I Love Basil Brush… But The Theme Song Was Mid (I’m Sorry)

This may be the most controversial thing I’ve ever written.

I love Basil Brush.

I grew up watching him.

I’ve met him.

I’ve probably spent more time thinking about Basil Brush than most people spend thinking about actual human beings.

But.

The theme song?

It could have been better.

Before the angry comments arrive, let me explain.

Some childhood shows had iconic theme tunes. The kind that immediately transported you back to sitting in front of the TV after school with a snack and absolutely no responsibilities.

You hear a few notes and suddenly you’re eight years old again.

The Basil Brush theme song, however, was essentially:

“Na na na na na.”

Followed by:

“BOOM BOOM!”

Then more:

“Na na na na na.”

And honestly?

That’s basically the entire song.

Now, don’t get me wrong.

The fact I can still remember it twenty years later suggests it did something right.

But compared to some of the absolute bangers from the same era, it wasn’t exactly giving chart-topper.

It wasn’t giving emotional storytelling.

It wasn’t giving lyrical complexity.

It was giving:

“Here’s a fox. Let’s get on with the show.”

Which, to be fair, is a very Basil Brush attitude.

I suspect if Basil were reading this, he’d say:

“Why waste time writing lyrics when you can spend more time looking at me?”

And annoyingly, he’d have a point.

Because the truth is that Basil himself was the theme tune.

The laugh.

The jokes.

The chaos.

The catchphrases.

The ridiculous confidence.

The song didn’t need to do much because Basil did all the heavy lifting.

Still, I can’t help wondering what could have been.

Imagine if someone had given him a proper pop anthem.

A full-blown early-2000s masterpiece.

Something worthy of the legend himself.

Instead we got:

“Na na na.”

“BOOM BOOM.”

Roll credits.

And somehow?

It worked.

Which is either proof that the theme song was secretly genius…

Or proof that Basil Brush was simply too powerful to fail.

BOOM BOOM.