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Name your five favorite TV show themes.

Have Your Say Oct. 26, 2008 - 05:30AM JST ( 50 )

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BrainiacOct. 26, 2008 - 08:08AM JST

"Mission: Impossible," "Hawaii 5-0," "The Addams Family," "Bonanza," "Ironside." There are so many memorable scores and theme songs from the 1960s and 1970s. Quincy Jones did a lot of them.

Does anyone remember that CD collection of television's greatest hits that came out in the late 1980s and early 1990s? It was fun to play it at parties and trivial pursuit. It had hundreds of themes from the early days of the TV up until that time. Very nostalgic. Current TV themes don't seem to have the same energy. But maybe in 20 years, today's TV show themes will be remembered just as fondly as those of the '60s and '70s.
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bamboohatOct. 26, 2008 - 09:53AM JST

Sanford and Son Brady Bunch Gilligans Island Star Trek (old school) Bugs Bunny Fresh Prince
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ptolemyOct. 26, 2008 - 09:57AM JST

All in the Family, pure gold. Taxi had a great jazz song as an opener as did Night Court.
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aintgottimetoblOct. 26, 2008 - 10:02AM JST

beverly hillbillies loved the lyrics,green acres and petticoat junction always humoured me when I heard them
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RakishGadflyOct. 26, 2008 - 10:03AM JST

The Dr Who theme - every version is great.
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RakishGadflyOct. 26, 2008 - 10:14AM JST

...plus The A Team.
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SpeedOct. 26, 2008 - 10:35AM JST

Happy Days Laverne & Shirley Love Boat Rawhide Batman
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nogardflowOct. 26, 2008 - 10:37AM JST

Peter Gunn
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JackDorffOct. 26, 2008 - 10:44AM JST

The Mary Tyler Moore Show Hawai 5-0 Good Times Welcome Back Kotter The Facts Of Life (as sung by Al Bundy)

The Dr Who theme used to scare me. That had no place being on TV before 9:00pm.
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greybloozOct. 26, 2008 - 12:38PM JST

In no particular order:

-Taxi (Bob James' "Angela") -Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -Barney Miller -Mission Impossible -SWAT
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cleoOct. 26, 2008 - 12:41PM JST
Steptoe & Son

Only Fools & Horses

Beverly Hillbillies

Friends

Touch of Frost
- more or less but maybe not exactly in that order.
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SpanishEyez37Oct. 26, 2008 - 01:17PM JST

Love Boat Addams Family The Munsters Batman The Jeffersons
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helloklittyOct. 26, 2008 - 02:52PM JST

SHAFT, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, DRAGNET, 77 SUNSET STRIP, THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
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helloklittyOct. 26, 2008 - 03:08PM JST

Twin Peaks, The Avengers, This Week in Baseball (80s version), ABC Monday Night Football (early 70s version), The Rockford Files
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helloklittyOct. 26, 2008 - 03:27PM JST

Twin Peaks, The Avengers, This Week in Baseball (80s version), ABC Monday Night Football (early 70s version), The Rockford Files

I meant the 1977 version of This Week in Baseball

I hate the 80s version. Sounds like music for pilgrims floating over to America.
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HellyOct. 26, 2008 - 04:34PM JST

Brady Bunch
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AzraelOct. 26, 2008 - 07:31PM JST

In no particular order: Hawaii 5-0, WonderWoman (series with Lynda Carter), Cheers (that show with Ted Danson in a bar, the song was so nice), The Muppet Show (when Jim Henson was around), The Twilight Zone!

I have more favorites, but well... These are just five of them XD.
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555BookOct. 26, 2008 - 11:23PM JST

I like Miami Vice.
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sdmsecOct. 27, 2008 - 12:16AM JST

1 Andy Griffith Show 2 X-Files 3 Barney Miller 4 Beverly Hillbillies 5 Samford and Son

Some nice variety here.
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The_TrueOct. 27, 2008 - 01:40AM JST

benny hills
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Ah_soOct. 27, 2008 - 04:05AM JST

Match of the Day - British football programme - De-de-DER-de-de-de-de-de

Grandstand - BBC's much-missed Saturday sport show. Had it has my ring tone for about a year.
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SpideyOct. 27, 2008 - 10:04AM JST

The Jeffersons and Welcome Back Kotter

Fat Albert was a goodie also.

But I do have to say that Mission Impossible is definitely up there.

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SargeOct. 27, 2008 - 10:07AM JST

I Dream of Jeannie is up there.
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buttamimiOct. 27, 2008 - 10:24AM JST

Hey Sarge, Alaska's top newspaper, The Anchorage Daily News, on Sunday endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for the White House, saying it would be too risky to put their Republican state governor Sarah Palin just "one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world."
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AltriaOct. 27, 2008 - 11:39AM JST

Knight Rider!
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PsychOct. 27, 2008 - 12:31PM JST

"I Love Lucy"!!! clean comedy that still makes me laugh!
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AlphaapeOct. 27, 2008 - 12:35PM JST

Hawaii 5-0, Green Acres, Barney Miller, Charlie Brown Cartoon Theme (the older ones from the 60's), The Addams Family
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TeeejOct. 27, 2008 - 01:23PM JST

Robinson Crusoe.
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SpideyOct. 27, 2008 - 01:28PM JST

Hey Sarge, Alaska's top newspaper, The Anchorage Daily News, on Sunday endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for the White House, saying it would be too risky to put their Republican state governor Sarah Palin just "one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world.

No that's relevant!!

S
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NessieOct. 27, 2008 - 04:19PM JST

Brainiac's gonna be hard to top.

Did anyone say the theme from "Mash"? And Sousa for "Monty Python"?

How about the top five j-TV theme songs?
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NessieOct. 27, 2008 - 04:25PM JST

Anyone say the theme to Grizzly Adams?
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FrEcKlEfAcEOct. 27, 2008 - 05:30PM JST

Columbo.
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NoripinheadOct. 27, 2008 - 06:58PM JST

Without a doubt, Hawaii Five-O. Book him, Dan O.
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NoripinheadOct. 27, 2008 - 06:59PM JST

Oh four more to go: The Avengers, UFO, Mannix, Wild Wild West.
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gonemadOct. 27, 2008 - 09:26PM JST

TV shows? I prefer other ways to waste my time...
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buttamimiOct. 27, 2008 - 11:25PM JST

'Mash'
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BlackFlagOct. 27, 2008 - 11:39PM JST

Monkey 'monkey magic'
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BlackFlagOct. 27, 2008 - 11:39PM JST

oh, and The Littlest Hobo
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temporaryVisaOct. 27, 2008 - 11:40PM JST

Fraggle Rock
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yabitsOct. 28, 2008 - 05:03AM JST

Among many of the other great themes not mentioned thus far:

The Virginian -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwVKcRqAc-0

The Rifleman (closing theme) -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkM0NT4YMlo

Tetsuwan Atom -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2btYv8GaXk

But there are few shows' theme songs that can hold a candle to the great themes used in two recent HBO shows:

The Sopranos -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUT07eZoXPw

The Wire -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3t6io0vW-c

The Wire, by the way, is by far the best series I have ever seen, bar none.
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MikeBarrymoreOct. 28, 2008 - 05:11AM JST

Only Fools And Horses, lovely and romantic!

The Young Ones- Ooooh That Rick mayalls a bit of alwight!!

The World Of Sport- used to love Dickie Davis.

Countdown- Love the clock ticking down , sounds so sweet,

Top Of The Pops (original), Great beat , get you in the mood for the show, and all the hunky guys dancing, ooooh i'm a card aren't i?
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TeeejOct. 28, 2008 - 01:07PM JST

And Banana Splits Hong Kong Phooey Rhubarb
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helloklittyOct. 28, 2008 - 11:33PM JST

The Wire, by the way, is by far the best series I have ever seen, bar none.

Better than "Larry Sanders"? I doubt it. That's on Youtube now, btw.
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yabitsOct. 30, 2008 - 04:52AM JST

Better than "Larry Sanders"? I doubt it.

Many times better, without a doubt. And that's taking nothing away from Larry Sanders, which was great.