"The Lineman," originally titled "Man, Go Man," is an instrumental composed by Ralph Dollimore. The best-known version of the song is a cover version that was produced by

Sam Spence Samuel Lloyd Spence (March 29, 1927February 6, 2016) was an American soundtrack composer best known for his work with NFL Films. His music has also been in the EA Sports '' Madden NFL'' football video games and many football-related commercials. ...

, which has been featured in many

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highlights videos and documentaries. This song is also predominant in

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are a duo of fictional characters in the American animated television series, ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. They were respectively voiced by guest stars Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway, who both previously starred in the ...

episodes of ''

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'', usually playing in the title cards. The song was also played in ''

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'' episode "

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". It has also been played in an advertisement for the PlayStation JAMPACK demo discs. Recently, this song has been played in a trailer for the

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...

show ''

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''. This song is also the main theme for the trailer of the DS game '' Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force''. This song was also featured in the Sam Spence album '' Power and Glory: The Original Music & Voice of NFL Films''. The song was briefly heard in the official trailer for ''

Hamster & Gretel ''Hamster & Gretel'' is an American animated television series created by Dan Povenmire that premiered on Disney Channel on August 12, 2022. Plot A 16-year-old boy named Kevin must work with his sister Gretel when she and her pet hamster are giv ...

''.

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