Classic TV Theme: The Doris Day Show

Poor Doris got roped into doing a tv show she didn't even know about. Her husband/manager had squandered her savings and left her in debt, locking her into a five-year contract to do a sitcom. Being a trooper, she was determined to not just get herself out of debt but to fulfill all five years of the contract.

The show was notorious for all the format changes. Cast members came and went. Season four eliminated her children, their grandfather, and even her dog, without explanation. Doris was now a single woman looking for love. One constant was the theme: 'Que Sera Sera; by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, from Hitchcock's 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'...one of her finest big screen roles. The arrangements varied from year to year, and the visuals were constantly refreshed to reflect the changes in the show's cast and premise. Season five was the first time the opening titles weren't changed from the year before, only to suddenly change 2/3 of the way through the season to incorporate an even longer stretch of Doris modeling fashions (a peculiar thing to emphasize given that her on-screen job was magazine writer). Enjoy all five sets of opening titles (and a few closing credits as well). It's a trip into the past, since the future's not ours to see.