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43. I, too, loved the Sanford & Son theme song

Thu May 5, 2016, 01:53 PM

May 2016

as well as the "Sesame Street" theme song

But, IMO, the best TV Intro song ever was for the short-lived sitcom
"Get a Life" (1990-1992) which starred Chris Elliott, (who played a 30-year-old paper boy living in his parents' garage), with Bob Elliott, his real-life Dad, playing his Dad on the show.

The song was "Stand" by R.E.M.

I also loved the theme song for "77 Sunset Strip"

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6 Feet Under. progressoid May 2016 #30

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