Before the first joke, the first line, the first laugh track…there was the music. Those thirty seconds that said, “Here we go again.” They set the scene before the story ever did.  Sometimes it was funky.  Sometimes it was soft. Sometimes it hit like Sunday morning, or like Saturday night before your favorite show came on. But no matter the mood, you knew exactly where you were headed  and who you were about to spend the next half hour with.

So today, we’re revisiting the openings that opened us.  The ones that turned stories into soundtracks and turned living rooms into little theaters of joy.

🎶 Roll that beautiful theme music.

Show Notes/Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TGIF_(TV_programming_block)

The Brady Bunch: https://youtu.be/K5StTXQofqs?si=C_z048IzfAumltyW

Amen Theme Song: https://youtu.be/dULLmo9SjAI?si=TXGPKW2Wuy9ijjf7

Family Matters: https://youtu.be/Z4R91CR-YZU?si=jZJJOp36vaJ-hLqU

Family Ties: https://youtu.be/7H3JuQUQTLQ?si=zt2bojfngYIQX9pg

The Jeffersons: https://youtu.be/_-OnRQ4P0VY?si=b1Y4-u8w8lHkb1sT

All the Cosby Show Theme Songs:

https://youtu.be/2bLgOmAl5Ak?si=LokhHhqCxcbBLpE6

Good Times: https://youtu.be/s6gNo4-1r6k?si=x6DJxRx0sRcl3E2i

A Different World: https://youtu.be/cnWlmFLJvbU?si=y1vBBRPsq9jQcxiI

The Fresh Prince: https://youtu.be/Cy3PIwczyB0?si=KSe_cxg-HJCPVlYi

Living Single: https://youtu.be/Txb5aEoIt98?si=Z4cEzFm5Ao4y-xnX

Jester Hairston: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jester_Hairston

Lillies of the Field AMEN: https://youtu.be/rn6w255CGkk?si=nYlRIjH29KLl3Umf

https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/the-story-of-aretha-franklins-a-different-world-theme-song.html

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