Best TV intro song ever

[Va Lefty]

These are some of the one's I grew up with. Please chime in with yours if not listed.

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	Welcome Back Kotter
	0 (0%)
	Hawaii Five-0
	2 (8%)
	Sanford and Son
	2 (8%)
	Cheers
	0 (0%)
	Friends
	0 (0%)
	The Sopranos
	1 (4%)
	MASH
	4 (15%)
	Mission Impossible
	3 (12%)
	The Addams Family
	0 (0%)
	Other... (please list)
	14 (54%)
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[arcane1]

1. I thought WKRP had a decent song, well-written lyrics etc.

[Va Lefty]

2. WKRP was a great show

so many great characters

[red dog 1]

40. + 1

All the characters on that show were great!

My favorite WKRP characters are:
Les Nessman, the News Director
Herbert Ruggles Tarlek Jr. WKRP's Sales Manager

But I also thought Dr. Johnny Fever was great as well.
Nearly every line he uttered was hilarious!

[mackerel]

56. I loved that show! Unfortunately nobody else in

my family did so I was often overruled. Probably for something stupid like Three's Company or Happy Days.

[KamaAina]

3. The closing song was better

[red dog 1]

41. That was a very good opening theme

I always thought that it was sung by Richard Sanders, who played Les Nessman.
However, it was actually sung by Steve Carlisle, who did sound a lot like Richard Sanders.

[sarge43]

4. Hill Street Blues n/t

[malthaussen]

8. Seconded. n/t

[Sherman A1]

59. Thirds

It was a wonderfully understated piece of music.

[Blue_In_AK]

67. Yes.

[rug]

5. Peter Gunn

[DawgHouse]

6. So many good ones. I liked the Miami Vice theme.

But I would say Sesame Street has got to be the most universally known and loved.

[Va Lefty]

7. Good Call

Forgot about that one

[kentauros]

9. Barney Miller

I can "name that tune" on that single beginning bass note

[ailsagirl]

86. Loved that show-- one of my all-time favourites!! n/t

[Doc_Technical]

10. The Prisoner

[trueblue2007]

37. COOL MUSIC AND PROGRAM. I WAS A TEEN AND DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS ABOUT

[Codeine]

94. Not just the best music, the best opening sequence period.

I do love that show. Doesn't seem to be streaming anywhere.

[dinkytron]

11. I win. Though Peter Gunn is pretty slick

[Ron Obvious]

12. Taxi

I'm not saying it's my absolute favourite, but I've always liked Taxi.

[closeupready]

71. +1. Also Barnaby Jones, written by Jerry Goldsmith:

[CanSocDem]

13. Best part of the show with skyline...

...in the opening.

[LiberalElite]

14. Peter Gunn #1 - Route 66 runner up

[Lydia Leftcoast]

23. Yes, those two, "Perry Mason," and "The Rockford Files"

And among the imports, "The Avengers."

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

15. Ill say Freaks& Geeks - not just the song, but the whole intro sequence - audio and visual - saw

this show for the first time recently & even after 18 episodes binge-watched in a week and 1/2 - it still cracked me up - brilliantly done. Show was dang good too.

But if youre talking just SONG, I'll have to think about that and get back to you.

[rurallib]

16. "not on My Time" Billy Joel for Bosom Buddies

[OriginalGeek]

17. Although I LOVE that Soprano's song

I think my all-time favorite is Tank! from Cowboy Be-Bop

but man, there's a lot of good ones up there. I always loved Jose Feliciano's Chico and the Man too.

And of course, Speed Racer.

[fizzgig]

28. with you 100 percent on tank!

love it

[ailsagirl]

18. CSI Miami: The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again"

YEEEAAAHHH.......................

[Mendocino]

19. Cheers but not the intro.

I like the exit music better.

[Special Prosciuto]

20. Bonanza's opening theme wasn't bad. But I never understood why the map always burst into flame.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

44. They used to have a branding iron with the Chevy logo touch it and that started the fire.

[cyberswede]

21. I voted for Mission Impossible, but I also love...

Ironside:

Johnny Staccato:

The Equalizer:

[blogslut]

22. Two great ones off the top of my head

Rawhide:

Futurama:

[progressoid]

31. Futurama's theme is great.

Composer Christopher Tyng was heavily inspired by Pierre Henry's "Psyché Rock" when writing the theme to the popular animated cartoon show Futurama. The theme is so reminiscent of the Henry's song, it is considered a variation of the original. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Henry

[mulsh]

24. The theme to Gary Shandling's Show

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[Cursive]

25. I couldn't pick just one!

So many of my favs already mentioned, but this one always pops into my head from time to time.

"What's Happening!!"

[pressbox69]

26. My choice

[Ron Obvious]

27. The Sweeney

I hesitate a little because I suspect few people here have heard of this show. It stars pre-Morse John Thaw (35 years old and looking closer to 55 years old like his ex-wife says) and Dennis Waterman. Very seventies. Very British.

I love the closing variation of the same theme too:

[LuckyLib]

29. "Without Us" -- Family Ties

[progressoid]

30. 6 Feet Under.

The original Monk theme (not the Randy Newman version)

And Pee Wee's Playhouse.

[progressoid]

89. And a new one. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (They alive dammit!)

[Tommy_Carcetti]

32. Charles in Charge. Game over.

Charles in Charge
Of our days and our nights
Charles in Charge
Of our wrongs and our rights

And I see,
I want Charles in Charge of me.


We all need Charles in charge of us.

(By the way, Charles is a big Trumpkin.)

[Orrex]

33. Also starring Bibleman!

[Iris]

83. You're awful! I can't stop laughing! n/t

[Orrex]

34. How about The Rockford Files?

[Dr. Strange]

35. That was a very spooky intro song.

I loved that show! Scully and Mulder were the best!

[aidbo]

36. Bask in its 80s TV synth-iness! Feel its oft-sampled bass line! Knight Rider

[TexasBushwhacker]

38. My mother used to get up and air surf to Hawaii 5-0

Just to be silly. I sure do miss her.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

39. Brilliant opening credits to a brilliant show

[kairos12]

42. Secret Agent Man.

[Boomerproud]

48. Yes!

I don't remember anything about the show but got the theme song on a 45 and it's an all-time fave.

[snot]

99. Agreed!

[red dog 1]

43. I, too, loved the Sanford & Son theme song

as well as the "Sesame Street" theme song

But, IMO, the best TV Intro song ever was for the short-lived sitcom
"Get a Life" (1990-1992) which starred Chris Elliott, (who played a 30-year-old paper boy living in his parents' garage), with Bob Elliott, his real-life Dad, playing his Dad on the show.

The song was "Stand" by R.E.M.

I also loved the theme song for "77 Sunset Strip"

[Gidney N Cloyd]

45. Flintstones

[Iggo]

46. "Temporary layoffs."

Good Times.
Any time you meet a payment.
Good Times.
Any time you meet a friend.
Good Times.
Any time you're out from under.
Not getting hassled, not getting hustled.
Keepin' your head above water,
Making a wave when you can.
Temporary lay offs.
Good Times.
Easy credit rip offs.
Good Times.
Scratchin' and surviving.
Good Times.
Hangin' and a-jivin'.
Good Times.
Ain't we lucky we got 'em.
Good Times.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

47. Bonanza

[meow2u3]

49. No one thought of the Road Runner theme

[kwassa]

50. Happy Trails to you, until we meet again ...

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.

With the big whistle solo in the middle of the song. Sons of the Pioneers sing backup. Fine art.

[unapatriciated]

51. Get Smart

[CharlotteVale]

52. "Seattle" (Here Come The Brides)

[IcyPeas]

53. Pink Panther cartoon

[IcyPeas]

54. True Blood

[IcyPeas]

55. Carnivale....

more for the 3-D effects in the visuals than the soundtrack.

[GReedDiamond]

57. The Monkees theme!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

74. Great show. It's on Sunday afternoons.

Where I am, it's on channel 54, WNUV, two episodes back-to-back.

Don Kirshner had the best songwriters working for that show - Carole King, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, the incomparable Neil Diamond, and of course Mike Nesmith himself.

I'll just leave these here:

This has to be one of the top ten pop tunes from the 60s:

[DianaForRussFeingold]

58. "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"

Opening theme to Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood

Closing theme to Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood;

[Special Prosciuto]

60. Then Came Bronson - Long Lonesome Highway

Not sure if it was the theme, but it was used in the show.

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[Special Prosciuto]

61. The Late Show (1951)

For age and longevity. This was used until the 1970s in the NYC metro area.

[Special Prosciuto]

62. Pee Wee’s Playhouse - Cyndi Lauper

For sheer wackiness.

[snot]

100. Or the very beginning intro to the show, that sounds kind of tropical.

[GoCubsGo]

63. The Big Bang Theory

The best part of the song is actually not part of the theme:

I really like the theme song for "Monk", too.

[Special Prosciuto]

64. Captain Kangaroo (1954)

“Puffin Billy” by composer Edward White with the Melodi Light Orchestra was written about a steam locomotive on the Isle of Wight.

[Tikki]

65. Maybe not the best ever, but really interesting...

and I get to learn a bit about a musical group from somewhere else....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildbirds_%26_Peacedrums

Tikki

[Reter]

66. Other: Silverhawks

[kentauros]

68. Jonny Quest (original)

[Glorfindel]

69. I liked the theme from "Dallas" - it set the mood for the show perfectly

[Tikki]

70. From the French TV show "Les témoins" (Witnesses)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricky_(musician)


Tikki

[mahatmakanejeeves]

72. It's already been said, but "Peter Gunn."

Lalo Schifrin's theme for "Mission Impossible" is also up there. He scored a lot of the "Dirty Harry" movies.

Hmmm. I think I know what I'm watching tonight.

[Beethoven1111]

73. Mission Impossible

Clearly Mission Impossible. Come on now!

[johnp3907]

75. The Night Stalker.

[XemaSab]

76. 3-2-1 Contact

[Duppers]

77. Hill Street Blues, Frasier, M.A.S.H.

[jpak]

78. Star Trek

yup

[Fla Dem]

79. +1

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[Fla Dem]

80. Mary Tyler Moore "Love is All Aound"

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[Va Lefty]

91. Love Joan Jett's version

[sl8]

81. What, no love for "Green Hornet"?

[IrishEyes]

82. Firefly

Also, I don't know if it officially counts but Carry on My Wayward Son for the TV show Supernatural. It has been used as the intro for many of the episodes.

This is the lyrics to the firefly theme song. Not all the song was used in the tv intro.

Take my love, take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me.

Take me out to the black
Tell them I ain't comin' back
Burn the land and boil the sea
You can't take the sky from me.

Leave the men where they lay
They'll never see another day
Lost my soul, lost my dream
You can't take the sky from me.

I feel the black reaching out
I hear its song without a doubt
I still hear and I still see
That you can't take the sky from me.

Lost my love, lost my land
Lost the last place I could stand
There's no place I can be
Since I've found Serenity

And you can't take the sky from me.

[Iris]

84. Taxi

[yuiyoshida]

85. MIAMI VICE!

[GOPblows431]

87. Hands down MASH for me

The X-files theme is also great.

[dilby]

88. Show Vikings - Artist Fever Ray, Song "If I had a Heart"

[Miles Archer]

90. Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" theme.

[47of74]

93. Heeerrrreeeee's Johnny!

Yeah it's been almost 24 years since the last show (May 22, 1992) and I still miss Johnny.

I remember staying up to watch his last show even though I wasn't feeling too well that night.

[47of74]

92. Star Trek

The original series, of course.

[trof]

95. Andy Griffith, only because my dog sang to it.

Nasha was a German Shepherd.
She would throw her head back and just sing every time she heard their theme song.
Never to anything else.
Just that song.
I could whistle it and she'd do it.

[hunter]

96. Doctor Who themes, analog audio and video magic!

[lastlib]

97. Gilligan's Island!

[snot]

98. I like The Wired a lot; also Perry Mason and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

And, of course, the original Star Trek.