Sanford and Son is the only sitcom I can think of that had the same opening credits the entire time it was on the air. Were there any other sitcoms that never changed the opening credits?

I'm almost sure some of the shows below have never changed their opening credits:

Bewitched
All in the Family
I Love Lucy
The Honeymooner's

Becker is the only one I can think of at the moment.

I was GOING to say "Curb Your Enthusiasm" but it was SLIGHTLY different in episode #3 "Porno Gil".

Would The Price Is Right count?

Originally posted by Impressions

All in the Family


What about when Stephanie came and they added her to the credits?


Originally posted by Impressions

I Love Lucy


The original credits were with stick figures and NOT the heart opening we're used to.

Originally posted by Impressions
I'm almost sure some of the shows below have never changed their opening credits:

Bewitched
All in the Family
I Love Lucy
The Honeymooner's

I think there were some small changes in the opening credits of ALL in the Family. Archie and Edith were different clothes in the later seasons when they are sitting at the piano.

Originally posted by RainMan
Would The Price Is Right count?

Price is right is not a Sitcom it's a game show.

The Andy Griffith Show- relatively the same but just reshot because you can see Ron Howard getting older

My Favorite Martian- not sure about this one, but I think the opening was the same except season 3 being in color

Oh yeah, forgot Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. I think each opening season was the same with the marching marines.

Originally posted by SOLOMON


Price is right is not a Sitcom it's a game show.

The topic says "Any other SHOW"...
So, if price is right counts, ok.

Originally posted by Frasier W. Crane


The topic says "Any other SHOW"...
So, if price is right counts, ok.

Well if i used Sanford and Son as a example, why would anyone think that I would be talking about a game show??? Common sense shoud tell someone i'm talking about a sitcom not a game show.

Bewitched had different animation for the new Darren when he came on.

-The Beverly Hillbillies
-The Addams Family
-Car 54, Where Are You?

Newhart and Coach never changed their opening credits.

"I Love Lucy":)

Originally posted by SOLOMON
Sanford and Son is the only sitcom I can think of that had the same opening credits the entire time it was on the air. Were there any other sitcoms that never changed the opening credits?

Actually Sanford & Son did change the opening credits. But it's a very slight change. If you notice, Redd Foxx has longer hair in the opening credits of the earlier seasons and later he has shorter hair. Plus, I think he does something a little different before he sits down to read the paper. I can't recall all the differences but I know that there are at least 2 versions.

Originally posted by boechsner


Actually Sanford & Son did change the opening credits. But it's a very slight change. If you notice, Redd Foxx has longer hair in the opening credits of the earlier seasons and later he has shorter hair. Plus, I think he does something a little different before he sits down to read the paper. I can't recall all the differences but I know that there are at least 2 versions.

I will try to pay attention that. But the changes must have been really minor for me not to catch them.

I forgot The Hillbillies!

What about Taxi, Welcome Back Kotter and Too Close For Comfort.

Originally posted by Impressions
I'm almost sure some of the shows below have never changed their opening credits:

Bewitched
All in the Family
I Love Lucy
The Honeymooner's

Bewitched had at least three opening sequences: the 1964-66 opening, which was in B&W; the 1966-69 opening, which had a cartoon of Dick York; and the 1969-72 opening, which had a cartoon of Dick Sergeant.

All in the Family had a few too. It had one version of Archie and Edith for the first season (1971). A different version for the 1971-74 seasons; there was a different one for 1974-77; and then the final one (which is the one that's heard on the CD "TV's Greatest Hits: The 70s and 80s), which was from 1977-79. All four openings featured Archie and Edith singing "Those were the days." But all four were slightly different.

"I Love Lucy" actually had several different openings. They all employed little cartoon stick figures of Lucy and Desi (animated by Hanna-Barbera), and they all incorporated the sponsor of the show into the opening sequence (which is why they were never shown in syndication). It wasn't until the show was sold into syndication that the show got its standard satin heart opening that we all know and love. Another little piece of trivia: the original openings didn't include the names of Vivian Vance and William Frawley. Those were only added when the show went into syndication.

"The Honeymooners" did only have one opening sequence, but, then, it only lasted one season.

Mike

Clarissa Explains It All and Cousin Skeeter's credits have always sorta stayed the same. What about Mr. Belvedere?

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Both "Beverly Hillbillies" and "Gomer Pyle" reshot their opening credits in color for the 1965-66 season. Although the new openings are virtually identical to the B&W versions, there are minor differences.

The changes on "Welcome Back Kotter" are minor, but during the final season, the transitions or "wipes" between city scenes are different, and the final scene under an elevated highway goes on longer than in the previous seasons.

"Too Close for Comfort" had more shots of the cable cars in the first season than later on, when some of those shots were replaced by the scene of Henry and Muriel pushing the baby carriage outside the house. There were three different versions of the song itself, and during the final season, all of the shots featuring the actors were changed.

"Mr. Belvedere" actually had several different versions of the opening credits. The first season or two did not have any still shots of the actors -- they were all live-action. And some of those stills were updated over the years. But in syndication, only one version of the credits is used.

I'm hard pressed to think of any other shows, other than those already mentioned, that didn't change over the years. Even "M*A*S*H", which stayed pretty constant, had to make some minor tweaks when Wayne Rogers and later Gary Burghoff left.

Originally posted by TV Guy
Both "Beverly Hillbillies" and "Gomer Pyle" reshot their opening credits in color for the 1965-66 season. Although the new openings are virtually identical to the B&W versions, there are minor differences.

The changes on "Welcome Back Kotter" are minor, but during the final season, the transitions or "wipes" between city scenes are different, and the final scene under an elevated highway goes on longer than in the previous seasons.

"Too Close for Comfort" had more shots of the cable cars in the first season than later on, when some of those shots were replaced by the scene of Henry and Muriel pushing the baby carriage outside the house. There were three different versions of the song itself, and during the final season, all of the shots featuring the actors were changed.

"Mr. Belvedere" actually had several different versions of the opening credits. The first season or two did not have any still shots of the actors -- they were all live-action. And some of those stills were updated over the years. But in syndication, only one version of the credits is used.

I'm hard pressed to think of any other shows, other than those already mentioned, that didn't change over the years. Even "M*A*S*H", which stayed pretty constant, had to make some minor tweaks when Wayne Rogers and later Gary Burghoff left.


Tv GUy, do you remember any small changes in the opening credits of sanford and son?

Originally posted by SOLOMON

TV Guy, do you remember any small changes in the opening credits of sanford and son?

Sorry, I don't. I was never much of a "Sanford" fan, and I can count on one hand the number of episodes that I've watched.

Originally posted by TV Guy
Both "Beverly Hillbillies" and "Gomer Pyle" reshot their opening credits in color for the 1965-66 season. Although the new openings are virtually identical to the B&W versions, there are minor differences.
Actually, I recall seeing a Beverly Hillbillies opening that included Mr Drysdale and Jane Hathaway. It was in color, but I haven't a clue as to which year it was, or if they used it for an entire season.

I think the Simpsons theme has pretty much remained the same. They just change the couch gags and chalkboard gags.

It's not a sitcom, but (shush up Solomon ;)).....
The 4th season of The Sopranos is winding down, and the opener has remained the same....Tony Soprano driving through New Jersey to that great song, Woke Up This Morning.
Actually, one change was made...they cut out the shot of the Twin Towers after 9/11. :(

Originally posted by Mysty Eyes

Actually, I recall seeing a Beverly Hillbillies opening that included Mr Drysdale and Jane Hathaway. It was in color, but I haven't a clue as to which year it was, or if they used it for an entire season.

In the B&W Episodes they only showed the Hillbillies. and after it switched over to color they added Jane Hathaway And Mr. Drysdale to the opening.. So it did change.

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