Best TV Show Theme Songs

[peplaw06]

Give us your favorites...

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[Maikeru-sama]

True Blood

Wasn't sure if I could post the youtube video on here, so I opted not too.

[Heisenberg]

It's a short intro, but the "Mad Men" intro is really good:

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And of course, "Dexter":

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[Heisenberg]

True Blood

Wasn't sure if I could post the youtube video on here, so I opted not too.

You can't show nudity on Youtube, so it appears it was edited so that none was shown:

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I agree. Great intro.

[tomson75]

Cheers

[ConcordCowboy]

It's a short intro, but the "Mad Men" intro is really good:

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That's a great one.

[lane]

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[lane]

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[MarionBarberThe4th]

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[Maikeru-sama]

I always liked this opening:

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[Achilleslastand]

Thats a no brainer....Sanford and Son and Baretta.

[peplaw06]

And of course, "Dexter":

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Dexter's is great... more for the visuals than the music.

Making everyday tasks look like different methods of killing someone is genius for that show.

[The Ominous]

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[Cowboy Junkie]

Cheers

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[Cythim]

Cheers

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Ditto here as well. My top 4 would go:

1. Cheers
2. Mash
3. Wonder Years
4. Growing Pains

[BanditHiro]

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[Heisenberg]

I always thought "Lost" was simple, but effective. They show you something really confusing to start the show and then drop this on you:

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[Teren_Kanan]

TV show openings are generally something I skip after the first 2 times watching a show. Even shows I really like. It's very rare for me to like an opening enough, or to have an opening that fits a show well enough for me to just considering it part of each episode.

Dexter is one of the shows I find myself watching with each episode. And the most recent one would have to be

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It's such an amazing opening. Showing most of the important geography and it changes little by little every few episodes, as new places are explored in the show. It also fits brilliantly with the whole "game of thrones" theme, being somewhat board game like in design.

The fact that it's not the same every episode really adds extra emphasis on watching each one to see what new things you can catch.

The scroll work on the rings also tells some story, showing the Wolf/Lion/Stag/Dragon. The main houses of the show.

[Arch Stanton]

This one...including Gods view of Texas Stadium....
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MI...each one had a different intro video....
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A classic from John Barry....
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Greatness.....
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...and a modern one...
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[Arch Stanton]

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Woke up this morning.....or not!

[Heisenberg]

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[tupperware]

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[Hostile]

I will love this thread.

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Hillstreet Blues
Andy Griffith Show
Greatest American Hero (stupid show, loved the song)

[tupperware]

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[burmafrd]

BattleStar Galactica (old one)
Hill Street Blues
Dallas
How the West was Won
China Beach

[BrAinPaiNt]

Thats a no brainer....Sanford and Son and Baretta.

Yes love the Sanford and Son one...Also liked night court.

[Duane]

Taxi was always my favorite but I loved China Beach as well.

[TheCount]

My most memorable are some of the cheesiest ones from Saturday morning cartoons growing up as an 80's baby:

Ninja Turtles
Duck Tales
Darkwing Ducks
Chip and Dales Rescue Rangers
Etc.

I was one of those kids that got up super early on Saturday, made myself a bowl of cereal in the largest, clean bowl available and plopped myself in front of the TV to watch cartoons all morning.

Miss those days sometimes. No responsibilities and an endless supply of milk.

[zrinkill]

Airwolf

Hardcastle and McCormick

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)

[hutch1254]

Miami Vice
The Incredible Hulk
Aqua Teen Hunger Force

[AmarilloCowboyFan]

Yes love the Sanford and Son one...Also liked night court.
me too

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and Barney Miller (only crappy versions on youtube)

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For new ones

True Blood and Game of Thrones

[peplaw06]

Airwolf

Loved that show.

[Arch Stanton]

When I think of Miami Vice I always think of this....
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[joseephuss]

Peter Gunn

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[Arch Stanton]

From my childhood....the karaoke version....
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Theme from the Original Series of Doctor Who. Floyd fans think One of These Days....
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[Arch Stanton]

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Fun thread. I keep thinking of old TV Shows. :)

One more for luck....
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[Yeagermeister]

Barney Miller (love the bass line)
The Jeffersons
Sandford and Son
Cheers
Game of Thrones (my ring tone)
Prison Break
House
Breaking Bad (even though it's very short)
Miami Vice
Star Trek (all but Enterprise)
Sopranos
Oz
Dexter
Deadwood
Chuck
Battlestar Galactica (new series)
The Wire

Too name a few :D

[WoodysGirl]

No time to look any up on youtube, but off the top of my head

The Jeffersons - Agree with Yeager
Good Times
Facts of Life
Golden Girls
Law & Order
All the variations from "A Different World's" theme song. The best being Boys II Men's version
Cold Case - Me and my sister would always do that woman's yell everytime it came on. lol
Martin

[Sarge]

Get Smart

[Faerluna]

Some great ones mentioned already!

Hill Street Blues
Barney Miller
Lavern & Shirley
WKRP In Cincinatti
One Day at a Time

[DallasEast]

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[DallasEast]

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[ologan]

Mash
The Rifleman
Have Gun,will Travel
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[DallasEast]

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[67CowboysFan]

I can't be the only one!
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and Mash, Mission Impossible, Cheers, Becker

[DallasEast]

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[DallasEast]

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Another reason why I posted this video was so younger members can ask, "What the heck is that he's using???"

It's called a typewriter. :laugh1:

[DallasEast]

[Moreso the first intro than the one which follows it]

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[DallasEast]

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[DallasEast]

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Note: the first season was one of the best ever seen on television in my opinion.

The next few seasons?

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[DallasEast]

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[peplaw06]

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[AmarilloCowboyFan]

Some good ones there DallasEast.

The Night Stalker was one of my favorite shows.

[Yeagermeister]

Some good ones there DallasEast.

The Night Stalker was one of my favorite shows.

bbgun had his own show? :laugh2:

[AmarilloCowboyFan]

The Muppets always had a different opening but everyone knows the theme.

Posting the Alice Cooper opening since it was the best one.

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I like the Munsters more but The Addams Family probably had the most recognizable theme

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[Yeagermeister]

The Muppets always had a different opening but everyone knows the theme.

Posting the Alice Cooper opening since it was the best one.

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I like the Munsters more but The Addams Family probably had the most recognizable theme

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[ologan]

"There's a holdup in the bronx,
Brooklyn's broken out in fights,
There's a traffic jam in Harlem,
That's backed up to Jackson Heights,
There's a scout troop short a child,
Kruschev's due at Idylwild.............
CAR 54,WHERE ARE YOU?"

[Arch Stanton]

And now for something completely different....
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How could have I forgotten this one?
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[trickblue]

Fat Albert
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S.W.A.T.
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Laverne & Shirley
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Carol Burnett Closing Theme
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Maude
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Mary Tyler Moore
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Happy Days
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[Arch Stanton]

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[ABQCOWBOY]

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Another reason why I posted this video was so younger members can ask, "What the heck is that he's using???"

It's called a typewriter. :laugh1:

Good One.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Lots of great ones on here. A lot that I would listed myself. Here are a few that I liked over the years.

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[Arch Stanton]

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[CoCo]

Medical Center (Chad Everett)
Ironside (Raymond Burr - never watched the show, loved the music intro)
Wild, Wild West (so classic)

Love some of those already listed.
Airwolf
Simon & Simon
MTM
The Munsters

[ologan]

Probably the most stirring of them all (IMO)........
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[Wimbo]

I loved how this one chronicles the history of flight.

Star Trek Enterprise

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[Yeagermeister]

I loved how this one chronicles the history of flight.

Star Trek Enterprise

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If you turn off the sound it's great but that song is annoying.

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[ologan]

Probably the most stirring of them all (IMO)........
Victory at Sea

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[Heisenberg]

The NBA on NBC is instantly recognizable:

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And of course, the MNF intro from the late 80s/early 90s:

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[ologan]

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Thanks Trickblue !

[ajk23az]

TV show openings are generally something I skip after the first 2 times watching a show. Even shows I really like. It's very rare for me to like an opening enough, or to have an opening that fits a show well enough for me to just considering it part of each episode.

Dexter is one of the shows I find myself watching with each episode. And the most recent one would have to be

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It's such an amazing opening. Showing most of the important geography and it changes little by little every few episodes, as new places are explored in the show. It also fits brilliantly with the whole "game of thrones" theme, being somewhat board game like in design.

The fact that it's not the same every episode really adds extra emphasis on watching each one to see what new things you can catch.

The scroll work on the rings also tells some story, showing the Wolf/Lion/Stag/Dragon. The main houses of the show.

+1 here. Awesome intro.

[Hoofbite]

In Living Color

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