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 Minneapolis" sequence was dropped, and the theme then featured brief shots of Mary, mostly engaging in everyday activities around Minneapolis as well as interacting with the newsroom staff. In a brief sequence set in the newsroom, Mary hugged Lou, Murray and Ted, accidentally crushing Ted's fedora in the process, before straightening it out. This was a scene from the end of the Season 1 episode "Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid", although the producers eventually re-shot this sequence for use in the opening credits from Season 4 onward. Also seen during Season 2 and Season 3 were shots featuring Mary and