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brewens
(15,359 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)no_hypocrisy
(55,760 posts)ificandream
(11,869 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)chicoescuela
(3,351 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)ificandream
(11,869 posts)Here's their last scene together.
Dave Bowman
(7,574 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)enid602
(9,796 posts)And heres Uncle Joe, hes a movin kinda slow, at the junction.
debm55
(62,625 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
(62,625 posts)EncantoCatColony
(21 posts)no_hypocrisy
(55,760 posts)Laffy Kat
(17,007 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
(62,625 posts)to say I HATED how they ended it as Tommy looks in the snowglobe. Major bummer.
lpbk2713
(43,319 posts)... And hey, let's be careful out there.
Jilly_in_VA
(14,759 posts)debm55
(62,625 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
(25,762 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
(62,625 posts)theme for Hill Street Blues was unique
CTyankee
(68,604 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
(62,625 posts)CTyankee
(68,604 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
(62,625 posts)MiniMe
(21,883 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)RoadRunner
(4,719 posts)Still love hearing it
debm55
(62,625 posts)Arkansas Granny
(32,265 posts)You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.
debm55
(62,625 posts)Bayard
(30,706 posts)Pains me now to hear it used in a tv commercial.
debm55
(62,625 posts)Glamrock
(12,003 posts)Or Welcome Back Kotter .
debm55
(62,625 posts)Nictuku
(4,688 posts)Modern Day: Game of Thrones! (I set it as my ringtone)
When I was a kid: I Dream of Jeanie
debm55
(62,625 posts)sarisataka
(23,010 posts)"There's no need to fear, Underdog is here"
Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,988 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Sneederbunk
(17,785 posts)EarthAbides
(483 posts)Even after 18 seasons!
debm55
(62,625 posts)Niagara
(12,429 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
(62,625 posts)KarenS
(5,050 posts)When I was young
a little older
When my kids were young
now I'm old
Walleye
(45,849 posts)Delarage
(2,645 posts)And they play the Big bang theory song in concert often.
debm55
(62,625 posts)Mike Nelson
(10,943 posts)... love them all!
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,988 posts)I believe he is 94.
debm55
(62,625 posts)rsdsharp
(12,120 posts)If you want a real ear worm the theme song of The Rebel. Listen at your own risk.
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debm55
(62,625 posts)Diamond_Dog
(41,538 posts)Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,988 posts)Barney Miller had four ending themes through its run. The fourth is my favorite.
debm55
(62,625 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)johnp3907
(4,375 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)LakeArenal
(29,949 posts)?si=_gLMob67-STNpGYs
debm55
(62,625 posts)arkielib
(442 posts)Midsomer Murders is a close second.
debm55
(62,625 posts)doc03
(39,235 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Polly Hennessey
(9,062 posts)Seeing Angela Lansbury pedal that bike through Cabot Cove always makes me smile. 😀
debm55
(62,625 posts)MaryMagdaline
(7,983 posts)mission impossible
debm55
(62,625 posts)Brother Buzz
(40,642 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)bif
(27,413 posts)"Twilight Zone" and "Wild, Wild, West"
debm55
(62,625 posts)Walleye
(45,849 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Arne
(3,609 posts)PufPuf23
(10,040 posts)Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Raven123
(8,049 posts)Shermann
(9,075 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)and Mary Ann"
Ritabert
(2,832 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)chicoescuela
(3,351 posts)MO_Dem
(2,385 posts)THE BEST!
debm55
(62,625 posts)Pinback
(13,730 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Glorfindel
(10,175 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,866 posts)Judi Lynn
(164,183 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,866 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)hlthe2b
(115,220 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)3catwoman3
(30,226 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
(62,625 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
(30,226 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Gaytano70
(1,304 posts)TommieMommy
(3,233 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)PikaBlue
(495 posts)Don't know why but it has always been a favorite of mine.
debm55
(62,625 posts)OLDMDDEM
(3,336 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)VGuerra276
(93 posts)Mannix theme by Lalo Schifrin was the best.
debm55
(62,625 posts)CanonRay
(16,316 posts)Head 'em out, rawhide!
debm55
(62,625 posts)Onthefly
(1,435 posts)Last edited Thu Aug 29, 2024, 10:25 AM - Edit history (1)
Here I come to save the day!
debm55
(62,625 posts)vishnura
(363 posts)Bonanza
Funtatlaguy
(11,899 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)fargone
(674 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)bullimiami
(14,076 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)JT45242
(4,242 posts)Princes of the universe by Queen
debm55
(62,625 posts)lastlib
(28,869 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
(13,730 posts)and in 5/4 to boot!
debm55
(62,625 posts)Delarage
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debm55
(62,625 posts)madamesilverspurs
(16,573 posts).
debm55
(62,625 posts)Cartoonist
(7,579 posts)Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)favorites of mine, the latter a Jay Ward cartoon.
debm55
(62,625 posts)Mad_Dem_X
(10,255 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
(62,625 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,906 posts)Theme from Route 66.
debm55
(62,625 posts)ProfessorGAC
(77,708 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
(2,645 posts)And I'm not really even into anime
LoveMyCali
(2,052 posts)displacedvermoter
(5,247 posts)CTyankee
(68,604 posts)I liked Thing...
JoseBalow
(9,925 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
(13,730 posts)Wonderfully nutso:
EncantoCatColony
(21 posts)johnp3907
(4,375 posts)I'm 8 years old and lying on the floor watching this show with my sisters.
debm55
(62,625 posts)Jrsygrl96
(271 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
(14,827 posts)Just popped into your head?
mucifer
(25,762 posts)ailsagirl
(24,287 posts)Gaytano70
(1,304 posts)My soundtrack in my 20s in the 90s!
LisaM
(29,711 posts)I loved how it had that French horn opening.
Tribetime
(7,145 posts)Srkdqltr
(10,153 posts)Good grief. None better.
FM123
(10,390 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
(25,276 posts)Local Los Angeles TV in the mid 1960s
happybird
(5,412 posts)Also, the Squidbillies opening song because they had so many different bands/artists come in to cover it. Always fun to hear!
Pinback
(13,730 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
(25,276 posts)Pinback
(13,730 posts)The vibe and the message are as relevant as ever today.
Hela
(476 posts)RandySF
(88,037 posts)LastDemocratInSC
(4,268 posts)Written and performed by Dave Grusin.
LudwigPastorius
(15,284 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Eugene
(67,467 posts)Mike Post and Pete Carpenter
debm55
(62,625 posts)GreatShakes66
(105 posts)Honorable mention: Barney Miller
debm55
(62,625 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)grumpyduck
(6,686 posts)so many of those songs went thru my head when I was going thru the posts.
debm55
(62,625 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(12,744 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Cyklops
(9 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Figarosmom
(14,827 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)HeartsCanHope
(1,809 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(11,821 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
(62,625 posts)FarPoint
(15,031 posts)It still gets me pumped ..
debm55
(62,625 posts)Prairie_Seagull
(4,904 posts)"Rockford files" of course. He kids.
debm55
(62,625 posts)FirefighterJo
(445 posts)Still gives me goosebumps
debm55
(62,625 posts)lark
(26,138 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)lark
(26,138 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
(62,625 posts)PedroXimenez
(673 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)sdfernando
(6,141 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
(62,625 posts)TlalocW
(15,675 posts)The part that's normally played starts at 1:53, but the whole song slaps.
debm55
(62,625 posts)DeeDeeNY
(3,983 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)peachpit24
(98 posts)The Adam's family
debm55
(62,625 posts)beaglelover
(4,518 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)The Wizard
(13,946 posts)Andy of Mayberry
debm55
(62,625 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(20,052 posts)murielm99
(33,164 posts)I still remember the lyrics.
debm55
(62,625 posts)ChazInAz
(3,044 posts)Anyone who knows me will not be surprised.
Picked up my smoothest moves avec las femmes from Gomez Addams and Pepe LePew.
debm55
(62,625 posts)AllaN01Bear
(30,164 posts)All the star treks . ultraman. too many to choose from.
debm55
(62,625 posts)AllaN01Bear
(30,164 posts)out.!!!
debm55
(62,625 posts)AllaN01Bear
(30,164 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)applegrove
(133,848 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)something about the Lavern and Shirley --it was happy and fun.
GoodRaisin
(11,196 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)yourout
(8,917 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)Trueblue Texan
(4,712 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)AllyCat
(19,045 posts)debm55
(62,625 posts)electric_blue68
(27,958 posts)Star Trek: Deep Space Nine