tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post5260939753587750683..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): TV THEME SONGSpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-12499691385654767562009-09-10T16:31:29.760-04:002009-09-10T16:31:29.760-04:00Before the Nick at Nite onslaught, I was put onto ...Before the Nick at Nite onslaught, I was put onto the PATTY DUKE theme by SCTV, with a riff they did on the song/sequence...Identical Cheese Hostesses (Catherine O'Hara)...Identical OPEC Oil Ministers (Eugene Levy, iirc)...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-26600882612727186272009-09-10T16:03:08.609-04:002009-09-10T16:03:08.609-04:00Best interpretated tv soundtrack album: the Brubec...Best interpretated tv soundtrack album: the Brubeck Quartet's JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF NEW YORK, devoted to fleshed-out queues from the shortlived Craig Stevens vehicle MR. BROADWAY (they saved "Toki's Theme" for JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF JAPAN).Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-39835622252648276122009-09-10T16:01:36.064-04:002009-09-10T16:01:36.064-04:00Cousins, identical cousins...oh, I remember that. ...Cousins, identical cousins...oh, I remember that. "You can lose your mind."pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-67487720826207452172009-09-10T15:54:03.067-04:002009-09-10T15:54:03.067-04:00Hefti is also responsible for THE ODD COUPLE theme...Hefti is also responsible for THE ODD COUPLE theme.<br /><br />The SECRET AGENT harpsichord theme was as much fun as "Secret Agent Man." <br /><br />Nickolodeon, the cable channel, endlessly reran THE PATTY DUKE SHOW in the '80s...and the GILLIGAN'S ISLAND theme's lyrics set to "Stairway to Heavean"'s tune might fuse it into the memory even for those of us who didn't waste so much time watching it in childhood. THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO theme was a big radio hit for a while, much more successful than the series ("Believe it or not...").<br /><br />The mildly obscure classical pieces appropriated for MASTERPIECE THEATER and FIRING LINE. The Sousa the PYTHONs took up.<br /><br />I didn't hate the FIREFLY theme, though of course "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" was so vastly better than THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES that that might be the greatest gap in this wise. <br /><br />THE SAINT, the ITC series.<br /><br />Among the other appropriated songs, Boa's "Duvet" on SERIAL EXPERIMENTS: LAIN and Louis Armstrong's "Do You Know What It Means?" for FRANK'S PLACE.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-49944754912945382762009-09-09T14:17:52.942-04:002009-09-09T14:17:52.942-04:00I was in a car stunt show earlier today with my ki...I was in a car stunt show earlier today with my kid and have to admit I got a great kick out of them using the theme of "Knight Rider". <br /><br />Also, the original "Batman" (Neil Hefti) and of course the "Mission: Impossible". Anything by Lalo Schifrin anywhere gets my vote anytime.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3407544630929539702009-09-08T20:55:37.751-04:002009-09-08T20:55:37.751-04:00Perhaps embarassing to admit, but I remember all t...Perhaps embarassing to admit, but I remember all the words to the Gilligan's Island song. "... a three hour tour ..." "the professor and Mary Ann, all on Gilligan's isle."Chuckhttp://aol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71537560838431373272009-09-08T13:21:17.739-04:002009-09-08T13:21:17.739-04:00I still say the music from several PBS series: Mor...I still say the music from several PBS series: Morse, Sherlock Holmes, the P.D. James Dalglish mysteries, Miss Marple.Richard Robinsonhttp://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-1791879736054646332009-09-08T08:47:26.866-04:002009-09-08T08:47:26.866-04:00I have been humming RAWHIDE since yesterday and I ...I have been humming RAWHIDE since yesterday and I am blaming it on Mark.<br />MTM was such a cheerful song with the hat in the air feel to it. <br />Checking it out, Eric.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-78647955709970494852009-09-08T06:39:36.472-04:002009-09-08T06:39:36.472-04:00Rawhide played by the Blues Brothers comes immedia...Rawhide played by the Blues Brothers comes immediately to mind.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-79021032027165034462009-09-08T04:41:48.859-04:002009-09-08T04:41:48.859-04:00The Mary Tyler Moore Show. LOVED that song!The Mary Tyler Moore Show. LOVED that song!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-91602817503264940742009-09-08T03:47:03.105-04:002009-09-08T03:47:03.105-04:00Oh I've got one for you. Check this out and te...Oh I've got one for you. Check this out and tell me if it is not the most cheese-tastic open/theme song ever. Than bask in the glory that this was one of my first jobs in LA. I was the visual effects supervisor (such as they were) Needless to say this has fallen off my resume by now.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUz6erC-iCAEric Beetnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12504563937840205835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61381982820258760462009-09-07T20:06:01.792-04:002009-09-07T20:06:01.792-04:00And I remember THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO for some...And I remember THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO for some reason. Wasn't on long but it stuck.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-88972290800311986832009-09-07T20:05:04.753-04:002009-09-07T20:05:04.753-04:00We just did Paladin at a party. Most of us could r...We just did Paladin at a party. Most of us could remember the entire song. Ha Patty Duke. You can't be old enough. Cousins, two of a kind. <br />Charlie Brown specials. I only remember that Christmas show album which we play endlessly. Oh, MASH for sure. <br />An article last week detailed a woman trying to get her kids to watch thirty something and how they just didn't get it. I loved it then. <br />I'll try to pick up forgotten books from Clea, Rick, etc.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-30787188063289035802009-09-07T19:48:02.194-04:002009-09-07T19:48:02.194-04:00PATTY DUKE. "A hotdog makes her lose control...PATTY DUKE. "A hotdog makes her lose control..." Actually it was pills washed back with 7&&7. but why split hairs?<br /><br />Oh. And F TROOP and THE PRISONER.Kieran Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681787953865476304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-76082393111750451722009-09-07T18:33:33.250-04:002009-09-07T18:33:33.250-04:00Who Are You? Yes minor. I'm old enough to reme...Who Are You? Yes minor. I'm old enough to remember the Who when they were new. Their songs that I most strongly identify with are during my teenage years.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738462837640721126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-53743627929126464422009-09-07T18:15:42.735-04:002009-09-07T18:15:42.735-04:00I hope when FFB returns, you'll include the on...I hope when FFB returns, you'll include the ones from last Friday in your summary (including mine, of course).<br /><br />One of my favorite whemes was the one for the MORSE series, braodcast here in the US on Mystery!.Richard Robinsonhttp://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-87637993751738388572009-09-07T17:51:18.921-04:002009-09-07T17:51:18.921-04:00I do love thirtysomethingI do love thirtysomethingpierre lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371090008924140199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47956841105463580342009-09-07T17:19:47.591-04:002009-09-07T17:19:47.591-04:00THE GREATEST AMERICAN HEROTHE GREATEST AMERICAN HEROJerry Housenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-155278641007758822009-09-07T17:00:10.604-04:002009-09-07T17:00:10.604-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.pierre lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371090008924140199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-41390044050530638882009-09-07T15:46:24.143-04:002009-09-07T15:46:24.143-04:00There are plenty of iconic themes, but the older o...There are plenty of iconic themes, but the older ones still float around in my aging mind: Twilight Zone, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Burns and Allen, Palladin, and--one from the age of television dinosaurs--Amos and Andy (one of the most politically incorrect shows ever to be broadcast).R/Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791522136032565027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-89671431999723232422009-09-07T15:18:11.794-04:002009-09-07T15:18:11.794-04:00I always liked BARNEY MILLER and WELCOME BACK, KOT...I always liked BARNEY MILLER and WELCOME BACK, KOTTER.<br /><br />Glad to hear there's interest in DURHAM COUNTY.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-91814867704460585112009-09-07T14:15:22.394-04:002009-09-07T14:15:22.394-04:00I'm with George--if Mike Post wrote it-- I can...I'm with George--if Mike Post wrote it-- I can hum it with gusto.<br /><br />Also, there is one particular Charlie Brown special that I love but alas, I can hum it but not remember the name of the show.<br /><br />TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-2811385419324108892009-09-07T13:52:28.847-04:002009-09-07T13:52:28.847-04:00"Who Are You?" is minor? Hmm.... but may..."Who Are You?" is minor? Hmm.... but may I vote for the "Law & Order" theme? Bum-Bum!<br /><br />Just read the NYT review of Durham County and set my DVR to record. And... they're not really forgottten books, but last Friday, I ended up blogging about the novels of Anthony Trollope: http://tinyurl.com/m3yjk6Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-35345174834949828062009-09-07T13:50:34.958-04:002009-09-07T13:50:34.958-04:00Count me in for this Friday. Book read and cover s...Count me in for this Friday. Book read and cover scanned. Just need to write about it.Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-91028139804449829302009-09-07T13:32:51.024-04:002009-09-07T13:32:51.024-04:00I would have to say M*A*S*H and The Rockford Files...I would have to say M*A*S*H and The Rockford Files, Bonanza. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.(all variations). <br />I was tempted to add all the CSIs because they are Who songs. But then they are minor Who songs.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738462837640721126noreply@blogger.com