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Old 03-17-05, 05:10 AM
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Shows that changed their theme songs in mid-stream

And I'm not talking about theme songs that get an adrenalized umph like Differ'ent Strokes or Facts of Life or Silver Spoons - I'm talking about totally different themes.

Happy Days changed from (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock to Happy Days

The Flintstones changed from Rise And Shine (an instrumental) to (Meet) The Flintstones

Hardcastle & McCormick changed from Drive (super-charged tempo) to Back to Back (a tepid ballad)

What other shows changed their theme song?

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the cosby show
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From: The Foo Fighter's "Next Year"
To: Clem Snide "Moment in the Sun"
Old 03-17-05, 06:08 AM
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Drew Carey Show changed a couple times.
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Seinfeld added vocals to one episode before it got changed back. It is discussed in the season 1 & 2 set.
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The Wire - Same song, just a different version for each season
Old 03-17-05, 07:16 AM
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The Twilight Zone.

The first season's theme was by Bernard Herrmann. The subsequent and more familiar theme associated with the show was by Marius Constant.
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Didn't "That 70's Show" change theme songs after first year?
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"That 70's Show" has always had the same theme song.

I was also going to mention "Monk" since I loved the original theme, and was pissed when they replaced it with a generic Randy Newman number.
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They never changed theme songs completely, they just added lyrics giving probs to Professor and Mary-Anne.
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Originally Posted by Groucho
"That 70's Show" has always had the same theme song.
Not exactly.

The first season they used Big Star's "Out In the Street" but following that they got Cheap Trick to record a version of it. They added stuff like the chorus "We're all alright, we're all alright." as an allusion to their performance of Surrender at Budokan.
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Originally Posted by Brain Stew
The first season they used Big Star's "Out In the Street" but following that they got Cheap Trick to record a version of it.
Okay, you're right. But it doesn't qualify under Buttmunker's rules set forth at the top of the thread.
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Enterprise. The newest theme rocks. And by "rocks" I mean "sucks ass."
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From: The Foo Fighter's "Next Year"
To: Clem Snide "Moment in the Sun"
And back to "Next Year" again after one season of "Moment in the Sun".
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wasn't the theme music for Fox's Party of Five change at some point?
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Felicity changed themes for the final year. It was from an instramental piece that I think was written by Pink Ranger, to a piece written by JJ Abrams and some other guy.
Second one was much better.
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Babylon five changed it's theme every year to fit the "mood" of each season. That was cool.
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Alias...Im still not sure which one I like better...the new one pounds the bass more, but the old one had a cooler vibe to it.
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Walker, Texas Ranger

Also, 60 minutes went from
"tictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictic"
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"tictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictic"
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Originally Posted by Groucho
I was also going to mention "Monk" since I loved the original theme, and was pissed when they replaced it with a generic Randy Newman number.
My wife and I mute the TV and sing the original theme song every episode.


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