FyarlGirl, I loved that promo!!! You inspired me to find it on YouTube. You’re right, Nick at Nite had some great stuff back then.
Chestnuts roasted by Lori @ 01/14/2007 12:54 AM
“‘BJ and the Bear.’ Now there’s a concept I can’t get enough of, a man and his monkey”
Chestnuts roasted by K- @ 01/14/2007 12:57 AM
Greatest TV theme song ever? “Magnum P.I.” To this day, every time I hear, I’m totally pumped and ready to go on whatever assignment Thomas M. has that week. The guy’s a total badass, and his badass music emphasizes that fact. That split-second scene in the opening credits where he slaps that clip into his gun with that stone-cold look on his face? Awesome.
I have a TV theme songs CD, and every time Magnum’s theme busts out, I’m in danger of getting a speeding ticket.
Chestnuts roasted by Commander Awesome @ 01/14/2007 12:57 AM
Holy crap FyarlGirl I was only just thinking about that song this week, and about asking if anyone else remembered it! I’ve still got that bitch memorized:
Dick Van Dyke is Robert Petrie,
He comes home, hugs Laura,
and accidentally trips over that thing!
But sometimes he doesn’t do that
Because they changed it
Instead he skirts it with a nifty step!
And there’s yet another version,
He clears the ottoman,
But ironically he stumbles on the ruuuuuug!
Then Rob, Buddy and Sally shake hands,
And the episode title appears (obscuring Richie)
And notice Rob shakes hands with Buddy again (doo doo doo doooooo doo)
And that’s it!
And Lori just beat me to the lyrics with a clip, but I can’t resist, since I’ve typed it out. That was all from memory, baybee.
There was another one, about I Dream of Jeannie that was set to that Suzanne Vega song Tom’s Diner, but I don’t remember that one as well…I still get the line “Major Nelson works at NASA with suspicious Doctor Bellows” stuck in my head at least once a month though.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 01/14/2007 12:59 AM
I know this is slightly off topic but not totally. Does anyone reference 80′s and 90′s tv shows and movies at work or with other people and get blank stares that force you to explain only to give up and feel sheepish?
Cool news: NECA is going to be making reproductions of the orginal Pee-Wee’s Playhouse toys and later this fall, they’ll be making brand new Pee-Wee figures.
Chestnuts roasted by Luap @ 01/14/2007 1:08 AM
I know this is slightly off topic but not totally. Does anyone reference 80′s and 90′s tv shows and movies at work or with other people and get blank stares that force you to explain only to give up and feel sheepish?
At least once a day, which is why I’m here.
Chestnuts roasted by Lori @ 01/14/2007 1:22 AM
Lori, YouTube just went up in my estimations, which I thought was impossible. Squee4242, you rock! I remember the “I Dream of Jeannie” one, too, but just about what you remembered. Wasn’t there another promo set to classical music that talked about all the shows? I can’t remember the tune or anything, just that I used to remember it.
And Bill, I feel your pain. I reference tv and movies all the time, but since I’ve finished my the english part of my degree and am now only in education classes, everyone looks at me like I’ve gone insane. Which, due to the fact that I’m stuck in Education classes, I guess I have. Yesterday I told this jerk, “Laugh while you can, Monkey-Boy,” and he totally had no idea what I was talking about! Buckaroo Banzai! It’s not that obscure! I even did it with my ridiculously fake Italian accent. I have an idea, to go along with Bill’s idea of a X-E pub: X-E University. Ooh, we could have different fraternities, like TNMT and sororities, like JEM. Classes like “Finding Old Kool-Aid, 3245.” Matt could be Dean Wermer and put the cool kids on Double Secret Probation.
Chestnuts roasted by FyarlGirl @ 01/14/2007 1:22 AM
“Monkees,” “Greatest American Hero,” and “Moonlighting” in live-action. For animation, no one beat the classic Disney Afternoon toons when it came to catchy themes, except for maybe He-Man’s heart-thumping opening credits intro.
Best way to come down from the “holiday hangover?” Busy yourself with non-holiday stuff and chores you put off over December, like cleaning or setting up new gadgets.
Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 01/14/2007 1:24 AM
Sadly, YouTube was not as forthcoming with I Dream of Jeannie. Oh, “Moonlighting!” That theme song is so romantic, I always thought. Cool/odd thing: on my first birthday video tape, the camera pans to my dad watching tv, then pans to the television, where you can see he’s watching “Moonlighting.” I was raised from birth to appreciate the finer things in life, I guess.
Chestnuts roasted by FyarlGirl @ 01/14/2007 1:30 AM
There’s a good number of us here who are working on education degrees or are already teachers. And you’re right, we are insane
At least I can still relate to students about video games and music. I don’t really watch TV, save the odd ep. of X-Play.
I’ll take the bullet. Friends. Though it seemed to get watered down as the series went on.
Chestnuts roasted by K- @ 01/14/2007 1:32 AM
yea the tales from the crypt one was awesome, and.. HOLY SHIT it’s cold
Chestnuts roasted by cheeky @ 01/14/2007 1:32 AM
I was at a business lunch yesterday and I pulled a Never Ending Story line and no one got it. It was pretty obscure but it fit. I only had time to get it to go so when the waitress gave me the ToGo box I opened it and took a bite of the sandwich and put it back saying, “No….not too much. We still have a long journey to go.”
Everybody looked at me like I said I was going to put in my pocket or something. So many “wtf” looks. (sigh)
ha g4 is one of the only things i watch too, mostly just watch movies if the set is on.. but is it me or is adam sessler & morgan webb the worst tv hosts in the history of history?
got damn they annoy the fuck outta me
Chestnuts roasted by cheeky @ 01/14/2007 1:35 AM
I’m not going to mean. But you have just offended me. Adam Sessler is my lord and savior (alternately with Mr. T, but still).
He is intelligent and witty, politically saavy and he pwned Jack Thompson. He is a god amoungst men.
Long live the Sess!!! Sessler in 08!!!!
Chestnuts roasted by K- @ 01/14/2007 1:37 AM
Some TV theme songs I love are:
He-man and the Masters of the Universe
Transformers
G.I. Joe
Mr. Belvedere
Ren & Stimpy
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Duck Tails
Scooby Doo
Smurfs
Obviously, I love cartoon theme songs!
Chestnuts roasted by Justin @ 01/14/2007 1:38 AM
Welcome to you, and how do you do?
Everybody’s waiting here at Pooh Corner.
Waiting for you, and Winnie the Pooh,
To have a happy oopty pooh time.
Gloomy old Eeyore nods his head,
He worries away the time.
(“Thanks for noticin’ me.”)
Owl makes his speeches long and loud,
Without any reason or rhyme.
(“Now I remember my Aunt Matilda on my uncle’s side, my Uncle Orville that is, who often said to me…”)
While Rabbit is busy pulling weeds,
His carrots grow tall and sweet.
Kanga is baking pies and cakes,
That Little Roo’s waiting to eat.
And Piglet forever cleaning house,
Is doing his daily sweep.
(“Whatta whatta whatta mess!”)
Tigger keeps bouncing up and down,
Perfecting his Tigger-ly leap.
(“Say, this is tiggerific! Hoo hoo hoo hooooo!”)
And here comes Winnie the Pooh,
Winnie the Pooh,
Tubbie little cubbie all stuffed with fluff.
He’s Winnie the Pooh,
Winnie the Pooh,
Willy, nilly, silly old bear.
Well, well, well welcome to you,
I’m Winnie the Pooh,
Everybody’s waiting here at Pooh Corner,
Waiting for you,
And me, Winnie the Pooh!
To have a happy oopty pooh time.
Let’s have a happy oopty pooh time!
(“Hoo hoo hoo hooooo!”)
Chestnuts roasted by Luap @ 01/14/2007 1:44 AM
G4?! Man used to watch that all the time when it was TechTV. The Screen Savers was mesmorizing to me for some reason, loved it. Probably because of Sarah Lane.
I don’t get it since I changed from DirecTV to Mediacom though. Now it’s all video game stuff, isn’t it? I’ve seen it a bit recently, and that’s all they seem to show.
Now I have the Gummie Bears song in my head! Tail Spin is up there, pretty much everything from the Disney afternoon in that ear (mid 90′s). TMNT and GI Joe will always be in my head. Actually a lot of Nick at Nite from the late 80′s as well. My dad use to drive long haul and would take me with him. When we stayed in hotels (rare) we would always watch Mr. Ed. To this day I can still sing the whole thing!
Chestnuts roasted by Kyle @ 01/14/2007 1:45 AM
The time is wrong on this thing! It’s +1 hour oh and I just noticed a typo in my last post, I meant “era”
Chestnuts roasted by Kyle @ 01/14/2007 1:45 AM
It’s basically X-Play (Awesome!), Cheat! (Cut your hair again Kristin! just my opinion), Arrested Development, and Star Trek.
I personally only watch X-Play anymore.
Chestnuts roasted by K- @ 01/14/2007 1:46 AM
They show Arrested Development?! Crap, I LOVED that show!
X-Play was always one of my favorites too.
Ooh ooh, I gotta ad The A-Team to my list of fav. theme songs. Baaa ba ba baaaa, ba baa baaa…
Aaahhh! Squee! You got there before I did! As soon as I saw the initial post, I had to scroll through to see if anyone else took care of it already. I probably sing the new Dick Van Dyke Show theme once a week at least. I will have to scour YouTube for more ASAP.
I can’t really decide on any particular theme right now. I was thinking of some musical one, and after checking, I’m pretty sure it was Doogie Howser, M.D. Most theme songs are really good ones, though. I do have to throw in a nod for the closing theme for Space Cases- bias and all.
In other news, I bought the Gummi Bears dvd set back in November, and I don’t think there has been a day since that the theme hasn’t been stuck in my head. It could be worse. I am also finding that I am enjoying it loads more than any of the other Disney Afternoon sets I have, though I liked the others more when I was little. (See Rescue Rangers.) This has thrown me for a loop.
Chestnuts roasted by Rainbowfeet @ 01/14/2007 1:59 AM
I like a lot of the title songs mentioned so far….but you know which one stands out to me as just a good overall theme song? Mystery Science Theatre 3000! Even if you haven’t ever seen the show before you knew exactly what it was about after you saw the opening theme….plus it was plain funny!
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FyarlGirl, I loved that promo!!! You inspired me to find it on YouTube. You’re right, Nick at Nite had some great stuff back then.