# In My Head, These TV Stars Sang the Theme Song

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-head-these-tv-stars-sang-the-theme-song/501104>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 26, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-head-these-tv-stars-sang-the-theme-song/501104 "2009-06-26T20:09:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![kjckjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kjckjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjckjc)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-head-these-tv-stars-sang-the-theme-song/501104/21 "2009-06-28T01:03:40Z")

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In my head Woody Boyd and not Gary Portnoy sings the “Cheers” theme.

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-head-these-tv-stars-sang-the-theme-song/501104/22 "2009-06-28T20:22:34Z")

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Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, the actor who played Freddie “Boom-Boom” Washington on _Welcome Back, Kotter_, was often asked if he sang the theme song. It was actually sung by John Sebastian. Hilton-Jacobs once sang it on a talk show, mainly to prove that he sounded nothing like Sebastian.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-head-these-tv-stars-sang-the-theme-song/501104/23 "2009-06-29T02:31:47Z")

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Of course David Cassidy sang the theme from the _Partidge Family_. I can’t possibly imagine any studio singer doing it.

I really can’t. Honest.

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