One of the ways television offers comfort is in familiarity. Sitcom characters tend to behave in predictable ways, from Kramer on Seinfeld plotting bizarre schemes to Lucy Ricardo on I Love Lucy ...

Before streaming queues and skip buttons, theme songs were an essential part of the TV experience. They didn’t just open a show — they set the tone, told a story, and in many cases, became just as ...

“Where Everybody Knows Your Name” is more a pop hit than it is a TV show theme song. Setting the scene for Cheers, this theme plays less like a trite jingle and more like a viable, radio-friendly song ...

For more than a decade, Ken Jennings has been making even seasoned trivia lovers scratch their heads with his weekly Kennections quiz (appearing right here on Mental Floss). Here's how it works: ...

There is a tendency to not think of theme music as a “real” song. Though they are some of the most intrinsic and enduring pieces of music, they aren’t songs we often listen to outside of the show they ...

One of the ways television offers comfort is in familiarity. Sitcom characters tend to behave in predictable ways, from Kramer on Seinfeld plotting bizarre schemes to Lucy Ricardo on I Love Lucy ...