Cyndi Grecco (Laverne & Shirley Theme Singer): Then & Now! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-29-2011, 11:56 PM

Okay, so maybe that opening is a little hard to sing along with (“Hasenpfeffer Incorporated”? What the hell are these women saying?), but once that’s over with, “Making Our Dreams Come True” is an irresistibly catchy, and indisputably cheesy (and those often go hand in hand) mini-anthem. Performed by Cyndi Grecco and written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox — who also composed the themes for Happy Days, Angie, and Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, as well as (no kidding) “Killing Me Softly With His Song” — the opening sequence’s mixture of sitcom hijinks and Milwaukee sight-seeing became a pop culture artifact of its own (witness its parody in Wayne’s World).

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catlover79 · 06-30-2011, 01:54 AM

comedyfreak · 06-30-2011, 04:13 AM

Loved that theme.

21 Chester Place · 08-07-2011, 07:09 PM

I always loved the Laverne & Shirley theme song and wondered who sang it. Thanks for posting that

OnTheMarkTexas · 08-26-2011, 08:46 PM

Cyndi Grecco also sang "I Want It All" the theme song to the short-lived HAPPY DAYS spin-off BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES, starring Nancy Walker.

Odd thing about that show is that the week before it premiered, Nancy Walker appeared on HAPPY DAYS to set up the premise of the spin-off. That HD episode was firmly planted in the mid-1960s.

However, when BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES premiered the following week, it was set in the then-contemporary 1970s. Very odd choice by the producers, IMO.

Eddie Mekka even co-starred as Joey DeLuca, a character who was Carmine Ragusa's cousin. Pat Morita was on the show as well, reprising his role of Arnold from HAPPY DAYS.

glickmam · 10-26-2013, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 21 Chester Place

I always loved the Laverne & Shirley theme song and wondered who sang it. Thanks for posting that

How could you not know? Ms. Grecco is listed right in the show's closing credits.

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OnTheMarkTexas Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 05, 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 61	Cyndi Grecco also sang "I Want It All" the theme song to the short-lived HAPPY DAYS spin-off BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES, starring Nancy Walker. Odd thing about that show is that the week before it premiered, Nancy Walker appeared on HAPPY DAYS to set up the premise of the spin-off. That HD episode was firmly planted in the mid-1960s. However, when BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES premiered the following week, it was set in the then-contemporary 1970s. Very odd choice by the producers, IMO. Eddie Mekka even co-starred as Joey DeLuca, a character who was Carmine Ragusa's cousin. Pat Morita was on the show as well, reprising his role of Arnold from HAPPY DAYS.