# Ye Olde Tyme TV Showe Name That Tune **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408 "2004-08-31T13:40:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/1 "2004-08-31T13:40:36Z")
I don’t know why I woke up with this song in my head, but there it was. And then other songs joined it. They’re having a nice little tea party up in there. There’s plenty of space in there. If you place the theme with the show, then do it. And add another. 1. Where Indian fights are colorful sights And nobody takes a lickin’ Where Paleface and Redskin both turn chicken. 2. Everyone loves the king of the sea Ever so kind and gentle is he Tricks he will do when children appear How they all laugh whenever he’s near 3. Phoebe Figallily is a silly name And so many silly things keep happening What is the magic thing about nanny? Is it love or is it magic? 4. Streaks on the china never mattered before Who cares? When you drop kicked your jacket as you came through the door No one glared. 5. Some walk by night Some fly by day Nothing can change you Set and sure of the way. ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/2 "2004-08-31T14:34:01Z")
People let me tell ya bout my Best Friend… He’s a warm hearted person, who’ll love you to the end. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/3 "2004-08-31T14:44:22Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I don’t know why I woke up with this song in my head, but there it was. And then other songs joined it. They’re having a nice little tea party up in there. There’s plenty of space in there. If you place the theme with the show, then do it. And add another. > > 1. Where Indian fights are colorful sights > And nobody takes a lickin’ > Where Paleface and Redskin both turn chicken. > > 2. Everyone loves the king of the sea > Ever so kind and gentle is he > Tricks he will do when children appear > How they all laugh whenever he’s near _F-Troop_, unless I’m mistaken. And _Flipper_. Any guidelines as to what shows can and can’t be thrown in? Seems like you’re going for an older-show vibe… ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/4 "2004-08-31T15:04:39Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > _F-Troop_, unless I’m mistaken. And _Flipper_. > > Any guidelines as to what shows can and can’t be thrown in? Seems like you’re going for an older-show vibe… Yeup to both. And you can throw in whatever you want. I was going to throw in _A pretty brunette, a willowy blonde Blonde or brunette, she’s lovely!_ and that’s not even a TV show. **DrMemory** , that’s The Courtship of Eddie’s Father. I always thought Eddie was Mrs. Livingstone’s son. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/5 "2004-08-31T15:12:30Z")
I think #3 is “Nanny and the Professor” How about this one: Once upon a summertime, just a dream from yesterday, a boy and his magic golden flute, heard a boat from on the bay… ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/6 "2004-08-31T15:18:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Once upon a summertime, > just a dream from yesterday, > a boy and his magic golden flute, > heard a boat from on the bay… HR Pufnstuf He’s your friend when things get rough HR Pufnstuf Can’t do a little, 'cause you can’t do enough Oh crap. That’s gonna be stuck in my head all day. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/7 "2004-08-31T15:19:09Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > 1. Phoebe Figallily is a silly name > And so many silly things keep happening > What is the magic thing about nanny? > Is it love or is it magic? > 2. Some walk by night > Some fly by day > Nothing can change you > Set and sure of the way. “The Nanny and the Professor” and “Moonlighting.” Look at what’s happened to me I can’t believe it myself. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/8 "2004-08-31T15:25:43Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > “The Nanny and the Professor” and “Moonlighting.” > > Look at what’s happened to me > I can’t believe it myself. Greatest American Hero. “His brain’s overloading/ it has a chocolate coating.” ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/9 "2004-08-31T15:44:13Z")
> [@DrMemory](#): > > People let me tell ya bout my Best Friend… > He’s a warm hearted person, who’ll love you to the end. _shakes fist at **DrMemory** _ Curse you! That song! It’s like taffy! ---
**Author:** ![Twin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@Twin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/10 "2004-08-31T16:13:32Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > 1. Streaks on the china never mattered before > Who cares? > When you drop kicked your jacket as you came through the door > No one glared. Mr. Belvedere _There’s no one in the world like you, changing every minute Somthing about your smile has a touch of magic in it_ ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/11 "2004-08-31T16:23:12Z")
_Whether we’re talking man to man Or whether we’re talking son to son. 'Cause he’s my best friend. La lalalalala lalalalala._ I figure if I finish it, it’ll be finished with me. Here’s another few: Keeping your head above water Making a wave when you can. Set a course for adventure Your mind on a new romance. Can two men share an apartment without driving each other crazy? ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/12 "2004-08-31T16:39:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Set a course for adventure > Your mind on a new romance. …the LOVE BOAT soon will be making another run… Here’s a somewhat obscure one: Children of the Sun See your time has just begun Searching for your ways Through adventures everyday ---
**Author:** ![dasgupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@dasgupta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasgupta)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/13 "2004-08-31T16:58:49Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > …the LOVE BOAT soon will be making another run… > Here’s a somewhat obscure one: > > Children of the Sun > See your time has just begun > Searching for your ways > Through adventures everyday **The Mysterious Cities of Gold** _There’s a holdout 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 Idelwyld_ ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/14 "2004-08-31T17:03:14Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > - > > Keeping your head above water > Making a wave when you can.\* Ain’t we lucky we got 'em . . . GOOD TIMES! Man, I miss the old singable theme songs. **Hey! Here they come with a rum-tee tum, they’re having a toy parade. A tin giraffe with a fife and drum is leading the kewpie parade.** **. . . So while you’re here, enjoy the view, Keep on doing what you do, Hold on tight, we’ll muddle through. . .** ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/15 "2004-08-31T17:11:57Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > **. . . So while you’re here, enjoy the view, > Keep on doing what you do, > Hold on tight, we’ll muddle through. . .** One Day a Time, one day at a naaa nanana Does anybody know what the first line in the second verse says? I always sang “so whomp on the keys, somewhere there’s music playing. . .” but I don’t think they actually say ‘whomp on the keys’. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/16 "2004-08-31T17:31:11Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > One Day a Time, one day at a naaa nanana > > Does anybody know what the first line in the second verse says? I always sang “so whomp on the keys, somewhere there’s music playing. . .” but I don’t think they actually say ‘whomp on the keys’. I think it’s “so up on your feet…” ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/17 "2004-08-31T17:43:19Z")
> [@dasgupta](#): > > _There’s a holdout 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 Idelwyld_ “Car 54 where are yoooooooooouuuuuuu?” > [@](#): > > Can two men share an apartment without driving each other crazy? Um, “My Two Dads” ? How about _Soon a band of merry men begotten They wore outfits made of plain green cotton_ ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/18 "2004-08-31T17:51:25Z")
> [@Sean Factotum](#): > > _Soon a band of merry men begotten > They wore outfits made of plain green cotton_ I bet that’s a show I’ve desperately wanted to see - _When Times Were Rotten_. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/19 "2004-08-31T18:04:24Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Can two men share an apartment without driving each other crazy? _The Odd Couple_. > [@CandidGamera](#): > > _I bet that’s a show I’ve desperately wanted to see - When Times Were Rotten._ I think it’s actually _When **Things** Were Rotten_ Some more: _Isadora was the first bra-burner_ _Ain’t you glad she showed up?_ and _Here we come, walking down the street,_ _Get the funniest looks from, everyone we meet._ as well as _Come and knock on my door,_ _We’ll be waiting for you,_ ---
**Author:** ![dasgupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@dasgupta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasgupta)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408/20 "2004-08-31T18:24:51Z")
> [@Saltire](#): > > _The Odd Couple_. > > I think it’s actually _When **Things** Were Rotten_ > > Some more: > > _Isadora was the first bra-burner_ > _Ain’t you glad she showed up?_ > > and > > _Here we come, walking down the street,_ > _Get the funniest looks from, everyone we meet._ > > as well as > > _Come and knock on my door,_ > _We’ll be waiting for you,_ **Maude** **The Monkees** **Three’s Company** _Something magic in the way you hold me in your eyes No one ever warned me love just takes you by surprise I don’t know what’s come over me, you’ve got my hypnotized when you look at me._ and _Life goes on, and so do we, Just how we do it is no mystery. One by one … one by one, we fill the days, We find a thousand different ways._ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ye-olde-tyme-tv-showe-name-that-tune/262408.md?page=2)