Favourite TV Theme Songs

[frankie_fan]

I'm sure there are people who enjoy listening to those theme songs for those great TV shows of yesteryear and today! What are your favourites?

Mine are too many to mention, so I'll list my top 5

5. Married... with Children (even though I don't watch it)
4. Monk (Randy Newman's 'It's A Jungle Out There')
3. Curb Your Enthusiasm
2. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (you saw that coming, didn't you?)
1. Whose Line is it Anyway? (UK)

[fosters home fan]

Fosters and Invader ZIM! They're might be others but I'll have to think a bit;)

[Crash-N-Cortex]

Here's my favorite TV theme songs:
1. Ben 10
2. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
3. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

(That's all for now)

[rukift]

My top four:

1. Both of the Monk theme songs... I liked the original best, but I can still respect "It's a Jungle Out There."
2. The American Dad! theme song. It's just so peppy, happy, and... come on. It's impossible to not love.
3. FOSTER'SSSs... I wrote a piano arrangement of it... wow I'm a dork.
4. The original digimon theme songs are amazing, but not the dub's... ok I know I'm sounding like an elitist anime prick, but don't judge me if you've only seen the dub. The repetitive "change into digital champions!!" thing that they insist on playing seven times an episode makes my ears bleed, too.

[Bride_Of_Lister]

Inspector Gadget! When I was younger me and my Dad could do a rather good impression.

[Cassini90125]

In no particular order:

Foster's
Sailor Moon
Doctor Who (7th Doctor)
The Dead Zone
Law & Order: Trial By Jury
Kim Possible

That's about it.

[HappyFoppy]

Lessee.

Foster's
Ben 10
Full Metal Alchemist (altough I'm not familiar with the show)

...Zomg, it's all I can think of? Lame.

Edit: Shouldn't this be in Spam? It's pretty much of a 'list' topic.

[derangedperson]

The short list:

Foster's
The Simpsons
The A-Team
The Twilight Zone (old-school)

[Nathander]

Red Dwarf
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

[Howard]

Theme from Hawaii Five O

Theme from Bonanza

Theme from Star Trek (The Original Series)

FHfIF

Theme from Baretta

Theme from Barney Miller (I like the bass line)

:frankiesmile:

[Medikor]

Well I'm obligated to say Fosters is one, ofcourse.;) But I do love many of the themesongs from the 80's. Voltron, Transformers, Thundercats, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and so on.
Whene it comes to modern ones, I am partial to most of the ones from Inuyasha and Full Metal Alchemist.

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Mighty Morphin Power rangers had one of the BEST Tv theme songs ever, one of THE BEST! I absolutely love it, it's super catchy and the updated movie version of it was even better. Ben 10 also has a very addictive opening theme song.

I like Foster's but, I honestly have found others I liked more. I also love these TV theme songs:

Buffy the vampire slayer
Big Bad Beetleborgs
Darkwing Duck
Sonic X
Sonic the hedgehog (SATam)
Smallville
Godzilla: The series
The Animorphs (KICK ASS theme song)

[Vampyre]

Ben 10 (Even though I hate that show)
Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends (of course)
Recess (it's so catchy)
Drake and Josh
Neds Declassified School survival guide (that is an awesome theme tune)

And I think thats about it. When Ever Ben 10 comes on I sit and watch until the theme tune is over and then run off XD

[Medikor]

I always loved the Gargoyles theme song. And the Earth Worm Jim theme song was always fun!

[Invader Bloo]

The Simpsons
Invader Zim
Foster's
Malcolm In The Middle

[YuckieDuck]

Of course Foster's. And why hasn't anyone mentioned the South Park theme yet? :macwor:

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Two words equal one of the greatest TV theme songs ever!

:cheese: Inspector Gadget.

[Government Man]

This is both for shows I like and shows I don't care for (and some shows I never saw):

The A-Team
Battlestar Galactica (the original series)
Danger Mouse
Dr. Who
The Flash (awful series, awesome theme)
Futurama
Get Smart
The Green Hornet
Hawaii Five-O
Hill Street Blues
Johnny Quest (original)
Mission Impossible
The Muppet Show
Peter Gunn
Secret Agent
Star Blazers
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Twilight Zone (original)
The X-Files

Sorry there's nothing current in there. I don't watch much TV anymore.

[Cassini90125]

This is both for shows I like and shows I don't care for (and some shows I never saw):

(List goes here)

Sorry there's nothing current in there. I don't watch much TV anymore.

You're not missing anything. :(

[TraverseTown]

The Office, Foster's, Rugrats

[frankie_fan]

Two words equal one of the greatest TV theme songs ever!

:cheese: Inspector Gadget.

Here here! Quote possibly the greatest TV cartoon theme song ever! :frankiesmile:

[billytheskink]

DuckTales
Wild Wild West
Pepper Ann
Reading Rainbow
The CBS NCAA basketball theme
Funky Cops
Bill Nye the Science Guy
All in the Family
Sanford and Son

[scary_dream]

Oh man, I LOVE zazzy theme songs. I know that's corny, but I have them allllll over my iPod!

1. Foster's
2. Fullmetal Alchemist (the older one by L'Arc~en~Ciel)
3. Metalocalypse
4. Sealab 2021 (hehe I sing it in the shower!)
5. I looooooove the old X-men cartoon theme!
6. CSI: Las Vegas (I hum it constantly)
7. Tales from the Crypt
8. Inspector Gadget
9. Invader ZIM (oh JEEZ I love that one)
10. Six Feet Under
11. Golden Years (I never watched the show but David Bowie always makes my day)

The list goes on...

[Medikor]

DuckTales
Wild Wild West
Pepper Ann
Reading Rainbow
The CBS NCAA basketball theme
Funky Cops
Bill Nye the Science Guy
All in the Family
Sanford and Son

LOL! I really miss Reading Rainbow. I loved that song! Nice mentions, Billy.:D

[billytheskink]

Sadly, though Reading Rainbow is still on the air on some PBS stations, the theme sequence has been changed.

The song has been slowed down, sung by a different person, and they replaced the animated sequences with Lavar Burton and some kids walking around a CGI background.

It's still "Butterfly in the sky... I can go twice as high!" but not half as enjoyable.

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Tales from the Crypt had a very kick ass theme song, it's almost a Halloween trademark song now. And I don't care what anyone says, whether they love or hate the show, Ben 10 has a REALLY, REALLY, REALLY catchy theme song.

Other good TV theme songs:

Angel
Extreme Ghostbusters
Jackass
Kim Possible
W.I.T.C.H.
Sailor Moon
Batman Beyond
The Batman (first opening theme, not the crappy 2nd one they use now)

[frankie_fan]

Here are more of my favourites:

Six Feet Under (it won Best TV Theme and Best TV Title Design at the 2002 Emmys! :bloogrin:)
Inspector Gadget
House, MD
Who Wants To Be A Millionare?
Robot Chicken
Family Guy
Spicks and Specks (http://www.abc.net.au/spicksandspecks/)
Whose Line is it Anyway? (US)
Goodnight Sweetheart
Diagnosis Murder
Mr Bean
Arrested Development
Gunsmith Cats
Steel Angel Kurumi
MacGyver
Hogan's Heroes
Get Smart
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
Doctor Who (1980)
Thank God You're Here (http://www.tgyh.com.au)
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show
The Zeta Project
Huff
Two and a Half Men
Masters of Horror
One Piece

Told you that mine was too many to mention! :bloogrin:

[Medikor]

Some more of my faves are Space Ghost Coast to Coast, The Brak Show, Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law and The Colbert Report.:D

[GrimTheLost]

Invader Zim (it's my ringtone)
Sailor Moon
Bleach (all of them)
Foster's Home
Jake Long
Kim Possible
Family Guy
FLCL
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
AOTS

[montitech]

Wow so many good theam songs already mentioned.

My favorite are:
Little Rascals
Ben Ten
Fosters
Rawhide
Dr Who
Hawai 5-0
nana' Lan
Munsters
Mighty Mouse
Magilla Gorrila

Inspector Gaget and FLying Circus were fun tunes as well.

Edit: I Forgot SMURFS and Shirt Tails.

Monty :-/

[Sievers]

-The A-Team
-Foster's theme
-Magnum P.I.
-Hellsing
-King of Queens
-American Chopper
-Navy CIS
-X-Files
-Spongebob :D
-Ghostbusters (that cartoon series)
-Emergency Room
-Stargate commando SG-1
-CSI Miami
-Celebrity Deathmatch
-American Dad
-Family Guy
-the Simpsons
-Futurama
-Rawhide :D

[Medikor]

Saber Rider! Gotta love that theme song.:D

[vannielou]

foster's
psych
house
danny phantom

[Partymember]

METALOCALYPSE!

[Mr. Marshmallow]

METALOCALYPSE!

I'm honestly not a big fan of that show, but I gotta admit, it has a GREAT theme song.

It's funny sometimes but even if it's not, the opening song is very catchy. I'm not even that much of a fan of heavy death metal anyway.

Of course that probably explains why I'm not that drawn to the show.

[Kale]

- Fosters
- Futurama
- Fullmetal Alchemist (the Riraito opening)
- Drake and Josh
- Ouran Host Club
- South Park
- Pokemon Advanced Battle -gets shot-
- Only Fools and Horses

They're all so catchy. My parents hate Fosters, but everynow and again I hear my dad whistling the theme! I always catch him and he always denies it :P

[Jabberwocky]

Freakazoid theme a-durrrh.
Beetlejuice.
Tiny Toons.
House.
The Animaniacs. There's bologna in our slacks!

Cromartie High School had really cool music. And I like the first opening of One Piece.

And Don't Make Me a Shrew yeaahhhhhhh yappappa yappappa! *headbang*

[frankie_fan]

I know this thread hasn't been updated for SO long, but I just like to mention a theme tune that's been in my head lately...

Dexter

It's such a great theme and, when watched with the opening titles, very well done. Composed by Rolfe Kent, here's the link:
http://www.rolfekent.com/music/dexter/

You can also see the titles here:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ej8-Rqo-VT4

[Zeitgheist]

Old topic, but must add min e in no specific order

Jimmy Neutron
My Life as a Teenage Robot
Kim Possible
Ben 10
Teen Titans
Samurai Jack
Kappa Mikey

[xxxClaire]

Foster's, Teen Titans, Kappa Mikey, 6Teen, Total Drama Island, season 1 of Pokemon.

[Mayor Adam West]

Let's see here:

Foster's Home
The Simpsons
Ben 10
Teen Titans
SpongeBob Squarepants
Fairly Odd Parents
Friends
Happy Tree Friends
South Park
What's new Scooby Doo?

To name a few....

[Lynnie]

Alrighty then, here's mine

Friends
Code Lyoko
Roswell
Entertainment Tonight
Smallville
Fresh Prince of Bel Aire
Scrubs
ER
Mad About You
Camp Lazlo
Codename: KND
And of course an obvious one that I shouldn't even have to mention, and I'm still ticked that it's cut short now. :scaryberry:

[jekylljuice]

Other than Foster's? Let's see...

Hill Street Blues
Frasier (Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs...I have the full version on my mp3 player :D)
The Raccoons (both the "Evergreen Forest" intro and the "Run With Us" outro)
The Twilight Zone
Top Cat
Animaniacs
Freakazoid

A painfully short list, but that's all that comes to mind right now. I'll stick the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme on the end for old time's sake...there was a time when I could recite the whole thing word for word. Haven't seen the show itself for a while now, so the holes in my memory are getting a little bigger. I guess some time I should head over to Youtube and rejuvenate it.

[Vampyre]

Mine are:

Foster's
Ben 10 (I sit and watch until the theme tune finishes, then I shut it off; I hate that show)
Friends
Spongebob Squarepants
Fairly Odd Parents
Drake and Josh

And I think that's about it...

I really hate Ben 10, but it it has an awesome theme tune, seriously.

[Medikor]

The Raccoons (both the "Evergreen Forest" intro and the "Run With Us" outro)

How could I forget about the Racoons? I grew up on that classic. "Run With Us" was a great song.:D

[WiltsAKGirl17]

Here are mine, no real "order" here:

- The Addams Family-- how can you NOT love this one?! It's funny, cute, catchy... It's #3 on my Top 25 iTunes
- M*A*S*H-- Both instrumental and vocal, I love this song.
- Star Trek-- The orginal one is really catchy and vintage awesome.
- Sar Trek: The Next Generation-- Very dignified, which suits the show to a T.
- Star Trek: Voyager-- This is probably the most majestic of the series' themes.
- Emergency!-- It's peppy, upbeat and great to wiggle around in your chair to. (Oh, wait. I'm the only one who does that. Never mind...)
- Foster's-- Obviously enough...
- Welcome Back, Kotter
- Family Guy
- American Dad
- Boston Legal
- The Andy Griffith Show

And that's all I got.

[xxxClaire]

I also forgot to mention Invader Zim. I love that song. :bloogrin:

[Invader Bloo]

Simpsons, FTW.

[jekylljuice]

Wow. I'm not sure how it happened, but I somehow managed to miss out the theme tune to Blockbusters when composing my previous list. This beautiful little piece of orchestration completely blew my mind at the age of five, and I still regard it as one of the finest of its kind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKhnVvHWJ3A&feature=related

Bless you, Bob Holness. British TV just isn't the same without your wit and wisdom.

[Partymember]

The Venture Brothers has great music throughout

[jekylljuice]

Here's another one: I really like the closing theme song to Red Dwarf. I prefer it to the instrumental opening version, since in a strange kind of way I find the lyrics to be somewhat emotional. Here they are:

Its cold outside,
There's no kind of atmosphere,
I'm all alone,
More or less.
Let me fly,
Far away from here,
Fun, fun, fun,
In the sun, sun, sun.

I want to lie,
Shipwrecked and comatose,
Drinking fresh,
Mango juice,
Goldfish shoals,
Nibbling at my toes,
Fun, fun, fun,
In the sun, sun, sun,
Fun, fun, fun,
In the sun, sun, sun.


Always manages to stir something in me.

[koosie]

Here's another one: I really like the closing theme song to Red Dwarf. I prefer it to the instrumental opening version, since in a strange kind of way I find the lyrics to be somewhat emotional. Here they are:

Its cold outside,
There's no kind of atmosphere,
I'm all alone,
More or less.
Let me fly,
Far away from here,
Fun, fun, fun,
In the sun, sun, sun.

I want to lie,
Shipwrecked and comatose,
Drinking fresh,
Mango juice,
Goldfish shoals,
Nibbling at my toes,
Fun, fun, fun,
In the sun, sun, sun,
Fun, fun, fun,
In the sun, sun, sun.



Always manages to stir something in me.

Yeh it's about hopeless causes and beautifully sung by Claire Grogan from Gregory's Girl.

[jekylljuice]

Oh wait, we have yet another addition to my list of glaring omissions.

In this case the wounded party is Lovejoy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aylTQSZYeiA). I love this quaint little theme tune, it brings back so many memories for me.

[taranchula]

Wow so many to choose from, I'll have to split it up into different sections.

Today it's:

Sitcoms. (Ten of my Favorites, in no particular order)

Sanford and Son: Quincy Jones is one of the greatest musical talents of all time and it shows in this unforgetable intro song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WqazleR3FE


Night Court: Mike Post puts the bass guitar and saxaphone to good use in awesome beyond words intro song.

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

The Jeffersons: When I eventually "Move On Up" this is the song I'll be playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb6ErLPt4t8

Cheers: Making your way in the world today takes everything you got....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPx1lPoYtSU&feature=related

The Simpsons: Wether you like the show or you don't you have to admit the theme is the epitomy of "sitcom" (Plus how can you hate a theme that slightly changes every week.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brh6KRvQHBc
(These are the special live action credits, first seen on British TV.)

Welcome Back Kotter: Welcome back your dreams were your ticket out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3pEyLtatKs&feature=related
(This was the only version of the song, I could find on Youtube....aw well a little Naruto never hurt anyone.)

Get Smart: Almost missed the list, by "this" much. :p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvMj5LuT5hk

M*A*S*H: This song works so much better without the lyrics. IMHO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akfIaeFDfX4

South Park: Primus rocks...oh yes they do, they do indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6268nvdiqso

The Muppet Show: In the immortal words of Kermit the Frog Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh_aG5MzPVM

[Mr_Bloo_Veins]

South Park: Primus rocks...oh yes they do, they do indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh_aG5MzPVM
I'm glad to see I'm not the only Primus fan here. Any band that has "PRIMUS SUCKS" as their slogan is awesome in my book.


anyway,

The Adventures of Pete and Pete:
Well, actually, Pete and Pete's soundtrack as a whole. Polaris, Drop Nineteens, Apples in Stereo, Chug, The Magnetic Fields, There were so much great indie bands that contributed to music to that show and I would've never heard of them if it wasn't for Pete and Pete.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LBq_dU1ltIs&feature=related

Sealab 2021:
SEEEEEALAAAAAB, UNDERNEATH THE WAAAATER. I never actually got into this show (Never actually sat down and watched an episode, but I love all the other Williams Street shows so I might check it out) but I love the theme song oh so much.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=k5SiJM4sbqI


Home Movies:
Another great Adult Swim show. I'm a big fan, can't you tell by my avatar? Again, this is one of those shows that had a kick-awesome soundtrack. Brendon Small is a musical virtuoso whose talents should not be ignored. The link i'm about to post isn't the Home Movies theme, but an instrumental song that played at the end of one episode. Very ambient stuff.

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


The Weird Al Show:

This song is basically Weird Al's sense of humor in a nutshell.
YEAH YEAH, YEAH YEAH

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ggc7fBqLRho

[koosie]

There's not a snowball's chance in hell anyone here will know any of these:

The London Programme- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQM9P-DG3zs

The (original) Italian version of Mr Rossi Searches For Happiness -

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

[Cassini90125]

Here's a favorite nobody's mentioned, or likely even heard of. Jayce & the Wheeled Warriors (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1c1G24GWDg), an obscure 1980's anime, was an all-time favorite of mine, both the theme and the show. It was nothing more than a promotional vehicle for a line of toys that flopped disasterously but I enjoyed it immensely and still have a lot of the episodes on tape. :)

[Diamond Duchess]

In the spirit of obsessive log ins and silly posts, I'll throw my two cents into this thread well containing great theme songs. Here goes!


Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The token response, but in spite of that, it really is a captivating and memorable theme that fits the show.

Ben 10: Infectiously catchy song here. It hooks on and doesn't let go, that's how catchy it is.

Chowder: What an endearing and lively intro tune. Nice.

Garfield and Friends: A nostalgic, personal favorite of mine: Always good to hear it.

The Soup: Ditto, minus the nostalgic part.

The Fairly Oddparents: It reminds me of a musical bit from an old Hollywood movie: Very dramatic, bold and flashy.

I know there's more, but I can't think of them right now.

[frankie_fan]

I'd like to add my own anime favourite (after seeing Cass' post) and post this which I don't think anyone has heard of:

Steel Angel Kurumi (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh7A6niRbFo)

It's is SUCH a catchy tune and a great anime in its own right. I really enjoyed it.

[Cassini90125]

Very catchy indeed! :D

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Since Youtube's use has come into play here, I'll be more then happy to toss in some of my own personal favorites. Most of which are anime and I think whether you guys like anime or not, will find these to be EXTREMELY catchy:

Ghost Stories

Good lord, i can listen to this song for hours. Every time I hear it, I wanna get up and dance to it, its so very catchy and upbeat.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HOXsUoLgWu0

Mahoromatic

One of my favorite animes of all time, this song has a kind of sweet but sad thing going on with it. Its a very touching song in my opinion, just by the tone of it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9tgpjftgA68

Sonic X

To be frank, the show was okay in the beginning but all in all i thought it sucked bad. However the opening theme was INSANELY catchy despite the fact 90% of Sonic X fans despised it. Call me crazy but I find it to be very catchy.

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

King of Bandit Jing

This is a really weird, very exotic anime but it has by far one of the BEST opening anime theme songs I have ever heard in my life. Once your hear it, I guarantee you'll want an MP3 of it.

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

Buffy the vampire slayer

Say what you will about this cult show, I find it hard to dislike its theme song. Its so strong and so fast I feel its such a great tune to bang your head to. Ignore the fact its a DBZ parody video and trust me, I think you'll like this song.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JxYjj-svgJY

Bucky O'Hare

I'm the sole surviving fan of this cartoon show, no one knows it existed more or less or its freaking cool theme song. The lyrics are more complex and mouthful then your average quick lyrical sounding songs and it has a bit of rock to it so I think you'll like it. At the very least it allows me the guilty pleasure of spreading Bucky's awareness to a few more people online ;D.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k6Mh7hhaqhk

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

With the exception of Inspector Gadget included, I really feel this is one of the greatest most iconic and well made TV theme songs EVER made.

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

[taranchula]

Bucky O'Hare

I'm the sole surviving fan of this cartoon show, no one knows it existed more or less or its freaking cool theme song. The lyrics are more complex and mouthful then your average quick lyrical sounding songs and it has a bit of rock to it so I think you'll like it. At the very least it allows me the guilty pleasure of spreading Bucky's awareness to a few more people online ;D.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k6Mh7hhaqhk



You're not alone, I too was quite fond of the adventures of the Intergalltic Irish Rabbit (Yeah of course he's Irish, the name and green fur totally give it away. 8D ) and his merry band of do gooders.

I mean how can anyone hate on a starship crew that consists of a psychic cat, giant baboon, a robot and a four armed duck with a new york accent....There was some human guy as well (Willy, I think his name was) but I didn't care much for him.

The Nintendo game was pretty cool too, even though is was fling your controller through the TV styled hard.

[Mr. Marshmallow]

You're not alone, I too was quite fond of the adventures of the Intergalltic Irish Rabbit (Yeah of course he's Irish, the name and green fur totally give it away. 8D ) and his merry band of do gooders.

I mean how can anyone hate on a starship crew that consists of a psychic cat, giant baboon, a robot and a four armed duck with a new york accent....There was some human guy as well (Willy, I think his name was) but I didn't care much for him.

The Nintendo game was pretty cool too, even though is was fling your controller through the TV styled hard.

The game was NOT easy, I could never beat it I only got like half way then always died. Willy Duwitt is the name of the human and at first I disliked him too but in truth, I can't really hate him seeing as how he has lived out one of my all American dreams: meeting/interacting with live cartoon characters.

His very role in entering the show is a dream come true for me, and I especially loved the fact that geeky Willy actually got some brownie points going on with the psychic cat girl, Jenny. Now THERE is someone I clap my hands to. Anyone who scores with a toon is okay in my book :-*.

The show was VERY short but VERY detailed, the animation was seriously beyond its time. I particularly loved the unique and bad ass looking villains. Their appearances were so creative and colorfully unique. Al Negator, Toadborg, Komplex and the Toad Air Marshal. :slybendy: ahhh good times.

[frankie_fan]

I may have already mentioned this at the beginning of this thread, but I'll explain my reasons:

Inspector Gadget (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=5qcqA8tt3Z8)

Like Mr. Marshmallow said, this is probable one of the greatest theme songs ever, if not the greatest cartoon theme song ever. A classic show should have a classic theme, and Inspector Gadget is no exception! :frankiesmile:

Upon listening to it, you already know that it's a classic theme, and it works really well with the opening animation. I could explain it a bit more, but that's all to say about this. A brilliant, well-made theme!

[taranchula]

Well with Bucky O Hare and Inspector Gadget already covered that saves me the trouble of posting them on my latest list of TV theme songs I enjoy, because todays theme is AMERICAN (In America) Animated program themes.

(BTW The Theme for for FHFIF is not on this list because I want to shine the spotlight on other toon themes, and besides if I wan't to talk about how awesome the Foster's theme is, I can just make a thread for that.)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: One of the most recognizable and awesomest 80's toon themes out there, the kind of song where every beat note and lyric oozes pure attitude. Turtle Power!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zc2u5-h540

Batman Beyond: One of the very few "next gen" shows that actaully works and while it doesn't fully surpass the original Batman: The Animated Series, it comes pretty darn close. (Plus you gotta love Bruce Wayne as a cranky old man.) The rocking theme played against one of the coolest and stylelistic openings ever totally sets the mood and tone of the show perfectly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlobFExM-UM&feature=related

The Tick: Normally when you think about your average super hero theme the last thing that comes to your mind is "Scat Singing", but the Tick is far from your average superhero. And this theme song is far from average too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUW0lj5CfuQ

Freakazoid: And speaking of Superhero Parody shows...any theme song that mentions Sigmund Freud and Floyd The Barber deserves to be on my list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iF96BunNIw&feature=related

Animaniacs: The Warner Brother love continues, with this classic theme.
Zany to the max...indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lga3KNKqRDc

Bump in the Night: And while we are on the subject of Rob Paulsen...yep he was in this 1994 claymation show along with fellow voice acting legend Jim Cummings. The theme song is so infectious that it gets stuck in your brain and doesn't want to let go, no matter how hard you try...hence why it's on mah list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaQ27Hu8ix0

Spongebob Squarepants: Weather you like the show or don't, that's irrelvent. But you have to admit this is one catchy tune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoE7IerSXZo

Commercial Break (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvljN9ycqLg&feature=related) :bloogrin:

Now what's number eight on my list? Why it's...

G.I Joe: And know you know, and knowing is half the battle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN034sBeF4c
(Special extended movie edition of the theme.)


Futurama: Welcome to the world of toooooooooomorrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cYgqSdjMTk

The Powerpuff Girls: You know that show that one guy did, before he went off made that other show that we all seem to like and stuff. Yeah it had pretty good theme music too. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpjVRaSjewg&feature=related

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Batman Beyond: One of the very few "next gen" shows that actaully works and while it doesn't fully surpass the original Batman: The Animated Series, it comes pretty darn close. (Plus you gotta love Bruce Wayne as a cranky old man.) The rocking theme played against one of the coolest and stylelistic openings ever totally sets the mood and tone of the show perfectly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlobFExM-UM&feature=related

The Tick: Normally when you think about your average super hero theme the last thing that comes to your mind is "Scat Singing", but the Tick is far from your average superhero. And this theme song is far from average too.

Batman Beyond is EXCELLENT, that is a magnificent theme song. Very hard edge and I felt it was a brilliant show to boot. Everyone made too big a deal of comparing it directly to the original Batman, which is kind of unfair because no Batman toon will ever truly compare to the superb first animated series.

The Tick was a weird one, it was jazzy and funny at the same time. I always thought all those weird "da da dwee dah" lyrics was just them being goofy. Some of my other favorite US TV openings include:

Godzilla the series: Very dark, cool melodramatic music. Some really neat visuals with the monsters attacking in the intro, and for just instrumental music I felt it made for a very great TV tune.

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

Attack of the killer tomatoes: You wanna talk about memorable songs? This one just screams catchyness. Its goofy, funny, and SO damn addicting to listen to. Never get tired of hearing it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=36NgK-vJc1M

[scary_dream]

My absolute favorite?

(I'm sure Sparky has already said this, but I love it too! :D)

BEETLEJUICE!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jk_vvQ4uq_o

[Invader Bloo]

1960's Spider-Man! They should of used it in the movie besides the credits.
1980's Transformers, same above. Except it wasn't even used in the credits.

[Partymember]

"Metalocalypse"

MurderfaceMurderfaceMurderfaceMurderface!

LMAO

[Mr_Bloo_Veins]

The Jimmy Neutron theme is pretty kickass too, considering it was performed by Man Or Astroman.

[coleman360]

Foster's (obviously) and The X Files

[Nathander]

Does anyone else remember the WB cartoon "Detention"? I loved that cartoon, and I personally believe it had a great theme song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27IxAlmijno

As for anime television shows, some of my favorites include:

The opening for the original Hellsing anime. While the OVA series is superior to the original anime in most regards, the one thing it lacks is the fantastic soundtrack of the original effort.

Another fantastic opening is that for GetBackers, or rather, the second opening them, "Rose Colored World".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81o9JSQiSsw

Another is the opening for Princess Tutu, which I consider to be the BEST magical girl series ever made.

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

I've added links to the actual opening videos where I could, as I think it helps to here them and see the images associated with them. I've refrained from posting the one for Hellsing, as it probably would brake the forum's rules for the content that can be posted, as it easily exceeds a PG rating in its imagery.

[Mr_Bloo_Veins]

I forgot about another great one, CLONE HIGH.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_ZFdz2vwU20


I found a full episode of this show on Google Video, and it reminded me of how awesome that show was. Any show that features Marilyn Manson performing Schoolhouse Rock-esque musical numbers about the food pyramid is amazing in my book.

and the theme song is awesome.

[some guy you dont know]

home movies. that song is really catchy. and the show is also pretty awsome.

malcom in the middle. i love they might be giants. and this song is cool.

futurama. i love the way it sounds.

and about a million others that i just cant think of right now.

also, that clone high show looks pretty cool. im going to go look it up.

[Mr_Bloo_Veins]

home movies. that song is really catchy. and the show is also pretty awsome.



Right on! :bloogrin:

Coach McGuirk is my idol.

[Lynnie]

Heh, just an itty bitty bit of a bump. :cheesegrin:

I really like the theme song for "Ben Ten: Alien Force". It's basically a remake of sorts of the original "Ben Ten" theme, but the instrumental pieces sound so great, and even beautiful. It's great at gearing the watcher up for some excitement.

And PBS's "Masterpiece Theatre". Such a timeless classical piece. It's no secret, I love classical music, so much of it is an ageless piece of world history, going back hundreds of years, and Mouret's Rondeau is certainly one of my favorites. :frankiesmile:

[Jackie Khones]

Barney Miller, old 70's show.
Sweet bass line emerges into a good song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZsZSRl0Q-8&feature=related

[L.G.]

The Heathcliff Intro: Music sounds so 80's like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxCInOkn6OU

[creamz06]

I love NBC's Fear Itself's theme... obviously:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_oYZ4XMhJQ

[Mr. Marshmallow]

I love NBC's Fear Itself's theme... obviously:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_oYZ4XMhJQ

I totally agree, that's a great opening theme song. I'm not too big of a fan on the show though. Saw two episodes. One was pretty good, other turned out to be kind of bleh so I kind of lost interest.

Even though the show ended up getting sucky, I LOVED the "Animorphs" theme song. Its probably my personal favorite TV theme of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IfboJUVBI8

[Pawbah]

I have a lot of favorite theme songs/intros to tv shows. Two of them are Sonic the hedgehog (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-6YxZ8G0ZU) and The X-men (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6KPt-QKDFU)intro
not really a song, but I always thought it was cool. Those might have been posted before, but there they are again. I also loved the x-files intro.

[jekylljuice]

I thought that Eddie Murphy's The PJs (anybody else remember that?) had a pretty good theme tune, courtesy of George Clinton - I always found it very catchy and chantable. It was a really entertaining series, as I remember it, too bad that we don't hear very much about it nowadays. Not even one stinking DVD release, jeez.

[Cassini90125]

I remember that show. I can't say I cared much for the theme one way or the other but the show itself wasn't bad, not bad at all. :)

[jekylljuice]

I remember that show. I can't say I cared much for the theme one way or the other but the show itself wasn't bad, not bad at all. :)

Once upon a time in the projects...ah, the memories. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an individual clip with just the theme song over on Youtube. There are a few episodes, but I'm not going to link to them since I'm pretty sure they're going to get yanked pretty quickly.

[WiltsAKGirl17]

At the risk of sounding like an utter dorkfish or watever, I'm addicted to the Transformers: Animated theme music.

Normally, the Transformers music kind of holds negative memories for me, because my dad will break out into the theme song from a previous incarnation for little to no reason and not quit for hours. But I love this one for some reason-- action-y and fun and awesome.

I suppose me training myself to play on my computer until I hear the part where Prowl comes on-screen, when I look up and then look away when the screen transitions to someone else would add to my love of the theme? :-*

[Invader Bloo]

The new & original Transformers themes are awesome.

Also good are:
'90s Iron Man
'90s X-Men
'60s Spider-Man

[Helen]

My favorite theme songs are Danny Phantom and Foster
song from the film "friends" isn't bad
I can't remember Ben 10 song in english but I heard it in russian and that's was a little bit funny)

[frankie_fan]

*brushes the dust of the thread*

I just need to mention another favourite theme of mine (I'm listening to it now! :frankiesmile:):

MacGyver (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=HaQvBbzslJE)

My mum and brother used to LOVE that show!

[Medikor]

I've just become addicted to the theme song of the anime Gao Gai Ger. Particularly the GGG Final version with the chorus. :D

[jekylljuice]

Oh man, I can't believe that I'd forgotten all about this particular theme song until just now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loUNoy0Qub0

Life has meaning again. :)

[koosie]

I've not had the pleasure. Perhaps not the very best but it was certainly better than this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR9J2ITspyU

See how long how you take it for. Its amazing what passed for entertainment in the 80s .

[jekylljuice]

I've not had the pleasure. Perhaps not the very best but it was certainly better than this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR9J2ITspyU

See how long how you take it for. Its amazing what passed for entertainment in the 80s .

Tut tut tut. Gummi Bears was an awesome show, and I have much affection for it (it also pioneered the way for a lot of the late 80s Disney TV classics, including Ducktales). And as for good old Dogtanian...I had a t-shirt of him at one point. And his theme tune has always owned.

[taranchula]

Tut tut tut. Gummi Bears was an awesome show, and I have much affection for it (it also pioneered the way for a lot of the late 80s Disney TV classics, including Ducktales). And as for good old Dogtanian...I had a t-shirt of him at one point. And his theme tune has always owned.

Yeah, show me a Disney afternoon era show theme that didn't kick copious amounts of booty...

You Can't, it's unpossible.

[frankie_fan]

*brushes dust yet again!* 8D

Having recently looking through the best theme songs from the classic Warner Bros. animated shows of the 90s, this one stands out for me:
Histeria! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-2ElqPemGk)

[BluebottleFlyer]

One of my all-time favourite theme tunes has to be the theme from "Only Fools and Horses". That and "Hookey Street" from the end credits.:)
Another couple of tunes that deserve honourable mention are the Friends theme, "I'll Be There For You" and the Cheers theme, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name".

[Invader Bloo]

Ducktales
Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers
Darkwing Duck
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Disney rocked in the late '80s/'90s. Now they're horrible, except for Pixar.

[Mr. Marshmallow]

The ICarly theme song.

My girlfriend got me hooked on this show and as "girly" as the theme song sounds, it is extremely addictive and I think its a great song. I love listening to it and I can't stop dancing to it :bloogrin:.

[BluebottleFlyer]

I don't know if anyone ever saw a show from the mid-90's called "Due South"...had quite a pleasant theme tune. :)

[Another Castle]

My choice? Easy. This beautiful piece:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuRkAyRfz_c

Itsn't it wonderful! So epic, so stirring, I think I'll have this played at my funeral!

[frankie_fan]

I have a new theme that I'd like to share. It's an Australian made game show (soon to be made in the US) called Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation, in which three teams of generations (Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y) play games and questions on pop culture. The theme song itself is really catchy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpGO7mV9dsI

[Medikor]

I think this forgotten gem deserves some mention. The Legend of Calamity Jane was a great show with a great theme song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvHETQ_FLqs&feature=related

[Ccook50]

There are many themes I like, but the theme that's been imbedded in my mind since childhood that I still enjoy today is the second theme from the original Bill Cullen-hosted version of The Price Is Right. It was used from 1961 to 1965 (Wikipedia says its title is "A Gift For Giving," but other official sources call it "Window Shopping") and was reused later by two obscure game shows.

[Government Man]

Is this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnSzKpACXKo) it? Sounds catchy.

[AmberMist84]

5. Ichigo Marshimaro

4. MacGyver

3. Fosters'zzz! :bloosmirk:

2.That 70's Show

1. Danny Phantom (even though I don't watch it much.)

[carlito_cool]

Well in my mind, i really like fosters intro theme.

I also like the theme intro from ed, edd and eddy and the theme intro from WWE shows (raw and smackdown).