TV Binge Watch (Part 2)

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TV Shows that changed the opening theme

  1. The Drew Carey Show
  2. Happy Days
  3. Monk

It was twenty years ago and I’m still ticked off about it :slight_smile:

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TV Shows that changed the opening theme

  1. The Drew Carey Show
  2. Happy Days
  3. Monk
  4. Petticoat Junction

After the death of Bea Benaderet early in season six, the lyrics were rewritten in order to replace her character name (‘Kate’) with ‘Joe’ in the line “It is run by Kate, come and be her guest”, and to include a reference to “the lady MD” (Dr. Janet Craig, played by June Lockhart).

-“BB”-

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TV Shows that changed the opening theme

  1. The Drew Carey Show
  2. Happy Days
  3. Monk
  4. Petticoat Junction
  5. High Incident

I liked 'em both, but the show really wasn’t on long enough to need two opening themes.

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TV Shows that changed the opening theme

  1. The Drew Carey Show
  2. Happy Days
  3. Monk
  4. Petticoat Junction
  5. High Incident
  6. The Wire

Technically, it was the same song, but every season changed the artist and arrangement.

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TV Shows that changed the opening theme

  1. The Drew Carey Show
  2. Happy Days
  3. Monk
  4. Petticoat Junction
  5. High Incident
  6. The Wire
  7. L.A. Law

For episodes which had a grim or dark-edged opening scene, there was a deep minor chord which was added to the start of the theme.

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TV Shows that changed the opening theme

  1. The Drew Carey Show
  2. Happy Days
  3. Monk
  4. Petticoat Junction
  5. High Incident
  6. The Wire
  7. L.A. Law
  8. Gilligan’s Island

After Gilligan (Bob Denver) pitched a fit on behalf of Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells, the penultimate line was changed so as to mention their characters by name instead of merely being lumped together as “and the rest”.

-“BB”-

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TV Shows that changed the opening theme

  1. The Drew Carey Show
  2. Happy Days
  3. Monk
  4. Petticoat Junction
  5. High Incident
  6. The Wire
  7. L.A. Law
  8. Gilligan’s Island
  9. QI

For their Christmas-themed episodes, they include jingle bells and use the “Jingle Bells” tune as a counter-melody to the main theme.

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TV Shows that changed the opening theme

  1. The Drew Carey Show
  2. Happy Days
  3. Monk
  4. Petticoat Junction
  5. High Incident
  6. The Wire
  7. L.A. Law
  8. Gilligan’s Island
  9. QI
  10. Lost in Space

They changed the song when they switched from black-and-white to color. Both versions, one after the other:

Pass.

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For Valentine’s Day - TV Shows with “love” in the title

  1. Love, American Style
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For Valentine’s Day - TV Shows with “love” in the title

  1. Love, American Style
  2. Get Christie Love!

-“BB”-

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For Valentine’s Day - TV Shows with “love” in the title

  1. Love, American Style
  2. Get Christie Love!
  3. The Love Boat
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For Valentine’s Day - TV Shows with “love” in the title

  1. Love, American Style
  2. Get Christie Love!
  3. The Love Boat
  4. Everybody Loves Raymond
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For Valentine’s Day - TV Shows with “love” in the title

  1. Love, American Style
  2. Get Christie Love!
  3. The Love Boat
  4. Everybody Loves Raymond
  5. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
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For Valentine’s Day - TV Shows with “love” in the title

  1. Love, American Style
  2. Get Christie Love!
  3. The Love Boat
  4. Everybody Loves Raymond
  5. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  6. Love Connection
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For Valentine’s Day - TV Shows with “love” in the title

  1. Love, American Style
  2. Get Christie Love!
  3. The Love Boat
  4. Everybody Loves Raymond
  5. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  6. Love Connection
  7. Bridget Loves Bernie
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For Valentine’s Day - TV Shows with “love” in the title

  1. Love, American Style
  2. Get Christie Love!
  3. The Love Boat
  4. Everybody Loves Raymond
  5. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  6. Love Connection
  7. Bridget Loves Bernie
  8. Love, Death & Robots
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For Valentine’s Day - TV Shows with “love” in the title

  1. Love, American Style
  2. Get Christie Love!
  3. The Love Boat
  4. Everybody Loves Raymond
  5. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  6. Love Connection
  7. Bridget Loves Bernie
  8. Love, Death & Robots
  9. I Love Lucy
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For Valentine’s Day - TV Shows with “love” in the title

  1. Love, American Style
  2. Get Christie Love!
  3. The Love Boat
  4. Everybody Loves Raymond
  5. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  6. Love Connection
  7. Bridget Loves Bernie
  8. Love, Death & Robots
  9. I Love Lucy
  10. Joanie Loves Chachi

Shows that have aged poorly (for whatever reason)

  1. Three’s Company (homophobia in multiple episodes)
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Shows that have aged poorly (for whatever reason)

  1. Three’s Company (homophobia in multiple episodes)
  2. Home Improvement (heavily sexist)
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Shows that have aged poorly (for whatever reason)

  1. Three’s Company (homophobia in multiple episodes)
  2. Home Improvement (heavily sexist)
  3. All in the Family (where do I start?)

I consider it a great show, with excellent writing and actors, but the tone and language wouldn’t fly today. It’s surprising it did, back then.