A lot of the more recent ones suck and are too short. But this is one from The Batman animated TV show that I really like--it's by U2's The Edge:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M1iwm8ftjKk

10/20/2007 5:56:35 AM

http://www.1966batfan.com/batmantv.rm

10/20/2007 6:45:53 AM

"Theme from The Greatest American Hero"

10/20/2007 11:19:46 AM

believe it or not george isnt at home
please leave a messsaaaaaage at the beep
I must be out, or i'd pick up the phone
wheeeerreee coooulldd iiiiii beeeee
beelieve it or not..im not hoooomee..

10/20/2007 11:52:30 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-qhz7DAwZ8



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6eue0Nquqk



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10/20/2007 1:00:46 PM

^ I'll see your Buffy theme song and raise you the full-length Angel theme.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=N2f2VCqbpqs&mode=related&search=

And the Charmed theme.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=c7W4PHZls80

10/20/2007 11:07:29 PM

"Come and knock on our door
We've been waiting for you...

10/21/2007 12:11:52 AM

BSG ftw

10/21/2007 1:02:13 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA0TS9l_nJE

numerous sketches also had good themes: "When you're cooin' at me and I'm cooin' at you that's Good Feathers..."

Also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuYrRebvFHc

10/21/2007 3:33:06 AM

Supernatural with "Carry On Wayward Son."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M72BKiWkZJo

10/21/2007 4:58:46 AM

Bonannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnza

10/21/2007 9:58:03 AM

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10/21/2007 11:27:17 AM

Hens love roosters, geese love ganders, everyone else loves Ned Flanders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oVtSdGnWFM

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10/21/2007 12:27:21 PM

Twin Peaks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oDuGN6K3VQ

10/21/2007 1:42:40 PM

the office theme is currently my favorite tv theme

its short but it still makes me super happy every time

10/21/2007 2:50:35 PM

The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Polaris - "Hey Sandy"

10/21/2007 7:56:28 PM

how i didnt think of that is beyond me

and i own the polaris album

10/21/2007 9:40:59 PM

Roadrunner

http://youtube.com/watch?v=18oyNInSgDc

Woody Woodpecker

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6rsx3zhyvJw&mode=related&search=Woody%20Woodpecker%20Intro

10/22/2007 1:03:27 AM

"And if you threw a party, invited everyone you knew. You would see, the biggest gift would be from me.........."

10/22/2007 1:48:01 AM

I still dig the Night Court theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WRCggZ3GQU

10/22/2007 1:50:21 AM

^ Ooo. . .that made me think of another kind of cool one: Barney Miller.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iSef8ObpfA4

Oh, and hell yeah. . .The Rockford Files!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=V5pYtG_jo3o

10/22/2007 2:03:24 AM

Quote :

"The Adventures of Pete & Pete"

Ah, memories...

The A-Team

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No, here are some memorable ones:

Mission: Impossible

MacGyver

The Simpsons

Pinky and the Brain

Animaniacs

10/22/2007 2:09:22 AM

These are before the time of most of you--but they're still awesome:

Night Gallery

http://youtube.com/watch?v=V8-cqq7SuI0

Twilight Zone

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y

Dark Shadows

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iETt1rkohMI&mode=related&search

PS: And one of the best horror movies ever made--TV or otherwise: Salem's Lot.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wI3tozUvczA&mode=related&search=

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10/22/2007 2:14:53 AM

This thread isnt complete without mention of Sanford and Son. Also Curb Your Enthusiasm.

And I agree with the Buffy mention, but the retooled version (seasons 3-7) is better than the early one linked.

Oh, and how about Firefly?

10/22/2007 8:57:23 AM

Salute your shorts
Hey Dude
Heathcliff
Growing Pains

10/22/2007 10:10:50 AM

The Odd Couple
Get Smart

and one of the most famous TV themes ever...

Peter Gunn theme

10/22/2007 11:39:15 AM

^^^ and ^ Excellent choices all, but where are my links?

Miami Vice

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LGkurWAXgZs

PS: Good one, too, iphotou (Charlie's Angels).

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10/23/2007 12:11:33 AM

Mike Post did all the good 80's theme songs:
The Rockford Files
LA Law
NYPD Blue
Law and Order
The Commish
NewsRadio
Blossom
Hill Street Blues
A-Team
Greatest American Hero
Magnum PI
CHiPs
Hardcastle and McCormick
Doogie Howser, MD
Quantum Leap
Renegade
Hunter
MacGyver

10/23/2007 2:09:28 AM

except for the fact that NewsRadio, blossom, nypd blue, and law and order arent from the 80's

10/23/2007 2:13:44 AM

Mike Post is permanently stuck in the 80's. Also, the Law and Order pilot was made in 1987. The episode is called Everybody's Favorite Bagman. It was shot in 16mm and was grainy as hell.

[Edited on October 23, 2007 at 2:26 AM. Reason : Chris Noth has been playing his character on L&O for 20 years now.]

10/23/2007 2:21:27 AM

Green Acres
The Patty Duke Show
The Monkees
The Jeffersons
Perfect Strangers
DuckTales

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10/23/2007 2:23:00 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=v2fsCP-KMRQ

10/23/2007 3:57:29 AM

Wild, Wild West

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pYCgq8q9Ofw

The Lone Ranger

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-2218Btx3wY

10/23/2007 5:49:26 PM

Not an actual TV show theme song, and I don't know who Craig Frey, Jr. is, but the song here is the awesome 80's version of the HBO feature presentation song.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iPSPmSlXd1Q

10/23/2007 7:32:11 PM

MTV theme (best version I could find).

http://youtube.com/watch?v=y_jXnI1e7ng

10/23/2007 11:08:36 PM

six feet under

10/23/2007 11:26:57 PM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3D-ylt2ZXz0

ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK!

10/23/2007 11:32:59 PM

Quote :

""Theme from The Greatest American Hero""

yes.

10/24/2007 12:04:30 AM

Animorphs, I was probably the only one who was into the books and show

10/24/2007 12:17:09 AM

^my little brother (by 7 years) had those books

10/24/2007 12:45:00 AM

Everything in the catalog of W.G. Snuffy Walden.

10/24/2007 2:41:05 AM

Gilligan's Island

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qH1UdnZfYh8

BONUS:

Ginger and Mary Ann--for the hell of it.

10/24/2007 3:51:10 AM

mission impossible (original)

10/24/2007 11:25:52 AM

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RtNJSDLIhYY

Bonus clip from the original TV movie:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=U2H3xuhkZuY

10/29/2007 4:54:41 AM

Airwolf in my opinion (as a 10 year old) was the best of the 80's action shows. I mean I liked the A-team, and I tolerated Knight Rider but Airwolf was the coolest.

Also I miss crimetime after primetime's Forever Night, although this show seems to be currently reinvented on Fridays at 9pm on CBS. That show is also about a reluctant introspective Vampire, but really is their any other kind anyway?

10/29/2007 10:33:08 PM

^ Fuck yes, Airwolf was awesome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvXaK1tUEuI

10/29/2007 11:57:22 PM

thank you for that link. It was every bit as awesome as I remember. I want an Airwolf, it's 2007 already I ought to at least have a hover car or something.

11/8/2007 12:03:49 AM