Good Show, Bad Theme song??

[ChambersVsMalone]

All in the Family, I never liked that opening, the song drives me crazy.

[Prince Lancelot]

Originally posted by ChambersVsMalone
All in the Family, I never liked that opening, the song drives me crazy.

I agree. I never cared for it either. Edith's high-pitched singing annoys me.

[Sweet Brunette]

I loved the Wonder Years but i really hated the theme song

[ThirteenInchEscape]

Originally posted by ChambersVsMalone
All in the Family, I never liked that opening, the song drives me crazy.

Was just about to say I was amazed no one had said it.




I tried to watch the show about 5 times before I actually did succesfully because the theme song was so terrible.

[Steve Carras]

In rough order:
(Sitcom themes only..and the acomposers responsible. BTW a few shows like BATMAN and the unique original Sarah gellar series, the teen soap SWANS CROSSING-remember that--have light moments,not to be taken too seriosu and are included though not comedies proper.Hanna-Barbera sitcom aniamted series of 1960s included in a few major cases)
[Also..ORIGINAL themes only.]

I LOVE LUCY (1951-1975)(Composer: Eliot Daneil)
MY LITTLE MARGIE (1952-1956)(Composer:Alex Lazlo)
DANNY THOMAS (1953-1964) (Arr.Earle (sic) Hagen and Spence r;based on DANNY BOY
)
FATHER KNOWS BEST (1954-1960)(Composer:Irving Friedman)
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER (1957-1963) (compsoerave Kahhn and D.Gordon)
DONNA REED (1958-1966) (composer:John Seely, George Hormeerl and Bill Loose;from Capitopl Records production music stock)
DENNIS THE MENACE (1959-1963)(same as above)
DOBIE GILLIS (1959-1963) (composer:Lionel Newman)
MY THREE SONS (1960-1972) (Compsoer:Frank DeVol)
FLINSTONES (Composers: Firs; theme: Hoyt Curtin, second theme, WIlliam Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Hoyt Curtin)
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (1960-1968) (Composer:Earle Hagen, Everette Sloane*)
TOP CAT (1961-1962)(Composer:Evelyn Tibbles,. Joe Barbera, Hoyt CUrtin, and Wm.D.Hanna)
MR.ED (1961-1966)(Composer:Jay Livingston**, Ray Evans)
THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (1962-1971)(Composer:Paul Henning***)
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW (1961-1966)(Composer:Earle Hagen)
PATTY DUKE (1963-1966)(Composer:Sid Ramin)
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN (See above) (compsoer:Jack Chertok and Geo.Greeley)
JETSONS (1962-1963)(Compsoers;Hoyt CUrtin< Wm.D.Hanna & Joe BArbera)
GILLIGAN'S ISLAND (1964-1967)(Compsoers;George Wyle , Gerlad Fried, and Sherwood SChwartz)****
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1964-1966)(Composer:Vic Mizzy
MUNSTERS (see ADDMAS FAMILY above)(Composer:Jack Marshall)
KAREN (1964-1965)(Composer:Jack marshall-Beach Boys(tm)
GIDGET (1965-1966)(Compser:Howard Grenifled)BEWITCHED {B}BEWITCHED (1964-1972)(COmpsoers:Same as above and J.Keller)
GREEN ACRES (1965-1970)(ComposerPaul Henning?)
GET SMART (1965-1970)(Composer:IRving Szathmary)*****
GOMER PYLE YMC (1964-1971)(Composer:Earle Hagen)]
PETTTIOCAT JUNCTION (1963-1970)(Composer:Curt ?)
JEANNIE (1965-1970)(Composer:Hugo MOntenegro)
IT'S ABOUT TIME (1966-197)(Composedr:Geo.Wyle,Gerald Fried & Sheroowd Schwartz)
THE MONKEES (1966-`1968)(Compsoer;Bobby Hart,Tommy Boyce)
{{B}BATMAN{/B} (1966-1968)(Composer:Neal Hefti^)
FAMILY AFFAIR(1966-1971)(Composer:Frank DeVol)
[No favorite themes of mine from 1967-1968]
]THE BRADY BUNCH (1969-1974)(Composesrer:Sherwood Schwartz & Frank DeVol)
EDDIE'S FATHER (1969-72)(Composer:Harry Nillson)
{B}NANNY & PROF.{/B}(1969-1971^^)(cOMPSOER:tHE aDDRISIA bORTHERS)
(SKIP A FEW YEARS EHRE)
SANFORD & SON (1971-1972^^)(Compsoer:Quincy Jones()
[Skip to 80s
POLICE SQUAD!! (1981-1982)(Compsoer:Ira Newborn)
[Skip to 1986)
IT"S GARRY SHANDLING'S SHOW (1986-1990?)(Compsoer:Garry Shandling and ?)
(skip to 1990s)

SWANS CROSSING (1992-1993)(Composer:Steven Lane, Bobby Rinsler)
(a few gaps coming./.)
FRIENDS (1994-2004)(Compsoer:Alle (sic) Willis)]
ALLY McBEAL (1997-2002)(Compsoer:Vonda SHepard)





NOTES-----

*EVERETT SLOANE: A renown andpopular meber of actor and prodcuer ORson Welles (CITIZEN KANE)'s famed Mercury odltiem radio theatre troupe (along with Wm.Johnstone and of cor8use the plump Welles himself)
**JAY LIVINGSTON: ANd if you want to hear himS ING,listen to ANY (post-early instrumental arrangement) MR>ED theme.Iiuii'm asm....mister..ed!
***PAUL HENNING:THe creator-producer of many a wacky sitcom in the oatfields.
****GILLGIAN'S ISLAND:As most just everyone today knows, the pilot had a different, calypso soudning ditty.By the samer guys IIRC (Geo.Wyle, Gerald Fried and series producer creator Sherwood Schwartz)
*****GET SMART'S IRVING SATHMARY: See, I can spell that name!
^
BATMAN: Nela Hefti wrot eh the theme but famerd award winnign arranger Nelson Riddl;e did the bakcground music which makes folks think he did the theme too., BANG! PO! DADADADA BATMAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN!

^^NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR & SANFORD AND SON: Technically these were from the first part of a seaosn and also as a result they wrere alreayd prodcued the previous year-1969 for NatP and 1971 for Sas's first;I justg recalled MR.ED fits in that category, I should have put an annotation for that regarding its schedule-it remiered in may 1961. TThen again it was largely in 1961, not 1960 productiuon><But the others debuted in January, and were mid season replacements.

[lostsanfordson]

my favorite is not just one song rather, the motown theme used by Murphy Brown

[Belair]

The Wonder Years is one of my favourite shows,but I dont like the theme song at all.I also dont like the Nanny or Whos The Boss.