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The Broken English Musical Challenge
The TV Theme Song Edition

These days, it's comforting to know that despite all our differences; no matter our religious disagreements, our backgrounds, our thoughts on hot-button political issues, or anything else... we have one thing in common. We can all sing the theme to Gilligan's Island.

So for this month's Broken English Musical Challenge, we're taking some popular TV Theme Songs and running 'em through the translation wringer, where we translate them into, say, Korean, and then back to English, where they don't quite end up the same as when they started. So the lines...

Five passengers set sail that day
For a three hour tour, a three hour tour

End up as...

Five passengers established the sail which day
For a three hours excursion, a three hours excursion.

See if you can figure out these remaining songs. I suggest tuning into Nick at Nite if you need some help.

Here the history
Of a beautiful woman
Which led three very beautiful girls
Who had all of the gold hair
As their nut/mother
Youngest in the bends

Hint: This 70s sitcom later became a movie starring Shelley Long...
The world do not shift
With the beat of a just drum
What could be exact for you
Cannot be exact for certain

Hint: Think two kids getting into a limo
I go down to the park from the active south
To have myself one moment.
The friendly faces everywhere
Humiliate people without temptation.

Hint: It's an animated show...
Then nobody tells you lives the plan is this.
Your work joke, you were break,
You are the DOA of the life of love.
It is as you are always wedged in the second speed
It was not your day, the week, the month, or even of your year.

Hint: This theme song actually hit the Top 40 a few years ago
Why is us always comes here
I to guess we never know
It look like one kind of torment
Must observe this demonstration

Hint: These lyrics were sung by two grumpy old men
They are constant the good and old boy,
Never mean the evil,
To beat all you never saw,
In problem with law since day to be born

Hint: This show inspired the name of a type of women's clothing
How does the sunny day
Sweep clear the cloud
On the way
Where the air is soft
Can you indicate to me how to obtain
How to obtain
With the sesame seed street

Hint: You probably don't need a hint for this kid's show
The love, is exciting and newly mounts.
We are anticipating you.
The love, lives the softest reward.
Lets it flow, it float return you.
The expensive ship
Very quickly does other runs
The expensive ship
Promise something for everybody

Hint: Charo made about 80 guest appearances on this show

See the answers