Jen HellerI investigated a market research scheme that exploited poor, innocent classic sitcoms like City starring Valerie Harper. Check it out here: https://rerunrewind.com/p/scam-city #rerunrewind #sitcoms #classicsitcoms #scam #marketresearch
This week in sitcom history: Laverne & Shirley, The Golden Girls, Carroll O'Connor's TV career, and possibly Dan Conner's life all came to an end. Read all about it here: http://rerunrewind.com/p/this-week-in-sitcom-history-may-7th #sitcoms #sitcomhistory #classictv #rerunrewind
This week in sitcom history: Captain Nice got canceled, Howard Hesseman got tired of Head of the Class, Gilligan's castaways got rescued, and Valerie Harper got fired from her own show. Read all about it here: https://www.rerunrewind.com/p/this-week-in-sitcom-history-april-c76 #sitcoms #history #rerunrewind #classictv
When opening narration goes wrong. These five classic TV shows started with voiceovers that made no sense. Read about it here: https://www.rerunrewind.com/p/5-classic-tv-shows-with-awkward-opening #sitcoms #classictv #rerunrewind #narration
Five Classic TV Shows with Awkward Opening Narration
In the days before streaming services and DVR, viewers sometimes missed the first episode of a TV show. To fill in new viewers who were tuning in for the first time, some shows used a catchy theme song to explain the premise, like Gilligan’s Island, The Patty Duke Show, The Brady Bunch,
This week in sitcom history: Captain Nice got canceled, Howard Hesseman got tired of Head of the Class, Gilligan's castaways got rescued, and Valerie Harper got fired from her own show. Read all about it here: https://www.rerunrewind.com/p/this-week-in-sitcom-history-april-c76 #sitcoms #history #rerunrewind #classictv
This Week in Sitcom History – April 30th-May 6th
Special thanks to Chris Meservey for researching this week’s sitcom history happenings. May 1st 1967: Captain Nice Nixed by Narrow Ratings The series finale of the short-lived sitcom, Captain Nice, “Beware of Hidden Prophets,” aired on May 1st, 1967. The show was the brainchild of Buck Henry, one of the creators of
When opening narration goes wrong. These five classic TV shows started with voiceovers that made no sense. Read about it here: https://www.rerunrewind.com/p/5-classic-tv-shows-with-awkward-opening #sitcoms #classictv #rerunrewind #narration
Five Classic TV Shows with Awkward Opening Narration
In the days before streaming services and DVR, viewers sometimes missed the first episode of a TV show. To fill in new viewers who were tuning in for the first time, some shows used a catchy theme song to explain the premise, like Gilligan’s Island, The Patty Duke Show, The Brady Bunch,
Me finishing an article analyzing the minutiae of a 50-year-old sitcom. #writersoftwitter #WritingCommunity #rerunrewind #sitcoms #classictv #blogging
I've analyzed the evidence and come to the conclusion that Gilligan was an evil genius. Learn why here: https://www.rerunrewind.com/p/gilligan-was-an-evil-genius-prove #sitcoms #gilligansisland #rerunrewind #classictv #gilligan
Gilligan was an evil genius. Prove me wrong.
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip... or was it? Gilligan’s Island was a lighthearted, silly, oddball sitcom that originally aired from 1964 to 1967 and spawned decades of TV movies, reboots, spoofs, cartoons, merchandise, and even a musical. It followed the misadventures of five passengers who set sail one day for a three-hour tour from a tropic port aboard a tiny ship and ended up stranded on a tropical island in the middle of nowhere.
As a follow up to my Top 10 Best Lyrical Sitcom Theme Songs of All Time, here are my Top 10 Best Instrumental Sitcom Theme Songs of All Time: https://www.rerunrewind.com/p/top-10-best-instrumental-sitcom-theme #sitcoms #themesongs #music #classictv #rerunrewind
Top 10 Best Instrumental Sitcom Theme Songs of All Time
Nothing beats a catchy theme song with fun lyrics you can sing along to, but some instrumental sitcom theme songs are so catchy that I find myself trying to sing along with them too. It usually comes out something like, “Dah dah-dah dah-dah daaaaah dah dah-dah dah dah-daah daaaaah,” or “Doo-doo doo-dooooo doo-doo doo doo-doooo doo doo-doo doo doo-doo doo-doo-doooo.” (If you recognized either of those, I’m really impressed.)
To me, nothing makes a great sitcom like a catchy theme song I can sing along to. Here are my top 10 best lyrical sitcom theme songs of all time: https://rerunrewind.substack.com/p/top-10-best-lyrical-sitcom-theme #sitcoms #themesongs #rerunrewind #music #classictv
Top 10 Best Lyrical Sitcom Theme Songs of All Time
On Newhart, TV producer Michael Harris (Peter Scolari) once said, “I don’t think I could ever really be happy doing a show that didn’t have a catchy theme song that explained the premise.” Michael and I are on the same page when it comes to TV shows. There’s nothing I love more than a catchy theme song. There have been times when I’ve watched a show I didn’t really like just because it had a good theme song.