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Episode 117 - Hart to Hart. Fancy cars! Fancy clothes! Fancy people getting themselves into decidedly UN-fancy trouble! Ryan, Engineer Pete, and John head to the world of Hart to Hart to see if its smooth, mysterious theme song can live up to the glamorous adventures of Jonathan and Jennifer. We’ll investigate the tune, follow a few musical clues, and crack a beer. Join us!

Episode 116 – Another World. Someone looked at a daytime soap and thought, “You know what this needs? Crystal Gayle singing a duet.” And, dammit, they were right! We dissect this gloriously overdramatic theme and try to keep our emotions under control. Grab a beer and check it out.

Episode 115 – Mork & Mindy. A man from Ork, a woman from Boulder, and a weird ass theme song. We break down the music behind one of the strangest hits on television. Nanu nanu, grab a beer and check it out.

Episode 114 - Puttin' On The Hits. Lip-syncing! Smoke machines! Questionable choreography! Ryan, Engineer Pete, and John dive into Puttin’ on the Hits, where the ’80s proved that you absolutely did NOT need to be able to sing to become a star. We’ll break down the theme, embrace the cheese, and crack a beer like the stars we were always meant to be!

Episode 113 - 227. What happens when you put a bunch of neighbors, an apartment building, and one seriously funky ’80s theme song together? You get 227! Ryan, Engineer Pete, and John dig into the tune, wander down some musical side streets, and probably get distracted by something shiny. Crack open a beer and enjoy!

Episode 112 - ThunderCats are on the move! Ryan, Engineer Pete, and John take a trip to Third Earth to revisit the unmistakable theme song of one of the most badass cartoons of the ’80s. Sword of Omens, activate—and when the adventure is over, we’ll crack a beer and raise a glass to ThunderCats!

Episode 111 – Card Sharks. Giant playing cards. Studio audience losing their minds. And a theme song that maybe had one too many cans of Jolt. We're all in. Grab a beer and check it out.

Episode 110 – Coach. Whoever wrote this theme clearly understood the assignment: College football coach? Marching band! Mission accomplished. This week, we find out if there's more to it than pep rally vibes. Grab a beer and check it out.

Episode 109 – Santa Barbara. Forget who's sleeping with whom—we're here for the theme song. This week, Ryan, John, and Engineer Pete break down the music behind one of the '80s biggest daytime soaps and see if it deserves more love than the show itself. Grab a beer and check it out.

Episode 108 – Riptide. Mike Post is back, and this time he's bringing steel drums, the Oak Ridge Boys, a poor man's Magnum, P.I., Box Car Willie, and maybe even some Zamfir vibes along for the ride. It's a lot of '80s TV mashed into one theme song! Grab a beer and take it for a ride!