I was considering posting this as my initial entry. Performed by the Barenaked Ladies, a Canadian group of my youth.
To my knowledge, the “Then Came You” I quoted is not a pop song previously recorded but was created by someone working on the show. It does happen to share a title (whether intentionally or not) with a pop song by Dionne Warwicke, but it is not the same song.
The Wisecracking Smart Middle Child - Alex Dunphy (Modern Family); Darlene Connor (Roseanne); Randy Taylor (Home Improvement)
Required Spinoff Crossover - Cliff and Norm visit the Tortellis (The Tortellis); Barry Goldberg visits his old school (Schooled); The Mandalorian visits Boba Fett (The Book of Boba Fett)
The Wisecracking Smart Middle Child - Alex Dunphy (Modern Family); Darlene Connor (Roseanne); Randy Taylor (Home Improvement)
Required Spinoff Crossover - Cliff and Norm visit the Tortellis (The Tortellis); Barry Goldberg visits his old school (Schooled); The Mandalorian visits Boba Fett (The Book of Boba Fett)
Cousin Oliver - a new character added as a last-gasp attempt to revive a fading series. Named for a character on The Brady Bunch, the lameness of the Cousin Oliver attempt in general is delightfully sent up in the 8th Season Simpsons episode “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show.”
The Wisecracking Smart Middle Child - Alex Dunphy (Modern Family); Darlene Connor (Roseanne); Randy Taylor (Home Improvement)
Required Spinoff Crossover - Cliff and Norm visit the Tortellis (The Tortellis); Barry Goldberg visits his old school (Schooled); The Mandalorian visits Boba Fett (The Book of Boba Fett)
Cousin Oliver - a new character added as a last-gasp attempt to revive a fading series. Named for a character on The Brady Bunch, the lameness of the Cousin Oliver attempt in general is delightfully sent up in the 8th Season Simpsons episode “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show.”
MacGuffin: the hero or cast has to find a specific object - every episode of Warehouse 13, many episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, some of the episodes of Gilligan’s Island
The Wisecracking Smart Middle Child - Alex Dunphy (Modern Family); Darlene Connor (Roseanne); Randy Taylor (Home Improvement)
Required Spinoff Crossover - Cliff and Norm visit the Tortellis (The Tortellis); Barry Goldberg visits his old school (Schooled); The Mandalorian visits Boba Fett (The Book of Boba Fett)
Cousin Oliver - a new character added as a last-gasp attempt to revive a fading series. Named for a character on The Brady Bunch, the lameness of the Cousin Oliver attempt in general is delightfully sent up in the 8th Season Simpsons episode “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show.”
MacGuffin: the hero or cast has to find a specific object - every episode of Warehouse 13, many episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, some of the episodes of Gilligan’s Island
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome - A character dropped from the cast without explanation, usually early in a series’ run. Named for Richie Cunningham’s disappeared older brother; also applies to Tina Pinciotti of That 70s Show and Jerry Conner, fourth child of Dan and Roseanne Conner.