That probably should have been walking on air, but you all know that blogging again is much more appropriate for this girl. That said, two blogs in three days..... watch out!
Gone are the days of catchy theme songs from your favorite television shows. What happened to them? Do we really get that much more per episode by eliminating the opening theme song? I don't know. All of the shows I grew up with had songs I knew by heart.
My younger sister posted her list of favorites yesterday over at passion tea lemonade, and I began to think about which shows would make my list of favorites. There are so many to choose from...... but I did choose a few. Here they are:
1) "Cheers"- Who wouldn't want to occasionally go where everybody knows your name? And they're always glad you came. Woody, Sam, Norm and the gang are always there.
1) "Cheers"- Who wouldn't want to occasionally go where everybody knows your name? And they're always glad you came. Woody, Sam, Norm and the gang are always there.
2) "Little House on the Prairie"- I realize that this theme has no words, but the tune is one I will never forget. EVER. This was one of my very first favorite shows. I wanted to be Laura. I always felt sorry for Carrie when she fell while running down the hill. I hated Nelly Olsen..... Harriet too.
3) "Moonlighting"- Dave and Maddie..... did they ever end up together? I can't remember, but I remember buying Bruce Willis' tape "Return of Bruno" simply because I loved his character on this show so dearly. Flirting and fighting while solving cases for the Blue Moon Agency: home of the quirkiest receptionist on television.
4) "Facts of Life"- Which version of this show do you love the most? When they're with Mrs. Garrett at Eastland Academy, but Jo has yet to join the cast? Once Jo arrives, and the four girls must live above the kitchen? When the graduate high school and go onto college? Or when they remodel the bakery after the fire and open "Over Our Heads" with George Clooney's help? No matter which version, it was a family friendly sitcom that my sisters and I watched for years. What happened to the family friendly sitcom??
5) "Silver Spoons"- Another one of my early faves. Ricky Schroeder was so cute, and who wouldn't want to grow up in a house with a train, video games and race car bed? A dad that owns his own toy factory trumps military school any day. I should also mention that I once had a haircut very similar to the Rickster mid-80s. What a pain it was to sit while mom curled it under with a curling iron.
6) "Laverne & Shirley"- One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight! Sclemeel, Schlemazel, Hasenfeffer Inc! We're going to do it! Make our dreams come true!
There are so many more that should be on this list, but I think six is a nice number for now. Those that probably could have replaced a couple of those listed are: "Growing Pains", "Sesame Street", and "Green Acres". Which would be on your list?
