# 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:** 4
**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, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/61 "2021-12-19T02:20:34Z")
I don’t think this has been mentioned yet. Good Morning America > **[Good Morning America: How Are You? - YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=-iSxu9xb7Lo&feature=share)** > > A great homage to an even greater nation, the USA. We Need Your Support: https://www.patreon.com/USAHavana ---
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5-xnvdtuRRo/hqdefault.jpg "Buffy The Vampire Slayer Theme Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-xnvdtuRRo) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/63 "2021-12-19T02:52:34Z")
I could spend most of the night listening to many of them. Almost all that I would have chosen have already been posted, but for your consideration: There have been many Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons and themes, but for me the first one was the best-concise, punchy, and told you what to expect: [Sonic the Hedgehog: The Animated Series Theme Song (HQ) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMa9Iot1Ves) And while most of the music for Star Trek shows have been quite well done, my own personal favorite is this one: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TsMyLt2BTM) ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/64 "2021-12-19T05:05:51Z")
Who is the tall dark stranger there? [Maverick!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mCF8j6hh4ck) Or maybe you prefer [Paladin!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tgvxu8QY01s) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/65 "2021-12-19T05:07:28Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > Streetbeater” (a.k.a. “Sanford and Son”) for me. [Streetbeater](https://youtu.be/1WqazleR3FE) Absolutely! I’ll give the full version: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O20Sljxmy9M/hqdefault.jpg "Quincy Jones - The Streetbeater aka Sanford & Son Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O20Sljxmy9M) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/66 "2021-12-19T05:20:04Z")
Archer: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DzrwK8uDiiE/maxresdefault.jpg "Archer Opening Credits/Scene (Intro) 1080p Full HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzrwK8uDiiE) Six Million Dollar Man: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K7zNY0I5JNI/hqdefault.jpg "The Six Million Dollar Man intro theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7zNY0I5JNI) Mission Impossible: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tGSUjuSBt1A/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gJCgcMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCfqJW7epVGwlBUQWErVThYkStWJA "Mission Impossible theme song (Original)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGSUjuSBt1A) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CLOaIVUT7Nk/hqdefault.jpg "The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLOaIVUT7Nk) ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/67 "2021-12-19T12:26:34Z")
Since I enjoy a bit of **Foo Fighters** the theme to **Ed** is good for me [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5MEDkaGOE1o/hqdefault.jpg "Ed TV series theme (Foo Fighters - 'Next Year')") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MEDkaGOE1o) Here is the full track, **Next Year** , with the official **Foo Fighters** video [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/j1qQuSuQaHY/maxresdefault.jpg "Foo Fighters - Next Year (Official HD Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1qQuSuQaHY) The theme to **Peep Show** is another genuine track that I like. **Peep Show** credits [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5lXdmTjNUfo/hqdefault.jpg "Peep Show Intro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lXdmTjNUfo) And the full track **Flagpole Sitta** by **Harvey Danger** [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wYsMjEeEg4g/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHOBYAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gQyglMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBTFhUWKvTScpcVNc3PAaUQ_-zyqg "Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYsMjEeEg4g) TCMF-2L ---
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Some recent faves: Succession [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/77PsqaWzwG0/maxresdefault.jpg "Succession Opening Credits Theme Song | Succession | HBO") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77PsqaWzwG0) Narcos [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SwwfKlZc3gg/maxresdefault.jpg "NARCOS Mexico | Opening Credits / Intro | NETFLIX") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwwfKlZc3gg) The Leftovers [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fRyirVgs1yc/maxresdefault.jpg "The Leftovers Season 2 Intro HD 1080p") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRyirVgs1yc) The Americans [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/20sAhKwWeJQ/hqdefault.jpg "The Americans - Opening Credits") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20sAhKwWeJQ) Patriot [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8NXEEZuwD3s/hqdefault.jpg "Patriot - Season 1 opening titles") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NXEEZuwD3s) ---
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Sorry for the Spanish introductions: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NQ3X4ozBEuI/maxresdefault.jpg "Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)🔴Serie en la descripcion del video👇👇") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ3X4ozBEuI) ---
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> [@pulykamell](#): > > > [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > > > Streetbeater” (a.k.a. “Sanford and Son”) for me. [Streetbeater](https://youtu.be/1WqazleR3FE) > > Absolutely! > > I’ll give the full version: > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O20Sljxmy9M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O20Sljxmy9M) Did you know it has lyrics? Miss Ella Fitzgerald. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/12pwyzpOYh0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gMSgqMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDupS-IYnw18y_A9CfRGR7sDKaUqw "Ella Fitzgerald performs Sanford & Son theme (aka The Streetbeater)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12pwyzpOYh0) ---
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Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qYPYjHjWt8M/maxresdefault.jpg "Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse Opening 1960") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYPYjHjWt8M) …modernized: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/X_BG6tDqMyo/maxresdefault.jpg "Courageous Cat Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_BG6tDqMyo) Route 66: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1nbRoyJXSfQ/maxresdefault.jpg "NELSON RIDDLE Route 66 Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nbRoyJXSfQ) 77 Sunset Strip: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WWcJTQBXJnA/hqdefault.jpg "77 Sunset Strip Opening Theme & Intro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWcJTQBXJnA) ---
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Never cared for the Addams Family song. But love the guitar work at the beginning of The Munsters theme. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FTl5bRYxe80/hqdefault.jpg "The Munsters - Theme - Longer Version") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTl5bRYxe80) ---
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> [@cieskokid](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNKOt2k7Pm4&ab\_channel=BrianHarrell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNKOt2k7Pm4&ab_channel=BrianHarrell) > Plenty of great entries in this thread, but here is one of the BEST ever! They made a joke on that in Hot in Cleveland in which several characters played by actors who had been on that show were getting together but Mary would not be able to join them, but then they saw her waiting for them at the restaurant and the Betty White character says “looks like she made it after all”. ---
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And how can you not love John Sebastian’s theme song to **Welcome Back, Kotter**? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Mmm3KTa601s/maxresdefault.jpg "Welcome Back, Kotter Theme (Intro & Outro)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmm3KTa601s) ---
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> [@cochrane](#): > > Did you know it has lyrics? I didn’t know that, but according to the comments, it seems these were just improvised by Ella. As much as I love Ella, I much prefer the original. ---
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Wow! Thanks for sharing that! ---
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[Super Chicken!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKss2pBYQ6Y) [Beany and Cecil!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgh59Bdckj8) ---
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The best song from Then Came Bronson was Long Lonesome Highway, sung by Michael Parks (the star of the show). It was used as outro music (i.e. it was played at the end of each show, not the beginning). It made it to #20 on the Billboard pop charts in 1970. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cBuEUwHtbJc/maxresdefault.jpg "Long Lonesome Highway") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBuEUwHtbJc) ---
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From two shows probably no one remembers. Angie [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kvJ3KqxgyjQ/hqdefault.jpg "ANGIE : Season One Musical Intro - "Different Worlds"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvJ3KqxgyjQ) Doctors Hospital [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PdqKMl52r9c/hqdefault.jpg "Doctors Hospital (NBC 1975)-Opening Title Sequence") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdqKMl52r9c) ---
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Some of my favorites: Believe It or Not, theme song of The Greatest American Hero, made it to #2 on the Billboard pop charts in 1981: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4JCehDOy54) The Wild Wild West: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xuCuf5tvTqE/hqdefault.jpg ""The Wild Wild West" TV Intro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCuf5tvTqE) The Name of the Game: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/igMoIRvjWqI/hqdefault.jpg "The Name of the Game Theme (Intro & Outro)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igMoIRvjWqI) The Rockford Files, made it to #10 on the Billboard pop charts in 1975: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yg1Cx26-928/hqdefault.jpg "The Rockford Files Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg1Cx26-928) The Virginian: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hjjUlljGNK0/maxresdefault.jpg "The Virginian 1962 - 1971 Opening and Closing Theme HD Dolby") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjjUlljGNK0) Secret Agent Man, made it to #3 on the Billboard pop charts in 1966: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7hPm4eiiD08/hqdefault.jpg "Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man + Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hPm4eiiD08) The A Team: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_MVonyVSQoM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGFQgWyhlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCIpQGOnm5sua9k2J_tJ1Rh_xe7PQ "A-Team Intro High Quality") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVonyVSQoM) The Bugs Bunny Show: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aFTTB6gOAJA/hqdefault.jpg ""The Bugs Bunny Show" US TV series (1960--2000) intro [extended]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFTTB6gOAJA) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287.md?page=5)