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222. It was. Very funny.

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Sun Feb 9, 2025, 05:36 PM

Feb 2025

I came to it late (in the 90's) when an English boyfriend had me watch it.

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What television show/s had the best opening theme song? I liked the theme from Green Acres [View all] debm55 Feb 2025 OP

Bonanza. some_of_us_are_sane Feb 2025 #1

Thank you very much __some_of_us_are_sane. Both were great theme songs. debm55 Feb 2025 #12

Hawaii Five-0 by the Ventures Ritabert Feb 2025 #2

Agree, Thank you Ritabert. It was great. debm55 Feb 2025 #42

I loved Green Acres! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #3

the chores/the stores. debm55 Feb 2025 #43

I loved the talking pig SheltieLover Feb 2025 #54

Arnold Ziffle debm55 Feb 2025 #68

Yuppers! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #69

Hill Street Blues, Theme from Laverne and Shirley. applegrove Feb 2025 #4

Thank you very much applegrove. All three I watched and enjoyed the theme songs. The last two I would sing along with. debm55 Feb 2025 #45

Twin Peaks Deep State Witch Feb 2025 #5

Thank you very much Deep State Witch. I agree with you. The theme song fit perfectly with the show. debm55 Feb 2025 #46

The Jeffersons Lunabell Feb 2025 #6

Thank you Lunabell. great theme song that I used to sing along with. debm55 Feb 2025 #47

Me too! Lunabell Feb 2025 #49

Thanks Lunabell debm55 Feb 2025 #184

The Addams Family! Nt leftieNanner Feb 2025 #7

Thank you very much. A spooky but fun theme song. debm55 Feb 2025 #48

Yes. Lunabell Feb 2025 #50

Maude was my favorite! I still sing this to myself from time to time.... FM123 Feb 2025 #8

Thank you FM123. Loved that song. debm55 Feb 2025 #51

Have Gun With Travel by Johnny Western (it's actually the closing theme). rsdsharp Feb 2025 #9

Thank you very much rsdsharp. I had a stick horse and I would pretend to ride it when the song played. debm55 Feb 2025 #89

Route 66 Bobstandard Feb 2025 #10

Thank you very much Bobstandard. debm55 Feb 2025 #96

In the Heat of the Night. Dorothy V Feb 2025 #11

Thank you very much Dorothy V. It was really different seeing Carol O'Connor switch roles. It was a gritty theme for a debm55 Feb 2025 #93

Peter Gunn FloridaDAR Feb 2025 #13

thank you very much for your themes FloridaDAR. I enjoyed all three of your choices. debm55 Feb 2025 #94

Peter Gunn EYESORE 9001 Feb 2025 #14

I thought it was exciting, too! Also in the preteen group at the time. Judi Lynn Feb 2025 #39

They would play this on radio station KDKA in the Pittsburgh area as Henry Mancini was from around here. debm55 Feb 2025 #97

Gilligan's Island was catchy Raven123 Feb 2025 #15

I agree and thank you Raven123. debm55 Feb 2025 #98

Rockford Files dem4decades Feb 2025 #16

thank you very much, dem4decades. I agree. debm55 Feb 2025 #99

Miami Vice had the best music. Srkdqltr Feb 2025 #17

Big Valley hotellanai1986 Feb 2025 #18

Thank you hotellanai1986 that's funny. I lked the Big Valley theme too. I have never seen the show. I just watched the debm55 Feb 2025 #101

"The Twilight Zone". boonecreek Feb 2025 #19

Thank you very much, boonecreek. I watched when I was very young. It was sort of spooky. debm55 Feb 2025 #103

How The West Was Won CanonRay Feb 2025 #20

Thank you CanonRay. agree. debm55 Feb 2025 #110

Favorite Theme Squeaky41 Feb 2025 #21

Thank you Squeaky41 , I liked the show and the theme GREAT. debm55 Feb 2025 #109

CSI Miami BOSSHOG Feb 2025 #22

Thank you very much BOSSHOG debm55 Feb 2025 #111

Cheers OLDMDDEM Feb 2025 #23

My choice as well Mad_Dem_X Feb 2025 #40

The song was great as was the show itself. OLDMDDEM Feb 2025 #41

Agree arkielib Feb 2025 #67

Good for you. I haven't done that yet. OLDMDDEM Feb 2025 #116

Agree loved the song and show. Thank you OLDMDDEM debm55 Feb 2025 #108

Thank you OLDMDDEM. I watch every show. My husband is from Boston and we looked all over town for the bar. Didn't find debm55 Feb 2025 #128

Thank you OLDMDDEM loved both the song and show. debm55 Feb 2025 #187

The Simpsons n/t Lulu KC Feb 2025 #24

I really liked The Simpsons. Thank you for bringing up the theme. debm55 Feb 2025 #123

Oh! Brooklyn Nine Nine! Lulu KC Feb 2025 #25

Also "Due South." "Downton Abbey." GPV Feb 2025 #28

Thank you so much GPV debm55 Feb 2025 #125

Thank you Lulu KC debm55 Feb 2025 #124

All in the Family MichMan Feb 2025 #26

HAHAHHAHAHAHHHAH. Thank you MichMan debm55 Feb 2025 #126

Welcome Back, Kotter had a nice opening song Mike 03 Feb 2025 #27

Thank you very much. Mike 03 I really like the show and the song by the Loving Spoonful debm55 Feb 2025 #127

Third Rock from the Sun too MichMan Feb 2025 #29

Thank you again MichMan. debm55 Feb 2025 #138

Mission Imposible. demosincebirth Feb 2025 #30

Thank you demosincebirth. The original version. Watched that every week. Great theme. debm55 Feb 2025 #130

Streets of San Fransisco Rastapopoulos Feb 2025 #31

Thank you very much Rastapopoulos, Great Theme debm55 Feb 2025 #131

west wing macwriter Feb 2025 #32

Agree. Thank you very much. macwriter. debm55 Feb 2025 #133

This Is It! Cartoonist Feb 2025 #33

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH. thank you Cartoonist. Now I have an earworm. debm55 Feb 2025 #134

Ann Hampton Callaway singing perky The Nanny theme Ilsa Feb 2025 #34

HAHAHHAHAhAHAH. Thank you IIsa. I was worried their for a bit. debm55 Feb 2025 #135

I know, I know!! Ilsa Feb 2025 #147

Mine are... EarthAbides Feb 2025 #35

Game of Thrones roscoeroscoe Feb 2025 #36

Thank you roscoeroscoe. I think both are great theme songs. debm55 Feb 2025 #140

Two very good choices, EarthAbides. Thank you very much. debm55 Feb 2025 #136

Peaky Blinders KT2000 Feb 2025 #37

Thank you KT2000 debm55 Feb 2025 #141

Friends. legallyblondeNYC Feb 2025 #38

thank you legallyblondeNYC. I heard the theme. But I never watched one episode debm55 Feb 2025 #143

Perry Mason Gruenemann Feb 2025 #44

Both had great themes. Thank you very much, Gruenemann. debm55 Feb 2025 #144

MASH johnp3907 Feb 2025 #52

Thank you very much,johnp3907 Though I liked the instrumental bettter then the version from the movie. debm55 Feb 2025 #145

Five O'Clock World from The Drew Carey Show LogDog75 Feb 2025 #53

Thank you LogDog75 debm55 Feb 2025 #193

'Then Came Bronson' sop Feb 2025 #55

Thank you sop debm55 Feb 2025 #199

Stargate SG-1 GreenWave Feb 2025 #56

Thank you very much GreenWave. debm55 Feb 2025 #189

St Elsewhere no_hypocrisy Feb 2025 #57

Thank you no-hypocrisy. I watched the show every week , Show was gritty drama but humorous too. I did not like the last debm55 Feb 2025 #92

debm55............ Upthevibe Feb 2025 #58

thank you Upthevibe. Loved those two themes--watched them as a child. Would Dick trip over the hammock or not? that was debm55 Feb 2025 #88

Outlander Codifer Feb 2025 #59

I love that series. I thought the last half was going to finish in January. Saw no announcements for it. I have read all debm55 Feb 2025 #87

"Bonanza," among the classics. "Hill Street Blues" among the more modern... malthaussen Feb 2025 #60

thank you Mal. I wasn't a big Bonanza show fan. I would just go in and listen and watch the opening theme. HSB , I debm55 Feb 2025 #86

Sesame Street Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #61

The Greatest American Hero Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #62

I remember that and the song was on the radio play list.Thank you Wiz Imp debm55 Feb 2025 #84

62 replies and NO Rawhide? Brother Buzz Feb 2025 #63

Thank you very much. Great show theme. Is that Clint Eastwood? debm55 Feb 2025 #73

Yes, Clint Eastwood was Rowdy Yates before he did the Spaghetti Westerns Brother Buzz Feb 2025 #100

Thank you. Brother Buzz. debm55 Feb 2025 #196

Have Gun Will Travel beemerphill Feb 2025 #64

Thank you very much for your two excellent choices. beemerphill debm55 Feb 2025 #72

Bugs Bunny Show theme catbyte Feb 2025 #65

Thank you so much catbyte. I loved those cartoons. debm55 Feb 2025 #71

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Love Is All Around) Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #66

Thank you Wiz Imp. I loved the show and the song. I always watched it. debm55 Feb 2025 #70

Taxi, Night Court Lars39 Feb 2025 #74

Thank you Lars39. I enjoyed watching both and the themes included. debm55 Feb 2025 #83

"The Avengers" and "Perry Mason" were my favorites. Harker Feb 2025 #75

Oh yes Mrs. Peel had it going. Liked both of the songs. Thanks Harker. debm55 Feb 2025 #80

you know how Diana Rigg was assigned the name Emma Peel lapfog_1 Feb 2025 #207

Yes, I had read that! It's funny how things come about, sometimes. n/t Harker Feb 2025 #217

Car 54 Where Are You? murielm99 Feb 2025 #76

Thank you very much, murielm99 debm55 Feb 2025 #77

I loved "I Dream of Jennie" with the cartoon characters & the music CrispyQ Feb 2025 #78

Thank you very much CrispyQ, I liked that too, debm55 Feb 2025 #82

The West Wing..... Ninga Feb 2025 #79

Thank you very much Ninga. debm55 Feb 2025 #81

All These and MORE! Mike Nelson Feb 2025 #85

Thank you very much,Mike Nelson. I missed 3 of the theme songs. That is a great post debm55 Feb 2025 #90

Rockford Files. Mosby Feb 2025 #91

Thank you Mosby. I loved that show and theme debm55 Feb 2025 #95

Peter Gunn theme hands down! redstatebluegirl Feb 2025 #102

Thank you very much redstatebluegirl. I and alot of posters on the tread agree. debm55 Feb 2025 #104

The Munsters was my favorite. iscooterliberally Feb 2025 #105

HAHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you so much iscooterliberally. I remember both songs. Love your post debm55 Feb 2025 #139

There are too many in my opinion to choose just one sdfernando Feb 2025 #106

Thank you very much. sdfernando. Same here. I remember all of those theme songs. debm55 Feb 2025 #168

The Andy Griffith Show! AbnerBunny Feb 2025 #107

Thank you very much AbnerBunny. I tried whistling to it every week. debm55 Feb 2025 #112

Oshi no Ko, Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Dandadan, Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko, Joshikousei, Astro Boy TrunKated Feb 2025 #113

OMG! I remember that Astro Boy song DBoon Feb 2025 #159

Thank you very much for sharing those with us, TrunKated. debm55 Feb 2025 #170

So many, so many: Golden Girls, Hill Street Blues, Homicide, Law & Order, Peter Gunn.... LoisB Feb 2025 #114

All wonderful . Thank you LoisB debm55 Feb 2025 #122

Reading Rainbow 🌈 Basso8vb Feb 2025 #115

Thank you very much. I remember having kids watch it, as I babysat. debm55 Feb 2025 #121

WKRP in Cincinnati and Good Times MIButterfly Feb 2025 #117

Thank you very much MIButterfly. for your two choices. Great. debm55 Feb 2025 #120

"Ain't we lucky we got 'em - good times!" MIButterfly Feb 2025 #157

It's About Time...it's about space... Onthefly Feb 2025 #118

Thank you very much Onthefly debm55 Feb 2025 #119

Hill Street Blues Botany Feb 2025 #129

It was a great theme . Thank you Botany. debm55 Feb 2025 #137

I love that theme and I loved that show. MIButterfly Feb 2025 #158

Thank you MiButterfly, That is funny. debm55 Feb 2025 #171

"Secret Agent Man", by Johnny Rivers TheRickles Feb 2025 #132

Thank you very much, I remember the song and show. They took away his name and given him a number. debm55 Feb 2025 #169

Baretta Kittycatkat Feb 2025 #142

Thank you sharing, KittycatKat. debm55 Feb 2025 #178

Two of my favorites PJMcK Feb 2025 #146

Thank you very much , PJMcK for sharing your knowledge of the themes. debm55 Feb 2025 #186

A bunch more I'm surprised haven't been mentioned Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #148

Thank you very much, Wiz Imp debm55 Feb 2025 #190

I always liked the theme from Hill Street Blues.* Different Drummer Feb 2025 #149

Thank you very much Different Drummer. debm55 Feb 2025 #194

Cowboy Bebop sakabatou Feb 2025 #150

Thank you very much sakabatou. debm55 Feb 2025 #191

Barney Miller. n/t returnee Feb 2025 #151

Thank you returnee. One of my favorite shows and themes. debm55 Feb 2025 #195

The X-Files was cool... wcmagumba Feb 2025 #152

Thank you very much wcmagumba. debm55 Feb 2025 #197

Three's company. efhmc Feb 2025 #153

Thank you efhmc. debm55 Feb 2025 #198

Two come to mind. Peter Gunn and Secret Agent man. CentralMass Feb 2025 #154

Thank you for your choices. CentralMass. Great. debm55 Feb 2025 #202

Lavern and Shirley efhmc Feb 2025 #155

Thank you efhmc. debm55 Feb 2025 #208

Knight Rider Diraven Feb 2025 #156

I remember the show and the theme. Thank you for sharing your favorite. debm55 Feb 2025 #209

The Prisoner DBoon Feb 2025 #160

Thank you very much DBoon. debm55 Feb 2025 #206

Route 66, I Spy, Ironsides, PBS' The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (w/ Jeremy Brett) Euphoria Feb 2025 #161

Thank you very much. Euphoria. Great choices. debm55 Feb 2025 #188

The Avengers if..fish..had..wings Feb 2025 #162

I really liked the theme and show. thank you debm55 Feb 2025 #185

Jonny Quest if..fish..had..wings Feb 2025 #163

Thank you very much, if..fish..had..wings debm55 Feb 2025 #183

Monk (original theme) SeattleVet Feb 2025 #164

Thank you very much for sharing with us, SeattleVet debm55 Feb 2025 #176

Another Bunch Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #165

WOW. You have a ton there. Thank you so much for sharing with us. debm55 Feb 2025 #173

NOT Gilligan's Island! LeftInTX Feb 2025 #166

Thank you for sharing with us. LeftinTX debm55 Feb 2025 #174

Yeah, there are lots of good songs, but hope nobody picks that awful earworm...LOL LeftInTX Feb 2025 #175

Yes, it is an earworm, HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH debm55 Feb 2025 #181

Well, leaving my bias out of it... OldBaldy1701E Feb 2025 #167

Thank you very much OldBaldy1701E You have great themes there. debm55 Feb 2025 #172

I'm going with Gulf War 1 WhiteTara Feb 2025 #177

Thank you WhiteTara. debm55 Feb 2025 #179

The Twilight Zone, Twin Peaks Ocelot II Feb 2025 #180

Thank you very much Ocelot II debm55 Feb 2025 #182

Grizzly Adams. yourout Feb 2025 #192

Thank you very much. yourout. debm55 Feb 2025 #200

The Patty Duke Show! dchill Feb 2025 #201

I watched that show and sang along with the theme . Thank you dchill. But they are cousins, Identical cousins. debm55 Feb 2025 #204

You can lose your mind... dchill Feb 2025 #211

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Unsolved Mysteries Sneederbunk Feb 2025 #203

Car 54, Where are You? Sanity Claws Feb 2025 #205

Thank you very much Sanity Claws. debm55 Feb 2025 #212

Fraiser - Tossed Salad And Scrambled Eggs...... global1 Feb 2025 #210

Thank you very much global1 Great theme. debm55 Feb 2025 #214

Theme from Mash (Suicide Is Painless) Unique Like Everyone Feb 2025 #213

Thank you Unique Like Everyone. Welcome to DU debm55 Feb 2025 #216

Hi debm55. I know you specifically waited for mine. C0RI0LANUS Feb 2025 #218

Thank you very much, CORIOLANUS, I like the second one best. Thank you very much. debm55 Feb 2025 #219

The Young Ones chowder66 Feb 2025 #220

Thank you chowder66. Was that a British show? debm55 Feb 2025 #221

It was. Very funny. chowder66 Feb 2025 #222