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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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I’d agree with Secret Agent Man. For instrumental theme, however, I consider the best ever to be “Jonny Quest.”
Star Trek
Peter Gunn
Miami Vice
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mister Ed
If you’ve never seen an episode, but listen to the song, you have the premise for the comedy.
Green Acres? I Dream of Jeannie? Get Smart?
I have every episode of that on VHS. I think Car 54 was the funniest show ever. The episode where Schnauzer thinks he getting a huge sum of money from the fund for injured cops is hilarious. Paul Reed as Captain Bloch was a great comedian. His facial expressions would make a scene funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhUKVq7LyNw
TEXAS WHEELERS - opening credits - ABC sitcom
The theme from Gilligan’s Island is great for ridding yourself of earworms though.
Five-O
Never gets old!
Its the best. So good I even watch the new Five-0 shows just to hear the theme. The acting and plots stink. It could be improved if they ended each show with “BOOK HIM DANO”
I’ve always suspected that Lucas McCain, aka, “The Rifleman” was the inspiration for “Psycho Dad.”
Hawaii Five-O. Nothing else even comes close. Sorry.
I can recite that from memory:
There’s holdup in the Bronx.
Brooklyn’s broken out in fights
There’s a traffic jam in Harlem that’s backed up to Jackson Heights.
There’s a scout troop short a child,
Khrushchev’s due at Idlewild.
Car 54 where are you?
I agree. I’ll personally punch out anyone who doesn’t.
I'm a MaryAnn kind of guy, myself, as well.
“Topping the “Most Irritating”: Three’s Company”
Sorry. The theme song from “Friends” was the ABSOLUTE WORST EVER! At least you only had to hear the theme song from Three’s Company when you watched the show. They decided to loop the “Friends” theme song into a 3 minute song and put it out on the RADIO.
I was working at a store with “soft rock” on the speakers and I had to hear that travesty of a ‘song’ at least four times a day five days a week for a couple months!
Doe anyone remember the theme songs to “Baretta” or “Welcome Back Kotter?”
Sadly, there are three kinds of guys...
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