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Name a favorite theme song from a television show. Mine is the theme from the Addams Family. What about you? [View all] debm55 Wednesday OP

Firefly Easterncedar Wednesday #1

Thank you very much, Easterncedar. Great choice. debm55 Wednesday #6

Hawaii 5-0 n/t Stargleamer Wednesday #2

The best! Ritabert Wednesday #3

Oh, I really enjoyed that one too. Now I have a brain worm. debm55 Wednesday #7

That was great. I wasn't allowed much tv as a child so I never saw the show but applegrove Wednesday #70

Perry Mason LSparkle Wednesday #4

Thank you very much. LSparkle. Great choice. debm55 Wednesday #9

MASH. multigraincracker Wednesday #5

Thank you very much multigraincracker. I liked the theme in the TV then the one in the movie. debm55 Wednesday #11

A middle-school "A" legallyblondeNYC Wednesday #23

I remembered it from the movie. The lyrics are what hit. multigraincracker Wednesday #30

Yeah...That would be mine too. Just hearing the theme had me rushing to sit down & watch hlthe2b Wednesday #26

The Wild Wild West gay texan Wednesday #8

Thank you very much for your great choices. gay texan. debm55 Wednesday #12

Well, I like several but two favorites are: Polly Hennessey Wednesday #10

Me too. Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey for your choices. debm55 Wednesday #13

The Jeffersons get the red out Wednesday #14

YES!!!!! Thank you , get the red out., agree debm55 Wednesday #16

The whistle tune from The Andy Griffith Show Gaugamela Wednesday #15

Oh I liked that so much. I found the streaming show on my tablet and I have to whistle along. debm55 Wednesday #18

Have you heard Andy Griffith sing the lyrics to The Fishin' Hole? Brother Buzz Wednesday #45

Thank you Brother Buzz. I have never heard that before with Andy singing the theme. Thank you very much for sharing. debm55 Wednesday #47

That's great! I never realized that was Andy Griffith whistling the theme song. Gaugamela Wednesday #48

That's not Andy Griffith whistling, but Earle Hagen, the composer of The Fishin' Hole in a studio setting Brother Buzz Wednesday #61

True Blood!!!!! lark Wednesday #17

Thank you so much, lark for sharing. debm55 Wednesday #19

Not network, but HBO - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Larry David show. Ninga Wednesday #20

Thank you very much for sharing. Ninga. debm55 Wednesday #21

Friends. legallyblondeNYC Wednesday #22

Thank you legallyblondeNYC. Same here. debm55 Wednesday #37

I hear this and I want to GALLOP! some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #24

I know what you mean. Thank you for your choice.some_of_us_are_sane. debm55 Wednesday #38

Peter Gunn EYESORE 9001 Wednesday #25

That theme is brilliant. Thank you EYESORE 9001 debm55 Wednesday #39

Mr. Ed SheltieLover Wednesday #27

A horse is a horse of course of course. Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 Wednesday #40

The Night Stalker! johnp3907 Wednesday #28

Great Theme. Thank you, johnp3907 debm55 Wednesday #41

Closing theme from Wagon Train, from an era when they reserved enough time for such things. rsdsharp Wednesday #29

thank you very much, rsdsharp. I remember watching that show. debm55 Wednesday #42

Hennesey Tactical Peek Wednesday #31

Thank you very much Tactical Peek for sharing with us. debm55 Wednesday #43

Theme from "Greatest American Hero". mwmisses4289 Wednesday #32

Oh my, I used to watch the show. Thank you mwmisses4289 for sharing . debm55 Wednesday #44

Succession had a great theme. Actually great soundtrack too. beaglelover Wednesday #33

Thank you very much for sharing with us. beaglelover. debm55 Wednesday #49

If you like the theme from Succession, watch the Gene Hackman movie "The Conversation" mucifer 1 hr ago #124

Welcome Back, Kotter Mad_Dem_X Wednesday #34

Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X I loved the show and the song. You have brought many memories to me. TY. debm55 Wednesday #50

Loved it. applegrove Wednesday #71

The theme from In The Heat of the Night Dorothy V Wednesday #35

Thank you very much, Dorothy V. I love the jazz/soul theme. debm55 Wednesday #51

In no certain order: Niagara Wednesday #36

Thank you very much for all the great theme songs you have shared with us, Niagara. Bear McCreary. does the opening debm55 Wednesday #57

I'll have to look that up. Thank you, Debbie. Bear McCreary composed the television Defiance theme as well Niagara Wednesday #65

Kudos for acknowledging the composers! (n/t) PJMcK 35 min ago #126

Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Sopranos Ziggysmom Wednesday #46

Thank you very much, Ziggyamom for sharing with us. debm55 Wednesday #59

Hogans Heros Captain Zero Wednesday #52

Thank you Captain Zero. I never watched the show but listened to the theme song. PS my uncle was an AF pilot shot down debm55 Wednesday #64

Simpsons! Lulu KC Wednesday #53

Thank you very much. Lulu KC . That is great. debm55 Thursday #85

Theme from The Jetsons tonkatoy8888 Wednesday #54

Agree. I always watch the show. Astro was my favorite character. Thank you tonkatoy8888 debm55 Thursday #87

Amazing orchestration and performances PJMcK 32 min ago #127

All in the Family. legallyblondeNYC Wednesday #55

Thank you very much legallyblondeNYC. debm55 Thursday #111

These are two of my favorites. Borogove Wednesday #56

Thank you for the Great themes. There will only be one Mrs.Peel and that is Diana Riggs. The second theme song was sung debm55 Wednesday #62

That's very cool, debm55. I would be very interested in hearing more about your uncle. Borogove Wednesday #72

Thank you very much , Borogove. Will do. debm55 Thursday #92

you know how they came up with the character name "Emma Peel" for Diana Rigg? lapfog_1 Wednesday #77

Thank you lapfog_1, debm55 Thursday #99

I love the opening scene of The Drew Carey Show LogDog75 Wednesday #74

Me too, LapDog75. It's a lot of fun to watch. Borogove Thursday #84

Thank You very much, LogDog75. The theme song 5 O'Clock World was sung by the Vogues. My Uncle Chuck B. was in that debm55 Thursday #100

Theme from St. Elsewhere PikaBlue Wednesday #58

Thank you very much, PikaBlue. Loved the theme song, watched every episode. HATED how they ended it. debm55 Wednesday #60

Composed and performed by Dave Grusin. LastDemocratInSC Thursday #78

Miami Vice & Route 66 Enter stage left Wednesday #63

Thank you very much, Enter stage left; Two iconic themes debm55 Thursday #102

The Flintstones Bluestocking Wednesday #66

Thank you Bluestocking. Flintstones, Meet the Modern Stone Age Family I love the show and theme song debm55 Thursday #113

Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy. Written by Bernie Leadon and recorded by The Eagles ms liberty Wednesday #67

Thank you very much, ms. liberty. for sharing with us. debm55 Friday #114

Cheers subterranean Wednesday #68

Thank you very much for sharing with us, subterranean. debm55 Friday #115

Hill Street Blues, Lavern & Shirley, M*A*S*H. applegrove Wednesday #69

Thank you very much for sharing your choices with us, applegrove. debm55 Friday #116

The A-Team (Mike Post & Pete Carpenter) Eugene Wednesday #73

Thank you very much for sharing, Eugene. debm55 Friday #117

There's so many to choose from LogDog75 Wednesday #75

Thank you very much for your selections. LogDog75. debm55 Friday #118

Gilligan's Island COL Mustard Wednesday #76

Me tooThank you COL Mustard. debm55 Thursday #98

Me three mjvpi Thursday #101

Green acres came to mind kerouac2 Thursday #79

HAHAHHHAHHAHA, Thank you kerouad. Green Acres is the place to be, Farm livin is the life for me. debm55 Thursday #94

Cheers with all the verses or mash with the words JT45242 Thursday #80

HAHAHahAHAHHA. Thank you JT45242. debm55 Thursday #93

Dude! Nothing can ever top the opening theme to The Adventures of Superman! And, The Untouchables was pretty hot, too. NBachers Thursday #81

Thank you very NBachers for ionic choices. debm55 Thursday #91

The Monkees sheshe2 Thursday #82

Thank you very much sheshe2, Always used to watch and sang and dance to the theme song. debm55 Thursday #90

Cheers, Hill Street Blues, Taxi and WKRP in Cincinnati. MIButterfly Thursday #83

Thank you very much for your selections, MIButterfly. All great themes. debm55 Thursday #89

HAHAHAHA justaprogressive Thursday #86

HAHAHAHAHa Thank you very much for your two choices.justaprogressive. debm55 Thursday #88

The Mission: Impossible theme WestMichRad Thursday #95

Oh I really liked that, WestMichRad. debm55 Thursday #109

Hawai'i 5-0 3catwoman3 Thursday #96

Wonderful . Thank you 3catwoman3. debm55 Thursday #110

addams family legacy. 1960s AllaN01Bear Thursday #97

Mine too. Thank you very much, Bear. debm55 Thursday #112

Slow Horses-Strange Game. mjvpi Thursday #103

Seinfeld. Quick. Right to Constanza's dementia underpants Thursday #104

Thank you .underpants. I thought George was the star of the show. debm55 Friday #119

Beverly Hillbillies or Gary Shandling Show nt Ilikepurple Thursday #105

Thank you IIikepurple, Come and listen to story about a man named Jed. debm55 Thursday #108

5-0 doc03 Thursday #106

Thank you doc03. I agree with Hawaii 5-0 debm55 Thursday #107

THE GREAT ADVENTURE - OPENING THEME CBS Doc_Technical 21 hrs ago #120

Thank you , very much , Doc_Technical debm55 21 hrs ago #121

There's a lot of great themes which have already been mentioned, area51 15 hrs ago #122

Thank you very much, area51 debm55 15 hrs ago #123

Petticoat Junction bobalew 1 hr ago #125