There are many, many, many classic tv theme songs and theme music. What are some of the worst in your opinion? For me, I hate the Rockford Files theme song. I also am not a big fan of the Welcome Back Kotter theme either.

I always loathed the horrible, twangy Seinfeld theme. It makes me nervous, lol.

Likewise the wordless Cosby Show theme, blech.

I hate the Rockford Files theme song. I also am not a big fan of the Welcome Back Kotter theme either.


I love the Rockford Files theme but I have to agree with you about Welcome Back Kotter. It's also one of about 4 or so themes that hit #1 on the Billboard singles chart and I never understood why. I think it's a rather boring song.

The Cosby Show and Life Goes On are two I can think of right now. Actually, the visuals of the Life Goes On theme weren't bad. I just hated that song.

I like Welcome Back Kotter theme

I hate The Honeymooners theme because IMHO it was LOUD
I also hated the theme for Phyllis
I don't care for the Leave It To Beaver Theme

as much as i enjoyed watching the facts of life i never liked the theme song

...I can think of a few:

The third [abbreviated] season theme for "PRIVATE BENJAMIN" (1982-'83). There was a different version of the theme each season it was on the air- the first two were "rousing" and darn impressive- but the last one was pretty mediocre: a march that sounded "bland" and "banal" (as the series had become, and it ended in mid-season).

"YOU TAKE THE KIDS" (1990-'91)
I almost forgot how that went, but I still remember the show itself: Nell Carter's variation of "ROSEANNE"- and it was terrible (I'm almost thankful the Gulf War pre-empted the sixth and final episode).

"HILLER AND DILLER" (1997)
Even though it was sung by the great Leon Redbone, it sounded "incomplete" [by then, ABC insisted on sitcom theme songs lasting about 20 seconds or less]...and the series was itself mediocre, which is why it lasted half a season.


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I don't remember the last two, but I rember "PRIVATE BENJAMIN" and you're right-that show was AWFUL!!!

One of the worst themes is the ABC theme to the series "Matlock".When "Matlock"was on NBC,it had a great theme to it.The NBC theme had was real catchy.The ABC theme,however,is a lot less memorable,and,in my opinion,practically forgettable.What a differemce a change of networks make.

I always felt Alf wasn't much visually but one day I tuned out the video portion and just listened to the audio and the audio wasn't bad.

I always thought the Wonder Woman theme was annoying. :rolleyes:

I've posted this before-One Day At A Time. Just as appealing as fingernails on a chalkboard.

I have to say "Two and a Half Men". I cringe when I hear that:( :mad:

I have to say "Two and a Half Men". I cringe when I hear that:( :mad:

I don't cringe so much at the theme song, but I do sometimes cringe at the situation and language on the show. What is the news on Angus??

I don't like that show with Aston Kucher.

I'd say most shows today have horrible themes. They're actually not even songs anymore, just a brief series of notes. I loved "Lost" but man, those opening chords were weak.

Robin's Nest(1977-81) was a bit weird.

I don't cringe so much at the theme song, but I do sometimes cringe at the situation and language on the show. What is the news on Angus??
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He decided to apologize to the entire cast and crew publicly and continue taking the 8 million per year for a filthy show - with Chuck Lorres' blessings.

I always liked the Welcome Back, Kotter theme song...!

Dear John - When I recorded this show in the early 00's, I'd hit pause during the theme song, it was so bad.

The Ropers - :sleep:

I'm trying to come up with one, but I really can't think of one I don't like

I don't like that show with Aston Kucher.

Neither do I. It's an entirely DIFFERENT show. It's simply not as funny and witty and clever. I have seen every episode of all 8 seasons with Charlie Sheen but only 2 episodes with Kucher. That's all I can take. It was "The Charlie Sheen Show", actually. "Two and a Half Men was just the working title name as far as I was concerned.

I hated the Threes Company theme. I don't why but it just agrivated me. I just tolerate it today. But the funny thing is? It's 2nd spinoff theme is one of my all time favorites. Threes A Crowd. God I love that song. But the trade off is, I love Threes Company sitcom, but hated Threes a crowd.

The ropers was pretty bad. I love the Fox Sunday night cartoons but I hate the theme for American Dad.

I think The Garry Shandling Show theme was pretty bad, but I liked it.

I have to say "Two and a Half Men". I cringe when I hear that:( :mad:

Always hated the theme, even during the timeframe when I still enjoyed the show.

Maude theme song is absolutely horrendous.

"Soap", "Charles in Charge", "Doogie Howser, M.D.", "Silver Spoons", Two and a Half Men", & "Good Times"

I love all these shows but I really don't much care for the theme songs.

I have to say "Two and a Half Men". I cringe when I hear that:( :mad:

That, and Friends. I have cringed on hearing both of them.

That, and Friends. I have cringed on hearing both of them.
The only thing I liked about Friends was the theme song.

I didn't like the theme to the Ropers very much. It was a bland instrumental. I loved the ABC version to Matlock. I thought that it was spot on vaudeville/ragtime sounding.

The theme to the show "Hangtime" wasn't all that to me IMO.

Malcolm in The Middle, Roseanne (like the show, though), Soap. ComedyGuy, I'm with you on Phyllis. I saw the intro a few years ago on YouTube and it took me a long time to get the theme song out of my head. I must avoid it so I don't relapse.
To each their own because some of the themes mentioned here I have no problems with.

The 1968-69 version of the Dragnet '60s theme. I don't think bongos belong in the tune. The next season's arrangement was an improvement.

I'd have to go with "Life with Lucy".

A truly terrible theme song for the remarkable failure it all turned out to be.

Definitely The Facts of Life (not just the song, but the show as well).

I think The Garry Shandling Show theme was pretty bad, but I liked it.That theme is so annoying.

I don't like Maude's theme song. It's hideous.

I don't like Maude's theme song. It's hideous.

I couldn't agree more.

I don't like Maude's theme song. It's hideous.
HAHA That's actually one of my favorites! :happyface

The Good Times theme gets on my nerves with all it's sarcasm (Temporary layoffs GOOD TIMES! *rolls eyes*) But, I love the music to it.

One that I hate though. Is the Charles In Charge theme. So much embarrassment.

I love the Rockford Files theme but I have to agree with you about Welcome Back Kotter. It's also one of about 4 or so themes that hit #1 on the Billboard singles chart and I never understood why. I think it's a rather boring song.

Wasn't The Rockford Files theme also released as a single in the '70's?

Eight is enough had a pretty awful theme song complete with cheesy lyrics from what I remember. :talk:

yes, THE ROCKFORD FILES theme was, also HAPPY DAYS and LAVERNE & SHIRLEY.

I'd have to go with "Life with Lucy".

A truly terrible theme song for the remarkable failure it all turned out to be.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-35DBr4areo

I've been watching Blossom on the Hub lately. I forgot how stupid that theme song was. In fact I find myself cringing during the entire opening.

Jeez, some of you guys are pretty harsh on these theme songs!!! Laverne & Shirley AND Maude!? HA!!!

Hot in Cleveland, without dispute, deserves to win this contest...

I also have to agree with the people who said:

*Two & a Half Men
*Malcolm in the Middle (loved the show)
*Charles in Charge
*Friends.

I couldn't stand the theme songs to the following shows either:

*Leave It to Beaver (though I like the instrumental from Season 6)

*The Twilight Zone (hated the original theme, love the main/infamous theme)

*Amos and Andy

*Boy Meets World (every version of theme just seemed very bland and anti-climatic. Not a bad show though)

Everybody Hates Chris' theme song (also love this show) was kind of annoying too.

I didn't care for Maude but I loved the Laverne and Shirley theme song.

Bump. Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but probably Two And A Half Men.

Your'e right on that!

Your'e right on that!

I'm right in with you-- I strongly detested that show, let alone its title track!

It’s just that everything about the song is terrible. Music and all.

I agree Two and a Half Men is a terrible show, but I like its theme song.

*Boy Meets World (every version of theme just seemed very bland and anti-climatic. Not a bad show though)I do not like the vocal theme of Boy Meets World that lasted the longest. I do really like the season 4 theme though, wish it had been kept.

I agree Two and a Half Men is a terrible show, but I like its theme song.

It was catchy at first, but now the lyrics are just plain boring.

The only thing I liked about Friends was the theme song.Exactly. The show itself is extremely overrated but the theme song made my top 100 theme songs list.

One of the most popular theme songs (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) is one of my least favorite because I can't stand rap and hip hop.

One of the most popular theme songs (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) is one of my least favorite because I can't stand rap and hip hop.

My dad can't stand hip hop and rap either.

My dad can't stand hip hop and rap either.
Same here. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Friends
Who's The Boss?
What I Like About You

One of the most popular theme songs (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) is one of my least favorite because I can't stand rap and hip hop.
I don't like the song or the show.

"Life with Lucy" is always my top choice.

"Dear John" is up there.

FRESH OFF THE BOAT! It’s earsplittingly horrific.

And I agree that Dear John is also awful.

Dear Johns' theme song was so mundane.

Jeez, some of you guys are pretty harsh on these theme songs!!! Laverne & Shirley AND Maude!? HA!!!

Hot in Cleveland, without dispute, deserves to win this contest...

I also have to agree with the people who said:

*Two & a Half Men
*Malcolm in the Middle (loved the show)
*Charles in Charge
*Friends.

I couldn't stand the theme songs to the following shows either:

*Leave It to Beaver (though I like the instrumental from Season 6)

*The Twilight Zone (hated the original theme, love the main/infamous theme)

*Amos and Andy

*Boy Meets World (every version of theme just seemed very bland and anti-climatic. Not a bad show though)

Everybody Hates Chris' theme song (also love this show) was kind of annoying too.

Most people seem to prefer the season 6 theme to Leave It To Beaver, but I'm not a fan, I prefer its original theme song, it had its own sound, the season 6 one sounds like most of the other early 60's theme songs (to me at least)

My favorite Leave it to Beaver theme was the one with whistling. It didn't last long enough.

The season 1 LITB theme is actually my least favorite. It was used as the opening theme for seasons 1-5. It was simple and I guess matched the feel of the show in early seasons but I preferred the more fleshed out arrangements in later years.

My favorite was the closing theme for seasons 3-5.

I absolutely loathed the theme songs to "The Heights" and "Star Trek: Enterprise." Enterprise's theme song was so bad that I actually quit the series halfway into the first season. It just screamed, "CW Star Trek!"

"Dear John"
"Family Ties"
"Frasier"

Off the top of my head:

Two And A Half Men (so repetitive, and annoying)
Dear Jon (stupid lyrics, and the singer is SO WHINY)
Charles In Charge (lame....just lame)
Silver Spoons (see Charles In Charge)
Friends (overplayed......so very overplayed)
Roseanne - the version with lyrics (not a fan of Blues Traveler, and lyrics were stupid)
Malcolm In The Middle (not a fan of They Might Be Giants)
All In The Family (so much screaming from Edith)
Alice (part lyrics, part Linda Lavin's singing)
Happy Days after they stopped using Rock Around The Clock

Roseanne never had lyrics.

Roseanne never had lyrics.

Season 9. Sung by John Popper of Blues Traveler, who had been on the show in a prior season. The lyrics were stupid, and pointless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDRNE7sL0rc

https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Who-Plays-Harmonica-Roseanne-Theme-Song-44572988

I agree with 2-1/2 Men.

The Ropers theme was bad, and the visuals made it even worse.

Saved by the Bell

WKRP

Alice -- and it gets worse with every re-recording each season (more funky/jazzy, more serious, more shrill).

I never liked the theme song to The Big Bang Theory, but I loved the show. I wasn't crazy about I'll Be There for You for Friends either, but it's one of my favorite shows. The Family Ties theme was so serious that it didn't fit for a sitcom. Father Knows Best was another one that was too dramatic for such a light show. The Toy Parade (all versions) for LITB is one of my favorites!

The Family Ties theme was so serious that it didn't fit for a sitcom. Father Knows Best was another one that was too dramatic for such a light show. The Toy Parade (all versions) for LITB is one of my favorites!

The Family Ties theme was nauseating--it would fit a soap opera. The FKB closing theme was updated (improved, IMO) during the 5th season and again in the 6th season. The opening theme in the original episodes was updated in the last three seasons, but remained unchanged in syndication. The changed original versions are on the 4th and 6th season DVD sets.

I agree it was as bad as the show it was made for, it literally sounded like someone just threw it together in 5 minutes and it was played on one of those cheap Casio keyboards you buy at a garage sale for $10.

Alice
The Nanny
Family Ties
Three's Company
Chico and the Man
Welcome Back Kotter
Soap
The Ropers
The Facts of Life
Newhart
The Fresh Prince
Saved by the Bell

I win.

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Awe, I remember watching this on FOX Family Channel's Brady Bowl (https://youtu.be/7f-cBKTiAoE) event in the late 90's. Man that was a great channel that ended too soon. I never liked ABC Family when it changed. Back to the topic, The Brady's theme song is probably the worst. I noticed on the DVD set they have just the instrumental version for the opening and not the lyric version.

Maude theme song is absolutely horrendous.

A spoof of the Maude theme song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWUD7MBdDuo

Dear John - When I recorded this show in the early 00's, I'd hit pause during the theme song, it was so bad.

The Ropers - :sleep:

Sweet Jebus, I forgot how bad the Roper's theme was. puke:

I absolutely loathed the theme songs to "The Heights" and "Star Trek: Enterprise." Enterprise's theme song was so bad that I actually quit the series halfway into the first season. It just screamed, "CW Star Trek!"

I can't beleive that I forgot how bad the Enterprise theme song was. "Faith of the heart..." puke:

Alice -- and it gets worse with every re-recording each season (more funky/jazzy, more serious, more shrill).

Yes! I've never understood how Linda Lavin's shrill voice was appealing to anyone.

Here's the worst TV theme ever. Before you hit "play": you have been warned! :lol:

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Awe, I remember watching this on FOX Family Channel's Brady Bowl (https://youtu.be/7f-cBKTiAoE) event in the late 90's. Man that was a great channel that ended too soon. I never liked ABC Family when it changed. Back to the topic, The Brady's theme song is probably the worst. I noticed on the DVD set they have just the instrumental version for the opening and not the lyric version.

Yeah, I like The Brady Bunch, I like Florence Henderson and I think she was a good singer, but I’ve got to believe she was rolling her eyes in the recording both when she sang some of those lines.

I snuck a few episodes of the original CBS run of The Bradys (I think it was on past my bedtime), and I only remember the instrumental theme song. I must’ve missed the episode(s) that used this monstrosity.

Here's the worst TV theme ever. Before you hit "play": you have been warned! :lol:

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Gadzooks, I bet this theme song sold a lot of TVs with remotes back in 1979. Imagine being stuck on your couch with no remote when this thing came on.

I never saw that show but that theme song is terrible.

Gadzooks, I bet this theme song sold a lot of TVs with remotes back in 1979. Imagine being stuck on your couch with no remote when this thing came on.

:lol: I know I would have invested in a remote!

(As it turns out, this show lasted only a single episode in the US).

I never saw that show but that theme song is terrible.

I don't know what's worse: the screechy singing, or the "rhymes" (quarter/daughter). :lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLisEEwYZvw

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLisEEwYZvw

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Since I REALLY dislike 'Friends', it's somewhat apt that they have a rather annoying, pretentious and self-important theme!

Well, looks like Two and a Half Men is leading so far.