DALLAS
I LOVE LUCY
ROSEANNE - not the version though when they added the singing to it.
S.W.A.T. - one of the best tv themes ever, IMO.
STARSKY & HUTCH - there were two themes and I liked them both
THE JEFFERSONS - another theme that I consider one of the best
GOOD TIMES - catchy tune
MARTIN - :lol: made me laugh

oh, gosh. so many:

All in the Family (i love it when Edith sings. so funny)
The Facts of Life (very catchy. didn't care for the last one. it was too pop, imo and i hate pop music)
The Golden Girls
I Love Lucy
Gilligans Island (the later years when they added the Prof. and Mary Ann)
Mama's Family
Reba (for the obvious reason ;))
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Just to name a few^^^

I love love love lots of TV theme songs, it'd be impossible to name all of my favorites. I'm a BIG music person, and any theme song that gets you in the mood for the show that's following it...it's perfect. Sitcoms, drama, game shows, soaps, variety shows, children's shows, talk shows...I have big favorites from every genre, pretty much.

Two of my favorites are Good Times and The Jeffersons.

Dragnet (2003)
I Dream of Jeannie
Route 66
Hawaii 5-0


I really only like instrumentals.

I have very many to name, b/c I'm a huge sucker for TV Themes.

Sitcoms:
Get Smart - especially the one from the final season on CBS.
Facts of Life, The - I disagree w/ the poster that ahted the rock version. Between FoL, Silver Spoons, and Diff'rent Strokes, FoL had the better-sounding updated theme.
Perfect Strangers
Mr. Belvedere - I get a kick out of drop-kicking my jacket...LOL!
Good Times - that gospel vibe of the theme says it all!
Sledge Hammer! - b/c of the goofy techno theme.
Taxi - Driving in the taxi cab playing this theme song on the bridge could give one the goosebumps.
Barney Miller - Someone said that whenever they heard this theme song they'd jump up and down on the couch! (LOL) I would, too!
Night Court - the jazzy feel combined w/ the sax summed up '80s quite well!
Cosby Show, The - mainly the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th season themes the best!

Dramas:
Hawaii Five-O - b/c the theme and the scenes went hand-in-hand.
Hill Street Blues - that calm piano melody makes you forget that you're about to watch a Police Show
S.W.A.T. - the theme song made you jump out of the SWAT trucks, hum to the theme, and play S.W.A.T.
Rockford Files, The - The answering machine before this awesome theme song played was top-notch!
A-Team, The - Made you wanna ride in the back of the van and pepper everyone w/ bullets...LOL!
Knight Rider - The techno theme made you wanna drive K.I.T.T. through the streets.
Quantum Leap - The soft-sounding theme made you want to go back in time.
"CHiPs" - 1st season theme was good, but when the one used from 2nd season and beyond came along, you had quite a theme song to show the gloves, the motorcycle and the shades while riding on California's Highways.

I have lots and lots of favorite TV theme songs. Among them (by decade):

1950s
DRAGNET
CIRCUS BOY
HOWDY DOODY
THE PINKY LEE SHOW
THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN
THE LONE RANGER
WOODY WOODPECKER
ZORRO
THE REAL McCOYS
PETER GUNN
BAT MASTERSON
RUFF & REDDY
HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
THE RIFLEMAN
QUICK DRAW McGRAW
ROCKY & HIS FRIENDS
MIGHTY MOUSE
THE LITTLE RASCALS
THE THREE STOOGES
I LOVE LUCY
THE HONEYMOONERS
AMERICAN BANDSTAND
THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
LASSIE
WAGON TRAIN
WYATT EARP
THE DONNA REED SHOW

1960s
BONANZA
TWILIGHT ZONE
THE BUGS BUNNY SHOW
THE FLINTSTONES
KING LEONARDO & HIS SHORT SUBJECTS
YOGI BEAR
BULLWINKLE
WALT DISNEY'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLOR
CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU?
THE JETSONS
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
TOP CAT
BEANY & CECIL
THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
PETTICOAT JUNCTION
MY THREE SONS
TENNESSEE TUXEDO & HIS TALES
BEWITCHED
THE MUNSTERS
DANIEL BOONE
JONNY QUEST
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
GOMER PYLE, USMC
LINUS THE LIONHEARTED
UNDERDOG
FLIPPER
MAGILLA GORILLA
GIDGET
I DREAM OF JEANNIE
GET SMART
BATMAN
F TROOP
STAR TREK
THE MONKEES
MOD SQUAD
GILLIGAN'S ISLAND
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
MR. MAGOO
ROAD RUNNER
FELIX THE CAT
MISTER ED
SPIDER-MAN
WALLY GATOR
DUDLEY DO-RIGHT
GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE
HIGH CHAPARRAL
THE VIRGINIAN


1970s
THE PINK PANTHER SHOW
THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY
ARCHIE
JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS
SCOOBY-DOO
HAPPY DAYS
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
CHICO AND THE MAN
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
CHARLIE'S ANGELS
WELCOME BACK, KOTTER
WONDER WOMAN
THE INCREDIBLE HULK
THE MUPPET SHOW

1980s
ONE DAY AT A TIME
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO
KNIGHT RIDER
THE A-TEAM
THE COSBY SHOW
FAMILY TIES
ALF
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
CHIP 'N' DALE'S RESCUE RANGERS
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

1990s
BAYWATCH
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
THE SIMPSONS
TINY TOON ADVENTURES
ANIMANIACS
DUCK TALES
LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN
BEVERLY HILLS, 90210
THE X-FILES
HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS
XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS
WISHBONE
FRASIER
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL
KING OF THE HILL
3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN
ALLY McBEAL
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER

2000s
ROSWELL
SMALLVILLE
LIZZIE McGUIRE
KIM POSSIBLE

(Well, I said that it was a long list! ... And I have a huge library of dozens
more, on LPs, 45s, cassettes and CDs. What can I say? I love TV
theme songs.)

Alice
Alf
Amen
Benson
Baywatch
Trapper John M.D.
M*A*S*H
Maude
Family Ties
Family Matters
Hunter
Green Acres
Who's The Boss?
Night Court
The Simpsons
King Of The Hill
Full House.

Just The Ten Of Us
The Jeffersons
Gidget
Green Acres
The King of Queens
Laverne & Shirley
WKRP in Cincinnati
Family Ties
The Donna Reed Show
The Patty Duke Show
My Three Sons

BARNEY MILLER
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
THE KING OF QUEENS
THE COSBY SHOW except for the season with the tropical music
AMEN
ALICE
FAMILY GUY

cheers- where everybody knows your name
diff'rent strokes
happy days
thundercats
alvin and the chipmunks
hangin' with mr cooper- the first one with en vogue
top cat
yogi's treasure hunt
the a-team
goof troop
the jeffersons
denver the last dinosaur
the mysterious cities of gold
heathcliff cats and co.
darkwing duck
galaxy rangers
talespin
jayce and the wheeled warriors
bravestarr
galaxy rangers
bionic six
the pirates of dark water
quantum leap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czCqMWRFVg4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqE74c54Nfc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbVNZ-cghz0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIl5YwcO72g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_N8D_nJlp4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMpsAmWbSJg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbVNZ-cghz0

They're listed on my signature. Click the links to watch the themes!

The Facts of Life
Punky Brewster
Beverly Hills 90210
Blossom
The Golden Girls
Amen
227
Party of Five
In Living Color
Martin
Living Single
A Different World(Aretha Franklin and Pheobe Snow's version, didn't care for the Boyz 2 Men one)

Gimmie a Break(both versions rocked!)

Family ties
perfect strangers
welcome back,kotter
wait unitl your father gets home
top cat
teeange mutant ninja turtles
spider-man 1970's cartoon
Get smart
famiy matters
step by step
the jetson's

Oh yes IN LIVING COLOR was so good. :jig:

Oh yes IN LIVING COLOR was so good. :jig:

The theme does bring back some good memories, but I only like the first two seasons theme with Heavy D, I hated the last season theme, but then again, I hated the last season all together.

The theme does bring back some good memories, but I only like the first two seasons theme with Heavy D, I hated the last season theme, but then again, I hated the last season all together.
This is true. :lol: I love Heavy D. and that is the theme that jammed!!!

Mary Tyler Moore
Alice (preferably the instrumentals and season 5's version)
Laverne & Shirley
The Jeffersons
Newhart
Charles in Charge (season 1)
Night Court
Family Ties
Amen
Facts of Life (seasons 2-9)
Ryan's Hope
Guiding Light (1975-82, 1982-83, 1983-91, 1991-2002, 2003-05 (the visuals sucked and reeked of cheapness but I loved the music), 2005-07)
Edge of Night (1980-83)
Charmed
Wheel of Fortune (Alan Thicke's 1975-83 "Big Wheels" arrangement, Merv Griffin's 1989 version of "Changing Keys")
Match Game (1973-82)
Tattletales (1974-78)
Card Sharks (1978-81)
The Price is Right (1972-present)

Beverly Hills 90210
Party of Five
The Facts of Life (I like the old ones!!)
Charmed
Diff'rent Strokes
Step by Step
Who's Boss?
The Wonder Years
One Day at a Time
7th Heaven
The Nanny
Laverne & Shirley
The Golden Girls
Maude
Family Matters
Full House
Blossom
All in the Family
Soap (ha, I don't think anyones going to agree on this one)
Days of Our Lives (don't ever watch the show, just like the song: "like sand through an hour glass so are the days of out lives")

Beverly Hills 90210
The White Shadow

Soap
Beverly Hills 90210
Gilligan's island

Others:
St. Elsewhere - b/c I liked how the theme song helps transition from one cast member to the next.

In Living Color - 1st version only! I hated the 2nd version and the 3rd version was a crappy re-hash of the 1st version theme.

Duck Tales - Loved how this cartoon theme song told the story of what goes on in Duckberg.

Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers - Another great story-telling cartoon theme like Duck Tales!

Mannix - Brilliant composition by the great Lalo Schifrin!

Mission: Impossible - Lalo's Schifrin's grand master piece of all of his TV theme songs! When someone pretended to do Spy things, this theme always was at the ready!

Chico and the Man - one of the few most successful Latin-flavored TV themes of all-time by the great Jose Feliciano. If only Freddie Prinze Sr. took a cue from some of this show's lyrics.

The Green Hornet "Flight of the Bumblebee" - This theme was just as good as the 1966 "Batman" TV Theme song. It made you wanna slice some ninjas. This show was also responsible for being the 1st American TV exposure for the late, great future martial artist Bruce Lee.

Batman (1966-68 TV series and the 1992-95 Cartoon Series) Both of these versions of the Batman TV Theme Song were unique in their own ways. The 1966 Batman while campy, at least the theme song was done w/ a simple one-word in the title "BATMAN!" accompanying the theme tune in a great way. The 1992 series also had great musical composition by the great Danny Elfman who also did the theme song to "Sledge Hammer!" (1986-88) and the show that still runs today on FOX in "The Simpsons."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zaWuXHMrwXo&feature=related

The theme song from the High Chaparral is one of my favorites, along with the theme song from the Mary Tyler Moore Show & Laverne & Shirley.

www.thehighchaparral.com/index.htm#contents

Alf
American Dad
Charles in Charge
Cosby Show
Diff'rent Strokes
Doogie Howser
Double Trouble
Facts of Life
Family Guy
Family Ties
Full House
Gimme a Break
Growing Pains
Hogan Family
It's a Living
Laverne & Shirley
Married with Children
Moonlighting
Mr. Belvedere
Night Court
Northern Exposure
Out of this World
Perfect Strangers
Punky Brewster
Roseanne
Saved by the Bell
Silver Spoons
Small Wonder
Who's the Boss?
Wonder Years

Many of the above, plus (see below) and "The Defenders".

I loved several theme songs and have several on my ipod.

Welcome Back Kotter Theme
Chico And The Man
The Dukes Of Hazzard(Though I'm not a fan of the show_
The Greatest American Hero Theme
Cheers Theme
Dallas Theme

Hi
Well.I was reading here and it got me thinking.It wasn't a theme song from a show.But a little song I just could not get out of my head and it drove me nuts was on the suite life of zack and cody(the twin boys).London Tipton sings a little song before her show is aired.Ya Me.London Tiptons really great.Really Great Really Great.London tiptons really great.I just could never get this silly little song and her out of my mind.LOL.LOL.

http://www.tv.com/tracking/viewer.html?sls_id=26229&ref_type=101&ref_id=28842&tag=updates;title;0

suzanne

Benson
Alice
Maude
227
M*A*S*H
Mama's Family
Hunter
Night Court
Alf
Growing Pains
Full House

Is it wrong that I love the theme for America's Got Talent? I get all excited when I hear it to see what's coming up next.

Step By Step

I'm not big fan of Soap Operas, but when I saw the 1984-91 version of the "One Life to Life" theme credits, I got addicted to that theme song!

And when I 1st heard it, I thought it sounded a LOT like "St. Elsehwere's" theme tune.

ALF

The Hogan Family

The Young and The Restless -Nadia's Theme...anyone else remember when that came out as a single and they called it NADIA'S THEME for Olympic gymnast, Nadia Comaneci?

The Young and The Restless -Nadia's Theme...anyone else remember when that came out as a single and they called it NADIA'S THEME for Olympic gymnast, Nadia Comaneci?

I do, and I also had it as piano music when I was younger because the first part was so easy to play!!

That's weird though, I was on youtube the other day and started looking at Olympic performances and I was watching alot of Nadia's routines, especially her perfect 10's!!

Some of my favorite themes -

Frasier
Wishbone(I actually enjoy this kids show and can't help singing "What the story, Wishbone")
Alice
Dallas
Green Acres(never really liked the show but I love the theme!)
SWAT(in addition to loving this theme, I also LOVED Mark Shera!!)
I Love Lucy(I especially liked it when Ricky would sing it - I love Lucy and she loves me)
The Golden Girls(but Andrew Gold's version is so much better)
The 3 Stooges
Family Guy
the old All My Children theme, back before they started showing pictures of the cast, they used to have a simple scene where there was a book, somebody opened it, and then shut it and that was it.

There's a new show I started watching by accident called Fear Itself. The theme of that show is sung by Serj Tankian who is the lead singer for System of a Down and I just love his voice.

1. mary tyler moore show
2. nurses (seasons 1-2)
3. the commish
4. night court
5. who's the boss?
6. cosby show (dancing in front of the apollo sign)
7. the jeffersons
8. punky brewster

I'm not big fan of Soap Operas, but when I saw the 1984-91 version of the "One Life to Life" theme credits, I got addicted to that theme song!

And when I 1st heard it, I thought it sounded a LOT like "St. Elsehwere's" theme tune.
That's one of my favorites too. YouTube has many different versions of it online, so it's easy to find if you're looking for it!

Also, the two songs were written by the same man, Dave Grusin. That's why they sound similar.

For my list, I'm going to cyber-sing... :singer:

Love Boat ("Love... exciting and new...")
The Facts of Life ("Take the good, you take the bad you take them both....")
Growing Pains ("Show me that smile again..")
Full House ("Whatever happened to predict-a-bility?")
Seinfeld (instrumental... but very cool with the horns in the background!)
Three's Company ("Come and knock on our door")
All in the Family ("Those were the DAYYYYYYSSS!")
Patty Duke ("Meet Cathy who's lived most everywhere, from Zanzibar....")

Sorry... I got very carried away there, didn't I? :music: :music: :music:

Andrea

STARSKY & HUTCH - there were two themes and I liked them both
There was a different theme for the first three seasons. A jazzed up version of the second season theme was used for the final and fourth season. YouTube: Seasons 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYYP7LUqGHQ) 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPP6AQhM1uM) 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts3YR7HSKvg) 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv8J6meXwi0)

Some favourites:

- All in the Family (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=31)
- Batman (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=363)
- Baretta (w/ lyrics sung by Sammy Davis Jr.)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=50)
- Gilligan's Island (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=39) (2nd version)
- Good Times (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=68)
- Happy Days (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=12) (versions starring Ron Howard)
- Hawaii Five-O (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=444)
- Hogan's Heroes (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=71)
- Kojak (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=575) (original) (Seasons 1-5)
- Mary Tyler Moore (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=85)
- The Mighty Hercules (w/ lyrics sung by Johnny Nash)
- Mission: Impossible (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=577)
- The Monkees (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=145)
- Starsky & Hutch (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=556) (Season 2)
- SWAT (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=584)

There was a different theme for the first three seasons. A jazzed up version of the second season theme was used for the final and fourth season. YouTube: Seasons 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYYP7LUqGHQ) 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPP6AQhM1uM) 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts3YR7HSKvg) 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv8J6meXwi0)

Some favourites:

- All in the Family (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=31)
- Batman (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=363)
- Baretta (w/ lyrics sung by Sammy Davis Jr.)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=50)
- Gilligan's Island (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=39) (2nd version)
- Good Times (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=68)
- Happy Days (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=12) (versions starring Ron Howard)
- Hawaii Five-O (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=444)
- Hogan's Heroes (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=71)
- Kojak (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=575) (original) (Seasons 1-5)
- Mary Tyler Moore (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=85)
- The Mighty Hercules (w/ lyrics sung by Johnny Nash)
- Mission: Impossible (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=577)
- The Monkees (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=145)
- Starsky & Hutch (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=556) (Season 2)
- SWAT (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=584)
Thank you for that info. ;)
Yes, there was. I listened/watched on Youtube the themes for S&H when I made this thread, just to see which one I liked better. Hard to do if you ask me. If I have to give the edge to one over the other, it would be the first theme. It was a bit more edgier.

Just off the top of my head I'd say Entourage, Golden Girls and Greatest American Hero. Probably tons of others too. :lol:

The Facts of Life (very catchy. didn't care for the last one. it was too pop, imo and i hate pop music)



I love the theme song from the last three years. It's a nice catchy pop song. :)

I love the theme song from the last three years. It's a nice catchy pop song. :)

And I also like it b/c between FoL, Silver Spoons, and Diff'rent Strokes, FoL had the better-sounding updated theme tune in 1985.

1. Laverne and Shirley TS- Just catchy and it fits the type of people the two girls were. I like how it was sung by a girl too, it wouldn't fit, at least not as much as if a guy sang their theme song.

2. Happy Days- just all around great
3. The Wonder Years- Joe Cocker's version > The Beatles. Joe Cocker performed excellent on this and it also fits the show. I like the home video clips in the beginning too.

4. Married With Children- i like the song and Al's face, it never changes, even for a theme song of the show lol.

5. Taxi- relaxing theme song that made you calm down a little, enough to lay in bed and watch the show and enjoy it.

6. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air- all around great

7. I can't remember the title of this show, ahhh brain fart! But it's a drama/scary type show that has creepy music. It was on during the '90s and I believe it even spawned a movie, but i'm not 100% sure. Just the music was cool, although it was a bit creepy.

of course the best themes tell a story like the Beverly Hillibillies or Gilligans Island or more recently Fresh Prince or Nanny...i prefer the firsr version of the Partridge Family theme to come on get happy.

other themes i like with no words are Dallas and MASH ...


themes that become hits ...of course my favorite is the Rembrandts I'll BE There for You


and one song makes me sad right now .... Thank You for Bein a FRiend...we'll miss you Estelle.