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Guess the tune!
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ZK - [Tuj] In fairness, it may be - I don't think I've ever heard it. But I doubt it. It falls into the genre of "cartoon," anyway.
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As to Herr Bratsche's offering, I have not a clue.
[HB] Unfortunately, I'm not particularly up on the tunes for these classic sitcoms. I don't think I could actually hum you one, which is disgraceful.
[pen] No. OK, another clue - BBC. Two more guesses before I have to give it you.
[ZK] The Perry Mason theme?
[HB] The Good Life?
[ZK] Tom & Jerry?
[Lib] Blind Date?

[Chalky] Right era, wrong show. That would have been "Dit dee dee dididi dee". One more guess before I claim victory!
[HB] Theme from Steptoe & Son?
[HB] Fawlty Towers?
No to all, and I say once more - it is a *cartoon* :)
[HB] The Muppet show almost fits, but it's not the entire theme... when you say "entire" you mean it's not repeated?
Oh, and the muppets ain't a sitcom....
[HB] goddit. 'Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.'
Assuming I'm right, here's another.
Dabba-dum dum dum
Dabba dabba dabba dum
Dabba dum dum dum
Dabba dum ba-dum ba-dum
Dabba dum ba-dum ba-dum ba-dum ba-dum ba-dum ba-dum
Babba dum ba-dum ba-dum ba-dum ba-dum
Dum dum
[pen] No yabbas, so it can't be the Flintstones.
[ZK]Dangermouse?
[pen] Easy - Blue Peter! (although you missed off the Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr at the start...)
[chalky] YAY! Blind date it is!
[Watty] Aye Aye Cap'n!
[pen] er, actually - now I look at it, it's not Blue Peter (Barnacle Bill), is it?
Dabba dum-dum-dumma
Dumma-dum-dum-dum
Dumma-dummadumma- dumma-dumma dumma-dummma-dum....
 It's the good old Sailor's Hornpipe. Hmm. More difficult than it looks, this game.
Meanwhile, another classic sitcom:

 

Yup,that's whole opening theme. Promise.

Porridge
Just a suggestion, if I may: we should number the entries as we suggest them: Penelope's "Blue Peter/Sailor's Hormpipe" theme was, I think, entry number 10, Watty's somewhat cryptic entry is Number 11, so whoever posts a new "tune" (which might be me in a mo) should number it as 12. We're all so good at numbering our postings (cf: "Just a Cheddar Gorge") so this should present no problems. Also, it will facilitate the occasional roundup of resolved and as-yet-unresolved tunes. By my estimation, as yet unresolved are:

3. Herr Bratsche's "Dit dit dit daa daa daa daa daa daa"; and
9. ZK's tantalising "Deee doo-doo-doop, deee doo-doo-doop".

Here's mine:
12.

Pa-pa-pa paah, paaah pa-pa-paaah
pa pah-pah-pah-pah pah-pah-pah-pah pah-pada-paah
Pa-pa-pa paaah, paaah pa-pa-paaah
pa-pa-pa-pada-pa-pa-pa pah-pada paah
Pa-pa-pa paaah, pa-pa-pa paaah da da Waaaaah-waaaah.

Cartoon, entire theme.

[Kim] Hokey Cokey - Number 9. is "Dangermouse" (I think...)
Certainly sounds like it could be. (400k wav file)
3. [HB] is that "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perin"?
[Bigsmith] That's the fella.
Pen got it with "Some Mothers Do Ave 'Em". The 'Morse' reference? Apparently the composer (Ronnie Hazelhurst?) got the rhythm (with slight licence) from spelling out the programme name in Morse code. And thus we have the short them I quoted in its entirety. May well be the cheapest ever original TV theme tune, with only 2 flutes playing it.
I did wonder about Some Mothers, as indeed Dangermouse but stupidly didn't think to track down and listen to them to check. So I lose two points...
Bigsmith has it! Dangermouse it was!
I vote that whoever gets the last of these two choses the next. Still unaccounted for then...
Lib] - Television.
Tum tee-tum tee-tum-tee-tum-tee-tum.
Tee-tum tee-tum tee-tum-tee-tum-tee-tum.
Tee-tum tee-tum tee-tum tee-tum-tee-tum.
Tee-tum tee-tum tee-tum-tee-tum-um-tee.

And Kims...
Pa-pa-pa paah, paaah pa-pa-paaah
pa pah-pah-pah-pah pah-pah-pah-pah pah-pada-paah
Pa-pa-pa paaah, paaah pa-pa-paaah
pa-pa-pa-pada-pa-pa-pa pah-pada paah
Pa-pa-pa paaah, pa-pa-pa paaah da da Waaaaah-waaaah.

Mine's blind date as Chalky guessed earlier.
We clearly need another one -

Ga dum de diddly dum de dum de dum de dum de deee
Ga dum de diddly dum de dum de dum de dum de deee
Ga dum de diddly dum de dum da daa de deee de deee
GA dum de diddly dum de diddly dum de dum de dum ...

HB] Monty Python!
I reckon two on the go at once is ok, so:

ping....pang....peng....pong....dum da-DAAAA, da da-da-da DEEEE, di-DOOOO....

Raak News at 10! Next!
Genre: TV.Classification: Easy.
Runkerty-tunk, runkety-tunk, runkety-tunk, runky-riddly,
Runkerty-tunk, runkety-tunk, runkety-tunk, runky-rid..,
Oooooeeeeeeoooooooooooh! Eeeeeeeoooooooooooh!
Eeeeeeeooooeeeeeooheeeeeeeeeeeeoooooooh
Runkerty-tunk, runkety-tunk, runkety-tunk, runkety-tunk, runkety-tunk etc...
[BtD] Dr Who?
[Btd] Right in one. Too easy, that one.
[Btd] No.
Raak] 'Yes Minister'?
This one turns out harder to write than you think. TV. Current.

Bi-ba-bi-da-ba-chong. Thwap!
Di-di-do-do di-di-do-do da-ya-di-da chwang
Di-di-ya-da di-di-ya-da di-di ya-daaa da-da
Daaa-daa da-da-da daaa-daaa-dayada
Dada dada da-da daaaaa (Chwoing) ....

can I join in? (Raak) Mastermind?
Lib's was Blind Date. Chalky got it ages ago.
Have we given up numbering, then?
[rab] 24?
[Kim] did we ever start numbering?
[all] I think we all got carried away and forgot about the numbers. [Btd] No. [ScipiO] No. (clue) It's an old TV series, that has often been rerun. The part I quoted is just the intro to the main theme, but I can't quite remember how the transition goes.
Currently outstanding are 12: Kim, 14: Raak, 16: rab.
That one rab just did (16?) - I think it's "Have I Got News For You"
[Darren] Congratulations, Sir.
ScipiO] I think Raak meant "Yes, you can join in, but no it is not Mastermind". Welcome!
OK, I'll do one - number 17.
Dum dum dummmmmmm, bree-di-di deeee,
di-di deeee, dee di-di-di deee,
baaa baa babababaaa, tata tata tata teeee....
deee di-deee di-dee, deee di-deee di-dee,
dee di-dee di-deee...
etc.
Well, I've got a tune in my mind which would fit your number 17, Darren, but it won't give me its title! I'll get back to you (no doubt it'll come to me in the middle of my night). :-(
[Btd,ScipiO] Oops. Btd has correctly explained my meaning.
[Kim] <wild guess>Henry's Cat?</wild>
[Brendan] No, but good guess. Right format and genre, but better known. By the way, Bob the Dog did not quite replicate my posting accurately. In the first and third lines, the "paaah" in the middle of the line should be emphasised. This is important, as it is a syncopated rhythm. The "Waaaah-waaaah" at the end should also provide a clue. I reproduce the tune here:
12.
Pa-pa-pa paah, paaah pa-pa-paaah
pa pah-pah-pah-pah pah-pah-pah-pah pah-pada-paah
Pa-pa-pa paaah, paaah pa-pa-paaah
pa-pa-pa-pada-pa-pa-pa pah-pada paah
Pa-pa-pa paaah, pa-pa-pa paaah da da Waaaaah-waaaah
[Darren] Your number seventeen. It still won't gel. Any clues?
[Darren] Bits of it feel like The Prisoner to me, but other bits ... don't.
[Darren] Bergerac? Or have we had that?
[Kim] Bananaman almost fits, but there doesn't seem to be much of a Waaaah-waaah at the end...
[rab] No. Take the waaaaah-waaaaah nice and slow.
[penelope] You're right, it's Bergerac.
[Kim] Slow waaaah-waaah leads me to Blake's 7, but I can't quite make the rest fit!
I think we need some clues. Another bit of mine goes:
Daa daaaa, da da-da-da daaaaaa, da daa daaaa, da da-da-da daaaaaaa,
da daaaa, da da-da-da daa daaaa, da daa daaaa, da DA-DA-DA DAAAAAAA.
[Raak] I think it's Star Trek (original series).
[Darren] That's it!
*Clue* The answer to mine was put forward by someone else as a suggestion to ZK's No.9, also a cartoon, which turned out to be "Dangermouse".
The only cartoon guess I can see is The Tom and Jerry Show, but listening to the theme I'm doubtful.
[Kim, rab] Ooooh - y'know ... I think rab has picked up the right clue. Weren't there TWO different Tom & Jerry productions? Each with its own tune? Is this the Fred Quimby one?
[rab] I can only surmise that you're either not listening to the tune properly (doubtful) or listening to the "other" tune, because, as Chalks says, this is the tune to the Tom & Jerry cartoons from the unsurpassed Fred Quimby. Joint honours to rab and Chalky! Sing it now with me: "Pa-pa-pa paaah, paaah pah-pa paaah...."
[Kim] Nice rendition actually! Comparing it against http://www.tomandjerryonline.com/sounds/Tom_and_Jerry_theme.mp3 it's very clearly the one.
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