By Vivian Kane | Lists | October 11, 2015 |
By Vivian Kane | Lists | October 11, 2015 |
During the last episode of You’re the Worst, Jimmy threw some mild criticism at Gretchen for putting in the bare minimum in her girlfriending, to which she responded with this typically Gretchen-esque life advice:
“Work smart, not hard, Jimmy.” - Gretchen #YouretheWorst pic.twitter.com/6F53lcadJM
— You're The Worst (@YTWFXX) October 1, 2015
For a show that’s riddled with life advice (some great, some more questionable), this is a pretty good one. And a tip that the show itself follows. Take the theme song, for instance. Five little words (“I’m gonna leave you anyway”), and it’s a quick, kicky tune introducing us to a relationship that’s expecting to fail. That’s a pretty great summation of the show itself.
Cheers, The Brady Bunch, The Addams Family… there are tons of impressive, iconic theme songs that tell a whole story. But here are eight others that work smart and set up the tone and themes of their shows with as few words as possible.
The Simpsons
Mr. Sunshine
Two and a Half Men
Selfie
Lost
Scrubs
Playing House
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