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Date Posted: 12:17:17 03/11/14 Tue
Author: chris k
Subject: TV theme songs


the other day a friend and I were singing the theme song from the patty duke show to each other on facebook

at more than one party someone has been known to sing all the words to Gilligans Island or the brady bunch - and even both versions of the partridge family. (though most folks are sktechy on season one version)

I vaguely remember loving a show as a small child with imogene cocoa in it about cavemen and they lyrics were something like - its about time its about blank it's the craziest place in space.

I honestly don't know of any tv shows in the last few decades -other than the big bang - that still have lyrics to their theme songs

do you think we'd remember more shows if they had songs we could link them too?

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[> I agree. We know the lyrics to All In the Family, Family Ties, WKRP in Cincinattie, the Mary Tyler Moore show, and the Nanny for example. But even a distinctive theme tune works like the one on Barney Millar. Click here for It's About Time It was only on for 1 season, so I didn't get to see it. -- Cece, 14:12:18 03/11/14 Tue [1]


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[> [> Yes, I can think of a ton of them that had great melodies even without lyrics: Perry Mason, Simon and Simon, Chips, Remington Steele, Scarecrow and Mrs King, just to name a few. Those great themes are a big contrast to the boring insturmentals we get today: Bones, NCIS, Chuck all have longer opening credits with recognizable songs, but you just don't go around humming those songs in your head! lol -- JJ Ronda, 06:22:08 03/12/14 Wed [1]


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[> [> Oh, I loved WKRP. And I still can sing all the theme words. "Baby, if you've ever wondered, wondered whatever became of me, I'm living on the air in Cincinnati, Cincinnati WKRP." Better stop now and get to work. -- Araninda, 12:24:46 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> The Beverly Hillbillilies is being aired here in the UK. This show is hilarious. They don't play the theme song, which I knew all the words from and still know, but instead play the incredible music of Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt, which is fine with me. The writing of this show was amazing! -- mj, 14:45:31 03/11/14 Tue [1]


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[> [> Black gold - Texas tea- LOL - yep - I remember those words too - which now reminds me of Green Acres is the place to be alongside of THere's a little hotel called the shady rest at the junction petticoat junction - LOL I could sing all the words- but I'll spare everyone!! -- chris k -, 18:01:17 03/11/14 Tue [1]


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[> I think it's sad that no one does theme songs any more. I only watch a few shows, and for the few that DO have a theme song that lasts more than three seconds, it is just an instrumental song without much of a melody. -- JJ Ronda--I miss great theme songs, with or without lyrics., 20:12:49 03/11/14 Tue [1]


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[> [> that's what i mean- who remembers anything anymore! - remember golden girls in the 80s - I think they were one of the last shows to do it - but who doesn't remember ... And if you threw a party invited everyone you knew you would see the biggest gift would be from me and the card attached would say- thank you for being a friend!!! -- chris k, 21:05:31 03/11/14 Tue [1]


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[> [> I absolutely loved the JAG theme. I still get goosies when I hear it. -- Cece, 01:55:45 03/12/14 Wed [1]


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[> [> [> Yes, I consider that one to be up there among the great themes: a great melody that really conveys the feel of the show. -- JJ Ronda, 06:24:21 03/12/14 Wed [1]


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[> And just to add to this thread -- I get goosebumps whenever I hear the instrumental theme music from Inspector Morse. It's so haunting and characteristic of the mood of the show. So, even with no words, the music itself can move us. There's actually a spinoff of Morse, called Lewis, which also has an excellent tune that makes me know it's Lewis. They seem to be bigger on instrumental identifiers here (and in Europe -- for example 'Poirot'). -- mj, 06:27:20 03/12/14 Wed [1]


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[> What about all the great western themes - Bonanza, Gunsmok, Rifleman, Maverick, Have Gun. Hawaii 5-0 as well. I instantly recognize all of them. -- Wolfeylady, 12:34:00 03/12/14 Wed [1]


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[> [> I think lyrics were more common for the sit coms- and I keep thinking Golden Girls was one of the last ones to do it- Even though some never did - like Andy Griffith or Dick Van Dyke and yet those tunes were memorably recognizable as well. -- chris k, 09:55:52 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> [> The Nanny had greaet lyrics and it started the year after Golden Girls ended. Actually, The Nanny is the most recent show I can think of with a theme song that told about the show. It ran from 93-99. Can anyone think of one more recent? -- JJ Ronda, 18:53:00 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> there are definitely some instrumental theme songs that we all recognize immediately besides JAG or Hawaii 5-0 (I don't remember maverick at all) - Like: Mission Impossible or The Pink Panther - lol. Love the pink panther them- :) -- chris k, 09:59:03 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> Chris, did you check out the youtube link I gave you above? It gives you the theme song from It's about Time, and it might even be a whole episode. -- Cece, who loves tripping down memory lane., 13:10:51 03/12/14 Wed [1]


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[> The Patty Duke Show (ok, yes, I'm old!). When I was a kid I'd run around singing "but they're cousins, identical cousins all the way." Also "One Day at a Time" had great lyrics. . ."this is it, this is life, the one you get so go and have a ball." The lyrics ended with "we'll take it as it comes one day at a time." In more recent times, "The Golden Girls" theme "thank you for being a friend" was memorable. -- Araninda, 22:36:25 03/12/14 Wed [1]


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[> [> How about Cheers" Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.? -- Cece, 04:03:29 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> You don't have to be old to remember the Patty Duke Show. It came on Nickelodeon every day after school when I was a kid. I watched it so much that I still do this day remember every word to the song! -- JJ Ronda, 06:16:11 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> yes araninda - I metioned the golden girls above somewhere - I love how hallmark channel plays the entire opening scene- part of the problem I suspect is opening credits are shorter now to allow for more commercial time- the cost of progress! -- chris k, 09:57:25 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> And how could we forget 'Rawhide'! 'Rollin', rollin', rollin', get those (s'thing???) rollin'.....R-a-w-h---ide! Yee-haw! -- mj, not sure of the exact words ;0, 07:21:22 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> Absolutely- and that was way before my time! - Still can hear that deep voice- Head 'em up Move 'em out- lol. Think of all the self promotion new shows would have if there were lyrics to be sung to the shows- sigh -- chris k, 09:53:56 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> "Happy Days" had memorable lyrics. I think they used "Rock Around the Clock" as the theme song in the early years, then switched to their own theme. -- Araninda, 12:20:42 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> Oh, yes. "The Addams Family" theme with the snapping fingers. There was lyrics as well, but I can't remember them. -- Araninda, 12:29:42 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> [> They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're altogether ooky, The Adams Family, da da da da -- snap, snap.... The Addams Family! Haha! -- mj, 13:07:05 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> [> [> there house is a museum when people to see 'em... -- chris k - And I didn't have to look that up!, 22:41:54 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> They really are a sc're-am, teh Addams Family, da, da, da, da, snap, snap I didn't look anything up either!! Haha! I reckon when I'm 94, I'll know the words to so many more of these shows as long-term memory is much sharper as we get older and older -- haha! -- mj, 02:57:29 03/14/14 Fri [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> If I remember correctly- Neat (lurch) Sweet (uncle Fester) Petite (mama) -- LOL - Chris K, 22:11:55 03/14/14 Fri [1]


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[> I'm living on the air in Cincinatti, Cincinatti WKRP (One of my fave shows.) -- Cece.., 14:52:21 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> Sorry, I spelled Cincinnati incorrectly. -- Cece, 16:48:42 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> I still remember all the lyrics to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and I don't even like rap music! LOL -- JJ Ronda--I guess technically it was hip-hop which IMO is better than rap., 18:54:47 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> I just remember there is one current show with a theme song with lyrics: Big Bang Theory. But it's the only current show I can think of. Enterprise had theme song with lyrics but it's not on anymore. -- JJ Ronda, 19:02:46 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> the problem with big bang theory is it's short- and nothing catchy- I see the show every week and can't remember anything except the last line- with a big bang- and no I can't remember any other them song with lyrics in the last decade or so -- chris k, 22:44:18 03/13/14 Thu [1]


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[> [> [> Really? I don't even watch the show except a few minutes here and there in syndicated reruns, yet I know how the song goes. lol -- JJ Ronda--I don't know all the words, though, just the tune., 06:10:10 03/14/14 Fri [1]


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[> [> [> [> something else about the whole human race- but can you sing the theme from gilligans island? LOL -- chris k, 09:56:10 03/14/14 Fri [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip. . . . -- Araninda, 01:25:25 03/15/14 Sat [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> that started from this tropic port aboard this tiny ship- -- chris K, 11:22:14 03/15/14 Sat [1]


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[> CSI had the Who's |Who are you? But that 's not a theme song per se. How about Cops, Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do, what you gonna do when they come for you? Also, there is a good song on Intervention, Five steps. -- Cece, 02:24:52 03/14/14 Fri [1]


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[> Did anyone mention "The Brady Bunch" yet? Goodness, that was a classic theme sung by the kids in the later years. "Here's the story of a lovely lady who was bringing up three very lovely girls. . ." -- Araninda, 10:44:30 03/14/14 Fri [1]


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[> [> "All of them had hair of gold....like their mother...the youngest one in curls." -- Deemus, 15:37:36 03/14/14 Fri [1]


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[> [> [> It's the story of a man named Brady... -- chris K - has anyone had to look any of this up yet- lol, 22:14:19 03/14/14 Fri [1]


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[> [> [> [> Who was busy with three boys of his own. -- Araninda, 01:23:21 03/15/14 Sat [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> they were four men living all together.... -- chris k, 09:34:11 03/15/14 Sat [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> ...and they were all alone! -- Deemus, 22:14:28 03/15/14 Sat [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Oops...I think that should be YET they were all alone. It's been a long time! -- Deemus, yawning, 22:17:11 03/15/14 Sat [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> til the one day when the lady met this fellow... -- chris k - who knew way back when how many years this would last- lol, 14:08:18 03/16/14 Sun [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> ...and they knew that it was much more than a hunch! -- Deemus, 20:19:36 03/16/14 Sun [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> that this group must somehow form a family .... -- chris K, 09:24:21 03/17/14 Mon [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> That's the way they all became the Brady Bunch! -- Deemus, 18:37:37 03/17/14 Mon [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Woo Hoo - ain't we something else- LOL -- chris k, 22:37:17 03/17/14 Mon [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Yeah...but if you should ask me something useful...! -- Deemus, 07:55:54 03/18/14 Tue [1]


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[> Does anyone remember the show 'My Three Sons' with Fred McMurray? I always loved him so much! He was such a great Dad. I often wonder whatever happened to the kids that played the sons. It also had a familiar theme tune and a big dog named Champ. -- mj, 05:02:19 03/15/14 Sat [1]


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[> [> Speaking of three kids and a Dad, DJE is busy filming this pilot for Fox which is now called 'No Place Like Home'. It sounds like his character won't be a gentle giant like Fred McMurray, though. He has been described as a 'ruggedly handsome, no-nonsense man's man'. Anyhoo, time will tell. I just wonder if he can pull off a regular comedic role. -- mj, 05:06:17 03/15/14 Sat [1]


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[> [> I loved my three sons and I always felt the reason the show lasted as long as it did was they weren't afraid to change- all the sons married (except the youngest) they even let the dad marry. They set a standard that few shows were willing to follow- poor laverne and shirley were forced to remain the same to their detriment - which reminds me- Schlameel Schlamazal Otsenfepper incorporated !!!! LOL -- chris k, 09:37:41 03/15/14 Sat [1]


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[> [> [> the willigness to let the characters grow and change is why I believe the Big Bang has remained top TV show for so long! -- chris k, 09:40:20 03/15/14 Sat [1]


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[> and speaking of imbedded in your memory banks- is there anyone anywhere who hears the words "hour tour" never mind "Three hour tour" and their minds go straight to Gilligan? Just the other day a friend was telling me of her upcoming trip to Alaska - She said we dock here - go there- and then we have a four hour tour to bla bla and I responded - As long as it's not three hours. And she sang the line " a three hour touuuur." and laughed. I never said a word about Gilligan- the context was not tv shows or theme songs - and yet- She got it. !! - how iconic is that? -- chris k, 11:25:50 03/15/14 Sat [1]


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[> Some of the instrumentals were also radio hits - like "Hill Street Blues" and "Miami Vice". That was great. Loved the Magnum PI theme, and Cheers - who can forget "Where everybody knows your name"? M*A*S*H had a great song, an instrumental version of a song that claimed "suicide is painless". And let's not forget "Welcome Back" from "Welcome Back Kotter" (another radio hit).. -- The Chief (love reminiscing like this!) And YES, "JAG" had one of the BEST theme songs, EVER.., 01:17:23 03/17/14 Mon [1]


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[> [> I used to love welcome back Kotter- mr. Kot tehr- LOL- And yes- Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out - great hit by John Sebastian. -- chris k, 09:26:20 03/17/14 Mon [1]


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[> [> [> What a fun thread! Thanks for this Chris. -- Cece, 01:24:58 03/18/14 Tue [1]


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