Note that almost every western animated series does this. However, if you're looking for specific examples, read on...
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- 2 Stupid Dogs! 2 Stupid Dogs! 2 Stupid Dogs!
- Let's sing a little song with eight little words / 'Bout a rocket ship and flightless birds - Zidgel! Midgel! Fidgel! Kevin! / 3-2-1 Penguins!
- "3rd! 3rd & Bird! Where the birdies meet just above the street to sing tweedle-ee-deet!"
- "All Forty Four Cats, in rows of six, two at the rear..."
- "64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane..."
- I'm 6teen, life is sweet, when you're growing up so fast! Gotta make the good times last!
- "Heigh Ho, say hello now! It's time for The 7D! (Heigh ho!)"
- So many pups to meet at 101 Dalmatian Street!
- Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher! Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher!"
- "Ada Twist, Scientist! She's gonna find out what the answer is!"
- "At Alice's Wonderland Bakery, I'll make something for you!"
- Allen... Gregory! (ALLEN, ALLEN...)
- "Woo-ooh! Woo-oh! Yeah, tell me who's da king! Woo-ooh! Woo-oh! All Hail King Julien!"
- "All Grown Up! I really wanna shout it out! All Grown Up, I want the world to know! All Grown Up, I really wanna shout it out! All Grown Up with you!"
- "Le lo lei le lo le lo lai, it's Alma's Way!"
- Iye, iye, iye, iye, yiky-yiky iye iye! Almost Naked Animals!
- American Dragon: Jake Long: "People were not braggin'... He's the American Dragon"
- Angelina Ballerina / The little star of big dreams! / Angelina Ballerina
- The Angry Beavers: "A-A-An-gry beavers!"
- "The Ambiguously Gay Duo! The Ambiguously Gay Duo! They are taking on evil, come what may, They are fighting all crime to save the day. They're extremely close in an ambiguous way. They're ambiguously gay. They're ambiguously gay. The Ambiguously Gay Duo!"
- "We're Animaniacs! We have pay-for-play contracts! We're zany to the max, there's baloney in our slacks! We're Ani-maney! Totally insaney! (Here's the show's namey!) Animaniacs! Those are the facts!"
- As segments of the Animated Anthology, Pinky and the Brain got their own title theme, as did Slappy Squirrel, Rita and Runt, the Goodfeathers, the Hip Hippos, Katie Ka-Boom, and Chicken Boo. The Pinky and the Brain theme was revised for the spinoff.
- This is also done in the reboot.
- Animal Mechanicals… we Animal Mechanical can!
- Apple & Onion
- "Everything's Archie!"
- "What's that sound? Archie's Weird Mysteries!"
- Subverted with Alvin and the Chipmunks, which had the refrain of "We're the Chipmunks" and mentioned Alvin in the Theme Tune Roll Call, but did not use the show's full title verbatim. Became a more straight example in season 6 when the title changed to just The Chipmunks.
- It goes back even further on the original 1961 series ("This is 'The Alvin Show, the Alvin Show...you're positively gonna love the Alvin Show...").
- When you're up in outer space and searching for the greatest place where everyone's a friendly face, Astroblast!!
- "Atomic Betty, I'm a fighting girl! Atomic Betty, Gonna rock your world..." Also qualifies as a "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune, as the song is performed by Betty's voice actor, Tajja Isen.
- "Hey there everybody it's a loonyful day, to have a little fun the Baby Looney Tunes way!"
- "We're The Babaloos! We're the Babaloos! When the lights go out, that's when we're on the loose!"
- "Your backyard friends, The Backyardigans!"
- "Bali, arms up in the air / Bali, spinning round and round / Bali, always likes to dance and jumps to the sky..."
- The Battletoads cartoon pilot.
- "Now he's got super-powers, he's no ordinary kid, he's Ben 10!"
- "When things go wrong, as things might do, The Berenstain Bears will find a way through! Mama, Papa, Sister and Brother, they're always be there for each other!"
- "Berry Bees, Berry Bees, honeycomb what may..."
- "We'll meet new friends along the way and have adventures every day! It's Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures!"
- "Ooo-oo-oo-ooo-oo-oo-o-o-o-oo! BIG NATE!"
- "Blaze and the Monster Machines! (Go, go!) (Blaze!)"
- "Come on in, what did you say? (A clue, a clue!) You see a clue? (I see a clue!) Another Blue's Clues day! Hooray!"
- "Step-by-step, yes, clue-by-clue, let's think it through, it's... it's Blue's Clues & You!"
- "Mom! Dad! Bingo! Bluey!"
- Bob the Builder! Can he fix it? Boooob the builder, yes he can!
- "That's why you're still our star! Because you're Bonkers, Bonkers, Bonkers, Bonkers! Wherever you. Wherever you. Wherever you. Wherever you are!"
- Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese! Guess you're stuck with me! Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese! Guess we're family!
- "B.O.T. and the Beasties! Beasties come and beasties go!"
- "Braceface! My life is complicated. Boyfriend! Don't wanna talk about it. Teenage! I'll work it out in the end! BRACEFACE!"
- Who's a little like water and oil? Brandy & Mr. Whiskers! What's in the kettle and ready to boil? Brandy and Mr. Whiskers!
- The theme song for Bubble Guppies is literally the title being repeated over and over.
- The theme song to the Bubsy animated pilot episode featured the title character's name sung throughout it. However, it's not as repetitive as some of the other examples given. Also, the character's catchphrase "What could possibly go wrong?" is spoken toward the beginning of the theme.
- "BUCKY! Captain Bucky O' Hare! He goes where no ordinary rabbit would dare!"
- "B-U-N, S-E-N! Bunsen Is a Beast!"
- Butterbean's, Butterbean's, Butterbean's Cafe!
- "Caillou — which is sung by the character too. "Growing up is not so tough, 'cept when I've had enough — I'm Caillou. Caillou! Caillou! I'm Caillou! That's me!"
- Camp Lakebottom, where the zombies drool!
- "Care Bears & Cousins, collecting hearts by the dozens..."
- "Helping others care and share, it's magic... Care Bears! Unlock the magic."
- CatDog, CatDog, alone in the world was a little CatDog.
- "La la la la la la la, Catscratch!"
- "Wherever you're going, wherever you're at, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About (he knows a lot about, he knows a lot about, he knows a lot about...) That!"
- "CHALK! CHALK! CHALK! CHALK! CHALK! CHALK! CHALKZONE!"
- Chico, Chico, Chico Bon Bon / Monkey, monkey, a monkey with a tool belt...
- Chicken Squad! Baw ba bawk! Bravest chickens in the land!
- Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip 'N Dale! (Rescue Rangers!)
- "Chuggington! Chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga-Chuggington..."
- Class of 3000, SING!
- "And so I found a place, where everyone will know, my happy mustached face, this is The Cleveland Show!''
- "Clifford's so much fun, he's a friend to us all! I love Clifford the Big Red Dog! (woof!)"
- The theme to the 2019 series does this too. "Singing hey! It's a big red day! Nothing in our way, so come and play with Clifford the Big Red Dog..."
- "Code Lyoko, tout reprogrammer, Code Lyoko, un monde sans danger..." And that's just the original French version. There are other versions for English, Spanish, Welsh, Portugese, Hebrew, Chinese, and a few more after them!
- "Combo, Combo Niños; Combo Vamos; Combo, Combo Niños; Vamos!"
- Corn & Peg! Doing good feels good! Corn & Peg, we're besties all the way...
- "If you're looking for some fun, you can always count upon, the wild and wacky one they call... DUCKULA!" "Heh, heh. Count Duckula! Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh!"
- "Cow!" "Chicken!" "Cow and Chicken!"
- "He's Craig of the Creek, he's gonna save the day!"
- "Painting, building, drawing, sculpting and fabric, too! Ideas are everywhere in the Creative Galaxy, Creative Galaxy..."
- "So listen as Phil takes us back to wonders of long ago / And weaves a tale of Woolyville and ice-age boy named Cro-o-o-o, Cro-o-o-o... Cro!"
- "Pack your bags and let's go! Welcome to The Cuphead Show!!"
- "If you ask yourself what is this, like Curious, like Curious, Curious George."
- "Cyberchase, we're movin'! We're beating Hacker at his game!"
- "Danger Mouse..." See also: Any original Cosgrove Hall cartoon.
- "It's up to you, what'll you do, who are you gonna be like? Like the Danger Rangers! (Danger alert! Danger alert!) Danger Rangers!"
- "It's Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood a land of make believe. Won't you ride along with me?"
- "Gotta Catch 'Em All 'cause he's Danny Phantom!"
- "Darkwing Duck, when there's trouble, you call DW! Darkwing Duck! Let's Get Dangerous!"
- Zig-zag: Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines was originally developed as "Stop That Pigeon," which is the series' theme. It is used as an underscore in certain background music passages.
- "Dave the Barbarian / Huge, but a wimp! / His sisters Fang and Candy / Are a princess and a chimp (I'm not a monkey!)..."
- "Deer Squad, friendship’s calling! Deer Squad, heroes in training! Deer Squad, straight to the rescue! Planet Power, save the day!"
- Defenders of the Earth: The theme song has five verses, the first four of which describe Flash, the Phantom, Mandrake and Lothar, in that order, while the fifth is about Rick, LJ, Jedda and Kshin. Each verse is punctuated by the words "Defenders of the Earth! Defenders!"
- "Denver the Last Dinosaur! He's my friend and a whole lot more!"
- "It doesn't matter what we do or say, cause those teachers always get their way. When we try to sit and pay attention, we always lose control and wind up in Detention!"
- "Dinosauceeerrrrs!"
- Dinosaur Train, Dinosaur Train! We're gonna riiiiide.... (Ride, ride, ride, ride...) the Dinosaur Train!
- At the Dino Dino at the Dino Ranch!
- "I'm in, I'm in, I'm in, in the Dino Squad!"
- "Donkey Kong! Hey-o, look out down below Here he comes, banana slamma!"
- Dora the Explorer, which is known for repetition, features the character's name well over a dozen times. That doesn't stop it, though, from possibly being the best aspect of the show. This is one of the ones that incorporates a catchphrase: "Swiper, No Swiping!!"
- "Vienen, Diego! (Diego!) Diego! Go, Diego, Go!"
- "D-O-R-A! Dora and Friends: Into the City!"
- Dorg Van Dango: Barring the spoken introduction, the only lyrics in the theme tune are the title character's name.
- Doc McStuffins, Doc Mcstuffins, come let the visit begin, the Doc is in!
- In the fourth and fifth seasons: "Doc McStuffins, Doc Mcstuffins, at the Mcstuffinsville toy hospitaaaaaal!"
- Expedition is always fun! We're Team Doki!
- "Dragon Tales, Dragon Tales, it's almost time for Dragon Tales."
- "Duck Dodgers, in the 24th and-one-half century!"
- "DuckTales, woo-oo!"
- "...High adventure that's beyond compare! They are the Gummi Bears!"
- Also, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, and every other show on The Disney Afternoon, with the exception of Gargoyles.
- While TaleSpin is also an example, the actual song is called "Spin it!".
- Aladdin: The Series is also an exception, using the opening song "Arabian Nights" from the movie.
- "Earthworm Jim, we think he's mighty fine! Earthworm Jim; a hero for all time!"
- Ed, Edd n Eddy has the titular trio shouting out the title at the beginning and end as the theme whistle plays in the middle of the intro.
- "Elena, Elena of Avalor!"
- Elinor Wonders Why has the title performed several times throughout. Notably, though it's a "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune, the title is the only portion that isn't performed by Elinor herself.
- Who's the greatest team of all, watching little monsters when you call? Who's that knocking at your door? (Knock! Knock!) Esme & Roy!
- "Eureka, eureka, eureka, Eureka! (I got it!)"
- "Hey! This is Face's Music Party! Come on in, let's get it started! What you wanna do?"
- "They are his odd parents! Fairly Oddparents!"
- "Lucky, there's a Family Guy!"
- Fanboy and Chum Chum, come on everybody sing!
- "Fancy Nancy. Ooh la la! Fancy Nancy..."
- The theme song for FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman: "FETCH! (Oh, I love that name!) With Ruff Ruffman!"
- When you're… with The Flintstones, have a yabba-dabba-doo time, a dabba-doo time, we'll Have a Gay Old Time!"''
- "Here come Fleeker, Boomer, Flo. Adventures everywhere they go. So check your room for cosmic friends, tiny happy aliens. They're Floogals, 3, 2, 1, let's go!"
- "Firebuds, let's roll!"
- "He's always on the scene / Fireman Sam / And his engine's bright and clean / Fireman Sam / You cannot ignore... / Sam is the hero next door!"
- "Hey, it's Franklin, coming to your house. Hey, it's Franklin, coming to my house. Hey, it's Franklin!"
- "Super-teen extraordinaire! Freakazoid!, Freakazoid! Runs around in underwear! Freakazoid, Freakazoid!"
- "Come on in, come to the place where fun never ends! (You bet!) Come on in, it's time to party with Garfield and Friends!"
- In Paris, France, if you should stray / Down by the place du marche / You'll meet two friends named Gaspard and Lisa... (Hello! Bonjour!)
- "George, George, George of the Jungle! / Friend to you and me! (AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!) / Watch Out for That Tree!" This is true for the original cartoon, both movies (see above), and the 2008 revival's Theme Tune Rap.
- "Well the boy's kind of small, George Shrinks, but he doesn't show it all, George Shrinks, cause he's always acting tall, George Shrinks. George Shrinks, George Shrinks, he's called!"
- "It's the ghost, it's The Ghost and Molly McGee!"
- "Gigantosaurus, he's really enormous. Gigantosaurus is here!"
- "G.I. Joe! G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero"
- Glitch Techs, when a glitch is loose, they'll wipe them out, old school or new!
- "It's happy ever after everywhere / It's the just right adventures of Goldie & Bear!"
- "We're the Good Sports Gang! Here to guide the waaaaay... SOUND OFF!"
- "Report to the Goof Troop (Goof Troop), and we'll always stick together. We're the Goof Troop (Goof Troop), best of friends forever!"
- Averted in Gravity Falls, but played straight for one of the original, unused themes for the show. "Gravity Falls is not what you'd call a sleepy town..."
- "We are Grojband! Woo-oo-ooh!"
- "Dancing through springtime flowers and rays of summer sun / Catching white snowflakes on your nose / Running through autumn leaves from trees that float on high with our love that is bigger than the sky. Guess How Much I Love You..."
- "Hey, hey, Hailey's On It!"
- "It's Hamsterrrrr... (Hamster, Hamster) HAMSTER AND GRETEL!"note
- "When she treasures her moods, she finds her power / To discover in the day! / Hanazuki...."
- Handy Manny: The theme song repeats "Handy Manny" but they are able to fit in Manny greeting his friends and the tools exclaiming.
- "It's Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs! To get on board the magic ride, all we do is jump inside, with Harry and his bucket... his bucket of full dinosaurs! (Jump Harry!)"
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983): "He-Man! He-Man!"
- "Hey, hey, hey / Have a Henry Hugglemonster day!"
- If you're a kid with powers, then where's the place to be? You belong at Hero Elementary!
- Hey Arnold!'s theme has Helga repeatedly yelling at Arnold, not getting his attention until the end, and mostly just saying "Hey Arnold!"
- Also played straight for the show's original unused theme.
"Hey, Arnold! Push button whiz, won't you please tell me what your last name is?" - "Here in Higglytown / Things all jump around / Just like the Higglytown Heroes (Our heroes) / They all work together / Making fun together / Come see the Higglytown Heroes..."
- If you listen closely in the theme for Hilda, you hear the vocalist, Grimes, echoing Hilda's name.Grimes: (As the titular blue-haired girl jumps in the sky) Hilda...
- As part of Season 2, slated to stream on Netflix this December, Bella Ramsey, the voice of Hilda, wrote and performed a song called "The Life of Hilda" which is a fun combination of a "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune and a "I Am" Song which talks about Hilda's everyday life. While the song is released on Youtube on November 25th, the song will also be featured during the credits of a Season 2 episode. Bonus points for it being sung in her character's voice!
Bella Ramsey (In Hilda's Voice): My name is Hilda and I don't learn from my mistakes / But I will do my best no matter what it takes... This is is the life / The life of Hilda. - Lampshaded in Histeria! because there are many theme songs that are randomly rotated in each episode.
- "We're busy buzzy with Buzzbee... It's great to be alive! / When you buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz with Buzzbee in The Hive!"
- "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi show! Anything is possible!"
- "Let's go to Horseland!"
- "Who's that rockin' at the House of Mouse? We're all rockin' at the House of Mouse."
- Hong Kong Phooey, number one super guy.
- "The biggest show in town, is Huckleberry Hound, for all you guys - and - gals!"
- Huntik! Keep the faith and you'll surviiiiive...
- Hurray for Huckle, a mystery-solving series featuring Richard Scarry's BusyTown characters features the series names a couple of times in the theme tune. For the U.S. broadcasts, the series was retitled as BusyTown Mysteries — it still sort of works, as the lyrics include "We're gonna solve a BusyTown mystery," but not quite.
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, then he'll ask for a glass of milk... And then one thing will lead to another, and you never know what's next!
- The Inspector Gadget theme song has for sole lyrics "Inspector Gadget" and "Go, Gadget Go!" The French version, on the other hand, has a full song, though it still falls in this trope.
- "I- am- Iron Man! I- am- Iron Man!"
- "It's Pony, Pony, Pony Pony, Pony, Pony It's Pony!"
- "5, 6, 7, 8, exploring Earth is really great! Jack is back!"
- "Jake and the Never Land Pirates, come along, we need some volunteers!" (Or for the fourth season, "Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates...")
- "Curiosity's in a hurry / Leaving no time to stop and think / The line between wild and crazy gets blurry / Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks."
- “Jay Jay the Jet Plane”. That’s me!
- "Jem, Truly Outrageous."
- Actually, every Sunbow/Marvel series based on a Hasbro toyline used the same theme song heard in the toy commercials. In the case of Jem though, that was just for the first two seasons (i.e., the "Super Sunday" episodes, plus the first season of the regular series). Afterwords, a different theme song was used ("Me and my friends are Jem girls...").
- "This is the theme song for, Jimmy Neutron."
- "It all makes perfect sense on... Planet Sheen!"
- Everything is fun for a boy and a cat. / Come and join the fun with Joe and Jack!
- This is the life of a boy named Johnny Test!
- "Josie and the Pussycats, long tails and ears for hats, guitars with sharps and flats..."
- JoJo's Circus... It's time for JoJo's Circus!
- "Come along, with Julius Jr., you never know where you're gonna be! Come along, with Julius Jr., step inside the box and see!"
- Deep inside the jungle, far from everywhere / There's a place where no one knows, but we can take you there / it's Jungle Junction, it's Jungle Junction! (Jungle Junction!)
- "Around the world / Together we're Justin Time!"
- "Hey! (Hey) Look! (Look!) Out in the streets! Don't you see that man is Kappa Mikey!"
- "It's Katie and Orbie, and here's a bunch of stories, 'bout Katie and Orbie and all the things they do."
- "We will always be, you and me, Kate & Mim-Mim!"
- Kick Buttowski has the title character's name chanting throughout.
- The theme song to Kidd Video plays with this. While it doesn't use the exact title, it prominently features the line "From my 'video', to my radio".
- "Kid versus, Kat versus, Kid versus, Kat versus, KID VERSUS KAT!"
- The theme song of Kiff consists of the titular character's name being chanted throughout.
- Kim Possible; contains two of the series' catchphrases in addition to the title — this one barely counts in that it's a full-fledged song with, like, lyrics and everything that do more than vaguely describe the recurring plot. Also qualifies as a "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune, as the voice of Kim, Christy Carlson Romano, performs the song.
- "They call him Kipper, Kipper the dog. The dog with the slipper, that's Kipper, Kipper the dog..."
- But even though that Kitty is living in a house full of cats... Kitty Is Not a Cat! (Meow!)
- "We are one / Yes, we are strong / (Kiya, Kiya, Kiya...) / Kiya and the Kimoja Heroes!"
- "Hey, hey, hey, hey, help is on its way. Call The Koala Brothers, call the Koala Brothers, call the Koala Brothers, call the Koala Brothers, help is on its way!"
- ♫ "He's Krypto the Superdog. He has super powers. He's a superdog. And his name is Krypto!" ♫
- "Kung Fu Panda! Legends of Awesomeness. Sweet"
- "Kuu Kuu Harajuku! HJ5! HJ5! HJ5 will come alive!"
- "Hills to climb and valleys to roam / Oh, streams to follow all the way home / To the Land Before Time / BEFORE TIME!"
- Lenny And Sid repeats the name several times, and not unlike Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, it has the two characters interacting with each other while their names appear on-screen in several fonts.
- All around the wor-or-orld, Let's Go Luna! Let's go!
- "Lilly The Witch! She's casting spells and weaving magic! Lilly the Witch, travelling back in time..."
- In the UK the show's title was changed to just "Lilly", and the song was redubbed as a result. "A girl called Lilly! She's casting spells and weaving magic, just a girl called Lilly... / Moving through time, that's Lilly!"
- "The Lingo Show! The Lingo Show! You'll learn new words you want to know!"
- The theme song to Little Bill has various characters saying the title as the protagonist gets ready for his day.
- "We're going on a trip in our favorite rocket ship, zoomin' through the sky, Little Einsteins! Climb aboard, get ready to explore, there's so much to find, Little Einsteins!"
- The Littles: In the first season, the theme began with "We are the Littles" and ended with "You can't stop the Littles 'cause The Littles don't stop". In season 2, the first line evolved into a Title Drop for The Movie: "Here come the Littles!". In season 3, the last line changed to "Here come the Littles, so you better watch out!".
- Little Lulu, Little Lulu, with freckles on your chin. Always in and out of trouble, but mostly always in.
- The theme song to Littlest Pet Shop (1995) is mostly instrumental, but there's a Title Scream at the end.
- "We can be! Who we wanna be! At the Littlest Pet Shop, you and me!
- "AWOOO! It's A... World of Our Own! / Show you where to go, where to go to find friends.... / Looka-look around, at the Littlest Pet Shop..."
- "It's a Llama Llama day / Time to learn and time to play..."
- "In The Loud House! In the Loud House! One boy and ten girls, wouldn't trade it for the world!"
- "Lyla in the Loop / Round and 'round with Stu / Now you can jump in too / With Lyla in the Loop!"
M-Z
- "Mack & Moxy, the Great Helpee heroes..."
- Madeline lampshades this:
- Season one: I'm Madeline, I'm Madeline, I may be very small, I'm Madeline, I'm Madeline, but inside, I'm tall.
- Seasons two and three: Hats off to Madeline, you've really made our day, Three cheers for Madeline, Hip-hip-hooray!
- Sing-a-long specials and Lionsgate home media: Madeline! Our Madeline!
- Maggie and the Ferocious Beast in Nowhere Land, to Nowhere Land, come along if you can! Hey, ho, come on let's go to Nowhere Land, with Maggie and the Ferocious Beast! (Great Googly Moogly!)
- "It's an adventure, having fun with The Magic Key!"
- "Ride on The Magic School Bus!"
- "We've got a gorilla for sale, Magilla Gorilla for sale".
- "Maisy, Maisy, what are you going to do today? Maisy, Maisy, do you want to play?"
- The theme song of Manon consists of little other than repeating the show's title.
- "I love you / I love you, Mao Mao / Finally, my dreams are coming true! / You're showing me how / How to be a hero like you!"
- M.A.S.K., of course.
- "Well, there's one last thing I've got to sing about! Open up wide and really shout! Whoooooaaaaa, LOOK OUT! This is The MAAAAAAAASK! SSSSMOKIN'!"
- "Hey I'm Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse!"
- Now she speaks! "How now, brown cow?" Martha Speaks! Yeah she speaks, and speaks, and speaks, and speaks! "What's a caboose? When are we eating again?"
- Max and Ruby, Ruby and Max!
- "It's Maya & Miguel, brother and sister and best friends as well."
- Oh, here comes Maya the Bee / with the greatest friends that you'll ever see. / Yes, here comes, Maya the Bee! / With a brand new story just for you and me!
- "Super fighting robot… Mega Man!"
- Metalocalypse has a variation, where its the band's name used in the theme instead, and then the band members are introduced one by one. "Doodily Ding Dong Tick Tock! Dethklok! Dethklok!"
- "It's the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! / Come inside, it's fun inside..."
- "We'll have a great ride with Mickey and the Roadster Racers! (Hot dog!)"
- Mickey Mouse Funhouse does this as well.
- The Middlemost Post, ahaha, the Middlemost Post, ahahahah
- "Miffy, a sweet little bunny! Miffy, a smart little bunny! Miffy, a cute little bunny! Miffy... and Friends!"
- "Kick it up, turn around, here comes The Mighty B!! B! B! B!"
- "These guys lose their minds when they collect and find the Mighty Magiswords."
- "GO! Mighty Orbots!"
- "There'll be trouble, double trouble! But everything is gonna be alright. 'Cause every day is an adventure for Mike the Knight! Be a knight, do it right!"
- Mike, Lu & Og / On the island / Mike, Lu & Og / On the island where nobody goes
- "Let's hear it for Mira, Royal Detective! Mira, Mira, Mira, Mira, Mira, Mira, hey!"
- "Miraculous! Simply the best! Up to the test when things go wrong! Miraculous! The luckiest! The Power of Love, always so strong! Miraculoooooous!!!" Technically, the show's full title is Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, but most fans just call it Miraculous for short.
- "Cause' when you're living in a place, that has every single race, you simply got to face... it's Mixed Nutz, Mixed Nutz! Mixed Nutz! (I just wanted to fit in.)"
- Molly of Denali! Let's go! She's Molly of Denali!
- "M-O-M-M-A, yeah named me / Mom-ma named me sheriff / My Momma Named Me Sheriff!"
- "We're Monster, Monster High! Monster, Monster High! We might give you a fright..."
- Mr Moon, see you soon, with your rocket in the sky...
- "¡¡Mucha Lucha!! ¡MUCHA LUCHA! Is a way the fly!"
- Muppet Babies, they'll make your dreams come true!
- "My friend, My Big, Big Friend..."
- We can do it, when we do it together. We can do it, me and My Friend Rabbit!
- My Goldfish is Evil: The only words to the theme are the title.
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey.
- "So, welcome to My Life as a Teenage Robot! The story of My Life as a Teenage Robot! My teenage robot— LIFE!"
- "My Friends Tigger & Pooh, we're always there for each other!"
- "Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh, tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff..."
- "My Little Pony, My Little Pony..."
- "It's a sweet, magic, fast, posh, fun, cute Pony Life!"
- "Oh, let's make our mark together, just riding on forever! Just keeps on getting better, better, better..."
- "We are the ones who fight for the fate of the world! We are the Mysticons!"
- "We're getting muddy knees together, with Nature Cat!"
- "Her heart is bright! She's Nella the Princess Knight!"
- Kai-Lan... (Kai-Lan, Kai-Lan, Kai-Lan) (Ni Hao!) / Kai-Lan... (Kai-Lan, Kai-Lan, Kai-Lan) (Ni Hao!) / Kai-Lan... (Kai-Lan, Kai-Lan, Kai-Lan!) (Ni Hao!) / Kai-Lan! / Ni Hao, Kai-Lan!
- IT'S! THE! NUTSHACK! IT'S! THE! NUTSHACK! IT'S! THE! NUTSHACK! IT'S! THE! NUTSHACK!
- The Octonauts - Although this is instrumental, it ends with this chant: "Explore! Rescue! Protect! OCTONAUTS!"
- Octonauts: Above & Beyond does the same thing.
- OK K.O.! / You fight till the end / You are my best friend / Let's be heroes / OK K.O.! / Let's start the shoooooow!
- Olivia - the theme tune is instrumental, with Olivia's name being sung / shouted out throughout the theme, in various inflections.
- "Five hours of summer, once a week! One Saturday Morning! Five hours of summer, what we need! One Saturday Morning!"
- "PAW Patrol! PAW Patrol! We'll be there on the double!"
- Peg + Cat, of course (you know the words).
- "Stretching, swinging, spying, flying, flipping, monster kicking / Boone and Sashi always sticking at my side / No villain’s gonna stop— / Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero!"
- "Who's that girl, what her's name? Is she cool? Is she lame? Oh you're talking 'bout what-her-name? Pepper Ann!"
- Percy's Tiger Tales
- "It's time to meet Peter Potamus, our ideal!"
- "Let's go! Peter Rabbit! Go on a run, run for our lives, we'll tear a hole in every fence and every wall! Peter Rabbit..."
- So stick with us, cuz Phineas and Ferb are GONNA DO IT AAALLLL!
- La-la-la / La-la-la / La-la-la / Pikwik Pack
- "Pinkalicious & Peterrific, Pinkalicious, pink pink hooray!"
- "Pinky's got a story she wants to share with you, Pinky Dinky Doo. Never at a loss for words she pulls out of the blue, Pinky Dinky Doo."
- PJ Masks, we're the PJ Masks!
- The opening and ending themes of P. King Duckling.
- "Let's go, let's go, rock it! Come on, Polly Pocket!"
- Postman Pat (and his black-and-white cat)
- "We're gonna guess, guess, guess, Guess with Jess! We're gonna put it to the test, and Guess With Jess!"
- The Powerpuff Girls has its notorious, "fighting crime, trying to save the world, here they come just in time, the Powerpuff Girls", running in a seemingly infinite loop.
- "Jump in the ring, when Destiny calls / Together as friends, we'll get through it all / Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders!"
- The Proud Family has one as well, and so does its sequel.
- Pup-pup-pup Puppy Dog Pa-a-a-als! Pup-pup-pup Puppy Dog Pa-a-a-als!
- Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville - In the Italian version (and pretty much the full version) of the theme song, there is a guitar solo segment which is instrumental, though echoes of Cuccioli cerca Amici are heard throughout it.
- "When we put our paws together, we're making dreams come true! We're the Pupstruction crew! PUPSTRUCTION!"
- Yipee yi-o ki-a, galloping all the way! Here comes Quick Draw McGraw.
- "Rainbow Brite, see the shining light…"
- Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty! Extraordinary powers, jamming with Felicity!
- "Hey, Ranger Rob! Whoa! (Ranger ready!)"
- "Jet Propulsion, Jet Propulsion, Jet Propulsion! READY JET GO!!!!!!!!!!"
- "Call in The Replacements."
- "Ridley Jones, daring and bold and courageous! Ridley Jones guards the museum with pride!"
- RoboCop: Alpha Commando is the worst example possible: the theme music is essentially just the word "RoboCop" repeated over and over for a whole minute.
- "Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, Robot and Monster! / Robot and Monster right now!"
- R.O.B. the Robot
- Rock! Paper! Scissors! Rock, Paper, Scissors! Rock Paper Scissors! Rock Paper Scissors! Rock Paper Scissors!
- "Rocketeer to the rescue!"
- "We are riders, on a mission, action kids in fun condition, Rocket Power!"
- "Rocko's Modern Life, Rocko's Modern Life."
- "He's Rolie Polie Olie, he's small and smart and round! And in the Land of Curves and Curls, he's the swellest kid around!"
- "She's got a lot to learn, and when she does, they're Rosie's Rules!"
- "Let's go-o-o-o-o! Put it together, Rusty Rivets! Go-o-o-o-o, Rusty Rivets!"
- "So have you seen her? / She's the greatest / For super magic / Call Sabrina!"
- "So let's be magic! Let's be like Sadie Sparks!"
- "Hao peng you, hao peng you, Sagwa shi wo de hao peng you. Hao peng you, hao peng you, Sagwa shi wo de hao peng you. Sagwa, you're my best friend. Sagwa..."
- The theme tune for Sam & Max: Freelance Police is basically the words "Sam and Max, Freelance Police" ad nauseum.
- Gotta go back, back to the past, Samurai Jack. WA-CHOUT!
- "Sanjay and Craig, the stuff they get to is insane! Sanjay & Craig, they're in the Best friends Hall of Fame, Sanjay & Craig, there is no Best Friends Hall of Fame (they made it up!)"
- "Santiago of the Seas, helping anyone in need!"
- "On the land, in the air, under the sea / We're the Save-Ums! Meet The Save-Ums!!"
- Name one Scooby-Doo series in which the title character's name isn't heard.
- "Scooby-Dooby-Doo, where are you? We've got some work to do now...." (The actual title is Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! without the "Dooby", and Shaggy yells this title just before the theme song begins in the original instrumental version.)
- "So come on, it's mystery time! You can solve help us the crime! With Scooby, a pup named Scooby; Scooby, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo!"
- "What's New, Scooby-Doo? We're comin' after you! You're gonna solve that mystery! I see you, Scooby-Doo! The trail leads back to you! What's new, Scooby-Doo?"
- "Two friends on the run / Making trouble, having fun / Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue!"
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! are aversions, because their themes have no lyrics.
- "What an agent, what a squirrel. He's got the country in a whirl. What's his name? Shhh! Secret Squirrel!"
- "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Seven Little Monsters (Hey!)"
- "Keep it in mind, he’s one of a kind! Oh, life’s a treat with Shaun the Sheep!"
- "It’s Timmy Time!"
- "Now's the time to join in the fun, Shelldon!"
- She-Ra, She-Ra!
- We're singin' yipee yi-o ki-yay, yeehaw! Sheriff Callie's Wild West!
- Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, whose Theme Tune consisted of no lyrics other than the title of the show.
- "Two genies in a bottle, up in the starry sky, it's Shimmer and Shine!"
- "I've got a lot of questions and big ideas, I'm Sid the Science Kid."
- "I'm a Sidekick, Sidekick! That's the life for me / Half-sized super zeros / With full-sized hero dreams!"
- ♫Theee Siiiiimpsoooooons...
- In-universe example: "Fight fight fight, bite bite bite... The Itchy & Scratchy Show!"
- "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" used these for The Love-matic Grampa and The Simpsons Family Smile-Time Variety Hour.
- "It's crazy when you're loony, baby! It's Skatoony!"
- "Small Potatoes on the moon! Small Potatoes in the sea..."
- "It's gonna be my time, to show them all that I'm Sofia the First!"
- Sonic the Hedgehog:
- ''"Blue streak speeds by! Sonic the Hedgehog! Too fast for the naked eye! Sonic the Hedgehog!
- "Sonic Underground! (Sonic!) Sonic Underground! (Sonic!) They made a vow, their mother will be found!"
- "So come on down to South Park and meet some friends of mine."
- "Meet Special Agent Oso, the unique, stuffed, bear."
- "Spider-Man! Spider-Man! Does whatever a spider can!"
- ''"Spider-Man… Spider-Man… Radioactive Spider-Man…"
- "Spectacular, spectacular Spider-Man!" It even goes so far as to spell out SPECTACULAR in the animated opening credits in time with the singer singing that lyric.
- "Woah! / It's time to Spidey swing / With Spidey and his amazing, Spidey and his friends!"
- "Here come the Spirit Rangers! (Oh yeah!) Here come the Spirit Rangers!"
- "Dive in! Splash and Bubbles! (Dive in!) We're making friends in the ocean..."
- Spliced! They have all been Spliced. Half baked and diced, and regurgitated!
- "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants! Absorbent and yellow and porous is he! SpongeBob SquarePants!"
- "That's right, it's my man Stanley! (Oh yeah, it's my man Stanley!) Welcome to Stanley's world..."
- "I put a shock to your system! Static Shock!"
- "Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl... and Steven!"
- "Steven Universe: Future, here we are!" ("Steven Universe Future!")
- Both the 2003 and 2009 Strawberry Shortcake series make liberal use of the main character's name.
- Actually, the first of the 1980s TV specials also did this, although the actual special was called "The World of Strawberry Shortcake", so it's not a straight example.
- Who can save us from those alien raiders that just passed Gemini? Why Starfleet! Starfleet!
- "We are the Stunt Dawgs, watch our show! We are the Stunt Dawgs! Go, go, go!"
- "Oh, it's a Sunny Da-a-a-a-a-a-y / She'll put a smile on your fa-a-a-a-a-a-ace..."
- "Super Kittiiiiieeeeeessss.... MEOW!"
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!!
- "Sushi, sushi, sushi, sushi, Sushi Pack!"
- "Super Why!, Super Why! And the Super Readers, we're gonna fly!"
- "Super Mario, Super Mario, Super Mario World!"
- "Whenever there's a crime or trouble, that no one can solve at all it seems. That's when we call them on the double, Sylvester And Tweety Mysteries."
- "Chang-de-chang-de-chang, Tak and the Power of Juju!"
- "Come to Taz-Mania! We mean you!"
- "When there's trouble, you know who to call — Teen Titans!"
- Teen Titans Go! has a theme song which is literally just the title being spelled out, and then repeated.
- "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Heroes in a Half-Shell. Turtle Power!"
- The 1987 version manages to fit the entire phrase in 12 times in the course of a minute.
- "This One and That One, curious as can be / This One and That One, playing nearby the sea..."
- "ThunderCats are on the move, ThunderCats are loose!"
- "He's a brand new lord / With a magic sword / It's THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDERCATS ROAAAAAAAR!"
- "It means no worries, for the rest of your days... It's our problem-free philosophy... Hakuna Matata! Timon & Pumbaa!"
- "There's a new adventure, in everything we do! We'll all be together and you can come too, when Timothy Goes to School! Anything can happen when Timothy goes to school!"
- "The scripts were rejected, expect the unexpected, on Tiny Toon Adventures, it's about to start!"
- "It's the Tom & Jerry Kids!"
- "I'm Tom Terrific, greatest hero ever...terrific is the name for me 'cause I'm so clever..."
- "We're the rescue birds of Top Wing! (Top Wing!) It's time to earn our wings! (Top Wing!) It's time to earn our wings!"
- “We are The Tool Street Gang!”
- Toopy, that's me! / And here's my friend Binoo! / We love to laugh, we love to play / That's us, Toopy and Binoo!
- "Toot & Puddle, Toot & Puddle! Let's go!"
- "Top Cat, the most effectual Top Cat".
- "Whoa-oa-oa, Oh-oh-oh! Time to fly with T.O.T.S.!"
- "She's True (True!), True (True!), she'll wish for me and you! (Hero, hero!) She's True,True and the Rainbow Kingdom!"
- “Don’t you open that Trap Door! You’re a fool if you dare! Stay away from that Trap Door! Cause there’s something down there..."
- In a unique example, the theme song to Tuca & Bertie remixes Tuca and Bertie saying each other's names. And it's CATCHY.
- "He's a T.U.F.F. Puppy, T.U.F.F. Puppy, he's a T.U.F.F. Puppy!"
- "Transformers! More than meets the eye! Transformers! Robots in disguise! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of... The Decepticons!"
- BEAST WARRRS!
- For the record, in America all Transformers series have a variation of the original theme. But hey, it's catchy and we love it. It's a good way to get non-fans to leave the room so you can watch in peace.
- "Turkey shout, let me figure it out, in... Tumble Leaf! ... Rumble leaf, tumble leaf, come on, let's play. (In Tumble Leaf...)"
- "When criminals in this world appear / and break the laws that they should fear / the cry goes up both far and near for Underdog!"
- "Whoa-oa-oa, Vampirina!"
- VeggieTales.
- Ditto in the short-lived Netflix spin-off VeggieTales in the House (Later renamed Veggietales In the City).
- If you're missing any other of the people that you know, we’re going to start the show! It’s The VeggieTales Show!
- "Wally Gator is the swinging alligator in the swamp..."
- "Say it, say it / Here the music play it now / Say the word, say the word / Woo-oo-oo-oo! / Wally, Wally, Wallykazam!"
- Everything that's not exposition in the theme tune to Wanda and the Alien is repeating the show's title.
- The theme song for Wander over Yonder has literally nothing but the title for its lyrics aside from wordless scatting. It's still ridiculously catchy, upbeat, and will get stuck in your head.
- Fly by the Wayside, Wayside, Wayside!
- "What you can't explain / Welcome to the Wayne / Welcome to the Wayne!"
- "Where, where, where, where's Wally ..."
- "Where do you go, where do you go? Where's Waldo?"
- Willa... Willa... Willa's Wild Life!
- Whoa-oa-oa-oa, Wild Grinders!
- Gonna go wild, Wild Kratts, gonna go wild, wild, Wild Kratts! (Call the Wild Kratts!) Wild wild Wild Kratts!
- Will and Dewitt's title theme tune is loaded down with Incredibly Lame Puns based on the title characters' names. "You've got the skill, just find the Will & Dewitt!"
- "We are! We are! We are W.I.T.C.H.!"
- In the same fashion as W.I.T.C.H., Winx Club constantly repeats the lines "We are the Winx" and "Come join the club" in its 4Kids dub theme. In the original (Italian) version, it's mostly just the word "Winx" that's repeated and emphasized, especially in the season four theme song.
- "Wonder Pets!! Wonder Pets!! We're on our way! To help a friend, and save the day!" Later installments dropped it and played beautiful instrumental compositions during the opening credits.
- Word up, it's WordGirl! WORD UP! From the planet Lexicon, watch out, villains......HERE SHE COOOOOMMMESS!!!
- Word Party! The party just begun! There's a word for what we're gonna have, and that word is fun!
- "Welcome to the place, where words come alive. Let's build a word WordWorld!"
- "Work it out, work it out, Work It Out Wombats!!"
- The Winx spinoff, World of Winx, has: ''Winx Club! We are the magic sparkles of liiii-iiii-iiiight! We are the Winx Club! We've got the power! We're gonna shiiii-iiii-ine!"
- "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Wubbzy, Wubbzy, wow wow!"
- The Aborted Pilot "Pryde of the X-Men" plays this straight: "X-Men! (X-Men!) Saves the day! (saves the day!) X-Men! (X-Men!) Coming your way!"
- "Who's that kid who can travel through ti-ime? Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum!"
- YEAH, BOYYYY! It's time! For YooHoo & Friends!
- "YooHoo to the Rescue, YooHoo to the Rescue..."
- Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!'s theme song is just the names Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto repeated over and over again.
- "Yogi Bear is smarter than the average bear / Yogi Bear is always in the Ranger's hair..."
- And the first theme from when he was on Huck's show: "Who keeps cool when things are hot? Who does? Yogi Bear!"
- YO! YO! YO! Yo Yogi!!
- "Let me tell you 'bout my friends, they're my best friends, The ZhuZhus..."
- "Zigby, running through the jungle! Uh oh, he's trotting into trouble! Zigby and his friends are here today!"
- "Say hey, say hi, say how do you do, to a fine young zebra by the name of Zou."
- "Way, way out, where the planets do the hula / Spin and shout 'til you find yourself on Zula / Let's take off we're all ready to roll! / It's fun to learn with the Zula Patrol!"