Why do shows sometimes have different openings in syndication than they did on the original broadcast?

I dont know. I know Full House and Who's The Boss? use syndication openings. Full House always does and Whos The boss? occasinouly does.

Originally posted by combsisthebest
Why do shows sometimes have different openings in syndication than they did on the original broadcast?

On Disney Channel, for Boy Meets World, they use the Season 4 opener for Seasons 1-4, even though there is a Season 1 opener, a Season 2 opener and a Season 3 opener, and the odd thing is the Seasons 2 and 3 opener are much shorter than the season 4 opener is. They use the regular openings like on ABC for Seasons 5, 6 and 7.

The funny thing is ABC Family shows all the original openings for BMW on that channel.

Usually its for the purpose of allowing more time for commericals so they often times use shorter openings. Because episodes are often edited extensivley for syndication.

Originally posted by factsoflife
Usually its for the purpose of allowing more time for commericals so they often times use shorter openings. Because episodes are often edited extensivley for syndication.

Yeah true :rolleyes:

The thing is Disney Channel shows alot more commercials than ABC Family does. ABC Family does very little editing on BMW, and when they do it's for time not content unlike Disney Channel :rolleyes:

I think there's a syndicated opening for Full House as well

I know that on many shows form the 1950's & 1960's the original openings contained plugs for the sponsor of the show, which usually will never be the same in syndication. Also I've heard that sometimes stars of the show now have different names (i.e. married or divorced) and want their new name on the opening.

Originally posted by Topanga
Yeah true :rolleyes:

The thing is Disney Channel shows alot more commercials than ABC Family does. ABC Family does very little editing on BMW, and when they do it's for time not content unlike Disney Channel :rolleyes:

I think there's a syndicated opening for Full House as well

Theres one for Whos The Boss? too, but they only use it in some episodes, usually around season 4-6 (at least, thats how they did it on Nick@Nite.)

They did the same to Mama's Family. The first two seasons it was on, it was on NBC and they had a longer opening...It had Harvey Korman in it as Alstair (or whatever) and he would explain what you were about to watch. After he finished, it would go right to the regular opening credits...

In syndication now, they cut out the Alstair part of the opening credits for S1 & S2. I think they've left the opening credits for S3-S6 pretty much intact. :)

the TBS opening to Sex And The City is a lot shorter than the HBO opening credits... you don't even see the bus with the picture of Sarah Jessica Parker splashing her.

Good Times had a syndicated opening
Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Three's Company


That's all i can think of

Happy Days had one as well. I think it even had a syndicated title.

Originally posted by tvobscurities
Happy Days had one as well. I think it even had a syndicated title.


Which OPening? The around o clock opening or the other opening which was 75-84?

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Which OPening? The around o clock opening or the other opening which was 75-84?

I'm not sure. I know it was syndicated under the title Happy Days Again and it may have reused the Pratt & McLain "Happy Days" theme/opening. I'd have to check and I'm not sure where I have the opening.

Just Shoot Me--All episodes contain the open from the last several seasons, early seasons included a pencil breaking in two and later a camera shutter, if I recall right.

Cheers--Abridged opening

Originally posted by tvobscurities
I'm not sure. I know it was syndicated under the title Happy Days Again and it may have reused the Pratt & McLain "Happy Days" theme/opening. I'd have to check and I'm not sure where I have the opening.

Quoting myself, hrm? Anyway, I just checked and the syndicated Happy Days Again used "Rock Around The Clock", or at least it did for a while, the opening I have uses "Rock Around The Clock".

"Happy Days Again" used the "Rock Around the Clock" theme for the first two seasons (just like on network TV). But it used the "Happy Days" theme for all other seasons.

When Bosom Buddies was on syndication around '87-'92, it had a different opener. and it also had another theme song called "Shake Me Loose" sung by Stephanie Mills.

Golden Girls' opening is highly cut on Lifetime. Even the intro with the plane in the red sky is missing. And the "if you threw a party, invited everyone you knew. You would see the biggest gift would be from me, and the card attached would say" part of the theme is cut out of the credits.

I know that on many shows form the 1950's & 1960's the original openings contained plugs for the sponsor of the show, which usually will never be the same in syndication. .
Yeah...the orig opening for the Flintstones was a plug for Winston cigarettes ( Fred saying Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should!:eek: ) The " Flintstones , meet the Flintstones" opening was created for syndication and deemed a lot more appropriate for a cartoon!!! :rolleyes:

"Happy Days Again" used the "Rock Around the Clock" theme for the first two seasons (just like on network TV). But it used the "Happy Days" theme for all other seasons.
ummm thats cause the Happy Days theme was used exclusively from year 3 on the first time the show ran on ABC

When Bosom Buddies was on syndication around '87-'92, it had a different opener. and it also had another theme song called "Shake Me Loose" sung by Stephanie Mills.
the "Shake Me Loose" song is the same one used at the end of each episode over the closing credits, although it is an instrumental version

I HATE the syndicated openings with "Shake Me Loose" pissed: