# Best TV theme song? Please post a link **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, music\ **Created:** [December 18, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287 "2021-12-18T16:18:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/41 "2021-12-18T20:12:29Z")
What I had tried to include was the Theme for Mr. Lucky as interpreted by Joey DeFrancesco, But for some reason the link wouldn’t work here, in spite of doing well on my computer. I couldn’t back out of the attempt to post! ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/42 "2021-12-18T20:36:37Z")
He’s a demon on wheels! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/suCm1w_KTiY/hqdefault.jpg "SPEED RACER 1967 Cartoon Intro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suCm1w_KTiY) ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/43 "2021-12-18T21:06:04Z")
There are some good uns there but not the cream: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OV8t3jA-krc/hqdefault.jpg "VAN DER VALK THEME (EYE LEVEL) by the SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA.wmv") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV8t3jA-krc) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/44 "2021-12-18T21:15:40Z")
My all time favorite, Hawaii Five-O, was already posted. So here’s another detective show set in Hawaii: Magnum, PI. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LBIgXhiOpeQ/maxresdefault.jpg "MAGNUM, P.I. Theme HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBIgXhiOpeQ) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/45 "2021-12-18T21:22:08Z")
I have to agree with Hill Street Blues as one of the all-time best, along with Peter Gunn. How’s about The Sopranos? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RLxSUKA--Dg/hqdefault.jpg "The Sopranos Opening Theme (High Definition)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLxSUKA--Dg) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/46 "2021-12-18T21:39:04Z")
[Cowboy Bebop - Opening | Tank! - YouTube](https://youtu.be/EL-D9LrFJd4) Thanks to Netflix for reminding me how badass this theme song was. ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/47 "2021-12-18T21:50:38Z")
Oh geez! How could I have forgot that one? I blame al the previous posts to mine priming my brain to childhood memories. Bonus. Lupin III [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WABEU3YUsdc/maxresdefault.jpg "THEME FROM LUPIN III 2016（ルパン三世のテーマ2016）［MUSIC VIDEO］| Full Size ver.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WABEU3YUsdc) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/48 "2021-12-18T21:58:41Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > He’s a demon on wheels! You might enjoy the original, longer version, in Japanese: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_YTq7AJm_GI/hqdefault.jpg "Speed Racer Opening! (Original Japanese)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YTq7AJm_GI) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/49 "2021-12-18T22:39:20Z")
Terriers. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qD8Kh7Pmzho/hqdefault.jpg "Rob Duncan - Gunfight Epiphany (Terriers Theme Song) - FULL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD8Kh7Pmzho) ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/50 "2021-12-18T22:42:58Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZNKOt2k7Pm4/hqdefault.jpg "Mary Tyler Moore Theme Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNKOt2k7Pm4) Plenty of great entries in this thread, but here is one of the BEST ever! ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/51 "2021-12-18T23:49:07Z")
“Streetbeater” (a.k.a. “Sanford and Son”) for me. [Streetbeater](https://youtu.be/1WqazleR3FE) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/52 "2021-12-19T00:30:42Z")
_St. Elsewhere_ theme. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2ivA69Nrf0c/maxresdefault.jpg "Theme From "St. Elsewhere"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ivA69Nrf0c) _Taxi_ theme. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5DL8SGEyhZE/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gYSgTMA8=&rs=AOn4CLD_NvIbGCuv_x_43nYKhubjyXYb6Q "Angela (Theme From 'Taxi') - Bob James (1978)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DL8SGEyhZE) Goin’ down to South Park. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/S8p22rtNMoM/maxresdefault.jpg "South Park Season 1 (Episodes 1-5) Theme Song Intro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8p22rtNMoM) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/53 "2021-12-19T00:37:41Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QxkMzn4et2U/maxresdefault.jpg "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Opening [True 1080p HD]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxkMzn4et2U) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IA-is_R0v9o/hqdefault.jpg "Gigantor - The Dickies") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA-is_R0v9o) I also recall _Minoriteam_ having an awesome rockabilly closing theme… ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/54 "2021-12-19T00:52:45Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > How’s about The Sopranos? Damn right, The Sopranos. I was listening to that just yesterday. But the best TV theme song is [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cfawtDT945o/hqdefault.jpg "The Addams Family Intro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfawtDT945o) ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/55 "2021-12-19T01:10:51Z")
Too many incredibly cool and great TV theme songs to pick only one, but one of the best from the mid-80’s: Robin of Sherwood: ETA: Damn, how do I get the YT video window shown in this message?: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQrW28dYquU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQrW28dYquU) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/56 "2021-12-19T01:37:18Z")
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**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/57 "2021-12-19T01:40:17Z")
How about Curb Your Enthusiasm? 🙂 [Curb Your Enthusiasm Theme - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1o3koTLWM) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/58 "2021-12-19T01:43:05Z")
“Ladies and gentlemen, please remain upstanding for the National Anthem of the United States”: [Theme (From "Hawaii Five-0") - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Puu5N15-BPg) ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/59 "2021-12-19T01:45:00Z")
There was a short-lived show about a hollywood agent called “Action!” starring Jay Mohr. The theme song is awesome: Even a dog can shake hands: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7-XpFFaJlOs/hqdefault.jpg "Warren Zevon - Even A Dog Can Shake Hands") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-XpFFaJlOs) We played a lot of TV theme songs in band back in the day. My favorite was the theme from Hawaii-Five-O. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/60 "2021-12-19T02:03:20Z")
_The Fall Guy_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/s1uhbxz_Xfc/hqdefault.jpg "The Fall Guy Season 1 Intro + Narration (with movie titles)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1uhbxz_Xfc) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287.md?page=4)