tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post6743181436307034067..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Weekend PostBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42349756723206085292019-10-10T18:47:03.249-07:002019-10-10T18:47:03.249-07:00
The theme song to Route 66 is fantastic. It evok...<br />The theme song to Route 66 is fantastic. It evoked such memories of the glamour of travel and adventure of that era.GasStationSushinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2445774613590727362019-10-04T14:54:13.974-07:002019-10-04T14:54:13.974-07:00If you enjoy all these theme songs, they get playe...If you enjoy all these theme songs, they get played on a radio station in Chicago. MeTV FM (87.7 FM if you are in chicago, and your radio can tune that low).<br />You can also stream it https://metv.fm/<br />They have celebrity intros for the theme songs, like Dawn Wells introducing Gilligan island, or Jamie Farr introducing the M*A*S*H theme.<br /><br />Tune it<br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880646894752760905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55177384146614035382019-10-01T23:04:20.748-07:002019-10-01T23:04:20.748-07:00Thanks for sharing these Ken but I just discovered...Thanks for sharing these Ken but I just discovered something that made the theme tune to the classic British series "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em", by Ronnie Hazlehurst, my favourite. It features two piccolos spelling out the title in Morse code, excluding the apostrophes:<br /><br /> <br /><br />[•••] [― ― ―] [― ―] [•]/ [― ―] [― ― ―] [―] [••••] [•] [•―•] [•••]/ [―••] [― ― ―]/ [•―] [•••―] [•]/ [•] [― ―] /[•―•―•―] <br />[S] [o] [m] [e]/ [m] [o] [t] [h] [e] [r] [s] / [d] [o] / [a] [v] [e]/ [e] [m] /(full stop)MattPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673600769699382867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9707444233637979072019-10-01T17:44:36.075-07:002019-10-01T17:44:36.075-07:00I love these. Show themes are often BETTER than th...I love these. Show themes are often BETTER than the show.<br />One of my favorite in the 'big band for kids' category. (We all loved jazz as we grew up, wonder why?) is the theme for Jonny Quest!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09201449448146276919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23434414166803498012019-09-30T12:30:59.672-07:002019-09-30T12:30:59.672-07:00I liked how the theme from "Branded" tol...I liked how the theme from "Branded" told the whole premise in terms that I could understand as a seven-year-old.Nick Archernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1386895844193626942019-09-29T19:20:05.685-07:002019-09-29T19:20:05.685-07:00Peter, thanks for the suggested ringtone site. I ...Peter, thanks for the suggested ringtone site. I will give it a try.Lorimartiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48093616653269532902019-09-29T14:13:03.822-07:002019-09-29T14:13:03.822-07:00The already-noted Perry Mason theme went through a...The already-noted Perry Mason theme went through a few permutations <br />during the show’s long run- one version, if I recall, had a strip tease instrumentation.<br />Here, the composer tells how another tunesmith was approached to replace it<br /> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_3YcLrXuZI<br /><br />One of the more famous TV themes- not yet referenced -<br />was titled “Funeral March Of A Marionette” and was written <br />by Charles Gounod back in 1872.<br />To hear the theme, and learn of its usage by Laurel and Hardy Disney Murnau and Harold Lloyd:<br />https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_March_of_a_Marionette<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19279873475597120892019-09-29T10:06:43.703-07:002019-09-29T10:06:43.703-07:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFf85RxteI8
Wild ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFf85RxteI8<br /><br />Wild Wild West --- set a good tone for the show -- half western -- half cheeky comedy.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398155323660704945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1562967163927585202019-09-29T09:29:03.660-07:002019-09-29T09:29:03.660-07:00Always liked this one. Flambards was one of those ...Always liked this one. Flambards was one of those very British seventies BBC-to-PBS series, but the theme is somehow both sedate and weird. I hear whistling, theremin, hand drums, horns, piano, and probably more. Always loved the voice quietly going "mahm."<br /><br />https://youtu.be/rR8buXUJ-CUestivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736355730705116526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58147805477407630102019-09-29T06:48:31.019-07:002019-09-29T06:48:31.019-07:00Dave Creek, I read that the guy escorting Mary was...Dave Creek, I read that the guy escorting Mary was her then husband, Grant Tinker. <br /><br />Pam, St. LouisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54927426419358402802019-09-29T06:12:19.783-07:002019-09-29T06:12:19.783-07:00A Friday question...
This season, LAW & ORDER...A Friday question...<br /><br />This season, LAW & ORDER SVU began its 21st season, thus breaking GUNSMOKE's record as the longest-running scripted drama series. It reminds me of a story I heard and have long wondered if it is true.<br /><br />According to the story, when Kelsey Grammer began his 20th season playing Frasier Crane, he suggested inviting James Arness to appear on an episode of FRASIER, as an homage to Arness's having played Marshal Dillon for 20 years. The offer went out and Arness allegedly responded, "Kelsey Grammer can go f*** himself."<br /><br />Is there any truth to this?Philly Cinephilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250386544042531678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69148482927712912742019-09-29T05:08:34.344-07:002019-09-29T05:08:34.344-07:00To Mike Doran from Anonymous:
1. Congratulations ...To Mike Doran from Anonymous:<br /><br />1. Congratulations (up to a point) on your birthday! I am, of course, decades younger, but look 79.<br />2. It seems Chatter conquered the Eastern stations, as well as Chicago's WBKB [now WLS-Channel 7). <br />Wonder if he ever made it to the West Coast to challenge Bonzo's hegemony.<br />3. One of Brent's bookstore's last grand gasps was a joint appearance of Claire Bloom and former customer Philip Roth.<br />=======================================================================<br /><br />BACK TO THEME SONGS<br /><br />Comedy short subject series (precursors to the TV sitcoms) often had their own themes.<br /><br />The Three Stooges, after Punch Drunks, tried Pop Goes The Weasel, and then used<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5a45f1uy80 <br /><br />Edgar Kennedy had Chopsticks<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNY6ypKJTyw<br /><br />Marvin Hatley talks here of his Laurel & Hardy theme<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3LzeeicZtE<br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15372303657325744162019-09-29T02:59:06.308-07:002019-09-29T02:59:06.308-07:00In school we changed Sherwood Schwartz' "...In school we changed Sherwood Schwartz' "Its About Time" to "Its about time, it's about space...its about your ugly face!"waldcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953366119099361711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2756687655818908222019-09-28T23:58:49.470-07:002019-09-28T23:58:49.470-07:00Lori, that's awesome that you worked on Dallas...Lori, that's awesome that you worked on Dallas. It was part of my childhood. I was such a huge fan of Larry Hagman. I'm also a huge fan of Patrick Duffy. I saw him in a play in London and he was fantastic.<br /><br />For the ringtone, I just tested this site and it works. <br />https://www.redringtones.com/dallas-theme-song/Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33169648396772154352019-09-28T23:29:33.525-07:002019-09-28T23:29:33.525-07:00All great choices. My hall of fame nominees are Pe...All great choices. My hall of fame nominees are Penn & Teller's Bull**** (seasons 5 through 8) and the ending instrumental to My Name Is Earl. Larry Stonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7447403335033133962019-09-28T21:09:22.498-07:002019-09-28T21:09:22.498-07:00Agree re The Persuaders theme, fantastic piece of ...Agree re The Persuaders theme, fantastic piece of music, and though I've never had any desire to go to America, I now have an urge to drive route 66. I'm Outraged!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08329023172070049233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20937301928271374582019-09-28T20:21:00.950-07:002019-09-28T20:21:00.950-07:00Yes, thanks for including "Dallas." I w...Yes, thanks for including "Dallas." I worked on the show for eight years and always looked forward to viewing every answer print and the shows on broadcast nights, in part, just to hear that magnificent theme by Jerrold Immel. I've wanted to download it as my ringtone but haven't figured out how to do it safely. Sigh.Lorimartiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59149356375937450032019-09-28T18:08:05.438-07:002019-09-28T18:08:05.438-07:00James Komack's shows had great theme songs and...James Komack's shows had great theme songs and great talent performing them:<br /><br />--Harry Nilsson, "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (ABC, 1969-1972)<br /><br />--Jose Feliciano, "Chico and the Man" (NBC, 1974-1978)<br /><br />--John Sebastian, "Welcome Back, Kotter" (ABC, 1975-1979)Kevin FitzMauricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59298774595909898552019-09-28T15:48:49.691-07:002019-09-28T15:48:49.691-07:00I always liked the glimpses of multi-cam, studio-b...I always liked the glimpses of multi-cam, studio-bound sitcom characters in the "real world." I always wondered who the lucky guy was escorting Mary Richards on a date in the Mary Tyler Moore Show open.Dave Creekhttp://www.davecreek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42561455118927570872019-09-28T15:04:10.797-07:002019-09-28T15:04:10.797-07:00The Persuaders is my all time fave tv theme.The Persuaders is my all time fave tv theme.Tony.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568222786360226613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82250588675276878332019-09-28T14:47:37.502-07:002019-09-28T14:47:37.502-07:00Of all the great Western theme songs out there onl...Of all the great Western theme songs out there only F Troop gets notice? Pfui, as Nero Wolfe says. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1520423078591508862019-09-28T14:30:00.655-07:002019-09-28T14:30:00.655-07:00I still will give another vote for Barney Miller.....I still will give another vote for Barney Miller..and whomever voted for Perfect Strangers..Thanks a bunch...that is a true guilty pleasure show of mine...<br />Also, another great theme that still is spooky 30 years later is Unsolved Mysteries..<br />https://youtu.be/OwAG-DnWhiYsueK2001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77824037199464028462019-09-28T14:04:12.037-07:002019-09-28T14:04:12.037-07:00Ken, as a fellow fan of World War II films, have y...Ken, as a fellow fan of World War II films, have you seen the trailer for Midway? So disappointing. Roland Emmerich has made some entertaining, if corny, films in the past, but this looks like a feature length video game. It just looks dreadful. His early films like Stargate and Independence Day had stunning practical effects. Midway is just awash in terrible CGI. Digital explosions in a film are unforgiveable.<br /><br />Looking back, Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor doesn't seem so bad. Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17995257602251480292019-09-28T13:35:03.191-07:002019-09-28T13:35:03.191-07:00Did you watch the new episode of The Good Place? T...Did you watch the new episode of The Good Place? They played the Kars for Kids jingle in Hell.Jen from Jerseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20681557556264386692019-09-28T13:25:16.494-07:002019-09-28T13:25:16.494-07:00Ken this is unacceptable...
Where's LOVE BOAT...Ken this is unacceptable...<br /><br />Where's LOVE BOAT?? <br /><br />'Love, exciting and new, come aboard'...you know you want to sing along, 'we're expecting you and love'...<br /><br /><br />And I'm not even gonna get into how much you pissed off the monkey from BJ AND THE BEAR.<br /><br />Totally unacceptable!<br /><br />Cowboy Surferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07703914886255967601noreply@blogger.com