Theme Song
The first theme song was a song-and-dance style number about friendship ("Friends are there to help you get started / To give you a push on your way") and was used during the first two seasons (and was also occasionally hummed or sung by the characters within the show).
The second theme song ("We're Ready to Party") first appeared in the third season and was used for almost the rest of the show's run. This theme was up-tempo and featured clips from episodes of the show. The second song supplants the first and third songs in syndicated reruns of the first, second, and seventh seasons.
In the seventh (and final) season, an upbeat rap-based theme song was used, sung by J.R. Johnston. This theme is not included on the DVDs because the show was already in reruns by the time the rap theme song came out, and the song was not well received by viewers.
The close of each version of the theme included a recurring joke made by Garfield (e.g., "Welcome to my world... Did you bring food?" and "It doesn't start till the fat lady screams.").
Read more about this topic: Quickie (joke)
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