# Words to old sitcom themes

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 21, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-old-sitcom-themes/196603 "2003-08-21T05:09:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-old-sitcom-themes/196603/41 "2003-08-31T18:33:36Z")

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Uhura sings “Beyond Antares”(sp?), which sort of sounds like the “Star Trek” theme, but whether she actually sang words to the theme, I don’t know.

Try singing this to the theme of “Superman” movie:

Look up in the sky,  
Is it bird?  
Is it a plane?  
It’s SUPERMAN!

Hah!

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**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-old-sitcom-themes/196603/42 "2003-08-31T20:55:52Z")

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> \*Originally posted by USCDiver \*  
> \*\*Slightly off topic… from that movie with Jack Lemon and James Garner as Ex-Presidents:
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> “Hail to the Chief, he’s the Chief and he needs hailing.” \*\*

I prefer the version from the movie, “Dave”, from Dave singing in the shower, “Hail to the Chief he’s the one we all say ‘Hail’ to…” 😃

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**Author:** ![Shemem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Shemem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shemem)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-old-sitcom-themes/196603/43 "2003-09-01T06:19:22Z")

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> \*Originally posted by mobo85 \*  
> \*\*I believe I read once that the composer of the theme to _The X-Files_ made up lyrics to it for his own enjoyment that began:
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> _The X-Files is a show.  
> Its theme is by Mark Snow._ \*\*

I read that in _TV Guide_, and it’s exactly what I sing when the show comes on.

I also sing to Bewitched: “Bewitched, Bewitched, the theme song from Bewitched (x2) …”

Then ad-lib something, usually about how Darren #1 is better than Darren #2, and at the final flourish, “On Nick … At … Night!”

This may be why I am still single.

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**Author:** ![HNGisme13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@HNGisme13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HNGisme13)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-old-sitcom-themes/196603/44 "2025-11-21T16:17:48Z")

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It’s totally “Bewitched, bewitched.. this is the theme song to bewitched..x2"

😆😆

Noses cast spells and do tricks when they twitch ..they don’t write theme songs obviously..

😆😆

_\*super late to the game.. don’t ask me what I was random searching/clicking to get me here lol_\* 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

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**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-old-sitcom-themes/196603/45 "2025-11-21T16:37:07Z")

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The theme to the Chinese TV show “Shanghai Bund” has (Chinese) lyrics but I made up my own lyrics.

```auto
Shanghai Bund!
Shanghai Bund!
Shanghai Bund, Shanghai Bund, Shanghai Bund!
Shanghai Bund!
Shanghai Bund!
Shanghai Bund, a Bund, a Shanghai Bund!

```

etc.

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