Mind Your Language
An adult English class of national stereotypes, opened by a blackboard that spells the title out in every student's hand.
Mind Your Language kept one opening title sequence, 31 seconds long, across seasons 1–3.
The opening titles
Seasons 1–3
31sRestored fan upload from a classic-television channel.
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1 sequenceAll in the Family
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1 sequenceFawlty Towers
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1 sequenceHappy Days
A fifties jukebox theme that started as a closing song and was promoted to the opening once it became a hit record.
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1 sequenceThree's Company
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- Season 1
1 sequenceThe Love Boat
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- Season 3