# Whose Theme Song Was This?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-theme-song-was-this/164902>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 28, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-theme-song-was-this/164902 "2003-03-28T21:59:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-theme-song-was-this/164902/1 "2003-03-28T21:59:13Z")

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Have you seen the Kellogg’s cereal commericals for Fruit Harvest cereal? The background music sounds like it might be the theme for “The Waltons”, “Little House on the Prairie”, or the like… does anyone know what theme song, if any, this might have been?  
Thanks, - Jinx

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**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-theme-song-was-this/164902/2 "2003-03-28T22:39:42Z")

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I believe it’s the Waltons, though I need to see the commercial again. I remember thinking - isn’t that the Waltons theme? - the first time I saw the commercial.

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**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-theme-song-was-this/164902/3 "2003-03-28T22:46:06Z")

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The folks on a Waltons appreciation forum also seem to think it’s the Waltons theme:

[http://www.voy.com/6854/](http://www.voy.com/6854/)

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**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-theme-song-was-this/164902/4 "2003-03-28T22:48:12Z")

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Yes, it is the theme from _The Waltons._

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**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-theme-song-was-this/164902/5 "2003-03-29T00:25:15Z")

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Composed by Jerry Goldsmith, IIRC.