Season {{{season1}}} Episode {{{episode_no1}}}
Directed by	{{{director1}}}
Written by	{{{writer1}}}
Story by	{{{story1}}}
Teleplay by	{{{teleplay1}}}
Production code	{{{production1}}}
Original air date	{{{airdate1}}}
Episode chronology
Part 2: {{{series2}}}
Episode title	"{{{episode_title2}}}"
Episode no.	Season {{{season2}}} Episode {{{episode_no2}}}
Directed by	{{{director2}}}
Written by	{{{writer2}}}
Story by	{{{story2}}}
Teleplay by	{{{teleplay2}}}
Production code	{{{production2}}}
Original air date	{{{airdate2}}}
Episode chronology
Crossover chronology
Preceded by	"{{{preceded_by}}}"
Followed by	"{{{followed_by}}}"

{{Infobox television crossover episode
| crossover_title  = 
| franchise        = 
| image            = <!-- Bare filename only. Wikilinking, "File:", and pixel size not required. -->
| image_alt        = 
| caption          = 
| alt_title        = 
| director_overall = 
| writer_overall   = 
| story_overall    = 
| teleplay_overall = 
| airdate_overall  = 

| series1          = <!-- Without italics or formatting. Wikilinking optional. -->
| episode_title1   = 
| season1          = 
| episode_no1      = 
| director1        = 
| writer1          = 
| story1           = 
| teleplay1        = 
| production1      = 
| airdate1         = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| prev1            = 
| next1            = 
| season_article1  = 
| episode_list1    = <!-- Only needed to be manually entered if the page is disambiguated -->

| series2          = <!-- Without italics or formatting. Wikilinking optional. -->
| episode_title2   = 
| season2          = 
| episode_no2      = 
| director2        = 
| writer2          = 
| story2           = 
| teleplay2        = 
| production2      = 
| airdate2         = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| prev2            = 
| next2            = 
| season_article2  = 
| episode_list2    = <!-- Only needed to be manually entered if the page is disambiguated. -->

| preceded_by      = 
| followed_by      = 
}}

Parameters

Link people only if they have articles. For most of the fields below, if there are multiple entries, separate them using {{Plainlist}} or {{Unbulleted list}}. When adding data to fields, do not use small text as this reduces the size of the text to below 85% of the page font size. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Text for more information.

Parameter	Explanation
crossover_title	The title of the crossover event. The title is automatically put within quotation marks.
franchise franchise2	The name of the franchise that the TV series belong to. Use franchise2 if the crossover encompasses a second franchise.
image	An image, if needed. Wikilinking, "File:", and pixel size not required. Remember, virtually all TV screenshots are copyrighted, so they must be low resolution, and be accompanied by a fair-use rationale. There is no blanket allowance for an image per episode. A non-free screenshot should be used only if it meets the Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria, i.e. typically if it is required to illustrate a crucial element of the episode that is the object of explicit, sourced analytical commentary and where that commentary is in genuine need of visual support.
image_size	Image size in pixels. Should be 250 or less. If not specified, image defaults to frameless (220px). "px" is not required.
image_alt	Alt text for image per WP:MOSALT.
caption	A caption explaining the image.
alt_title	The crossover alternative titles, if any. Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}.
director_overall	The director(s) of the entire crossover. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible. Only use if the directors work on the entire crossover, otherwise use |director#= to list each episode's director.
writer_overall	The writer(s) of the entire crossover. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible. Only use if the writers work on the entire crossover, otherwise use |writer#= to list each episode's writers.
story_overall	The story-credited writer(s) of the entire crossover. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Only use if the writers work on the entire crossover, otherwise use |story#= to list each episode's story writers.
teleplay_overall	The teleplay-credited writer(s) of the entire crossover. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Only use if the writers work on the entire crossover, otherwise use |teleplay#= to list each episode's teleplay writers.
airdate_overall	The original airing date of the crossover; use {{Start date}}. Only use if all parts of the crossover air on the same date, otherwise use |airdate#= to list each episode's air date.
series1 series2 series3 series4 series5	The name of the TV series this episode is part of, with a link to the series' main article. The series name is automatically italicized.
episode_title1 episode_title2 episode_title3 episode_title4 episode_title5	The title of the episode. The title is automatically put within quotation marks.
season1 season2 season3 season4 season5	The number of the season this episode is part of.
episode_no1 episode_no2 episode_no3 episode_no4 episode_no5	The number of the episode within the season.
director1 director2 director3 director4 director5	The director(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible.
writer1 writer2 writer3 writer4 writer5	The writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible.
story1 story2 story3 story4 story5	The story-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episode divides writing credits between teleplay and story writers.
teleplay1 teleplay2 teleplay3 teleplay4 teleplay5	The teleplay-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episode divides writing credits between teleplay and story writers.
production1 production2 production3 production4 production5	The production code or number of this episode.
airdate1 airdate2 airdate3 airdate4 airdate5	The original airing date of the episode; use {{Start date}}.
release_date1 release_date2 release_date3 release_date4 release_date5	The original release date of the episode. This should be used for episodes released on streaming services such as Netflix; use {{Start date}}.
prev1 prev2 prev3 prev4 prev5	Wikilink to the previous episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode. If this is the first episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks.
next1 next2 next3 next4 next5	Wikilink to the next episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode. If this is the last episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks.
season_article1 season_article2 season_article3 season_article4 season_article5	Title of the season article, usually in the form of "<showname> (season #)" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article.
episode_list1 episode_list2 episode_list3 episode_list4 episode_list5	Title of the episode list article, usually in the form of "List of <showname> episodes" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article. Only needed to be manually entered if the page is disambiguated.
preceded_by	Wikilink to the previous crossover episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode. Use this only for crossover storylines and not for episodes where a character has a guest appearance. Title is automatically put within quotation marks.
followed_by	Wikilink to the next crossover episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode. Use this only for crossover storylines and not for episodes where a character has a guest appearance. Title is automatically put within quotation marks.

TemplateData

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See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox television crossover episode in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox television crossover episode Infobox used on articles about television crossover episode events. Template parameters[Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Crossover title crossover_title The title of the crossover event. The title is automatically put within quotation marks. String required Franchise franchise The name of the franchise that the TV series belong to. Page name required Franchise2 franchise2 The name of the second franchise if the crossover encompasses a second one. Page name optional Image image An image relevant to the episode. File optional Image size image_size Image size in pixels. Should be 250 or less. If not specified, image defaults to frameless (220px). 'px' is not required. String optional Image alt image_alt Alt text for image per WP:MOSALT. String optional Image caption caption A caption explaining the image. String optional Alternative titles alt_title The crossover alternative titles, if any. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. String optional Overall crossover director director_overall The director(s) of the entire crossover. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible. Only use if the directors work on the entire crossover, otherwise use director# to list each episode's director. String optional Overall crossover writer writer_overall The writer(s) of the entire crossover. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible. Only use if the writers work on the entire crossover, otherwise use writer# to list each episode's writers. String optional Overall crossover story writer story_overall The story-credited writer(s) of the entire crossover. Separate multiple people using {{Tl|Plainlist}}. Only use if the writers work on the entire crossover, otherwise use story# to list each episode's story writers. String optional Overall crossover teleplay writer teleplay_overall The teleplay-credited writer(s) of the entire crossover. Separate multiple people using {{Tl|Plainlist}}. Only use if the writers work on the entire crossover, otherwise use teleplay# to list each episode's teleplay writers. String optional Overall crossover airdate airdate_overall The original airing date of the crossover; use {{Start date}}. Only use if all parts of the crossover air on the same date, otherwise use airdate# to list each episode's air date. String optional Series 1 name series1 The name of the TV series this episode is part of, with a link to the series' main article. The series name is automatically italicized. Page name optional Series 1 episode title episode_title1 The title of the episode. The title is automatically put within quotation marks. String required Series 1 season number season1 The number of the season this episode is part of. Number optional Series 1 episode number episode_no1 The number of the episode within the season. Number optional Series 1 director director1 The director(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible. String optional Series 1 writer writer1 The writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible. String optional Series 1 story writer story1 The story-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episodes divide writing credits between teleplay and story writers. String optional Series 1 teleplay writer teleplay1 The teleplay-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episodes divide writing credits between teleplay and story writers. String optional Series 1 production code production1 The production code or number of this episode. Number optional Series 1 airdate airdate1 The original airing date of the episode; use {{tl|Start date}}. String optional Series 1 previous episode prev1 Wikilink to the previous episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode, see Template:Episode list for more info. If this is the first episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional Series 1 next episode next1 Wikilink to the next episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode. If this is the last episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional Series 1 season article season_article1 Title of the season article, usually in the form of "<showname> (season #)" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article. Page name optional Series 1 episode list article episode_list1 Title of the episode list article, usually in the form of "List of <showname> episodes" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article. Only needed to be manually entered if the page is disambiguated. Page name optional Series 2 name series2 The name of the TV series this episode is part of, with a link to the series' main article. The series name is automatically italicized. Page name optional Series 2 episode title episode_title2 The title of the episode. The title is automatically put within quotation marks. String required Series 2 season number season2 The number of the season this episode is part of. Number optional Series 2 episode number episode_no2 The number of the episode within the season. Number optional Series 2 director director2 The director(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible. String optional Series 2 writer writer2 The writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible. String optional Series 2 story writer story2 The story-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episodes divide writing credits between teleplay and story writers. String optional Series 2 teleplay writer teleplay2 The teleplay-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episodes divide writing credits between teleplay and story writers. String optional Series 2 production code production2 The production code or number of this episode. Number optional Series 2 airdate airdate2 The original airing date of the episode; use {{tl|Start date}}. String optional Series 2 previous episode prev2 Wikilink to the previous episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode, see Template:Episode list for more info. If this is the first episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional Series 2 next episode next2 Wikilink to the next episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode. If this is the last episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional Series 2 season article season_article2 Title of the season article, usually in the form of "<showname> (season #)" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article. Page name optional Series 2 episode list article episode_list2 Title of the episode list article, usually in the form of "List of <showname> episodes" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article. Only needed to be manually entered if the page is disambiguated. Page name optional Series 3 name series3 The name of the TV series this episode is part of, with a link to the series' main article. The series name is automatically italicized. Page name optional Series 3 episode title episode_title3 The title of the episode. The title is automatically put within quotation marks. String required Series 3 season number season3 The number of the season this episode is part of. Number optional Series 3 episode number episode_no3 The number of the episode within the season. Number optional Series 3 director director3 The director(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible. String optional Series 3 writer writer3 The writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible. String optional Series 3 story writer story3 The story-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episodes divide writing credits between teleplay and story writers. String optional Series 3 teleplay writer teleplay3 The teleplay-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episodes divide writing credits between teleplay and story writers. String optional Series 3 production code production3 The production code or number of this episode. Number optional Series 3 airdate airdate3 The original airing date of the episode; use {{tl|Start date}}. String optional Series 3 previous episode prev3 Wikilink to the previous episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode, see Template:Episode list for more info. If this is the first episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional Series 3 next episode next3 Wikilink to the next episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode. If this is the last episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional Series 3 season article season_article3 Title of the season article, usually in the form of "<showname> (season #)" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article. Page name optional Series 3 episode list article episode_list3 Title of the episode list article, usually in the form of "List of <showname> episodes" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article. Only needed to be manually entered if the page is disambiguated. Page name optional Series 4 name series4 The name of the TV series this episode is part of, with a link to the series' main article. The series name is automatically italicized. Page name optional Series 4 episode title episode_title4 The title of the episode. The title is automatically put within quotation marks. String required Series 4 season number season4 The number of the season this episode is part of. Number optional Series 4 episode number episode_no4 The number of the episode within the season. Number optional Series 4 director director4 The director(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible. String optional Series 4 writer writer4 The writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible. String optional Series 4 story writer story4 The story-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episodes divide writing credits between teleplay and story writers. String optional Series 4 teleplay writer teleplay4 The teleplay-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episodes divide writing credits between teleplay and story writers. String optional Series 4 production code production4 The production code or number of this episode. Number optional Series 4 airdate airdate4 The original airing date of the episode; use {{tl|Start date}}. String optional Series 4 previous episode prev4 Wikilink to the previous episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode, see Template:Episode list for more info. If this is the first episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional Series 4 next episode next4 Wikilink to the next episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode. If this is the last episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional Series 4 season article season_article4 Title of the season article, usually in the form of "<showname> (season #)" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article. Page name optional Series 4 episode list article episode_list4 Title of the episode list article, usually in the form of "List of <showname> episodes" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article. Only needed to be manually entered if the page is disambiguated. Page name optional Series 5 name series5 The name of the TV series this episode is part of, with a link to the series' main article. The series name is automatically italicized. Page name optional Series 5 episode title episode_title5 The title of the episode. The title is automatically put within quotation marks. String required Series 5 season number season5 The number of the season this episode is part of. Number optional Series 5 episode number episode_no5 The number of the episode within the season. Number optional Series 5 director director5 The director(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible. String optional Series 5 writer writer5 The writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible. String optional Series 5 story writer story5 The story-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episodes divide writing credits between teleplay and story writers. String optional Series 5 teleplay writer teleplay5 The teleplay-credited writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. Use this field instead of the normal writer field if television episodes divide writing credits between teleplay and story writers. String optional Series 5 production code production5 The production code or number of this episode. Number optional Series 5 airdate airdate5 The original airing date of the episode; use {{tl|Start date}}. String optional Series 5 previous episode prev5 Wikilink to the previous episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode, see Template:Episode list for more info. If this is the first episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional Series 5 next episode next5 Wikilink to the next episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode. If this is the last episode of the TV series, leave blank. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional Series 5 season article season_article5 Title of the season article, usually in the form of "<showname> (season #)" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article. Page name optional Series 5 episode list article episode_list5 Title of the episode list article, usually in the form of "List of <showname> episodes" article. Use plain text, the template will automatically format and link the article. Only needed to be manually entered if the page is disambiguated. Page name optional Previous crossover episode preceded_by Wikilink to the previous crossover episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode. Use this only for crossover storylines and not for episodes where a character has a guest appearance. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional Next crossover episode followed_by Wikilink to the previous crossover episode. If an article does not exist, link to the season with an anchor to that episode. Use this only for crossover storylines and not for episodes where a character has a guest appearance. Title is automatically put within quotation marks. Page name optional

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