Posted on 04/12/2013 8:55:50 AM PDT by MissTed
We started our Theme Song Thunderdome bracket with 32 of the greatest TV theme songs ever. You responded with more than 277,000 votes. And now that the dust has settled, Yahoo! TV users have officially selected one theme song as the best of all time: "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle," from "Gilligan's Island."
We admit it: We clearly misjudged this perennial favorite, saddling it with a lowly 12-seed in the bracket. But it proved us wrong by rolling through the tournament, knocking off heavy hitters like "Diff'rent Strokes," "The Addams Family," and "The Andy Griffith Show" on its way to the final round. And even going up against an all-timer like the "Cheers" theme song in the finals, "Gilligan" found a way to squeak out a narrow win, cementing its status as your favorite TV theme song ever.
The enduring legacy of "Gilligan's" jolly sea-shanty theme is, of course, its impossible-to-forget lyrics (we know, we've tried) that told the entire tale of the S.S. Minnow's ill-fated "three-hour tour" in a single minute. And that was Sherwood Schwartz's intention from the start. Schwartz not only created the series, but also co-wrote the theme song (along with composer George Wyle), which Schwartz crafted as a quick way to get new viewers caught up without having to waste time on exposition. Schwartz went on to repeat this approach with another beloved '60s TV classic: "The Brady Bunch."
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So now we know what’s really wrong with this country.
The “Car 54 where are you?” song still cracks me up after 50 years, but “Secret Agent Man” by Johnny Rivers flat out rocks.
“I have always enjoyed the theme from Barney Miller, or Sanford and Son. Although, they are instrumentals. “
The Andy Griffith Show was an instrumental and that was on the list, and though there are words for MASH, that was always presented as an instrumental. Seems like there were some that were not on the list but were at least worthy of consideration such as “Hawaii Five 0” and “Bonanza”.
M*A*S*H
I used to spend the weekends at my grandmothers house because my parents worked late shift weekends.
Now , every time I hear that MASH tune, it instantly takes my back to the smell of pinto beans and cornbread that my grandmother made for supper.
Silly huh? One of the best memories of my life.
The Hawaii Five-0 theme song is the best ever. End of discussion.
Topping the “Most Irritating”: Three’s Company
Theme from “Hill Street Blues”.
You do know what the title of the M*A*S*H theme is, right?
I’m sure the homosexuals, metrosexuals, and hipsters will go Cuckoo For CocoaCocoa Puffs when they read this news!
Best comedy theme, “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, that little xylophone chime as he trips/walks around the Ottoman.
No, very sweet. 
I'm the same way with Elvis's "Live from Madison Square Garden" album. Reminds me of sitting at the top of the stairs spying on my parents & their friends dancing in our living room.
magnum PI
hawaii 5-0
seaquest
man from uncle
a-team
police story
Johnny Yuma was a rebel
He wandered alone
He got fightin mad
This rebel lad
etc
The theme from “Peter Gunn.”
Where’s “Psycho Dad”? ;)
Who’s that riding into the sun.
Who’s the man with the itchy gun.
Who’s the man who kills for fun!
Psy-cho Dad. Psycho Dad. Psycho Dad!
He sleeps with a gun, but he loves his son.
Killed his wife ‘cause she weighed a ton... Psycho Dad!
A little touched or so we’re told
Killed his wife ‘cause she had a cold.
Might as well, she was gettin’ old.
Psy-cho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad.
He’s quick with a gun, and his job ain’t done.
Killed his wife by twenty-one, he’s Psy-cho Dad!
Who’s that riding in the sleigh.
Who’s that firing along the way.
Who’s got the most popped on christmas day?
Psy-cho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad.
Who is the tall, dark stranger there.
The one with the gun and the icy stare.
The one with the scalp of his ex-wife’s hair.
Psy-cho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad!
He’s a durn good pa, but he hates the law.
He’s to eat it raw, Psycho Dad!
Who’s that ridin’ across the plain.
Who’s lost count of the wives he’s slain.
Who is the man who’s plum insane!
Psy-cho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad!
Who’s gonna ride into the sun?
Who’s the man with the itchy gun?
Who’s the man who kills for fun?
Psy-cho Dad, Psycho Dad, Psycho Dad.
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