 The theme song was "Soul Man" written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.Aykroyd was closely associated with the song, having released a hit single of it in 1979 with his band The Blues Brothers.Mike Weber (played by Aykroyd) is a widowed Episcopal priest who must deal with his four children, his quirky parishioners in Royal Oak, Michigan, and a wet-behind-the-ears curate who happens to be the nephew of his bishop.