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TV DVD Fan · 11-11-2005, 08:06 PM

1. The Bob Newhart Show (Season 2)- Pure delight to the ears.
2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Season 3 or 4, I believe)- Sensational music ended each show either in seasons three or four, I think. (can anybody tell me which seasons the closing themes changed?)
3. Cheers- Stellar music.
4. Wings- Brilliantly scored.
5. Taxi- Da dum dum, da dum dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum...

As you can see, I like alot of non-lyrical closings, though prefer lyrical openings.

Pat

Johnny S · 11-11-2005, 09:13 PM

Just Shoot Me- 10x Better Than The Opening Theme

Matlock- Don't Ask.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer- Great Tune By "Nerf Herder".

Lost- Very Mysterious Sounding.

Frasier- I Love This One Too!

TV DVD Fan · 11-11-2005, 10:32 PM

Frasier is also wonderful, both the show and the closing theme, so appropiate for the show, even if you'd never seen the show, you'd put the show with the closing theme!

Pat

JT · 11-12-2005, 11:00 AM

Well, basically, every soap opera ever created. Just imagine it, eveyr single soap opera theme song has a full-length 2-4 minute long version used for the closing credits. That's just awesome.

And "Little House on the Prairie"'s closing was always fun. I loved it when it was a two-parter and part one ends with such extreme melodrama, and then there's a fade to black and then that cheery, happy closing music starts. It's just freakishly hilarious.

cpmaz · 11-13-2005, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TV DVD Fan

1. The Bob Newhart Show (Season 2)- Pure delight to the ears.
2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Season 3 or 4, I believe)- Sensational music ended each show either in seasons three or four, I think. (can anybody tell me which seasons the closing themes changed?)
3. Cheers- Stellar music.
4. Wings- Brilliantly scored.
5. Taxi- Da dum dum, da dum dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum...

As you can see, I like alot of non-lyrical closings, though prefer lyrical openings.

Pat

Great question! I have never specifically listened for the closing themes...

The only one that I have noticed was the great closing song for WKRP in Cincinatti; it's also one of the few that I have noticed that was totally different than the opening theme.

Sharop · 11-13-2005, 08:23 AM

Frasier
Cheers
Taxi
Arrested Development
Malcolm in the Middle

APPLEI · 11-13-2005, 10:04 AM

1)wkrp in cincinnati(the greatest closing theme of all-time)
2)frasier
3)kate & allie
4)everybody loves raymond
5)roseanne(not a closing theme,but a cool closing tag!)

gilligan fanatic · 11-13-2005, 10:35 AM

Gilligan's Island
Dick Van Dyke
All In the Family
It's About Time
Bob Newhart

Glampire · 11-14-2005, 05:03 AM

It's not a sitcom, but I think the show with the best closing theme was "The Incredible Hulk." It was such a sad melody...gets me every time.

11-11-2005, 08:06 PM	#1
TV DVD Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2005 Posts: 2,602	Top Five Closing Themes 1. The Bob Newhart Show (Season 2)- Pure delight to the ears. 2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Season 3 or 4, I believe)- Sensational music ended each show either in seasons three or four, I think. (can anybody tell me which seasons the closing themes changed?) 3. Cheers- Stellar music. 4. Wings- Brilliantly scored. 5. Taxi- Da dum dum, da dum dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum... As you can see, I like alot of non-lyrical closings, though prefer lyrical openings. Pat

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11-12-2005, 11:00 AM	#4
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11-11-2005, 10:32 PM	#3
TV DVD Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2005 Posts: 2,602	Frasier is also wonderful, both the show and the closing theme, so appropiate for the show, even if you'd never seen the show, you'd put the show with the closing theme! Pat

11-13-2005, 10:04 AM	#7
APPLEI Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 16, 2000 Location: JACKSON MI. 49203 Posts: 810	1)wkrp in cincinnati(the greatest closing theme of all-time) 2)frasier 3)kate & allie 4)everybody loves raymond 5)roseanne(not a closing theme,but a cool closing tag!)

11-14-2005, 05:03 AM	#9
Glampire Selene Corvin Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 17, 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 102	It's not a sitcom, but I think the show with the best closing theme was "The Incredible Hulk." It was such a sad melody...gets me every time.