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72. Five O'Clock World on The Drew Carey Show

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Sat Jun 21, 2025, 01:34 PM

Jun 21

The opening is a musical/dance scene to Five O'Clock World by the The Vogues.

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What was your all time favorite opening theme song from a television show--any genre. Mine was the theme song from "The [View all] debm55 Jun 21 OP

Cheers! FalloutShelter Jun 21 #1

Thank you FalloutShelter. It's where everyone knows your name. debm55 Jun 21 #2

I think Palantir is using that now. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 21 #26

Yep, that's mine too Walleye Jun 21 #11

I agree. OLDMDDEM Jun 21 #60

Mine too! arkielib Sunday #191

Miami Vice. They had the best music. Srkdqltr Jun 21 #3

Car 54 Where Are You? murielm99 Jun 21 #4

Thank you very much murielm99 debm55 Jun 21 #5

Hawaii Five-O stillcool Jun 21 #6

Thank you very much, stillcool. I loved that theme song. Now i have an earworm debm55 Jun 21 #8

Great choice! Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 21 #35

Bad Sisters... MiHale Jun 21 #7

Thank you very much MiHale debm55 Jun 21 #9

I like that one too! Jilly_in_VA Jun 21 #48

Hawaii Five-0 Ritabert Jun 21 #10

Thank you very much Ritabert . Loved the opening song and the background clips. Earworm. debm55 Jun 21 #62

Sanford and Son was real funky! MuseRider Jun 21 #12

HHAHAHAHAHHHA. Yes it was. I'm coming Elizabeth Thank you MuseRider debm55 Jun 21 #15

Composed by the great Quincy Jones! (n/t) PJMcK Jun 21 #33

WOW! MuseRider Jun 21 #36

The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and the Avengers (not the comic book Avengers). marble falls Jun 21 #13

Thank you very much, marble falls. I love your choices. Especially the Avengers. debm55 Jun 21 #16

Although the show fell apart without Emma Peel MurrayDelph Jun 21 #32

Yes it did. I stopped watching after she left. debm55 Jun 21 #47

WKRP in Cincinatti. Omnipresent Jun 21 #14

Thank you very much Omnipresent. I agree and thank you for your choice. debm55 Jun 21 #18

Written by the show's creator, simply because he learned he'd make $500 every time it aired. rsdsharp Jun 21 #74

from my childhood didn't realize that KarenS Jun 21 #17

Thank you very much , KarenS, debm55 Jun 21 #19

I remember that well didn't know Johnny Cash sang it either Walleye Jun 21 #20

I always liked the instrumental from "Hill Street Blues" Walleye Jun 21 #21

Thank you very much Walleye. I agree. debm55 Jun 21 #25

Petter Gunn theme Earl_from_PA Jun 21 #22

I agree with you Earl_from_PA, Loved that song. Also Manchini is from Pittsburgh. my home town. debm55 Jun 21 #28

YAY! MuseRider Jun 21 #34

Hands down the best theme song ever chicoescuela Jun 21 #103

I think mine would have Cloudhopper Jun 21 #23

Thank you very much Cloudhopper. I liked it to. debm55 Jun 21 #29

Mission Impossible, by Lalo Schifrin, who I recently learned is still alive. eppur_se_muova Jun 21 #24

5/4 time PJMcK Jun 21 #31

The original version with the bongos accompaniment was the best one. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 21 #40

Thank you very much eppur_se_muova. I remember the original version.and watched it. debm55 Jun 21 #44

Schifrin's Working Title Was... ProfessorGAC Jun 21 #125

Welcome Back Kotter patphil Jun 21 #27

Thank you very much patphil. I believe it was done by the Lovin Spoonful. debm55 Jun 21 #42

John Sebastian wrote and sang it after the breakup of the Lovin' Spoonful. patphil Jun 21 #160

Thank you patphil for that information. debm55 Sunday #173

Several favorites PJMcK Jun 21 #30

Thank you very much PJMcK. Your choices are fantastic. debm55 Jun 21 #38

Theme Linder Jun 21 #37

Thank you very much Linder. debm55 Jun 21 #39

CSI Miami - Won't get fooled Again - The Who BOSSHOG Jun 21 #41

Thank you very much BOSSHOGG. Love the song. The program was not as good as the original, though debm55 Jun 21 #64

Three, if you will pardon my self indulgence AltairIV Jun 21 #43

Excellent choices, AltairIV. thank you so much. debm55 Jun 21 #45

"Saint Elsewhere" nt Laffy Kat Jun 21 #46

I really liked that too. MuseRider Jun 21 #55

Thank you Laffy Kat , Loved the song, and program. Did not like the ending. debm55 Jun 21 #65

No one liked the ending. Laffy Kat Jun 21 #73

Taxi. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 21 #49

Thank you very much, Buckeye_Democrat. for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #85

Laverne and Shirley Sun-Moon Jun 21 #50

We used to sing and dance to that in college. Thank you very much Sun-Moon. debm55 Jun 21 #71

Saint Elsewhere (theme music written and performed by Dave Grusin). LastDemocratInSC Jun 21 #51

Thank you LastDemocratinSC, I loved song and watched the program every week . Hated the ending. debm55 Jun 21 #88

Andy Griffith show. 33taw Jun 21 #52

Thank you 33aw. I loved the whistling , debm55 Jun 21 #70

Did you know there are lyrics to the song, sung by Andy Griffith, himself? Brother Buzz Jun 21 #107

Thank you very much, Brother Buzz, that is very interesting. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #136

The Monkees! (n/t) Moostache Jun 21 #53

Thank you very much Moostache. Hay, Hay were the Monkees. debm55 Jun 21 #69

Addams Family, Get Smart, Munsters, Sopranos and Dexter. So many more good ones too😁 TommieMommy Jun 21 #54

Thank you very much TommieMommy for your list. debm55 Jun 21 #68

"The Man in the High Castle". generalbetrayus Jun 21 #56

Thank you very much generalbetrayus and your girlfriend. I liked the Dick van Dyke show theme. debm55 Jun 21 #67

"And Your Bird Can Sing", on The Beatles Saturday-morning cartoon show, circa 1967. Mister Ed Jun 21 #57

Thank you very much, Mister Ed. I agree it is a great song. Thank you for sharing the video. debm55 Jun 21 #61

Every Saturday morning on WEWS channel five, at 10:00am. One of the few shows I've ever made a point not to miss ... marble falls Sunday #164

Wings. boonecreek Jun 21 #58

Thank you boonecreek, That is beautiful debm55 Jun 21 #59

The Dick Van Dyke Show DUgosh Jun 21 #63

Agree. thank you DUgosh. was Dick going to fall or not over the otterman? debm55 Jun 21 #66

Five O'Clock World on The Drew Carey Show LogDog75 Jun 21 #72

Thank you very much LogDog75. My Uncle Chuck sang in the group The Vogues. They were from Turtle Creek, PA Their music debm55 Jun 21 #84

Firefly. area51 Jun 21 #75

What a beautiful song. Thank you area51 for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #82

The Mary Tyler Moore Show. rsdsharp Jun 21 #76

Thank you very much rsdsharp. I loved the theme song and the program. debm55 Jun 21 #81

As a kid, "Route 66" probably because I had a crush on KitFox Jun 21 #77

Thank you very much KitFox for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #80

Theme song rso Jun 21 #78

Thank you very much rso. for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #79

H.R. Pufnstuf The Madcap Jun 21 #83

HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you very much The Madcap for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #90

That created a devil of an earworm for me decades ago. Ilsa Jun 21 #153

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Ziggysmom Jun 21 #86

Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #93

Law & Order, Hill Street Blues, Homicide: Life on the Streets. So many good ones. LoisB Jun 21 #87

Thank you , very much, LoisB, Those are some of my favorites too. debm55 Jun 21 #91

Barney Miller. Diamond_Dog Jun 21 #89

Thank you very much Diamond_Dog. I loved the show and theme song. Thanks for sharing. debm55 Jun 21 #92

Love BM theme ILikePie92 Sunday #184

MASH johnp3907 Jun 21 #94

Thank you jonh3907, I was glad they took out the suicide line from the original movie version debm55 Jun 21 #137

mash. AllaN01Bear Jun 21 #95

M*A*S*H IA8IT Jun 21 #101

hotlips "" AllaN01Bear Jun 21 #119

Sweet Loretta IA8IT Jun 21 #122

Thank you very much IA8IT debm55 Jun 21 #140

________ debm55 Jun 21 #139

Thank you very much IA8IT, My mother in law was a M.A,S,H nurse in Italy during WWII, Ahw she never talked about the debm55 Jun 21 #138

Black Sheep Squadron and magnum PI cpamomfromtexas Jun 21 #96

Thank you very much cpamomfromtexas. for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #143

Perry Mason Chipper Chat Jun 21 #97

Thank you very much, Chipper Chat.for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #144

That is easy, and I think I MUST have overlooked someone else posting this first DFW Jun 21 #98

I love the theme for the Rockford Files, Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #145

One that I haven't seen mentioned yet - The Banana Splits Wiz Imp Jun 21 #99

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Wiz Imp debm55 Jun 21 #146

Another one - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Wiz Imp Jun 21 #100

Thank you very much. for sharing with us, Wiz Imp debm55 Jun 21 #147

Firefly Harold Shea Jun 21 #102

Thank you very much for sharing with us Harold Shea debm55 Jun 21 #148

The Twilight Zone, of course. Ocelot II Jun 21 #104

Thank you very much Ocelot II, Now I have an earworm. debm55 Jun 21 #150

Knots Landing! emulatorloo Jun 21 #105

Thank you very emulatorloo. Better late then never.Thanks for sharing. debm55 Jun 21 #151

Rocky and Bullwinkle Show Kablooie Jun 21 #106

Thank you very much Kablooie. for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #154

Miami Vice. Enter stage left Jun 21 #108

Thank you very much, Enter stage left. debm55 Jun 21 #155

Mr Ed 3751 Jun 21 #109

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHH. Thank you very much, 3751. A horse is a horse of course of course. debm55 Jun 21 #157

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #190

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Kid Berwyn Jun 21 #110

I agree. Thank you very much Kid Berwyn debm55 Sunday #166

It's about time Maninacan Jun 21 #111

I was going to use this pfitz59 Jun 21 #127

Thank you Maninacan. I remember that song. debm55 Sunday #174

"Now sit right back and you'll hear a tale.. Permanut Jun 21 #112

Thank you Permanut.for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #175

Maverick Brother Buzz Jun 21 #113

Thank you very much, Brother Buzz debm55 Sunday #176

"Batman" just sticks in my mind. Not the show, just the opening music... CTyankee Jun 21 #114

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHa. I remember that two. Thank you CTYankee. debm55 Sunday #177

This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Jun 21 #115

I enjoyed the theme music for Succession. pandr32 Jun 21 #116

Thank you very much., pandr32 for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #168

In no certain order: Niagara Jun 21 #117

Great selection, Niagara. They are great. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #172

We Used to be Friends for Veronica Mars. PufPuf23 Jun 21 #118

Thank you very much, PufPuf23 debm55 Sunday #171

Mr. Lucky Zorro Jun 21 #120

Thank you so very much, Zorro. It is so very relaxing. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jun 21 #135

Bonanza, Gilligan's Island SWBTATTReg Jun 21 #121

Thank you very much for sharing, SWBTATTReg. debm55 Jun 21 #134

Hogans Heroes JMCKUSICK Jun 21 #123

Thank you John, debm55 Jun 21 #124

The original "Lost in Space"...loved it, and Doctor Smith, he was such a big scaredy cat wanker... wcmagumba Jun 21 #126

I agree with you wcmagumba about the theme song. I didn't like Dr. Smith or the Robot debm55 Jun 21 #129

I didn't actually "like" Dr. Smith but the cartoonish evil was well done (imo) and the Robot was goofy fun to me... wcmagumba Jun 21 #132

Rawhide Sequoia Jun 21 #128

Thank you very much Sequoia for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #133

Fave open Squeaky41 Jun 21 #130

Thank you very much, Squeaky41 for sharing with us debm55 Jun 21 #131

Hard to believe no one mentioned two classics. Morbius Jun 21 #141

Thank you very much Morbius for sharing with us debm55 Jun 21 #142

Hogan's Heroes TomSlick Jun 21 #149

Thank you very much TomSlick for sharing with us. debm55 Sunday #170

Mission Impossible. Best of any! demosincebirth Jun 21 #152

Thank you very much for sharing with us, demosincebirth. debm55 Jun 21 #156

My choice is more about this voice: Ilsa Jun 21 #158

Thank you very much, lisa. for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 21 #159

Peter Gunn Figarosmom Jun 21 #161

Thank you very much Figarosmom for sharing with us. Love that theme debm55 Sunday #165

Not all time, but I'm enjoying the song from Mobland iemanja Sunday #162

Thank you very much for sharing with us, iemanja debm55 Sunday #169

I had an album of Mike Post and his tunes. OldBaldy1701E Sunday #163

Thank you very much OldBaldy1701E for sharing with us debm55 Sunday #167

The Courtship of Eddie's Father terip64 Sunday #178

I loved that show. And Harry Nilson. The television was playing in the background and one of Harry's songs was playing . debm55 Sunday #180

Me and My Arrow was used a lot for commercials. terip64 Sunday #185

Gone Fishing The Wizard Sunday #179

Thank you very much. The Wizard. Someone posted a version of Andy singing the song. debm55 Sunday #181

Every Doctor Who theme VMA131Marine Sunday #182

Thank you very much for sharing with us. VMA131Marine. debm55 Sunday #186

James Garner's ILikePie92 Sunday #183

I agree. Thank you very much ILikePie92 debm55 Sunday #188

Three for you roscoeroscoe Sunday #187

Thank you very much roscoeroscoe. Those themes were great. debm55 Sunday #189