Can You Name the '70s TV Show From Its Theme Song Lyrics?

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Can You Name the '70s TV Show From Its Theme Song Lyrics?
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About This Quiz

Remember the story of a man named Jed, a deluxe apartment in the sky, or who sat next to the piano to croon "Those Were the Days"? Know which series opened with a "Schlemiel, Schlimazel," a little bit of country, or a knock on our door? Take our quiz to test your '70s TV theme song IQ!

Considering that '70s music charts were ruled by disco - sorry Bee Gees - and folksy singer-songwriters, it's easy to forget that the decade also produced dozens of catchy TV theme songs. As viewers tuned in week after week, these songs earwormed their way into the consciousness of fans, so while you probably can't remember every episode of "The Brady Bunch," it only takes those few opening notes of the theme song for you to know what show is about to start, and you might not remember the name of Mary's boss or where she worked, but you probably know instantly "who can turn the world on with her smile."

But what if we took away the tunes and just gave you the words? Are you such a '70s TV expert that you can identify the series from only the theme song lyrics? Take our quiz to find out!

"Once upon a time, there were three little girls who went to the Police Academy."
"Diff'rent Strokes"
"Charlie's Angels"
"Three's Company"
"Alice"
"We're moving on up, to the East Side, to a deluxe apartment in the sky."
"The Jeffersons"
"Welcome Back, Kotter"
"The Muppet Show"
"Donny and Marie"
"Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed, a poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed."
"The Muppet Show"
"Love, American Style"
"Alice"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"

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"Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside."
"Dragnet"
"Green Acres"
"Maude"
"Land of the Lost"
"Give us any chance, we'll take it. Read us any rule, we'll break it. We're gonna make our dreams come true, doin' it our way."
"Petticoat Junction"
"Maude"
"Laverne & Shirley"
"Land of the Lost"
"Now the world don't move to the beat of just one drum. What might be right for you may not be right for some."
"Diff'rent Strokes"
"The Dukes of Hazzard"
"The Brady Bunch"
"Sesame Street"

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"Who can turn the world on with her smile? Who can take a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"Donny and Marie"
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
"Alice"
"Here's the story of a lovely lady who was bringing up three very lovely girls."
"WKRP in Cincinnati"
"The Brady Bunch"
"Wonder Woman"
"Welcome Back, Kotter"
"Makin' their way, the only way they know how. Well, that's just a little bit more than the law will allow."
"The Carol Burnett Show"
"The Dukes of Hazzard"
"Donny and Marie"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"

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"Hello world, here's a song that we're singin'. Come on, get happy."
"The Brady Bunch"
"The Partridge Family"
"Sabrina the Teenage Witch"
"Welcome Back, Kotter"
"Set a course for adventure, your mind on a new romance."
"The Electric Company"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"The Love Boat"
"Dragnet"
"You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and there you have..."
"Land of the Lost"
"Welcome Back, Kotter"
"The Facts of Life"
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

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"Fighting for your rights, and the old red, white and blue."
"Petticoat Junction"
"Green Acres"
"Wonder Woman"
"Charlie's Angels"
"Come ride the little train that is rolling down the tracks..."
"Petticoat Junction"
"WKRP in Cincinnati"
"The Dukes of Hazzard"
"B.J. and the Bear"
"Marshall, Will and Holly, on a routine expedition, met the greatest earthquake ever known."
"Happy Days"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"Maude"
"Land of the Lost"

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"Keeping your head above water, making a wave when you can."
"Land of the Lost"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"Good Times"
"Happy Days"
"I'm so glad we had this time together, just to have a laugh or sing a song."
"The Carol Burnett Show"
"Sabrina the Teenage Witch"
"The Dukes of Hazzard"
"Laverne & Shirley"
"Hey you guys! We're gonna turn it on. We're gonna bring you the power."
"Maude"
"The Facts of Life"
"The Electric Company"
"The Dukes of Hazzard"

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"See her tug her ear, we'll see her disappear."
"One Day at a Time"
"The Brady Bunch"
"Sabrina the Teenage Witch"
"Donny and Marie"
"Come and knock on our door. We've been waiting for you."
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"Diff'rent Strokes"
"Groovie Goolies"
"Three's Company"
"Truer than the red, white and blue ... That's me and you."
"Three's Company"
"Welcome Back, Kotter"
"The Partridge Family"
"Love, American Style"

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"Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to see is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent."
"Dragnet"
"Sesame Street"
"Welcome Back, Kotter"
"The Dukes of Hazzard"
"It's time to put on makeup. It's time to dress up right. It's time to raise the curtain..."
"Green Acres"
"The Muppet Show"
"The Love Boat"
"Laverne & Shirley"
"There's a new girl in town with a brand new style. She was just passing through, but if things work out, she's gonna stay awhile."
"Alice"
"Diff'rent Strokes"
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
"Green Acres"

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"Well the names have all changed since you hung around, but those dreams have remained and they've turned around."
"Sesame Street"
"Welcome Back, Kotter"
"Diff'rent Strokes"
"The Muppet Show"
"I'm a little bit country, and I'm a little bit rock and roll. I'm a little bit of Memphis and Nashville, with a little bit of Motown in my soul."
"WKRP in Cincinnati"
"Donny and Marie"
"Alice"
"Land of the Lost"
"This is life, the one you get, so go and have a ball. This is it, straight ahead and rest assured you can't be sure at all."
"Maude"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"Diff'rent Strokes"
"One Day at a Time"

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"Friends forever, ask anyone in this town. When you're in a tussle, need some muscle, I'll be there at your side."
"Alice"
"The Good Guys"
"The Jeffersons"
"The Brady Bunch"
"Hey there, where ya goin'? Not exactly knowin'. Who says you have to call just one place home?"
"Diff'rent Strokes"
"Welcome Back, Kotter"
"B.J. and the Bear"
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
"Everybody shout! Come on now, sing out!"
"Diff'rent Strokes"
"Good Times"
"Land of the Lost"
"Groovie Goolies"

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"Baby, if you ever wondered, wondered whatever became of me."
"Alice"
"Welcome Back, Kotter"
"The Love Boat"
"WKRP in Cincinnati"
"Lady Godiva was a freedom rider, she didn't care if the whole world looked. Joan of Arc with the Lord to guide her, she was a sister who really cooked."
Maude"
"Love, American Style"
"The Facts of Life"
"The Partridge Family"
"Boy, the way Glenn Miller played, songs that made the 'Hit Parade.' Guys like us we had it made, those were the days."
"All in the Family"
"The Partridge Family"
"The Brady Bunch"
"The Good Guys"

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"Sweepin' the clouds away, on my way to where the air is sweet."
"The Jeffersons"
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
"Sesame Street"
"The Love Boat"
"Goodbye gray sky, hello blue. There's nothing can hold me, when I hold you."
"The Jeffersons"
"Dragnet"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"Happy Days"