Pop Secret
Convalescing over the weekend, I kept myself occupied by compiling a new mix CD. Usually for the new year I try to get a good sampling of recent music on these things — and although this one sports a few such songs (such as Lucky Soul’s fantastic Girl Group pastiche “Lips Are Unhappy”, my favorite single of 2006), most of it turned out to be older stuff. I slapped a cover together and titled it The Guy Zummo Experience.
Typical of the mix is the theme song from TV’s Nanny and the Professor performed by The Addrisi Brothers (who scored a hit with the soft-rockin’ “We’ve Got To Get It On Again” around that same time). Although I’m too young to have seen Nanny during its 1970-71 run, I did manage to watch this show a few times when it reran on the FX cable channel in its early days. It was cutely forgettable, with star Juliet Mills having a distinct “Elizabeth Montgomery in Bewitched“ vibe. Interesting that Mills went from playing a magical nanny to playing a magical witch in Passions several years later. Typecasting at its best! Check out the groovy Nanny opening credits here.
The Addrisi Brothers — “Nanny” (1970).
Comments
I'm not too young to remember "Nanny & The Professor," but I had forgotten how bad the theme was! Luckily, bad themes still make for great memories! Thanks!
Posted by: Derrick Bostrom | January 9, 2007 08:34 PM
My friend Kim's favorite TV show of all time is Nanny and the Professor. I asked her why one time and she replied: "I haven't the foggiest idea."
Posted by: Ivan G | January 10, 2007 02:23 AM
If I recall, the only reason we watched this show at all is that it was part of the ABC Friday night sequence with the Bradys and the Partridges. and while I can recited whole episodes of those two shows chapter and verse, I can barely remember this show at all -- so that tells you something (about me or the show, you pick).
Posted by: Jim Kosmicki | January 10, 2007 10:07 AM
Who is Guy Zummo and what is up with his hair?
Posted by: Nancy | January 10, 2007 10:57 AM