Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Theme Song of the Week # 24: Big John, Little John (1976)
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Wow! The scary part is, I remembered every word of the second verse!
ReplyDeleteHave you blogged about the short-lived David McCallum Invisible Man series? I actually dug up the first season of Sapphire and Steel based on your comments here (Yep, that's a creepy damn show!) and my wife came in, saw "Steel" on the TV and said, "Hey, it's the Invisible Man!"
I used to love this horrible show and I would torment anyone named John with this theme song.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I'm not the only person who remembers this show (and theme song...).
ReplyDeleteI wish I could get my hands on The Invisible Man. I'm a McCallum fan now, after UNCLE and Sapphire & Steel.
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JKM