TVLand's 40 Top Theme Songs

[Penny Lane]

Don't know if this has been posted yet but on Tuesday, August19 at 8:00 P M EST TVLand is having a special "The 40 Top Theme Songs" This should be interesting. From what I saw each song will have a segment spotlight with the stars of the shows. Does anybody else know anymore about this? Wonder what the top song will be?
My guesses for the top 10 are;

Gilligan's Island
The Brady Bunch
Facts Of Life
Hawaii Five-O
Welcome Back Kotter
The Rockford Files
Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Dukes Of Hazzard
LaVerne and Shirley
Different Strokes

I am probably way off but those are the ones that leapt into my head!


What do you guys think?

[PashminaDietrich]

Originally posted by Penny Lane
My guesses for the top 10 are;

Gilligan's Island
The Brady Bunch
Facts Of Life
Hawaii Five-O
Welcome Back Kotter
The Rockford Files
Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Dukes Of Hazzard
LaVerne and Shirley
Different Strokes

What do you guys think?

Well, those are all good guesses, but as I looked over the 40 TVL compiled for their "favorite themes" CD, a few others came to mind:

The Andy Griffith Show
The Addams Family
Hill Street Blues
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Jeffersons
Dragnet

But then again that's just my very humble opinion.


Any more ideas, folks?

[SBTB Geek]

I think "Gilligan's Island" is going to be number one, and "Brady Bunch" is going to be the runner-up. "Happy Days" is going to be in the top 10 as well.

[Impressions]

TV Land will be re-airing the same episode "Inside TV Land: Top 40 Theme Songs" that aired on TV Land last November. If you would like to see the complete list of TV Land's Top 40 Theme Songs, click below:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...629#post417629

[db108108]

i can't believe they left Roseanne out. But I guess they weren't rating the entire opening sequence. Roseanne's kitchen table opening (for season 1-7) is a classic that perfectly fit the show.

[dandelion wine]

I never caught this, so I'll be tuning in. Nice to see that The Dukes of Hazzard theme made it on the list.

[Penny Lane]

Originally posted by Impressions
TV Land will be re-airing the same episode "Inside TV Land: Top 40 Theme Songs" that aired on TV Land last November. If you would like to see the complete list of TV Land's Top 40 Theme Songs, click below:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...629#post417629

Oh! I didn't know this was a repeat! I missed it the first time! But I will watch it this time!

[Sal]

I don't need to see any list. I've compiled my own Top 40 favorite themes. How many do you agree with, or even remember?


1. Green Acres
2. I Dream Of Jeannie
3. The Partridge Family
4. The Monkees
5. The Brady Bunch
6. Happy Days
7. The Addams Family
8. Gilligan's Island
9. Mr. Ed
10. George Of The Jungle
11. Laverne and Shirley
12. Car 54, Where Are You?
13. Hogan's Heroes
14. One Day At A Time
15. The Flintstones
16. Get Smart
17. The Beverly Hillbillies
18. Josie and The Pussycats
19. The Greatest American Hero
20. Welcome Back, Kotter
21. Three's Company
22. The Dick Van Dyke Show
23. The Jeffersons
24. Dallas
25. Bonanza
26. The Courtship Of Eddie's Father
27. Friends
28. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
29. The Golden Girls
30. Arthur
31. Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
32. The Mickey Mouse Club (1955-59)
33. H.R. Pufnstuf
34. The Banana Splits
35. Diff'rent Strokes
36. The Facts Of Life
37. The Munsters
38. Ally McBeal
39. Love, American Style
40. Howdy Doody


Interesting how the best shows seem to have the best themes. I don't believe that's a coincidence. Out of my Top 10 picks, 8 of them are in my top 20 favorite sitcoms list. That's not a coincidence either.

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

My favorite theme songs are:
Greatest American Hero, Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, Brady Bunch, Jeffersons, Gilligans Island, One Day At A Time, Facts Of Life.....

I have the TVLAND Top 40 Theme Song CD.

[musicradio77]

I don't have the CD called "TV Land's Top 40 Theme Songs". I like the theme songs from one of my favorite shows. "Full House", "The Golden Girls", "So Little Time", "The Love Boat", "Fat Albert", "Lizzie McGuire", "Sex and the City" (a little jazzy opening), "Match Game" and "The Price Is Right".

[LucyFan]

Here's my list:

40) "Newhart"
39) "Mork and Mindy"
38) "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
37) "The Simpsons"
36) "The Monkees"
35) "The Wonder Years"
34) "The Beverly Hillbillies"
33) "Diff'rent Strokes"
32) "Three's Company"
31) "Bewitched"
30) "Dennis the Menace"
29) "Batman"
28) "Family Affair"
27) "Mary Tyler Moore"
26) "Growing Pains"
25) "Mister Ed"
24) "Green Acres"
23) "The Brady Bunch"
22) "The Jeffersons"
21) "Get Smart"
20) "Talespin"
19) Disney's "Aladdin"
18) "Perfect Strangers"
17) "The Golden Girls"
16) "Ducktales"
15) "Bonanza"
14) "The Addams Family"
13) "The Munsters"
12) "The Andy Griffith Show"
11) "George of the Jungle"
10) "Happy Days"
9) "Gilligan's Island"
8) "The Smurfs"
7) "I Dream of Jeannie" (1966-1970 version)
6) "The Flintstones"
5) "Laverne & Shirley"
4) "Darkwing Duck"
3) "Saved By The Bell"
2) "Survivor"
1) "I Love Lucy"

As always, this list is subject to change.

[Sitcomwriter]

One of my favorites right now is the theme song to the short-lived family/workplace comedy hybrid "Home Free"

[barwars]

Cheers is #1, and not just because its my favorite show.
Ive liked the themesong forever, long before I even watched the show.

[FamilyTiesGOP]

Cheers is my #1 too, followed by Growing Pains, and Family Ties