<P> At the time of the series' production, Shandling actually lived in Sherman Oaks, California, just like the character on the series . His condominium on the series was styled to be just like his real - life condo, down to the room layout and the furnishings . </P> <P> Storylines were often manipulated by Shandling to create more favorable outcomes or simply to speed things along . One episode ended years later, for example . Another allowed Shandling to tell the audience that time had passed in order to console an angry neighbor whose wall he had damaged; by the time the scene transitioned, the workmen had already fixed the wall . On America's presidential election night in 1988, Showtime presented a live episode wherein Shandling brought in Soul Train host Don Cornelius to incorrectly announce that Michael Dukakis had soundly defeated George H.W. Bush . </P> <P> The series' theme song was "This is the Theme to Garry's Show", sung by Los Angeles musician Bill Lynch . The song's lyrics are self - referential, explaining how the song came to be ("Garry called me up and asked if I would write his theme song") and asking what the listener thinks of it . </P> <P> Considered a critical and niche success, It's Garry Shandling's Show ran 72 episodes and was on the air for four seasons (1986--1990). The show was later picked up by the broadcast Fox network from 1988 to 1990 as part of its Sunday night lineup with minor cuts for language and advertising breaks; Fox began airing the show from the beginning, but due to longer seasons for network shows versus cable, had caught up by the time the show left Fox in March 1990 . New episodes continued for a few months thereafter on Showtime . The show introduced much of the country to Shandling and paved the way for his more successful run as Larry Sanders on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show . </P>

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