Which TV show had the funkiest theme song?

[NightTrain]

ON EDIT: Added "Barney Miller."

[DemoTex]

1. The Andy Griffith Show

Whistling was funky.

[NightTrain]

3. I'll assume you're joking

"Andy Griffith" was one of the whitest TV shows ever; and the theme song reflected that, baby!

[DemoTex]

7. I don't joke about things I really like.

And I'll line up a list of Afro-American musicians that I love and their works I love. But I do love the theme song to the lily-white Andy Griffith Show. Thanks for pointing out the lily-whiteness. It was such a damn good show, I never noticed that.

Now, ask me about other funny shows. Sanford & Son gets my vote, any day of the week. Does that make me a racist? To laugh at Red Foxx's hilarious situations? LaMount's? Aunt Ester's?

I'll agree that TV's Amos & Andy was egregious. There were a few others too. However, I tuned out.

[UrbScotty]

14. Well, I wouldn't say 'funky'...

...but it's still cool!

[hippiechick]

2. The Munsters !!

.. the 'alternative' version that came in the second or third season ...


:hippie:

[nosmokes]

4. great bass line

for the barney miller theme. not exactly p-funk, but it had some moves.

[markus]

5. Night Court

Ok, so they stole Barney Miller's theme. Which just goes to show you how good it is. It remains the best.

[mac56]

20. "Night Court" didn't just steal "Barney Miller"s theme song.

They stole the entire damn premise of the show. Same producers, IIRC.

[Interrobang]

6. SCTV...

Not necessarily in the "soul" sense of "funky," but definitely a theme song I wish I'd written. :)

[elperromagico]

8. *Hums the "What's Happenin" theme*

Oh, Rerun, you were the original King of Comedy.

[The Magistrate]

9. Peter Gunn

[mac56]

22. Second on "Peter Gunn", sir!

Honorable mention to "Simon & Simon".

[terrya]

10. The theme from "Maude" was funky, baby! eom

[Kamika]

11. man.. SHAFT

thats the funkiest

[jonnyblitz]

12. Melrose Place

(kidding) :crazy:

[WoodrowFan]

13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer! (NT)

[Bridget Burke]

15. Secret Agent, Man!

They've given you a number and taken away your name.

(Johnny Rivers was born John Ramistella--in New Orleans, Lousiana.)

[KensPen]

16. Alice....

That Linda Lavin knew how to set a mood.

[the_boxer_]

17. Dude! Hawaii 5-0

How could you leave that off!

[jimbo fett]

19. Definitely Hawaii 5-0

This song was so cool. And Jan Hammer definitely "mimicked" it when creating the theme for Miami Vice. In fact, the whole intro of Miami Vice was just an updated version of Hawaii 5-0.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

18. Other - the "Jackson 5" cartoon circa 1972 (ABC)

I was 6 and I LOVED the music in that show, not only the intro. It was the first time in my life I liked "grown-up" music.

http://www.lyricsdomain.com/10/jackson_5/abc.html

[AngryAmish]

21. Rockford

Maybe not funky, but a great song.