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

Usage edit

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
← Previous
"{{{prev1}}}"
Next →
"{{{next1}}}"
{{{season_article1}}}
[[{{{episode_list1}}}|List of {{{episode_list1}}} episodes]]
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
← Previous
"{{{prev2}}}"
Next →
"{{{next2}}}"
{{{season_article2}}}
[[{{{episode_list2}}}|List of {{{episode_list2}}} episodes]]
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 edit

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 edit

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools
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

This template has custom formatting.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Crossover titlecrossover_title

The title of the crossover event. The title is automatically put within quotation marks.

Stringrequired
Franchisefranchise

The name of the franchise that the TV series belong to.

Page namerequired
Franchise2franchise2

The name of the second franchise if the crossover encompasses a second one.

Page nameoptional
Imageimage

An image relevant to the episode.

Fileoptional
Image sizeimage_size

Image size in pixels. Should be 250 or less. If not specified, image defaults to frameless (220px). 'px' is not required.

Stringoptional
Image altimage_alt

Alt text for image per WP:MOSALT.

Stringoptional
Image captioncaption

A caption explaining the image.

Stringoptional
Alternative titlesalt_title

The crossover alternative titles, if any. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}.

Stringoptional
Overall crossover directordirector_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.

Stringoptional
Overall crossover writerwriter_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.

Stringoptional
Overall crossover story writerstory_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.

Stringoptional
Overall crossover teleplay writerteleplay_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.

Stringoptional
Overall crossover airdateairdate_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.

Stringoptional
Series 1 nameseries1

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 nameoptional
Series 1 episode titleepisode_title1

The title of the episode. The title is automatically put within quotation marks.

Stringrequired
Series 1 season numberseason1

The number of the season this episode is part of.

Numberoptional
Series 1 episode numberepisode_no1

The number of the episode within the season.

Numberoptional
Series 1 directordirector1

The director(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible.

Stringoptional
Series 1 writerwriter1

The writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible.

Stringoptional
Series 1 story writerstory1

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.

Stringoptional
Series 1 teleplay writerteleplay1

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.

Stringoptional
Series 1 production codeproduction1

The production code or number of this episode.

Numberoptional
Series 1 airdateairdate1

The original airing date of the episode; use {{tl|Start date}}.

Stringoptional
Series 1 previous episodeprev1

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 nameoptional
Series 1 next episodenext1

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 nameoptional
Series 1 season articleseason_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 nameoptional
Series 1 episode list articleepisode_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 nameoptional
Series 2 nameseries2

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 nameoptional
Series 2 episode titleepisode_title2

The title of the episode. The title is automatically put within quotation marks.

Stringrequired
Series 2 season numberseason2

The number of the season this episode is part of.

Numberoptional
Series 2 episode numberepisode_no2

The number of the episode within the season.

Numberoptional
Series 2 directordirector2

The director(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible.

Stringoptional
Series 2 writerwriter2

The writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible.

Stringoptional
Series 2 story writerstory2

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.

Stringoptional
Series 2 teleplay writerteleplay2

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.

Stringoptional
Series 2 production codeproduction2

The production code or number of this episode.

Numberoptional
Series 2 airdateairdate2

The original airing date of the episode; use {{tl|Start date}}.

Stringoptional
Series 2 previous episodeprev2

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 nameoptional
Series 2 next episodenext2

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 nameoptional
Series 2 season articleseason_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 nameoptional
Series 2 episode list articleepisode_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 nameoptional
Series 3 nameseries3

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 nameoptional
Series 3 episode titleepisode_title3

The title of the episode. The title is automatically put within quotation marks.

Stringrequired
Series 3 season numberseason3

The number of the season this episode is part of.

Numberoptional
Series 3 episode numberepisode_no3

The number of the episode within the season.

Numberoptional
Series 3 directordirector3

The director(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible.

Stringoptional
Series 3 writerwriter3

The writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible.

Stringoptional
Series 3 story writerstory3

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.

Stringoptional
Series 3 teleplay writerteleplay3

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.

Stringoptional
Series 3 production codeproduction3

The production code or number of this episode.

Numberoptional
Series 3 airdateairdate3

The original airing date of the episode; use {{tl|Start date}}.

Stringoptional
Series 3 previous episodeprev3

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 nameoptional
Series 3 next episodenext3

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 nameoptional
Series 3 season articleseason_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 nameoptional
Series 3 episode list articleepisode_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 nameoptional
Series 4 nameseries4

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 nameoptional
Series 4 episode titleepisode_title4

The title of the episode. The title is automatically put within quotation marks.

Stringrequired
Series 4 season numberseason4

The number of the season this episode is part of.

Numberoptional
Series 4 episode numberepisode_no4

The number of the episode within the season.

Numberoptional
Series 4 directordirector4

The director(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible.

Stringoptional
Series 4 writerwriter4

The writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible.

Stringoptional
Series 4 story writerstory4

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.

Stringoptional
Series 4 teleplay writerteleplay4

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.

Stringoptional
Series 4 production codeproduction4

The production code or number of this episode.

Numberoptional
Series 4 airdateairdate4

The original airing date of the episode; use {{tl|Start date}}.

Stringoptional
Series 4 previous episodeprev4

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 nameoptional
Series 4 next episodenext4

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 nameoptional
Series 4 season articleseason_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 nameoptional
Series 4 episode list articleepisode_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 nameoptional
Series 5 nameseries5

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 nameoptional
Series 5 episode titleepisode_title5

The title of the episode. The title is automatically put within quotation marks.

Stringrequired
Series 5 season numberseason5

The number of the season this episode is part of.

Numberoptional
Series 5 episode numberepisode_no5

The number of the episode within the season.

Numberoptional
Series 5 directordirector5

The director(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each director to their appropriate article if possible.

Stringoptional
Series 5 writerwriter5

The writer(s) of this episode. Separate multiple people using {{Plainlist}}. In addition, link each writer to their appropriate article if possible.

Stringoptional
Series 5 story writerstory5

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.

Stringoptional
Series 5 teleplay writerteleplay5

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.

Stringoptional
Series 5 production codeproduction5

The production code or number of this episode.

Numberoptional
Series 5 airdateairdate5

The original airing date of the episode; use {{tl|Start date}}.

Stringoptional
Series 5 previous episodeprev5

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 nameoptional
Series 5 next episodenext5

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 nameoptional
Series 5 season articleseason_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 nameoptional
Series 5 episode list articleepisode_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 nameoptional
Previous crossover episodepreceded_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 nameoptional
Next crossover episodefollowed_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 nameoptional

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