Best TMS opening number

[Philip Kippel]

My favorite TMS opening numbers, in addition to the ones already mentioned, are:

#2 Connie Stevens: “Lydia the Tatooed Lady”
#4 Ruth Buzzi: “Sonny”
#6 Jim Nabors: “Money”
#7 Florence Henderson: The Bouncing Borcelano Brothers
#10 Harvey Korman: “Love ’Ya to Death”
#12 Peter Ustinov: “An Evening at the Pops”
#15 Candice Bergen: “What Now, My Love?”
#16 Avery Schrieber: “Tenderly”
#17 Ben Vereen: “Boogie Woogie Music”
#18 Phyllis Diller: “Mississippi Mud”
#21 Twiggy: “Dance”
#23 Kaye Ballard: “You Don’t Want My Love”
#27 Milton Berle: “There Are Millions of Us Who Are Ugly”
#30 Nancy Walker: The Target-Practice Sketch
#31 Edgar Bergen: “Baby Face”
#36 Bernadette Peters: “How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You?”
#40 Cleo Laine: “Everybody Limbo”
#47 John Cleese: “Somebody Stole My Gal”
#50 Leo Sayer: “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing”
#53 Pearly Bailey: “My Soul is a Witness”
#66 Leslie Uggams: “Hey There, Good Times”
#69 Roger Miller: “Alabama Bound”
#74 Crystal Gayle: “Swanee”
#76 Dyan Cannon: “Hound Dog”
#83 Lola Falana: “Goodnight, Ladies”
#97 Gene Kelly: “On the Bayou”
#100 Shirley Bassey: “Boogie in the Barnyard”
#117 Johnny Cash: “The Martins and McCoys”

 

[KCJ506]

Here are mine. I'm also looking for mp3s to some of them. If someone has them could they let me know? I'll put (mp3) next to the ones I'm looking for.

1. Juliet Prowse: Mahna Mahna
2. Connie Stevens: Lydia The Tattooed Pig
11. Lena Horne: Ragg Mopp
17. Ben Vereen: Boogie Woogie
30. Nancy Walker: The Target Praticing Sketch
33. Madeline Kahn: Happy Feet
38. Elton John: Crocodile Rock(mp3)
40. Cleo Laine: Limbo
41. Julie Andrews: Lonely Goatherd
44. Petula Clark: Anchors Away
50. Leo Sayer: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
51. Roy Clark: Rocky Top(mp3)
52. Gilda Radner: Lullaby Of Broadway(mp3)
55. Alice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare
59. Raquel Welch: Someone Just Like You(mp3)
60. James Coco: Octopus' Garden
61. Helen Reddy: Stayin Alive(mp3)
62. Harry Belafonte: Day-O
67. Elke Sommer: Pennslvania 6 5000
68. Slyvester Stallone: Hawainn War Chant(mp3)
69. Roger Miller: Alabama Bound(mp3)
70. Roy Rogers & Dale Evans: Blue Sky(mp3)
76. Dyan Cannon: Hound Dog(mp3)
77. Victor Borge: Macho Man(mp3)
87. Anne Murray: I Get Around(mp3)
90. Christopher Reeve: Disco Frog
95. Alan Arkin: Devil Went Down To Georgia
100. Shirley Bassey: Boogie In The Barnyard(mp3)
106. Jean Pierre Rampal: Rockin Robin
107. Paul Simon: Scarbourgh(sp?) Fair
108. Melissa Manchester: Tumbling Tumbleweed(mp3)
115. Chris Langham: Friendship
120. Roger Moore: In The Navy(mp3)

 

[BEAR]

I liked the one (i think Gene Kelly was the guest) with the seals and penguins singing "On the Bayou". I always laugh so hard at that scene.

 

[Gorgon Heap]

Some additions:

-Connie Stevens: "Lydia the Tattooed Lady"
-Charles Aznavour: "I Feel Pretty"
-Ben Vereen: "Jump Shout Boogie"
-Vincent Price: "I've Got You Under My Skin"
-Twiggy: "Dance"
-Mummenschanz: "Mr. Bassman"
-Teresa Brewer: "Cotton Fields" (fun, energetic)
-Madeline Kahn: "Happy Feet" (classic)
-George Burns: "Cuanto le Gusta" (nice contrast with number that follows)
-Elton John: "Crocodile Rock"
-Julie Andrews: "The Lonely Goatherd" (good large-scale number)
-Petula Clark: "Sea Chantey"
-Leo Sayer: "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (if only it had been the closing number)
-Alice Cooper: "Welcome to my Nightmare"
-Loretta Lynn: "You're Looking at Country"
-James Coco: "Octopus's Garden" (cool-looking, mood-setting, nice #, good use of characters, big cast)
-Victor Borge: "Macho Man" (I like how they did the song, I like the set and the look)
-Beverly Sills: "A Burlesque Show" (just a neat, different spin on things)
-Glenda Jackson: "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" (always liked this #)
-Roger Moore: "In the Navy" (I've always loved this #)
-Paul Simon: "Scarborough Fair" (sets the mood of the episode well)
-Chris Langham: "Friendship"

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

 

[DanDanStrawberry]

For me it's "Let's Go To Rio" and "With A Little Help From My Friends." I love hearing Janice sing that song, she's fabulous.
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[Duke Remington]

My favorite TMS opening numbers:

-Juliet Prowse: "Mahna Mahna"
-Connie Stevens: "Lydia the Tatooed Lady"
-Joel Grey: "Comedy Tonight"
-Ruth Buzzi: "Sunny"
-Jim Nabors: "Money"
-Paul Williams: "All of Me"
-Charles Aznavour: "I Feel Pretty"
-Harvey Korman: "Love 'Ya to Death"
-Lena Horne: "Ragmop
-Peter Ustinov: "An Evening at the Pops"
-Bruce Forsyth: "In a Little Spanish Town"
-Sandy Duncan: "A Nice Girl Like Me"
-Candice Bergen: "What Now, My Love?"
-Avery Schrieber: "Tenderly"
-Phyllis Diller: "Missippi Mud"
-Vincent Price: "Under My Skin"
-Twiggy: "Dance"
-Ethel Merman: "Java"
-Kaye Ballard: "You Don't Want My Love"
-Mummenschanz: "Mr. Bassman"
-Don Knotts: "Sweet Gingerbread Man"
-Milton Berle: "The Ugly Song"
-Rich Little: "Chanson D'Amour"
-Nancy Walker: "Night Train"
-Edgar Bergen: "Baby Face"
-Steve Martin: "The Garbage Can-Can"
-Madeline Khan: "Happy Feet"
-George Burns: "Cuanto le Gusta"
-Dom DeLuise: "Don't Dilly Dally on the Way"
-Bernadette Peters: "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You?"
-Rudolf Nureyev: "Minuet in G Major"
-Elton John: "Crocodile Rock"
-Lou Rawls: "Groovy People"
-Cleo Laine: "Limbo"
-Julie Andrews: "The Lonely Goatherd"
-Petula Clark: "Sea Chantey"
-Bob Hope: "Pig Calypso"
-Teresa Brewer: "Cotton Fields"
-John Cleese: "Somebody Stole My Gal"
-Cloris Leachman: "That's Entertainment"
-Leo Sayer: "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"
-Roy Clark: "Rocky Top"
-Gilda Radner: "Lullaby of Broadway"
-Pearl Bailey: "My Soul is a Witness"
-Jean Stapleton: "Tico Tico"
-Alice Cooper: "Welcome to My Nightmare"
-Loretta Lynn: "You're Looking at Country"
-Liberace: "Never on Sunday"
-Raquel Welch: "Baby, It's Me"
-James Coco: "Octopus' Garden"
-Helen Reddy: "Stayin' Alive"
-Harry Belafonte: "Day-O"
-Danny Kaye: "Age of Aquarius"
-Spike Milligan: "Oklahoma"
-Leslie Uggams: "Hey There, Good Times"
-Elke Sommer: "Pennsylvania 6500"
-Sylvester Stallone: "Hawaiian War Chant"
-Roger Miller: "Alabamy Bound"
-Roy Rogers & Dale Evans: "Blue Skies"
-John Denver: "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
-Crystal Gayle: "Swanee"
-Shields & Yarnell: "Take a Chance on Me"
-Dyan Cannon: "Hound Dog"
-Victor Borge: "Macho, Macho Man"
-Linda Lavin: "Be a Frog"
-Dudley Moore: "She Loves You"
-Arlo Guthrie: "Grocery Blues"
-Beverly Sills: "A Burlesque Show"
-Lola Falana: "Goodnight, Ladies"
-Phyllis George: "Yes, We Have No Bananas"
-Anne Murray: "I Get Around"
-Star Wars: "Ram-a-Lama Ding Dong"
-Christopher Reeve: "Disco Frog"
-Lynda Carter: "With a Little Help From My Friends"
-Alan Arkin: "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
-Doug Henning: "It's Magic"
-Diana Ross: "I Go to Rio"
-Gene Kelly: "Jambalaya"
-Loretta Swit: "Nobody Here But Us Chickens"
-Joan Baez: "Smarter Than Man"
-Shirley Bassey: "Boogie in the Barnyard"
-Glenda Jackson: "Working at the Car Wash Blues"
-Senor Wences: "Puppetman"
-Debbie Harry: "Me and Gargoyle"
-Jean-Pierre Rampal: "Rockin' Robin"
-Paul Simon: "Scarborough Fair"
-Melissa Manchester: "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
-Tony Randall: "Yakety Yak"
-Mac Davis: "Another Opening, Another Show"
-Gladys Knight: "Night and Day"
-Hal Linden: "Who Put the Bomp..."
-Chris Langham: "Friendship"
-Johnny Cash: "The Martins and the Coys"
-Buddy Rich: "Goodday Sunshine/Dancing in the Dark"
-Roger Moore: "In the Navy"

 

[ploobis]

MY FAVORITE TMS OPENING NUMBERS

Juliet Prowse: Mahna Mahna

Connie Stevens: Lydia The Tattooed Lady

Joel Grey: Comedy Tonight

Ruth Buzzi: Sunny

Jim Nabors: Money

Paul Williams: All of Me

Harvey Korman: Love Ya to Death

Lena Horne: Ragg Miopp

Peter Ustinov: An Evening at the Pops

Bruce Forsyth: In a Little Spanish Town

Avery Schreiber: Tenderly

Ben Vereen: Jump Shout Boogie

Phyllis Diller: Mississippi Mud

Vincent Price: I've Got You Under My Skin

Ethel Merman: Java

Kaye Ballard: In The Summer Time

Mummenschanz: Mr. Bassman

Don Knotts: Sweet Gingerbread Man

Zero Mostel: Polonaise in A Flat

Milton Berle: Ugly song

Rich Little: Chanson D'Amour

Nancy Walker: Night Train

Edgar Bergen: Baby Face

Madeline Kahn: Happy Feet

Bernadette Peters: How Could You Believe Me

Lou Rawls: Groovy People

Cleo Laine: Everybody Limbo

Petula Clark: Sea Chantey

John Cleese: Somebody Stole My Gal

James Coco: Octopus' Garden

Helen Reddy: Stayin' Alive

Harry Belafonte: Banana Boat

Danny Kaye: Aquarius

Roy Rogers & Dale Evans: Blue Skies

John Denver: Why Can't We Be Friends

Crystal Gale: Swanee

Shields & Yarnell: Take a Chance on Me

Dyan Cannon: Hound Dog

Victor Borge: Macho Man

Dudley Moore: She Loves You

Dizzy Gillespie: Blue Fish Blues

Star Wars: Rama-Lama Ding-Dog

Christopher Reeve: Disco Frog

Alan Arkin: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Andy Williams: Green Door

Diana Ross: I Go to Rio

Gene Kelly: Jambalaya

Loretta Swit: Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens

Joan Baez: Man Smart, Critter Smarter

Shirley Bassey: Barnyard Boogie

Glenda Jackson: Workin' At The Car Wash Blues

Jean-Pierre Rampal: Rockin' Robin

Melissa Manchester: Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Tony Randell: Yakkety Yak

Mac Davis: Another Opening, Another Show

Gladys Knight: Night and Day

Hal Linden: Who Put The Bomp in the Bomp Bomp Bomp

Roger Moore: In the Navy

 

[Pug Lover]

Avery Schrieber:Tenderly
The Mummunshanz:Mr.Beat Man
Juliet Prowse:Maha Mahna
Shirley Bassey:Chickens In the Barnyard
George Burnsig Calypso
Star Wars:Ram-A-Lamb-A-Ling-Dong
Shields & Yarnell:Take A Chance On Me
Chris Langham:Friendship
I Get Around(forget what episode)
Macho Man
In The Navy
Connie Stevens:Lydia
Tony Randall:Yakety Yak
Alan Arkin:The Devil Went Down To Georgia

 

[anytimepally]

I love "Comedy Tonight" from the Joel Grey episode.

 

[Frozann]

Joel Grey — «Comedy Tonight»
Bernadette Peters — «How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I Have Been A Liar All My Life»
George Burns — «Cuanto Le Gusta»
Connie Stevens — «Lydia The Tattooed Lady»
Lena Horne — «Ragg Mopp»
Charles Aznavour — «I Feel Pretty»
Leo Sayer — «You Make Me Feel Like Dancing»
Cleo Laine — «Limbo»
Julie Andrews — «The Lonely Goatherd»
Twiggy — «Dance»