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Old 10-17-2010, 02:21 AM   #2
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Default I like both of them...

...but I also have a fondness for the catchy theme he composed for "THE PRUITTS OF SOUTHAMPTON", Phyllis Diller's short-lived 1966-'67 ABC sitcom (written for Filmways, the production company he also wrote "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" and "GREEN ACRES" for). It was only used during the first half of the season, then replaced by a new "snappier" theme and title {"THE PHYLLIS DILLER SHOW"}.


PHYLLIS: {cackle} Howtcha-do, howtcha-do, howtcha-do, my dear,
What a lovely surprise, nice to see you here!
REG GARDNER: All the bills have been long overdo, my dear...
PHYLLIS: File them under I.O.U!
Howtcha-do, howtcha-do, well, hello, it's you!
Love my dress, love my jewels, aren't they marvie-poo?
PAM FREEMAN: They belong to the Internal Revenue...
PHYLLIS: And they've got us eating stew!
CHORUS: The Pruitts of Southampton,
Live like the richest folk,
But what the folk don't know is that
The Pruitts are flat broke!
PHYLLIS: Howtcha-do, howtcha-do, howtcha-do, my dear!
GARDNER: We are out of champagne, and I'm stuck, my dear!
PHYLLIS: Ask the butler to lend you a buck, my dear,
Howtcha-do, howtcha-do, howtcha-do!



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