Whats your favorite TV theme song!
 

What is your favorite TV theme song!

I have two favorites. Mine is the theme from Daria and the theme from Kids in the Hall. They both remind me of being a very little kid (also Daria is an incredibly awesome show). Which is a good memory because I had a really really good childhood when I was little and I think these songs in many ways have laid the ground for my tastes now strangely enough. I mean I love both of these songs just as much as I did when I was a little kid and that must say something.

Nice picks Odyshape.

I got to go with Mission Hill off the top of my head for using CAKE.



Little bit of Italian Leather Sofa.

Also got to say themes in the 90s were a little more sweet, weren't they?

Rocko's Modern Life had a memorable one for me

I remember Mission Hill! Thanks for reminding me about that show I can't remember if I liked it or not gonna find it again.

The rockos modern life theme song is awesome! Pat Irwin from Raybeats a neosurf/nowave band and also (keyboardist?) for the b52s at one point wrote that song! He also did the pepper ann theme song aswell.

I love Raybeats one of my favorite recent discoveries!

The 70s and 80s were even sweeter. So many classic themes it's impossible to pick one. From Dynasty and Taxi to Treasure Hunt and Blake's Seven.

Welcome Back Kotter.

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Also, Odyshape, Mission Hill I've got a soft spot for for some reason. Brian Posehn is the perfect Jim Kuback. I'd feel right at home living there in that neighborhood I'd say. Love the comedy of the show.

basically anything by Lalo Schiffrin, but i watched this one religiously as a kid and it's the first one that came to mind when you mention tv themes:-



to paraphrase Tarantino : "when you hear the song, wham! you know it's gonna be BIG"

Some of my favorites from when I was a kid...

Taxi—There's just something so relaxing about this theme, fits the subdued tone of the show very well.


Magnum P.I.—Has there ever been a more exciting theme for a TV show? (Note hilarious ass inspection at 0:14.)


Night Rider—Some nice brooding 80s electronica. Too bad the show could never live up to the vibe created by the music.

That's a great one. I've always loved how the music goes with the images of the intro. Such an unusual way to open a comedy show, with something that sounds sort of bittersweet. I also have to say I prefer the slightly different version of the song from the show's first season:

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The Lone Ranger kicked butt . . .



. . . to Rossini's William Tell Overture.
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i love the Kids In The hall theme :)



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just great theme songs that really give you a strong idea about what type of show you're going to watch....

nostalgic songs i love





they really just do not make sitcoms like they did in the 80s.....

flinstones haha

A lot of these theme songs are making me nostalgic. Such wonderful memories.

How about Hey Arnold?


Inspector Gadget, of course


And for me, the David the Gnome theme song is made of happy


And finally, Duck Tales is one of the catchiest cartoon theme songs ever. It's permanently etched in my memory from childhood.

Yes! Perfect. ****ing loved Inspector Gadget growing up.

Anyway, to contribute:

I'm a sucker for Miller-Boyett Productions




and this one

In all seriousness...

Crystal Maze



Red Dwarf



This Morning With Richard Not Judy

Yup, I agree on Duck Tales as tops for cartoons.

But best TV theme song overall

JAN HAMMER - Miami Vice Theme - YouTube

nice call on Tales From The Crypt......

This one never fails to amuse me.


A pretty epic opening.


A classic that never gets old.


I dig this one also.

Thanks :)

I miss that show so much :(

My vote always goes to this, I wish someone would cover it...

I'm partial to the catchy opening of this obscure 00s cartoon. Ahh the childhood memories it returns.

On a more serious note, the Extras theme, which opened my eyes to the fact Cat Stevens is pretty great.

Both the intro and closing themes for the Boondocks are incredibly catchy.



And the Samurai Champloo theme always gets stuck in my head.



And of course Tank, which is probably the coolest theme song ever.


(c'mon guys, this one is super obvious)

Sopranos definitely deserves a mention.


And Bewitched! It's so damn... bewitching.

My god how could I forget? I was so mesmerized by that theme song as a teen, and that was before I was even into jazzy stuff. I love the Seatbelts now! (Love Rush and N.Y. Rush as much as Tank, and there's a bunch of other greats)

Thinking about Adult Swim makes me think of Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law

This was created by "The BBC Radiophonic Workshop" in 1963, and I suspect that Pink Floyd had it in mind when they came up with One of These Days eight years later :-

easy:

i was always partial to this, mix between late 60s/early 70s kitsch and a children's song:-

fave tv themes
 

Hawaii 5-O
Rockford Files
Josie and the Pussycats
Mission Impossible
Cheers
Hill Street Blues
The Bob Newhart Show
Sesame Street
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Late Show with Craig Ferguson

"Braaaavestaaaaar - BRAVESTARR! - Eyes of the hawk! Ears of the wolf! Braaaavestaaaaar - Strength of the bear; speed of the puumaa!"


This is one of those instances of something being so cheesy that it becomes insanely enjoyable. Plus this has been stuck in my head for days.

My favourite show when I was growing up MASK. Whenever I talk to other people they have never heard of it though :(


M.A.S.K. cartoon intro - YouTube

I loved MASK as a kid. Those were some of my favorite toys! :)

Out of interest how old are you? People in England of a similar age to me cant seem to remember it.

I am 28 :drummer:

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MASK. along with Transformers and G.I. Joe, came at a time when i was growing out of cartoons and into girls/music

Thinking back I always remember watching a MASK video (was about to type DVD ;0) perhaps thats where I fell in love with it, maybe it wasnt shown on television in England afterall.

I still actually have the video even after all these years.

i did still read the comics tie-ins - i have a mint copy of G.I. Joe #2

I'm 34. Maybe it was just a few years too early for most people your age, that might be why a lot of them don't know it. The show was on TV when I was 8 or 9 which means people your age would've been 2 or 3, probably too young to remember it.

More memories from Generation X.

Cheers:




Northern Exposure:




Hill Street Blues:




Let's be careful out there. ;)

This when I'm feeling sappy. So nostalgic and sweet.