In creating a new promo for MorissaSchwartz.com, I studied 90s sitcom theme song scenes and their usual tropes tirelessly. These are my findings of the musts that every must have if they want the show to succeed:
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Cheesy Music. The main ingredient of any good theme song. Without cheesy music, how is the audience to know what this show wis about?
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Surprised Faces. Acting surprised that there’s a camera capturing the cast doing completely normal and pretty mundane tasks…Really D.J? Is it that shocking that the cameras caught you brushing your hair?
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Laughing maniacally for no reason. Unless you consider air funny. In every opening for a sitcom, the characters act like they just heard Jimmy’s…and errr Cartman’s Fishsticks joke for the first time!
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Skipping outdoors. Because, duh, everyone skips outdoors.
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Goofy dancing. C’mon show us your moves! No, wait…please don’t.
- Family bonding. There’s an awful lot of hugging and picnicking in these openers. We get it, you love your family! That’s why we’re watching.
- Thumbs ups, finger guns, and/or pointing. Eyyy, everyone wants to be The Fonze.
- Pastel colored kiddy fonts. Because black fonts are just too easy to read.
- Jean jackets. A major fashion staple. Got yours yet?
**Bonus points for a wacky neighbor and or fun animal.
And now for the culmination of all this research…my video:
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