Theme songs/lyrics/intros of
UK TV programmes 1955–1985

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The Partridge Family (1970s)

Hello, world, hear the song that we’re singin’
C’mon get happy!
A whole lot of lovin’ is what we’ll be bringin’
We’ll make you happy!

We had a dream, we’d go travelin’ together,
We’d spread a little lovin’ then we’d keep movin’ on.
Somethin’ always happens whenever we’re together
We get a happy feelin’ when we’re singing a song.

Trav’lin’ along there’s a song that we’re singin’
C’mon get happy!
A Whole lot of lovin’ is what we’ll be bringin’
We’ll make you happy!
We’ll make you happy!
We’ll make you happy!

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Pebbles and Bamm Bamm Show (1970s)

Nothing is as groovy as the boom, boom, boom of the band with the Bedrock beat,
Pebbles and Bamm Bamm and all of the gang,
Short or tall — we have a ball wherever we meet,
Everything is going for the Bedrock bunch – all the gang is here at the new drag-strip,
You’ll see Fred and Barney too — on the Pebbles and Bamm Bamm Show!

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Petticoat Junction (1960s)

Come ride the little train that is rolling down the tracks to the junction
(Petticoat Junction)
Forget about your cares, it is time to relax at the junction
(Petticoat Junction)

Lotsa curves you bet. Even more when you get
To the junction, Petticoat Junction

There’s a little hotel called the Shady Rest at the junction
(Petticoat Junction)
It is run by Kate, come and be her guest at the junction
(Petticoat Junction)
And that’s Uncle Joe, he’s a movin’ kind of slow at the junction
Petticoat Junction.

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The Pink Panther

Think of all the animals you’ve ever seen or heard,
Like rhinoc’ruses and tigers, cats and mink,
There are lots of funny animals in all this world
But have you ever seen a panther that is pink?
Think!
A panther that is positively pink.

Well here he is, the Pink Panther,
The rinky-dink panther,
Isn’t he a panther ever so pink?
He really is a groovy cat,
And what a gentleman, a scholar, what an acrobat!
He’s in the pink — the Pink Panther,
The rinky-dink panther,
And it’s as plain as your nose,
That he’s the one and only, truly original,
Panther, pink panther from head to toe!

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Pinky and Perky

We belong together,
It’s you for me,
And me for you,
Just as one and one make two,
It’s us, and here, for ever,
Together we will be.

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Playaway (1970s)

It really doesn’t matter if it’s raining or it’s fine
Just as long as you’ve got time
To P-L-A-Y playaway-play, playaway,
Play-a-play, playaway.

Never mind the weather — get it together
The sun can shine and the rain can fall
Come on P-L-A-Y playaway-play, playaway,
Play-a-play, playaway.

Running down the road, strolling up the street
If you’re feeling happy tap your feet
Come on P-L-A-Y playaway-play, playaway,
Play-a-play, playaway.

Sitting on your own and you’re wondering what to do
Go out and make a friend then there’ll be two!
Come on P-L-A-Y playaway-play, playaway,
Play-a-play, playaway.

One more time — la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
Come on P-L-A-Y playaway-play, playaway,
Play-a-play, playaway
PLAYAWAY!

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Play School

Here’s a house
Here’s a door
And windows — one, two, three, four
Ready to knock?
Turn the lock
It’s Play School!

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Poddington Peas (1985: BBC)

Down at the bottom of the garden
Among the birds and the bees
A little lot of little people
They call the Poddington Peas.

There’s Creepy, Black Eye Pea, and Dumpy,
Keep it a secret now please,
There’s Zippy, Happy, and there’s Sweepy,
And all the Poddington Peas!

The Poddington Peas!

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Popeye

I’m Popeye the Sailor Man
I’m Popeye the Sailor Man
I’m strong to the finish [finich?]
Cause I eats me spinach
I’m Popeye the Sailor Man.

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Porridge (1974–1977: BBC)

Voice-over: Norman Stanley Fletcher, you have pleaded guilty to the charges brought by this court, and it is now my duty to pass sentence. You are a habitual criminal, who accepts arrest as an occupational hazard, and presumably accepts imprisonment in the same casual manner. We therefore feel constrained to commit you to the maximum term allowed for these offences. You will go to prison for five years.

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Postman Pat: 1981

Postman Pat, Postman Pat,
Postman Pat and his black and white cat,
Early in the morning
Just as day is dawning
He picks up all the post bags in his van.

Postman Pat, Postman Pat,
Postman Pat and his black and white cat,
All the birds are singing,
Day is just beginning,
Pat feels he’s a really happy man.

Everybody knows his bright red van,
All his friends will smile as he waves to greet them,
Maybe … you can never be sure!
There’ll be knock (knock-knock) ring (ring-ring)
Letters through your door.

Postman Pat, Postman Pat,
Postman Pat and his black and white cat,
All the birds are singing,
Day is just beginning,
Pat feels he’s a really happy man.

Pat feels he’s a really happy man,
Pat-feels-he’s-a-really-happy-man…. (to fade)

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The Price is Right (1984)

It’s Saturday night!
We’re back alright?
So come on down!
The Price is Right!
With: Elsa O’Toole, Carol Greenwood,
Cindy Day, Gillian De Terville and Denise Kelly.
And here’s Leslie Crowther!

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The Prisoner (1968–1969)

Voice-over

The Prisoner: Who are you?
Number 2: To you — Number 2
The Prisoner: Who is Number 1?
Number 2: You are number 6!
The Prisoner: I am not a Number! I am a free man!
Number 2: Ha-ha-ha!

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Quick Draw McGraw (1959–1962)

Yippee i-o ky-ay, galloping all the way,
Great big star on his chest,
Outdraws all of the rest,
Fastest gun in the west.

Yippee i-o ky-ay, riding around your way,
Here comes Quick Draw McGraw,
The high-falutin’est, fastest shootin’est cowboy you ever saw,
That’s Quick Draw McGraw.

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Quincy M.E. (1970s)

Jack Klugman: Gentlemen, you are about to enter the most fascinating sphere of police work — the world of forensic medicine.

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