"at the farm, with the same markings as Black Beauty - so that is what Vicky names him. And there the adventures truly begin, with Jenny's father coming to join them in New Zealand in the fourth episode. As with the original 1970s series, the new series had the theme tune, ""Galloping Home"", written by Denis King and performed by the London String Chorale. Season 2 (1992) The second ""The New Adventures of Black Beauty"" is set in Australia and has no real connection with the characters (except for Beauty) and plot of the previous New Zealand production or with"
"episodes, 1972–1974)<br> Amy Winthrop – Charlotte Mitchell (52 episodes, 1972–1974)<br> Kevin Gordon – Roderick Shaw (51 episodes, 1972–1974)<br> Squire Armstrong – Michael Culver (31 episodes, 1972–1974)<br> Vicky Gordon – Judi Bowker (26 episodes, 1972–1973)<br> Jenny Gordon – Stacy Dorning (25 episodes, 1973–1974)<br> Police Constable Dickins – Kenneth Thornett (16 episodes, 1972–1974)<br> Albert Clifton – Tony Maiden (14 episodes, 1972–1974)<br> Ned Lewis – Stephen Garlick (11 episodes, 1973–1974) Transmission dates given are for the network; they varied in London. The theme tune, ""Galloping Home"" was written by Denis King and performed by the London String Chorale. In 1973 it won the"
"would then name the children she saw in ""television land,"" saying, for example, ""I can see Kathleen and Owen and Julie and Jimmy and Kelly and Tommy and Bobby and Jennifer and Martin"" and so forth. Children were encouraged to mail in their names, which would be read on the air (first names only). The show used the then-popular Mattel Jack-in-the-box for its opening and closing titles (sometimes called ""Happy Jack""), with its traditional nursery rhyme ""Pop Goes the Weasel"" as a theme song. Beginning in 1981, a new original theme song was used. In 1981, the format of ""Romper"
"earlier. ""Baba O'Riley"" was used as the theme song for the popular television series """" (2004–13); with each ""CSI"" series using a Who song as its theme. The live version of the song from the album ""Who's Last"" plays in the opening segment of the ""Miami Vice"" episode ""Out Where the Buses Don't Run"" (season two, 1985). One of the working titles of ""That '70s Show"" (1998–2006) was ""Teenage Wasteland,"" a reference to the repeated lyric in the song. The song was also used in trailers for ""A Bug's Life"" (1998), ""American Beauty"" (1999), """" (2012), and ""The Peanuts Movie"""
"from the show were featured in the ""Kids for Character"" sequel titled ""Kids for Character: Choices Count""; the pilot episode was ""Pink Mug"". The concept was inspired by the success of the song ""Bananas in Pyjamas"", written by Carey Blyton in 1967, on ""Play School"". This song, which had become a regular item on ""Play School"", became the theme of the new series. In 1997, ""Bumping & A Jumping"", an album based on the show, was released. The series was revamped in May 2011 as a CGI animated series created by Southern Star Entertainment. The main characters are two anthropomorphic"
"last nine times as long and would become television's most popular game within a year – ""Family Feud"". The show's theme and cues were provided by Score Productions. The main theme song was called ""Hilltop"" and composed by Charles Fox. The pilot featured a hodgepodge of music, including an instrumental version of the Amboy Dukes hit ""Journey to the Center of Your Mind"" as its theme song and the opening notes to Perrey and Kingsley's ""The Savers"" (originally used on ""The Joker's Wild"") as a reveal cue, as well as recycling the game win cue from Eubanks' previous series, ""The"
"sung by the character Alfalfa in a 1936 episode of MGM's The Little Rascals entitled ""Bored of Education"". The tune, with the ""Endearing Young Charms"" title, also became a staple of Warner Brothers cartoons, appearing first in the 1944 Private Snafu short ""Booby Traps"". Subsequent uses included the 1951 Merrie Melodies animated cartoon ""Ballot Box Bunny"", 1957 Looney Tunes short ""Show Biz Bugs"" (which reappeared in the 1981 package film), 1965 Road Runner cartoon ""Rushing Roulette"", and finally in a new twist on the gag, with Slappy Squirrel's 1993 introductory episode, ""Slappy Goes Walnuts"", from ""Animaniacs"". Variations were also done"
"Guest stars performing their latest releases and hits included Cliff Richard, Marc Bolan, Lynsey de Paul, Lulu, David Cassidy, Linda Lewis, Gary Glitter, Olivia Newton-John, Slade, Sparks, Alvin Stardust, Showaddywaddy, The Rubettes, Alan Price and Gilbert O'Sullivan and The Marionettes. The show's theme song ""Shang-a-Lang"", was a hit single for the group, peaking at number 2 in 1974 in the UK Singles Chart. Shang-a-Lang (TV series) Shang-a-Lang was a children's pop music TV series starring the Scottish band, the Bay City Rollers. It was produced in Manchester by Granada Television for the ITV network and ran for one 20-week series"
"song that is played at the beginning of each episode. It was written by Jellyfish lead singer Andy Sturmer and is performed by former Letters to Cleo singer Kay Hanley. Starting with Season 2, Chloë Grace Moretz as Darby (replacing Kay Hanley) performed the theme. ""My Friends Tigger & Pooh"" was the number 1-ranked television series in kids 2–5 during its first season, earning a 5.2 rating. It also ranked as the top kid series with women 18–49 (0.7 rating), according to Disney Channel. The series continued to be the top-ranked show in kids 2–5 during its season season. Marilyn"
"(i.e. acoustic drums, a horn section). The theme was remixed again for the series' 42nd season. (See above.) Basically, the characters danced around while the credits rolled. Starting in season 46, the new closing theme is the original closing song ""Smarter, Stronger, Kinder,"" as the credits play during the song. HBO edits of pre-2003 episodes also used the Friday credit sequences at the end of every episode, including those that originally aired from Monday to Thursday. The theme was covered by The Free Design on their 1970 children's album ""...Sing for Very Important People"". In 1982 the theme was covered"
"The title song is performed by Jess Harnell and Jim Cummings. Episodes are copyright 1991 (1–14), 1992 (15–47), or 1993 (48–65); note that this does not always correspond with when they originally aired. Five video games based on the show were made, two by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear and three by Sunsoft consisting in one for the SNES and two for the Game Boy. Three VHS tapes were released in 1993. After the show ceased running on Fox Kids, it was rerun for a short time on TBS in 1996-1997 (after"
"Also featured were James (James Martinez), the maintenance man of the Barkley Foods building, and Morgan (Art Evans), the Jamaican-accented mailroom clerk whom added to the office camaraderie. The hit title song from the movie, ""9 to 5"", written and performed by Dolly Parton, was used as the theme song for the TV series. However, during the first season run in spring 1982, Phoebe Snow performed the vocals. Starting with Season 2 and through the end of the show's syndication run in 1988, Parton's vocals were featured in the theme. Several other plot changes were present in the TV series"
"Time!"" Then the kids sang the show's theme song (set to the tune of ""Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay""): It was, thus, one of the first television shows with audience participation as a major component. In many of the 1949–1954 episodes released on DVD by Mill Creek Entertainment in 2008, the children also can be heard singing jingles for commercial breaks, with Buffalo Bob or Howdy leading them and the lyrics appearing on screen. Colgate toothpaste, Halo Shampoo, 3 Musketeers candy bars and Poll Parrot Shoes are among the products advertised this way, as well as series-long sponsor Wonder Bread. The popularity of"
"One early US show to regularly feature rhyming slang was the Saturday morning children's show ""The Bugaloos"" (1970–72), with the character of Harmony (Wayne Laryea) often incorporating it in his dialogue. In Britain, rhyming slang had a resurgence of popular interest beginning in the 1970s, resulting from its use in a number of London-based television programmes such as ""Steptoe and Son"" (1970–74); and ""Not On Your Nellie"" (1974–75), starring Hylda Baker as Nellie Pickersgill, alludes to the phrase ""not on your Nellie Duff"", rhyming slang for ""not on your puff"" i.e. not on your life. Similarly, ""The Sweeney"" (1975–78) alludes"
"finished the 1976–77 television season at #1, ending the five-year Nielsen reign of ""All in the Family"". On the Season 2 DVD set release and later re-releases of the Season 1 DVD set, the song ""Rock Around the Clock"" was replaced with a reconstructed version of ""Happy Days"" because of music rights issues. For the show's 11th and final season (1983–84), the theme was rerecorded in a more modern style. It featured Bobby Arvon on lead vocals, with several back-up vocalists. To accompany this new version, new opening credits were filmed, and the flashing ""Happy Days"" logo was reanimated to"
"1997. There have been over 30 titles released to home video. Newly remastered editions began appearing in 2002 on Disney DVD, beginning with ""Very Merry Christmas Songs"", featuring a new package design, bonus features, and some new songs. Some Disney DVD feature releases include individual songs as bonus features. ""Winnie-the-Pooh Sing a Song"" volumes are being incorporated into the Sing Along Songs series. The DVD series (4th series) features Sebastian the Crab (from ""The Little Mermaid"") singing the theme song, replacing Professor Owl. A full day of Disneyland is shown over Disney hit songs. Similar plot to the US Disneyland"
"song for season 38. The song again was upbeat, but it now had a style that has a kiddie pop/hip hop tune. Another change was the instrumental opener which now had a softer version of the new rendition. In season 40, the opening sequence changed to the Muppet characters in a chalk-drawn environment. Muppets who appear in this version of the opening include Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Ernie, Bert, Grover (and his super-hero alter ego), Cookie Monster, Zoe, Count von Count, Rosita, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Murray Monster, Ovejita, Chickens, and Birds. After Super Grover knocks"
"also sponsored the series, from August 1999 to September 2001 on Scottish and Grampian TV. The sponsorship credits revealed the adventures of one man and his dog, Doug, as they searched for the village of Glendarroch. These books were all written by Michael Elder, except for ""Summers Gloaming"", which was written by Don Houghton. There were four versions of the theme tune over the 23-year run. The first version was performed by Silly Wizard and was used until 1982. This version was quite ""Scottish folk band"" in style and pretty lively. Instruments featured included the accordion, banjo, drum kit, and"
"played in the show, and she made an appearance in the season six finale, performing part of ""Taking Pictures"". The theme song is a version of Carole King's 1971 song ""Where You Lead"". King made a new recording specially for ""Gilmore Girls"": a duet with her daughter Louise Goffin. She was happy that it gave the song ""a deeper meaning of love between a mother and her child"". King appeared in several episodes as Sophie, the town music shop owner, and performed a brief portion of her song ""I Feel the Earth Move"" in the revival. Music also plays a"
"I would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for you meddling kids!"" Scheduled opposite another teenage mystery-solving show, ABC's ""The Hardy Boys"", ""Scooby-Doo"" became a ratings success, with Nielsen ratings reporting that as many as 65% of Saturday morning audiences were tuned in to CBS when ""Scooby-Doo"" was being broadcast. The show was renewed for a second season in 1970, for which eight episodes were produced. Seven of the second-season episodes featured chase sequences set to bubblegum pop songs recorded by Austin Roberts, who also re-recorded the theme song for this season. With Stefanianna Christopherson having"
"starting with episode 3129. when the harmonica music was changed to calypso. Even though the vocal calypso theme was discontinued after Season 29 from 1997-1998, the instrumental calypso theme was still used at the beginning of street scenes up to Season 37 from 2006, the final season to use the instrumental opening. After the episode number was shown, Big Bird appeared briefly laughing. Then, from 1992-1995, Grover notices a group of children along with Oscar the Grouch (in his trashcan) either running or skating beside a neighborhood mural. Then, Grover summons a monkey on the mural, which came to real"
"and Benjamin Goldstein. These episodes include the following: ""The ABC Message Service"", ""Clifford's Birthday Surprise"", ""The Scavenger Hunt"", ""The Rhyme Cat Rescue"", ""Clifford Goes to Hollywood"", and ""The Pet Show"". Brent Titcomb voiced Clifford, and Emily Elizabeth was voiced by Alyson Court. Karl-Lorimar Home Video released the video ""Clifford's Sing Along Adventure"" around the same time. Warner Home Video re-released it in the mid-1990s. Scholastic Studios produced a 65-episode adaptation shown on PBS Kids, which aired from September 2000 to February 2003. Clifford was voiced by actor John Ritter, and Emily Elizabeth was voiced by Grey DeLisle. There was also"
"in Scotland and a church hall in Belfast, followed by a seaside café in Cardiff. As the 1980s continued, all four studio settings were abandoned and the gang became based in other UK locations. There were a few versions of the theme tune used over the years. The theme tune changed about 1991 or 1992. Why Don't You? Why Don't You? or Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go Out and Do Something Less Boring Instead? was a BBC children's television series broadcast in 42 series between 20 August 1973 and 21 April 1995. It was"
"a dramatic rise in visitor numbers, turning the establishment from a local into a regional attraction. The memorable theme tune for the series was provided by an excerpt from Sergei Prokofiev's ""Classical Symphony"". Episodes were originally broadcast early on Sunday evenings, at the time the traditional ""family"" timeslot in the UK for historical drama made for children but with appeal to an adult audience also, such as ""The Adventures of Black Beauty"". Comic strip versions of series three and four appeared in ""Look-in"" in 1971 and ""TV Comic"" from July 1973 to June 1974, respectively. ""The Flaxton Boys"" continued to"
"record has since been broken by ""Holby City"", which during the later stages of its 2009–10 series had sixteen regular actors appearing and listed in the opening credits. The show rarely features political storylines, though occasional references to the counterculture movement are made during some episodes. Sixties pop music is prominent, forming the soundtrack to the show, as well as some 1950s records. Some 1970s records appear anachronistically, such as the Hollies' 1974 song ""The Air That I Breathe"", Led Zeppelin's ""Black Dog"" (1971) or Pink Floyd's 1971 instrumental ""One of These Days."" The series 17 finale ""You Never Can"
"picked up again. In the original spring 1976 miniseries run of ""Family"", the theme music is a dramatic-sounding, yet low-key piano solo with minor orchestral contingents, composed by cast member John Rubinstein (son of classical musician Arthur Rubinstein). When ""Family"" was picked up as a regular series for the fall 1976 schedule, the theme music was changed to a more cheery, upbeat instrumental dominated by trumpets and horns, also written by Rubinstein. This version lasted the rest of the run. ""Family"" became the subject of a 24-year legal dispute due to a lawsuit filed by writer Jeri Emmet in 1977."
"as ""An Extremely Goofy Movie"", ""Monster"", ""Shrek Forever After"", ""The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"", ""Connie and Carla"", ""Marock"", and ""The Country Bears"", ""Everybody Wants Some!!"" as well as in an advertisement campaign by Intel in the late 1990s. It has also appeared in """" on the fictional radio station K109 The Studio. In television, ""Shake Your Groove Thing"" has been used in the animated series ""Guardians of the Galaxy"" (which, as per the live-action film it is based on, uses popular music of the 1970s and early 1980s as part of its soundtrack), appearing in the first"
"the characters' dance cycles himself). The show's theme song featured lyrics by series creator Tom Ruegger and music by composer John Debney also bore a similarity to the ""Intro Song"" from ""Little Shop of Horrors"", which had recently been adapted into a successful feature film. The music is almost always in a 1950s rock and roll style, possibly to indicate their younger age, as the original show took place in 1969. Warner Home Video initially released all 27 episodes of ""A Pup Named Scooby-Doo"" on DVD in Region 1 in seven volume sets. They subsequently re-released the entire series in"
"song from 1968 by Woolery's former music group The Avant-Garde. Each half-hour episode combines elements from Woolery's personal life and a behind-the-scenes look at ""Lingo"". The show also introduces viewers to the Woolery family's new residence in Park City, Utah, having moved there from Los Angeles in August 2002. When discussing how the show is produced, Woolery explains, ""There's no script. There's no beginning, there's no middle and there's no end. There's no plot. So when do you have enough? Never. It's the job that never ends."" The series was green-lit on December 1, 2002, under the preliminary title ""Chuck"
"composed the show's best-known theme song, ""Changing Keys"", which was used in several variants from then until 2002. As for ""Jeopardy!"", two different revivals of the show would be produced: one on NBC that ran for five months in late 1978/early 1979 with Art Fleming returning as host, and the other airing in first-run syndication beginning on September 10, 1984, starring Alex Trebek. The syndicated versions of both ""Jeopardy!"" and ""Wheel"" remain on the air today. In 1990, Griffin had an ambitious but unsuccessful attempt at adapting the venerable board game ""Monopoly"" into a game show of the same name."
"theme of ""Lamb Chop's Play-Along"", a 1992 televised puppet show on PBS, though with slightly different lyrics and a slightly different title (known as ""The Song That Doesn't End""). At the end of each episode, the puppets and children would sing several verses of the song while hostess Shari Lewis would try in vain to stop them. They would eventually leave (on her urging), even while beginning a sixth verse (which eventually fades away). Then the puppet character Charlie Horse would return and try to get to sing the song again. But Shari, however, stops him successfully. She puts her"
"sequence which showed the window of a subway train moving past and then quickly stopping at the original show logo, which then peeled off to reveal the names of the show's creators. Starting with season two, the show added a new theme song called ""Baby All My Life I Will Be Driving Home to You"", which was written by series writers Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, composed by Jonathan Wolff and Scott Clausen, and performed by Billy Vera and the Beaters. An instrumental version was used as the closing theme during season two, but was replaced in season three with"
"the selected episodes they scored in 1986-88. The two worked on ""The Family Man"", which boasted a first for both the musical team and Miller/Boyett; it was the first series in the group to have an instrumental opening theme. Programs that ensued for the duo included ""Step By Step"" in 1991. The latter's title track, ""Second Time Around"", was sung by Frederick in a duet with Teresa James. It illustrated the story of the show's newly married couple, Frank Lambert (Patrick Duffy) and Carol Foster (Suzanne Somers), as they had visions of mixing their households of kids together. ""Step By"