Best TV Themes (music)

[Nathan Dodge]

C'mon you guys! Wild, Wild World of Animals!!!! Both the opening and closing theme were tremendous!!!

I agree with Five-O and "The Persuaders!" (my fave show, probably.)

 

[Forrestal]

My votes go to:
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
77 Sunset Strip
Hawaiian Eye

Yes…. I’m old...
Regards,
Forrestal

 

[Hondo]

One pair of matching bookends, different as night and day.

That song was so catchy, I still catch it as an ear worm from time to time. What, 40-some years later?

Yeah 1964/65, somewhere close. What made the "The Patty Duke Show" theme song so good was the instrumental section, nice horns typical of the 60’s pop era, with lyrics to match, it was fun, my dad used to get upset when he saw me watching this show, said it was a “girls show” As embarrassing as it may seem, little did he know I was going through puberty and had this crush on with Patty Duke lol

Patty Duke Theme song

Meet Cathy, who's lived most everywhere,
From Zanzibar to Barclay Square.
But Patty's only seen the sights
A girl can see from Brooklyn Heights --
What a crazy pair!

But they're cousins,
Identical cousins all the way.
One pair of matching bookends,
Different as night and day.

Where Cathy adores a minuet,
The Ballet Russes, and crepe suzette,
Our Patty loves to rock and roll,
A hot dog makes her lose control --
What a wild duet!

Still, they're cousins,
Identical cousins and you'll find,
They laugh alike, they walk alike,
At times they even talk alike --
You can lose your mind,
When cousins are two of a kind.

 

[Max Slade]

I had to chime in with mine too:
Mr. Lucky
The Avengers
anything done by John Barry
Spiderman (the animated series from the 60's)
Jonny Quest (the original animated series)

 

[Dominic]

1. I dream of Jeannie (season 1 is my favorite with it's jazzy beat)
2. Secret Agent Man
3. Thunderbirds
4. Star Trek
5. Tonight show (Johnny Carson)
6. Hawaii 5-0
7. Voyage to the bottom of the sea
8. Batman
9. Captain Scarlet
10. Happy Days
11. Space 1999

 

[SamMarlowPI]

my favorites, in no particular order:
- Sanford And Son
- A-Team
- Cosby Show(season 6)
- M*A*S*H
- MacGyver
- Wanted: Dead Or Alive
- Honeymooners

 

[KY Gentleman]

I loved the songs at both ends of "WKRP IN CINCINNATI".
The closing theme was just as recognizable as the opening theme.

 

[carter]

Peter Gunn may well be the best ever.

The Third Man ranks up there as does the Alfred Hitchcock show.

There seems to be a dearth of westerns so here are a few that I remember:
Have Gun, Will Travel (Richard Boone)
Sugarfoot ( ? )
Cheyenne (Clint Walker)
Bronco (Ty Hardin)
Rawhide (Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood)
Johnny Yuma (the Rebel) (Nick Adams)
Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brien)
Wagon Train (Ward Bond)
Bonanza (Lorne Greene, Parnell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon)
Davey Crockett (Fess Parker)

I cannot remember the theme songs from Maverick, Wanted Dead or Alive, The Rifleman, Yancey Derringer, and other shows I must have forgotten. We watched a lot of westerns back in the day.

 

[RIOT]

The Rat Patrol
Combat!
SWAT
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Quantum Leap
Speed Racer
Magnum P.I.
Six Million Dollar Man
The Addams Family
Greatest American Hero
Charlie's Angels
Who's The Boss
The Benny Hill Show
CHiPs
The Brady Bunch

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

The Addams Family,...the words are interchangeable with any boss' family name! lol lol lol

 

[dahliaoleander]

Zorro
Dragnet
Laverne & Shirley
Pink Panther
Popeye
Match Game 75-76 (Richard Dawson era)
Betty Boop
"Made of pen and ink, She'll win you witha wink, ain't she cute *Boop-Boop-Be-Doop* Sweeet Betty" (That was all by memory.)

It aint T.V. but those movies on the radio.

I always get a chill when I hear "LUX PRESENTS HOLLYWOOD!"

 

[Hemingway Jones]

"The Prisoner"

 

[jamespowers]

Dynasty:
http://www.televisiontunes.com/Dynasty.html

Dallas the 1983 version with the extra bass at the beginning.
http://www.televisiontunes.com/Dallas_-_1983.html

 

[Diamondback]

Personally, I found The Equalizer's theme to be edgy, discordant, even paranoia-inspiring, and Knight Rider's very "driving", both perfect matches for their shows. Maybe it was my misspent '80s youth, though...

 

[jamespowers]

Personally, I found The Equalizer's theme to be edgy, discordant, even paranoia-inspiring, and Knight Rider's very "driving", both perfect matches for their shows. Maybe it was my misspent '80s youth, though...

Why did I not figure?
http://www.televisiontunes.com/Knight_Rider_-_1982_-_1st_version.html

I am surprised you didn't like this one:
http://www.televisiontunes.com/A-Team_(The).html or this one:
http://www.televisiontunes.com/Flash_(The).html

 

[Diamondback]

JP, I figured the A-Team theme was already overlisted, so why be redundant. I actually liked the show until that stupid Robert Vaughn story-arc was brought in for the final season--I mean come on, fugitives going back to work for the very government that wants to give 'em the chair? Not seeing it without full pardons all around up-front... and if even a kid could see that...

The Flash--well, superheroes were never my genre, I always liked stuff to be at least somewhat realistic with current science and tech. (KITT mostly is--except for the armor and the AI--within our technical grasp, and Airwolf would've been without the supersonic speed and the BS telescoping gunbarrels.)

 

[jamespowers]

JP, I figured the A-Team theme was already overlisted, so why be redundant. I actually liked the show until that stupid Robert Vaughn story-arc was brought in for the final season--I mean come on, fugitives going back to work for the very government that wants to give 'em the chair? Not seeing it without full pardons all around up-front... and if even a kid could see that...

The Flash--well, superheroes were never my genre, I always liked stuff to be at least somewhat realistic with current science and tech. (KITT mostly is--except for the armor and the AI--within our technical grasp, and Airwolf would've been without the supersonic speed and the BS telescoping gunbarrels.)

How about this then:
http://www.televisiontunes.com/Batman_-_1966_TV.html
There was a recent TV show devoted to how much of that stuff is actually plausible now, which was most of it.

 

[dhermann1]

Cranking it back even further . . .

Yoohoo, It's me
My name is Pinky Lee!

Who is the boy who's full of pep and joy?
He's Rooty Kazooty!

It's Howdy Doody time,
It's Howdy Doody time!

Happy Trails to you,
Until we meet again.

Leave it to Beaver

 

[Brian Sheridan]

Ellery Queen by Elmer Bernstein

and "Boss Boogie", the theme to A&E's Nero Wolfe - it's my phone ringtone.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Skippy, Skippy
Skippy the Boosh Kangaroo --
Skippy, Skippy
Skippy a Friend Ever True.

(Stuck in my head since 1969.)