In those last few years, I’ve felt TV nostalgic. Not sure what’s brought this up but I’ve been watching a lot of old tv shows. It’s filling my head with tons of good memories about growing up and our dear television. So I’ve decided to make up a top 20 list of the best tv show themes I have loved through the years. I went on youtube to get all of the clips below and was disappointed when I couldn’t really embed opening credits for Mad Men or Secret Diary Of A Call Girl which would have made the list for sure, but since I wanted a vision aid to go with the theme, I have replaced them… Other great honorable mentions that would have made the top 40 include (in no particular order) The Nanny, The Simpsons, Twin Peaks, Land of the Giants, SWAT, Wonder Woman, Green Acres, The Flintstones, Stingray, Fireball XL5, The Wonderful World Of Disney, Daniel Boone, The Price is Right, The Young and The Restless, Mannix, Les Bergers et Mini-Fee (only my sister will know those last two). Oh and Bionic Woman but I already had #7 on the list… I hope these bring back good memories for you too:
# 20. HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA (even though I never really watched I couldn’t help but love the famous theme)
#19. ULTRA MAN
#18. FACTS OF LIFE
#17. SURVIVOR
#16. DEXTER
#15. THE FLYING NUN (special cameo by my fave Paul Lynde)
#14. GOLDEN GIRLS
#13. BEWITCHED
#12. MARY TYLER MORE SHOW
#11. THE INVADERS
#10. THUNDERBIRDS
BUT Stingray had a much more amazing closing credit song:
#9. CHARLIE’S ANGELS
#8. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
#7. THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN (couldn’t find an embedded version of the full credits)
#6. THE LOVE BOAT
#5. WELCOME BACK KOTTER
#4. BATMAN
#3. FUTURAMA
#2. ADAM 12
#1. HAWAII 5.0
Loving the groovy hippie shots and style on Hawaii 5-0. Freakier than I remember
the rest I love too except for ultraman. We had GForce (Gatchaman) when I was growin up
You missed one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_blOQEu9ws
Good choices, I would put Hawaii 5-0 at the top of the list too… at least until they screw it up with the remake coming this fall. I would have put Batman second, and The Nanny and SWAT higher up.
Fun to read, watch, and think about!
Conspicuously absent are the Simpsons… and the Jetsons for that matter.
Both of which I think rate ahead of “Futurama”. I’m just sayin’
DR: Gatchawhat???
EP: It made my top 40 list, just not the top 20… Plus, when I was twirling we had a routine with the Wonder Woman Theme and that ruined the song for me… there’s just so many times one can hear that song in a lifetime.
Brahm: I’m a bit worried about the remake too… I like the casting though, let’s hope they paid good attention to the 60′s version
cb: maybe in your list for sure, but these are the tv theme that bring back good memories to me… The Simpsons stopped being good and I stopped watching… and I never really watched the Jetsons, so it didn’t make the list. One that’s really missing from my list though is The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Hour from the late 60′s…
How fun.
And what a stellar line-up on that particular episode of The Love Boat.