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TOP 10 TUESDAY: Top 10 TV Musical Performances

Tuesdays are Top 10 Tuesdays where I count down a topic in the TV realm. This week is Top 10 TV Musical Performances!

Close Calls
"I Am a Fine Musician" - The Dick Van Dyke Show
"Steam Heat" - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
"Time to Change" - The Brady Bunch

10. "Night After Night" - Laverne & Shirley
Lenny & Squiggy are not great performers (of course) but this is a pretty funny performance on Laverne & Shirley where David L. Lander and Michael McKean just go for it. I also enjoy Squiggy's introduction that the song is about "two nights in a row."

9. "Lazy Scranton" - The Office
The Office always did a great job with pop culture parodies and one of their most elaborate was the "Lazy Scranton" video that parodied Saturday Night Live's "Lazy Sunday." It was obvious the cast had a great time doing it and pretty fun to watch.

8. "Do the Fonzie" - Happy Days
This is so, so cheesy but just fun and I have great memories of loving this as a kid. It's insanely catchy and really a fun time especially when the ultra cool Fonzie joins in on the dance. Looking back at it now I recognize how silly it is but that doesn't take away from the fun of it.

7. "One Less Angel" - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Some of the most stunning scenes in the third season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel where the ones where Shy Baldwin (Leroy McClain) was performing. His "One Less Angel" is a fictional hit that really could have been a huge hit in the 1960s, it's a great song.

6. "I Love Lucy" - I Love Lucy
The first of three songs from I Love Lucy on the list, Ricky sang the title song to her for her birthday. It was the first time we heard lyrics to the iconic theme song and it came at a great moment after Lucy was convinced no one remembered her birthday.

5. "Blow You a Kiss in the Wind" - Bewitched
"Blow You a Kiss in the Wind" was part of one of the weirdest and grooviest episodes of Bewitched and that's what made it such an interesting moment. Elizabeth Montgomery really lets loose as Serena singing an infectious tune. 

4. "Carolina in the Morning" - I Love Lucy
This performance is one of the great examples of how great Vivian Vance and William Frawley are. We all know the stories about how they didn't like each other but they are the ultimate professionals with this very endearing performance.

3. "Sunshine Day" - The Brady Bunch
The Brady Kids perform this song as an audition for a TV show and then perform a much more inferior song on the actual competition as the Silver Platters. What a mistake. This song is so cheesy (especially Bobby's part) but it's still a great tune.

2. "I Have Everything But You" - The Dick Van Dyke Show
I'm not actually sure this is the title of the song and couldn't find confirmation anywhere but it is my favorite Rob & Laura performance of many on The Dick Van Dyke Show. The dancing is fantastic and the chemistry is palpable, even in Santa suits.

1. "We're Having A Baby" - I Love Lucy
The story behind this performance is well known. Lucy was supposed to laugh at the end of the song but she and Desi Arnaz were so caught up in the emotion that it brought tears to the eyes of the real life expecting couple. They did another take as originally intended but the very sweet original take is the one they obviously went with.

Tomorrow: A One Season Wonder look at The Betty White Show!
Next Tuesday: Top 10 TV Trips!
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