The theme song, "Think!" (originally composed as "A Time For Tony" by [Merv] Griffin as a lullaby for his son), has served the Final Jeopardy! countdown music since the show's inception in 1964 (although it was not used in the 1978–79 version), and is also the melody for the current opening theme. In the United States, it has insinuated itself into everyday communication; the song applies to any situation in which someone is waiting for another to answer a question or make a decision. For example, the theme is often heard at baseball stadiums when the manager goes to the pitcher's mound to discuss a replacement, or at football games during instant replay reviews.
Griffin has estimated that the Jeopardy! theme song has earned him somewhere between $70 and $80 million in royalties.
In a regular season game in 2000, contestant Jeremy Bate responded to a question asking for a certain British rock band with "Who?" and was ruled correct.
> (although it was not used in the 1978–79 version)
Oh, yes. I remember that year well. That was during the Great TV Theme Song Blackout of the late '70s. A dark time for America. The theme to Good Times was actually replaced with a Jon Braman song for a few months.
HA! I saw jon braman last night...swear to god...on sherman ave, just north of 1000 fairmont st...i think he was lurking around, trying to steal toy piano secrets!..dastardly!
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The theme song, "Think!" (originally composed as "A Time For Tony" by [Merv] Griffin as a lullaby for his son), has served the Final Jeopardy! countdown music since the show's inception in 1964 (although it was not used in the 1978–79 version), and is also the melody for the current opening theme. In the United States, it has insinuated itself into everyday communication; the song applies to any situation in which someone is waiting for another to answer a question or make a decision. For example, the theme is often heard at baseball stadiums when the manager goes to the pitcher's mound to discuss a replacement, or at football games during instant replay reviews.
Griffin has estimated that the Jeopardy! theme song has earned him somewhere between $70 and $80 million in royalties.
In a regular season game in 2000, contestant Jeremy Bate responded to a question asking for a certain British rock band with "Who?" and was ruled correct.
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> (although it was not used in the 1978–79 version)
Oh, yes. I remember that year well. That was during the Great TV Theme Song Blackout of the late '70s. A dark time for America. The theme to Good Times was actually replaced with a Jon Braman song for a few months.
HA! I saw jon braman last night...swear to god...on sherman ave, just north of 1000 fairmont st...i think he was lurking around, trying to steal toy piano secrets!..dastardly!
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