Mr. Belvedere the Pittsburgh Media Group (PMG), a consortium of public officials and Western Pennsylvania media. Dungan and Stein used it for story ideas during season one after the PMG pitched several studio groups in Los Angeles in January 1985. "People were impressed... the calendar has Pittsburgh scenes for each month. The Bridge of Sighs is February. The PPG Building is March. Three Rivers Stadium gets three months." The show's theme song, "According to Our New Arrival," was performed by ragtime singer Leon Redbone. It was written by Judy Hart-Angelo and Gary Portnoy, who also co-wrote the theme songs to "Cheers" and
Gary Portnoy also wrote (with Hart Angelo) and performed the theme song for NBC's Punky Brewster. In 2003, after a hiatus from the music business during the 1990s, Portnoy released the 12-track album "Keeper", which includes the full-length version of "Where Everybody Knows Your Name". In 2007, he followed with the release of the autobiographical 12-track album, "Destiny", which contains a full-length version of the theme song for "Mr. Belvedere" (whose original version was sung by Leon Redbone). In 2010, Portnoy released the 12-track album, "Songs Along The Way", which includes eleven newly penned compositions as well as the demo version of