Favorite Television Theme Songs

[ChoralScholar]

I've been watching Nick-at-Nite's marathon of first episodes, and wondered what everyones favorite theme songs were. Not necessarily sitcoms, but let's limit it to television shows this round(no movies).

Mine:

1.)Good Times
2.)Family Ties
3.)WKRP in Cincinatti

[FDRrocks]

1. Fraggle Rock

Duck Tales...

Yes I am nostalgic for my childhood :)

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. Hawaii 5O

[killerchicken97]

3. Favorite all time

Sanford and Son

[EX-CONservative]

21. Mine too...

Followed by Mission: Impossible.

[ChoralScholar]

5. Hey now thats a good one...

It brings back memories of my childhood.

[killerchicken97]

8. I love the beat

Just thnking of the bass in the song and Redd holding his heart makes me smile.

[Systematic Chaos]

4. Some I can think of off the top of my head

include "The Simpsons", "Animaniacs", and "The Rockford Files".

On edit: I agree with the above post about "Sanford and Son" and I gotta add "The Greatest American Hero" as well.

[FDRrocks]

6. Do you happen to remember the world countries song

from Animaniacs. Wacko sang a rather catchy song including the name of every country on earth, if I remember. Good stuff :)

[ChoralScholar]

9. I do remember...

I have it on MP3 as a matter of fact if you'd like.

[FDRrocks]

12. haha I could acquire it myself, but could you tell me the name

to aid my search?

[ChoralScholar]

13. on my machine, it's named "Countries of the World" EOM

[Pobeka]

22. Mike Post wrote many of those songs

Rockford Files
Greatest American Hero
Hill Street Blues
Magnum, P.I
L.A. Law
NYPD Blue
etc., etc.

Very prolific and talented man, in my opinion.

[terrya]

38. I loved the theme to L.A. Law. I wish there was a CD compiliation...

If PERFECTLY fit the mood of the show...smart, kind of sexy. Particularly the sax at the beginning of the tune.

"L.A. Law" was a favorite show of mine. And the opening theme song was one reason why.

I wish there was a CD compilation of Mike Post's music. I'd buy it in a second.

[jimbo fett]

49. There is a compilation. It's called "Inventions from the Blue Line."

It's available on Amazon.

[RushIsRot]

7. I really liked and identified with...

the theme to Newhart. I moved into that area around the time it was popular.

[kanrok]

10. It's a freakin' tie

"Green Acres" v. "Beverly Hillbillies" Oh, shoot! what about "Gilligan's Island?"

[BeatleBoot]

11. Hogan's Heroes

[Rowdyboy]

14. The theme from "Mad About You"

theme from the "Wonder Years"
theme from the "Addams Family"
theme from "Clueless"

[FDRrocks]

15. Oh double the Wonder Years...

Joe Cocker, if I'm not mistaken?

The theme from Clueless is evil! :)

[arwalden]

41. Mike And I Always Believed That "Mad About You" Was

actually about US... only with straight people. We definitely enjoyed the show and the LONGER version of the theme song.

-- Allen

[Deja Q]

16. All in the Family, Three's Company, Doctor Who...

The third has no lyrics, fortunately... :D

[Jim Sagle]

17. 1) Twilight Zone (first year ONLY).

Others:

The Invaders
The Untouchables
Harry O
Peter Gunn
Target: The Corruptors
Rat Patrol
Starsky & Hutch (first year ONLY)

[GOPisEvil]

18. Barney Miller (nt)

[phaseolus]

19. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Sounds kinda like one of the good moments from Wagner opera...

[arwalden]

20. Bewitched, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, Phyllis, The Nanny

[kodi]

23. bonanza... makes me want to get on a horse and ride

of course, my fall back is F Troop.

to this day i wonder if my leather fetish started with wrangler jane.

[Deesh]

24. My favorite was --

--the theme from "St. Elsewhere."

[soothsayer]

25. don't forget the theme from The Avengers

the seasons with Mrs. Peel, in particular

[-..__...]

26. 60 Minutes

:)

[terrya]

39. LOL! It has a good beat, but can you dance to it?? :-) eom

[Bertha Venation]

27. several lifelong favorites

Mary Tyler Moore Show
Laverne & Shirley (childhood memories)
All in the Family
Welcome Back, Kotter
The Partridge Family (played that at my eldest sister's 40th BD party)

...(there are more... searching memory)

more recent favorites:
NYPD Blue
Crossing Jordan -- both themes (and that show is coming back!)
the Randy Newman song on "Monk"

the best theme music on TV right now is on "The West Wing."

[Cocoa]

28. The incredible hulk

I liked how they played the theme throughout the show, I think that's kind of unusual.

I also liked the theme from Courtship of Eddie's Father.

[elperromagico]

29. Sanford and Son, Bewitched, Rockford Files,

The Simpsons, Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, I Love Lucy, et cetera ad infinitum.

[ironflange]

30. So many, so many, here's my top 10

(in no particular order)

Gilligan's Island
All in the Family
Newhart
Twin Peaks
The A-Team (hate the show, but it's a great tune)
Maude
M*A*S*H
Kotter
Avengers
60 Minutes

[Cat Atomic]

31. SWAT

[mykpart]

32. Can't believe nobody has mentioned

the theme from "Bosom Buddies."

I don't care what you say any more, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life and leave me alone.

I love that song. Second would be Peter Gunn. One I hated, though I loved the show, was the rap theme from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

[elperromagico]

Well, that's a Billy Joel song, isn't it?

I think he released it as a single long before Bosom Buddies came out. The version on the TV show isn't him, obviously.

[101 Proof]

35. Hey! Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's theme was like one of the greatest!

eom.

[cjm2222]

33. Baretta

Even though I was but a wee child when this was one--I always enjoyed the theme. Best. TV. Theme. Song. Ever. IMHO.

[101 Proof]

34. My favorite (and only favorite):

the theme from the show Angel.

[populistmom]

36. The Love Boat (how cheesy is that?)

I remember watching this when I was 7 or 8 years old and now I wonder what my parents were smoking to let me watch a show where the basis of the relationships formed were one night stands on a cruise ship?! The guest stars were awesome though. So many the golden age classic movie stars. That alone, was the best part of the show.

[Whitacre D_WI]

37. No love for the Munsters?

Mmmm... muenster.

[murielm99]

40. Car 54, Where are You?

I love that song! Still know all the words.

Also,

All in the family
The Brady Bunch

[blondeatlast]

42. WKRP in Cincinnati, Addams Family, Dick Van Dyke Show.

[rjbcar27]

43. Dukes of Hazzard!

Waylon Jennings. Hell yeah!

[Buns_of_Fire]

44. Super Chicken! (Does that count?)

Fred, if you're afraid you'll have to overlook it... :evilgrin:

[beawr]

45. Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Simpsons, Family Guy

Dead Like Me
Gilligan's Island
Hogan's Heroes
Taxi

[MotorCityMan]

48. Six Feet Under

The theme fits the show perfectly.

Also like themes for;

Queer as Folk
American Dreams
Hawaii 5 0
The Jeffersons
Sex and the City
Mary Tyler Moore
Phyllis

[jimbo fett]

46. Any theme from Mike Post: Law & Order, Rockford Files, Hillstreet Blues

He's great.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

47. The original Perry Mason theme!

Are you people that out of touch with your television heritage? :-)

In general, I go for the instrumentals: Perry Mason, Hill Street Blues, Hawaii 5-0, The Rockford Files, St. Elsewhere, The Avengers, Route 66, Magnum P.I..

One of the best vocal theme songs was for the British spy series Secret Agent.

For sheer 1950s campiness, you can't beat 77 Sunset Strip, with the snapping fingers.

[areschild]

50. Love the music

from Heat of the Night.

[trof]

51. Welcome Back Kotter