# The all-time WORST TV theme music?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 16, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757 "2003-03-16T07:22:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/21 "2003-03-17T05:50:19Z")

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_There’s a new boy in the neighborhood, he lives downstairs and it’s understood . . ._

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**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/22 "2003-03-17T06:41:17Z")

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Ah, yes, **Fibber McGee** beat me to the punch with the theme song from _Charles in Charge_, a scary ode about mind controlling dictators: “Charles in charge of our days and our nights / Charles in charge of our wrongs and our rights / And I can see, I want Charles in charge of me.”

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**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/23 "2003-03-17T08:34:58Z")

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Night Rider

2nd place: Three’s Company

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/24 "2003-03-17T11:27:59Z")

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**Felicity**. Both versions suck, but the second one is the worst. Sure, the writing on the show is fine, but the show’s creator has a terrible voice. I don’t know why they let him sing.

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