fɔːɹ mˈoʊst əv hɪz ʃˈoʊz ɹˈʌn, ɡɹˈɪzɚd jˈuːzd ðɪ ˈeɪvɚɹi pˈæɹɪʃ tˈuːn "ˈæftɚɹ ˈaʊɚz" — pɚfˈɔːɹmd baɪ pˈæɹɪʃ wɪððɪ ɐkˈʌmpɐnˌɪmənt ʌvðɪ ˈɜːskaɪn hˈɔːkɪnz ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə — æz ɐn ˈoʊpənɪŋ θˈiːm.
For most of his show's run, Grizzard used the Avery Parrish tune "After Hours" — performed by Parrish with the accompaniment of the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra — as an opening theme.