# It's time for a "Name that TV Theme song game" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 28, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876 "2004-12-28T03:22:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chefIL11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/1 "2004-12-28T03:22:59Z")
Here are the rules, you finish the lyrics correctly, and then, in the same thread, you post part of another TV Theme song. You must state at least four words in the lyric to your TV show and the guess has to finish the sentence in which the given words are part of. Here we go: “Show me that smile again \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_…” ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/2 "2004-12-28T03:39:44Z")
_(Ohhhhhh show me that smile) Don’t waste another minute of your cryin’_ Which was part of the theme to **Growing Pains**. This one’s obscure so I’ll give you 2 lines: _Let me ask a question You can make a guess_ ---
**Author:** ![WomanofScorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@WomanofScorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WomanofScorn)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/3 "2004-12-28T04:10:59Z")
Errr, sorry, don’t really want to play but just wanted to say thanks for getting that freakin growing pains song stuck in my head. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/4 "2004-12-28T04:19:36Z")
You win for obscurity, **Abbie**. I think three people actually watched _Grand_. Let’s see… _What kind of world will they create, facing the problems of man? Thousands of years haven’t solved them, but all of them think they can._ I gave a whole verse because, frankly, it’s even more obscure than your pick, Abbie. ---
**Author:** ![chefIL11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/5 "2004-12-28T04:19:41Z")
HAHA, it was in mine and that was what got this thread started. It is like the plague… It spreads and spreads until everyone is miserable. ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/6 "2004-12-28T04:26:44Z")
Grand was a great show. **jayjay,** I looked up your lyrics because I had NO idea. Never heard of the show, either. I won’t post it since I cheated, but wow. You weren’t kidding when you said it was obscure. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/7 "2004-12-28T04:37:44Z")
Heh…a co-worker mentioned it when _Lost_ was starting to break out, as a “they’ve done that already” type show, so I did the research a couple of months ago on that. I figured this was an excellent time to be pulling out the obscure knowledge card. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/8 "2004-12-28T05:27:51Z")
Is there one on the table to guess? I can’t see it, so I offer one to the group. I defy you to guess what show this is: “This is the theme to Gary Shandling’s Show” Since nobody will be able to get that one, here’s a more reasonable offering: “preaching from my chair” I’m not entirely sure this one’s fair, though. Once answered, perhaps the OP can rule. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/9 "2004-12-28T14:20:49Z")
“Who Are You?” by The Who–theme from _CSI_. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/10 "2004-12-28T15:55:14Z")
This thread is better suited for [**Cafe Society**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=13). I’ll move it for you. **Cajun Man** for the SDMB ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/11 "2004-12-28T21:33:43Z")
Here’s another one: _Turn on the lights from heaven, Lord Shine on me_ ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/12 "2004-12-28T22:35:20Z")
Turn on the light from heaven, Lord, shine on me, shine on me Turn on the light, set me on the right road Help me find my way, Lord Turn on the light from heaven, Lord Shine on me Shine on me That’s _Amen_, with Sherman Helmsley. I’m frightened that I knew all that. Let’s try this one: _Together, we’re gonna find our way (You and I) together, taking the time each day…_ ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/13 "2004-12-28T22:41:40Z")
“to learn all about those things you just can’t buy” Silver Spoons! And here: _Your friends will be there when your back is to the wall_ ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/14 "2004-12-28T23:42:32Z")
> [@Dr. Rieux](#): > > “Who Are You?” by The Who–theme from _CSI_. Is the line “preaching from my chair” ever heard in the show’s intro? Assuming it isn’t, can we use lyrics from the theme song if they aren’t in the opening? If it’s a made-for-the-show theme song, I would guess no, but if it’s an actual song that was coopted to be a theme song, I’d say yes. But I’m not the OP, so it’s not my call. Also, I just thought of one, but I don’t know the one on the table, so I’ll refrain. ---
**Author:** ![chefIL11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/15 "2004-12-30T07:14:09Z")
The lyrics from the song mentioned in the thread _must_ be part of the intro in the tv show. sorry for not clarifying ---
**Author:** ![Nightingale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@Nightingale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightingale)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/16 "2004-12-30T14:23:03Z")
[QUOTE=Judith Prietht And here: _Your friends will be there when your back is to the wall_[/QUOTE] **21 Jumpstreet** Here’s mine: _I see a red door and I want it painted black_ ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/17 "2004-12-30T14:30:22Z")
Paint it Black, used by Tour of Duty as its theme song. A recent one, just for the heck of it: Living here in Jersey… ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/18 "2004-12-30T14:43:08Z")
I can’t answer any of the hanging ones but here is my offer… “Don’t let yourself get hurt this time. Don’t let yourself get hurt this time. Then I saw your face…” This played in the pilot & the beginning of some eps, but not in them all. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/19 "2004-12-30T15:27:45Z")
Since Jayjay’s was skipped, I’ll just add that it’s The New People - which I knew, thanks to his mention of Lost, but had to Google to remember the title. (Thus my not posting earlier.) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876/20 "2004-12-30T18:07:51Z")
Since I answered one, I’ll contribute one from my childhood: _All but one man died, There at Bitter Creek, And they say he ran away…_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-a-name-that-tv-theme-song-game/281876.md?page=2)