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brewens
(15,359 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)no_hypocrisy
(54,562 posts)ificandream
(11,758 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)chicoescuela
(2,813 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)ificandream
(11,758 posts)Here's their last scene together.
Dave Bowman
(6,933 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)enid602
(9,620 posts)And heres Uncle Joe, hes a movin kinda slow, at the junction.
debm55
(57,826 posts)EarnestPutz
(2,843 posts).....when local broadcasting cut it off. Watching this now, I am amazed how many great sax players that show had over the years.
debm55
(57,826 posts)EncantoCatColony
(9 posts)no_hypocrisy
(54,562 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,900 posts)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
(57,826 posts)to say I HATED how they ended it as Tommy looks in the snowglobe. Major bummer.
lpbk2713
(43,255 posts)... And hey, let's be careful out there.
Jilly_in_VA
(14,085 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)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
(25,596 posts)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
(57,826 posts)theme for Hill Street Blues was unique
CTyankee
(67,907 posts)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
(57,826 posts)CTyankee
(67,907 posts)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
(57,826 posts)MiniMe
(21,879 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)RoadRunner
(4,715 posts)Still love hearing it
debm55
(57,826 posts)Arkansas Granny
(32,264 posts)You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.
debm55
(57,826 posts)Bayard
(28,992 posts)Pains me now to hear it used in a tv commercial.
debm55
(57,826 posts)Glamrock
(12,003 posts)Or Welcome Back Kotter .
debm55
(57,826 posts)Nictuku
(4,598 posts)Modern Day: Game of Thrones! (I set it as my ringtone)
When I was a kid: I Dream of Jeanie
debm55
(57,826 posts)sarisataka
(22,355 posts)"There's no need to fear, Underdog is here"
Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,914 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)Sneederbunk
(17,351 posts)EarthAbides
(437 posts)Even after 18 seasons!
debm55
(57,826 posts)Niagara
(11,639 posts)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
debm55
(57,826 posts)KarenS
(5,050 posts)When I was young
a little older
When my kids were young
now I'm old
Walleye
(44,055 posts)Delarage
(2,547 posts)And they play the Big bang theory song in concert often.
debm55
(57,826 posts)Mike Nelson
(10,943 posts)... love them all!
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,914 posts)I believe he is 94.
debm55
(57,826 posts)rsdsharp
(11,865 posts)If you want a real ear worm the theme song of The Rebel. Listen at your own risk.
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debm55
(57,826 posts)Diamond_Dog
(40,078 posts)Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,914 posts)Barney Miller had four ending themes through its run. The fourth is my favorite.
debm55
(57,826 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)johnp3907
(4,248 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)LakeArenal
(29,949 posts)?si=_gLMob67-STNpGYs
debm55
(57,826 posts)arkielib
(434 posts)Midsomer Murders is a close second.
debm55
(57,826 posts)doc03
(38,930 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)Polly Hennessey
(8,662 posts)Seeing Angela Lansbury pedal that bike through Cabot Cove always makes me smile. 😀
debm55
(57,826 posts)MaryMagdaline
(7,943 posts)mission impossible
debm55
(57,826 posts)Brother Buzz
(39,698 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)bif
(26,780 posts)"Twilight Zone" and "Wild, Wild, West"
debm55
(57,826 posts)Walleye
(44,055 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)Arne
(3,609 posts)PufPuf23
(9,724 posts)Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)Raven123
(7,651 posts)Shermann
(9,017 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)and Mary Ann"
Ritabert
(2,142 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)chicoescuela
(2,813 posts)MO_Dem
(2,378 posts)THE BEST!
debm55
(57,826 posts)Pinback
(13,542 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)Glorfindel
(10,172 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,783 posts)Judi Lynn
(164,067 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,783 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)hlthe2b
(113,195 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)3catwoman3
(28,886 posts)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
(57,826 posts)theme, I didn't like police shows or westerns except for the theme music of some of them.
I know I'm strange.
3catwoman3
(28,886 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)Gaytano70
(1,226 posts)TommieMommy
(2,729 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)PikaBlue
(469 posts)Don't know why but it has always been a favorite of mine.
debm55
(57,826 posts)OLDMDDEM
(3,079 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)VGuerra276
(87 posts)Mannix theme by Lalo Schifrin was the best.
debm55
(57,826 posts)CanonRay
(16,025 posts)Head 'em out, rawhide!
debm55
(57,826 posts)Onthefly
(1,196 posts)Last edited Thu Aug 29, 2024, 09:25 AM - Edit history (1)
Here I come to save the day!
debm55
(57,826 posts)vishnura
(353 posts)Bonanza
Funtatlaguy
(11,872 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)fargone
(571 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)bullimiami
(14,074 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)JT45242
(3,923 posts)Princes of the universe by Queen
debm55
(57,826 posts)lastlib
(27,787 posts)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.
Pinback
(13,542 posts)and in 5/4 to boot!
debm55
(57,826 posts)Delarage
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debm55
(57,826 posts)madamesilverspurs
(16,481 posts).
debm55
(57,826 posts)Cartoonist
(7,579 posts)Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)favorites of mine, the latter a Jay Ward cartoon.
debm55
(57,826 posts)Mad_Dem_X
(10,150 posts)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.
debm55
(57,826 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,906 posts)Theme from Route 66.
debm55
(57,826 posts)ProfessorGAC
(76,123 posts)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)Watched every episode as a kid in the late 70s. Classic Japanese anime series.
Delarage
(2,547 posts)And I'm not really even into anime
LoveMyCali
(2,047 posts)displacedvermoter
(4,185 posts)CTyankee
(67,907 posts)I liked Thing...
JoseBalow
(9,276 posts)I just can't choose between the two... which do you like better?
Full versions for maximum funk!
(3:06)
Lunabell
(7,309 posts)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!
Pinback
(13,542 posts)Wonderfully nutso:
EncantoCatColony
(9 posts)johnp3907
(4,248 posts)I'm 8 years old and lying on the floor watching this show with my sisters.
debm55
(57,826 posts)Jrsygrl96
(263 posts)Suicide is Painless. Love the backstory about asking Mandel to write the most ridiculous lyrics he could.
sanatanadharma
(4,082 posts)... 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.
Figarosmom
(10,440 posts)Just popped into your head?
mucifer
(25,596 posts)ailsagirl
(24,287 posts)Gaytano70
(1,226 posts)My soundtrack in my 20s in the 90s!
LisaM
(29,534 posts)I loved how it had that French horn opening.
Tribetime
(7,096 posts)Srkdqltr
(9,511 posts)Good grief. None better.
FM123
(10,345 posts)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!
DBoon
(24,822 posts)Local Los Angeles TV in the mid 1960s
happybird
(5,381 posts)Also, the Squidbillies opening song because they had so many different bands/artists come in to cover it. Always fun to hear!
Pinback
(13,542 posts)hotellanai1986
(162 posts)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?
DBoon
(24,822 posts)Pinback
(13,542 posts)The vibe and the message are as relevant as ever today.
Hela
(476 posts)RandySF
(82,140 posts)LastDemocratInSC
(4,224 posts)Written and performed by Dave Grusin.
LudwigPastorius
(14,377 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)Eugene
(66,939 posts)Mike Post and Pete Carpenter
debm55
(57,826 posts)GreatShakes66
(105 posts)Honorable mention: Barney Miller
debm55
(57,826 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)grumpyduck
(6,672 posts)so many of those songs went thru my head when I was going thru the posts.
debm55
(57,826 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(12,744 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)Cyklops
(5 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)Figarosmom
(10,440 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)HeartsCanHope
(1,551 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(10,633 posts)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'?
debm55
(57,826 posts)FarPoint
(14,648 posts)It still gets me pumped ..
debm55
(57,826 posts)Prairie_Seagull
(4,623 posts)"Rockford files" of course. He kids.
debm55
(57,826 posts)FirefighterJo
(442 posts)Still gives me goosebumps
debm55
(57,826 posts)lark
(25,959 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)lark
(25,959 posts)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!
debm55
(57,826 posts)PedroXimenez
(673 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)sdfernando
(6,038 posts)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
debm55
(57,826 posts)TlalocW
(15,674 posts)The part that's normally played starts at 1:53, but the whole song slaps.
debm55
(57,826 posts)DeeDeeNY
(3,915 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)peachpit24
(97 posts)The Adam's family
debm55
(57,826 posts)beaglelover
(4,445 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)The Wizard
(13,631 posts)Andy of Mayberry
debm55
(57,826 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(19,965 posts)murielm99
(32,820 posts)I still remember the lyrics.
debm55
(57,826 posts)ChazInAz
(3,003 posts)Anyone who knows me will not be surprised.
Picked up my smoothest moves avec las femmes from Gomez Addams and Pepe LePew.
debm55
(57,826 posts)AllaN01Bear
(28,891 posts)All the star treks . ultraman. too many to choose from.
debm55
(57,826 posts)AllaN01Bear
(28,891 posts)out.!!!
debm55
(57,826 posts)AllaN01Bear
(28,891 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)applegrove
(131,038 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)something about the Lavern and Shirley --it was happy and fun.
GoodRaisin
(10,805 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)yourout
(8,753 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)Trueblue Texan
(4,259 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)AllyCat
(18,655 posts)debm55
(57,826 posts)electric_blue68
(26,393 posts)Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
