# TV Binge Watch (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 4, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711 "2022-10-04T16:51:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/141 "2022-10-18T12:25:23Z")
**Shows whose theme song explains its premise** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. The Brady Bunch 3. The Flintstones 4. Bat Masterson 5. The Six Million Dollar Man ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/142 "2022-10-18T12:38:19Z")
**Shows whose theme song explains its premise** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. The Brady Bunch 3. The Flintstones 4. Bat Masterson 5. The Six Million Dollar Man 6. The Beverly Hillbillies ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/143 "2022-10-18T12:55:02Z")
**Shows whose theme song explains its premise** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. The Brady Bunch 3. The Flintstones 4. Bat Masterson 5. The Six Million Dollar Man 6. The Beverly Hillbillies 7. Green Acres ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/144 "2022-10-18T13:17:10Z")
**Shows whose theme song explains its premise** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. The Brady Bunch 3. The Flintstones 4. Bat Masterson 5. The Six Million Dollar Man 6. The Beverly Hillbillies 7. Green Acres 8. The Dukes of Hazzard ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/145 "2022-10-18T13:38:53Z")
**Shows whose theme song explains its premise** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. The Brady Bunch 3. The Flintstones 4. Bat Masterson 5. The Six Million Dollar Man 6. The Beverly Hillbillies 7. Green Acres 8. The Dukes of Hazzard 9. The Milton the Monster Show ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/146 "2022-10-18T14:15:20Z")
**Shows whose theme song explains its premise** 1. Gilligan’s Island 2. The Brady Bunch 3. The Flintstones 4. Bat Masterson 5. The Six Million Dollar Man 6. The Beverly Hillbillies 7. Green Acres 8. The Dukes of Hazzard 9. The Milton the Monster Show 10. The Addams Family Pass ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/147 "2022-10-18T18:25:57Z")
**Shows With No Theme Tune** 1. 24 ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/148 "2022-10-18T18:33:09Z")
**Shows With No Theme Tune** 1. 24 2. Seinfeld If you mean no _opening_ theme tune. The bass guitar rift was used for introducing scenes, then as the show closer. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/149 "2022-10-18T18:51:29Z")
**Shows With No Theme Tune** 1. 24 2. Seinfeld 3. Fleabag Sometimes, not always, there’s just a discordant sound a second or two long after the cold opening. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/150 "2022-10-18T19:49:01Z")
**Shows With No Theme Tune** 1. 24 2. Seinfeld 3. Fleabag 4. 60 Minutes ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/151 "2022-10-18T20:36:31Z")
**Shows With No Theme Tune** 1. 24 2. Seinfeld 3. Fleabag 4. 60 Minutes 5. The Thick Of It ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/152 "2022-10-19T02:27:51Z")
**Shows With No Theme Tune** 1. 24 2. Seinfeld 3. Fleabag 4. 60 Minutes 5. The Thick Of It 6. Lost ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/153 "2022-10-19T02:49:21Z")
**Shows With No Theme Tune** 1. 24 2. Seinfeld 3. Fleabag 4. 60 Minutes 5. The Thick Of It 6. Lost 7. Frasier at least no opening theme. There was, however, the tossed salad and scrambled eggs song at the end credits of each episode ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/154 "2022-10-19T14:00:23Z")
**Shows With No Theme Tune** 1. 24 2. Seinfeld 3. Fleabag 4. 60 Minutes 5. The Thick Of It 6. Lost 7. Frasier 8. Burn Notice ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/155 "2022-10-19T15:57:23Z")
**Shows With No Theme Tune** 1. 24 2. Seinfeld 3. Fleabag 4. 60 Minutes 5. The Thick Of It 6. Lost 7. Frasier 8. Burn Notice 9. 2 Broke Girls ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/156 "2022-10-19T17:13:22Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > …7. Frasier > > at least no opening theme. There was, however, the tossed salad and scrambled eggs song at the end credits of each episode Actually, there _was_ an opening theme, an instrumental piece just a few seconds long, played with the title card showing the Seattle skyline. Depending on the season, there were other things shown along with the skyline, such as moonrise, a helicopter or the Monorail. Here’s an example from S1: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml5U0sKe1mU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml5U0sKe1mU) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/157 "2022-10-19T17:36:23Z")
Gosh, I don’t know if I would go so far as to call those seven or eight notes a _theme song_. But yes, that undeniably signaled that the show was starting. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/158 "2022-10-19T17:58:16Z")
The category is “theme tune.” I certainly think _Frasier_ had one. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/159 "2022-10-20T18:11:53Z")
Please strike Frasier from the list. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/160 "2022-10-20T19:07:18Z")
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