Classic TV opening credit theme songs

[smark21]

What are some of your faves? I'm going to go a bit obscure and choose the opening to the All in the family spinoff Archie Bunker's Place which took the AITF theme and turned it into a classic honky tonk/old timey music hall arrangement courtesy of the Ray Coniff Orchestra


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1dRA-kcKqw

[soulster]

Wow! There are so many! I can't even begin to name them all! Well, here are a few:
Hawaii Five-O
Marcus Wellby, M.D.
The Cortship Of Sddie's father
Giligan's Island [[second and third seasons)
That Girl [[first season)
The Brady Bunch [[third, fourth, and fifth seasons)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Mannix
Medical center
The Banana Splits
Archie's Funhouse
Room 222
Love, American Style
All In The Family [[starting with the second season)
Barney Miller
Welcome Back Kotter
The Waltons
Sanford & Son [[The Streetbeater)
Chico And The Man
Hill Street Blues
American Bandstand [[all seasons starting with 1966)
Soul Train )up to 1981)
Maude

[marv2]

Wow! There are so many! I can't even begin to name them all! Well, here are a few:
Hawaii Five-O
Marcus Wellby, M.D.
The Cortship Of Sddie's father
Giligan's Island [[second and third seasons)
That Girl [[first season)
The Brady Bunch [[third, fourth, and fifth seasons)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Mannix
Medical center
The Banana Splits
Archie's Funhouse
Room 222
Love, American Style
All In The Family [[starting with the second season)
Barney Miller
Welcome Back Kotter
The Waltons
Sanford & Son [[The Streetbeater)
Chico And The Man
Hill Street Blues
American Bandstand [[all seasons starting with 1966)
Soul Train )up to 1981)
Maude

Dang! Now how am I suppose to top that? Oh well, one of my favorite TV Themes was

"Naked City" :


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-XsV7SRTwo

[marv2]

One of my favorite TV Themes from the 80's has it's roots in Michigan. Here's the theme for "Crime Story" by Del Shannon......"Runaway"!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhBM9xxkiFA

[gary_james]

The Mod Squad


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd85Qim_Z6A

[Methuselah2]

Theme from THE PATTY DUKE SHOW

". . . Our Patty loves to rock 'n' rock,
A hot dog makes her lose control . . ."

[[Well, Dr. Freud, whaddaya make of that one?)

[roger]

It must be easy to forget that this one started its life as the theme to a T.V. show as no-one has mentioned it yet ... :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZxLXuFfPvM
Roger

[Jerry Oz]

"Hogan's Heroes" and "Barney Miller" come to mind. Of course Bob James' beautiful "Angela [[Theme from 'Taxi')" is one of my favorite songs ever, so that has to be at the top of my list.

[sophisticated_soul]

The Fishin' Hole - The Andy Griffith Show

[arr&bee]

This is always fun...zorro..chyanne...bonanza...robert taylor's detectives...hawaian eye...the cosby show...tales of the texas rangers.

[mark speck]

I'll share this one...I've been enjoying full episodes of this largely forgotten classic on YouTube of late. It was composed by Alexander Courage, who also composed the legendary theme music for Star Trek.

http://youtu.be/Y2lQOcv8mNU

Best,

Mark

[stephanie]

OH man I forgot about Judd for the Defense that was a great opening! I also liked the theme to the Mothers in Law it was crazy! Marv when you mentioned Crime Story oh well I got crazy. Im coming to NY on the train name the time in May or June we must compare notes.

[arr&bee]

I'm gonna take you back...tales of the texas rangers.