By openings,I mean when they roll the beginning credits on a show and start playing the theme music or song of the program.--There are a lot of good ones,but two of my favorites are The Original(1968-80) Hawaii 5-0. It's just brilliant, from the photography,to the music and everything else in between. The second is CHiPs,great theme music and everything else about it. --What are some of your favorites?

By openings,I mean when they roll the beginning credits on a show and start playing the theme music or song of the program.--There are a lot of good ones,but two of my favorites are The Original(1968-80) Hawaii 5-0. It's just brilliant, from the photography,to the music and everything else in between. The second is CHiPs,great theme music and everything else about it. --What are some of your favorites?

I have quite a few. One of them is Trapper John, M.D., the 1979-86 CBS Sunday medical series starring Pernell Roberts (especially the one of its first six seasons). I liked not only the opening title track, but the entire structure of the opening (the color-changing hospital, the X-ray cast cards, everything).

Another is Hart to Hart, the 1979-84 ABC detective/adventure series starring Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander. I liked how Lionel (in V/O as Max) opened the show by describing some things about Jonathan and Jennifer, and then had that classic line, "...'cause when they met, it was murder!" ("'cause their hobby is murder!" in #1 [1979-80]). I also liked how the title was brought up by having a red heart zoom in from between the two cars. And of course, the title track is one of my favorites here too.

Liked the opening of Sanford And Son, The Flying Nun, That Girl, Bewitched, The Munsters both seasons, Charlie's Angels, Bosom Buddies, Soap, The Jeffersons.

I like the Happy Days theme and Welcome Back Kotter.

I'd have to go with "Bewitched", including the different variations that were seen on the network run that aren't seen in syndication today.

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I'll do a top 5:

1. Baywatch
2. Petticoat Junction
3. The Golden Girls
4. Pee-wee's Playhouse
5. Step by Step

1. That Girl
2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
3. Green Acres
4. WKRP in Cincinnati
5. Here Come The Brides

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There's quite a few for me and in no order:

1. Airwolf
2. Newhart
3. The Twilight Zone
4. Dynasty
5. seaQuest DSV (1st season only with Roy Scheider opening)
6. Knight Rider
7. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
8. CHIPS
9. Late Night with David Letterman (87-92)
10. Police Squad

BENSON, Hill Street Blues, Welcome Back Kotter, WKRP in Cincinnati, Newhart, Golden Girls, What's Happening, Gimme a Break (2nd version), St. Elsewhere, Diff'rent Strokes (both versions), Sanford & Son, Mr. Belvedere, Highway to Heaven, Mork & Mindy, Hogan Family, Perfect Strangers, Alice, Family Ties, Dallas, Cheers (even though I wasn't crazy about the show), Laverne & Shirley, and Happy Days.

Dynasty, Cheers, Star Trek: TNG, The X-Files, Twin Peaks.

I'd like to add Newhart to my previous list above. I always liked that opening sequence.

And, Laverne & Shirley's opening is just pure classic gold.

I'm adding Barney Miller to mine too. That opening and title track have been big factors in why I have enjoyed it as much as I have from Shout!'s release of the same.

In no particular order

Star Trek

Thunderbirds

Ripcord

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Night Gallery

The Wild Wild West

Search

Mission: Impossible

Rawhide

Mannix

01) Twin Peaks
02) The X-Files
03) Hill Street Blues
04) Friday Night Lights
05) Homicide: Life on the Street
06) Miami Vice

Soap, WKRP, the Jeffersons and NBC Sunday Mystery Movie

Home Improvement with their opening credits!!!

1. Martin
2. Living Single

In no particular order:
Laverne and Shirley
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Cheers
One Day at a Time
Three's a Crowd

Sister Sister
Taina

Family Ties had the most creative of openings...perhaps, ever.

What's Happening was excellent as well. Perhaps, the most iconic of all time.

01) Twin Peaks
02) The X-Files
03) Hill Street Blues
04) Friday Night Lights
05) Homicide: Life on the Street
06) Miami Vice

Yes...if you're into dramas like that....
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I love Frasier and how every episode shows something different in the silhouetted Seattle skyline. Sometimes you have to really be paying attention to see it b/c I know that even I've missed a few of them.

I love Frasier and how every episode shows something different in the silhouetted Seattle skyline. Sometimes you have to really be paying attention to see it b/c I know that even I've missed a few of them.


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Here are videos of the Trapper John, M.D. and Hart to Hart openings that I mentioned before in this thread:

Trapper John, M.D.
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Newhart
Matlock
Remington Steele
Dukes of Hazzard
Knight Rider
Cheers

One day at a time
Love boat
Petticoat Junction

The Simpsons, which is the family leaving school/work. The billboard, what Bart writes, and what happens when they sit down varies between every episode, making it cooler.
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Portlandia, which is just going through Portland and shows some people.
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Scrubs, which is just going through every character just walking, but cool that it all goes together.
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Parks and Recreation, which shows the character along with just people in parks, and some murals in the city hall.
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"The Ropers" was great!

I really love the S1 and S2 openings for WINGS.

Adding to mine

CHIPS, Green Acres

The Wild Wild West Black & White & Color Opening

Wiseguy

Night Heat

Vega$

Guns Of Paradise

Macgyver

Tour of Duty

oris Day Show

Swat

Star Trek The Next Generation

Honey West

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Here's two that are about as different as you can get: Perry Mason and The Pruitts of Southampton.

Chips
Threes company
Love Boat
Pink Panther
Star trek (Original series)
Land of the lost (70s)

The Twilight Zone
Gilligan's Island
I Love Lucy
Cheers
The Odd Couple
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Hill Street Blues
Hunter
Dead Like Me

I can't believe I did not originally mention The Mary Tyler Moore openings and both versions of the song. If I had to pick the best opening of all it would be The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Outstanding in every way.

It's great. I love the lyrics and I love when Mary throws up her hat. :)

I've probably mentioned this somewhere else on this board. "Newhart" might have overstayed its welcome by a few seasons, but it really had a great opening and theme.

Jonny Quest
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Bob Newhart Show
Taxi
Cheers

Just to name a few.

I've probably mentioned this somewhere else on this board. "Newhart" might have overstayed its welcome by a few seasons, but it really had a great opening and theme.

Yep, I think I like the opening more than the show. :D

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Family Matters
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
TMNT 1987

Have Gun, Will Travel-particularly the openings with lines spoken by Paladin.

CHiPs
MacGyver (1980s)
Magnum PI (1980s)
The Rousters

That Girl--even though it was just a cheap TV show, the music and opening sequences always felt to me like a big budget 1960s musical. It also captured that perfect time in the 1960s when mod and the Youthquake were at its peak.

Taxi--love the laid back, groovy music and how simple the opening is. No corny freeze frames or anything to date the show.

Married with Children--I didn't realize how much I really liked this until I started watching a terrible syndicated version without Love and Marriage.

Night Court/Barney Miller--love the music, composed by the same guy.

Drew Carey Show--loved all the different versions (Moon Over Parma, Cleveland Rocks, Five O'Clock World)

That Girl--even though it was just a cheap TV show, the music and opening sequences always felt to me like a big budget 1960s musical. It also captured that perfect time in the 1960s when mod and the Youthquake were at its peak.

Taxi--love the laid back, groovy music and how simple the opening is. No corny freeze frames or anything to date the show.

Married with Children--I didn't realize how much I really liked this until I started watching a terrible syndicated version without Love and Marriage.

Night Court/Barney Miller--love the music, composed by the same guy.

Drew Carey Show--loved all the different versions (Moon Over Parma, Cleveland Rocks, Five O'Clock World)