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danderson400 · 11-27-2015, 03:13 PM

my favorite parts of opening titles were the sunset on China Beach, the Twin Peaks sign and the hourglass on Days Of Our Lives

bmasters9 · 11-27-2015, 07:28 PM

One of mine is the flyover of Texas Stadium in the Dallas opening. Another is the color-changing hospital in the opening of Trapper John, M.D.

Marvo301 · 11-28-2015, 05:51 PM

Rob Petrie sometimes tripping over the ottoman and sometimes scooting around it on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"! And Mary Richards throwing her hat in the air on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"!

Nordy · 11-28-2015, 07:16 PM

Mine was always when Balki was excited to go across the street to Wrigley Field with Larry in Perfect Strangers opening (My favorite team also)

danderson400 · 12-01-2018, 11:44 PM

What about this one...

danderson400 · 12-02-2018, 12:01 AM

While like the AW logo, it's pales in comparison to this one...

treky · 12-02-2018, 02:23 AM

I liked the fly-over of Dallas in the opening of "DALLAS".

AMackII · 12-02-2018, 10:01 AM

Matlock: the M zooms out as the scene from a pliot episode is shown

tlc38tlc38 · 12-02-2018, 07:54 PM

Mama dusting her newspaper on “Mama’s Family”.

Hourglass on “Days of our Lives”.

Vera spilling all the straws on “Alice”.

George dancing on “The Jeffersons”.

The entire opening sequence of “Boy Meets World”’s second season.

Ray Charles singing on “Designing Women”.

Blanche sashaying down the hall on “The Golden Girls”.

Urkel playing the accordion on “Family Matters”.

The entire “Step by Step” opening used for seasons 1-5.

The slide whistle on “Matlock”.

bgva · 12-02-2018, 08:06 PM

I enjoyed the slideshow of landmarks on the original Dallas intro, and loved how the slideshow would end perfectly in sync with the end of the first verse (with a shot of the courthouse).

For the first two seasons of T.J. Hooker, the outline of the actors' names would slide in from either side of the screen, then fill in in yellow. I always thought that was a cool effect.

Quite a few primetime soaps of the 80s had their own stylish credits: the slanted three-window setup on Dallas, the aerial of the cul-de-sac/sliding boxes on Knots Landing, the vertical lines shooting up on Dynasty, etc.

The silhouetted boxes on Charlie's Angels were also pretty cool.

stevea · 12-02-2018, 09:26 PM

I like all the scenes on the Newhart open, and the Henry Mancini theme.

danderson400 · 12-03-2018, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

Mama dusting her newspaper on “Mama’s Family”.

Hourglass on “Days of our Lives”.

Vera spilling all the straws on “Alice”.

George dancing on “The Jeffersons”.

The entire opening sequence of “Boy Meets World”’s second season.

Ray Charles singing on “Designing Women”.

Blanche sashaying down the hall on “The Golden Girls”.

Urkel playing the accordion on “Family Matters”.

The entire “Step by Step” opening used for seasons 1-5.

The slide whistle on “Matlock”.

Interlocking rings on Another World

Clouds on Search for Tomorrow

shot of of a couple making love on the beach on Sunset Beach

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bmasters9 · 12-03-2018, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by danderson400

Interlocking rings on Another World

Clouds on Search for Tomorrow

shot of of a couple making love on the beach on Sunset Beach

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--Ring-tunnel on AW from 1981-87 on NBC

--Block letters title on AW from 1981-87 on NBC

--The glass-windows animation against the San Francisco skyline flyby that indicated guest stars on Hotel from 1983-85 on ABC

--The two versions of the Petrocelli title, from that 1974-76 NBC legal series

--The on-screen pattern that led into the first scene of the opening of The Streets of San Francisco (1972-77 ABC police/detective series)

--The way that the major cast members were billed on Trapper John, M.D. from 1979-85 on CBS

MA · 12-03-2018, 08:42 AM

The final two seasons of Home Improvement where they show the pictures of all three boys then and now.

danderson400 · 12-03-2018, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bmasters9

--Ring-tunnel on AW from 1981-87 on NBC

--Block letters title on AW from 1981-87 on NBC

--The glass-windows animation against the San Francisco skyline flyby that indicated guest stars on Hotel from 1983-85 on ABC

--The two versions of the Petrocelli title, from that 1974-76 NBC legal series

--The on-screen pattern that led into the first scene of the opening of The Streets of San Francisco (1972-77 ABC police/detective series)

--The way that the major cast members were billed on Trapper John, M.D. from 1979-85 on CBS

These are my favorites

The Another World interlocking rings, while Bill Wolff says "And now, the continuing story of Another World."

The Doctors opening scene under which Mel Brandt announces "And now, The Doctors, (The Emmy-award winning program) dedicated to the brotherhood of healing."

The Guiding Light flowers under the theme song "Ritournelle"

11-27-2015, 03:13 PM	#1
danderson400 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2015 Location: danderson400 Posts: 652	What parts of opening titles did you like my favorite parts of opening titles were the sunset on China Beach, the Twin Peaks sign and the hourglass on Days Of Our Lives

11-27-2015, 07:28 PM	#2
bmasters9 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 2,550	One of mine is the flyover of Texas Stadium in the Dallas opening. Another is the color-changing hospital in the opening of Trapper John, M.D.
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11-28-2015, 05:51 PM	#3
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danderson400 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2015 Location: danderson400 Posts: 652	While like the AW logo, it's pales in comparison to this one...

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12-02-2018, 07:54 PM	#9
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12-02-2018, 08:06 PM	#10
bgva Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 10, 2015 Location: VA Posts: 413	I enjoyed the slideshow of landmarks on the original Dallas intro, and loved how the slideshow would end perfectly in sync with the end of the first verse (with a shot of the courthouse). For the first two seasons of T.J. Hooker, the outline of the actors' names would slide in from either side of the screen, then fill in in yellow. I always thought that was a cool effect. Quite a few primetime soaps of the 80s had their own stylish credits: the slanted three-window setup on Dallas, the aerial of the cul-de-sac/sliding boxes on Knots Landing, the vertical lines shooting up on Dynasty, etc. The silhouetted boxes on Charlie's Angels were also pretty cool.

12-02-2018, 09:26 PM	#11
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,844	I like all the scenes on the Newhart open, and the Henry Mancini theme.

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