This opening to Moonlighting’s fifth season breaks every rule in the TV detective show handbook
Back before he became John McClane, Bruce Willis was the wise-cracking private detective David Addison in Moonlighting – a mixed bag of comedy, drama and a will-they-or-won’t-they chemistry with Cybill Shepherd‘s Maddie Hayes character.
It was a show that marched to its own beat, and nowhere is it more obvious than in this season premiere.
Moonlighting (1985 – 1989)
This is how Bruce Willis, Cybil Shepherd and the rest of The Blue Moon Detective Agency kicked off season 5. This show didn't give a kahoot about the TV rulebook. pic.twitter.com/3G7lm3SUG5— The Sting (@TSting18) July 4, 2023
The song, heavily leaning into Another Op’nin’, Another Show by Cole Porter from the Shakespearian Kiss me, Kate, was executed more like a quirky SNL opener than a detective show, but it somehow summed up everything you need to know about Moonlighting.
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Jesus Broadcasting Christ. https://t.co/bNY5fquJwO
— rufus jones (@rufusjones1) July 5, 2023
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i will subscribe to any platform which brings Moonlighting onto it https://t.co/MHGCm7MzUS
— Toby Earle 🇺🇦 (@TobyonTV) July 5, 2023
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God I loved Moonlighting, it was meta tv before that was a thing https://t.co/L6PqiLaOUU
— Vinyls DJ (@pgofton) July 4, 2023
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😍🤩😍🤩😍
Moonlighting is to blame for my shipping & undying love of musical episodes – thank you! 🥰#OnceMoreWithFeeling https://t.co/NhS9tCGkTD
— BadlyWiredLamp (@badly_wired) July 5, 2023
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Talking about literally breaking the 4th wall or what! #Moonlighting #BruceWillis #CybilShepherd https://t.co/fIXwIyCmis
— Dr. Maria Xanthou FHEA (@MariaGXanthou) July 5, 2023
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The series finale also involved the characters being told the show was canceled, and the sets being taken down mid-scene. It was a wild, wild show. https://t.co/xrqSPhc3Rw
— Geonn Cannon (@GeonnCannon) July 4, 2023
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Would have loved The Wire more if it had done something like this. https://t.co/S3qLHLkc4n
— Mrs Steve O'Brien (@MrsSteveMOBrien) July 5, 2023
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Can you imagine if this was how a season of Doctor Who opened https://t.co/HcmSkwSrtd
— Keir Shiels (@keirshiels) July 4, 2023
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Anyone who says Bruce Willis didn't care about season 5 only needs to look at this. https://t.co/xGSzVBiR69
— Steve Connolly 🎬 (@ConnollyActor) July 5, 2023
You can’t please all of the people all of the time – or some of the people any of the time.
I absolutely hated these two characters more than anything ever on tv when they became centre stage. pic.twitter.com/Ij8xZQwYR2
— Barry Chambers (@chemalino) July 4, 2023
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