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The English version from the one-off pilot is equally catchy:
"Nube, nu-nu-nube, Nubeluz! Nu-nu-nu-nube, nu-nu-nu-nube!"
"Ay-oh-Ay! Ay-oh-ah! N-U-B-E-L-U-Z!..."
  • This occasionally happens in Spanish-language telenovelas as well; too many examples to mention.
  • "Pee-Wee's so excited! (Uh huh!) 'Cause all his friends have been invited! (That's you!) Go wacky, at Pee-wee's Playhouse! (UHHHH!)..."
  • "...and you and me are Free to Be...You and Me."
  • "... oh-oh-oh, looks like we made it, for Kids Incorporated!"
  • "She's a Small Wonder, lovely and bright and soft curls. She's a Small Wonder, a child unlike other girls..."
  • "...I'm at WKRP in Cincinnati!"note 
  • "Hello, hello, hello! Hello, hello, hello! Hello, hello, hello! It's time for Xuxa and her friends!..."
    • "Eo, eo, eo! Eo, eo, eo! Eo, eo, eo! O Xou da Xuxanote  começou!..."
    • "¡Eo, eo, eo! ¡Eo, eo, eo! ¡Eo, eo, eo! ¡El show de Xuxa comenzó!"
  • Welcome Back, Kotter sort of does this.
    "Welcome back. The dream was your ticket out..."
  • "Take a look! It's in a book! A Reading Rainbow!"
  • Swedish tropers may know this one: "Här kommer Pippi Långstrump, tjolahopp tjolahej tjolahoppsan-sa..."
  • "Day after day and life's Unfabulous, and everything around me is unbearable, and I'm gonna be the one unstoppable, it's better Unfabulous.
  • "(3! 2! 1!) Con-tact, is the secret, is the moment, when everything happens..."
  • "Are you ready? Are you ready! Are you ready to clown around...with Loonette and Molly, a clown and her dolly on The Big Comfy Couch?..."
  • "What's the story Wishbone?"
  • "I tell 'em, "You gon' love Young Dylan!""
  • "Me, and you, and Zoboomafoo come along and see what's new, we're doing the things the animals do."
  • "Come on and Zoom-zoom-zooma-Zoom! Zooma-zooma-zooma-Zoom!"
  • "All your friends are here, we're good to grow, so won't you come and join us on The Sunny Side Up Show? Sunny Side Up, Sunny Side Up, Sunny Side Up Show!"
  • "So let's go, let's go to The Lets Go Show!"
  • "If you want to know he eats or breathes, and other science facts (la-la-la), Repeat to yourself 'It's just a show, I should really just relax for Mystery, Science, Theater...3000'."
  • A long running Japanese TV variety show called "Waratte Iitomo" (loosely, "It's Okay to Laugh") does this in its theme tune:
    "Jikan doori ni COME WITH ME / Waratte Iitomo / Uki uki watching..."
  • "Chico, don't be discouraged. The man came so hard to understand..."
    • A straight example occurs near the end:
    "I know things will be better. Oh, yes they will for Chico and the Man / Yes they will for Chico and the Man"note 
    • The ending theme as well:
    "When times are hard! Chico and the Man! When times are hard! Chico and the Man..."
  • "Rock! Rock! Rock'n Rollergames! Rock! Rock! Rock'n Rollergames! Rock! Rock! Rock'n Rollergames! Rock! Rock! Rock'n Rollergames!..."
  • "Dear John, Dear John, by the time you read these lines, I'll be gone..."
  • "Ding dong, knock knock, hey nanny noo! Bing bong, tick tock, bee bop boom! Flip flop, up up, meenie miney moo! Bompity stompity Romper Room!"note 
  • "Ik ben Kabouter Plop en samen met mijn vrienden. Kun je me altijd in mijn paddestoeltje vinden".[[note]]"I'm Kabouter Plop, and together with my friends, you can always find me in my mushroom."
  • "A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse of course, that is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed..."
  • The Doodlebops: The words "We're the Doodlebops!" are repeated several times throughout this show's theme song.
  • "Look outside, see the sky, welcome to our Wiggly Waffle show, for you and your friends, good morning, Sprout's Good Morning, let's go!"
  • "...when a couple of guys who were up to no good / Started makin' trouble in my neighborhood / I got in one little fight and my mom got scared and said / 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air!'..."
  • "It's alright, 'cause I'm Saved by the Bell!"
  • The theme song to Swinging repeats the words "I'm Swinging!" a few times.
  • "Embrace the deception / learn how to bend / your worst inhibitions tend to Psych you out in the end!"
  • Who will it be? / It's a mystery / Ryan's Mystery Playdate!
  • "Sprout House, everybody's welcome, Sprout House!"
  • Yo Gabba Gabba! Yo Gabba Gabba! Yo Gabba Gabba! YOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
  • "...So, let's just pretend that you and me can be Just Good Friends."
  • "Sometimes things can go wrong in Llan-ar-goll-en... objects disappearing like I-don't-know-what in Llan-ar-goll-en..."

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