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By The Fool (Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 01:38:46 PM EST) (all tags)
A quiz inspired by MFC9.

Name that TV theme song, from a random line in it.

1. Beans don't burn on the grill.
2. ...on a routine expedition, met the greatest earthquake ever known.
3. ...is cool but rude.
4*. Through early morning fog I see...
5. Go ahead with your own life.
6. Well the names have all changed since you hung around.
7. He'll give you an answer that you'll endorse.
8. Temporary layoffs.
9. New dreams and better scenes, and best of all I don't pay property tax.
10. But when I end up in the hay, it's only hay. Hey hey.
11. Let it flow, it floats back to you.
12. More than meets the eye.
13. We're gonna turn it on, we're gonna bring you the power.
14. She's a little bit of a full-grown woman, she's a little bit of a child.
15. Neat, sweet, petite.
16**. You can't take the sky from me.

* The lyrics were never actually sung in the TV theme song version.
** Yup, I actually have seen a few shows since 1984.

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Also, here's a short list of cool instrumental theme songs. Add your own if you want.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The A Team
MacGyver
Angel
Simon & Simon
Dr. Who
Star Trek

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Okay, here goes . . . by slozo (4.00 / 1) #1 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 02:00:33 PM EST
  1. no idea
  2. not a clue
  3. I got nothing here.
  4. . . . uh . . . shit. I suck.
. . . .
  1. I KNOW THIS! Transformers! woohoo!
  2. Hmmm . . . sounds familiar . . . nada.
  3. back to the not knowing . . .
. . .

Okay, I'm done. One out of 16. What's a TV?



To be fair... by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #2 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 02:29:51 PM EST
if you're under 30, most of these shows were pulled from the air before you were born.

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No, I'm (cough) over 30 . . . by slozo (2.00 / 0) #7 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:15:12 PM EST
. . . but maybe you meant under 40?

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scratch that . . . by slozo (2.00 / 0) #8 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:20:07 PM EST
. . . I just read Bob's spoiler. Except for Speed Racer, Room 222, The Land of the Lost, and Mr. Ed, I've seen 'em all plenty.

Bloody cheater, that Bob . . .

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And... by Vulch (4.00 / 1) #24 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 05:16:34 PM EST

Even for us geriatrics, I think only half ever made it to the UK.

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Aha! by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #25 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 05:27:06 PM EST
Yes, forgot about the cultural gap thing.


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hrm by StackyMcRacky (4.00 / 1) #3 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 02:49:27 PM EST
  1. the jeffersons
  2. land of the lost
...
12) transformers



Correct on all 3 by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #11 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:26:29 PM EST
Land of the Lost: the 70s version of "Jurassic Park".


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since no one is spoiling by georgeha (4.00 / 1) #4 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 02:56:35 PM EST
6) Welcome back Kotter




Yup by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #12 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:27:47 PM EST
From the days when John Travolta was cool.


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Sum ansors by Vulch (4.00 / 1) #5 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:04:30 PM EST
4. M*A*S*H
5. Argh, Billy Joel. I think I've blanked the series that used it for good reason.
9. BJ and the Bear?
10. The Fall Guy

Errrr, that is all.




All correct by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #13 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:31:00 PM EST
Strangely enough, I recently received a spam that contained a combination of the lines to the themes from The Fall Guy and BJ and the Bear.

Very odd to be reminded of those two shows.

The Billy Joel song, as posted by Mr. Abooey, was from Bosom Buddies.


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Argh by Vulch (2.00 / 0) #23 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 05:14:27 PM EST

That was the series Tom Hanks likes to pretend never existed? Now I must spend years re-purging my brain...

Something similar came up in a newsgroup a couple of days ago which is why BJ and the Bear had floated up, the spam inspiring that list included The Littlest Hobo, Mysterious Cities of Gold and Ulyssess. The last two being given away slightly by being mentioned in the quoted lines.

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Got it by Bob Abooey (4.00 / 1) #6 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:05:06 PM EST
  1. The Jeffersons
  2. Gilligans Island
  3. Speed Racer
  4. M.A.S.H.
  5. Bosom Buddies
  6. Welcome Back Kotter
  7. Room 222
  8. One Day at a Time
  9. The Land of the Lost
  10. The Monkees
  11. The Partridge Family
  12. Leave it to Beaver
  13. Family Affair
  14. The Honeymooners
  15. Mr. Ed
  16. Seinfeld

Warmest regards,
--Your best pal Bob


Your score by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #14 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:34:20 PM EST
1, 4, 5, and 6 are correct.

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And just one more thing . . . by slozo (4.00 / 1) #9 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:23:07 PM EST
. . . bestest EVER instrumental theme song: MAGNUM P.I.



I've been trying to remember that one... by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #10 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:24:24 PM EST
but I'm drawing a blank. I remember it being cool, but I have no idea how the tune goes.

And I used to watch that show all the time.


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Da taaaaahhh . . . by slozo (4.00 / 2) #15 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:36:31 PM EST
. . . dah dah dah DAH! (boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de) DAH DAH DA de daH!(boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de) da da da DAH! (boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de) DAH DAH DA de daH!(boom de chukah, boom de chukah boom de)DAH!(boom de chukah boom de chukah boom de)

da dadah da dadah DAAAAAAAAAAAAH . . . da da dadah DAAAAAAAAAAAA, dah dada da da, DAAAAAAAAAAAH, da da dada da daaaaaaaaaahh, da da da da . . .

etc. etc. You get the jist . . .

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Strangely enough by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #17 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:45:50 PM EST
That's actually bringing back memories of the tune.

I'm putting Magnum PI on my Netflix queue. I've got to hear that song again.


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Instant gratification by spacejack (2.00 / 0) #19 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:59:54 PM EST
here.

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Fie! Fie I as unto you! by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #29 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 08:57:26 PM EST
Hawaii Five-Oh.

I claim my five dollars.
~
There is absolutely no correlation or causation amongst intelligence, power, talent and wealth.
Kha-Nyou
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#AHEM# "I SAY unto you.' by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #30 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 08:58:10 PM EST

~
There is absolutely no correlation or causation amongst intelligence, power, talent and wealth.
Kha-Nyou
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And what about the theme to Mannix? by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #31 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 09:00:07 PM EST

~
There is absolutely no correlation or causation amongst intelligence, power, talent and wealth.
Kha-Nyou
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Answer (singular) by gazbo (4.00 / 2) #16 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:39:14 PM EST
I only "know" one that hasn't already been guessed:

3. Teenage Mutant (Ninja|Hero) Turtles

"Engarde!" cried the larvae, huskily. - Scrymarch



Leonardo leads by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #18 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 03:48:44 PM EST
Donatello does machines (in a family-friendly, G-rated sort of way)
Raphael is cool but rude
Michelangelo is a party dude

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Suprised no one here got 16 yet by Greener (4.00 / 1) #20 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 04:10:46 PM EST
Firefly

The only other one I recognized was 4 but only after the hint.



Yeah by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #21 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 04:18:48 PM EST
I was expecting at least a token rant about the patriarchal fascist message encoded in the theme song, but no such luck.


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TEH ANSWARS by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #22 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 05:10:38 PM EST
The ones that nobody has guessed are spoilerized.
  1. The Jeffersons
  2. Land of the Lost
  3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  4. M*A*S*H
  5. Bosom Buddies
  6. Welcome Back Kotter
  7. Mr. Ed
  8. Good Times
  9. BJ and the Bear
  10. The Fall Guy
  11. The Love Boat (Am I the only one who has been trying to get this song out of his head for the past 20 years?)
  12. Transformers
  13. The Electric Company
  14. whatever that horrible show with the Osmonds was called
  15. The Adams Family
  16. Firefly




A and Q by ad hoc (2.00 / 0) #26 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 07:07:01 PM EST
1 Jeffersons
2
3
4 MASH
5 Bosom Buddies
6 Welcome Back, Kotter
7 Mr. Ed
8 Good Times (?)
9
10
11 Love Boat
12
13 Electric Company
14 Patty Duke Show (?)
15 Addams Family
16

And some for you:

1 With beauty and grace/as swift as can be
2 Softness in his eyes/Iron in his thighs
3* She's my missus and I'm her man
4 Look at what's happened to me/I can't believe it myself
5 I wish I was a space man/The fastest guy alive
6 Come and knock on my door
7 Tra la la, la la la la/Tra la la, la la la la
8 Overture! Curtains! Lights!
9 There's a man who lives a life of danger
10 Give us any chance, we'll take it/Give us any rule, we'll break it
11 No one, you see/Is smarter than he
12 Wheels on fire
13 Keep movin', movin', movin'/Though they're disapprovin'
14 Got kind of tired packing and unpacking
15 Jane, his wife

* The lyrics were never actually sung in the TV theme song version.
--
Hypocrisy is the resin that holds the plywood of society together


some quick ones by georgeha (2.00 / 0) #27 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 08:01:16 PM EST
6 Three's company
10 Lavene & Shirley
12 Ab Fab
14 WKRP
15 Jetsons



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That's either by ad hoc (2.00 / 0) #28 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 08:06:11 PM EST
100% or 33%, depending.
--
Hypocrisy is the resin that holds the plywood of society together
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OK, I know some of those by The Fool (2.00 / 0) #34 Wed Nov 22, 2006 at 11:04:42 AM EST
  1. The Greatest American Hero
  2. Three's Company
  3. Isn't this a line from "Secret Agent Man"? I didn't know it was a theme song.
  4. Laverne & Shirley
  5. Flipper
  6. Rawhide
  7. WKRP
  8. The Jetsons


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Re by ad hoc (2.00 / 0) #35 Wed Nov 22, 2006 at 11:12:42 AM EST
9) It was the theme song in the US. In UK it was called "Danger Man" and had an instrumental theme with harpsichord.

1 Supercar
2 The Mighty Hercules
3 I Love Lucy
4 Greatest American Hero
5 Fireball XL5
6 Three's Company
7 Banana Splits
8 Bugs Bunny
9 Secret Agent
10 Laverne & Shirley
11 Flipper
12 AbFAb
13 Rawhide
14 WKRP
15 Jetsons
--
Hypocrisy is the resin that holds the plywood of society together
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Best instrumental theme song by debacle (2.00 / 0) #32 Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 10:57:12 PM EST
The New Adventures of Johnny Quest.

After your time, old man.

"I'm very responsive to certain stimuli, and pain is pretty much at the top of that list." - BadDoggie



Instrumental themes by Scrymarch (4.00 / 1) #33 Wed Nov 22, 2006 at 08:52:57 AM EST
Rockford dangwell Files.

The Political Science Department of the University of Woolloomooloo


awesome instrumental theme songs by 256 (2.00 / 0) #36 Wed Nov 22, 2006 at 02:58:57 PM EST
(well, mostly instrumental)

cowboy bebop
---
I don't think anyone's ever really died from smoking. --ni


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