RQOTD: TV Theme Songs

[haydensmommy217]

Total random questions while catching up on some shows on my DVR.

What are some of TV show themes that you find catchy, funny, entertaining, annoying. Ones that you listen to when they come on or ones you cant wait for them to be done?

[breakingbrie]

Strawberry Shortcake - slightly annoying. I sometimes let the girls watch their My Little Pony shows in the morning before school if they've gotten all ready and have some extra time... Then I forget to turn it off, and once I hear SS come on, that's it - the rest of the day that stinking song is in my head.

[pewtertm]

The Muppet Show...how can you beat Kermit, Fozzie, et al?
Cheers...great sing-along song :)
Laverne and Shirley is kind of catchy...I think the opening should be the name of a Libby kit :D

As a kid I used to love the Josie & the Pussycats theme song (and still another shout-out to Libby...that would be a fun kit to go along with His Boy Elroy and Modern Stone Age Family) LOL

Dislikes:
Alice
Frasier (don't want to hear about his scrambled eggs calling again, thank you very much)

[LJSDesigns]

I still like WKRP's theme song. The one from Gimme A Break is one I sing a lot too. To be honest, I still remember and sing a lot of the old tv theme songs. lol

[krystalhartley]

I like the one from iCarly
oh...the one from true blood. it's soooo weird but catchy at the same time. i debated downloading it from itunes

and i take pride in knowing the words to theme songs for
beverly hillbillies
gilligan's island
love boat
laverne and shirley
the brady bunch

the MASH theme song gets to me because even tho they air only an instrumental arrangement of it, I learned the words when I was 9 and they are really sad

[MamaBee]

my favorite theme song of all time is from the Soprano's (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BK7KMY/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk1)... never watched the show, but love the theme song... hahaha

[Libby Pritchett]

oh man, who doesn't love TV theme songs?

Facts of Life
Brady Bunch
WKRP in Cincinnati (was singing this one this morning randomly - haven't seen the show in years)
Cheers
Friends
Gilligan's Island
The Greatest American Hero
Mary Tyler Moore


I could go on and on LOL

[Libby Pritchett]

Laverne and Shirley is kind of catchy...I think the opening should be the name of a Libby kit :D

As a kid I used to love the Josie & the Pussycats theme song (and still another shout-out to Libby...that would be a fun kit to go along with His Boy Elroy and Modern Stone Age Family) LOL



Ha!!! I need to turn to theme songs for kit ideas more often. Here's a random quiz for ya - what tv show theme song did I base my very first kits off of?

First right answer gets a free kit of your choice. ;)

[LJSDesigns]

Wow, I have to at least take a random guess Libby. The Jetsons?

[LJSDesigns]

Or maybe the Flintstones?

[haydensmommy217]

brady bunch

[LJSDesigns]

LOL Hailey. You know your stuff. :)

[haydensmommy217]

did i get it lol

[LJSDesigns]

I think so, but I am not certain. I know there was a kit called a man named brady, but not sure it was Libby's first. :)

[haydensmommy217]

i think it was idk lol

[Libby Pritchett]

hehehe You're right, Hailey!! It was The Brady Bunch - A Man Named Brady & the girl version was A Lovely Lady. I also did a follow up to that a year later called Porkchops & Applesauce. ;)

Lorie, I have to give you credit for effort. LOL I did kits based on both Jetsons (His Boy Elroy) and the Flintstones (A Modern Stone Age Family).

Hailey, I'm working on the newsletter right now, but as soon as I get done with that, I'll get a coupon made up and PM it to ya! Congrats!

[abm234]

Love the Facts of Life. I wasn't around for your first kit Libby but I'm going to guess Punky Brewster--LOVED that show!

[abm234]

Whoops! Too slow with my post!

[haydensmommy217]

thank you libby :)

[jessica31876]

How about:

Come and knock on our door
We've been waiting for you
where the kisses are hers and hers and his
Three's company too

Come and dance on on our floor......
Take a step that is new.....
We've a loveable space that needs your face,
Three's company too.

You'll see that life is a frolic and laughter is calling for you......
Down at our rendez-vous,
Three's company, too!!!!!!


OR

Just'a good ol' boys
Never meanin' no harm.
Beats all you never saw
Been in trouble with the law
Since the day they was born

Staightnin' the curves
Flatnin the hills
Someday the mountain might get 'em
But the law never will

Makin' their way
The only way they know how
That's just a little bit more
Than the law will allow.

Makin' their way
The only way they know how
That's just a little bit more
Than the law will allow.

I'm a good ol' boy
You know my momma loves me
But she don't undestand
They keep a showin my hands and not my face on TV

[jessica31876]

another two:

scooby dooby doo where are u
we've got some work to do now
scooby dooby doo we need some help from u now
come on scooby doo i see u
pretending you've got a sliver
you're not foolin' me 'cause i can see
the way u shake and shiver

u know we got a mystery to solve
so scooby doo get ready for your act
don't hold back 'cause scooby doo
when u come thru you're gonna have your self
a scooby snack that's a fact

scooby dooby doo here are you
you're ready and you're willin' [scooby]
if we can count on you [beee]scooby doo
i know we'll catch tha villain


Thank you to Lambchop anytime I hear this song it is stuck in my head forever:

This is the song that never ends,
yes it goes on and on my friends,
some people; started singing it not knowing what it was,
and they'll continue singing it but only just because...

[Libby Pritchett]

Oh! I forgot Three's Company! GREAT one! (why do I keep coming back to this thread?!? i'm supposed to be working. LOL)

And how about Happy Days? or The Wonder Years?

Or this one has a kit written all over it -

When I wake up in the morning
And the alarm gives out a warning
I don't think I'll ever make it on time
By the time I grab my books
And I give myself a look
I'm at the corner just in time to see the bus fly by
It's alright 'cause I'm saved by the bell
If the teacher pops a test
I know I'm in a mess
And my dog ate all my homework last nite
Riding low in my chair
She won't know that I'm there
If I can hand it in tomorrow, it'll be all right
It's alright 'cause I'm saved by the bell
(short instrumental part)
It's alright 'cause I'm saved by the
It's alright 'cause I'm saved by the
It's alright 'cause I'm saved by the bell

[LJSDesigns]

WTG Hailey! lol

Jessica, those are some great songs.

The Wonder Years one would be an awesome kit. Oh Libby.... :)

[haydensmommy217]

man i miss saved by the bell loved that show.

[Libby Pritchett]

I'm reaching back a long way for this one -

Meet Cathy, who's lived most everywhere,
From Zanzibar to Barclay Square.
But Patty's only seen the sight.
A girl can see from Brooklyn Heights --
What a crazy pair!

But they're cousins,
Identical cousins all the way.
One pair of matching bookends,
Different as night and day.

Where Cathy adores a minuet,
The Ballet Russes, and crepe suzette,
Our Patty loves to rock and roll,
A hot dog makes her lose control --
What a wild duet!

Still, they're cousins,
Identical cousins and you'll find,
They laugh alike, they walk alike,
At times they even talk alike --

You can lose your mind,
When cousins are two of a kind.




And not a theme SONG, but still one of the best openings to any show ever:

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. He awoke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own, and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so, Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.

[LJSDesigns]

Here is another good one:

This is it. This is it.
This is life, the one you get
So go and have a ball.

This is it. This is it
Straight ahead and rest assured
You can’t be sure at all.

So while you’re here enjoy the view
Keep on doing what you do
So hold on tight we'll muddle through
One day at a time, One day at a time.

So up on your feet. Up on your feet
Somewhere there’s music playing.
Don’t you worry none
We’ll just take it like it comes.

One day at a time, one day at a time.
One day at a time, one day at a time.
One day at a time, one day at a time.
One day at a time, one day at a time

[LJSDesigns]

I'm reaching back a long way for this one -

Meet Cathy, who's lived most everywhere,
From Zanzibar to Barclay Square.
But Patty's only seen the sight.
A girl can see from Brooklyn Heights --
What a crazy pair!

But they're cousins,
Identical cousins all the way.
One pair of matching bookends,
Different as night and day.

Where Cathy adores a minuet,
The Ballet Russes, and crepe suzette,
Our Patty loves to rock and roll,
A hot dog makes her lose control --
What a wild duet!

Still, they're cousins,
Identical cousins and you'll find,
They laugh alike, they walk alike,
At times they even talk alike --

You can lose your mind,
When cousins are two of a kin



We did this one for our sorority during Rush Week. Changed up all the lyrics "But they're sisters, Alpha Sig sisters all the way..." OMGee what memories. :D

[scrap2day]

I love, love, love TV theme songs. LOL.

One year I went to King's Island (http://www.visitkingsisland.com/things-to-do/live-entertainment) and one of the entertainment shows was Too Much TV (all tv theme songs). Did you know the Andy Griffith Show had lyrics? Too fun.

Am I the only one who likes the Phineas and Ferb opening song?

[Libby Pritchett]

I love, love, love TV theme songs. LOL.

One year I went to King's Island (http://www.visitkingsisland.com/things-to-do/live-entertainment) and one of the entertainment shows was Too Much TV (all tv theme songs). Did you know the Andy Griffith Show had lyrics? Too fun.

Am I the only one who likes the Phineas and Ferb opening song?

hahaha I love Phineas & Ferb!

[haydensmommy217]

i love that theme song..

I love Phineas & Ferb!!!

[Misty Cato]

Love the Wonder Years one!

I always enjoy the theme to Psych and it cracks me up when they change it up for the parody episodes.

[Libby Pritchett]

Oh yeah! How could I have forgotten Psych? We're huge fans.

And Monk!

[sprauncey1]

So do we like the shows because partly of the songs, or do we like the songs partly because of the shows?

The theme song for Phinneas and Ferb was what made me decide to let the boys start watching it!

And of course my newest favorite: Big Bang Theory's theme song by the Bare Naked Ladies! I can't keep up with them though.

[haydensmommy217]

How could i forget Psych its one of my ringtones

Now I got it stuck in my head lol ( i know it word for word, the full version)

[haydensmommy217]

I love the big bang theory theme song, i sing along with it every Thursday when it comes on,

[Misty Cato]

Oh yeah, and Cheers - loved that one.

[Sherri Tierney]

All of them mentioned with the exception of True Blood (which I have never saw) stick in my head. Another that sticks a lot (probably because it was a song before it was a theme song) is from Out of this World, remember that one?

Would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather go to earth

An earthling's a creature who is plain as can be
He's not as unique as you or me
His body comes in lots of different shapes
They say his relatives were chimps and apes
But if you take my advice for what it's worth
You could be happy there on earth

Or would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
You could be swinging on a star
You could be swinging on a star

I spent my day catching up on old episodes of Pretty Little Liars so that one is going through my head today...

Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you’ll save
Better lock it, in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you then I know you
Won’t tell what I said
Cause two can keep a secret
If one of the m is dead…

[Sherri Tierney]

So do we like the shows because partly of the songs, or do we like the songs partly because of the shows?

The theme song for Phinneas and Ferb was what made me decide to let the boys start watching it!

And of course my newest favorite: Big Bang Theory's theme song by the Bare Naked Ladies! I can't keep up with them though.

I started letting my kids watch Phinneas and Ferb for the same reason! I was intrigued by the catchy theme song and listened to the words the next time I heard it and decided to let them watch it.

I love Big Bang Theory's theme song too. Heck, I'm just a theme song junkie.

[Sherri Tierney]

Oh... and Thank You For Being a Friend (Golden Girls) :)

[Sharon Kay]

favorite all time ... M*A*S*H .... Cheers ... Happy Days ... Friends

Libby what was that show for the Cathy lyrics ... I remember it... but drawing a blank

Can't believe no one has said Gilmore Girls "Where you lead" ... you all got me hooked on that series!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYo0Oc1gKaY

[LJSDesigns]

The Cathy Lyrics are from the Patty Duke Show. One of my Nick at Nite favorite for a long time. :)