# TV theme songs that exist within the show's universe **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 25, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309 "2017-09-25T23:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/61 "2017-09-27T21:09:00Z")
**furryman furryman** [del]Does whatever a furry man does[/del] Does whatever a furry can :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/62 "2017-09-27T23:28:16Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > \*Iron Man, Iron Man > Does whatever an iron can! > Presses pants, any size > Even does shirts and ties > Look out, here comes the Iron Man! \* Iron Man, Iron Man Does whatever an iron can! Presses pants, any size, even irons by the flies, Look out, here comes the Iron Man! Is he strong? Listen bub, He’s got alcoholic blood. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/63 "2017-09-28T12:08:37Z")
Once on **WKRP in Cincinnati** , Andy described his career trajectory to somebody (Bailey?), and actually used the phrase “Town to town, up and down the dial.” Related but not precisely on topic: On **Buffy the Vampire Slayer** , the Scoobies were seeing Giles off at the airport and Tara bought him some Sunnydale souvenir finger puppets and even acted out the Mutant Enemy tagline “Grr! Arrgh!” with them. **The Partridge Family** never directly sang their theme song, but did once autograph their very real album that featured that song on it. A stretch, I know. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/64 "2017-09-28T15:00:32Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > Once on **WKRP in Cincinnati** , Andy described his career trajectory to somebody (Bailey?), and actually used the phrase “Town to town, up and down the dial.” For the opposite of that; Liz on **30 Rock** once showed up at work with a ring on her finger and a cheery making-it-up-as-she-goes-along tune to explain why: _MARRIED! Liz Lemon got MARRIED, and MadeUpThisSong, doodle-oo, doodle-oo-doo-DO!_ Sung, of course, to the tune of the show’s theme song. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/65 "2017-09-28T18:02:13Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > Maybe this doesn’t qualify because it was in a movie as opposed to a tv show, but there was that one scene in Spiderman where a street musician can be heard performing the 1960’s Spiderman cartoon theme song You don’t have to “qualify.” This is my thread, and I say you can post anything you think will add to the conversation. 🙂 (Wacky re-workings of cartoon themes included.) ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/66 "2017-09-28T18:17:24Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > For the opposite of that; Liz on **30 Rock** once showed up at work with a ring on her finger and a cheery making-it-up-as-she-goes-along tune to explain why: _MARRIED! Liz Lemon got MARRIED, and MadeUpThisSong, doodle-oo, doodle-oo-doo-DO!_ > > Sung, of course, to the tune of the show’s theme song. Didn’t they also have Jenna sing the theme song in the live episodes? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/67 "2017-09-28T18:34:57Z")
Iron Man, Iron Man Does whatever an iron can _(alternate line: Always wearing an iron can)_ Presses shirts, even collars Tony Stark has Lots of dollars And he’s - - Dressed up as Iron Man! ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/68 "2017-09-28T19:13:26Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > So do the themes from _ **Dick van Dyke** _ and _ **Hawaii Five-O** _, also on YouTube. Speaking of _The Dick van Dyke Show_, at the end of its Christmas episode (“The Alan Brady Show Presents”), the entire casts “sings” the first part of the theme song (up through the part where Rob trips over the ottoman), although without lyrics. Strangely enough, the opening to that episode is one of the ones where Rob sidesteps the ottoman. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/69 "2017-09-28T19:22:45Z")
I can’t believe I forgot this: In, “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” Darren McGavin whistles his own theme song as he enters the office. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/70 "2017-09-28T20:35:09Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Speaking of _The Dick van Dyke Show_, at the end of its Christmas episode (“The Alan Brady Show Presents”), the entire casts “sings” the first part of the theme song (up through the part where Rob trips over the ottoman), although without lyrics. > > Strangely enough, the opening to that episode is one of the ones where Rob sidesteps the ottoman. Maybe it was Alan’s theme, too. Did we ever get to hear that? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/71 "2017-09-28T20:59:41Z")
The Frankie Ortega Trio appeared on “77 Sunset Strip” and sing the shows theme song for episode “The Widow Wouldn’t Weap”. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/72 "2017-09-29T16:39:07Z")
Steven wrote the [theme song for Steven Universe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Z7ytsEZDo), and played it for the Gems when he moved in with them. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309/73 "2017-09-30T05:10:16Z")
I was just watching an ALF rerun. As part of his commitment to his Melmackian religion, ALF performed the ceremony of Kate and Willie renewing their wedding vows. Lynn turned on some background music for the ceremony. The music was a soft easy-listening recording of the show’s theme. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309.md?page=3)