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What was/is your favorite theme song from a TV show, cartoons included. Mine was the theme from Bewitched. Now you [View all]

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What was/is your favorite theme song from a TV show, cartoons included. Mine was the theme from Bewitched. Now you [View all] debm55 Aug 27 OP

The Beatles cartoon had a few. The one that sticks though is "And Your Bird Can Sing". n/t brewens Aug 27 #1

Thank you brewens. debm55 Aug 27 #3

Sorry, no sound no_hypocrisy Aug 27 #79

The Avengers ificandream Aug 27 #2

I loved that program and theme song. Thank you , if icandream debm55 Aug 27 #11

Emma Peel, omg chicoescuela Aug 27 #21

Were Steele and Mrs. Peele lovers? I always wanted to know. debm55 Aug 27 #43

They acted like it at times. ificandream Aug 28 #216

Bonanza and Get Smart. Dave Bowman Aug 27 #4

Thank you Dave Bowman . Now I have an ear worm, playing the theme from Bonanza. I liked the theme from both debm55 Aug 27 #75

Petticoat Junction enid602 Aug 27 #5

I remember that and the girls were in this water tank and would grab their dresses. Thank you. debm55 Aug 27 #74

I used watch through the very end of SNL to listen to their original closing tune and would be aggravated.... EarnestPutz Aug 27 #6

Thank you EarnestPutz. Great tune. debm55 Aug 27 #76

Loved it. Thanks! EncantoCatColony Aug 27 #101

St. Elsewhere, hands down no_hypocrisy Aug 27 #7

Me, too, and it was my favorite show! Laffy Kat Aug 27 #46

Thank you no-hypocrisy. Great show, actors and theme. Watched it every week as my husband is from Boston. Though I have debm55 Aug 27 #78

Hill Street Blues lpbk2713 Aug 27 #8

I think I like that one best too. n/t Jilly_in_VA Aug 27 #22

Loved this show. Supposed alot of the actors went to Carnegie Mellon or Tech .in Pittsburgh. The story is said to be set debm55 Aug 27 #84

Some of the plots were consistent with Chicago politics and the opening sequence was mucifer Aug 27 #99

Thank you mucifer. I agree. But even All in the Family did not age well.as was the case with The Jeffersons But the debm55 Aug 27 #123

Yep. I was at Carnegie Tech (as it was known in those days). Frank Converse (and his future wife) were in the Drama CTyankee Aug 28 #170

Thank you CTyankee. Yes , I think Barbara died last year.Sounds like you had great memories for back at school. debm55 Aug 28 #197

Did you know her? CTyankee Aug 28 #212

Not personally ,but it made the local news here. debm55 Aug 28 #213

I Dream of Jeanie and The Odd Couple MiniMe Aug 27 #9

Thank you MiniMe. Loved the themes to both. debm55 Aug 27 #86

Gotta' be Bonanza RoadRunner Aug 27 #10

Thank you RoadRunner. Me too. debm55 Aug 27 #88

Super Chicken Arkansas Granny Aug 27 #12

HAHAHAHAHAH, Thank you Arkansas Granny. I was singing along as i watched your video debm55 Aug 27 #87

Cheers Bayard Aug 27 #13

Thank you.Bayard, Loved the show and theme. debm55 Aug 27 #92

M*A*S*H Glamrock Aug 27 #14

Thanks Glamrock, The themes from both are very memoriable go perfectly with the shows. debm55 Aug 27 #94

Modern Day, and When I was a kid Nictuku Aug 27 #15

Thank you Nictuku. Two classic themes. debm55 Aug 27 #95

Underdog sarisataka Aug 27 #16

"Thanks, Shoeshine Boy! You're humble and loveable." Different Drummer Aug 27 #65

(bites coin to make sure it is real) Prof. Toru Tanaka Aug 27 #109

That was my own theme song hahahahahha. thank you saisataka. debm55 Aug 27 #100

This Sneederbunk Aug 27 #17

Murdoch Mysteries! EarthAbides Aug 27 #18

Thank you EarthAbides. debm55 Aug 27 #124

I like music Niagara Aug 27 #19

Thank you so much, They are great. debm55 Aug 27 #125

over the years KarenS Aug 27 #20

Too good choices there at the beginning from my growing up Walleye Aug 27 #33

I love The Barenaked Ladies Delarage Aug 27 #116

Thank you, KarenS wonderful themes debm55 Aug 27 #128

TV openings are a true art form... Mike Nelson Aug 27 #23

John Astin is the sole survivor from this show. Prof. Toru Tanaka Aug 27 #111

Thank you Mike Nelson. I loved the theme but when I was a kid the show scared me. debm55 Aug 27 #131

Have Gun Will Travel. rsdsharp Aug 27 #24

Thank you rsdsharp; Very good choices debm55 Aug 27 #132

Miami Vice and Diamond_Dog Aug 27 #25

Two great themes. Prof. Toru Tanaka Aug 27 #113

Thank you Prof. Toru Tanaka. I watched it every thursday night. debm55 Aug 28 #195

Thank you Diamond_Dog. They both were very good. debm55 Aug 28 #150

Kimba! johnp3907 Aug 27 #26

Thank you Johnp3507 Watched the show and sang along with the theme. debm55 Aug 27 #135

Last time I posted theme from The Buccaneers. Today I post LakeArenal Aug 27 #27

Thsnk you LakeArenal I like debm55 Aug 28 #151

Law and Order arkielib Aug 27 #28

TY arkielib I always watched that show Loved the theme. debm55 Aug 28 #153

Hawaii 5-0 nt doc03 Aug 27 #29

Thank ;you doc03 debm55 Aug 28 #155

I am pretty sure it is Murder, She Wrote. Polly Hennessey Aug 27 #30

Thank you PollyHennessy. Iagree. debm55 Aug 28 #156

Hawaii 5-0 MaryMagdaline Aug 27 #31

Thank you MaryMagdaline. Yes to both themes and shows. debm55 Aug 28 #165

Maverick (Actually tied with Have Gun will Travel in my mind) Brother Buzz Aug 27 #32

Brother Buzz. Thank you. It was the only western I watched.Love the theme. debm55 Aug 28 #166

Several including "Mission Impossible" "Bonanza" "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." bif Aug 27 #34

What a list! Thank you bif. debm55 Aug 28 #173

Rawhide Walleye Aug 27 #35

Thank you very much , Walleye. I remember that tune. debm55 Aug 28 #174

Roll em roll em roll em . Keep them dogies movin. Arne Aug 27 #36

Rawhide!! Played sax in elementary school over 60 years ago and that was a tune the band played. nt PufPuf23 Aug 27 #62

"Head 'em up...and move 'em out!" Different Drummer Aug 27 #66

HAHAHAHAHHAH. thank you Arne. Now I have an ear warm. debm55 Aug 28 #175

Gilligan's Island. Raven123 Aug 27 #37

Check out "Stairway To Gilligan's Island" Shermann Aug 27 #77

Thank you Shermann. debm55 Aug 28 #199

Thank you Raven 123. Love the song. They changed it though . At first it said "and the rest" Then it was "the professor debm55 Aug 28 #176

Hawaii Five 0 Ritabert Aug 27 #38

Ty, Ritabert. Great opening song. debm55 Aug 28 #177

Peter Gunn is clearly the best ever. No contest chicoescuela Aug 27 #39

I agree with you--Peyer Gun is MO_Dem Aug 27 #97

TY you MO_Dem. debm55 Aug 28 #178

I loved that and "Mr. Lucky." Pinback Aug 27 #110

TY, Loved the opening and it still stand the test of time. debm55 Aug 28 #194

From my childhood. Long, long ago. Glorfindel Aug 27 #40

Thank you Glorifindel. I hadn't heard it before I lilstened to the video. I liked it. debm55 Aug 28 #180

Peter gunn, the best ever! redstatebluegirl Aug 27 #41

It was far more intense than most tv music! Distinctive, wasn't it? Judi Lynn Aug 27 #90

Yes! redstatebluegirl Aug 28 #183

TY Love it and Henry Mancini was from the Pittsburgh area. debm55 Aug 28 #181

M*A*S*H, I Dream of Jeannie, The Flintstones, Dallas, The Wild Wild West... hlthe2b Aug 27 #42

TY hLthe2b. All great choices. debm55 Aug 28 #200

Hawaii 5-0 3catwoman3 Aug 27 #44

I agree. Thank you 3catwoman3. I really liked the opening theme, I would turn on something different. Really loved the debm55 Aug 27 #48

Also love The Jeffersons/ Movin' On Up 3catwoman3 Aug 27 #45

Thank you 3catwoman3. Always watched this.Saturday nights. debm55 Aug 27 #47

My 2nd favorite! Gaytano70 Aug 27 #106

Dexter, the Sopranos, the Addams Family and the Munsters TommieMommy Aug 27 #49

TY TommieMommy. Four great choices. debm55 Aug 28 #198

St. Elsewhere PikaBlue Aug 27 #50

TY PikaBlue. My husband is from boston and we watched every week. Hated the ending. debm55 Aug 29 #219

Cheers intro. OLDMDDEM Aug 27 #51

Thank you OLDMDDEM. Agree. debm55 Aug 29 #220

Theme to Mannix VGuerra276 Aug 27 #52

Thank you VGuerra276 debm55 Aug 29 #223

Rawhide CanonRay Aug 27 #53

Thank you CannonRay. I agree with you . Keep those doggies movin debm55 Aug 29 #221

Mighty Mouse Onthefly Aug 27 #54

HAHAHAHAHAH. Ty Onthefly.. We know that Mighty Mouse is on his way. debm55 Aug 29 #222

Fav TV title vishnura Aug 27 #55

Angie & ALF Funtatlaguy Aug 27 #56

Thank you Funtatlaguy. debm55 Aug 29 #224

Lone Ranger fargone Aug 27 #57

Thank you fargone. debm55 Aug 29 #225

5-0 was pretty fantastic. bullimiami Aug 27 #58

Thank you bullimiami. Yes it was. debm55 Aug 29 #229

Highlander JT45242 Aug 27 #59

Thank you Highlander.. I also like the theme from Outlander. debm55 Aug 29 #235

Mission: Impossible! lastlib Aug 27 #60

Great one by Dizzy Gillespie's pianist, Lalo Schifrin Pinback Aug 27 #107

Thank you Pinback. debm55 Aug 29 #236

Battlestar Galactica and Simon & Simon Delarage Aug 27 #61

Thank you Delarage. Both great themes. debm55 Aug 29 #238

Salvage 1 madamesilverspurs Aug 27 #63

Thank you madamesliverspurs. Great theme. debm55 Aug 29 #237

Jonny Quest Cartoonist Aug 27 #64

The best cartoon theme, hands down! Different Drummer Aug 27 #67

Thank you Cartoonist. I remember that. debm55 Aug 29 #239

There are a couple of cartoon themes not previously mentioned in this thread that were... Different Drummer Aug 27 #68

Thank you Different Drummer. I remember them both. debm55 Aug 29 #240

I'm going to have to say Welcome Back, Kotter Mad_Dem_X Aug 27 #69

Thank you Mad_Dem_X That's funny. debm55 Aug 27 #70

I'm sticking with the classics. Mr.Bill Aug 27 #71

Thank you Mr. Bill. Good choice. debm55 Aug 27 #73

Two Stand Out For Me ProfessorGAC Aug 27 #72

Star Blazers Basso8vb Aug 27 #80

Loved it, too! Delarage Aug 27 #112

I can't believe that I'm the only one to say LoveMyCali Aug 27 #81

Wild, WIld West displacedvermoter Aug 27 #82

The Addams Family... CTyankee Aug 27 #83

Barney Miller or Sanford and Son JoseBalow Aug 27 #85

I love the theme to "The Jefferson's." Lunabell Aug 27 #89

The Bullwinkle Show closing theme Pinback Aug 27 #91

Room 222 -- Theme EncantoCatColony Aug 27 #93

Every time I hear this music I can feel the living room carpet under me. johnp3907 Aug 27 #138

Thank you so much EncantoCatColony I loved the theme and the show. I wanted to be Karen Valentine. debm55 Aug 28 #196

M*A*S*H Jrsygrl96 Aug 27 #96

..Kathy who's been most everywhere from Zanzabar to Barclay Square ... sanatanadharma Aug 27 #98

The patty duke show Figarosmom Aug 28 #142

"It's Gary Shandling's Show" is the best It's a parody on sitcom theme songs: mucifer Aug 27 #102

Barney Miller is definitely in my top 10 ailsagirl Aug 27 #103

BtVS by Nerf Herder Gaytano70 Aug 27 #104

Dallas had a great theme song. LisaM Aug 27 #105

Kotter Tribetime Aug 27 #108

MIAMI VICE!!!!! Srkdqltr Aug 27 #114

My favorite theme song was from the TV show MAUDE FM123 Aug 27 #115

The Shrimpenstein song DBoon Aug 27 #117

The Muppet Show happybird Aug 27 #118

Mustn't forget "The Young Ones" Pinback Aug 27 #119

Big Valley and The Partridge Family Premiere Episode hotellanai1986 Aug 27 #120

The Prisoner DBoon Aug 27 #121

Yes! A great theme for one of the greatest TV series of all time. Pinback Aug 27 #133

Get Smart! Hela Aug 27 #122

I Dream of Jeanie. RandySF Aug 27 #126

Saint Elsewhere LastDemocratInSC Aug 27 #127

Favorite cartoon theme would be either one of these: LudwigPastorius Aug 27 #129

Thank you very much LudwigPastorius. I agree I liked them both. debm55 Aug 28 #193

The A-Team Eugene Aug 27 #130

Yes Mike Post did some wonderful show themes . thank you for posting the theme, Eugene. debm55 Aug 28 #164

Josie and the Pussycats GreatShakes66 Aug 27 #134

thank you GreatSharks66. Two great themes and shows. debm55 Aug 28 #163

Taxi Ohiya Aug 27 #136

Thank you Ohiya. Great song, great theme. debm55 Aug 28 #162

Awww, man... grumpyduck Aug 27 #137

Thank you grumpyduck. I hope this thread back some good memories. debm55 Aug 28 #161

Gonna go current - What We Do In The Shadows AZSkiffyGeek Aug 27 #139

Thank you AZSkeffyGeek. Very good theme. debm55 Aug 28 #149

Perry Mason n/t Cyklops Aug 27 #140

Thank you Cyklops. Loved the show and theme. Also, Welcome to DU debm55 Aug 28 #148

Peter gunn. Nt Figarosmom Aug 27 #141

Thank you Figarosmom. Very good theme. debm55 Aug 28 #147

Get Smart! Still love that theme. HeartsCanHope Aug 28 #143

Me too and Smart going through the doors. Thank you HeartsCanHope. debm55 Aug 28 #146

It is very difficult to name just one. OldBaldy1701E Aug 28 #144

Thank you OldBaldy1701E What wonderful themes. debm55 Aug 28 #145

HBO. Game of Thrones intro theme.. FarPoint Aug 28 #152

Thank you FarPoint. I agree. debm55 Aug 28 #154

We are clearly saving the best for near last. Prairie_Seagull Aug 28 #157

Oh you. HAHAHAH. I thought it was a great theme. and show. Thank you Prairie_Seagull. debm55 Aug 28 #160

Airwolf FirefighterJo Aug 28 #158

Thank you FirefighterJo. Some themes can do that. debm55 Aug 28 #159

Pink Panther lark Aug 28 #167

Thank you lark. Now I have a ear worm with that song. debm55 Aug 28 #168

OMG, I can't believe I forgot the best theme song ever - True Blood! lark Aug 28 #169

Thank you very much lark. debm55 Aug 28 #171

Knight Rider! PedroXimenez Aug 28 #172

Thank you PedroXimenez. I remember that theme. debm55 Aug 28 #187

Thats a hard one because there are quite a few I like. sdfernando Aug 28 #179

sdfernando, all three are top themes. Thank you. debm55 Aug 28 #192

Closing theme from Archer is pretty good TlalocW Aug 28 #182

Thank you , TialocW for the theme and introducing it to me. debm55 Aug 28 #191

Car 54 Where Are You? DeeDeeNY Aug 28 #184

I remember that one. Thank you DeeDeeNy. debm55 Aug 28 #190

Theme peachpit24 Aug 28 #185

Thank you peachpit24. I really liked the opening. Oh welcome to DU debm55 Aug 28 #189

Succession beaglelover Aug 28 #186

Thank you very much beaglelover. debm55 Aug 28 #188

Gone Fishing The Wizard Aug 28 #201

Thank you The Wizard. I knew exactly the song you were talking about when I saw the title. Watched it as a kid. debm55 Aug 28 #207

Peter Gunn Have Gun Will Travel leftyladyfrommo Aug 28 #202

Car 54 Where Are You? murielm99 Aug 28 #203

Thank you muiriel99 debm55 Aug 29 #233

The Addams Family ChazInAz Aug 28 #204

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you ChazinAZ debm55 Aug 28 #210

beverly hilbillies . coyote and road runner comedy hour. the jetsons . back to the future. AllaN01Bear Aug 28 #205

Thank you AllaN01. Love all your choices especially the Jetsons. ---his boy Elroy, daughter , Judy, Jane his wife. debm55 Aug 28 #209

im still miffed that we dont have a flying car that folds into a briefcase likee theirs did . lots of oragomi to think AllaN01Bear Aug 28 #211

I always wanted the flying car too. What was the dog;s name? I forget. PS I would like to have Rosie the Robot made. debm55 Aug 28 #214

i love the part when she chews out mr spacely and then clobbers him with the upsided down cake . splat AllaN01Bear Aug 28 #215

AStro was the name of the dog. debm55 Aug 29 #234

Hill Street Blues or Lavern and Shirley. M*A*S*H too. applegrove Aug 28 #206

Thank you applegrove. You are the first one to bring up Lavern and Shirley. I Like all your choices, But there was debm55 Aug 28 #208

Laramie GoodRaisin Aug 29 #217

Thank you , GoodRaisin. I like it. debm55 Aug 29 #218

Scooby Doo. yourout Aug 29 #226

Thank you yourout. I agree I used to watch as a kid and we would sing it when it came on. debm55 Aug 29 #227

Andy Griffith...still is. nt Trueblue Texan Aug 29 #228

Thank you Trueblue Texan. I remember them walking down to the creek and the whistling tune in the background, debm55 Aug 29 #230

Dr Who and Game of Thrones AllyCat Aug 29 #231

Thank you AllyCat Get opening tunes. debm55 Aug 29 #232

Babylon 5: each of 5 yrs had a variation on the theme. Cartoons: Flintstones, Jetsons. electric_blue68 Aug 29 #241

Wow, thank you electric_blue68 they are all great theme songs. debm55 Aug 29 #244

The Scooby Doo theme song has been stuck in my head for 50 years now ZonkerHarris Aug 29 #242

I had to go through this list twice, shocked that the Rockford Files theme was not mentioned ZonkerHarris Aug 29 #243

Somewhere I think it was. if not your post is appreciated. Loved the show and theme. debm55 Aug 29 #246

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH ZonkerHarris. Yes that theme has been around for awhile. Alert. ear worm!!! debm55 Aug 29 #245