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01-10-2001, 07:47 PM

Which theme song do you like best? The first season, the second, or the third?

coily2 · 01-10-2001, 08:14 PM

The second one, definately!!!!

FOL85NatandMrsGRock · 01-10-2001, 08:25 PM

I like them all for their own reasons... I like season 1 becuase charlotte rae sings in it and becuase you BARELY get to hear it... only 13 times!

hehe... i like season 2 becuase it's the classic way that EVERYONE knows... but i like season 3 too, becuase it is more upbeat and it gets stuck in my head so easily.. i could just get up and like dance to it kinda and be the lady who's singing it!

But i love all the theme songs and i cannot just pick one! I love them all the same!

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jo: mrs. g gone on ahead I KNOW i can fix the problem
MRs. G: jo only twice in my life have i spoke in an arbitrary manner, once when my ex husband morgaged our home to pay the bookee, and now, GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE OR I'LL BEAT YOU WITH MY FRYING PAN!!!

Jo: Woaw Nat!! (grabs blairs palm tree from nat) Nice Girls Don't Throw Trees!!!

blair: now jo i know we usually dont agree but that was a scuzy thing for your mother to do!
tootie: wahts so scuzy about it!?!? dont you read the national enquirer, some of the best people are Shacking up!!
mrs. g: TOOTIE!!! im surrounded by x-rated kids!!!
~FOL85NatandMrsGRock~
*Sarah Lynn*

TVaddict · 01-10-2001, 10:19 PM

I'm a fan of the third one. It's just so easy to get stuck in your head, so upbeat, and it's the version I have on my TV theme songs CD that I put on my 80's mix tape years ago before I realized it was like the best show EVER. So I'm also more familiar with it. In like the other ones too though.

The Obsolete Man · 01-10-2001, 10:33 PM

the classic theme song... the second one.

Nothin can beat the song used in seasons 2-6.

I absolutely hated the bad 80s rock remake used in the final seasons.

I'm indifferent to the original.

Cokies · 01-10-2001, 10:48 PM

I have to agree with the Obsolete Man, the classic theme song(that simply just sounds better)is the one from season 2-6. The first season theme song sorta makes me laugh.
But I absolutely cringe everytime I hear the theme from seasons 7-9. Ugh, I hate it!(sorry if that offends anyone...)

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"It was just like Saturday Night Fever, except it was a Friday."

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Michele35 · 01-11-2001, 12:26 AM

I will have to say that the second theme has definitely aged the best. I really didn't like Charlotte Rae's voice in the first season theme song. The last one was catchy at the time but now just comes off as a bit cheesy like some of the 1980's style clothes and hairstyles that I hated back in Season #7.

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Tootie: Muffy? Her name is Muffy? What kind of person is named Muffy?

Jo: Beats me, Tootie.

01-11-2001, 12:35 AM

I've heard the third more so thats my #1 fav. But the second is good too.

01-11-2001, 12:37 AM

I've heard the third more so thats my #1 fav. But the second is good too.

ThomasE · 01-11-2001, 01:04 AM

I really can't decide. I like season 1 beacause it actually sounds like an actual school song. The Second one is a little more dramatic IMO and I like the thrid one because it sounds like space age music with a rock beat and it is truly contemporary.

Chelsea · 01-11-2001, 01:36 AM

No offense, but I have the first season song. It is one of the worst theme's i've heard. Version 2 is okay, and they did use it the most, and all, but the third version is the best. It just sticks in your head so easily. I heard it once, and I never forgot it.

Chelsea · 01-11-2001, 01:38 AM

my mistake in first sentence. I meant to say I hate the first season song. (and most of those first season episodes. It just dosen't seem right without Jo.)

TMC · 01-11-2001, 01:51 AM

The first theme song was basically extensively corny and cheesy sounding with a lack of proper production values. It was more or less something that you can find pretty goofy but a bit upbeat at about the exact same time.

The second theme song was perhaps the most decent out of the three. Like the others, still contains some ability to stand the test of time. It sounded really simple and it was being bouncy but this time, it's straight-forward to the point and easy to catch onto. At the same time, it seemingly does the job with sounding too forced from the standpoint of finding it catcy (so in a way, it benefits from being laid-back).

The third theme is the most upbeat sounding and stylistic of the group. Yet you can tell that the this version of the theme is basically serves a basic purpose (i.e. being reworked to help feel contemporary and
"hip" strictly for the 1980s) with little else behind it in the end (in other words, it sounds pretty dated). The theme and production valus also sounds a really artificial from the start. There's the overblown whistle and synthesizer sounds surrounding just about everywhere.

Ian · 01-11-2001, 02:27 AM

seasons 2-6 theme was the best.

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Stanley Roper: I'm sorry Jack

Jack Tripper: Oh, thats ok, what did you do?

Roper: Me? Nothing, I just thought I saw something that wasnt normal, because it was normal, but, now I can see it aint normal, so, everything's back to normal again.

Jack: oh, well, I'm glad for you.

rocknroll7777 · 01-12-2001, 03:52 PM

I am probebly the only person who has to say One is his favorite...it is corny but catchy at the same time..

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If "The Facts Of Life" were all about you, why weren't u ever on the show?

01-10-2001, 07:47 PM	#1
AJCampbell101 Guest Posts: n/a	which theme song? Which theme song do you like best? The first season, the second, or the third?
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01-11-2001, 12:35 AM	#8
Rick&Jo Guest Posts: n/a	I've heard the third more so thats my #1 fav. But the second is good too.
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01-11-2001, 12:37 AM	#9
Rick&Jo Guest Posts: n/a	I've heard the third more so thats my #1 fav. But the second is good too.
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01-10-2001, 08:14 PM	#2
coily2 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2000 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 969	The second one, definately!!!!

01-10-2001, 08:25 PM	#3
FOL85NatandMrsGRock The Lovable Sarah Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2000 Location: Wisconsin (Same Place Charlotte's From and where That 70's Show takes place!) .... Wish I was in Mayfield USA! Posts: 1,770	I like them all for their own reasons... I like season 1 becuase charlotte rae sings in it and becuase you BARELY get to hear it... only 13 times! hehe... i like season 2 becuase it's the classic way that EVERYONE knows... but i like season 3 too, becuase it is more upbeat and it gets stuck in my head so easily.. i could just get up and like dance to it kinda and be the lady who's singing it! But i love all the theme songs and i cannot just pick one! I love them all the same! ------------------ jo: mrs. g gone on ahead I KNOW i can fix the problem MRs. G: jo only twice in my life have i spoke in an arbitrary manner, once when my ex husband morgaged our home to pay the bookee, and now, GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE OR I'LL BEAT YOU WITH MY FRYING PAN!!! Jo: Woaw Nat!! (grabs blairs palm tree from nat) Nice Girls Don't Throw Trees!!! blair: now jo i know we usually dont agree but that was a scuzy thing for your mother to do! tootie: wahts so scuzy about it!?!? dont you read the national enquirer, some of the best people are Shacking up!! mrs. g: TOOTIE!!! im surrounded by x-rated kids!!! ~FOL85NatandMrsGRock~ Sarah Lynn

01-10-2001, 10:19 PM	#4
TVaddict Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 30, 2000 Location: NH Posts: 562	I'm a fan of the third one. It's just so easy to get stuck in your head, so upbeat, and it's the version I have on my TV theme songs CD that I put on my 80's mix tape years ago before I realized it was like the best show EVER. So I'm also more familiar with it. In like the other ones too though.

01-10-2001, 10:33 PM	#5
The Obsolete Man Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 18, 2000 Location: Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Earth Prime Posts: 567	the classic theme song... the second one. Nothin can beat the song used in seasons 2-6. I absolutely hated the bad 80s rock remake used in the final seasons. I'm indifferent to the original.

01-10-2001, 10:48 PM	#6
Cokies Head Goonie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 28, 2000 Location: Benicia, CA USA Posts: 1,719	I have to agree with the Obsolete Man, the classic theme song(that simply just sounds better)is the one from season 2-6. The first season theme song sorta makes me laugh. But I absolutely cringe everytime I hear the theme from seasons 7-9. Ugh, I hate it!(sorry if that offends anyone...) ------------------ "It was just like Saturday Night Fever, except it was a Friday." [This message has been edited by Cokies (edited 01-10-2001).]

01-11-2001, 12:26 AM	#7
Michele35 Jazz Girl Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 08, 2000 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 804	I will have to say that the second theme has definitely aged the best. I really didn't like Charlotte Rae's voice in the first season theme song. The last one was catchy at the time but now just comes off as a bit cheesy like some of the 1980's style clothes and hairstyles that I hated back in Season #7. ------------------ Tootie: Muffy? Her name is Muffy? What kind of person is named Muffy? Jo: Beats me, Tootie.

01-11-2001, 01:04 AM	#10
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I really can't decide. I like season 1 beacause it actually sounds like an actual school song. The Second one is a little more dramatic IMO and I like the thrid one because it sounds like space age music with a rock beat and it is truly contemporary.

01-11-2001, 01:36 AM	#11
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	No offense, but I have the first season song. It is one of the worst theme's i've heard. Version 2 is okay, and they did use it the most, and all, but the third version is the best. It just sticks in your head so easily. I heard it once, and I never forgot it.

01-11-2001, 01:38 AM	#12
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	my mistake in first sentence. I meant to say I hate the first season song. (and most of those first season episodes. It just dosen't seem right without Jo.)

01-11-2001, 01:51 AM	#13
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,126	The first theme song was basically extensively corny and cheesy sounding with a lack of proper production values. It was more or less something that you can find pretty goofy but a bit upbeat at about the exact same time. The second theme song was perhaps the most decent out of the three. Like the others, still contains some ability to stand the test of time. It sounded really simple and it was being bouncy but this time, it's straight-forward to the point and easy to catch onto. At the same time, it seemingly does the job with sounding too forced from the standpoint of finding it catcy (so in a way, it benefits from being laid-back). The third theme is the most upbeat sounding and stylistic of the group. Yet you can tell that the this version of the theme is basically serves a basic purpose (i.e. being reworked to help feel contemporary and "hip" strictly for the 1980s) with little else behind it in the end (in other words, it sounds pretty dated). The theme and production valus also sounds a really artificial from the start. There's the overblown whistle and synthesizer sounds surrounding just about everywhere.

01-11-2001, 02:27 AM	#14
Ian Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 03, 2000 Posts: 1,235	seasons 2-6 theme was the best. ------------------ Stanley Roper: I'm sorry Jack Jack Tripper: Oh, thats ok, what did you do? Roper: Me? Nothing, I just thought I saw something that wasnt normal, because it was normal, but, now I can see it aint normal, so, everything's back to normal again. Jack: oh, well, I'm glad for you.

01-12-2001, 03:52 PM	#15
rocknroll7777 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 30, 2000 Posts: 98	I am probebly the only person who has to say One is his favorite...it is corny but catchy at the same time.. ------------------ If "The Facts Of Life" were all about you, why weren't u ever on the show?