Good Times
Good Times.
Any time you meet a payment.
Good Times.
Any time you need a friend.
Good Times.
Any time you’re out from under.
Not getting hassled, not getting hustled.
Keepin’ your head above water,
Making a wave when you can.
Temporary lay offs.
Good Times.
Easy credit rip offs.
Good Times.
Scratchin’ and survivin’.
Good Times.
Hangin’ in and jivin’*
Good Times.
Ain’t we lucky we got ’em
Good Times.
– Grusin/Bergman (1974)
Good Times – Opening Credits
Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which itself is a spin-off of All in the Family, making Good Times the first television spin-off from another spin-off.
The Real McCoys
Want you to meet the family that’s known as The Real McCoys.
From West Virginee they came to stay in sunny Californi-ay.
That’s Grand Pappy Amos and the girls and the boys of the family known as the Real McCoys.
Livin’ like good folks should live, as happy as kids with toys.
Ol Grand Pappy Amos is head of the clan, he roars like a lion, but he’s gentle as a lamb.
His grandson Luke keeps beaming with joy, since he made miss Kate Missus Luke McCoy.
What a house keeper Kate is, she’s doin’ what she enjoys.
No gal can beat her when it comes to looks, the same can be said about the way she cooks.
For Grand Pappy Amos and the girls and boys of the family known as the Real McCoys.
Sharing each others sorrows, enjoyin’ each others joys.
Like all other families they quarrel and fuss, but it ain’t never serious,
With Grand Pappy Amos and the girls and boys of the family known as the Real McCoys.
– Harry Ruby (1957)
The Real McCoys – Opening Credits
The Real McCoys star Walter Brennan is one of only three actors to ever win three Academy Awards.
There’s a New Girl in Town (Alice)
Season 1 &2
Early to rise, early to bed.
In and between I cooked and cleaned and went out of my head.
Going through life with blinders on, it’s tough to see.
I had to get up, get out from under and look for me.
*There’s a new girl in town and she’s looking good.
*There’s a fresh freckled face, in the neighborhoood.
There’s a new girl in town, with a brand new style.
She was just passing through,
but if things work out she’s gonna stay awhile….ba ba bum bum bummmm
(the two short versions omitted the lines marked with a *)
Season 3 & 5
Used to be sad, used to be shy
Funniest thing, the saddest part is I never knew why…
Kickin’ myself for nothin’ was my favorite sport
I had to get out and start enjoyin’ ’cause life’s too short
There’s a new girl in town, ’cause I’m feelin good.
Got a smile, got a song, for the neighborhood.
there’s a new girl in town on her own two feet
and this girl’s here to say
with some luck and love life’s gonna be
so sweeeeeeeeeet!
Season 4
I used to be sad, I used to be shy
Funniest thing, the saddest part is I never knew why…
Kickin’ myself for nothin’ was my favorite sport
I had to take off, start enjoyin’ ’cause life’s too short
There’s a new girl in town, ’cause I’m feelin good.
Got a smile, got a song, for the neighborhood.
Things are great when you stand on your own two feet
and this girl’s here to say
with some luck and love life’s gonna be
so sweeeeeeeeeet!
Season 6-9
I used to be sad, I used to be shy
Funniest thing, the saddest part is I never knew why…
Kickin’ myself for nothin’ was my favorite sport
I had to take off, start enjoyin’ ’cause life’s too short
There’s a new girl in town, ’cause I’m feelin good.
Got a smile, got a song, for the neighborhood.
Things are great when you stand on your own two feet
and this girl’s here to say
with some luck and love life’s gonna be
so sweeeeeeeeeet!
– Bergman/Shires (1976)
There’s a New Girl in Town (Alice) – Opening Credits (Season 1)
Vic Tayback (Mel) also played a diner cook in the Scorsese movie “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” (1974) on which the series is loosely based.
Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Cheers)
Making your way in the world today
Takes everything you’ve got;
Taking a break from all your worries
Sure would help a lot.
Wouldn’t you like to get away?
All those nights when you’ve got no lights,
The check is in the mail;
And your little angel
Hung the cat up by it’s tail;
And your third fiance didn’t show;
Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name,
And they’re always glad you came;
You want to be where you can see,
Our troubles are all the same;
You want to be where everybody knows your name.
Roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee’s dead;
The morning’s looking bright;
And your shrink ran off to Europe,
And didn’t even write;
And your husband wants to be a girl;
Be glad there’s one place in the world
Where everybody knows your name,
And they’re always glad you came;
You want to go where people know,
People are all the same;
You want to go where everybody knows your name.
Where everybody knows your name,
And they’re always glad you came;
Where everybody knows your name,
And they’re always glad you came…
– Portnoy/Hart Angelo (1982)
Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Cheers) – Opening Credits
Despite nearly being cancelled after its’ premiere was 74th out of 77 programs on the air, the series finale 11 years later was watched by 93 million viewers (40% of the US population at the time).
Flaming Moe’s
When the weight of the world has got you down
And you want to end your life,
Bills to pay, a dead-end job,
And problems with the wife.
But don’t throw in the towel,
‘Cuz there’s a place right down the block…
Where you can drink your misery away…
At Flaming Moe’s…. (Let’s all go to Flaming Moe’s…)
When liquor in a mug (Let’s all go to Flaming Moe’s…)
Can warm you like a hug. (Flaming Moe’s…)
And happiness is just a Flaming Moe away…
Happiness is just a Flaming Moe away…
– Jeff Martin (1991)
Flaming Moe’s – The Simpsons
Flaming Moe’s song is from the episode “Flaming Moe’s,” the 10th episode of the third season of the Simpsons. The episode parodies the movie Cocktail and the TV series Cheers among other references.
See My Vest
Mr. Burns:
Some men hunt for sport,
Others hunt for food,
The only thing I’m hunting for,
Is an outfit that looks good…
See my vest, see my vest,
Made from real gorilla chest,
Feel this sweater, there’s no better
Than authentic Irish setter.
See this hat, ’twas my cat,
My evening wear – vampire bat,
These white slippers are albino
African endangered rhino.
Grizzly bear underwear,
Turtles’ necks, I’ve got my share,
Beret of poodle, on my noodle
It shall rest.
Try my red robin suit,
It comes one breast or two,
See my vest, see my vest,
See my vest.
Like my loafers? Former gophers –
It was that or skin my chauffeurs,
But a greyhound fur tuxedo
Would be best,
So let’s prepare these dogs,
Nanny:
Kill two for matching clogs.
Mr. Burns:
See my vest, see my vest,
Oh please, won’t you see my vest!
– Clausen/Scully (1995)
See My Vest – The Simpsons
See My Vest is from “Two Dozen and One Greyhounds,” the 20th episode from season six that is a parody of Disney films 101 Dalmatians and Beauty and the Beast.
Those Were the Days (All in the Family)
Boy, the way Glen Miller played.
Songs that made the Hit Parade.
Guys like us, we had it made.
Those were the days
Didn’t need no welfare state.
Everybody pulled his weight
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great.
Those were the days
And you knew where you were then
Girls were girls and men were men.
Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.
People seemed to be content.
Fifty dollars paid the rent.
Freaks were in a circus tent.
Those were the days
Take a little Sunday spin,
Go to watch the Dodgers win.
Have yourself a dandy day
That cost you under a fin.
Hair was short and skirts were long.
Kate Smith really sold a song.
I don’t know just what went wrong
Those were the days!
– Adams/Strouse (1968)
Those Were the Days (All in the Family) – Opening Credits
Those Were the Days was written for the original pilot (then called Justice for All) in 1968 and unexpectedly became a radio hit, reaching number 42 on the Billboard charts in 1972 during the second season of the show.
Those Were the Days (Simpsons Version)
Boy, the way the Bee Gee’s played
Movies John Travolta made
Guessing how much Elvis weighed
Those were the days
And you knew were then
Watching shows like “Gentle Ben”
Mister we could use a man like Sherriff Lobo again
“Disco Duck” and Fleetwood Mac
Coming out of my eight track
Michael Jackson still was black
Those were the days
Bart was feeling mighty blue
It’s a shame what school can do
For no reason here’s Apu
Those were the days
– Jean\Rice (1997)
Those Were the Days – The Simpsons
“Those Were the Days” is from “Lisa’s Sax,” the third episode of season nine and other than the last stanza, has nothing to do with the storyline.
Good Ol’ Boys (Dukes of Hazzard)
Just two good ol’ boys,
Never meaning no harm
Beats all you never saw,
Been in trouble with the law
Since the day they were born
Straightenin’ the curves,
Flattenin’ the hills
Someday the mountain might get ’em
Bur 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
Just two good ol’ boys,
Wouldn’t change if they could
Fightin’ the system like a true modern day Robin Hood
(from the single version)
I’m a good ol’ boy
My mama loves me
But she don’t understand
They keep showing my hands
And not my face on TV
– Waylon Jennings (1980)
Good Ol’ Boys (Dukes of Hazzard) – Opening Credits
Waylon Jennings sang the theme song and served as narrator for the show (listed in the credits as “the Balladeer”) for all 147 episodes.
Diff’rent Strokes
Now, the world don’t move
To the beat of just one drum,
What might be right for you,
May not be right for some.
A man is born, he’s a man of means.
Then along come two,
They got nothing but their jeans.
But they got,
Diff’rent Strokes.
It takes,
Diff’rent Strokes.
It takes,
Diff’rent Strokes to move the world.
Everybody’s got a special kind of story
Everybody finds a way to shine,
It don’t matter that you got
Not alot
So what,
They’ll have theirs,
And you’ll have yours,
And I’ll have mine.
And together we’ll be fine…
Because it takes, Diff’rent Strokes
To move the world.
Yes it does.
It takes, Diff’rent Strokes to move the world!
– Thicke/Loring/Burton (1978)
Diff’rent Strokes – Opening Credits
Alan Thicke, an actor primarily known for starring in Growing Pains (1985-1992) and his wife also wrote the theme to The Facts of Life, Wheel of Fortune and many other 70s and 80s sitcoms and game shows.
Eight is Enough
There’s a magic in the early morning, we’ve found,
When the sunrise smiles on everything around.
It’s a portrait of the happiness that we feel and always will,
For eight is enough to fill our lives with love.
Oh, we’re lucky we can share this beautiful stage.
So many find the world an empty place.
Anyone who asks to stand alone is always standing still,
And eight is enough to fill our lives with love.
Oh, love makes all the difference now,
And one that really shows.
Just look at every one of us —
See how it overflows!
Though we spend our days like bright and shiny new dimes,
If we’re ever puzzled by the changing times,
There’s a plate of homemade wishes on the kitchen window sill,
And eight is enough to fill our lives with love.
Yes, more than enough to fill our lives with lo-o-o-ove.
– Holdridge/Lieken (1977)
Eight is Enough – Opening Credits
The pilot episode of Eight is Enough starred a young Mark Hamill who was let out of his five year contract just in time to begin filming Star Wars.
The Facts of Life
You take the good, you take the bad,
you take them both and there you have
The facts of life, the facts of life.
There’s a time you got to go and show
You’re growin’ now you know about
The facts of life, the facts of life.
When the world never seems
to be livin up to your dreams
And suddenly you’re finding out
the facts of life are all about you, you.
It takes a lot to get ’em right
When you’re learning the facts of life. (learning the facts of life)
Learning the facts of life (learning the facts of life)
Learning the facts of life.
CLOSING CREDITS
You’ll avoid a lot of damage
and enjoy the fun of managing
the facts of life.
They shed a lot of light.
If you hear them from your brother,
better clear them with your mother
better get them right,
Call her late at night.
You got the future in the palm of your hand.
All you gotta do to get you through is understand.
You think you rather do without,
you will never make through without the truth.
The facts of life are all about you.
– Thicke/Loring/Burton (1979)
The Facts of Life – Opening Credits
The Facts of Life gave a number of young actors their first major roles including Nancy McKeon, Molly Ringwald and a 24 year old George Clooney as George the handyman.
Gonna Have a Good Time (Fat Albert)
Hey, hey, hey!
Here’s Fat Albert
And I’m gonna sing a song for you
And Bill’s gonna show you a thing or two
You’ll have some fun now
With me and all the gang
Learning from each other
While we do our thing
Na, na, na
Gonna have a good time
Hey, hey, hey!
Na, na, na
Gonna have a good time
Hey, hey, hey!
This is Bill Cosby comin’ at you with music and fun and if you’re not careful, you may learn something before it’s done. So let’s get ready, ok? Hey, hey, hey!
Na, na, na
Gonna have a good time
Na, na, na
Gonna have a good time
Na, na, na
Gonna have a good time
– Sheldon/Fournier (1972)
Gonna Have a Good Time (Fat Albert) – Opening Credits
Possibly based on the warning in the song, the Fat Albert pilot was originally rejected by NBC for being “too educational,” but a doctorate thesis based on the show ultimately did earn its’ star and creator a degree in education from UMass.
The Ballad of Gilligan’s Isle
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from this tropic port
Aboard this tiny ship.
The mate was a mighty sailing man,
The skipper brave and sure.
Five passengers set sail that day
For a three hour tour, a three hour tour.
The weather started getting rough,
The tiny ship was tossed,
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The Minnow would be lost, the Minnow would be lost.
The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilligan
The Skipper too,
The millionaire and his wife,
The movie star
And the rest
Are here on Gilligan’s Isle!
CLOSING CREDITS
Now this is the tale of our castaways,
They’re here for a long, long time,
They’ll have to make the best of things,
It’s an uphill climb.
The first mate and his Skipper too,
Will do their very best,
To make the others comfortable,
In their tropic island nest.
No phone, no lights, no motor car,
Not a single luxury,
Like Robinson Crusoe,
It’s primitive as can be.
So join us here each week my friend,
You’re sure to get a smile,
From seven stranded castaways,
Here on Gilligan’s Isle!
– Schwartz/Wyle (1964)
The Ballad of Gilligan’s Isle – Opening Credits (season one)
The original version of the song named only “Gilligan, the Skipper, the Millionaire and Mrs. Millionaire.” “The movie star and the rest” was added prior to the premiere and the “Professor and Mary Ann” were finally added in season two at the behest of star Bob Denver.
H.R. Pufnstuf
H.R. Pufnstuf,
Who’s your friend when things get rough?
H.R. Pufnstuf
Can’t do a little cause he can’t do enough.
Once upon a summertime
Just a dream from yesterday
A boy and his magic golden flute
Heard a boat from off the bay
“Come and play with me, Jimmy
Come and play with me.
And I will take you on a trip
Far across the sea.”
But the boat belonged to a kooky old witch
Who had in mind the flute to snitch
From her Vroom Broom in the sky
She watched her plans materialize
She waved her wand
The beautiful boat was gone
The skies grew dark
The sea grew rough
And the boat sailed on and on and on and on and on and on.
But Pufnstuff was watching too
And knew exactly what to do
He saw the witch’s bold attack
And as the boy was fighting back
He called his rescue racer crew
As often they’d rehearsed
And off to save the boy they flew
But who would get there first?
But now the boy had washed ashore
Puf arrived to save the day
Which made the witch so mad and sore
She shook her fist and screamed away.
H.R. Pufnstuf,
Who’s your friend when things get rough?
H.R. Pufnstuf
Can’t do a little cause he can’t do enough.
H.R. Pufnstuf,
Who’s your friend when things get rough?
H.R. Pufnstuf
Can’t do a little cause he can’t do enough.
CLOSING CREDITS
You got, someone who loves you
You got, someone who cares
You got someone to fix you up
If ever you need a repair
You got someone who’ll take the time
To listen to your prayers
I got, you got, everybody do got
Someone who cares
By the name of,
H.R. Pufnstuf
Where you go when things get rough
H.R. Pufnstuf
He can’t do a little cause he can’t do enough
I got, you got, everybody do got
Someone who cares
By the name of,
H.R. Pufnstuf
Where you go when things get rough
H.R. Pufnstuf
Well, he can’t do a little cause he can’t do enough
“See you next week! I sure hope so!”
– Szarvas/Simon (1969)
H.R. Pufnstuf – Opening (and Closing) Credits
In 1970, Paul Simon successfully sued the show’s creators Sid and Marty Kroft, claiming that the theme song was too similar to his “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” and is now credited as one of the Pufnstuf songwriters.
Movin’ On Up (The Jeffersons)
Well we’re movin’ on up (movin on up)
To the east side (movin on up)
To a deluxe apartment in the sky.
Movin’ on up (movin on up)
To the east side (movin on up)
We finally got a piece of the pie.
Fish don’t fry in the kitchen;
Beans don’t burn on the grill.
Took a whole lotta tryin’
Just to get up that hill.
Now we’re up in the big leagues
Gettin’ our turn at bat.
As long as we live, it’s you and me baby
There ain’t nothin wrong with that.
Well we’re movin’ on up (movin on up)
To the east side (movin on up)
To a deluxe apartment in the sky.
Movin’ on up (movin on up)
To the east side (movin on up)
We finally got a piece of the pie.
– DuBois/Barry (1975)
Movin’ On Up – Opening Credits
Despite being one of the longest running sitcoms in history (253 episodes over 11 seasons) and landing in the top ten in ratings for five seasons, The Jeffersons was abruptly cancelled in 1985 with no season finale. Cast members report reading about the cancellation for the first time in the newspaper.
The Love Boat
Love, exciting and new
Come aboard. we’re expecting you.
Love, life’s sweetest reward.
Let it flow, it floats back to you.
The love boat soon will be making another run
The love boat promises something for everyone
Set a course for adventure,
Your mind on a new romance.
Love won’t hurt anymore
It’s an open smile on a friendly shore.
The love boat soon will be making another run
The love boat promises something for everyone
Set a course for adventure,
Your mind on a new romance.
Love won’t hurt anymore
It’s an open smile on a friendly shore.
It’s looooooooooooove!
Welcome aboard it’s looooooo-ooooooo-oooove!
– Williams/Fox (1977)
The Love Boat – Opening Credits
The actor Fred Grandy who played “Gopher,” the ship’s yeoman purser, left the series in 1986 after he won election to the U.S. House of Representatives and served as a congressman from Iowa for four terms.
Love American Style
Love, Love, Love
Love, American Style,
Truer than the Red, White and Blue.
Love, American Style,
That’s me and you.
And on a star spangled night my love, (My love come to me).
You can rest you head on my shoulder.
Out by the dawn’s early light, my love
I will defend your right to try.
Love, American Style,
That’s me and you.
– Margolin/Fox (1967)
Love American Style – Opening Credits
Love American Style was recorded by and appeared on the 1967 self-titled debut album from 60s family pop group The Cowsills, who were the inspiration for the 1970s TV series The Partridge Family.
Love is All Around (Mary Tyler Moore)
Who can turn the world on with her smile?
Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
Well it’s you girl, and you should know it
With each glance and every little movement you show it
Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can never tell, why don’t you take it
You’re gonna make it after all
You’re gonna make it after all
How will you make it on your own?
This world is awfully big, girl this time you’re all alone
But it’s time you started living
It’s time you let someone else do some giving
Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can never tell, why don’t you take it
You might just make it after all
You might just make it after all
– Sonny Curtis (1970)
Love is All Around (Mary Tyler Moore) – Opening Credits
Love is All Around is one of the most covered TV themes of all time. Diverse artists including Ray Conniff, Joan Jett, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Husker Du all released versions of the song in the 1970s and a country version of the theme recorded by Sonny Curtis became top 40 country hit in 1980.
And Then There’s Maude (Maude)
Lady Godiva was a freedom rider,
She didn’t care if the whole world looked,
Joan of Arc with the Lord to guide her,
She was a sister who really cooked,
Isadora was the first bra-burner,
Ain’t ya glad she showed up? (Oh yeah!)
And when the country was fallin’ apart,
Betsy Ross got it all sewed up.
(And then there’s Maude),
And then there’s Maude,
(And then there’s Maude),
And then there’s Maude,
(And then there’s Maude),
And then there’s Maude,
(And then there’s…..),
That uncompromisin’, enterprisin’, anything but tranquilizin’,
Right on Maude
– Bergman/Grusin (1972)
And Then There’s Maude (Maude) – Opening Credits
Maude was one of a number of popular spin offs of All in the Family and spawned its’ own popular spin off centering on Maude’s maid “Florida,” Good Times.
The Muppet Show
It’s the Muppet Show! Starring….
It’s time to play the music
It’s time to light the lights
It’s time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight
It’s time to put on make up
It’s time to dress up right
It’s time to raise the curtain on the Muppet Show tonight
Why do we always come here
I guess we’ll never know
It’s like a kind of torture
To have to watch the show
But now let’s get things started
Why don’t you get things started
It’s time to get things started
On the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, muppetational
This is what we call the Muppet Show
– Henson/Pottle (1976)
The Muppet Show – Opening Credits
The “pilot” for the Muppet Show and Jim Henson’s first attempt to break out of children’s television was an obscure 1975 ABC TV Movie called “The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence.”
C’mon Get Happy (The Partridge Family)
(Season 1)
Come on down and meet everybody,
And hear us singin’
There’s nothing better than being together,
When we’re singin’
Five of us, and Mom working all day,
We knew we could help her if our music would pay
Danny got Reuben to sell our song,
And it really came together when Mom sang along
Come on now and meet everybody
And hear us singin’
There’s nothin’ better than bein’ together
When we’re singin’
When we’re singin’
When we’re singin’
(Seasons 2-4)
Hello world, hear the song that we’re singin’
C’mon get happy
A whole lot o’ loving is what we’ll be bringin’
We’ll make you happy
We had a dream, we’d go travelin’ together,
We spread a little love and then we keep movin’ on
Somethin’ always happens whenever we’re together
We get a happy feelin’ when we’re singing a song
Hello world, hear the song that we’re singin’
C’mon get happy
A whole lot o’ loving is what we’ll be bringin’
We’ll make you happy
We’ll make you happy
We’ll make you happy
– Farrell/Hildebrand/Janssen (1970-71)
C’mon Get Happy (The Partridge Family) – Opening Credits (Season 1)
When “I Think I Love You” became a number one hit single in 1970, the Partridge Family became just the third fictional group to have a number one hit, after the Archies and Alvin and the Chipmunks.
South Park
I’m going down to South Park
Gonna have myself a time
Friendly faces everywhere
Humble folks without temptation
I’m going down to South Park
Gonna leave my woes behind
Ample parking day or night
People shouting “Howdy neighbor!”
Heading on up to South Park
Gonna see if I can’t unwind
(Kenny obscenities)
So come on down to South Park
And meet some friends of mine
– Primus (1997)
South Park – Opening Credits
South Park was the first weekly television program to be rated TV-MA, an adult television warning that fortunately had been created by the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board only months before the show’s premiere.
Three’s Company
Come and knock on our door (Come and knock on our door)
We’ve been waiting for you (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 (Come and dance on on our floor)
Take a step that is new (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 ball again, laughter is calling for you
Down at our rendezvous (Down at our rendezvous)
Three’s company too!
– Joe Raposo (1977)
Three’s Company – Opening Credits
The Three’s Company theme song was sung by Julia Rinker and a singer named Ray Charles who was primarily known for being a backup singer for Perry Como, not a talented R&B legend.
Welcome Back, Kotter
Welcome back
Your dreams were your ticket out
Welcome back
To that same old place that you laughed about
Well, the names have all changed
Since you hung around
But those dreams have remained
And they’ve turned around
Who’d have thought they’d lead ya
(Who’d have thought they’d lead ya)
Back here where we need ya?
(Back here where we need ya?)
Yeah, we tease him a lot
‘Cause we got him on the spot
Welcome back
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back
Welcome back, welcome back
Welcome back
We always could spot a friend
Welcome back
And I smile when I think how you must have been
And I know what a scene
You were learnin’ in
Was there somethin’ that
Made you come back again?
And what could ever lead you
(What could ever lead ya)
Back here where we need ya?
(Back here where we need ya?)
Yeah, we tease him a lot
‘Cause we got him on the spot
Welcome back
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back
– Jon Sebastian (1976)
Welcome Back, Kotter – Opening Credits
Jon Sebastian of the Lovin’ Spoonful wrote and performed this song that became a number one hit in 1976. A disco song, “The Fonzarelli Slide,” recorded in the same year with members of the Kotter cast along with cast members from Happy Days, was not as successful.
WKRP in Cincinnati
Baby, if you’ve ever wondered,
Wondered whatever became of me,
I’m living on the air in Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, WKRP.
Got kind of tired packing and unpacking,
Town to town up and down the dial
Maybe you and me were never meant to be,
Just maybe think of me once in awhile.
I’m at WKRP in Cincinnati..
CLOSING CREDITS
Red toothed bartender
Box of night and a head-a
Still do the mornin’ and whackamo uh-huh
Boot farts and I like a bear in a hair
I said I wouldn’t do it
And the poodle all did uh-huh
– Wells/Wilson (1978)
WKRP in Cincinnati – Opening Credits
The closing theme lyrics above are compiled from various internet sources as the song officially has no actual lyrics and was intended to be a satire of unintelligible rock singers.
Believe It Or Not (The Greatest American Hero)
Look at what’s happened to me
I can’t believe it myself
Suddenly I’m up on top of the world
It should have been somebody else
Believe it or not, I’m walkin’ on air
I never thought I could feel so free
Flyin’ away on a wing and a prayer
Who could it be?
Believe it or not it’s just me
Just like the light of a new day
It hit me from out of the blue
Breaking me out of the spell I was in
Making all of my wishes come true
Believe it or not, I’m walkin’ on air
I never thought I could feel so free
Flyin’ away on a wing and a prayer
Who could it be?
Believe it or not it’s just me
This is too good to be true
Look at me falling for you
Believe it or not, I’m walkin’ on air
I never thought I could feel so free
Flyin’ away on a wing and a prayer
Who could it be?
Believe it or not it’s just me
– Post/Geyer (1981)
Believe It Or Not (The Greatest American Hero) – Opening Credits
The main character’s name was changed from Ralph Hinckley to Ralph Hanley beginning in the third episode, which aired just days after John Hinckley, Jr.’s assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan in March 1981.
