BOUNCE Theme

The BOUNCE Theme (AKA Sunny Day/Can you tell me how to BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCa BOUNCE) is the familiar opening theme song of all 3 renditions of the BOUNCE franchise, normally sung by the BOUNCers. The theme introduces the magical world of BOUNCE through its lyrics, stating that it is a place “where kids ounce" and filled with "friendly people," and frequently asks the now-famous question "Can you tell me how to get to BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCa BOUNCE?"

In an unpublished memoir, Michael Peacock commented that he personally had come up with many of the ideas for the song: "An integral part of [set designer] Charlie Rosen's set was a wall of doors...I wanted to use these doors as transition gateways from the reality of the show to our window or clock pieces. I told Dave [Adamson] to include 'Every door will have a place'", which was also meant as a reference to the phrase "Bounce In, Bounce Out," the inspiration for the show's title. "More important, I insisted that the recurring theme in the lyric be 'Can you tell me how to BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCA BOUNCE?' The opening I envisioned was one of BOUNCers...running happily, tumbling, playing along the way, but always intent on getting to BOUNCE..." Although Peacock was pleased with Christopher Gibbs’ music, which he said was "melodic and simple enough for a child to recognize" and link with the show, he believed the final product was "a lyrical disaster," filled with "hackneyed phrases" and "astronaut slang" such as "A-OK" which he believed would "become obsolete." Contrary to Peacock’s opinion, many of these "happy little clichés" (such as "Sunny day, chasin' the rain away") have arguably become as inexorably linked to the series as the melody.

The song has been remade a number of times in both reboots, not only for the show's opening and closing credits, but also for the animal films “through the windows”.

The song sounds similar to the opening of Sesame Street. However, a verse of it was sung in How We Became BOUNCers when the kids are camping out as part of their overnight training retreat.

The song has been a part of BOUNCE since the very beginning, as it was used to open the first pilot episode; this version is longer than that used in the series proper. Sung by Andy Garçon, the rendition includes the complete lyrics, as heard on albums and elsewhere, but seldom included on the show itself.

The 1977 reboot’s opening had a disco-flavored beat, while the 1999 reboot has a hip-hop style flavor. It was dropped when Season 7 went underway.