The Mary Tyler Moore Show opening sequence opening sequence, with Alexei Sayle dancing through the streets of London to the theme song 'Life's a Big Banana Sandwich'. In the "Saturdays of Thunder" episode of "The Simpsons" (also produced by "Mary Tyler Moore" creator James L. Brooks), Homer criticizes his sister-in-law Patty's Mary Tyler Moore style hairdo, to which her sister Selma insists he be ignored, retorting, "You can turn the world on with your smile," in reference to the theme song's opening lyric. A 1984 episode of "Saturday Night Live" included a sketch that quoted the theme. Guest-host Ed Asner (who had played Lou Grant on "Mary
The Mary Tyler Moore Show opening sequence of Mary driving towards Minneapolis towards her new home, and walking in her new neighborhood. In the final shot, she gleefully tosses her Tam o' Shanter in the air in the middle of the street; a freeze-frame captures her smiling face and the hat in mid-air. The sequence was created by Reza Badiyi who had also done the opening sequence for "Hawaii Five-O". Badiyi came up with the idea for the final shot, which "Entertainment Weekly" ranked as the second greatest moment in 1970s television. An older woman can be seen in the background, obviously puzzled by the sight of