Marvel’s WandaVision is inspired by many TV classics that came before it, like I Love Lucy, Bewitched, The Brady Bunch, Growing Pains, Family Ties, Malcolm in the Middle, and Modern Family. While many of those shows had an iconic opening theme that began each episode, WandaVision takes it a step further. Almost every episode features a new opening theme and distinct style, and we thought we’d gather the lyrics and offer some thoughts on what they could mean all in one place.
As of this writing, all nine episodes of WandaVision are available on Disney+. As each episode aired, we updated this article with the lyrics and possible meaning of what these intros could have been trying to tell us.
Beware of some spoilers below!
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WandaVision: Episode 9 – An Epic Series Finale With No Opening Credits
Episode 9 of WandaVision, “The Series Finale,” had no opening title sequence at all, but it did feature both a mid-credits and post-credits scene.
WandaVision: Episode 8 – Big Reveals (But No Opening Credits)
Episode 8 of WandaVision, “Previously On,” actually doesn’t have an opening title sequence at all, let alone a retro sitcom one. But it does have a mid-credits scene that reveals a major new character…
What Sitcom Is WandaVision Episode 7 Based On?
WandaVision has officially entered the 2000s, and this week’s episode and its intro take clear inspiration from shows like Modern Family, The Office, and Happy Endings. Fun Fact: Avengers: Endgame directors the Russo brothers worked on Happy Endings!
While there were no lyrics featured in the intro to this episode, we were treated to a special ending theme song that not only had words, but also helped deliver the big twist in Episode 7.
The whole song, which itself is an homage to shows like The Addams Family and The Munsters, helped re-contextualize all the goings-on in Westview and revealed that it was… Agatha All Along who’s been behind things. (Or at least, that’s what the show wants us to think for now.)
Who’s been messing up everything?
It’s been Agatha all along
Who’s been pulling every evil string?
It’s been Agatha all along
She’s insidious (Ha-ha!)
So perfidious
That you haven’t even noticed
And the pity it (the pity is)
Pity, pity, pity, pity
It’s too late to fix anything
Now that everything has gone wrong
Thanks to Agatha (Ha!)
Naughty Agatha
It’s been Agatha all along
“And I killed Sparky, too!”
Oh, and make sure you watch the credits, as there is a mid-credits scene you won’t want to miss!
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What Sitcom Is WandaVision Episode 6 Based On?
This week’s WandaVision was an homage to the ’90s, and the intro celebrated that by recreating the look and feel of the opening to Malcolm in the Middle, the single-camera sitcom about a zany family that starred Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, and Bryan Cranston.
The lyrics of the intro are very much in sync with specific characters, all beginning with Wanda. “Don’t try to fight the chaos” and “don’t question what you’ve done” appear to be a hint at Wanda losing control of what’s happening in WandaVision, while also showing she does not want to give it up or question what exactly she is doing to the people in Westview.
When we switch to Vision, the lyrics start talking about how “some days, it’s all confusion,” but then question whether “it’s all illusion” and if he should just “sit back, enjoy the show.” Vision clearly knows something is up in Westview, despite Wanda attempting to reassure him that everything is perfect.
Agnes makes an appearance in the intro alongside the words “let’s keep it going,” possibly teasing that she may be part of what’s happening in The Hex.
The theme song ends with “Let’s keep it going, though there may be no way of knowing, who’s coming by to play.” As these words are sung, Pietro Maximoff, who is played by “himself,” is the focus. This could further the theory that this version of Pietro was not created/brought to Westview by Wanda, but something else entirely.
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Don’t try to fight the chaos
Don’t question what you’ve done
The game can try to play us
Don’t let it stop the fun
Some days, it’s all confusion
Easy come and easy go
But if it’s all illusion
Sit back, enjoy the show
Let’s keep it going
Let’s keep it going
Through each distorted day
Let’s keep it going
Though there may be no way of knowing
Who’s coming by to play
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WandaVision: Episode 5 – The Growing Pains of Family Ties
This week took WandaVision’s in-universe sitcom to the ’80s, and the intro is a clear homage to both the in-progress painting style look of the Family Ties intro and the photos of the main cast growing up in Growing Pains intro. The lyrics to the song playing over the intro are very much a metaphor of this world Wanda has seemingly created in Westview. From “we’re making it up as we go along” to “forces may try to pull us apart,” the lyrics tell the story of this world Wanda has made and how those on the outside, mainly S.W.O.R.D., are trying to stop it.
The line “when push comes to shove, we’re making it up” is also another nod to Wanda’s firm grip on Westview and how, no matter what S.W.O.R.D. tries to do or how close Vision comes to figuring out the truth, she will continue making up this sitcom reality and pretending like everything is perfectly normal.
You wander the world with a vision of what life could be
But then the years come and teach you to just wait and see
Forces may try to pull us apart
But nothing can phase me if you’re in my heart
Crossing our fingers, singing a song
We’re making it up as we go along
Through the highs and lows
We’ll be right, we’ll be wrong
We’re making it up as we go along
And there will be days
We won’t know which way to go
But we’ll take it higher
You’re all I desire
When the going gets tough
When push comes to shove
We’re making it up
‘Cause we got love
We got love
We got love
We got love
Baby, we got…
WandaVision
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WandaVision: Episode 4 – No Intro!
There was no proper intro this week, as the show left Wanda’s sitcom world to explore what’s going on outside “the Hex.” Instead, check out our review!
WandaVision: Episode 3 – We’ve Got Something Cooking
WandaVision’s third episode takes us to its version of the ’70s, and the intro, which is inspired by classics like The Brady Bunch, helps bring viewers into this time period wonderfully. Everything from Vision building a swing set to Wanda and Vision shopping for a crib and giraffe toy hint at the main focus of this episode – the birth of their twins. We also get a glimpse of the residents of Westview.
As for the lyrics, they also hint at the arrival of both Tommy and Billy with words like “We’ve got something cooking!” The “some sudden surprises, come in all shapes and sizes” line also tease that this pregnancy will be anything but ordinary.
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We got something cooking
And it’s looking good
We’ve got something cooking
And who knew we could
All great expectations
Lead to complications
But it’s groovy and fun
It’s me and it’s you
Together, one plus one
Is more than two
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Some sudden surprises
Come in all shapes and sizes
But it’s rainbows and sun
It’s you and it’s me
Together, one plus one is family
WandaVision: Episode 2 – Wanda and Vision are Bewitched
While the second episode’s intro may not feature any other lyrics besides “WandaVision!” the intro is PACKED with Easter Eggs and references.
While the whole style is very reminiscent of the classic TV show Bewitched, this opening number features possible references to classic Marvel characters like Agatha Harkness and Grim Reaper. There may even be a nod to the Infinity Stones in there as well.
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WandaVision: Episode 1 – The Newlyweds
The intro to WandaVision’s first episode sees Wanda and Vision arriving in Westview in wedding attire. It has a very classic TV feel with a theme song that could have been pulled right out of the 1950s.
As for the lyrics, they don’t reveal too much, but they do mention that Wanda and Vision are a newlywed couple who just moved to town to leave the big city behind for a much quieter life.
The full lyrics are as follows:
Oh, a newlywed couple just moved to town
A regular husband and wife
Who left the big city to find a quiet life
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She’s a magical gal in a small-town locale
He’s a hubby who’s part machine
How will this duo fit in and fulfill all?
By sharing a love like you’ve never seen
WandaVision!
For more on WandaVision, be sure to check out our explainer on the show and the comics that could inspire it, how WandaVision fits into the MCU timeline, and when each episode of WandaVision airs on Disney+.
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Source: IGN.com Every WandaVision Theme Song's Lyrics