Shows whose theme songs were bigger hits than the show - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

noveel · 07-09-2007, 11:02 AM

Bosom Buddies
The Heights
Greatest American Hero

friendsfan77 · 07-09-2007, 11:04 AM

Makin' It - granted the song by the same name was only a one-hit wonder, it seems to have had more success than the actual sitcom did.

Sammy Reed · 07-19-2007, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by friendsfan77

Makin' It - granted the song by the same name was only a one-hit wonder, it seems to have had more success than the actual sitcom did.

The show lasted 7 weeks. The song stayed on the top 100 for 24.

Another theme-larger-than-show example I can think of is "Angie".

megamanj2004 · 07-30-2007, 06:21 PM

S.W.A.T. - lasted 1 1/2 seasons from February 1975 - 1976, was a top radio hit in the '70s.

factsoflife · 08-05-2007, 04:31 AM

The Heights was a FOX series in the early 1990's that lasted about 6 weeks before it was cancelled, however it's theme song "How To Talk To An Angel" (or something of that vein) was a chart hit, hitting the top 50 of the year.

Zoneboy · 08-05-2007, 06:21 AM

I thought this thread looked familiar.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...ighlight=theme

Zoneboy · 08-05-2007, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by megamanj2004

S.W.A.T. - lasted 1 1/2 seasons from February 1975 - 1976, was a top radio hit in the '70s.

The Theme from S.W.A.T by Rhythm Heritage was one of only 4 tv themes to hit #1 on the Billboard charts. The Others were:

Welcome Back by John Sebastian
Theme from Miami Vice by Jan Hammer
How Do You Talk to an Angel - The Heights

Mr. Television · 08-05-2007, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by megamanj2004

S.W.A.T. - lasted 1 1/2 seasons from February 1975 - 1976, was a top radio hit in the '70s.

S.W.A.T. was a great show. The reason it didn't last was not because it wasn't popular but because parents objected to the violence and the fact that their kids were imitating them. I know, I was one of the kids.

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