# What was the last sitcom to have an introductory song with lyrics? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592 "2014-02-18T03:18:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/1 "2014-02-18T03:18:49Z")
What was the last sitcom to have an introductory song with lyrics? What was you favorite? Mine? _There’s a holdup in the Bronx, Brooklyn’s broken out in fights; There’s a traffic jam in Harlem That’s backed up to Jackson Heights; There’s a scout troop short a child, Khrushchev’s due at Idlewild! Car 54, Where Are You??_ ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/2 "2014-02-18T03:23:36Z")
Weeds? Orange is the New Black? Where did you get the idea that they stopped making sitcoms without lyrics in their opening titles? ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/3 "2014-02-18T03:37:33Z")
If you mean lyrics that mention the show’s title, there’s [Bored to Death](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPSb8yFGZ-E)… ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/4 "2014-02-18T03:41:27Z")
I think **Mangosteen** means introductory as in expository – theme songs that give you a rundown of the premise of the show; e.g. the ones from _Gilligan’s Island_, _The Brady Bunch_, or _Alice_. “You’ve Got Time” kinda gives you the general feel of _Orange is the New Black_ (or so I assume, having only heard the song and interviews from Piper Kerman), sorta like “I’ll Be There for You” and _Friends_. I don’t know if I’d count either of them, though. Looking at TV Tropes (no link as a public service), the most recent one could be _Hannah Montana_. My favorite? I’ll say _Mystery Science Theatre 3000_, even though that’s not stricttly a sitcom. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/5 "2014-02-18T03:47:21Z")
The Neighbors added such a song opening to their 2nd (and current) season. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/6 "2014-02-18T04:27:33Z")
_The Nanny_? [The Nanny Lyrics - Theme Song Lyrics](http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/thenannylyrics.html) > [@](#): > > She was working in a bridal shop in Flushing, Queens, > 'Til her boyfriend kicked her out in one of those crushing scenes… Great rhyme there, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/7 "2014-02-18T04:31:57Z")
If you count cable-only series, there’s _Happily Divorced_ (also starring Fran Drescher): > [@](#): > > She was certain that he was her one and only > but their union always seemed a little forced > she got married anyway > turns out that he was gay > they’re still in love > but now she’s happily divorced. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/8 "2014-02-18T04:32:58Z")
I like the Burn Notice intro. Not a song, but gets the show’s idea across very quickly. “You know spies. A bunch of bitchy little girls.” “Should we shoot them?” ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/9 "2014-02-18T04:41:56Z")
The TVLand show “The Exes” (2011) has an expository theme song. We’ll the first season did. [The Exes Theme Lyrics - YouTube](http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1rUQVBmjqd0) ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/10 "2014-02-18T04:43:18Z")
I sometimes sing along to the Big Bang Theory intro ("Our whole universe was in a hot dense state… we built the pyramids!) Not sure what the last sitcom was - but I do like the extremely short “New Girl” intro which is a parody of sitcom intros. Favorite is either “All in the Family” or “Addams Family” with the bronze going to WKRP. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/11 "2014-02-18T05:04:05Z")
::shakes head sadly:: It seems, today, that all you see is violence in movies and sex on TV. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/12 "2014-02-18T05:13:24Z")
We’re tiny, we’re toony, we’re all a little loony. And in this cartoony we’re invading your TV. ---
**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/13 "2014-02-18T14:54:28Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > The Neighbors added such a song opening to their 2nd (and current) season. That’s what I was going to post. It’s irreverent, sly and explains the show in about 15 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/14 "2014-02-18T16:08:51Z")
Can’t forget [Bill Cosby and Hitler](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmF70amuZ4g)… ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/15 "2014-02-18T17:28:15Z")
_Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait…_ You can’t get much more introductory than that. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/16 "2014-02-18T17:57:56Z")
The opening theme to COMMUNITY doesn’t really fit, except it kinda does, given the absurdity of then still taking classes at a community college all these years later. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/17 "2014-02-18T18:12:34Z")
The theme from [F Troop](http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/televisiontvthemelyrics-50s60s70s/ftroop.htm) had lyrics during the first season. ---
**Author:** ![Lafayette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/47e85d/32.png) [@Lafayette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lafayette)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/18 "2014-02-18T19:10:06Z")
The King of Queens… ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/19 "2014-02-18T21:19:13Z")
In just two lines, the intro to _The Goldbergs_ hits on the tone and themes of the show. It’s a typical crazy sitcom family, but set in the 80s, so tinged heavily with both nostalgia and genuine retrospection. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592/20 "2014-02-18T21:26:48Z")
Didn’t The Cleveland Show have one? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-sitcom-to-have-an-introductory-song-with-lyrics/681592.md?page=2)