It’s a miracle!
Jeff Richmond takes us inside penning the Netflix comedy’s delightful opening ditty.
They alive, damnit!

Mike Britt in the ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ opening sequence.Netflix
Or where did that idea come from and why was it the right fit?
OrFresh Prince of Bel-Air?
We’d watch them in the office every time the Gregorys put a new one out.

Ellie Kemper in the ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ opening sequence.Netflix
I kept grabbing on to certain lines that felt like they could be thematic.
We wanted it to live as an anthem a song of empowerment, but with some humor.
Were the Gregory Brothers excited to be involved?
What did they add you didn’t think you could do without?
It’s harder than you think!
Was Mike Britt always who you wanted to be the neighbor?
How much extra footage do you have of him?
Did he always say the lines in that way?
Or are there different versions, inflections?
Why did you want to include the female back-up singers and the clapping?
What did that add?
How often do people quote it to you/sing it at you now?
I hear it all the time.
Still to this day.
Even more than"Werewolf Bar Mitzvah."
What’s the best compliment or something you hear most frequently about it?
Two things, actually.