During the first 3 seasons, cast members were transitioned during the show's catchy production number which introduced the new cast members to the remaining cast members.

The show's success ( along with its catchy theme song ) prompted Elektra Records to first release it as a single, shooting up to # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.

The catchy theme song, written by the accomplished team of Mack David and Jerry Livingston, typified the show's breezy, jazzed atmosphere.

The show's theme song, " The Ballad of Jed Clampett ", was written by producer and writer Paul Henning and originally performed by bluegrass artists Flatt and Scruggs.

The show's theme song, written and performed by Gary Portnoy, and co-written with Judy Hart Angelo, lent its famous refrain, " Where Everybody Knows Your Name ", as the show's tagline.

The show's theme music, a cornet piece, accompanied by a brass band plus clarinet and double bass, reminiscent of northern band music, was written by Eric Spear.

The Blue Men play a short snippet of the show's theme song, and one dons Doraemon's beanie.

Sheb Wooley, one of the original cast members, wrote the show's theme song.

The opening theme, " The Mickey Mouse March ," was written by the show's primary adult host, Jimmie Dodd.

" A Bowler Hat " presents the show's theme, as a samurai gradually becomes more modernized as he sells out to the Westerners.

Throughout the show's run, there was extensive Internet speculation as to whether the theme song and opening credits would be changed.

"', a single based on the show's theme song, reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and remained in the Top 75 for 32 weeks, selling over a million copies.

In December 1997, BBC Worldwide released a CD single from the series, based on the show's theme song, called Teletubbies say " Eh-oh !".

Contributing the single " Boss of Me " as the theme song to the hit television series Malcolm in the Middle, as well as to the show's compilation CD, brought a new audience to the band.

The series, which premiered on October 10, 1992, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident " Iron Chefs " in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient.

* The Balladeer ( voice of Waylon Jennings ) sang and played the Dukes of Hazzard theme song, " Good Ol ' Boys ", and also served as the show's narrator.

For the show's final two seasons, Schoolhouse Rock mainstay Lynn Ahrens ( who composed and performed a few Captain Kangaroo songs herself ) composed a new theme, entitled " Here Comes Captain Kangaroo ".

The second and most famous theme was composed by William Loose: " Bob & Merrill's Theme ", named for Bob Quigley and Merrill Heatter, the show's creators and original co-executive producers.

The theme used in the show's pilot and console game is titled " Flash ", composed by Keith Mansfield, and the series theme is a loosely-based remix composed by Lee Ringuette, but credited to Score Productions.

Before 1987, the show's theme song was the Hank Snow hit " Hello Love ".

Similarly, in a 2002 show airing the weekend after the death of Senator Paul Wellstone, Keillor changed up the format of the show, starting off the show with Wellstone's favorite segment, Guy Noir, skipping even the show's theme song.

The series ' theme song, " Under the Gun ," was written by Randy Newman, who also performed it in the series ' title sequence music video-style in a recording studio, complete with a full backing band and the show's cast ( appearing out of character ) serving as an audience.

Starting in 1973, and changing with each new season, an instrumental version of the show's theme played beneath the narration ; prior to this, a specific musical score played during the corporate credits.

Beginning circa Episode 40, the music changed from a full-length instrumental specific to the corporate credits to an upbeat, marching band-type instrumental version of the show's theme.

These games featured both the show's title logo on the game's packaging and label and the first several notes of the theme song played on the title screen of the games.

The network suffered considerable public embarrassment when it lost the rights to the show's theme music following a protracted lawsuit launched by the song's composer and publishers.

The show's best-known and Sondheim's biggest hit song was almost an afterthought, written several days before the start of out of town tryouts.

* Medabots takes place in the 22nd century ; first mentioned during the show's initial dubbed intro song.

In the premiere show of the final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show on September 10, 2010, Simon surprised Oprah and the audience with a song dedicated to Oprah and her show lasting 25 years ( an update of a song he did for her show's 10th anniversary ).

The show's biggest hit — the song that Rodgers believed " made " Rodgers and Hart — was " Manhattan " sung by Ruth Tester and Allan Gould.

The song was written and composed for the show's performance by another breast cancer survivor, figure skater Dorothy Hamill.

The show's writers admire Grammer's singing voice, and try to include a song for each appearance.

A rare surviving recording of the show's theme song, " When You Travel the Great Lincoln Highway ", survives online.

The show's theme song is " As Long as We've Got Each Other ," which was written and composed by both John Bettis ( Lyrics ) and Steve Dorff ( Music ).

The show's original pilot episode featured a calypso theme song by future film composer John Williams, and different lyrics.

A reminder of the tragedy appears in the opening sequence of the show's first season, when the theme song is played.

The show's version is often referred to by characters and fans as " Whatever Happened, Happened " ( also the title of an episode ).

Co-creator Matt Maiellaro announced that for the 2012 season the show's title would be changed to Aqua Something You Know Whatever and that it is the producer's intention to change the title every year.

The Lads frequently did ask each other the question in the show's title, Whatever happened to us?

The show's theme tune is " Half the World Away " by Oasis, which can be found on the " Whatever " single, the B-side compilation The Masterplan and finally the " Greatest Hits " album titled Stop The Clocks.

Frank Rich of The New York Times wrote " The only thing that Jerry's Girls has in common with a bona fide Jerry Herman musical is that it occupies the St. James, the theater where Dolly once promised she'd never go away again ... Whatever the point of the all-female cast, one must still wonder why the show's particular female stars were chosen.