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DJM77 · 09-14-2012, 06:16 PM

I remember first watching this show in the late 80's when I was a kid. I would watch the first-run syndication episodes on Saturday afternoons. Not only did I like the the show, I also liked the theme song. It wasn't until a few years later that I finally saw a first season episode. I remember the much slower, much more mellow theme song kind of creeping me out. Actually it still creeps me out a little.

ThomasE · 09-18-2012, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DJM77

I remember first watching this show in the late 80's when I was a kid. I would watch the first-run syndication episodes on Saturday afternoons. Not only did I like the the show, I also liked the theme song. It wasn't until a few years later that I finally saw a first season episode. I remember the much slower, much more mellow theme song kind of creeping me out. Actually it still creeps me out a little.

But that is the more popular one used when it comes to TV themes such as "TV's greatest hits" or "Tube Tunes" and Parodies. I'm kind partial to it myself.

MacLeaper · 01-29-2013, 01:36 PM

I never got to see "Charles in Charge" in its original run back in 1984, but I did watch it in its syndicated run in the late '80s. And now that I've gotten all the DVDs of the series and watched all the episodes straight through, I can say that I like the first season with the Pembrokes too. It's not quite the same as the episodes with the Powells, but they are fun episodes to watch too. And I enjoy both versions of the theme song.

tbb033 · 08-20-2013, 06:55 PM

I always like it when Conan O'Brien would suddenly start singing the song to prove what a dork he is or something like that back on Late Night.

TMC · 03-23-2023, 01:15 AM

I personally prefer the theme song from the first-run syndication episodes with the Powells:

The slower, more mellow version from the first season on CBS just sounds really cheesy, dated, and shmaltzy even by 1984 standards:

VTO6685 · 03-23-2023, 02:03 AM

I prefer the original theme arrangement from the CBS version.

09-14-2012, 06:16 PM	#1
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,552	The Theme Song (First Season vs. First-Run Syndication) I remember first watching this show in the late 80's when I was a kid. I would watch the first-run syndication episodes on Saturday afternoons. Not only did I like the the show, I also liked the theme song. It wasn't until a few years later that I finally saw a first season episode. I remember the much slower, much more mellow theme song kind of creeping me out. Actually it still creeps me out a little.
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01-29-2013, 01:36 PM	#3
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,355	I never got to see "Charles in Charge" in its original run back in 1984, but I did watch it in its syndicated run in the late '80s. And now that I've gotten all the DVDs of the series and watched all the episodes straight through, I can say that I like the first season with the Pembrokes too. It's not quite the same as the episodes with the Powells, but they are fun episodes to watch too. And I enjoy both versions of the theme song.
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08-20-2013, 06:55 PM	#4
tbb033 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 20, 2013 Posts: 14	I always like it when Conan O'Brien would suddenly start singing the song to prove what a dork he is or something like that back on Late Night.

03-23-2023, 01:15 AM	#5
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,395	I personally prefer the theme song from the first-run syndication episodes with the Powells: The slower, more mellow version from the first season on CBS just sounds really cheesy, dated, and shmaltzy even by 1984 standards:

03-23-2023, 02:03 AM	#6
VTO6685 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2023 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 61	I prefer the original theme arrangement from the CBS version.