Who sang the theme tune for the first series of Auf Wiedershen Pet
"find themselves heading back to Germany once more. On the ferry from England, Neville is asked what Brenda said to him when he told her he was heading off to Germany, he replied that she said ""Auf Wiedersehen... pet."" Following a dedication to Pat Roach, the closing credits of the final episode are accompanied by the opening theme tune from Series 1. The wives, girlfriends and exes: The main supporting cast from all four series: The opening and closing credits for the first two series were each accompanied by songs performed by Joe Fagin. In series one ""Breakin' Away"", written"
"Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Auf Wiedersehen, Pet () is a British comedy-drama series about seven English migrant construction workers who leave the UK to search for employment overseas. In the first series, the men live and work on a building site in Düsseldorf. The series was created by Franc Roddam after an idea from Mick Connell, a bricklayer from Stockton-on-Tees, and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who also wrote ""The Likely Lads"", ""Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?"" and ""Porridge"". It starred Tim Healy, Kevin Whately, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Christopher Fairbank, Pat Roach and Gary Holton, with"
"""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", Holton played a Cockney carpenter who liked his women, music and drink, which was similar to his off-screen personality. He landed the part, the first of the seven main characters to be cast, after he was introduced to Ian La Frenais at a party. La Frenais and his writing partner Dick Clement had been drafting storylines and working on an idea given to them by Franc Roddam, who was the director of ""Quadrophenia"". The first series of ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" ran between 1983 and 1984. In February 1985, filming began on the second series. The final episode"
"music was used for the fourth series and for the special. However, when the character of Dennis reveals a photograph of all of the original group taken in Germany, ""Breakin' Away"" begins and continues over the final credits of the show. A CD is now available entitled 'The Best of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet One & Two' and contains 29 tracks of vocal music and instrumentals. ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" is available on DVD in the UK and US as boxsets and single discs with three episodes on each. The show was largely repeated on ITV1 and ITV4 but the show has"
"the comedy-drama ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", which as a double A-side reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1984. In 1985 he was part of The Crowd, which reached number one with the charity single ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" for the Bradford City stadium fire. ""Get it Right"" and ""Back With the Boys Again"", the two songs for the second series of ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", were also released as a single, reaching number 53 in 1986. He also sang the version of ""As Time Goes By"" used as the theme of the sitcom of the same name. Fagin"
"Yesterday bought the fourth series but, again due to timing, these were also edited from 60 to 45 minutes, meaning several parts of the storyline been cut. From July 2013, Drama picked up the rights to rerun the series as part of its schedules. In January 2017, it was repeated on Yesterday again. Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Auf Wiedersehen, Pet () is a British comedy-drama series about seven English migrant construction workers who leave the UK to search for employment overseas. In the first series, the men live and work on a building site in Düsseldorf. The series was created by"
"vegetarian, and also has been active in the German chapter of the organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Several of his songs deal with the theme of prevention of cruelty to animals, the most famous one being ""Die Würde des Schweins ist unantastbar"" (roughly, ""a pig's dignity is inviolable."", echoing the first sentence of the first article of the German constitution) The first bars of Reinhard Mey's ""Gute Nacht, Freunde"" have been used since 1976 as the beginning of the theme tune for the popular Dutch radio show ""Met het Oog op Morgen"", broadcast every night from"
"Alun Lewis, Richard Preddy & Gary Howe and Ian Davidson & Peter Vincent & Tony Jordan all wrote one episode each. The theme tune was Irving Berlin's ""What'll I Do?"". Initially the version recorded by actor William Atherton for the 1974 film ""The Great Gatsby"" was used; from the third series onwards is sung by Quirke and Robson. During the opening theme for series 1, Quirke and Robson were seen both dressed in a white shirt and a black skirt and they walked towards to screen through several spotlights. Once they reached the screen it faded to Quirke and Robson"
"The first two series used a relatively sombre instrumental version of the closing theme for the opening titles; from series III onwards this switched to a more upbeat version. Goodall also wrote music for the show's various songs, including ""Tongue Tied"", with lyrics written by Grant and Naylor. Danny John-Jules (credited as 'The Cat') re-orchestrated and released ""Tongue Tied"" in October 1993; it reached number 17 on the UK charts. Goodall himself sang ""The Rimmer Song"" heard during the series VII episode ""Blue"", to which Chris Barrie mimed. In 1998, on the tenth anniversary of the show's first airing (and"
"in some adventures or sometimes tease him. They drive a slick Cadillac which could transform into an RV and a boat. They live in a junkyard. Note: The DVD lists episode, ""May the Best Cat Win"" as first, and titles the episode ""Pilot"". The theme was composed and written by Shuki Levy and Haim Saban and sung by Noam Kaniel. In the United States, the series was aired in national first-run syndication from September 5, 1984 until 1988, and reruns of the series were then aired on Nickelodeon from 1988 until 1993. It was rerun on Family Channel from 1993-1998"
"and aired in 2002, with audience figures of over 12 million. Another series saw the brickies holed up in Cuba, and the final two-hour instalment, set in Laos, broadcast over Christmas 2004 attracting over seven million viewers. After the first two series of ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", Nail found himself typecast before creating the detective series ""Spender"", which he co-wrote with Ian La Frenais. The show ran for three series from 1991 to 1993 and also produced a tele-film and a novel. This was followed in 1994 by ""Crocodile Shoes"", which he also created and starred as musician Jed Shepherd. In"
"show moved to the 7:30 a.m. time slot a few episodes later. Among the more notable features of the first episode was a segment with a song in Spanish; a clip of Woody Allen describing where mustard comes from (likely from a 1970 NBC series ""Hot Dog""); and a feature on the importance of garbagemen. The show's theme song (""That's Cat"") was sung by John Sebastian, and his son, who echoed the words ""That's Cat"", during the repeated chorus. The lyrics begin with: Recurring segments on the show included ""Can you find 'Me/me' in this picture"" (""Me"" being ""Alice's"" sidekick"
"of the first episode of the BBC documentary series ""Drama Connections"" in 2005. The first series, co-produced by ""Witzend Productions"" and Central Television for ITV in 1983, is the story of seven out-of-work construction workers from various parts of England who are forced to look for work in West Germany, although its initial emphasis is on three men from Newcastle upon Tyne making the journey to Germany, with the others being introduced along the way. (The title refers to their farewells to their wives and girlfriends - ""Auf Wiedersehen"" being German for ""Farewell"" or ""Goodbye"", and ""Pet"" being a North-East"
"the environmental movement flourished. The show's theme song, “Maybe,” was written and sung by Thom Pace. The song was released as a single in Europe, where it reached number one, and in 1980 won Germany's Goldene Europa award for best song. At the beginning of each episode, part of the theme song is sung, while at the end, the entire theme song is sung. ""Mad Jack"" also introduces the circumstances of Grizzly Adams, referring to him as a ""greenhorn"", his friendship with Ben and all of the animals. After selling many products bearing the Grizzly Adams brand name, the brand"
"as the show's opening theme. Beginning with the show's third season, this was replaced by a slowed-down vocal theme titled ""Eight Is Enough,"" which was sung by series co-star Grant Goodeve. The song had music by Lee Holdridge and lyrics by Molly-Ann Leikin, and was first heard in a longer arrangement on the last episode of the second season titled ""Who's on First?"", which was also performed by Goodeve. Early episodes had instrumental music by Fred Werner and Alexander Courage, but the show's real musical stamp came from composer Earle Hagen, who had a knack of composing memorable cues as"
"Reruns continued to air until 1997. The Sherman Brothers wrote five songs, one for each of the major characters to sing, repeatedly each week. A storyline would ""belong"" to one character and at the end of an episode, the appropriate character would sing his ""lesson song"". ""I Hum to Myself"" is sung by Piglet. It is about how Piglet deals with his fears by humming to himself. I Hum to Myself ""I Hum to Myself"" is a song from the ""Welcome to Pooh Corner"" Cable TV series which premiered in 1983 on the Disney Channel (which was also that channel's"
"performing pets such as a dog able to say 'sausages' and 'Esther', and street interviews with members of the public, including an eager old lady called Annie Mizen who became a regular on the show after she was discovered at a street market. An early regular contributor was poet Pam Ayres. Later there were also musical interludes from performers such as Jake Thackray, Victoria Wood, Doc Cox, and occasionally Grant Baynham, who had buckets of water thrown over him in several live programmes after Rantzen had apparently objected to him smoking, much to his considerable chagrin; on his final show,"
"and Hen, along with some new friends named the fox twins, Poppy and Pete, Little Bear and Cub begin an unforgettable journey. Austrian composer Franz Schubert's ""Allegro vivace"" from his Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major is used as the theme tune to ""Little Bear"". The theme was arranged for wind and strings by composer Arnold Black. A separate theme tune is used in the United States. The music score in the series is composed by Lesley Barber. All the episodes as well as the movie, are available for free on Corus Entertainment / Nelvana's own Treehouse Direct channel"
"Original Song for their theme to this series. Breithaupt also wrote music for 25 episodes of the Canadian teen sitcom ""Really Me"" from 2011-2013, as well as for the reality television series called ""Pawn Stars"", from 2013-2015. Breithaupt married Rikki Rumball, a singer/songwriter, in 1988. They played together in various projects together as musicians, including Rikki Rumball's 1996 album ""Strange Girl"", and her 2007 album ""Divine Blue"". For both albums, Breithaupt was producer and arranger, played keyboards, and wrote or co-wrote most of the songs. Ms. Rumball sang backup vocals on Breithaupt's Monkey House albums ""Welcome to the Club"", ""True"
"- Doorman Mrs Schepers - Manageress Jaak Van Hombeek - Policeman Paul Van Roey - Drillmaster post Jaak Germain - Overseer The theme tune for the series was 'Living it up', recorded by Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra. Featuring Kaempfert's characteristic trumpet sound, it became very popular at the time the first series was airing. In series 1 Zeppos drove an Austin Champ ex-British Army Jeep style 4x4 vehicle powered by a Rolls Royce engine. Zeppos drove an amphibious vehicle in series 2 and 3, resulting in this type of car being referred to as a 'Zeppos' in Flanders even"
"carried through all three series as fictional crossovers. Mulligan and Manoff had previously appeared as father-in-law and daughter-in-law respectively, in the show ""Soap"", created by the same production team as ""Empty Nest"". The show's theme song was ""Life Goes On"", written by John Bettis and George Tipton and performed by Billy Vera. For the first three seasons, the song was presented in a slower, more melancholy yet comical arrangement. The original opening titles sequence showed Harry Weston taking Dreyfuss for a walk around town, with still images of the other regular cast members shown as they were credited. When the"
"as the children thanking the sponsors at the beginning and end of the show. The show's theme song was written by Stephen Horelick, Dennis Neil Kleinman, and Janet Weir; Horelick also served as the series' music director and composer and received an Emmy nomination in 2007 for his work on the series. Over the show's 23-year run, it went through three variations of the theme song. The original theme was performed by Tina Fabrique and featured one of the first uses of the Buchla synthesizer in a TV theme song. The original opening sequence consisted of a cartoon butterfly transforming"
"Pokémon Theme The ""Pokémon Theme"" (also known as ""Gotta Catch 'Em All"") is a song written by John Siegler and John Loeffler and performed by Jason Paige. It was the theme song for the first season of the English adaptation of the ""Pokémon"" anime. Since its release, the song has been virtually synonymous with the ""Pokémon"" franchise because the line ""Gotta Catch 'Em All"" has become its official slogan. Siegler and Loeffler wrote the lyrics to the song while Siegler (best known at the time as the bassist for Todd Rundgren's Utopia from 1973 to 1976) produced the track, also"
"other awards and nominations. Nail married Miriam Jones. They have two boys, Tommy and Freddie, and live in London. Jimmy Nail James Michael Aloysius Bradford (born 16 March 1954), known as Jimmy Nail, is an English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He is known for his role as Leonard ""Oz"" Osborne in the hit television show ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", his title role in ""Spender"", and his 1992 number one single, ""Ain't No Doubt"". James Michael Aloysius Bradford was born in Newcastle upon Tyne to father Jimmy and mother Laura. His father was an Irish Catholic shipyard worker, amateur"
"obscure and striking appearance. The animal was scarcely used in American animated programs, so the pair opined that Perry ""would not have to compete with preconceived notions that viewers might bring to a more conventional critter."" The blank storyboard they were given allowed them to ""make stuff up"" since ""no one knows very much about [them]."" Perry has a theme song tentatively entitled ""Perry,"" performed by Randy Crenshaw and Laura Dickinson, and written by Povenmire and Marsh, who write the majority of songs in the series. The song, along with the number ""Gitchee Gitchee Goo"" from the episode ""Flop Starz,"""
"1, a full laugh track was not used but rather an abridged version using isolated laughs from Season 1 edited onto the soundtrack by DFE (these inferior versions currently in circulation are marked with †). Seasons 1 and 2 were repackaged as a single Season 1 in the 2000s. The New Pink Panther Show (1971–1974) featured a new opening and closing sequence and theme song, pitting the attention-seeking Aardvark against the panther. The show's new title song, ""Pantherly Pride"", was written by Doug Goodwin and played over the opening sequence. This incarnation aired ""The Ant and the Aardvark"" during the"
"The programmes are mainly recorded today by Jo Jung, who shared this task in earlier series with Peter Schurr. Since the anniversary in December 2006 the programme has been produced and broadcast in format. A selection of the themes covered to date is given below: The song ""Sentimental Journey"" by Les Brown is always played at the beginning of the broadcast and sometimes at the end during the credits. The steam locomotive 99 633, which is homed at Ochsenhausen today, has featured in the introduction since the first broadcast in 1991. In addition it appears in the programme logo. For"
"on 9 September 2008, featuring all six compilation episodes. This still leaves over half the extant material unreleased in any form. ""Pilot: Rec. 29 November 1964"" ""Initials/Painting on Television/The Ravens/Good Dog Nigel/Pete and Dud – A Spot of the Usual Trouble (AKA Film Stars)/Deaf Ted, Danoota and Me Music: Diahann Carroll (Humdrum Blues, Brown Baby, Blues In The Night), Dudley Moore Trio (Swingles Theme, Grwmst, Just in Time) ""Show 1: TX 9 January 1965"" ""Car Wash Opening/Initials/The Ravens/Good Dog Nigel/Deaf Ted, Danoota and Me"" Music: Diahann Carroll (Humdrum Blues, Brown Baby, Blues In The Night), Dudley Moore Trio (Swingles Theme,"
"was constructed in a carpet warehouse in Neasden . Further filming took place at West London Film Studios. The theme tune for the first series was an original composition by Daniel Pemberton and is featured on his ""TVPOPMUZIK"" album, and can be heard on his Myspace page. From the second series onwards the theme music is the song ""Flagpole Sitta"" by the American band Harvey Danger which had previously been briefly heard in the series one episode ""On the Pull"" (although the original first series composition was still heard briefly during scene changes). A working title for the programme was"
"singing hats, opposite veteran character actors Charles Nelson Reilly and Billie Hayes. The show was in production from 1971 to 1973. In 1975, Patrick left acting to work for his father and began to learn to play the bass. In 1983, he recorded the song, ""Whatever Happened To Eddie?"" (b/w ""Little Monsters""), with several instrumentalists and backup singers under the group name ""Eddie and the Monsters."" Set to the tune of the ""Munsters"" theme, the song details his life as a Munster. (""You might wonder why I have a dragon for a pet – Well he's just there to keep"
"Executives wanted to see both versions, but Eisner hid the first reel of film in a closet of the building and said at the screening that the film from the first shoot had gotten lost, so they only watched the performance of Cindy Williams with Penny Marshall. At the start of each episode, Laverne and Shirley are skipping down a Milwaukee street, arm in arm, reciting a Yiddish-American hopscotch chant: ""1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated,"" which then leads into the series' theme song, ""Making Our Dreams Come True"" performed by Cyndi Grecco. The"
"to play with Purk. He is best known for his funny laugh and his catchphrase ""Echt waar?!"" (""Really?!"") He is also very sensitive and has been on the show since the beginning. Pino has had many different performers through the years, including Dirk Grijspeirt (1976), Theo Joling (1977), Bert Plagman (1979), Erik J. Meijer (1980) and Leo Dijkgraaf (1984). In 1991, Renée Menschaar started performing Pino, and she has been his regular performer ever since. She is the first woman to play Pino, who has always remained a boy character. Tommie is a six year old dog. He is clever,"
"November 2009. Music for the original 1981 series was by Bryan Daly (died January 2012), who wrote a number of songs including the well-known theme tune. For the 2003 series, pop writer Simon Woodgate scored the show and wrote new songs, including a new closing theme ""What's in His Bag?"". The theme tune ""Postman Pat & His Black and White Cat"" was sung by Ken Barrie for the original series in the 1980s and '90s. An extended version of the tune was released as a single in the UK where it reached number 44 in the charts in July 1982."