Comments on: Retro TV Themes Revisited :: Sanford and Son

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:06:51 +0000

Actually Private Beach, we (The UK- tough I’m not taking any personal responsibility) made awful remakes of ‘The Golden Girls’ and ‘Married with Children’ (the latter starring Russ Abbott no less!) Though it’s hard to imagine it being anywhere near as good as Steptoe & Son (and the Office for that matter).

By: Stop Okay Go

Stop Okay Go — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:04:54 +0000

Sanford and Son! Does anyone else hum it whenever in a beat up truck or hauling stuff? And second the love for the Barney Miller theme as well.

By: otrops: jeff van campen’s personal blog » Blog Archive » Stupid Amounts of Fun

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:49:56 +0000

[...] It all started with the Sanford and Son post over on Aquarium Drunkard. Joanne and I were grooving to the smooth sounds of Quincy Jones, but we craved more. No, not more Quincy Jones. That would would have been the sensible option. No, dear reader, we wanted more cheesy television theme tunes from yesteryear. [...]

By: lucy

lucy — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:55:10 +0000

huzzah for ‘sanford and son’.

i look forward to this new theme!!!

By: Distractions

Distractions — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:19:40 +0000

Thanks for the song. Never realized it was Quincy Jones. And glad to see a reference to John Sebastian,. Was just going through my old LPs and found his self-titled album. Didn’t have Kotter, but had a lot of other great stuff on it.

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:38:16 +0000

For whatever it’s worth, there’s a great ska cover of the Sanford & Son theme by a group called Perfect Thyroid.

By: Private Beach

Private Beach — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:03:41 +0000

I believe “Welcome Back” was originally on the album of the same name. You can also find it on “The Best of John Sebastian” CD, which is still available.

By: Nic Dafis

Nic Dafis — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:17:08 +0000

Thanks for this. Never saw Sanford & Son, but Steptoe was a big fave. The theme tune wasn’t as funky, though it may have inspired Syd Barrett’s riff on Interstellar Overdrive.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:51:58 +0000

Cool.

I’d like to request the Barney Miller theme song for the next installment.

By: some dude

some dude — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:22:27 +0000

welcome back kotter was performed by john sebastian (originally from the lovin’ spoonful). don’t know what album it was on.

By: Me

Me — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:20:33 +0000

This rules got any idea who sang Welcome Back Kotter and what album it appeared on?

By: jonas

jonas — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:01:16 +0000

s75- wasnt ‘that 70s show’ remade for one season in england?

By: Satisfied '75

Satisfied '75 — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:04:08 +0000

Link fixed. And, yes, Derk, that is supposed to be ’77.

Private Beach – Great call. I was wondering the same thing yesterday while posting this. Could not think, off the top of my head, of any US tv shows which were then re-done for UK audiences. Anyone know of any?

By: Elle

Elle — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:43:12 +0000

Hee. This song is currently the ringtone on my cell phone. This show was one my dad always enjoyed, and hearing the song on my phone makes me think of him, and smile.

P.S. to Derk: I’m pretty sure that’s a typo for 1977.