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brewens
(15,359 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)no_hypocrisy
(55,331 posts)ificandream
(11,851 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)chicoescuela
(3,182 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)ificandream
(11,851 posts)Here's their last scene together.
Dave Bowman
(7,418 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)enid602
(9,750 posts)And heres Uncle Joe, hes a movin kinda slow, at the junction.
debm55
(61,565 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
(61,565 posts)EncantoCatColony
(16 posts)no_hypocrisy
(55,331 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,988 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
(61,565 posts)to say I HATED how they ended it as Tommy looks in the snowglobe. Major bummer.
lpbk2713
(43,294 posts)... And hey, let's be careful out there.
Jilly_in_VA
(14,616 posts)debm55
(61,565 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
(25,725 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
(61,565 posts)theme for Hill Street Blues was unique
CTyankee
(68,440 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
(61,565 posts)CTyankee
(68,440 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
(61,565 posts)MiniMe
(21,883 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)RoadRunner
(4,719 posts)Still love hearing it
debm55
(61,565 posts)Arkansas Granny
(32,265 posts)You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.
debm55
(61,565 posts)Bayard
(30,228 posts)Pains me now to hear it used in a tv commercial.
debm55
(61,565 posts)Glamrock
(12,003 posts)Or Welcome Back Kotter .
debm55
(61,565 posts)Nictuku
(4,682 posts)Modern Day: Game of Thrones! (I set it as my ringtone)
When I was a kid: I Dream of Jeanie
debm55
(61,565 posts)sarisataka
(22,808 posts)"There's no need to fear, Underdog is here"
Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,955 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)Sneederbunk
(17,616 posts)EarthAbides
(462 posts)Even after 18 seasons!
debm55
(61,565 posts)Niagara
(12,092 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
(61,565 posts)KarenS
(5,050 posts)When I was young
a little older
When my kids were young
now I'm old
Walleye
(45,362 posts)Delarage
(2,614 posts)And they play the Big bang theory song in concert often.
debm55
(61,565 posts)Mike Nelson
(10,943 posts)... love them all!
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,955 posts)I believe he is 94.
debm55
(61,565 posts)rsdsharp
(12,091 posts)If you want a real ear worm the theme song of The Rebel. Listen at your own risk.
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debm55
(61,565 posts)Diamond_Dog
(40,997 posts)Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,955 posts)Barney Miller had four ending themes through its run. The fourth is my favorite.
debm55
(61,565 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)johnp3907
(4,336 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)LakeArenal
(29,949 posts)?si=_gLMob67-STNpGYs
debm55
(61,565 posts)arkielib
(440 posts)Midsomer Murders is a close second.
debm55
(61,565 posts)doc03
(39,158 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)Polly Hennessey
(8,956 posts)Seeing Angela Lansbury pedal that bike through Cabot Cove always makes me smile. 😀
debm55
(61,565 posts)MaryMagdaline
(7,968 posts)mission impossible
debm55
(61,565 posts)Brother Buzz
(40,366 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)bif
(27,188 posts)"Twilight Zone" and "Wild, Wild, West"
debm55
(61,565 posts)Walleye
(45,362 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)Arne
(3,609 posts)PufPuf23
(9,928 posts)Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)Raven123
(7,891 posts)Shermann
(9,068 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)and Mary Ann"
Ritabert
(2,602 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)chicoescuela
(3,182 posts)MO_Dem
(2,383 posts)THE BEST!
debm55
(61,565 posts)Pinback
(13,646 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)Glorfindel
(10,175 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,854 posts)Judi Lynn
(164,164 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,854 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)hlthe2b
(114,602 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)3catwoman3
(29,758 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
(61,565 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
(29,758 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)Gaytano70
(1,277 posts)TommieMommy
(3,055 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)PikaBlue
(495 posts)Don't know why but it has always been a favorite of mine.
debm55
(61,565 posts)OLDMDDEM
(3,268 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)VGuerra276
(92 posts)Mannix theme by Lalo Schifrin was the best.
debm55
(61,565 posts)CanonRay
(16,248 posts)Head 'em out, rawhide!
debm55
(61,565 posts)Onthefly
(1,368 posts)Last edited Thu Aug 29, 2024, 10:25 AM - Edit history (1)
Here I come to save the day!
debm55
(61,565 posts)vishnura
(358 posts)Bonanza
Funtatlaguy
(11,892 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)fargone
(649 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)bullimiami
(14,075 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)JT45242
(4,118 posts)Princes of the universe by Queen
debm55
(61,565 posts)lastlib
(28,589 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
(13,646 posts)and in 5/4 to boot!
debm55
(61,565 posts)Delarage
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debm55
(61,565 posts)madamesilverspurs
(16,529 posts).
debm55
(61,565 posts)Cartoonist
(7,579 posts)Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)favorites of mine, the latter a Jay Ward cartoon.
debm55
(61,565 posts)Mad_Dem_X
(10,223 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
(61,565 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,906 posts)Theme from Route 66.
debm55
(61,565 posts)ProfessorGAC
(77,229 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
(2,614 posts)And I'm not really even into anime
LoveMyCali
(2,047 posts)displacedvermoter
(4,969 posts)CTyankee
(68,440 posts)I liked Thing...
JoseBalow
(9,716 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
(13,646 posts)Wonderfully nutso:
EncantoCatColony
(16 posts)johnp3907
(4,336 posts)I'm 8 years old and lying on the floor watching this show with my sisters.
debm55
(61,565 posts)Jrsygrl96
(270 posts)Suicide is Painless. Love the backstory about asking Mandel to write the most ridiculous lyrics he could.
sanatanadharma
(4,090 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
(13,218 posts)Just popped into your head?
mucifer
(25,725 posts)ailsagirl
(24,287 posts)Gaytano70
(1,277 posts)My soundtrack in my 20s in the 90s!
LisaM
(29,681 posts)I loved how it had that French horn opening.
Tribetime
(7,145 posts)Srkdqltr
(9,928 posts)Good grief. None better.
FM123
(10,383 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
(25,132 posts)Local Los Angeles TV in the mid 1960s
happybird
(5,408 posts)Also, the Squidbillies opening song because they had so many different bands/artists come in to cover it. Always fun to hear!
Pinback
(13,646 posts)hotellanai1986
(163 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
(25,132 posts)Pinback
(13,646 posts)The vibe and the message are as relevant as ever today.
Hela
(476 posts)RandySF
(86,041 posts)LastDemocratInSC
(4,247 posts)Written and performed by Dave Grusin.
LudwigPastorius
(14,978 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)Eugene
(67,284 posts)Mike Post and Pete Carpenter
debm55
(61,565 posts)GreatShakes66
(105 posts)Honorable mention: Barney Miller
debm55
(61,565 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)grumpyduck
(6,686 posts)so many of those songs went thru my head when I was going thru the posts.
debm55
(61,565 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(12,744 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)Cyklops
(9 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)Figarosmom
(13,218 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)HeartsCanHope
(1,752 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(11,505 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
(61,565 posts)FarPoint
(14,937 posts)It still gets me pumped ..
debm55
(61,565 posts)Prairie_Seagull
(4,801 posts)"Rockford files" of course. He kids.
debm55
(61,565 posts)FirefighterJo
(444 posts)Still gives me goosebumps
debm55
(61,565 posts)lark
(26,112 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)lark
(26,112 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
(61,565 posts)PedroXimenez
(673 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)sdfernando
(6,102 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
(61,565 posts)TlalocW
(15,675 posts)The part that's normally played starts at 1:53, but the whole song slaps.
debm55
(61,565 posts)DeeDeeNY
(3,962 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)peachpit24
(97 posts)The Adam's family
debm55
(61,565 posts)beaglelover
(4,498 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)The Wizard
(13,848 posts)Andy of Mayberry
debm55
(61,565 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(20,026 posts)murielm99
(33,076 posts)I still remember the lyrics.
debm55
(61,565 posts)ChazInAz
(3,031 posts)Anyone who knows me will not be surprised.
Picked up my smoothest moves avec las femmes from Gomez Addams and Pepe LePew.
debm55
(61,565 posts)AllaN01Bear
(29,774 posts)All the star treks . ultraman. too many to choose from.
debm55
(61,565 posts)AllaN01Bear
(29,774 posts)out.!!!
debm55
(61,565 posts)AllaN01Bear
(29,774 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)applegrove
(133,017 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)something about the Lavern and Shirley --it was happy and fun.
GoodRaisin
(11,036 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)yourout
(8,870 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)Trueblue Texan
(4,597 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)AllyCat
(18,983 posts)debm55
(61,565 posts)electric_blue68
(27,232 posts)Star Trek: Deep Space Nine