In the mid-60s, there was a Saturday morning cartoon called “King Kong”. It ran for about 6 weeks, and it was lame, even to my 10-year-old sensibilities.
It had a theme song.
I can sing the entire song. Wanna hear it?
Ahem…
I refuse to google and see if I’m right. Go ahead and check it out if you like.
What’s worse…everytime I hear about the upcoming movie, the song goes through my head.
It’s like a form of brain damage.
Wanna share yours?
Does your shoe have a boy inside?
What a funny place for a boy to hide!
Does your shoe have a dog there too?
A boy and a dog and a foot in a shoe!
Well the boy is Buster Brown,
And the dog is Tige his friend,
And they’re really just a picture –
But it’s fun to play pretend.
So look look look
In your telephone book
For the store that sells the shoe
With the picture of the boy and the dog inside
And you can put your foot there too.
Buster Brown Shoes!.
(If begged, I’ll also favor you with a rendition of “Gray Squirrel,” complete with actions.)
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, swish your bushy tail…
*Spiderman, Spiderman,
Does whatever a spider can,
Spins a web, any size,
Catches thieves just like flies–
Look out!
Here comes the Spiderman.
Is he strong?
Listen bud,
He’s got radioactive blood.
Can he swing from a thread?
Take a look overhead–
Hey, there,
There goes the Spiderman.
In the chill of night
At the scene of a crime,
Like a streak of light
He arrives just in time…
Spiderman, Spiderman,
Friendly neighborhood Spiderman,
Wealth and fame
He’s ignored,
Action is his reward.
To him, life is a great big bang up
Whenever there’s a hang up
You’ll find the Spider-maaaaaan! *
Oh, God, get it out of my head NOW. I hate you for starting this thread…
Marshall, Will, and Holly
On a routine expedition
Met the greatest earthquake ever known
High on the rapids It struck their tiny raft (AAAAAAhhhhhhhhhgggghhhh!)
And plunged them down a thousand feet below
To the Land of the Lost
She’s a small wonder, pretty and bright with soft curls.
She’s a small wonder, a girl unlike other girls.
She’s a miracle, and I grant you
She’ll enchant you with her sight
She’s a small wonder, and she’ll make your heart beat twice.
She’s fantastic, made of plastic,
Microchips here and there.
She’s a small wonder, brings love and laughter everywhere.
Don’t judge me in my childhood taste in television. 
Mc1
Two all-beef patties,
special sauce,
lettuce, cheese,
pickles, onions,
on a sesame seed bun.
Mc2
Big Mac, Filet-o-fish, Quarter Pounder, french fries.
Icy coke, thick shake, sundaes and apple pies.
See if you can spot this one:
Abraham DeLaney, Guiseppe Casey Thomas O’Malley,
O’Malley, the alley cat!
[insert entire script for Princess Bride here]
Baby, if you’ve ever wondered
Wondered, whatever became of me
I’m livin’ on the air in Cincinnati
Cincinnati, WKRP
Could anyone make out any of the words in the end song - besides “bartender” that is?
Amazingly enough, some of these, er… songs are still under copyright. If you must share these earworms, you’ll want to stick with just a sample of the lyrics; probably the chorus will get everyone screaming along with you.
Just thought I’d throw that in here before anyone gets too excited and posts a whole song.
Oh, and…
The fun is back, oh yes-sir-ee
It’s the 2600 from A-tar-i
It’s the video system with classics galore
From Space Invaders to cars that roar…
There’s a bear in there
And a chair as well
All the people with games
And stories to tell
Open wide
Come inside
It’s Playschool.
Digger the dog
Digger he goes with you
when you explore
Just pull his leash
goes for a walk
he’s your dog, for sure!
I’ve always heard it as DeLacey. But your version probably makes more sense.
Susan
Smelly cat, smelly cat,
What are they feeding you?
Smelly cat, smelly cat,
It’s not your fault.
==
I’m in the shower and I’m writing this song,
Stop me if you’ve heard it,
My hair soapy and my body is wet,
And Tegrin spelled backwards is Nirget.
Damn Phoebe.
FYI King Kong is available on DVD
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4324
theme song:
http://img-nex.kongisking.net/kong/sounds/kingkong_tvseries.wav
Brian
Addendum, according to http://www.kongisking.net/history/ the cartoon ran 1966-69.
Brian
No, you’re probably right. At least DeLacey rhymes.
BTW: the album/movie in question is… Naturalment, The Aristocats
(not the joke)
Seriously, the last time I heard this was at least 30 years ago. I didn’t actually see the movie. My mother bought me an LP which I played to death. I’m sure, though, if you played that LP right now, I could recite along with it from beginning to end.
“Roquefort is the name of a cheese, but I am a mouse. My hero is Sherlock Holmes of Baker St. and I have tried to model my life after his.”
“Tolouse! Tolouse! Where are you Tolouse?”
“Oh mama, he’s been here in the basket the whole time.”
“Tres jolie, Monsieur, but it’s not quite Shakespeare.”
“Shakespeare? Perish the though! That’s pure O’Malley, right off the cuff. And baby, I’ve got a million of them.”
Okay, here’s the situation:
My parents went away on a week’s vacation and
They left the keys to the brand new Porsche!
Would they mind?..hmmm…well…of course not.
I’ll just take it for a little spin
and maybe show it off to a couple of friends.
I’ll just cruise it around the neighborhood.
Well maybe I shouldn’t…
Nah!!! Of course I should!
Grrr, hamsters ate my post.
My my music hits me, so hard,
Makes me say oh my lord,
Thank you for blessing me, with a mind to rhyme and a too-hype beat…
Or…
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray, South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe Dimaggio,
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe,
Rosenberg’s H-Bomb…
OK, enough of that.
So THAT’S what he was saying (never got anything after “with a…”)
Yup, my brain cells too…
It’s been one week…<snip>…but if I did, it’d have a samurai…
Okay, I don’t have THAT one fully memorized, but waaaay too much of it.
Childern of the Sun, Your time has just begun.
Looking for your way to adventure everyday.
Every day and night with the condor in flight,
with your friends in tow for the cities of Gold!
I’ll be suprised if anyone else watched that show as a kid. Hell, If anyone has even heard of that show I’ll be suprised.