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What is the greatest television theme song?
March 24, 2022 | me

Posted on 03/24/2022 6:55:14 PM PDT by Beowulf9

I kind of lean toward Peter Gunn, but there are so many.

Mancini wrote it, btw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pdAuDHL9E4


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To: Monterrosa-24

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vW8gS1dNS_M


361 posted on 03/25/2022 2:28:30 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: EvilCapitalist

No one mentioned Bewitched, either!


362 posted on 03/25/2022 4:01:56 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Beowulf9
Peter Gunn was indeed the very first thing that popped into my mind. But also from that era, I was very fond of the theme from Victory at Sea.

Composed by the Broadway great Richard Rodgers, of the composer/lyricist duo Rodgers and Hammerstein (Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The King and I, The Sound of Music, and others).

363 posted on 03/25/2022 6:56:35 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
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To: Beowulf9
Some other faves:

Saturday Night Live intro with G.E. Smith (1986)

Friends

Golden Girls

Fresh Prince of Belair

CSI Miami (Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who)

364 posted on 03/25/2022 7:20:17 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
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To: Albion Wilde
Here's a few daytime themes:

As the World Turns

Guiding Light (1993)

The Young and the Restless (1996)

The Bold and the Beautiful (2019)


And some catchy nighttime themes:

Ballykissangel

Blue Bloods

Young Sheldon

The Tonight Show - Johnny Carson

Late Show with David Letterman

365 posted on 03/25/2022 7:58:28 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
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To: thinden

Classic T.V. themes of 60’s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg2RP0hL1gQ
Here is 1 hour 18 minutes of tv theme songs. They insert actors in remakes of classic sjhows for some reason for some.

40 Clasic TV Western Series Intros
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPSiVBweSv8


366 posted on 03/25/2022 10:12:16 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy gas)
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To: MarMema
St Elsewhere

I’m with you. Most of these young whipperspappers probably never heard of it…
367 posted on 03/25/2022 10:48:35 PM PDT by umbagi (Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it. [Twain])
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To: Monterrosa-24

How about the theme from The Lone Ranger, or Walker Texas Ranger?


368 posted on 03/26/2022 3:21:33 AM PDT by octex
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To: minnesota_bound

Go gophers!


369 posted on 03/26/2022 6:08:52 AM PDT by thinden
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To: thinden

Out west in Gopher Gulch lived Indian tribe
Then come the pioneers, pushed them aside
All Indians leave but two, they vow to fight
What can two Indians do?
(Gibberish)

Go go gophers, watch ‘em go go go!
Go go gophers, watch ‘em go go go!

Here comes the colonel with his sergeant,
Both a-roarin’ and a-chargin’!
Go go gophers, watch ‘em go go go!

Two little Indians, all others gone
Two little Indians, left all alone
No buffalo to run, no tribe to lead
What can they do for fun?
(Gibberish)

Go go gophers, watch ‘em go go go!
Go go gophers, watch ‘em go go go!

Here comes the colonel with his sergeant,
Both a-roarin’ and a-chargin’!

Go go gophers, watch ‘em go go go!
Go go gophers, watch ‘em go go go!

Two little Indians, no others near
Colonel he vows these two soon disappear
Fighting the army with soldiers galore
What can two Indians do?
(Gibberish)

Go go gophers, watch ‘em go go go!
Go go gophers, watch ‘em go go go!

Here comes the colonel with his sargeant,
Both a-roarin’ and a-chargin’!
Go go gophers, watch ‘em go go go!
Go go gophers, watch ‘em go go go!


370 posted on 03/26/2022 7:34:19 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Beowulf9
Casey Jones was aired when my parents were teens. A more family friendly show amid the other action oriented ones would have appeal for parents.
371 posted on 03/26/2022 8:40:01 AM PDT by Widget Jr
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To: octex

The Lone Ranger’s use of the William Tell Overture was a great example of how our generation grew up with regular exposure to classical music. These modern kiddies get much less classical music in their cartoons, shows, and films.


372 posted on 03/26/2022 9:48:07 AM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (To the barricades !!!)
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To: Beowulf9

Third Rock From The Sun.


373 posted on 03/26/2022 11:04:30 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: lgjhn23
"I’m old....so it’s a toss up between Rawhide and Have Gun Will Travel.

HA..! Those were the exact two I thought of as well... Does that mean I'm old? I'm only 78....

374 posted on 03/26/2022 11:16:07 AM PDT by unread (Everything you ever thought was right, fair and just is completely wrong..... I think..(?))
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To: Jimmy Valentine

Car 54, where are you.......?


375 posted on 03/26/2022 11:36:30 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: freepertoo

Can’t figure out what tune I’m hearing in my head...will post when I figure it out but in the meantime...I knew the lovely man behind production of both Route 66 and Hawaii 50, both theme songs perfectly capture their shows.

Welcome Back Kotter represents the gentler side of the 70’s ethos, a tune so sweet and happy it makes me smile:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmm3KTa601s


376 posted on 03/26/2022 11:52:25 AM PDT by The Westerner (Protect the most vulnerable: get the gov out of medicine, education and forest!)
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To: BradyLS

Many thanx to minnie & gophers for letting bud wilkinson come to OU


377 posted on 03/26/2022 4:29:27 PM PDT by thinden
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To: Albion Wilde

Ballykissangel. Assumpta Fitzgerald is hot.


378 posted on 03/26/2022 5:26:43 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (I pledge allegiance to Hedy Lamarr)
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To: Beowulf9

Gotta add Hogan’s Heroes.


379 posted on 03/26/2022 7:50:08 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (I pledge allegiance to Hedy Lamarr)
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To: freepertoo

🎶there’s a holdup in the fond, rBrooklyns broken out in fights, there’s a traffic jam in Harlem that’s backed up to Jackson heights 🎶🎶


380 posted on 03/27/2022 9:38:54 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dreams)
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