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What was your all time favorite opening theme song from a television show--any genre. Mine was the theme song from "The [View all] debm55 Saturday OP

Cheers! FalloutShelter Saturday #1

Thank you FalloutShelter. It's where everyone knows your name. debm55 Saturday #2

I think Palantir is using that now. nt eppur_se_muova Saturday #26

Yep, that's mine too Walleye Saturday #11

I agree. OLDMDDEM Saturday #60

Mine too! arkielib 19 hrs ago #191

Miami Vice. They had the best music. Srkdqltr Saturday #3

Car 54 Where Are You? murielm99 Saturday #4

Thank you very much murielm99 debm55 Saturday #5

Hawaii Five-O stillcool Saturday #6

Thank you very much, stillcool. I loved that theme song. Now i have an earworm debm55 Saturday #8

Great choice! Prof. Toru Tanaka Saturday #35

Bad Sisters... MiHale Saturday #7

Thank you very much MiHale debm55 Saturday #9

I like that one too! Jilly_in_VA Saturday #48

Hawaii Five-0 Ritabert Saturday #10

Thank you very much Ritabert . Loved the opening song and the background clips. Earworm. debm55 Saturday #62

Sanford and Son was real funky! MuseRider Saturday #12

HHAHAHAHAHHHA. Yes it was. I'm coming Elizabeth Thank you MuseRider debm55 Saturday #15

Composed by the great Quincy Jones! (n/t) PJMcK Saturday #33

WOW! MuseRider Saturday #36

The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and the Avengers (not the comic book Avengers). marble falls Saturday #13

Thank you very much, marble falls. I love your choices. Especially the Avengers. debm55 Saturday #16

Although the show fell apart without Emma Peel MurrayDelph Saturday #32

Yes it did. I stopped watching after she left. debm55 Saturday #47

WKRP in Cincinatti. Omnipresent Saturday #14

Thank you very much Omnipresent. I agree and thank you for your choice. debm55 Saturday #18

Written by the show's creator, simply because he learned he'd make $500 every time it aired. rsdsharp Saturday #74

from my childhood didn't realize that KarenS Saturday #17

Thank you very much , KarenS, debm55 Saturday #19

I remember that well didn't know Johnny Cash sang it either Walleye Saturday #20

I always liked the instrumental from "Hill Street Blues" Walleye Saturday #21

Thank you very much Walleye. I agree. debm55 Saturday #25

Petter Gunn theme Earl_from_PA Saturday #22

I agree with you Earl_from_PA, Loved that song. Also Manchini is from Pittsburgh. my home town. debm55 Saturday #28

YAY! MuseRider Saturday #34

Hands down the best theme song ever chicoescuela Saturday #103

I think mine would have Cloudhopper Saturday #23

Thank you very much Cloudhopper. I liked it to. debm55 Saturday #29

Mission Impossible, by Lalo Schifrin, who I recently learned is still alive. eppur_se_muova Saturday #24

5/4 time PJMcK Saturday #31

The original version with the bongos accompaniment was the best one. Prof. Toru Tanaka Saturday #40

Thank you very much eppur_se_muova. I remember the original version.and watched it. debm55 Saturday #44

Schifrin's Working Title Was... ProfessorGAC Saturday #125

Welcome Back Kotter patphil Saturday #27

Thank you very much patphil. I believe it was done by the Lovin Spoonful. debm55 Saturday #42

John Sebastian wrote and sang it after the breakup of the Lovin' Spoonful. patphil Saturday #160

Thank you patphil for that information. debm55 Yesterday #173

Several favorites PJMcK Saturday #30

Thank you very much PJMcK. Your choices are fantastic. debm55 Saturday #38

Theme Linder Saturday #37

Thank you very much Linder. debm55 Saturday #39

CSI Miami - Won't get fooled Again - The Who BOSSHOG Saturday #41

Thank you very much BOSSHOGG. Love the song. The program was not as good as the original, though debm55 Saturday #64

Three, if you will pardon my self indulgence AltairIV Saturday #43

Excellent choices, AltairIV. thank you so much. debm55 Saturday #45

"Saint Elsewhere" nt Laffy Kat Saturday #46

I really liked that too. MuseRider Saturday #55

Thank you Laffy Kat , Loved the song, and program. Did not like the ending. debm55 Saturday #65

No one liked the ending. Laffy Kat Saturday #73

Taxi. Buckeye_Democrat Saturday #49

Thank you very much, Buckeye_Democrat. for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #85

Laverne and Shirley Sun-Moon Saturday #50

We used to sing and dance to that in college. Thank you very much Sun-Moon. debm55 Saturday #71

Saint Elsewhere (theme music written and performed by Dave Grusin). LastDemocratInSC Saturday #51

Thank you LastDemocratinSC, I loved song and watched the program every week . Hated the ending. debm55 Saturday #88

Andy Griffith show. 33taw Saturday #52

Thank you 33aw. I loved the whistling , debm55 Saturday #70

Did you know there are lyrics to the song, sung by Andy Griffith, himself? Brother Buzz Saturday #107

Thank you very much, Brother Buzz, that is very interesting. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #136

The Monkees! (n/t) Moostache Saturday #53

Thank you very much Moostache. Hay, Hay were the Monkees. debm55 Saturday #69

Addams Family, Get Smart, Munsters, Sopranos and Dexter. So many more good ones too😁 TommieMommy Saturday #54

Thank you very much TommieMommy for your list. debm55 Saturday #68

"The Man in the High Castle". generalbetrayus Saturday #56

Thank you very much generalbetrayus and your girlfriend. I liked the Dick van Dyke show theme. debm55 Saturday #67

"And Your Bird Can Sing", on The Beatles Saturday-morning cartoon show, circa 1967. Mister Ed Saturday #57

Thank you very much, Mister Ed. I agree it is a great song. Thank you for sharing the video. debm55 Saturday #61

Every Saturday morning on WEWS channel five, at 10:00am. One of the few shows I've ever made a point not to miss ... marble falls Yesterday #164

Wings. boonecreek Saturday #58

Thank you boonecreek, That is beautiful debm55 Saturday #59

The Dick Van Dyke Show DUgosh Saturday #63

Agree. thank you DUgosh. was Dick going to fall or not over the otterman? debm55 Saturday #66

Five O'Clock World on The Drew Carey Show LogDog75 Saturday #72

Thank you very much LogDog75. My Uncle Chuck sang in the group The Vogues. They were from Turtle Creek, PA Their music debm55 Saturday #84

Firefly. area51 Saturday #75

What a beautiful song. Thank you area51 for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #82

The Mary Tyler Moore Show. rsdsharp Saturday #76

Thank you very much rsdsharp. I loved the theme song and the program. debm55 Saturday #81

As a kid, "Route 66" probably because I had a crush on KitFox Saturday #77

Thank you very much KitFox for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #80

Theme song rso Saturday #78

Thank you very much rso. for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #79

H.R. Pufnstuf The Madcap Saturday #83

HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you very much The Madcap for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #90

That created a devil of an earworm for me decades ago. Ilsa Saturday #153

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Ziggysmom Saturday #86

Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #93

Law & Order, Hill Street Blues, Homicide: Life on the Streets. So many good ones. LoisB Saturday #87

Thank you , very much, LoisB, Those are some of my favorites too. debm55 Saturday #91

Barney Miller. Diamond_Dog Saturday #89

Thank you very much Diamond_Dog. I loved the show and theme song. Thanks for sharing. debm55 Saturday #92

Love BM theme ILikePie92 Yesterday #184

MASH johnp3907 Saturday #94

Thank you jonh3907, I was glad they took out the suicide line from the original movie version debm55 Saturday #137

mash. AllaN01Bear Saturday #95

M*A*S*H IA8IT Saturday #101

hotlips "" AllaN01Bear Saturday #119

Sweet Loretta IA8IT Saturday #122

Thank you very much IA8IT debm55 Saturday #140

________ debm55 Saturday #139

Thank you very much IA8IT, My mother in law was a M.A,S,H nurse in Italy during WWII, Ahw she never talked about the debm55 Saturday #138

Black Sheep Squadron and magnum PI cpamomfromtexas Saturday #96

Thank you very much cpamomfromtexas. for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #143

Perry Mason Chipper Chat Saturday #97

Thank you very much, Chipper Chat.for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #144

That is easy, and I think I MUST have overlooked someone else posting this first DFW Saturday #98

I love the theme for the Rockford Files, Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #145

One that I haven't seen mentioned yet - The Banana Splits Wiz Imp Saturday #99

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Wiz Imp debm55 Saturday #146

Another one - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Wiz Imp Saturday #100

Thank you very much. for sharing with us, Wiz Imp debm55 Saturday #147

Firefly Harold Shea Saturday #102

Thank you very much for sharing with us Harold Shea debm55 Saturday #148

The Twilight Zone, of course. Ocelot II Saturday #104

Thank you very much Ocelot II, Now I have an earworm. debm55 Saturday #150

Knots Landing! emulatorloo Saturday #105

Thank you very emulatorloo. Better late then never.Thanks for sharing. debm55 Saturday #151

Rocky and Bullwinkle Show Kablooie Saturday #106

Thank you very much Kablooie. for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #154

Miami Vice. Enter stage left Saturday #108

Thank you very much, Enter stage left. debm55 Saturday #155

Mr Ed 3751 Saturday #109

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHH. Thank you very much, 3751. A horse is a horse of course of course. debm55 Saturday #157

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote 23 hrs ago #190

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Kid Berwyn Saturday #110

I agree. Thank you very much Kid Berwyn debm55 Yesterday #166

It's about time Maninacan Saturday #111

I was going to use this pfitz59 Saturday #127

Thank you Maninacan. I remember that song. debm55 Yesterday #174

"Now sit right back and you'll hear a tale.. Permanut Saturday #112

Thank you Permanut.for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #175

Maverick Brother Buzz Saturday #113

Thank you very much, Brother Buzz debm55 Yesterday #176

"Batman" just sticks in my mind. Not the show, just the opening music... CTyankee Saturday #114

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHa. I remember that two. Thank you CTYankee. debm55 Yesterday #177

This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Saturday #115

I enjoyed the theme music for Succession. pandr32 Saturday #116

Thank you very much., pandr32 for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #168

In no certain order: Niagara Saturday #117

Great selection, Niagara. They are great. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #172

We Used to be Friends for Veronica Mars. PufPuf23 Saturday #118

Thank you very much, PufPuf23 debm55 Yesterday #171

Mr. Lucky Zorro Saturday #120

Thank you so very much, Zorro. It is so very relaxing. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Saturday #135

Bonanza, Gilligan's Island SWBTATTReg Saturday #121

Thank you very much for sharing, SWBTATTReg. debm55 Saturday #134

Hogans Heroes JMCKUSICK Saturday #123

Thank you John, debm55 Saturday #124

The original "Lost in Space"...loved it, and Doctor Smith, he was such a big scaredy cat wanker... wcmagumba Saturday #126

I agree with you wcmagumba about the theme song. I didn't like Dr. Smith or the Robot debm55 Saturday #129

I didn't actually "like" Dr. Smith but the cartoonish evil was well done (imo) and the Robot was goofy fun to me... wcmagumba Saturday #132

Rawhide Sequoia Saturday #128

Thank you very much Sequoia for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #133

Fave open Squeaky41 Saturday #130

Thank you very much, Squeaky41 for sharing with us debm55 Saturday #131

Hard to believe no one mentioned two classics. Morbius Saturday #141

Thank you very much Morbius for sharing with us debm55 Saturday #142

Hogan's Heroes TomSlick Saturday #149

Thank you very much TomSlick for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #170

Mission Impossible. Best of any! demosincebirth Saturday #152

Thank you very much for sharing with us, demosincebirth. debm55 Saturday #156

My choice is more about this voice: Ilsa Saturday #158

Thank you very much, lisa. for sharing with us. debm55 Saturday #159

Peter Gunn Figarosmom Saturday #161

Thank you very much Figarosmom for sharing with us. Love that theme debm55 Yesterday #165

Not all time, but I'm enjoying the song from Mobland iemanja Yesterday #162

Thank you very much for sharing with us, iemanja debm55 Yesterday #169

I had an album of Mike Post and his tunes. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #163

Thank you very much OldBaldy1701E for sharing with us debm55 Yesterday #167

The Courtship of Eddie's Father terip64 Yesterday #178

I loved that show. And Harry Nilson. The television was playing in the background and one of Harry's songs was playing . debm55 Yesterday #180

Me and My Arrow was used a lot for commercials. terip64 Yesterday #185

Gone Fishing The Wizard Yesterday #179

Thank you very much. The Wizard. Someone posted a version of Andy singing the song. debm55 Yesterday #181

Every Doctor Who theme VMA131Marine Yesterday #182

Thank you very much for sharing with us. VMA131Marine. debm55 Yesterday #186

James Garner's ILikePie92 Yesterday #183

I agree. Thank you very much ILikePie92 debm55 Yesterday #188

Three for you roscoeroscoe Yesterday #187

Thank you very much roscoeroscoe. Those themes were great. debm55 Yesterday #189