About This Quiz
Admit it: You've got that one song that gets stuck in your head no matter what you do. Maybe it's "Call Me Maybe," or perhaps you're more old-school with "Who Let The Dogs Out?" Then, there's always "YMCA." (You can thank us for that one later.) For us, a lot of times, it's the lyrics to a popular television sitcom that we can't pass up when we're channel surfing.
Remember this one? "You take the good/You take the bad/You take them both and there you have ..." What about, "What would we do baby, without us?" Or maybe this classic, "I don't know just what went wrong/Those were the days." (You're at least humming along at this point, right?)
TV show theme songs have sure changed over the years. Today, most of them are instrumental, leaving a lot to the imagination. In previous years, however, theme songs had something to say - about the show itself, about the theme of what you were getting ready to watch - or they were a bit of entertainment before the main act.
Do you think you can dive deep into your memory bank and pull out the right shows to match these theme song lyrics? You and these tunes "go together like a horse and carriage!" Lend us your ears, and we'll sing you a song ... or at least provide one for you to guess! Cue up the jukebox!
Perhaps the most iconic sitcom of the 1990s, "Friends" followed a group of six, well, friends - three guys and three gals - as they navigated all of life's challenges. The theme song is so iconic that you can't help but sing - and clap - along.
We'll just cut to the chase: Not loving "The Golden Girls" is simply un-American! OK? Gosh. Alright, fine, it's not quite that serious, but we did spend a lot of time laughing along with the antics of Blanche, Rose, Dorothy and Sophia.
Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! If you guessed "The Brady Bunch," you got it right! This iconic television series dominated the airwaves for five seasons, and then its reruns could be found almost daily on at least one channel.
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The lyrics to the theme song for the sitcom, "Cheers," which ran from 1982 to 1993, are used to describe a place "where everybody knows your name." The song continues, "And they're always glad you came/You want to be where you can see/The troubles are all the same/You want to be where everybody knows your name."
"Well it's you girl, and you should know it/With each glance and every little movement you show it," are the lyrics that follow those in the question, from none other than "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
Do we get some serious street cred by admitting we remember all of the lyrics to the start of the sitcom, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"? Because we do remember them! We're "chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool," in case you were wondering.
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"Gilligan's Island," starring Bob Denver and Alan Hale Jr., among others, was a popular show that aired from 1964 to 1967. Cast away on an island, the tourists aboard the Minnow thought they were headed out for a "three-hour tour," only to find themselves shipwrecked.
These lyrics played at the start of "Full House," a sitcom that ran on ABC from 1987 to 1995. The popularity of the show helped spawn a sequel series that started in 2016 on Netflix. Hey, better late than never!
We went way back in the archives for this one, all the way back to the mid-1960s. The television series, "The Addams Family," was based on a series of cartoons that originally appeared in "The New Yorker."
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You have to go back to the 1960s to find "The Beverly Hillbillies." The show followed a once-poor family after they struck oil and moved to ritzy Beverly Hills, California.
"Growing Pains," which starred Leonardo DiCaprio at one point, as well as Robin Thicke's dad, Alan, was a television sitcom that aired from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Of course, we watched it for teen heartthrob, Kirk Cameron.
The "Big Bang Theory Theme" was written and performed by alt rockers, the Barenaked Ladies. "The Big Bang Theory" was a wildly popular sitcom that concluded its run in May 2019.
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If you missed out on "Three's Company" (or its reruns), you really missed out! "Three's Company" starred John Ritter and his two female roommates. The show aired from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s.
The 1975-to-1985 sitcom, "The Jeffersons," is one of television history's longest-running sitcoms. It featured George and Louise Jefferson, played by Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford.
"Green Acres is the place to be" is the opening line of the theme song for the sitcom, "Green Acres." This show from the 1960s featured Eva Gabor and was created from a radio show titled, "Granby's Green Acres."
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"All in the Family's" theme song, "Those Were the Days," was actually performed by two of the show's actors, Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton. The show followed a working-class family in the 1970s.
Just thinking about these lyrics transports us back to the opening credits for the FOX sitcom, "Married... with Children," which aired between 1987 and 1997. The theme song was written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, but performed by Frank Sinatra.
"The Facts of Life" was one of the most popular sitcoms on television in the 1980s. Jo, Tootie, Blair and Natalie were like the sisters we never had, but always wanted. They were corralled by Edna Garrett at Eastland School.
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You still have our hearts, Zach Morris! "Saved by the Bell" was a popular Saturday morning sitcom that ran from 1989 to 1993. It introduced us for the first time to people like Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen.
"The Wonder Years," a sitcom from the early 1990s, utilized the singing talent of Joe Cocker for its opening theme song. The song, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon of the Beatles, was our way of knowing Kevin and Winnie were on the way.
Contrary to how it might sound, "That '70s Show," was not actually filmed in the 1970s, but rather in the late-1990s and early-2000s. It featured numerous Hollywood A-listers, including Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher and Wilmer Valderrama.
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"Weeds" was a Showtime program that aired from 2005 to 2012 and starred Mary-Louise Parker. The show was about a suburban mom who turned to selling marijuana to help support her family.
"Sunday, Monday, Happy Days/Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days ..." Do you remember these lyrics to the sitcom, "Happy Days"? We know you at least remember "The Fonz, don't you?" Ayyyyyy!
"Just the good ol' boys/Never meanin' no harm" referred to cousins Bo and Luke Duke from the smash hit, "The Dukes of Hazzard," which aired in the early 1980s. The song continues, "Beats all you never saw/Been in trouble with the law/Since the day they was born."
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"M*A*S*H" ran during the 1970s and centered on the story of a group of doctors during the Korean War. Did you know that "M*A*S*H" stands for "Mobile Army Surgical Hospital"? Learn something new every day!
It's another late 1970s/early 1980s sitcom here with "Diff'rent Strokes," which starred Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges. If you've ever seen the meme, "What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?" it comes from this show.
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" was a Netflix series that ran for four seasons, ending in January 2019. The series follows a young woman's life after she has been freed from a cult. Unbreakable, indeed!
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"Two and a Half Men" had a good run on television, lasting 12 seasons before it concluded in 2015. The show starred Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer for a time before Sheen was ultimately replaced by Aston Kutcher.
"Frasier," which starred Kelsey Grammer, first aired in 1993 and ran until mid-2004. The show was a spin-off from the wildly popular "Cheers," in which Crane left Boston and moved to Seattle to host a psychiatry radio show.
The group, They Might Be Giants, sing the theme song titled, appropriately, "Boss of Me," for the FOX sitcom, "Malcolm in the Middle." Frankie Muniz starred as the show's titular character.
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Remember "ER?" Yeah, "Scrubs" was nothing like it, with its irreverent brand of hospital humor. It aired from 2001 to 2010 on NBC and starred Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke and Donald Faison, among others.
"WKRP in Cincinnati" was a sitcom that aired for four seasons from 1978 to 1982. The theme song continues, "I'm living on the air in Cincinnati, Cincinnati, WKRP." A sequel series, "The New WKRP in Cincinnati," aired in the early 1990s.
Hold us closer, Tony Danza! Danza starred in the show that called this song its theme, "Who's The Boss?" The song continues, "An open road and a road that's hidden/A brand new life around the bend."
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The television program, "Fame," was created based on a movie by the same name that was released in 1980. The TV series followed from 1982 to 1987 and starred Debbie Allen, actress Phylicia Rashad's younger sister.
"The Love Boat soon will be making another run/The Love Boat promises something for everyone" are the two prior lines in the lyrics for the opening of the television program, "The Love Boat," which began in 1977 and aired for 10 years.