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kwassa

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50. Happy Trails to you, until we meet again ...
Thu May 5, 2016, 07:22 PM
May 2016

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.

With the big whistle solo in the middle of the song. Sons of the Pioneers sing backup. Fine art.

Best TV intro song ever [View all] Va Lefty May 2016 OP
I thought WKRP had a decent song, well-written lyrics etc. arcane1 May 2016 #1
WKRP was a great show Va Lefty May 2016 #2
+ 1 red dog 1 May 2016 #40
I loved that show! Unfortunately nobody else in mackerel May 2016 #56
The closing song was better KamaAina May 2016 #3
That was a very good opening theme red dog 1 May 2016 #41
Hill Street Blues n/t sarge43 May 2016 #4
Seconded. n/t malthaussen May 2016 #8
Thirds Sherman A1 May 2016 #59
Yes. Blue_In_AK May 2016 #67
Peter Gunn rug May 2016 #5
So many good ones. I liked the Miami Vice theme. DawgHouse May 2016 #6
Good Call Va Lefty May 2016 #7
Barney Miller kentauros May 2016 #9
Loved that show-- one of my all-time favourites!! n/t ailsagirl May 2016 #86
The Prisoner Doc_Technical May 2016 #10
COOL MUSIC AND PROGRAM. I WAS A TEEN AND DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS ABOUT trueblue2007 May 2016 #37
Not just the best music, the best opening sequence period. Codeine May 2016 #94
I win. Though Peter Gunn is pretty slick dinkytron May 2016 #11
Taxi Ron Obvious May 2016 #12
+1. Also Barnaby Jones, written by Jerry Goldsmith: closeupready May 2016 #71
Best part of the show with skyline... CanSocDem May 2016 #13
Peter Gunn #1 - Route 66 runner up LiberalElite May 2016 #14
Yes, those two, "Perry Mason," and "The Rockford Files" Lydia Leftcoast May 2016 #23
Ill say Freaks& Geeks - not just the song, but the whole intro sequence - audio and visual - saw Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2016 #15
"not on My Time" Billy Joel for Bosom Buddies rurallib May 2016 #16
Although I LOVE that Soprano's song OriginalGeek May 2016 #17
with you 100 percent on tank! fizzgig May 2016 #28
CSI Miami: The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" ailsagirl May 2016 #18
Cheers but not the intro. Mendocino May 2016 #19
Bonanza's opening theme wasn't bad. But I never understood why the map always burst into flame. Special Prosciuto May 2016 #20
They used to have a branding iron with the Chevy logo touch it and that started the fire. Gidney N Cloyd May 2016 #44
I voted for Mission Impossible, but I also love... cyberswede May 2016 #21
Two great ones off the top of my head blogslut May 2016 #22
Futurama's theme is great. progressoid May 2016 #31
The theme to Gary Shandling's Show mulsh May 2016 #24
I couldn't pick just one! Cursive May 2016 #25
My choice pressbox69 May 2016 #26
The Sweeney Ron Obvious May 2016 #27
"Without Us" -- Family Ties LuckyLib May 2016 #29
6 Feet Under. progressoid May 2016 #30
And a new one. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (They alive dammit!) progressoid May 2016 #89
Charles in Charge. Game over. Tommy_Carcetti May 2016 #32
Also starring Bibleman! Orrex May 2016 #33
You're awful! I can't stop laughing! n/t Iris May 2016 #83
How about The Rockford Files? Orrex May 2016 #34
That was a very spooky intro song. Dr. Strange May 2016 #35
Bask in its 80s TV synth-iness! Feel its oft-sampled bass line! Knight Rider aidbo May 2016 #36
My mother used to get up and air surf to Hawaii 5-0 TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #38
Brilliant opening credits to a brilliant show MowCowWhoHow III May 2016 #39
Secret Agent Man. kairos12 May 2016 #42
Yes! Boomerproud May 2016 #48
Agreed! snot May 2016 #99
I, too, loved the Sanford & Son theme song red dog 1 May 2016 #43
Flintstones Gidney N Cloyd May 2016 #45
"Temporary layoffs." Iggo May 2016 #46
Bonanza JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #47
No one thought of the Road Runner theme meow2u3 May 2016 #49
Happy Trails to you, until we meet again ... kwassa May 2016 #50
Get Smart unapatriciated May 2016 #51
"Seattle" (Here Come The Brides) CharlotteVale May 2016 #52
Pink Panther cartoon IcyPeas May 2016 #53
True Blood IcyPeas May 2016 #54
Carnivale.... IcyPeas May 2016 #55
The Monkees theme! GReedDiamond May 2016 #57
Great show. It's on Sunday afternoons. mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 #74
"It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" DianaForRussFeingold May 2016 #58
Then Came Bronson - Long Lonesome Highway Special Prosciuto May 2016 #60
The Late Show (1951) Special Prosciuto May 2016 #61
Pee Wee’s Playhouse - Cyndi Lauper Special Prosciuto May 2016 #62
Or the very beginning intro to the show, that sounds kind of tropical. snot May 2016 #100
The Big Bang Theory GoCubsGo May 2016 #63
Captain Kangaroo (1954) Special Prosciuto May 2016 #64
Maybe not the best ever, but really interesting... Tikki May 2016 #65
Other: Silverhawks Reter May 2016 #66
Jonny Quest (original) kentauros May 2016 #68
I liked the theme from "Dallas" - it set the mood for the show perfectly Glorfindel May 2016 #69
From the French TV show "Les témoins" (Witnesses) Tikki May 2016 #70
It's already been said, but "Peter Gunn." mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 #72
Mission Impossible Beethoven1111 May 2016 #73
The Night Stalker. johnp3907 May 2016 #75
3-2-1 Contact XemaSab May 2016 #76
Hill Street Blues, Frasier, M.A.S.H. Duppers May 2016 #77
Star Trek jpak May 2016 #78
+1 Fla Dem May 2016 #79
Mary Tyler Moore "Love is All Aound" Fla Dem May 2016 #80
Love Joan Jett's version Va Lefty May 2016 #91
What, no love for "Green Hornet"? sl8 May 2016 #81
Firefly IrishEyes May 2016 #82
Taxi Iris May 2016 #84
MIAMI VICE! yuiyoshida May 2016 #85
Hands down MASH for me GOPblows431 May 2016 #87
Show Vikings - Artist Fever Ray, Song "If I had a Heart" dilby May 2016 #88
Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" theme. Miles Archer May 2016 #90
Heeerrrreeeee's Johnny! 47of74 May 2016 #93
Star Trek 47of74 May 2016 #92
Andy Griffith, only because my dog sang to it. trof May 2016 #95
Doctor Who themes, analog audio and video magic! hunter May 2016 #96
Gilligan's Island! lastlib May 2016 #97
I like The Wired a lot; also Perry Mason and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. snot May 2016 #98
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