What are some of your favorite and least favorite tv theme songs?

For current shows, I really like Smallville. I also like Mad Men, it grew on me. I like the music for Intervention as well. As for older shows, gotta give it up for Greatest American Hero. And of course Cheers is probably at the top of most lists. One that I really liked, but I doubt it would make too many other people's list is Courtship of Eddie's Father......"people let me tell you about my best friend...."


For ones I don't like, not a fan of Dexter. For old school, gotta say that Love Boat was pretty weak.

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Smallville is great...most new shows skip an opening song,that sucks.

older shows:
Hawaii 5-0
Mission:Impossible
Greatest American Hero
Rockford Files
Miami Vice
too many to mention

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

I used to think the intervention theme might be built to spill, but it wasn't.

I like theOffice openingmusic.

my space bar sucks ass.

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

The A-Team foo

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"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution."

The South Park theme is great, and rarely gets mentioned.

Pure 80's awesomeness. (Check out the ancillary characters: priceless)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdFhmRdBtno

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"i drink when and where i'm supposed to, at home and by myself."

Dukes of Hazard

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD8ljNobUys


Cheers

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Good...

"M*A*S*H"
"Cheers"
"ALF"
"Deadwood"
"The Office" (both UK and American)
"Kids in the Hall"
"The Sopranos"
"King of the Hill"
"The Simpsons"
"ER"
"The X-Files"
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
"Taxi"

Bad...

"Rome"
"Family Ties"
"The Ben Stiller Show"
"Friends"
"Survivor"

Sesame Street RockS.

agreed; and that made think of 2 others with great themes from that network:

"3-2-1 Contact" and "Reading Rainbow".

Sons of Anarchy is pretty decent as well. Same with WWE Smackdown.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

House is pretty great, as is the west wing. The best of all time was that Night court show with the saxophone? anyone know what I'm talking about?

And How can I forget this ingenuity of greatness: Ducktales

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frGLMtGsotc

Worst of all time: Dinosaurs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NzzzcOWPH0

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team Mully & Hanley
team Meatpants

The Simpsons...especially when its being played by this guy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFqTd-CEjHM

The theme from S.W.A.T.best

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

I liked the use of Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation" in the opening of Freaks and Geeks, while the show lasted.

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man i was gonna mention that, too...it's one of the few themes on DVD i'll watch each time.

SHARK's 10 BEST TV THEMES
1."The Rockford Files"
2. "Knight Rider"
3. "Hawaii Five-O"
4. "The Odd Couple"
5. "Happy Days"
6. "Cheers"
7. "Taxi"
8. "Barney Miller"
9. "Lost in Space"
10. "The Green Hornet"

SHARK, so glad you included Barney Miller! One of my all time favs.

Sanford and Son FTW!
Quincy Jones is the MAN!

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
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StreetDoc, Jack Elliott & Allyn Ferguson recorded that theme...By the way, "Sanford & Son" and the legendary Quincy Jones' music is an honorable mention...

I know. I just said that. Honorable mention nothing, it gets a top nod.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
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I have on my MP3 player , Original Battlestar Galactica and Magnum PI

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Chas, Stu Phillips and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted the original "Galactica" theme, circa 1978. Stu also recorded the catchy theme of the original "Knight Rider". "Magnum, P.I." is one of many themes put together by Mike Post, along with "The Rockford Files", "The A Team", "Black Sheep Squadron", "Hardcastle & McCormick", "L.A. Law", "Hill Street Blues" & "Hunter" to name a few.

Cheers, and I always enjoyed the old-school "this old house" theme (not sure if they still use it; I believe it was an oboe or something). Edit: This one.

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A Personal Relationship with Jesus?

Oh that's good...

Here is a bad one ............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_GxXRbSFDg

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

All in the Family!

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

In no particular order...

Bad
Bad #1
Bad #2
Bad #3
Bad #4

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas