4 ▁went ▁through ▁several ▁different ▁opening ▁and ▁closing ▁title ▁segments ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁One ▁such ▁set , ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁has ▁shown ▁up ▁online . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁produced ▁by ▁an ▁animation ▁studio ▁that ▁had ▁done ▁b ump ers ▁for ▁W N BC - TV ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁opening ▁theme , ▁" Sil hou ette ▁of ▁a ▁Dream ," ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁Stan ▁Z ab ka , ▁a ▁former ▁associate ▁director ▁of ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show ▁St arring ▁Johnny ▁Car son , ▁and ▁the ▁closing ▁theme ▁was ▁an ▁easy ▁listening ▁version ▁of ▁" P et ite ▁Fle ur ▁( L ittle ▁F lower ). " ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁Up ▁to ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Movie ▁ 4 ▁had ▁largely ▁played ▁second ▁fiddle ▁to ▁W C BS ' s ▁The ▁Early ▁Show . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁space ▁of ▁two ▁months ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁came ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁ 4 : 3 0 ▁Movie ▁on ▁W ABC - TV ▁in ▁January , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁week day ▁air ings ▁of ▁The ▁Early ▁Show ▁on ▁W C BS - TV ▁and ▁its ▁replacement ▁with ▁The ▁Mike ▁Douglas ▁Show ▁in ▁March . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁series ▁had ▁some ▁up - and - down ▁moments ▁afterwards , ▁these ▁moves ▁eventually ▁cons igned ▁Movie ▁ 4 ▁to ▁also -