# Topic Playlist! (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [September 3, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647 "2019-09-03T22:39:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2841 "2019-11-27T17:08:37Z")

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TV Cartoons Theme Songs

1. George, George, George of the Jungle
2. Flintstones, Meet the Flintstones
3. Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a spider can
4. Banana Splits Theme Song - The Dickies
5. This Is It (Bugs Bunny Show)
6. Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? We got some work to do now.

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**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2842 "2019-11-27T17:16:40Z")

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TV Cartoons Theme Songs

1. George, George, George of the Jungle
2. Flintstones, Meet the Flintstones
3. Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a spider can
4. Banana Splits Theme Song - The Dickies
5. This Is It (Bugs Bunny Show)
6. Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? We got some work to do now.
7. The Jetsons

“Meet George Jetson…”

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2843 "2019-11-27T17:23:52Z")

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TV Cartoons Theme Songs

1. George, George, George of the Jungle
2. Flintstones, Meet the Flintstones
3. Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a spider can
4. Banana Splits Theme Song - The Dickies
5. This Is It (Bugs Bunny Show)
6. Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? We got some work to do now.
7. The Jetsons
8. Hong Kong Phooey, number one superguy.

_IG- Up Up and Away was a duplicate_

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2844 "2019-11-27T18:24:45Z")

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TV Cartoons Theme Songs

1. George, George, George of the Jungle
2. Flintstones, Meet the Flintstones
3. Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a spider can
4. Banana Splits Theme Song - The Dickies
5. This Is It (Bugs Bunny Show)
6. Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? We got some work to do now.
7. The Jetsons
8. Hong Kong Phooey, number one superguy.
9. Quick-Draw McGraw “Yippy-yi-yo-ki-yay, gallopin’ all the way…”

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2845 "2019-11-27T18:30:04Z")

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TV Cartoons Theme Songs

1. George, George, George of the Jungle

2. Flintstones, Meet the Flintstones

3. Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a spider can

4. Banana Splits Theme Song - The Dickies

5. This Is It (Bugs Bunny Show)

6. Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? We got some work to do now.

7. The Jetsons

8. Hong Kong Phooey, number one superguy.

9. Quick-Draw McGraw “Yippy-yi-yo-ki-yay, gallopin’ all the way…”

10. Underdog (When villains in this world appear…)  
Regularly Appearing Children

11. Opie Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show)

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**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2846 "2019-11-27T18:44:19Z")

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I’m sorry. Theme songs from shows where children appear regularly?

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2847 "2019-11-27T18:44:42Z")

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D’oh!

Good catch **Go\_Arachnid\_Laser**.

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**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2848 "2019-11-27T18:46:08Z")

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Let me check… nope, this is still Topic Playlist…

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2849 "2019-11-27T19:27:36Z")

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Ouch. Sorry again.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2850 "2019-11-27T19:28:37Z")

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Hostile Christmas Songs.

1. Father Christmas - the Kinks

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2851 "2019-11-27T19:35:23Z")

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> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#):
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> AM I missing something? I looked up this song’s lyrics and they talk about balloons in it.  
> [https://genius.com/The-5th-dimension-up-up-and-away-lyrics](https://genius.com/The-5th-dimension-up-up-and-away-lyrics)…

The problem was that someone else had already mentioned it.

Hostile Christmas Songs.

1. Father Christmas - The Kinks
2. Twelve Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers

Are there really ten of these?

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2852 "2019-11-27T19:43:24Z")

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Hostile Christmas Songs.

1. Father Christmas - The Kinks
2. Twelve Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers
3. [Satan Claus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3xEArOA4lk) - Something Fierce

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2853 "2019-11-27T19:52:28Z")

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Hostile Christmas Songs.

1. Father Christmas - The Kinks
2. Twelve Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers
3. Satan Claus - Something Fierce
4. Fuck Christmas - FEAR

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2854 "2019-11-27T19:53:54Z")

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> [@Personal](#):
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> _IG- Up Up and Away was a duplicate_

D’oh! I see it now, thanks.

Hostile Christmas Songs.

1. Father Christmas - The Kinks
2. Twelve Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers
3. Satan Claus - Something Fierce
4. Fuck Christmas - FEAR
5. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones

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**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2855 "2019-11-27T20:04:08Z")

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Hostile Christmas Songs.

1. Father Christmas - The Kinks
2. Twelve Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers
3. Satan Claus - Something Fierce
4. Fuck Christmas - FEAR
5. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones
6. That Was The Worst Christmas Ever! - Sufjan Stevens

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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2856 "2019-11-27T20:06:29Z")

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Hostile Christmas Songs.

1. Father Christmas - The Kinks
2. Twelve Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers
3. Satan Claus - Something Fierce
4. Fuck Christmas - FEAR
5. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones
6. That Was The Worst Christmas Ever! - Sufjan Stevens
7. A Christmas Song - Jethro Tull

“So how can you laugh when your own mother’s starving  
And how can you smile when your reasons for smiling are wrong  
And if I just messed up your thoughtless pleasures  
Remember if you wish, this is just a Christmas song”

Aside from Fuck Christmas, it doesn’t get much more hostile than that.

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**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2857 "2019-11-27T20:47:44Z")

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Hostile Christmas Songs.

1. Father Christmas - The Kinks
2. Twelve Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers
3. Satan Claus - Something Fierce
4. Fuck Christmas - FEAR
5. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones
6. That Was The Worst Christmas Ever! - Sufjan Stevens
7. A Christmas Song - Jethro Tull
8. The Night Santa Went Crazy - Weird Al

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2858 "2019-11-27T20:52:16Z")

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Hostile Christmas Songs.

1. Father Christmas - The Kinks
2. Twelve Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers
3. Satan Claus - Something Fierce
4. Fuck Christmas - FEAR
5. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones
6. That Was The Worst Christmas Ever! - Sufjan Stevens
7. A Christmas Song - Jethro Tull
8. The Night Santa Went Crazy - Weird Al
9. You Son of a Bitch, You Stole My Woman, Now I’m Gunna Burn Down Your Christmas Tree Farm - Red Swan

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2859 "2019-11-27T23:17:43Z")

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Hostile Christmas Songs.

1. Father Christmas - The Kinks
2. Twelve Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers
3. Satan Claus - Something Fierce
4. Fuck Christmas - FEAR
5. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones
6. That Was The Worst Christmas Ever! - Sufjan Stevens
7. A Christmas Song - Jethro Tull
8. The Night Santa Went Crazy - Weird Al
9. You Son of a Bitch, You Stole My Woman, Now I’m Gunna Burn Down Your Christmas Tree Farm - Red Swan
10. Oi To The World - The Vandals

I’ll pass

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-1/839647/2860 "2019-11-27T23:22:32Z")

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Songs that are considered “Christmas Songs,” though they never specifically mention Christmas

1. My Favorite Things - Julie Andrews (from _The Sound of Music_)

For years, I scratched my head over why this became a Christmas song. I think its the mention of wintry things (“warm woolen mittens,” “sleigh bells,” “snowflakes,” etc.)

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