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Subject: TV Theme Songs -WRAPPED-

Written By: mandamoo on 05/06/06 at 8:06 am

The lyrics below have been taken from the theme tunes to various television shows. Identify the show and simply give me the name of it, or, you may also give me the name of the actual song title instead ;)

Have fun ! :)


LIMIT 3



1.      Their house is a museum  loki 13
Addams Family
 
2.      No one you see, is smarter than he  loki 13
Flipper

3.      It's an institute you can't disparage  Henk
Married...With Children

4.      I'm walking on air  Doc
The Greatest American Hero

5.      A friend ever true  jaytee
Skippy

6.      We got the world spinning right in our hands  whistledog
Growing Pains

7.      All of them had hair of gold  loki 13
The Brady Bunch

8.      And I can't remember what I ever did before  CF
Family Ties
   
9.      No phone, no lights no motor cars  Zed
Gilligan's Island
 
10.    I just adore a penthouse view  Gaylon
Green Acres

11.    Set a course for adventure  CF
The Love Boat

12.    Gives every dark street a light at the end  Doc
Perfect Strangers

13.    She rides a black bike  Fuss
Aunty Jack
   
14.    Your dreams were your ticket out  Gaylon
Welcome Back, Kotter
 
15.    We had a dream we'd go travelling together  Zed
Partridge Family

16.    The man from the moon  jaytee
Mr. Squiggle

17.    And if you threw a party  whistledog
The Golden Girls

18.    Is there really magic in the things she does?  Paul
Nanny And The Professor

19.    He used to give me roses  Paul
Prisoner (Cell Block H)

20.    Songs that made the hit parade  Zed
All in the Family

21.    Hello sunshine, goodbye rain  CF
Happy Days

22.    Taking a break from all your worries  Henk
Cheers

23.    How's tricks? What's new?  Paul
Love Thy Neighbour

24.    To have a heapin

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 05/06/06 at 8:22 am

Hi there !  :)

# 13  Aunty Jack  -  what a great show  ;D

# 32  The Young Ones  -  Brilliant  :D

# 35  The Banana Splits  -  another great show  ;D

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: mandamoo on 05/06/06 at 8:25 am


Hi there !  :)

# 13  Aunty Jack  -  what a great show  ;D

# 32  The Young Ones  -  Brilliant  :D

# 35  The Banana Splits  -  another great show  ;D


Hi !

Glad you got those - you have great taste  ;D ;)

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 05/06/06 at 8:34 am


Hi !

Glad you got those - you have great taste  ;D ;)




Well, let's put it this way, I passed up a number of other more pedestrian ones in favour of the ecclectic  :P

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: mandamoo on 05/06/06 at 8:49 am


Well, let's put it this way, I passed up a number of other more pedestrian ones in favour of the ecclectic  :P


Good man  ;)

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: loki 13 on 05/06/06 at 8:55 am

Hi Amanda,cool quiz  :)

#1...Addams Family?
#2...Flipper?
#7...The Brady Bunch?

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: mandamoo on 05/06/06 at 9:24 am


Hi Amanda,cool quiz  :)

#1...Addams Family?
#2...Flipper?
#7...The Brady Bunch?


Hi Kevin - thank you  :)

Spot on for those !

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: FaultyDog on 05/06/06 at 9:32 am

Hi Amanda! Nice quiz you got there! :)

Glad I found it at this stage, for I don't know many of them (I'm guessing most of them didn't make it to Dutch television).

#3 is, I'm pretty sure about this, Love & Marriage from the tv series Married...With Children.

Is #22 from the theme song to Cheers..? ???

And finally, #29 must be from the Muppet Show.

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: mandamoo on 05/06/06 at 9:37 am


Hi Amanda! Nice quiz you got there! :)

Glad I found it at this stage, for I don't know many of them (I'm guessing most of them didn't make it to Dutch television).

#3 is, I'm pretty sure about this, Love & Marriage from the tv series Married...With Children.

Is #22 from the theme song to Cheers..? ???

And finally, #29 must be from the Muppet Show.


Hi Henk - thank you  :)

Correct for all of those. Glad you made it ! ;)

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: Gaylon on 05/06/06 at 10:05 am

10. Green Acres
14. Welcome Back, Kotter
24. The Beverly Hillbillies

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/06 at 11:06 am

#4 was featured in Raymond Briggs' The Snowman but was not the main introductual music.

#21 is from Bread.

#25 form the theme song for Dad's Army, wWo do You Think You Are Kidding Mr hitler, sung by Bud Flannagan

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: Zella on 05/06/06 at 11:40 am

Hi Moo :)

9. Gilligan's Island

20. All in the Family

And I think #15 is the theme from the Partridge Family...

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: Sister Morphine on 05/06/06 at 12:13 pm

26. Full House
27. The Wonder Years (what a great theme and show!)
31. Mary Tyler Moore show

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: whistledog on 05/06/06 at 12:31 pm

6 | Growing Pains
17 | The Golden Girls

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 05/06/06 at 12:37 pm

Hi Amanda!

Cool quiz!  8)

8. Family Ties
11. The Love Boat (I used to watch this religiously!  ;D )
21. Happy Days (great show!)

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: Doc Brown on 05/06/06 at 3:09 pm

4. The Greatest American Hero
12. Perfect Strangers (Don't be Ri-dig-yulos!  :D)
28. Laverne & Shirley (How did this one stay up so long?)

Your Pal,
Doc

8)

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: nally on 05/06/06 at 7:32 pm

24. The Beverl.. oops, that one's taken already! :-[

I wish I'd known about this quiz sooner; I just looked below and saw that someone has taken the ones whose answers weren't yet posted but I knew. :-\\ I have some favourites, btw.

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: mandamoo on 05/06/06 at 8:09 pm


10. Green Acres
14. Welcome Back, Kotter
24. The Beverly Hillbillies


Excellent ! :)


#4 was featured in Raymond Briggs' The Snowman but was not the main introductual music.

#21 is from Bread.

#25 form the theme song for Dad's Army, wWo do You Think You Are Kidding Mr hitler, sung by Bud Flannagan



#4 & #21 are not the shows I am after - sorry Philip  :(

However, you are spot on for #25  :)


Hi Moo :)

9. Gilligan's Island

20. All in the Family

And I think #15 is the theme from the Partridge Family...




Hi Zed - perfect  :)



Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: Paul on 05/06/06 at 8:11 pm

Hi Amanda...fine stuff as always!

#18. 'Nanny And The Professor' (which is going back a few years!)

#19. 'Prisoner Cell Block H' (the song's actually called 'On The Inside' by Lynne Hamilton which became a big hit here when 'Prisoner' became popular...wobbly scenery and all...!!)

#23. From the show that you never see anymore...'Love Thy Neighbour'

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: mandamoo on 05/06/06 at 8:20 pm


26. Full House
27. The Wonder Years (what a great theme and show!)
31. Mary Tyler Moore show


Well done, Sister Morphine  :)

From the episodes I'd seen of The Wonder Years, I thought it was very cleverly done  8)

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Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: mandamoo on 05/06/06 at 8:31 pm


4. The Greatest American Hero
12. Perfect Strangers (Don't be Ri-dig-yulos!  :D)
28. Laverne & Shirley (How did this one stay up so long?)

Your Pal,
Doc

8)



Spot on for these, Doc  :)


24. The Beverl.. oops, that one's taken already! :-
Hi Amanda...fine stuff as always!

#18. 'Nanny And The Professor' (which is going back a few years!)

#19. 'Prisoner Cell Block H' (the song's actually called 'On The Inside' by Lynne Hamilton which became a big hit here when 'Prisoner' became popular...wobbly scenery and all...!!)

#23. From the show that you never see anymore...'Love Thy Neighbour'





Hi Paul....thank you and correct on all counts :)

I believe Prisoner has become a bit of a cult classic...I'm not surprised !  ;D

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: Paul on 05/07/06 at 3:34 am


I believe Prisoner has become a bit of a cult classic...I'm not surprised !  ;D


You believe right, Amanda...even tho' it hasn't been shown on terrestrial TV for some years...

The same could also be said for #5, btw!

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: Walrus7 on 05/07/06 at 4:22 am

Number 34, he says with a great deal of apprehension, sounds very much like The Goodies theme.

Walrus

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: jaytee on 05/07/06 at 7:58 am

Hi Amanda

#5  Skippy The Bush Kangaroo
#16  Mr. Squiggle the Man From the Moon

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs

Written By: mandamoo on 05/12/06 at 5:10 am


You believe right, Amanda...even tho' it hasn't been shown on terrestrial TV for some years...

The same could also be said for #5, btw!


So true Paul - they both had all the right ingredients !  8)  ;D



Number 34, he says with a great deal of apprehension, sounds very much like The Goodies theme.

Walrus


No need for the apprehension, Walrus - your answer is spot on  :)



Hi Amanda

#5  Skippy The Bush Kangaroo
#16  Mr. Squiggle the Man From the Moon


Hi Janine - correct, as you know  :)

I used to get sad when Mr Squiggle was rushed along by that impatient Blackboard and Miss Pat would have to strap him into the rocket so he could be whisked back to the moon  :o :( :P

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs -2 left/limit lifted-

Written By: Paul on 05/13/06 at 5:01 am

Last one from me, Amanda...

#30. 'Minder' - or 'I Could Be So Good For You' as sung by one of the stars of the show, Dennis Waterman...

...there was also another song he did with George Cole around Christmas 1983, 'What Are We Gonna Get For 'Er Indoors'...which is probably best forgotten!

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs -2 left/limit lifted-

Written By: mandamoo on 05/13/06 at 7:44 pm


Last one from me, Amanda...

#30. 'Minder' - or 'I Could Be So Good For You' as sung by one of the stars of the show, Dennis Waterman...

...there was also another song he did with George Cole around Christmas 1983, 'What Are We Gonna Get For 'Er Indoors'...which is probably best forgotten!


Spot on Paul ! :)

Can't say I've ever heard of the latter...good thing by the sounds... :o

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs -1 left with clue -

Written By: loki 13 on 05/13/06 at 8:56 pm

Hi Amanda,

Is #33...Mad About You?

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs -1 left with clue -

Written By: mandamoo on 05/13/06 at 9:41 pm


Hi Amanda,

Is #13...Mad About You?


Hi Kevin - yes, well done !  :)


That completes this quiz !

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs -WRAPPED-

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/06 at 1:09 am

Great quiz, well done.

Subject: Re: TV Theme Songs -WRAPPED-

Written By: mandamoo on 05/18/06 at 8:57 am


Great quiz, well done.


Thank you Philip - I'm going to try and do another one soon  :)

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