Best Sitcom Theme Song
From "Green Acres" to "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," TV comedies have had some iconic opening theme songs. For this week's debate, host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists Amma Marfo, Dan Howell, and Kate Racculia take the good, take the bad, take them all and then we have a debate on the best TV sitcom theme song ever! Among the theme songs discusses: “The Muppet Show,” “Friends,” “The Golden Girls,” “Cheers,” “Welcome Back, Kotter,” “Laverne & Shirley,” “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “The Facts of Life,” “The Nanny,” “Gilligan’s Island,” “Saved by the Bell,” “The Monkees,” and many more!
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Round 1 Match-Ups:
Match-Up 1: “The Golden Girls” (1) vs. “The Office” (8)
Match-Up 2: “The Flintstones” (4) vs. “Welcome Back, Kotter” (5)
Match-Up 3: “Cheers” (3) vs. “The Love Boat” (6)
Match-Up 4: “Laverne & Shirley” (2) vs. “M.A.S.H.” (7)
Match-Up 5: “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” (1) vs. “Charles in Charge” (8)
Match-Up 6: “Full House” (4) vs. “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (5)
Match-Up 7: “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (3) vs. “Three’s Company” (6)
Match-Up 8: “The Facts of Life” (2) vs. “The Greatest American Hero” (7)
Match-Up 9: “Friends” (1) vs. “The Drew Carey Show” (8)
Match-Up 10: “The Simpsons” (4) vs. “The Nanny” (5)
Match-Up 11: “The Jeffersons” (3) vs. “Happy Days” (6)
Match-Up 12: “The Muppet Show” (2) vs. “Green Acres” (7)
Match-Up 13: “Gilligan’s Island” (1) vs. “Married…with Children” (8)
Match-Up 14: “All In the Family” (4) vs. “Saved by the Bell” (5)
Match-Up 15: “The Addams Family” (3) vs. “The Monkees” (6)
Match-Up 16: “The Brady Bunch” (2) vs. “WKRP in Cincinnati” (7)
Here’s a playlist with all the nominated playlists (most of them are cover versions):
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EPISODE CREDITS
Host: Eric Rezsnyak
Panel: Amma Marfo, Dan Howell, Kate Racculia
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Jeffery Perry