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tlc38tlc38 · 11-10-2013, 01:37 PM

Which theme songs do you think are the most iconic? When you hear the theme song you automatically recognize it. These are also the theme songs that most of the general public would know.

Here's my top 10 list:

1. The Jeffersons
2. The Brady Bunch
3. The Addam's Family
4. The Beverly Hillbillies
5. Green Acres
6. Gilligan's Island
7. Cheers
8. All in the Family
9. Friends
10. The Andy Griffith Show

bliss · 12-05-2013, 10:51 PM

The Patty Duke Show should be on that list....

Lee · 12-11-2013, 10:06 PM

Here are my Top 10 most iconic theme songs(in no particular order):
Star Trek
Dragnet
Hawaii Five-O
The Twilight Zone
The Love Boat
M*A*S*H
The Andy Griffith Show
Bonanza
Magnum, P.I.
The Brady Bunch

andress_jade · 11-24-2020, 10:02 PM

Laverne and Shirley should be on that list. Who can forget; "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8, Schlamiel, schlmaziel, hassenpeffer incorporated!"

stevea · 11-29-2020, 02:15 PM

So should Love is All Around, from the Mary Tyler Moore Show

dan laters · 02-28-2021, 07:19 AM

The Incredible Hulk. Opening and closing themes.
Sanford and Son.

MA · 03-06-2021, 02:09 PM

Mission: Impossible

howierules86 · 03-18-2021, 09:45 AM

The Flintstones ("Flintstones, meet the Flintstones...")

biffbronson · 03-18-2021, 10:16 AM

I'm listing only ones that had spoken lyrics:

1. Gilligan's Island
2. The Beverly Hillbillies
3. The Brady Bunch
4. Love American Style
5. The Love Boat
6. Green Acres
7. Welcome Back, Kotter
8. Three's Company
9. The Jeffersons
10. Rawhide
11. Maude
12. Good Times
13. The Addams Family
14. 77 Sunset Strip
15. All In the Family
16. One Day at a Time
17. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
18. The Facts of Life
19. Saved by the Bell
20. Daniel Boone
21. Nanny & the Professor
22. Petticoat Junction
23. Bat Masterson
24. Wonder Woman ('75)
25. The King of Queens
26. Golden Girls
27. Batman ('66)
28. Small Wonder

MA · 03-19-2021, 07:15 AM

The Jetsons

SledgeBarone · 03-25-2021, 02:21 PM

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Which theme songs do you think are the most iconic? When you hear the theme song you automatically recognize it. These are also the theme songs that most of the general public would know.

These 2 detective show themes might fail on the general awareness part (at least these days), but the themes for Peter Gunn and Mike Hammer are the most iconic for me:

MA · 03-25-2021, 07:41 PM

Night Court

Touched By An Angel

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Lee veteran member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 23, 2001 Location: Pulaski, Tennessee Posts: 4,766	Here are my Top 10 most iconic theme songs(in no particular order): Star Trek Dragnet Hawaii Five-O The Twilight Zone The Love Boat MAS*H The Andy Griffith Show Bonanza Magnum, P.I. The Brady Bunch
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dan laters Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 18, 2019 Location: Arizona Posts: 25	The Incredible Hulk. Opening and closing themes. Sanford and Son.

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biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,328	I'm listing only ones that had spoken lyrics: 1. Gilligan's Island 2. The Beverly Hillbillies 3. The Brady Bunch 4. Love American Style 5. The Love Boat 6. Green Acres 7. Welcome Back, Kotter 8. Three's Company 9. The Jeffersons 10. Rawhide 11. Maude 12. Good Times 13. The Addams Family 14. 77 Sunset Strip 15. All In the Family 16. One Day at a Time 17. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 18. The Facts of Life 19. Saved by the Bell 20. Daniel Boone 21. Nanny & the Professor 22. Petticoat Junction 23. Bat Masterson 24. Wonder Woman ('75) 25. The King of Queens 26. Golden Girls 27. Batman ('66) 28. Small Wonder

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