Re: TV theme show?

[Alex J. Lubet <lubet001...>]

Given that the Dick van Dyke show was essentially the story of its Jewish
writer Carl Reiner (who occasionally appeared as 'Alan Brady') done up in
Gentile drag for the benefit of an audience that, imho, still hasn't fully
accepted Jewish characters as more than laugh objects, bringing its theme
back to its klezmer roots seems appropriate.

Not that I didn't enjoy the DvD Show and I fondly remember the episode with
sidekick Buddy Sorrell's adult bar mitzvah.  The show was progressive for
its day.



elliott_simon (at) dca(dot)net wrote:

> Seth Rogovoy <rogovoy (at) berkshire(dot)net> said:
>
> > > Twelve Tribes, I really like the Adams Family theme done klezmer!,
> but
> >
> > isn't it "The Munsters" theme?
> >
>
> Yes it is the Munsters...along with Car 54 where are you?...Leave it to
> Beaver...and the Twilight Zone....and  maybe a few others that I cant
> pick out..it was very well received  at Vassar and Makor...David
> introduces it as the result of his "long search for his
> identity".....*smile*...as for the Dick Van Dyke theme done klez I am
> not sure but it sounds like it could be ...Shloinke a band from chicago
> that used tv themes and other bizarness such as the doors ..The End and
> Jethro Tull in reworkings of klez standards..elliott
>

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