I've been thinking that one of the results of the Global Financial Crisis (TM) will be that Americans in the coming months are going to spend a lot more time at home watching TV rather than going out and doing things that cost money. (Doesn't hurt that the present relentless cold spell makes going out at all an unattractive option.) In recognition, here are 10 of my favorite TV show themes - many of which are better than their underlying shows.Ed. note: My absolute favorites, "Nanny and the Professor" and "Maude," are unavailable on YouTube due to the No Fun Patrol. TV Party tonight anyway!
1. One Day at a Time
2. Good Times
3. It's a Living
4. S.W.A.T.
5. The Patty Duke Show (Ed. note: A hot dog makes her lose control, eh? I know the feeling.)
6. Room 222
7. Angie
8. Mary Tyler Moore
9. Chico and the Man
10. The Greatest American Hero
2 comments:
One Day at a Time is one of the greats and The Patty Duke Show is a triumph of pop weirdness. But I never liked the Great American Hero. And it charted, too. It just had this sorta flatness I find in a lot of pop hits of the very early 80s.
I always liked Alice, esp. the version from the first season. It had a very mellow tone to it.
And Tales of the Gold Monkey was perfect for its show.
-D*
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who is compelled to add (TM) to the Global Financial Crisis.
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