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Favorite TV Theme Songs

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OSU_Buckguy said:
that's right. i was thinking of the hugely popular the art of being nick, which was based on nick moore, the boyfriend of mallory.

yo, mallory.
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Oh man, I remember that show. :sick1:

Mrs. Garrett was Mr. Drummond's maid on Diff'rent Strokes for a while. That was another one of my favorite shows. I think I watched too much TV as a kid.
 
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OSU_Buckguy said:
other than the theme song to the greatest american hero, is there another theme song that became a major hit on the charts? i'm not talking about songs that were hits before they became theme songs.
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Here's a partial list from a side bar to this Newsweek article.

The era of great TV theme songs seems to be over. Today's shows jump into the action so viewers don't have time to channel-surf. Some ditties that made Billboard's "Hot 100" list and their top chart positions:
— 'Welcome Back, Kotter', John Sebastian, 1976; NO. 1
— 'Hawaii Five-O', The Ventures, 1969; NO. 4
— 'I'll Be There For You' ('Friends'), The Rembrandts, 1995; NO. 17
— 'Making Our Dreams Come True' ('Laverne & Shirley'), Cyndi Grecco, 1976; NO. 25
— 'Those Were The Days' ('All In The Family'), Carroll O'connor And Jean Stapleton, 1971; NO. 43
— 'WKRP In Cincinnati', Steven Carlisle, 1981; NO. 65
— 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name' ('Cheers'), Gary Portnoy And Judy Hart Angelo, 1983; NO. 83

Obviously not a complete list - Greatest American Hero hit #2 in 1981, and the themes from Miami Vice, S.W.A.T., and The Heights all hit #1, according to this article.

And certainly some of these may have been hits before the shows, but I'm not sure.
 
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PrincessPeach said:
Obviously not a complete list - Greatest American Hero hit #2 in 1981, and the themes from Miami Vice, S.W.A.T., and The Heights all hit #1, according to this article.
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how do you talk to an angel, how do you hold her close, to where you are...

WTF??? how do i know that song, and ive never seen one episode of the heights. freaky what your mind latches on to. must have heard it at a fourth grade skating party or something.

my favorite was greatest american hero. oh, and i really liked the theme song to the smurfs. i know it wasnt a sitcom, but i really liked gargamels little part. it was kinda like a rap.:tongue2:
 
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OSU_Buckguy said:
excellent research, princess.
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Thanks. Just found something better, though...

Classic TV Theme Songs [FONT=Trebuchet MS, verdana, helvetica]- Top Billboard Themes[/FONT]

<TABLE border=1><TBODY><TR><TH>Position <TH>TV Show <TH>Song Name <TH>Artist <TR><TD align=middle>1 <TD>Miami Vice <TD>Miami Vice <TD>Jan Hammer <TR><TD align=middle>1 <TD>S.W.A.T <TD>S.W.A.T <TD>Rhythm Heritage <TR><TD align=middle>1 <TD>The Heights <TD>"How Do You Talk to an Angel" <TD>The Heights <TR><TD align=middle>1 <TD>Welcome Back Kotter <TD>"Welcome Back" <TD>John Sebastian <TR><TD align=middle>2 <TD>Greatest American Hero <TD>"Believe It or Not" <TD>Joey Scarbury <TR><TD align=middle>3 <TD>Secret Agent <TD>"Secret Agent Man" <TD>Johnny Rivers <TR><TD align=middle>3 <TD>Dragnet <TD>Dragnet <TD>Ray Anthony Orchestra <TR><TD align=middle>4 <TD>Hawaii Five-O <TD>Hawaii Five-O <TD>The Ventures <TR><TD align=middle>5 <TD>Happy Days <TD>Happy Days <TD>Pratt & McClain <TR><TD align=middle>5 <TD>Makin' It <TD>Makin' It <TD>David Naughton <TR><TD align=middle>7 <TD>Addams Family <TD>Addams Groove <TD>Hammer <TR><TD align=middle>8 <TD>Peter Gunn <TD>Peter Gunn <TD>Ray Anthony Orchestra <TR><TD align=middle>8 <TD>Cops <TD>"Bad Boys" <TD>Inner Circle <TR><TD align=middle>10 <TD>Dr. Kildare <TD>"Three Stars Will Shine Tonight" <TD>Richard Chamberlain <TR><TD align=middle>10 <TD>Hill Street Blues <TD>Hill Street Blues <TD>Post & Carlton <TR><TD align=middle>10 <TD>The Rockford Files <TD>The Rockford Files <TD>Mike Post <TR><TD align=middle>17 <TD>Batman <TD>Batman <TD>The Marketts <TR><TD align=middle>17 <TD>Zorro <TD>Zorro <TD>The Chordettes <TR><TD align=middle>18 <TD>Angie <TD>"Different Worlds" <TD>Maureen McGovern <TR><TD align=middle>19 <TD>Bonanza <TD>Bonanza <TD>Al Caiola <TR><TD align=middle>20 <TD>Baretta <TD>"Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" <TD>Rhythm Heritage <TR><TD align=middle>20 <TD>Then Came Bronson <TD>"Long Lomesome Highway" <TD>Michael Parks <TR><TD align=middle>21 <TD>Mr. Lucky <TD>Mr. Lucky <TD>Henry Mancini Orchestra <TR><TD align=middle>21 <TD>The Dukes of Hazard <TD>The Dukes of Hazard <TD>Waylon Jennings <TR><TD align=middle>23 <TD>Moonlighting <TD>Moonlighting <TD>Al Jarreau <TR><TD align=middle>24 <TD>I Love Lucy <TD>"Disco Lucy" <TD>Wilton Place Street Band <TR><TD align=middle>25 <TD>Laverne & Shirley <TD>"Making Our Dreams Come True" <TD>Cyndi Grecco <TR><TD align=middle>25 <TD>Magnum P.I. <TD>Magnum P.I. <TD>Mike Post <TR><TD align=middle>27 <TD>Peter Gunn <TD>Peter Gunn <TD>Duane Eddy <TR><TD align=middle>28 <TD>Ben Casey <TD>Ben Casey <TD>Valjean <TR><TD align=middle>29 <TD>Medic <TD>"Blue Star" <TD>Felicia Sanders <TR><TD align=middle>30 <TD>Route 66 <TD>Route 66 <TD>Nelson Riddle Orchestra <TR><TD align=middle>33 <TD>Have Gun Will Travel <TD>"Ballad of Paladin" <TD>Duane Eddy <TR><TD align=middle>35 <TD>Batman <TD>Batman <TD>Neal Hefti & Orchestra <TR><TD align=middle>38 <TD>The Men <TD>The Men <TD>Issac Hayes <TR><TD align=middle>38 <TD>Here Come the Brides <TD>"Seattle" <TD>Perry Como <TR><TD align=middle>41 <TD>Mission: Impossible <TD>Mission: Impossible <TD>Lalo Schifrin <TR><TD align=middle>43 <TD>All in the Family <TD>"Those Were the Days" <TD>O'Connor & Stapleton <TR><TD align=middle>44 <TD>Beverly Hillbillies <TD>"Ballad of Jed Clampett" <TD>Flatt & Scruggs <TR><TD align=middle>45 <TD>Baretta <TD>"Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" <TD>Merry Clayton <TR><TD align=middle>45 <TD>Charlie's Angels <TD>Charlie's Angels <TD>Henry Mancini <TR><TD align=middle>50 <TD>Peter Gunn <TD>Peter Gunn <TD>The Art of Noise <TR><TD align=middle>52 <TD>Dynasty <TD>Dynasty <TD>Bill Conti <TR><TD align=middle>54 <TD>Secret Agent <TD>"Secret Agent Man" <TD>The Ventures <TR><TD align=middle>55 <TD>My Three Sons <TD>My Three Sons <TD>Lawrence Welk Orchestra </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 
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Secret Agent Man, Hawaii 5-0, and Peter Gunn were all very good songs.

Mary Tyler Moore, anybody? "Who can turn the world on with her smile?"

And Petticoat Junction had a mediocre song, but when I saw those petticoats flung over the top of the water tower, indicating naked girls inside, that was pretty hot stuff in the 60's! :biggrin:
 
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The Munsters and The Adams Family had great theme songs.

The one that sticks in my head most is Law & Order, because my wife & I are L&O rerun junkies- when there's nothing else good on, that's what we watch.
 
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<TABLE border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>Batman <TD>Batman <TD>Neal Hefti & Orchestra </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Great theme song.

But My favorite would have to be WKRP in Cincinnati.............."As God as My Witness I thought turkeys could fly"
 
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