I never thought I’d be typing this, but Josh Groban gave a stellar performance at the 2008 Emmys / The Academy Awards, doing an amusing medley of television theme songs. There was quite a variety, and I think I was most impressed with seeing Groban do the South Park theme (1:45 in or so). Also notable is the theme song from Cops about 2:45 in.
Here’s a list of all the TV theme songs Josh Groban sang or made reference to:
The Simpsons
Friends
Happy Days
Golden Girls
Mister Roger’s Neighborhood
The Andy Grifith Show
The Love Boat
Law & Order
The Addams Family
The Muppet Show
The X-Files
South Park
The Jeffersons
Baywatch
The Brady Bunch
COPS
Law & Order
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Saturday Night Live
The Late Show with David Letterman
Late Night with Conan O’Brien
The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Two and a Half Men
Rawhide
Gilligan’s Island
M*A*S*H
The Carol Burnett Show
Cheers
I Dream of Genie
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I have a newfound respect for this guy.
@matt - Me, too. I missed the Emmys, but this clip is incredible. It was his impression of Cartman that impressed me the most.
Where was the I dream of Genie?
@Bill - At the very end, he pulls on his ear and winks.
Wait, am I confusing that with Bewitched?
@matt - No, it’s neither. That’s how Carol Burnett signed off on every episode of the Carol Burnett Show. It’s the last song he was singing in the medley. Get up to speed on your pop culture references, sir.
@jamie -
I feel like such a fool.
@matt - I didn’t hear Cheers though - just saw the Cheers bit at the end.
@alyson - Its like 6 notes right there at the end. The basic ‘Cheers’ leitmotif.. they used it a lot on the show.
@alyson - Yeah, he didn’t sing during the X-Files or Law & Order either, they just played a couple seconds of the music.