TMC
11-13-2025, 03:21 PM
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The 70s and 80s marked the golden age of sitcom theme songs. And now we live in the Dark Ages. We’ll chart the rise and fall of these infectious bits of melodic optimism. We’ll identify the three culprits that reduced this art form to the pathetic 4 second bumper “songs” we get today. We’ll laugh. We’ll cry. And we see if hope is possible.
0:00 the dark ages
1:57 theme songs are born
6:05 changing viewing habits
7:42 chasing ad money
12:10 commercial jingles
17:18 buddy sitcoms
21:21 family sitcoms
31:39 the renaissance
The 70s and 80s marked the golden age of sitcom theme songs. And now we live in the Dark Ages. We’ll chart the rise and fall of these infectious bits of melodic optimism. We’ll identify the three culprits that reduced this art form to the pathetic 4 second bumper “songs” we get today. We’ll laugh. We’ll cry. And we see if hope is possible.
0:00 the dark ages
1:57 theme songs are born
6:05 changing viewing habits
7:42 chasing ad money
12:10 commercial jingles
17:18 buddy sitcoms
21:21 family sitcoms
31:39 the renaissance