At first I thought this opening was not as good as the opening from the next year (this year's music kind of heavy on the tuba, although this opening is the one I remember watching as a kid). But then I read a couple of interviews: This opening was intentionally trying to mimic the opening of "The Donna Reed Show," in which the mother character dispensed goodbye-kisses and lunches to her family as they departed for the day! Given THAT background info, I like this visual intro a lot better! (Though I still like the '66 music better.)
I'm pretty sure that Fred Gwynne, "serious" actor that he thought he was and official star of the show, protested the fact that Yvonne DeCarlo was featured in the opening theme (despite the fact that DeCarlo's acting pedigree was far more illustrious than Gwynne's).
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