 The Billy Vaughn record of "A Swingin' Safari" served as the original theme music to the television game show "The Match Game," from 1962 to 1967.The Kaempfert version is also featured as the main theme in the Swedish game show called "Vi i femman", where two teams of fifth-graders compete against each other.In 1971, the song was used as the theme music to the "Blue Peter" Royal Safari.