Two Of The Top Ten

Happy birthday, Mary Tyler Moore.

She rose to fame in one of the greatest sitcoms and then starred in what may be the greatest. In fact, I once blogged about my ideal tribute to her show.



The words to the theme song changed after the first season. Originally it starts "How will you make it on your own?" I guess after the show was picked up, they figured that question was answered. The new lyric begins with the more famous "Who can turn the world on with her smile?" The visuals also changed along the way, but they always ended with the trademark cap toss.

PS MTM's credits have been parodied a number of times. Here's one Oprah filmed when she hosted a cast reunion a few years ago.



PPS Here's a great comparison of three different Dick Van Dyke openings.