Greatest TV show opening theme song

Muddy
USA
I was thinking about it there’s a lot good ones where you can sing along Jefferson’s, Threes company, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Cheers and Full House. Then some more recent ones that were cool like The Wire and The Sopranos. And some heroic ones that transcend the show like The A team. I personally really like ER’s theme.

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funonthaside
a year ago
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Brahma2k
a year ago
Streets of San Francisco
skibum609
a year ago
Hawaii 5-0
twentyfive
a year ago
The Monkees
azdd
a year ago
Mission Impossible and Hawaii 5-0 are my faves.
doctorevil
a year ago
Gilligan’s Island.
FishHawk
a year ago
MASH
crosscheck
a year ago
Airwolf
EarlTee
a year ago
Taxi
georgmicrodong
a year ago
Happy Days. Sesame Street.
misterorange
a year ago
Yeah, Hawaii 5-0 was the first one popped into my mind also.
misterorange
a year ago
The Fall Guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlB5ZufC… Lee Majors starred in the show and also sang the theme song.
misterorange
a year ago
^ "I've never been with anything less than a 9." Lol
Muddy
a year ago
I’d be remiss if I didn’t also mention different strokes
Mate27
a year ago
Greatest American Hero.
gammanu95
a year ago
Seinfeld, because there wasn't one. Nothing that got old or to fast forward through.

doctorevil
a year ago
Batman
motorhead
a year ago
MacGyver (the original)

And the really cool thing is that it was always changing. Subtle variations from season to season and even within a given season there are differences if you carefully listen
motorhead
a year ago
Of current shows - I didn’t like the “Yellowjackets” theme at first but it really grew on me
skibum609
a year ago
Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen acres is the place to be. Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarm living is the life for me. Land spreadin out so far and wide....keep Manhattan just give me that countryside ...
misterorange
a year ago
w/r/t Batman... There was a rumor that the wailing sound of "Batman" over and over was instrumental, like trumpets or something. I think it was eventually disproven and is now known to be sung by people. But it's pretty funny to listen to while thinking about that. Kind of sounds like it could be either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSaDPc1C…
Muddy
a year ago
And I'm not saying it's one of the best theme songs but at the end of the home improvement opening credits who didn't say the Tim Allen grunt out loud? Nobody.
jaybud999
a year ago
Knight Rider? Six Million Dollar Man?
Papi_Chulo
a year ago
The Dukes Of Hazard:

https://youtu.be/v01J-6BJKx4
Papi_Chulo
a year ago
Subraman
a year ago
"Hawaii 5-0"
And yes motherfuckers, you sing along
Papi_Chulo
a year ago
Cannonball Movie Intro:
[not a tv show but I remember as an 11 /o kid walking into the theater w/ my 14 y/o brother and 13 y/o male-cousin just as the movie was starting and the first thing we see is that awesome black Lamborghini Countach – this was in 1981 when one didn’t see cars like that]

https://youtu.be/Ju5F-Y585YQ
Heellover
a year ago
I liked Knight Rider and Chips opening music.

I think Miami Vice as well, but I don't remember it as well. May have been one of those shows my brother (4 years older) liked so I watched it with him.

Chips I watched the reruns when I got older. Knight Rider I watched (by myself or with friends) when it was first broadcast, I remember my brother didn't like that one.
rattdog
a year ago
welcome back kotter
Jascoi
a year ago
Twilight Zone
rockie
a year ago
The Flintstones and Rockford Files! Mission Impossible is my #1 and Hawaii Five-O within my top ten, but others got there first!
rockie
a year ago
Peter Gunn and Night Court.

magicrat
a year ago
Hill Street Blues
misterorange
a year ago
"This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message. I'll get back to you."
That was pretty bad-ass because not many people had answering machines back then. And every show had a different message that was usually something comical. This is a good one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg1Cx26-…

Kind of like how Cannon had a car phone long before anyone even knew about them. Haha... the intro music to Cannon was terrible though. Sounds like a game show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRo7Pilt…
Rod8432
a year ago
One of the best - Mannix. Lalo Schifrin, composer. Also wrote Mission Impossible, The Man from THRUSH, Cool Hand Luke, Enter the Dragon, and Bullitt

https://youtu.be/H7TdnvEpgl0
Papi_Chulo
a year ago
Hardcastle and McCormick:

https://youtu.be/DZqFlzpfYL8
Willy215
a year ago
Dukes, Dallas, for a new one Yellowstone
Array
a year ago
In the late 1960’s I would watch from 7-10 pm in order, The Wild Wild West, Mission Impossible and Star Trek. I can’t forget any of those theme songs.
Longball300
a year ago
Miami Vice
RTP
a year ago
The courtship of Eddies Father.
Dolfan
a year ago
Miami Vice gets my vote.

I'm a little surprised no one mentioned 90210. Not a huge fan, but it sure as shit was popular.
gobstopper007
a year ago
SWAT, Cheers, Friends
motorhead
a year ago
My older sister forced me to watch The Mary Tyler Moore Show. I was never a fan, but in a one television house with an older sister - you know who wins.

I thought the opening song was pretty cool and when she throws her hat in the error - classic
skibum609
a year ago
Happy Days - the first two seasons - Rock around the clock
ancientlurker
a year ago
I see some great ones have been posted, but the best has got to be Mod Squad!
sfrsox
a year ago
Jeopardy
misterorange
a year ago
This thread has got me watching reruns of The Rockford Files. It's on getTV channel at 8pm weekdays. I haven't seen it since I was a kid.
mike710
a year ago
A couple of All in the Family spin-offs had good songs. The Jeffersons and Maude. Wonder Years had Joe Cocker. Not a huge fan of Reggae but the COPS theme is cool and fitting.
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