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debm55

(54,960 posts)
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 02:25 PM Aug 2024

What was/is your favorite theme song from a TV show, cartoons included. Mine was the theme from Bewitched. Now you

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What was/is your favorite theme song from a TV show, cartoons included. Mine was the theme from Bewitched. Now you (Original Post) debm55 Aug 2024 OP
The Beatles cartoon had a few. The one that sticks though is "And Your Bird Can Sing". n/t brewens Aug 2024 #1
Thank you brewens. debm55 Aug 2024 #3
Sorry, no sound no_hypocrisy Aug 2024 #79
The Avengers ificandream Aug 2024 #2
I loved that program and theme song. Thank you , if icandream debm55 Aug 2024 #11
Emma Peel, omg chicoescuela Aug 2024 #21
Were Steele and Mrs. Peele lovers? I always wanted to know. debm55 Aug 2024 #43
They acted like it at times. ificandream Aug 2024 #216
Bonanza and Get Smart. Dave Bowman Aug 2024 #4
Thank you Dave Bowman . Now I have an ear worm, playing the theme from Bonanza. I liked the theme from both debm55 Aug 2024 #75
Petticoat Junction enid602 Aug 2024 #5
I remember that and the girls were in this water tank and would grab their dresses. Thank you. debm55 Aug 2024 #74
I used watch through the very end of SNL to listen to their original closing tune and would be aggravated.... EarnestPutz Aug 2024 #6
Thank you EarnestPutz. Great tune. debm55 Aug 2024 #76
Loved it. Thanks! EncantoCatColony Aug 2024 #101
St. Elsewhere, hands down no_hypocrisy Aug 2024 #7
Me, too, and it was my favorite show! Laffy Kat Aug 2024 #46
Thank you no-hypocrisy. Great show, actors and theme. Watched it every week as my husband is from Boston. Though I have debm55 Aug 2024 #78
Hill Street Blues lpbk2713 Aug 2024 #8
I think I like that one best too. n/t Jilly_in_VA Aug 2024 #22
Loved this show. Supposed alot of the actors went to Carnegie Mellon or Tech .in Pittsburgh. The story is said to be set debm55 Aug 2024 #84
Some of the plots were consistent with Chicago politics and the opening sequence was mucifer Aug 2024 #99
Thank you mucifer. I agree. But even All in the Family did not age well.as was the case with The Jeffersons But the debm55 Aug 2024 #123
Yep. I was at Carnegie Tech (as it was known in those days). Frank Converse (and his future wife) were in the Drama CTyankee Aug 2024 #170
Thank you CTyankee. Yes , I think Barbara died last year.Sounds like you had great memories for back at school. debm55 Aug 2024 #197
Did you know her? CTyankee Aug 2024 #212
Not personally ,but it made the local news here. debm55 Aug 2024 #213
I Dream of Jeanie and The Odd Couple MiniMe Aug 2024 #9
Thank you MiniMe. Loved the themes to both. debm55 Aug 2024 #86
Gotta' be Bonanza RoadRunner Aug 2024 #10
Thank you RoadRunner. Me too. debm55 Aug 2024 #88
Super Chicken Arkansas Granny Aug 2024 #12
HAHAHAHAHAH, Thank you Arkansas Granny. I was singing along as i watched your video debm55 Aug 2024 #87
Cheers Bayard Aug 2024 #13
Thank you.Bayard, Loved the show and theme. debm55 Aug 2024 #92
M*A*S*H Glamrock Aug 2024 #14
Thanks Glamrock, The themes from both are very memoriable go perfectly with the shows. debm55 Aug 2024 #94
Modern Day, and When I was a kid Nictuku Aug 2024 #15
Thank you Nictuku. Two classic themes. debm55 Aug 2024 #95
Underdog sarisataka Aug 2024 #16
"Thanks, Shoeshine Boy! You're humble and loveable." Different Drummer Aug 2024 #65
(bites coin to make sure it is real) Prof. Toru Tanaka Aug 2024 #109
That was my own theme song hahahahahha. thank you saisataka. debm55 Aug 2024 #100
This Sneederbunk Aug 2024 #17
Murdoch Mysteries! EarthAbides Aug 2024 #18
Thank you EarthAbides. debm55 Aug 2024 #124
I like music Niagara Aug 2024 #19
Thank you so much, They are great. debm55 Aug 2024 #125
over the years KarenS Aug 2024 #20
Too good choices there at the beginning from my growing up Walleye Aug 2024 #33
I love The Barenaked Ladies Delarage Aug 2024 #116
Thank you, KarenS wonderful themes debm55 Aug 2024 #128
TV openings are a true art form... Mike Nelson Aug 2024 #23
John Astin is the sole survivor from this show. Prof. Toru Tanaka Aug 2024 #111
Thank you Mike Nelson. I loved the theme but when I was a kid the show scared me. debm55 Aug 2024 #131
Have Gun Will Travel. rsdsharp Aug 2024 #24
Thank you rsdsharp; Very good choices debm55 Aug 2024 #132
Miami Vice and Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #25
Two great themes. Prof. Toru Tanaka Aug 2024 #113
Thank you Prof. Toru Tanaka. I watched it every thursday night. debm55 Aug 2024 #195
Thank you Diamond_Dog. They both were very good. debm55 Aug 2024 #150
Kimba! johnp3907 Aug 2024 #26
Thank you Johnp3507 Watched the show and sang along with the theme. debm55 Aug 2024 #135
Last time I posted theme from The Buccaneers. Today I post LakeArenal Aug 2024 #27
Thsnk you LakeArenal I like debm55 Aug 2024 #151
Law and Order arkielib Aug 2024 #28
TY arkielib I always watched that show Loved the theme. debm55 Aug 2024 #153
Hawaii 5-0 nt doc03 Aug 2024 #29
Thank ;you doc03 debm55 Aug 2024 #155
I am pretty sure it is Murder, She Wrote. Polly Hennessey Aug 2024 #30
Thank you PollyHennessy. Iagree. debm55 Aug 2024 #156
Hawaii 5-0 MaryMagdaline Aug 2024 #31
Thank you MaryMagdaline. Yes to both themes and shows. debm55 Aug 2024 #165
Maverick (Actually tied with Have Gun will Travel in my mind) Brother Buzz Aug 2024 #32
Brother Buzz. Thank you. It was the only western I watched.Love the theme. debm55 Aug 2024 #166
Several including "Mission Impossible" "Bonanza" "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." bif Aug 2024 #34
What a list! Thank you bif. debm55 Aug 2024 #173
Rawhide Walleye Aug 2024 #35
Thank you very much , Walleye. I remember that tune. debm55 Aug 2024 #174
Roll em roll em roll em . Keep them dogies movin. Arne Aug 2024 #36
Rawhide!! Played sax in elementary school over 60 years ago and that was a tune the band played. nt PufPuf23 Aug 2024 #62
"Head 'em up...and move 'em out!" Different Drummer Aug 2024 #66
HAHAHAHAHHAH. thank you Arne. Now I have an ear warm. debm55 Aug 2024 #175
Gilligan's Island. Raven123 Aug 2024 #37
Check out "Stairway To Gilligan's Island" Shermann Aug 2024 #77
Thank you Shermann. debm55 Aug 2024 #199
Thank you Raven 123. Love the song. They changed it though . At first it said "and the rest" Then it was "the professor debm55 Aug 2024 #176
Hawaii Five 0 Ritabert Aug 2024 #38
Ty, Ritabert. Great opening song. debm55 Aug 2024 #177
Peter Gunn is clearly the best ever. No contest chicoescuela Aug 2024 #39
I agree with you--Peyer Gun is MO_Dem Aug 2024 #97
TY you MO_Dem. debm55 Aug 2024 #178
I loved that and "Mr. Lucky." Pinback Aug 2024 #110
TY, Loved the opening and it still stand the test of time. debm55 Aug 2024 #194
From my childhood. Long, long ago. Glorfindel Aug 2024 #40
Thank you Glorifindel. I hadn't heard it before I lilstened to the video. I liked it. debm55 Aug 2024 #180
Peter gunn, the best ever! redstatebluegirl Aug 2024 #41
It was far more intense than most tv music! Distinctive, wasn't it? Judi Lynn Aug 2024 #90
Yes! redstatebluegirl Aug 2024 #183
TY Love it and Henry Mancini was from the Pittsburgh area. debm55 Aug 2024 #181
M*A*S*H, I Dream of Jeannie, The Flintstones, Dallas, The Wild Wild West... hlthe2b Aug 2024 #42
TY hLthe2b. All great choices. debm55 Aug 2024 #200
Hawaii 5-0 3catwoman3 Aug 2024 #44
I agree. Thank you 3catwoman3. I really liked the opening theme, I would turn on something different. Really loved the debm55 Aug 2024 #48
Also love The Jeffersons/ Movin' On Up 3catwoman3 Aug 2024 #45
Thank you 3catwoman3. Always watched this.Saturday nights. debm55 Aug 2024 #47
My 2nd favorite! Gaytano70 Aug 2024 #106
Dexter, the Sopranos, the Addams Family and the Munsters TommieMommy Aug 2024 #49
TY TommieMommy. Four great choices. debm55 Aug 2024 #198
St. Elsewhere PikaBlue Aug 2024 #50
TY PikaBlue. My husband is from boston and we watched every week. Hated the ending. debm55 Aug 2024 #219
Cheers intro. OLDMDDEM Aug 2024 #51
Thank you OLDMDDEM. Agree. debm55 Aug 2024 #220
Theme to Mannix VGuerra276 Aug 2024 #52
Thank you VGuerra276 debm55 Aug 2024 #223
Rawhide CanonRay Aug 2024 #53
Thank you CannonRay. I agree with you . Keep those doggies movin debm55 Aug 2024 #221
Mighty Mouse Onthefly Aug 2024 #54
HAHAHAHAHAH. Ty Onthefly.. We know that Mighty Mouse is on his way. debm55 Aug 2024 #222
Fav TV title vishnura Aug 2024 #55
Angie & ALF Funtatlaguy Aug 2024 #56
Thank you Funtatlaguy. debm55 Aug 2024 #224
Lone Ranger fargone Aug 2024 #57
Thank you fargone. debm55 Aug 2024 #225
5-0 was pretty fantastic. bullimiami Aug 2024 #58
Thank you bullimiami. Yes it was. debm55 Aug 2024 #229
Highlander JT45242 Aug 2024 #59
Thank you Highlander.. I also like the theme from Outlander. debm55 Aug 2024 #235
Mission: Impossible! lastlib Aug 2024 #60
Great one by Dizzy Gillespie's pianist, Lalo Schifrin Pinback Aug 2024 #107
Thank you Pinback. debm55 Aug 2024 #236
Battlestar Galactica and Simon & Simon Delarage Aug 2024 #61
Thank you Delarage. Both great themes. debm55 Aug 2024 #238
Salvage 1 madamesilverspurs Aug 2024 #63
Thank you madamesliverspurs. Great theme. debm55 Aug 2024 #237
Jonny Quest Cartoonist Aug 2024 #64
The best cartoon theme, hands down! Different Drummer Aug 2024 #67
Thank you Cartoonist. I remember that. debm55 Aug 2024 #239
There are a couple of cartoon themes not previously mentioned in this thread that were... Different Drummer Aug 2024 #68
Thank you Different Drummer. I remember them both. debm55 Aug 2024 #240
I'm going to have to say Welcome Back, Kotter Mad_Dem_X Aug 2024 #69
Thank you Mad_Dem_X That's funny. debm55 Aug 2024 #70
I'm sticking with the classics. Mr.Bill Aug 2024 #71
Thank you Mr. Bill. Good choice. debm55 Aug 2024 #73
Two Stand Out For Me ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #72
Star Blazers Basso8vb Aug 2024 #80
Loved it, too! Delarage Aug 2024 #112
I can't believe that I'm the only one to say LoveMyCali Aug 2024 #81
Wild, WIld West displacedvermoter Aug 2024 #82
The Addams Family... CTyankee Aug 2024 #83
Barney Miller or Sanford and Son JoseBalow Aug 2024 #85
I love the theme to "The Jefferson's." Lunabell Aug 2024 #89
The Bullwinkle Show closing theme Pinback Aug 2024 #91
Room 222 -- Theme EncantoCatColony Aug 2024 #93
Every time I hear this music I can feel the living room carpet under me. johnp3907 Aug 2024 #138
Thank you so much EncantoCatColony I loved the theme and the show. I wanted to be Karen Valentine. debm55 Aug 2024 #196
M*A*S*H Jrsygrl96 Aug 2024 #96
..Kathy who's been most everywhere from Zanzabar to Barclay Square ... sanatanadharma Aug 2024 #98
The patty duke show Figarosmom Aug 2024 #142
"It's Gary Shandling's Show" is the best It's a parody on sitcom theme songs: mucifer Aug 2024 #102
Barney Miller is definitely in my top 10 ailsagirl Aug 2024 #103
BtVS by Nerf Herder Gaytano70 Aug 2024 #104
Dallas had a great theme song. LisaM Aug 2024 #105
Kotter Tribetime Aug 2024 #108
MIAMI VICE!!!!! Srkdqltr Aug 2024 #114
My favorite theme song was from the TV show MAUDE FM123 Aug 2024 #115
The Shrimpenstein song DBoon Aug 2024 #117
The Muppet Show happybird Aug 2024 #118
Mustn't forget "The Young Ones" Pinback Aug 2024 #119
Big Valley and The Partridge Family Premiere Episode hotellanai1986 Aug 2024 #120
The Prisoner DBoon Aug 2024 #121
Yes! A great theme for one of the greatest TV series of all time. Pinback Aug 2024 #133
Get Smart! Hela Aug 2024 #122
I Dream of Jeanie. RandySF Aug 2024 #126
Saint Elsewhere LastDemocratInSC Aug 2024 #127
Favorite cartoon theme would be either one of these: LudwigPastorius Aug 2024 #129
Thank you very much LudwigPastorius. I agree I liked them both. debm55 Aug 2024 #193
The A-Team Eugene Aug 2024 #130
Yes Mike Post did some wonderful show themes . thank you for posting the theme, Eugene. debm55 Aug 2024 #164
Josie and the Pussycats GreatShakes66 Aug 2024 #134
thank you GreatSharks66. Two great themes and shows. debm55 Aug 2024 #163
Taxi Ohiya Aug 2024 #136
Thank you Ohiya. Great song, great theme. debm55 Aug 2024 #162
Awww, man... grumpyduck Aug 2024 #137
Thank you grumpyduck. I hope this thread back some good memories. debm55 Aug 2024 #161
Gonna go current - What We Do In The Shadows AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2024 #139
Thank you AZSkeffyGeek. Very good theme. debm55 Aug 2024 #149
Perry Mason n/t Cyklops Aug 2024 #140
Thank you Cyklops. Loved the show and theme. Also, Welcome to DU debm55 Aug 2024 #148
Peter gunn. Nt Figarosmom Aug 2024 #141
Thank you Figarosmom. Very good theme. debm55 Aug 2024 #147
Get Smart! Still love that theme. HeartsCanHope Aug 2024 #143
Me too and Smart going through the doors. Thank you HeartsCanHope. debm55 Aug 2024 #146
It is very difficult to name just one. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2024 #144
Thank you OldBaldy1701E What wonderful themes. debm55 Aug 2024 #145
HBO. Game of Thrones intro theme.. FarPoint Aug 2024 #152
Thank you FarPoint. I agree. debm55 Aug 2024 #154
We are clearly saving the best for near last. Prairie_Seagull Aug 2024 #157
Oh you. HAHAHAH. I thought it was a great theme. and show. Thank you Prairie_Seagull. debm55 Aug 2024 #160
Airwolf FirefighterJo Aug 2024 #158
Thank you FirefighterJo. Some themes can do that. debm55 Aug 2024 #159
Pink Panther lark Aug 2024 #167
Thank you lark. Now I have a ear worm with that song. debm55 Aug 2024 #168
OMG, I can't believe I forgot the best theme song ever - True Blood! lark Aug 2024 #169
Thank you very much lark. debm55 Aug 2024 #171
Knight Rider! PedroXimenez Aug 2024 #172
Thank you PedroXimenez. I remember that theme. debm55 Aug 2024 #187
Thats a hard one because there are quite a few I like. sdfernando Aug 2024 #179
sdfernando, all three are top themes. Thank you. debm55 Aug 2024 #192
Closing theme from Archer is pretty good TlalocW Aug 2024 #182
Thank you , TialocW for the theme and introducing it to me. debm55 Aug 2024 #191
Car 54 Where Are You? DeeDeeNY Aug 2024 #184
I remember that one. Thank you DeeDeeNy. debm55 Aug 2024 #190
Theme peachpit24 Aug 2024 #185
Thank you peachpit24. I really liked the opening. Oh welcome to DU debm55 Aug 2024 #189
Succession beaglelover Aug 2024 #186
Thank you very much beaglelover. debm55 Aug 2024 #188
Gone Fishing The Wizard Aug 2024 #201
Thank you The Wizard. I knew exactly the song you were talking about when I saw the title. Watched it as a kid. debm55 Aug 2024 #207
Peter Gunn Have Gun Will Travel leftyladyfrommo Aug 2024 #202
Car 54 Where Are You? murielm99 Aug 2024 #203
Thank you muiriel99 debm55 Aug 2024 #233
The Addams Family ChazInAz Aug 2024 #204
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you ChazinAZ debm55 Aug 2024 #210
beverly hilbillies . coyote and road runner comedy hour. the jetsons . back to the future. AllaN01Bear Aug 2024 #205
Thank you AllaN01. Love all your choices especially the Jetsons. ---his boy Elroy, daughter , Judy, Jane his wife. debm55 Aug 2024 #209
im still miffed that we dont have a flying car that folds into a briefcase likee theirs did . lots of oragomi to think AllaN01Bear Aug 2024 #211
I always wanted the flying car too. What was the dog;s name? I forget. PS I would like to have Rosie the Robot made. debm55 Aug 2024 #214
i love the part when she chews out mr spacely and then clobbers him with the upsided down cake . splat AllaN01Bear Aug 2024 #215
AStro was the name of the dog. debm55 Aug 2024 #234
Hill Street Blues or Lavern and Shirley. M*A*S*H too. applegrove Aug 2024 #206
Thank you applegrove. You are the first one to bring up Lavern and Shirley. I Like all your choices, But there was debm55 Aug 2024 #208
Laramie GoodRaisin Aug 2024 #217
Thank you , GoodRaisin. I like it. debm55 Aug 2024 #218
Scooby Doo. yourout Aug 2024 #226
Thank you yourout. I agree I used to watch as a kid and we would sing it when it came on. debm55 Aug 2024 #227
Andy Griffith...still is. nt Trueblue Texan Aug 2024 #228
Thank you Trueblue Texan. I remember them walking down to the creek and the whistling tune in the background, debm55 Aug 2024 #230
Dr Who and Game of Thrones AllyCat Aug 2024 #231
Thank you AllyCat Get opening tunes. debm55 Aug 2024 #232
Babylon 5: each of 5 yrs had a variation on the theme. Cartoons: Flintstones, Jetsons. electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #241
Wow, thank you electric_blue68 they are all great theme songs. debm55 Aug 2024 #244
The Scooby Doo theme song has been stuck in my head for 50 years now ZonkerHarris Aug 2024 #242
I had to go through this list twice, shocked that the Rockford Files theme was not mentioned ZonkerHarris Aug 2024 #243
Somewhere I think it was. if not your post is appreciated. Loved the show and theme. debm55 Aug 2024 #246
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH ZonkerHarris. Yes that theme has been around for awhile. Alert. ear worm!!! debm55 Aug 2024 #245
 

brewens

(15,359 posts)
1. The Beatles cartoon had a few. The one that sticks though is "And Your Bird Can Sing". n/t
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 02:27 PM
Aug 2024

ificandream

(11,649 posts)
216. They acted like it at times.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 08:21 PM
Aug 2024

Here's their last scene together.

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debm55

(54,960 posts)
75. Thank you Dave Bowman . Now I have an ear worm, playing the theme from Bonanza. I liked the theme from both
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 07:31 PM
Aug 2024

enid602

(9,608 posts)
5. Petticoat Junction
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 02:30 PM
Aug 2024

“And here’s Uncle Joe, he’s a movin’ kinda slow, at the junction.”

debm55

(54,960 posts)
74. I remember that and the girls were in this water tank and would grab their dresses. Thank you.
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 07:29 PM
Aug 2024
 

EarnestPutz

(2,843 posts)
6. I used watch through the very end of SNL to listen to their original closing tune and would be aggravated....
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 02:30 PM
Aug 2024

.....when local broadcasting cut it off. Watching this now, I am amazed how many great sax players that show had over the years.



Laffy Kat

(16,846 posts)
46. Me, too, and it was my favorite show!
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 04:05 PM
Aug 2024

I grieved after the final episode.

Later in life, I sort of lived it, working in an academic medical setting for ten years. I retired from that job when I had my second baby, but it was also my favorite job--ever.

debm55

(54,960 posts)
78. Thank you no-hypocrisy. Great show, actors and theme. Watched it every week as my husband is from Boston. Though I have
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 07:37 PM
Aug 2024

to say I HATED how they ended it as Tommy looks in the snowglobe. Major bummer.

debm55

(54,960 posts)
84. Loved this show. Supposed alot of the actors went to Carnegie Mellon or Tech .in Pittsburgh. The story is said to be set
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 07:49 PM
Aug 2024

in the Hill District of Pittsburgh. Most of that group went on to be in Hill Street Blues. I Think but not totally sure that the theme was written by the same person who did Miami Vice. Thank you. great cast, story line and theme.

mucifer

(25,499 posts)
99. Some of the plots were consistent with Chicago politics and the opening sequence was
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:16 PM
Aug 2024

filmed in Chicago.

I loved the show when it first ran. I tried watching it recently. It's very sexist. It's hard to watch.

But, yeah the opening song is awesome.

debm55

(54,960 posts)
123. Thank you mucifer. I agree. But even All in the Family did not age well.as was the case with The Jeffersons But the
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 09:35 PM
Aug 2024

theme for Hill Street Blues was unique

CTyankee

(67,737 posts)
170. Yep. I was at Carnegie Tech (as it was known in those days). Frank Converse (and his future wife) were in the Drama
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 11:20 AM
Aug 2024

School in my class, as was Rene Auberjonois, a charming man with great talent and poise (his father was in the Diplomatic Corps). Barbara Bosson came a year after I left to go to NYU and she became known on either Hill Street Blues or NYPD Blue or both and married its director Steven Bochco. All of these are now deceased, except for Converse (and I believe his first wife). Joe Tawil, a talented lighting director was also in my class and he, too, is deceased. I did not like him at all as he had the worst potty mouth of any man I had known at that point in my life.

debm55

(54,960 posts)
197. Thank you CTyankee. Yes , I think Barbara died last year.Sounds like you had great memories for back at school.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 02:53 PM
Aug 2024

CTyankee

(67,737 posts)
212. Did you know her?
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 04:15 PM
Aug 2024

I have a photo of her, Joe Tawil, and my (then) husband at our wedding. So many years later my daughter befriended Bobbi at the time she became ill and eventually died. Very sad. But in the photo we were all so YOUNG and happy looking.

debm55

(54,960 posts)
94. Thanks Glamrock, The themes from both are very memoriable go perfectly with the shows.
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:07 PM
Aug 2024

Nictuku

(4,529 posts)
15. Modern Day, and When I was a kid
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 02:37 PM
Aug 2024

Modern Day: Game of Thrones! (I set it as my ringtone)

When I was a kid: I Dream of Jeanie

Niagara

(11,373 posts)
19. I like music
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 02:46 PM
Aug 2024

Right off the top of my head ...here are a few of my favorites.


Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer




The theme songs from both Dallas and Falcon Crest



With a Little Help from My Friends from The Wonder Years



I'm also a Bear McCreary fan. My favorite theme song that he created would be from The Walking Dead

Delarage

(2,513 posts)
116. I love The Barenaked Ladies
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:50 PM
Aug 2024

And they play the Big bang theory song in concert often.

rsdsharp

(11,739 posts)
24. Have Gun Will Travel.
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 02:52 PM
Aug 2024
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If you want a real ear worm — the theme song of The Rebel. Listen at your own risk.

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Prof. Toru Tanaka

(2,898 posts)
113. Two great themes.
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:48 PM
Aug 2024

“Barney Miller” had four ending themes through its run. The fourth is my favorite.

Polly Hennessey

(8,505 posts)
30. I am pretty sure it is Murder, She Wrote.
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 03:08 PM
Aug 2024

Seeing Angela Lansbury pedal that bike through Cabot Cove always makes me smile. 😀

bif

(26,601 posts)
34. Several including "Mission Impossible" "Bonanza" "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 03:11 PM
Aug 2024

"Twilight Zone" and "Wild, Wild, West"

PufPuf23

(9,677 posts)
62. Rawhide!! Played sax in elementary school over 60 years ago and that was a tune the band played. nt
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 05:29 PM
Aug 2024

debm55

(54,960 posts)
176. Thank you Raven 123. Love the song. They changed it though . At first it said "and the rest" Then it was "the professor
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 01:41 PM
Aug 2024

and Mary Ann"

debm55

(54,960 posts)
180. Thank you Glorifindel. I hadn't heard it before I lilstened to the video. I liked it.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 01:51 PM
Aug 2024

3catwoman3

(28,478 posts)
44. Hawaii 5-0
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 03:31 PM
Aug 2024

Book 'em, Danno!



METV radio presents TV show theme songs every day, always leading in with, "Do you recognize this iconic television theme song?" (possible slight paraphrase)

Then, they never, ever tell you what it is/was. I know more of them than not, but find it very frustrating when the station doesn't identity the music, and why the hell don't they? What's the point?

debm55

(54,960 posts)
48. I agree. Thank you 3catwoman3. I really liked the opening theme, I would turn on something different. Really loved the
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 04:31 PM
Aug 2024

theme, I didn't like police shows or westerns except for the theme music of some of them. I know I'm strange.

debm55

(54,960 posts)
219. TY PikaBlue. My husband is from boston and we watched every week. Hated the ending.
Thu Aug 29, 2024, 08:12 AM
Aug 2024

lastlib

(27,415 posts)
60. Mission: Impossible!
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 05:10 PM
Aug 2024

Next choice: The Fugitive

Honorable mention to The Beverly Hillbillies, created by a guy from my home county, inspired by the Clampett family from a very nearby town.

Different Drummer

(9,083 posts)
68. There are a couple of cartoon themes not previously mentioned in this thread that were...
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 06:25 PM
Aug 2024

favorites of mine, the latter a Jay Ward cartoon.



Mad_Dem_X

(10,107 posts)
69. I'm going to have to say Welcome Back, Kotter
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 06:29 PM
Aug 2024

If only because that show came on on Thursday nights, and I knew that the next day was Friday, the last day of school for the week.

ProfessorGAC

(75,678 posts)
72. Two Stand Out For Me
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 07:26 PM
Aug 2024

Mission: Impossible & Hawaii 5-0. Super cool instrumentals that set the tone of the show.
The Perry Mason theme was pretty cool, but I was awfully young when that show was a hit.

Basso8vb

(1,230 posts)
80. Star Blazers
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 07:42 PM
Aug 2024

Watched every episode as a kid in the late 70s. Classic Japanese anime series.

JoseBalow

(9,087 posts)
85. Barney Miller or Sanford and Son
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 07:52 PM
Aug 2024

I just can't choose between the two... which do you like better?

Full versions for maximum funk!

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Lunabell

(7,309 posts)
89. I love the theme to "The Jefferson's."
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 07:59 PM
Aug 2024

Fish don't fry in the kitchen
Beans don't burn on the grill
Took a whole lotta tryin'
Just to get up that hill.

Great theme song!

johnp3907

(4,199 posts)
138. Every time I hear this music I can feel the living room carpet under me.
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 11:06 PM
Aug 2024

I'm 8 years old and lying on the floor watching this show with my sisters.

debm55

(54,960 posts)
196. Thank you so much EncantoCatColony I loved the theme and the show. I wanted to be Karen Valentine.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 02:49 PM
Aug 2024

Jrsygrl96

(263 posts)
96. M*A*S*H
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:12 PM
Aug 2024

Suicide is Painless. Love the backstory about asking Mandel to write the most ridiculous lyrics he could.

sanatanadharma

(4,075 posts)
98. ..Kathy who's been most everywhere from Zanzabar to Barclay Square ...
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:16 PM
Aug 2024

... Patty has only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights ...

Just because it popped into this old brain first, but I'll be stuck now with this ear-worm.

mucifer

(25,499 posts)
102. "It's Gary Shandling's Show" is the best It's a parody on sitcom theme songs:
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:20 PM
Aug 2024
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FM123

(10,333 posts)
115. My favorite theme song was from the TV show MAUDE
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:49 PM
Aug 2024

Lady Godiva was a freedom rider
She didn't care if the whole world looked
Joan of Arc with the Lord to guide her
She was a sister who really cooked
Isadora was the first bra-burner
Ain't ya glad she showed up? (Oh yeah!)
And when the country was fallin' apart
Betsy Ross got it all sewed up

(CHORUS):
(And then there's Maude)
And then there's Maude
(And then there's Maude)
And then there's Maude
(And then there's Maude)
And then there's Maude
(And then there's.....)

That uncompromisin', enterprisin', anything but tranquilizin'
Right on Maude!

happybird

(5,375 posts)
118. The Muppet Show
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 09:14 PM
Aug 2024


Also, the Squidbillies opening song because they had so many different bands/artists come in to cover it. Always fun to hear!

hotellanai1986

(162 posts)
120. Big Valley and The Partridge Family Premiere Episode
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 09:23 PM
Aug 2024

I loved Big Valley as a young kid. I think that's why I really love Burt Bacharach "big" song productions.

When I was 9, I discovered 16 magazine and The Partridge Family was going to premiere that fall. I fell in love with David Cassidy and the opening song which changed after the first episode. Yep, the teen magazine industry got me (and my friends) hook line and sinker. I pouted until my parents bought "I Think I Love You" then the full album. Heavens, where did the time go?

Pinback

(13,485 posts)
133. Yes! A great theme for one of the greatest TV series of all time.
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 09:55 PM
Aug 2024

The vibe and the message are as relevant as ever today.

debm55

(54,960 posts)
164. Yes Mike Post did some wonderful show themes . thank you for posting the theme, Eugene.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 10:41 AM
Aug 2024

OldBaldy1701E

(9,980 posts)
144. It is very difficult to name just one.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 06:52 AM
Aug 2024

Star Trek TOS (The original Series)

Battlestar Galactica (I like both show's music)

Night Court

Home Improvement

Davis Rules (written by Mark Mothersbaugh of 'Devo')

The Incredible Hulk (The Lonely Man Theme)

Several of the Schoolhouse Rock series. 'Figure Eight' is one of the most beautiful tunes I have ever heard. And, who can forget 'Conjuction Junction'?
Or 'Hide And Seek Fives'?

lark

(25,849 posts)
169. OMG, I can't believe I forgot the best theme song ever - True Blood!
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 11:18 AM
Aug 2024

I guess it's more than the song, it's the whole imagery which was compelling, along with the perfect song for it of course!

sdfernando

(6,007 posts)
179. Thats a hard one because there are quite a few I like.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 01:47 PM
Aug 2024

My top 3 are:

The original theme from Mission Impossible (not the movies)
The original theme from Hawaii Five-O (not the recent new series)
The theme from Peter Gunn

TlalocW

(15,673 posts)
182. Closing theme from Archer is pretty good
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 01:56 PM
Aug 2024

The part that's normally played starts at 1:53, but the whole song slaps.

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debm55

(54,960 posts)
207. Thank you The Wizard. I knew exactly the song you were talking about when I saw the title. Watched it as a kid.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 03:52 PM
Aug 2024

ChazInAz

(2,988 posts)
204. The Addams Family
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 03:37 PM
Aug 2024

Anyone who knows me will not be surprised.
Picked up my smoothest moves avec las femmes from Gomez Addams and Pepe LePew.

AllaN01Bear

(28,468 posts)
205. beverly hilbillies . coyote and road runner comedy hour. the jetsons . back to the future.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 03:40 PM
Aug 2024

All the star treks . ultraman. too many to choose from.

debm55

(54,960 posts)
209. Thank you AllaN01. Love all your choices especially the Jetsons. ---his boy Elroy, daughter , Judy, Jane his wife.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 04:00 PM
Aug 2024

AllaN01Bear

(28,468 posts)
211. im still miffed that we dont have a flying car that folds into a briefcase likee theirs did . lots of oragomi to think
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 04:09 PM
Aug 2024

out.!!!

debm55

(54,960 posts)
214. I always wanted the flying car too. What was the dog;s name? I forget. PS I would like to have Rosie the Robot made.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 04:48 PM
Aug 2024

debm55

(54,960 posts)
208. Thank you applegrove. You are the first one to bring up Lavern and Shirley. I Like all your choices, But there was
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 03:57 PM
Aug 2024

something about the Lavern and Shirley --it was happy and fun.

debm55

(54,960 posts)
227. Thank you yourout. I agree I used to watch as a kid and we would sing it when it came on.
Thu Aug 29, 2024, 08:34 AM
Aug 2024

debm55

(54,960 posts)
230. Thank you Trueblue Texan. I remember them walking down to the creek and the whistling tune in the background,
Thu Aug 29, 2024, 09:19 AM
Aug 2024

electric_blue68

(25,597 posts)
241. Babylon 5: each of 5 yrs had a variation on the theme. Cartoons: Flintstones, Jetsons.
Thu Aug 29, 2024, 12:18 PM
Aug 2024

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

 

ZonkerHarris

(25,577 posts)
243. I had to go through this list twice, shocked that the Rockford Files theme was not mentioned
Thu Aug 29, 2024, 12:46 PM
Aug 2024

debm55

(54,960 posts)
245. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH ZonkerHarris. Yes that theme has been around for awhile. Alert. ear worm!!!
Thu Aug 29, 2024, 12:50 PM
Aug 2024
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