Let's play a game for Friday:
Name That Annoying TV Theme Song That You'll Never Get Out Of Your Head Ever Even If You Hit Yourself With a Bat Repeatedly
Please, no Googling or cheating in any way.
Also, extra points if you answer in the form of a Haiku.
I'll go first:
"Going through life with blinders on, it's tough to see.
I had to get up, get out from under and look for me."
Which, incidentally, was the subject of an interesting copyright dispute. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Posted by: anathema on November 22, 2002 12:34 PMHa! No!
You will now be subjected to merciless ridicule until everyone realizes it's better not to know.
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 12:34 PMHa! No!
You will now be subjected to merciless ridicule until everyone realizes it's better not to know.
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 12:34 PMWhen encountering
aliens, Robert Culp drinks
prune juice and vodka
Coleman was a star.
Plato and Bridges were too.
But the song just sucked.
Bad tune, preachy lyrics:
"What might be right for you, may
not be right for some."
Now listen, anathema!
That was the wrong answer. No Haikus about the wrong answer, ye cheeky monkey!
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 12:40 PMAlthough that Robert Culp Haiku was indeed a thing of beauty.
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 12:41 PMvery nice pardon we
but the true test comes when you
least anticipate:
Sometimes the world looks perfect,
Nothing to rearrange.
Sometimes you get a feeling
Like you need some kind of change.
No matter what the odds are this time,
Nothing's going to stand in my way.
This flame in my heart,
And a long lost friend
Oh yeah, Kid?
how bou these apples:
As long as we keep on givin'
We can take anything that comes our way
Baby rain or shine...
All the time...
We got each other
Sharin' the laughter and love
Alice serves coffee
Mel likes to spit on his food
Flo says, "Kiss My Grits"
I'm afraid to answer, for fear I'll be ridiculed by a side salad.
Posted by: Crash on November 22, 2002 01:20 PMAlan moves Thickely
Leonardo was lameness
Tracy and Missy
Together, we’re going to find our way.
Together, taking the time each day.
To learn all about those things you just can’t buy.
To learn all about those things you just can’t buy
Mallory Keaton
In a cardigan: enough
to swell the ratings.
??
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 01:24 PMAll aboard the ship!
A cruise is about to start.
Shall we meet the crew?
Isaac's pouring drinks.
Doc's ogling the passengers.
And Julie's happy.
Gopher's the pursor.
Cap'n Stubing's on the bridge.
Where's that bratty kid?
Everything's in place.
The ship is heading to sea.
Let's all sing along:
Love, exciting and new,
Come aboard, we're expecting you.
The Love Boat soon will be making another run,
The Love Boat promises something for everyone.
Set a course for adventure,
Your mind on a new romance.
And love
Won't hurt anymore,
It's an open smile,
On a friendly shore.
It's love
Welcome aboard it's loooooove!
anathema:
Rick, not Ricky
or the Ricker if you're cool
together, you, i
When I wake up in the mornin'
and the clock give out a warnin'....
The pains you have when
Tracy Gold throws up because
She's growing too fat
tj:
Screech was hot ass man
I loved Kelly most of all
Showgirls was funny
Actually that "da dada da, da da da" in the female voice from the laundry detergent commercial has been stuck in my head for days now. I suppose you could say that it's a successful jingle, although I still have no desire to buy detergent, because I am naturally clothesline fresh and static-free.
Posted by: jonmc on November 22, 2002 01:30 PMThis is the most unorganized Haiku TV Theme Competition ever!
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 01:33 PM"Here we are, face to
face, a couple of silver
spoons..." with Rick Schroeder!
My turn:
Guide her to Cleveland, underneath your silvery light.
We’re going bowlin’ so don’t loose her in Solon.
Posted by: eyeballkid on November 22, 2002 01:39 PMwe tease him a lot
'cause we've got him on the spot
welcome back, welcome ...
Drew Carey was once
Funny, now he is very
wealthy. Good for him.
The hit parade songs
Herbert Hoover we need you
Edith's falsetto
Haiku Anarchy
reigns on the Island of Ape
when goneills at work
I pity the fool!
A-Team theme? Words not needed!
Van? Cooler than KITT.
How bout this one, tough guy:
There’s a magic in the early morning we found
When the sun rise smiles on everything around.
It’s a portrait of the happiness that we feel and always will,
*line deleted*
Oh we spend our days like bright and shiny new dimes.
If we’re ever puzzled by the changing times.
There’s a plate of homemade wishes on the kitchen window sill,
*line deleted*
oh yeah?????
I got yer Hiaku.
RIGHT HERE
TJ SMASH!!
and here's the theme
"Doc Bruce Banner...
Belted by Gamma Rays..."
whatnot:
Sweathogs ruled all
Kotter sported a sweet fro
We met Travolta
Who dares mock David?
Fes, tempt thee not the dark one!
Night Rider is king!
kafka is enough
to fill our eight lives with love
hated that show
*Haiku thread draws a woozy Fes from his dragonesque slumber deep in the bowels of Fes Mountain*
Posted by: Unclefes on November 22, 2002 01:45 PMAha:
Hey there where ya goin’? Not exactly knowin’
Who says you have to call just one place home.
He’s goin’ everywhere,
*line deleted*
He just keeps on movin’. Ladies keep improvin’
Every day is better than the last.
New dreams and better scenes,
And best of all I don’t pay property tax.
Rollin’ down to Dallas. Who’s providin’ my palace?
Off to New Orleans or who knows where.
Places new and ladies, too,
*line deleted*
I know what I've been told
you gotta know just when to fold
but I can't do this all on my own
OK you bastards, this is it:
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.
You look at me, soft as any touch could be
And suddenly, there's magic when you look at me
I feel like I'm in heaven every moment when
You look at me
You look at me, and suddenly I'm captured in your eyes
You look at me
*preens*
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 01:50 PMWith pound of sugar,
late night gas tank commandoes
would turn KITT to SHIT.
But if some fool messed
witb B.A.'s black GMC?
They'd be hella fucked.
heh. It's what started my obsession with monkeys as a wee lad.
and my fear of Greg Evigan.
Posted by: tj on November 22, 2002 01:51 PMJoannie loved Chachi
But that was before the Fonz
Slept with her one night
The obvious lyric quiz for this forum (besides "Hey hey, we're the Monkees...) is:
One banana, two banana, three banana, four
Four bananas make a bunch and so do many more.
Over hill and highway the banana buggies go
Coming on to bring you the ______ _____ show...
All the best theme songs (Barney Miller, Sanford and Son, the Twilight Zone, Lost in Space, Dark Shadows, Adam West's Batman, etc) were instrumental, but then again:
In the chill of the night
At the scene of a crime
Like a streak of light
He arrives just in time
Oh dear I've given away my age...
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 01:54 PMTell me you cheated on that one, Matt.
*weeping*
Please! Tell me you didn't know that!
Look into your heart!
I'm praying to you!
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 01:55 PMBanana Splits could
Out-cool Spiderman any
Day of the damn week.
One southeast asian
Country has Chachi as slang
for, you know, penis
Apparantly the
citizens are perverted
debut was number one.
as instrumentals
go, Barney Miller pales next
to Law and Order
It also sort of
cool that the CSIs use
Who tunes. Cop shows rock!
Banana Splits could
Out-cool Spiderman any
Day of the damn week.
Ha! Kafka and TJ are as old as me! (But do you remember the theme from S.W.A.T.?)
Wish I could remember the music from Danger Island. "Uh ooooh, Jongoooo!" Wasn't there a chimp sidekick, too?
(But do you remember the theme from S.W.A.T.?)
No, but I do remember the lead character's name was "Hondo." I always thought that was a cool name.
*nods to other mid-range geezers*
*looks around for Tizzie*
Posted by: Unclefes on November 22, 2002 02:05 PMno quite shane, I'm 29.
and ebk:
Young MDs in love
my brothers watch the damn show
I believe it's Scrubs
No one has gotten my second one yet.
Are you talking about the Growing Pains one, ebk?
and my apologies ... I didn't exactly get the game. sometimes things need to be explained to me. but i'm up to speed now.
Posted by: pardon me on November 22, 2002 02:11 PMwhen you find yourself
in danger, when you're threatened
by a stranger, when ...
Oh man:
Marshall, Will, and Holly
On a routine expedition
Met the greatest earthquake ever known.
High on the rapids
It struck their tiny raft.
And plunged them down a thousand feet below.
Now that I've got the game, here's one...
Get on board, step inside,
Going for a magic ride.
Roaring towards the other side...
Where only rainbows hide.
Is that possibly
The Great Space Coaster (which I've
Never even seen)?
I'm still confused. I thought people were supposed to do a line from a TV theme and then we answer, or answer with a haiku.
I don't know what is happening in this thread.
Posted by: witchstone on November 22, 2002 02:15 PMoh kaf, too easy
I was often mistaken
for that show's "holly"
(maybe because chaka called her "ari", which is my real name)
Posted by: whatnot on November 22, 2002 02:15 PMYou got it, Witchy. These others are just a little slow, is all.
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 02:16 PMSo! You think you are strong because you can name Land of The Lost?!
Try this on for size, biznatch:
Once upon a summertime
Just a dream from yesterday
A boy and his magic golden flute
Heard a boat from off the bay
"Come and play with me, Jimmy
Come and play with me.
And I will take you on a trip
Far across the sea."
But the boat belonged to a kooky old witch
Who had in mind the flute to snitch
From her broom broom in the sky
She watched her plans materialize
She waved her wand
The beautiful boat was gone
The skies grew dark
The sea grew rough
And the boat sailed on and on and on and on and on and on.
Instrumental themes
Pink Panther and Peter Gunn!
(Mancini's Blue River)
Lucy and Linus
Dancing to Vince Guaraldi
Christmas Time is Here...
MASH and 'KRP,
Go Speed Racer! and Taxi,
Good Times, memories...
Marshall, Will, and Holly
On a routine expedition
Great one, Kaf!
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 02:17 PMOnce upon a summertime
Just a dream from yesterday
A boy and his magic golden flute
Heard a boat from off the bay
I know it, Kafka,
Do not remember the name,
Hated it back then.
(But I sorta enjoy seeing the repeats now.)
Hint: Freud? Get it?
Here's another one:
People let me tell you 'bout my best friend,
He's a warm hearted person who'll love me till the end.
People let me tell you bout my best friend,
He's a one boy cuddly toy, my up, my down, my pride and joy.
People let me tell you 'bout him he's so much fun
Whether we're talkin' man to man or whether we're talking son to son.
Cause he's my best friend.
Yes he's my best friend.
Here's one that's a little old even for me:
We're in the air and everywhere
Flyin' high
Flyin' loose
Flyin' free as a summer breeze
Happy as a summer breeze
I may be the only person on earth who dug this show (which was a revival of an earlier show, to be fair:
Too many dusty trail towns,
Too few and far between.
Tired saloons and saw-dust covered floors.
Too many one-more showdowns
And aces over queens.
Winning is just a way of keeping score.
My old pappy always told me
“Your fate is in your hands.
Stand pat or draw,
It's yours to choose.
Luck doesn't have a thing to do
With how you play the game.”
Maverick must have
Had more viewers than just you
My island friend Jon
People let me tell you 'bout my best friend,
He's a warm hearted person who'll love me till the end.
My hint: The Incredible Hulk.
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 02:25 PMNope.
But really, the "flute" is a dead giveaway.
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 02:29 PMI hated that damn talking flute. Hated it. But I felt so sorry for it when Witchy tortured it...
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 02:31 PMTalk about Freudian!
A flute is never just a flute!
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 02:33 PMDag.
Ok, so what's the lyrics to the closing theme of WKRP?
Posted by: jonmc on November 22, 2002 02:36 PMNo one will EVER get mine, so here's a hint. I had such an incredible crush on the flying girl in her oh-so short skirt...
Ah, I got it! And here is that damn flute.
jonmc:
Baby, if you ever wondered
wondered whatever became of me
I'm livin' off the air in Cincinatti
Cincinatti WKRP
Hey, hints are too obvious when "Bugaloos.jpg" is the name of the file!
But I've never actually seen that show.
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 02:42 PMShould I?
Oh. Oh yes.
I think so:
Lady Godiva was a freedom rider
She didnt' care if the whole world looked.
Joan of Arc with the Lord to guide her
She was a sister who really cooked.
Isadora was the first bra burner
And you're glad she showed up. (Oh yeah)
And when the country was falling apart
Betsy Ross got it all sewed up.
mwahaha!
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 02:44 PMjonmc: I remember the closing now:
[garble / unintelligable / garble garble ] BARTENDER!!! [more garble...]
Am I close?
*looks around for Tizzie*
Fes, this is all like a big foreign language to me. I've never been much of a tv person *cringes*
Sorry, pal. Ordinarily I'd get your back...
The tunes that get stuck are the one's of melody no words.
Da-Don-nna Da-don-naaa
da-donn-na da-don-nna
Da-Don-na Da-Don-na
f-this, as you hear the tune, this little guy goes through a series of closing doors......then a payphone.
Da-Don-na...Donn-a-donna.
Hey, hints are too obvious when "Bugaloos.jpg" is the name of the file!
It was a "taking no chances" hint.
Betsy Ross got it all sewed up.
And then there's _____...
Hey, I didn't do anything to that flute that it didn't ask for.
And we had a safe word!
Posted by: witchstone on November 22, 2002 02:53 PM Sting joins Brandon.
Stewart and Ed
fight crime in
bad ass trench coats.
Still, no one has gotten mine. So I repeat:
I know what I've been told
you gotta know just when to fold
but I can't do this all on my own
*line deleted*
Hey, I didn't do anything to that flute that it didn't ask for.
This one time, at band camp...
Posted by: pardon me on November 22, 2002 03:01 PMNo. I guess not. Here's Love American Style.
Love, Love, Love
Love, American Style,
Truer than the Red, White and Blue.
Love, American Style,
That's me and you.
And on a star spangled night my love, (My love come to me).
You can rest you head on my shoulder.
Out by the dawn's early light, my love
I will defend your right to try.
Love, American Style,
That's me and you.
Now why did I go and give the Love American Style theme away like that?
Posted by: eyeballkid on November 22, 2002 03:04 PMScrubs is really funny sometimes, especially the episodes that the acapella group that sings only TV theme songs. Which is right on topic! BTW, they do an incredible version of the $6,000,000 Man--another fun theme.
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 03:06 PMan easy one:
...
Makin' their way...
the only way they know how
That's jus' a little bit more
than the law will allow
Fear me and vast pointless knowledge of TV themes.
Posted by: The Mighty Tay-Hota on November 22, 2002 03:08 PMThe game of life is hard to play,
I'm gonna lose it anyway.
The losing card I'll someday lay,
So this is all I have to say.
eyeball, those lyrics are hauntingly familiar, yet the show eludes me...
Just wanted you to know I'm givin' it a shot, I guess.
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 03:10 PMteej
Them Duke Boys have got
Your brain all full o' booze an'
Cutoff jean daydreams
Did you know, BTW, that the theme from I Love Lucy also has lyrics?
Bringin out the big guns:
Just when you think there's no one around who's caring,
along comes a friend who offers a hand in sharing,
and things start looking fine.
Sometimes tears and sorrow are all the things you've got
and just when you think you're all by yourself, you're not.
OK fine then.. Finish the lyric:
Eastbound and Down
loaded up and truckin
We gonna do what they say can't be done
We got a ling way to go
and a short time to get there
___ ________ ___ _____ __' ______ ___
MASH!? D'oh!
(The "Suicide is painless" line would have given it away too easily...)
"We're gonna do what they say can't be done."
Smokey and the Bandit, right?
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 03:17 PMI'm much better at commercials.
For instance:
Child: Look who's playing centerfield!
Mom #1: Look who's wearing centerfield.
Mom #2: And we're out of bleach.
Mom #1: Try mine, Joan.
I want to tell you all a story 'bout a [deleted] widow wife,
Who had a teenage daughter that attended [deleted].
Well, her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to play.
And she said: "Mama, I got a note here from the [deleted]."
Well, the note says: "Mrs. Johnson, you're wearing your dresses way too high!
"It's been reported you've been drinkin' and a'runnin' round with men and goin' wild.
"Now we don't believe you ought to be a'bringin' up your little girl this way."
And it was signed by the Secretary, [deleted].
Well, it happened that the [deleted] was gonna meet that very afternoon.
And boy, were they surprised when Mrs. Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room.
And as she walked up to the blackboard, I can still recall the words she had to say:
She said: "I'd like to address this meeting of the [deleted]."
"Now, there's Bobby Taylor sittin' there and seven times he's asked me for a date.
"And Mrs. Taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away.
"And Mr. Baker, can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town?
"And shouldn't widow Jones be told to keep her window shades all pulled completely down?
"Now, Mr. [deleted] couldn't be here 'cos he stayed too long in Jelly's bar again.
"And if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath, you'll find she's had a little nip of gin.
"And then you have the nerve to tell me, as a mother, you think that I ain't fit.
"Well, this is just a little Peyton Place and you're all [deleted] hypocrites."
Now I wouldn't put you on because it really did, it happened just this way.
Show late to soiree
about television songs,
Remember best one!
Fie! Eyeball is there
"Love American Style"
Now I need new one.
EBK, I do know that the "Love, American Style" theme was sung by The Cowsills.
I have all their autographs.
Posted by: tizzie on November 22, 2002 03:19 PMHad I not watched that again recently, I would have been totally stumped. It's the hand in sharing line that gives it away.
Posted by: eyeballkid on November 22, 2002 03:22 PMD'oh... I find it amusing that the work firewall blocked that (what seems to be cartoonnetwork) yet I can still get here.
Posted by: tj on November 22, 2002 03:24 PM[deleted], pretty and bright with soft curls.
[deleted], a girl unlike other girls.
She's a miracle, and I grant you
She'll enchant you with her sight
[deleted], and she'll make your heart beat twice.
She's fantastic, made of plastic,
Microchips here and there.
She's a [deleted], brings love and laughter everywhere.
I want to tell you all a story 'bout a [deleted] widow wife,
Who had a teenage daughter
Were they "Valley" girls?
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 03:25 PMNot a sitcom:
And I'm walking in the rain
Tears are falling and I feel no pain
Watching all the friends go by
Some live and others die.
I wonder why you ran away
and I wonder what makes me stay.
eyeball, you're driving me nuts with these. I can even hear the melody of this one, but can't remember what it is...
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 03:33 PMComedy. One of my all time favorite shows, though it only aired for about 15 eps:
I play a good game
But not as good as you
I can be a little cold
But you can be cruel.
I’m not made of brick
I’m not made of stone
But I had you fooled enough to take me on.
I stumble and fall, baby,
Under it all
I’m only human on the inside.
(by the Pretenders)
Did you know that Del Shannon rewrote (but not happily) "Runaway" just for Crime Story? Man, that show was amazing.
Posted by: eyeballkid on November 22, 2002 03:39 PMOooo
She's a little runaway
Daddy's girl learned fast
All the things he couldn't say
Oooo
She's a little runaway
*cue cheesy keyboard riff*
I'm sorry, but I can't help it. It popped into my after the Del Shannon thing.
Posted by: witchstone on November 22, 2002 03:47 PMMy little brother used to move cars on their set, and eventually he was "The Crime Scene Photographer" who would take pictures of dead bodies - in Chicago episodes, not Vegas.
Posted by: tizzie on November 22, 2002 03:47 PMDid you know that Del Shannon rewrote (but not happily) "Runaway" just for Crime Story? Man, that show was amazing.
Yes, and he was one of the first causulaties of taking Prozac, per his wife after he died.
Posted by: Thomcatspike on November 22, 2002 03:50 PM*ahem*
*cough cough*
*clears throat*
*taps mic*
*slight feedback*
always never quite right...
i’d like it if they liked us, but I don’t think they like us...
so tell me where’s the party, and how come we weren’t invited?
one size does not fit all.
I thought the first casualty is always "innocence."
Posted by: Unclefes on November 22, 2002 04:06 PMI've been off getting edumacated. I'm back now though. I missed you all terribly.
Posted by: jpoulos on November 22, 2002 04:10 PMWith my bulemic/anorexic friends it was always a conversation starter.
Posted by: witchstone on November 22, 2002 04:19 PMSquare pegs, Square pegs, Square... Pegs...
The Waitresses, right?
Does mentioning Prozac always kill a conversation?
Yes shane I'm the butcher of this thread...now torture me with another tv toon. The one's that keep poping off in my head have the title of the show in the lyrics.
Posted by: Thomcatspike on November 22, 2002 05:57 PMI'm afraid that Lupo is always The Butcher, Mr Cat's Pike
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 06:38 PM"travelin' along, there's a song that we're singin'... "
Posted by: late to the party on November 22, 2002 07:21 PMPartridge Family:
Subversive cult brainwashing
seventies children
oh, i thought it would be too easy...
here's another:
"Well there's no place like home,
with your family around you you're never alone..."
Or this one:
"This is it,
this is life, the one you get,
so go and have a ball...."
First of amber's Mama's Family...( I was just thinking beer, Cheers, Normy....
second one of Amber's glow, Facts of Life
#2
Schneider was super
McKenzie was smoking out
One Day at a Time
the best one ever tho, isn't a song at all:
"This is a story of two sisters: Jessica Tate, and Mary Campbell.
These are the Tates,
and these are the Campbells.
And this is .........."
Soap filled hearts with glee
And spawned Benson. This may or
may not be so good.
Ventriloquism
Has a lot to answer for.
Dummies are creepy
wrong on the first one so far...wanna hint?
you got the second one kafka! i loved that song!
can you tell i can't haiku? :
the hint is: it starred a woman from one of norman lear's hits.
Posted by: amberglow on November 22, 2002 07:53 PMyou got it even before the hint! (r u cheating?)
i think i'm spent now...except for:
......... is the kook, kook, kookiest,
......... is the creep, creep, creepiest,... : >
Well, I wasn't quite cheating, but earlier when I was posting some of these lyrics, I happened to catch a glimpse of some of those lyrics for 227.
I really didn't know if it was right, though.
Posted by: kafka-over-a-bed-of-leafy-greens on November 22, 2002 07:58 PMDammit, amberglow, now I remember the lyrics and song but not this '227' show. Must Google.
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 08:39 PMthe show wasn't that good...but the song was! Florence from the Jeffersons was the mother, and Jackee was the slutty neighbor, and there was a daughter and husband who were dull, and a good two shoes neighbor and a meddling old lady...that's about it....
Posted by: amberglow on November 22, 2002 08:46 PMMany do not know:
"Facts of Life" was spun off of
"Dif'rent Strokes"--Garrett
Here's one: (i lost a $25 bar tab over this)
Name 4 spinoffs from Mary Tyler Moore.
Posted by: amberglow on November 22, 2002 09:05 PMAncient history, this show might have even been pre-color TV:
From the coonskin cap on the top of ol' ___
To the heel of his rawhide shoe;
The rippin'-est, roarin'-est, fightin'-est man
The frontier ever knew!
it's a killer, and when you're drunk, it's even harder!
Posted by: amberglow on November 22, 2002 09:11 PMHmm... but Knight started off on MTM... or was it on Lou Grant?
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 09:13 PM
The Ted Knight Show is a correct spinoff of MTM! (But I didn't GoogleCheat for more spinoffs.)
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 09:18 PM(Oh, darn, wait--it's not correct as a spinoff, as Knight plays a different character than he did on MTM. Tough question!)
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 09:20 PMit's deadly tough....let me know when you wanna give up. ; >
Posted by: amberglow on November 22, 2002 09:30 PMI think I give up, but someone else might wander in and want to try..?
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 09:31 PMI'll tell everyone tomorrow...(or email me to find out privately)
Posted by: amberglow on November 22, 2002 09:35 PMOkay, I just found out that I'm wrong about Maude.
Posted by: readymade on November 22, 2002 10:08 PMPhyllis was a good call. Did Mary Tyler Moore do a spinoff with herself as a character for #4?
Posted by: shane on November 22, 2002 10:13 PMI'm guessing "Mary and Rhoda", although I thought that never got produced as an actual series after the pilot stunk so badly. Right, though?
Posted by: yhbc on November 23, 2002 12:11 AM... you'll see that life is a ball again,
laughter is callin' for you!
Maude was a spinoff of all in the family, i think, as was the Jeffersons.
Posted by: jpoulos on November 23, 2002 10:53 AMShe's fantastic, made of plastic,
Microchips here and there.
Good Morning all!
yhbc got it! The answers were Rhoda, Phyllis, Lou Grant, and Mary and Rhoda (which was contracted for and ordered, but never produced, but the tv-movie pilot aired)
I made the guy give me proof---i was so pissed about losing the bar tab...and i'm still not sure that if it never aired it counts....
Posted by: amberglow on November 23, 2002 11:06 AMif you ever want to stump anyone it's a good question...
Posted by: amberglow on November 23, 2002 11:11 AM"life's not the french riviera,
life's not a charity ball,
(something) not be wealthy,
but if you're young and healthy..."
All shall bow before me:
All hands look out below T
here’s a change in the status quo.
Gonna need all the help that we can get.
According to our new arrival
Life is more than mere survival
We just might live the good life yet.
And one more:
Just when you think there's no one around who's caring,
along comes a friend who offers a hand in sharing,
and things start looking fine.
Sometimes tears and sorrow are all the things you've got
and just when you think you're all by yourself, you're not.
Dude. Double post!
Posted by: kafka ,servant of the dark and faceless lord on November 23, 2002 01:05 PMJ-po, I already hit the small wonder earlier in the thread. And I never got an answer, was your first post from square pegs?
another:
and if you threw a party
and invited everyone you knew
you would see the biggest gift would be from me
and the card attached would say,
"thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Golden Girls? My grandmother loved that show.
Posted by: shane on November 23, 2002 06:18 PMsquare pegs was my first, yes. sorry, i missed small wonder earlier.
Posted by: jpoulos on November 23, 2002 06:21 PMMy failure to read the thread has somehow killed it.
No one has gotten this one:
All hands look out below
There’s a change in the status quo.
Gonna need all the help that we can get.
According to our new arrival
Life is more than mere survival
We just might live the good life yet.
Need a hint? Drag the cursor over the next line:
"front row"
My favorite theme was "Airwolf", but since that was all trumpet, I don't know how to play along.
Posted by: dong_resin on November 25, 2002 02:27 PMoh goodness, now that's going to be stuck in my head all damn day.
mr. belvedere
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