Your favorite TV theme songs (2 Viewers)

[joepro]

 

[AK Chip]

Oh man. It may time for a rewatch of Cheers. So good.

We just watched them again.

 

[Jhoov2412]

 

[philhut]

and honorable mention:

I was bornin 1980....... so experienced the best of cartoon morning television...... I never once saw the show called "wheeled warriors". Perhaps it was not in the network in Ontario Canada? Looks like I missed out, the tunes are awesome.

 

[RudysNYC]

1) M*A*S*H
Only Alan Alda and Larry Gelbart can get away with making a show about soldiers and have the theme song be “Suicide is Painless.” Most technically sound sitcom ever and a great theme song.

2) The Sopranos
The show is about a mafioso in clinical therapy, and the first line of the theme is “woke up this morning, found myself a gun.” It also slaps.

3) The Jeffersons
Sherman Hemsley was one of the funniest people ever and the theme song to The Jeffersons in an all-time hit. The show is also incredibly important as a historical artifact: just like All in the Family, which The Jeffersons was a spin-off of, the show did a lot of good in the world of race relations.

 

[JustDave]

I was bornin 1980....... so experienced the best of cartoon morning television...... I never once saw the show called "wheeled warriors". Perhaps it was not in the network in Ontario Canada? Looks like I missed out, the tunes are awesome.

I watch 'saturday morning cartoons' with my daughter sometimes and it's really amazing to see a lot of these shows kinda coming back with new art, new music, but the same characters and the same story lines.

Burning through nostaligic shows from my youth like this, Pirates of Dark Water, C.O.P.S., Teenage mutant ninja turtles, and others has been a lot of fun.

Oh, how did I forget:

 

[legend672]

Odd Couple

 

[TomC727]

1) The Sopranos. Hands down. Amazing song, and instantly recognizable, especially from a completely unknown band.

2) MASH - Tough choice between 2 and 3 but based on this show and the longevity it still holds to this day, it gets the second spot.

3) Breaking Bad - Something about the neowestern instrumental that sucks you into the show. On top of that, you can listen to the entire song when the series ends, and the theme song is suburb.

4) ER - The theme song is still recognizable to this day, and the show was the beginning of the medical dramas. Set a high bar.

5) China Beach - Not a long running show, but the theme song is absolutely perfect. The Supremes - Reflections. The lyrics are a home run on the premise of the show. The lyrics work so perfect with the show, it’s almost like the song was written for it, yet the song came out 20 yrs before the show did.

 

[Thisfiendis138]

 

[HaRDHouSeiNC]

If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

 

[FlushBlack]

 

[Felt_Lizard]

So you people - (He said "you people!" HE'S A RACIST!!!!!) - like to post theme songs for cartoons. Okay.

When this one, along with it's intro animation, was pitched to Warner, the execs were concerned that there were no lyrics, and no title graphics anywhere to announce or display the name of the show. The main character DOESN'T EVEN SHOW UP UNTIL AFTER the the halfway point, and he's only fully lit in the intro for about ONE SECOND, during a lightning strike.

The pitch team's response to those concerns? "WE DON'T NEED THAT STUFF." And how right they were. Maybe the most epic toon theme ever....

I want a pitch team with brass balls like that...

 

[PAZ]

Boy, so many good ones have already been mentioned!

Here's a few that come to mind. I suspect most won't know these but those that do will smile.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Love American Style

Land of the Lost

 

[legend672]

Chico and the man - Jose feliciano

 

[RivieraDanny]

Don’t roll the dice if you can’t pay the price!

 

[RivieraDanny]

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/293367363208053871/

 

[Old State]

 

[RivieraDanny]

 

[Ellasdaddy]

The Golden Girls theme

Still an almost nightly watch for me. My mom's favorite show. I miss the old days with her deeply.

 

[Ellasdaddy]

Born in 1980 but I lived my youth in front of the family tv, and this was among my grandpa's faves. We watched this religiously in syndication among many other crime dramas...

 

[buffalojim]

So many great entries. I didn't read every one but here are a few I'm not sure I saw and are some of my favorites.

 

[upNdown]

1) M*A*S*H
Only Alan Alda and Larry Gelbart can get away with making a show about soldiers and have the theme song be “Suicide is Painless.” Most technically sound sitcom ever and a great theme song.

2) The Sopranos
The show is about a mafioso in clinical therapy, and the first line of the theme is “woke up this morning, found myself a gun.” It also slaps.

3) The Jeffersons
Sherman Hemsley was one of the funniest people ever and the theme song to The Jeffersons in an all-time hit. The show is also incredibly important as a historical artifact: just like All in the Family, which The Jeffersons was a spin-off of, the show did a lot of good in the world of race relations.

I recently binged the Jeffersons. I never once skipped through the theme song. It's very good.

 

[buffalojim]

Some other gems.

 

[FlushBlack]

Couple more i'd run home to watch

 

[mtl mile end]

Mort Garson's "Untamed World" theme was fantastic. When I was a kid, I thought someone had researched African Tribal music/instruments and created this masterpiece. It's actually completely synthesized stuff from one of the cowriters of "Our Day Will Come" by Ruby and the Romantics.

 

[Mike Wells]

 

[surfik]

My childhood.. Running from school to see next episode in the 80s..

 

[buzzmonkey]

 

[Ellasdaddy]

I was bornin 1980....... so experienced the best of cartoon morning television...... I never once saw the show called "wheeled warriors". Perhaps it was not in the network in Ontario Canada? Looks like I missed out, the tunes are awesome.

I loved this cartoon and theme, then it disappeared one day without warning. While reminiscing one day, my brother not only didn't remember it but thought I was making it up! I'm still very much into 80s synth pop thanks to this song lol

 

[buffalojim]

I was bornin 1980....... so experienced the best of cartoon morning television...... I never once saw the show called "wheeled warriors". Perhaps it was not in the network in Ontario Canada? Looks like I missed out, the tunes are awesome.

Wow, I used to love this cartoon. I had some of these toys too. You could interchange all the parts. Like a Mr Potato head for vehicles.