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Classic TV Theme: Perry Mason +Bonus!

The most famous fictional lawyer in America, one of the longest running dramas on network television, Perry, Della, Paul, and Hamilton are (to quote my favorite overused word) iconic. Earl Stanley Gardner's sharp murder mysteries made the transition to tv better than the short series of movies decades earlier, and the casting could not have been more perfect. On top of that is the indelible theme by Fred Steiner, titled 'Park Avenue Beat' (unclear why, since Perry practiced law in L.A., not NYC). It didn't change much over nine seasons, though the arrangements varied, and the visuals would change over the years. Here's a rundown in order of our video presentation: • The original opening with that oddly large typeface. Perry shows his document to the judge, then passes it around to the rest of the cast. • The original closing has an awkward musical edit at the beginning. • A new recording of the music premiered with season two (the quality of the audio on the first was really not up to network standards). The visuals were similar but in later shows the image would freeze on Perry and his document without him showing it to the rest of the cast. (Possibly because William Tallman was on a bit of an unscheduled leave from the production and was not in that episode.) • New recording of the closing theme playing over a pile of law books. • New show open began with Perry and Judge action figures, then dissolved to real life Raymond Burr only to zoom out to a graphic of blind justice. • New credits split in two parts: A (short) and B (long), introduced in season five. • New open with Perry walking into a courtroom, spending a little too long scoping it out before sitting down. • Alternate open with Perry in the courtroom sitting for the whole time. • New credits roll, still in two parts but now: A (long) and B (short), introduced in season six. • Season nine opening has new arrangement; the saxes are more prominent. The visuals are the same. • Season nine credits likewise. Bonus #1: The Perry Mason theme was heard on tv in stereo for the first time with the Perry Mason Returns series of movies. They freshened up the arrangement again, 'they' probably being Dick DeBenedictis (I like the cymbal crash in the opening). Open and close included. Bonus #2: The short-lived 'New Perry Mason' with theme by Earle Hagen, in which a miscast Monte Markham played the great lawyer. He couldn't even walk across a room as well as Raymond Burr did. Credit to the original uploader, YouTuber 'The Rap Sheet'. The verdict is yours!