Bob Newhart: home to funky Emily - VIDEO

Television buffs should know that the catchy theme to the Bob Newhart Show, written by Lorenzo Music, is titled "Home to Emily," but I added that "funky" to the title of this post because what I found on YouTube is not the original theme, but a funk version recorded by the Inner City Jam Band.

The music comes from a YouTube channel belonging to a vinyl collector, and I think it's pretty cool. I kept imagining Bob strutting through Chicago in bellbottom pants and a gigantic afro, and everyone on the series replacing the ubiquitous "hi, Bob" with "hi, Funky Bob." You can skip to about 1:38 to hear the actual song in its entirety, or you can listen to VinylJunkie's introduction and stare at his insane collection of records. Seriously, that's a pretty sweet collection.

Does anyone have a favorite alternative version of a classic TV theme? I know they do this with movie themes a lot, but I don't hear too many TV themes done in different styles. I'd love to hear a country western version of WKRP in Cincinnati.

Wait, no I wouldn't.

Anyway, enjoy the song.