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?

the cosby show

Ed

From: The Foo Fighter's "Next Year"
To: Clem Snide "Moment in the Sun"

Drew Carey Show changed a couple times.

Seinfeld added vocals to one episode before it got changed back. It is discussed in the season 1 & 2 set.

Monk

The Wire - Same song, just a different version for each season

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.

Gimme a Break
Lost in Space

Didn't "That 70's Show" change theme songs after first year?

"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.

Gilligan's Island

They never changed theme songs completely, they just added lyrics giving probs to Professor and Mary-Anne.

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.

Okay, you're right. But it doesn't qualify under Buttmunker's rules set forth at the top of the thread.

Enterprise. The newest theme rocks. And by "rocks" I mean "sucks ass."

<i>Simon & Simon</i>

das

And back to "Next Year" again after one season of "Moment in the Sun".

wasn't the theme music for Fox's Party of Five change at some point?

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.

Babylon five changed it's theme every year to fit the "mood" of each season. That was cool. :up:

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.

Walker, Texas Ranger

Also, 60 minutes went from
"tictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictic"
to
"tictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictictic"

My wife and I mute the TV and sing the original theme song every episode.

I believe King of Queens changed theme after the first seaon

Magnum PI...... it changed in the first season.



thank god, the original music sucked.

Magnum P.I. changed theme songs midway through the first season.

Has anybody mentioned "Magnum PI"? They changed in the first season.

Drat you draven31! You beat me by seconds. I bet you were thinking "I can't believe no one has mentioned Magnum yet."

if you time it right, you can sing the actors names along with John Williams score for the theme of "The West Wing"

Sorry it just came to me......not to mention I just bought the season set a few weeks back. I really hate the original opening music.

Degrassi TNG altered their opening to something thats gross sounding.

Starsky and Hutch

I had forgotten the old theme when I bought Season One, but sure enough, the most popular theme was there on Season Two!

Hack changed theme songs between the first and second season.

I could be wrong but wasn't the theme always the same song only performed in different styles and tempos?

yes it was, every season a different variation of the theme song.

Didn't Star Trek: Voyager change it's theme after the first or second season?

Minor point, but it's Snuffy Walden that does the music for TWW

I don't know if this counts, but Monday Night Football changed themes. I think the Hank Williams Jr. song cheapens the opening and doesn't have the air of importance of the original theme.