Best TV theme song poll ?

[Mego Milk]

TAXI

Family Ties.

[Cmonster]

Land of the Lost

SC

[ctc]

Hee heee!

So much good stuff! I'd add the Mighty Orbots theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLcJX...eature=related

This one was pretty good too. I could see using it for a superhero cartoon or somesuch.... something more action-oriented:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVe1NkQA78

I'd give honourable mention to Galaxy High, Galaxy Rangers and Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.

Don C.

[Nostalgiabuff]

for straight theme music, no lyrics, i would have to say Dr. Who.....very Pink Floydish
also the original Battlestar Gallactica once you get past Lorn'es narration
for themes with lyrics
Welcome Back Kotter, Greatest American Hero, Highlander (Queen), Tour of Duty(Stones)

[Tyme2tyme]

Daniel Boone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7sPvWrL6KY

[MLoudin]

No one has mentioned M*A*S*H yet...
The S.W.A.T. theme made the show a hit.
The Mod Squad was always my fav.

[megowgsh]

Rockford Files is my all-time favorite

[Earth 2 Chris]

Remember back when TV themes became hit records?

Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Hawaii 5-0, Kotter, Rockford Files, Batman, SWAT...I think Miami Vice was the last big one.

Actually I think Friends may have had the last hit theme song, by the Rembrandts.

For sit-coms I'd pick:

Gilligan's Island
Beverly Hillbillies
Welcome Back, Kotter
Hogan's Heroes
Happy Days (season 3 on)
Night Court


For action/drama:
Greatest American Hero
Hawaii 5-0
Dukes of Hazzard
Magnum P.I.
A-Team
McGyver
Bonanza
The Incredible Hulk (although more for the end theme than the beginning)
Rockford Files
Batman 66
Green Hornet

Animation:
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?
The Flintstones
Spider-Man 67
Super Friends (any version, but particularly the All-New and Challenge themes)
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes TV theme ("Overture, cut the lights...")
The Simpsons
Batman Beyond

Chris

[MIB41]

In my book, there is one only one champ of all television shows. Still unique and relevant to this day...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoLs0V8T5AA

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Saving Grace.

[Zemo]

Rockford Files. It's groovy.

Welcome Back Kotter is nice too.

A lot of great ones in this thread, but as soon as I read the title Rockford came to mind instantly.

[Tyme2tyme]

Gotta add Big Bang Theory too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Vdo0J75r0

[vintage spideyfan]

Mr. Belvedere.

[HardyGirl]

I told you there were too many to name! There are a LOT you guys have listed that I didn't mention...or I'd be posting for days!

[Allie Fox]

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes TV theme ("Overture, cut the lights...")
Chris

I just wanted to point taht the lyrics to that theme are "Overture, CURTAIN, Lights. . ."

Anyway. . .

I'm not sure if it counts as a tv theme or not but "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts was used for Freaks and Geeks. The entire soundtrack to that show was as good as. . . well, the show itself.

I wanted add in some that had not been mentioned yet:

Best of the West

Salvage 1 ironically also starring Joel Higgins (I might as well add Silver Spoons next)