# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/81 "2021-12-19T19:13:13Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7DiWxcilWtU/maxresdefault.jpg "Sonny Rhodes - The Ballad Of Serenity(Extended)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DiWxcilWtU) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/96RZrcR-wSg/hqdefault.jpg "north of 60 theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96RZrcR-wSg) ---
**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 19, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/82 "2021-12-19T21:07:48Z")
The Equalizer. By Stewart Copeland. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ljvdTh1jq-Y/hqdefault.jpg "The Equalizer TV Show Opening") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljvdTh1jq-Y) Sledge Hammer! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UGYKU7mbv74/hqdefault.jpg "Sledge Hammer ! - Intro .... The TV Show") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGYKU7mbv74) The Mysterious Benedict Society [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/o_78VAI1zWM/maxresdefault.jpg "The Mysterious Benedict Society | Main Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_78VAI1zWM) Only Murders In The Building [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FxC6qXL6-HQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Main Title") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxC6qXL6-HQ) Gravity Falls [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2Jn1OeDlNpM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgXCg3MA8=&rs=AOn4CLDZqpMtT5cCb0OMmZCYjJ91vdhVEw "Gravity Falls opening theme FULL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jn1OeDlNpM) ---
**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 19, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/83 "2021-12-19T22:10:58Z")
Theme from Harry’s Game by Clannad [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3y0PpwhgO4Y/hqdefault.jpg "Harry's Game") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y0PpwhgO4Y) ---
**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, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/84 "2021-12-19T23:40:17Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Sledge Hammer! It’s funny – when I was a kid in the 80s, Sledge Hammer was one of my favorite TV shots. When I heard the song “Sledge Hammer” won a Grammy, I was ecstatic. Until. Ooh … there’s another Sledge Hammer. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/85 "2021-12-20T00:16:42Z")
“Simon & Simon” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/orCBB1PVB_4/maxresdefault.jpg "Simon & Simon - Opening Credits: Season Two") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orCBB1PVB_4) Single version: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/41ftkM_y6Ck/hqdefault.jpg "Barry De Vorzon - Simon & Simon TV Show Theme Song!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41ftkM_y6Ck) Orchestral version: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gUlaWhtSOTE/maxresdefault.jpg "SIMON & SIMON TV THEME \* ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUlaWhtSOTE) ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/86 "2021-12-20T01:57:50Z")
I think it’s time we blow this scene. Get everybody and the stuff together. OK 3… 2… 1… let’s jam! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2VsgkIE-RHg/maxresdefault.jpg "TANK! Virtual Session 2020 by Yoko Kanno & SEATBELTS") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VsgkIE-RHg) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/87 "2021-12-20T02:02:28Z")
This was a cartoon series on “The N” that should have been more popular than it was. It starts at 0:41 in this link, and the theme is sung by Kelly Osbourne. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/K71wP0NAWzI/maxresdefault.jpg "O'Grady S1 EP2 - Clones") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K71wP0NAWzI) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/88 "2021-12-20T02:20:13Z")
I still say the Spiderman theme is the best ever. I didn’t see these upthread so apologies if I missed them: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/V-PLEhiOeVA/maxresdefault.jpg "The Bob Newhart Show (1972) Opening Sequence") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-PLEhiOeVA) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmwVsfuE7lU) I’m not sure this was ever the official theme from the NFL highlight films, but… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/i9BlG-4Prrc/maxresdefault.jpg "Ramblin' Man From Gramblin'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9BlG-4Prrc) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/89 "2021-12-20T02:24:33Z")
The theme song to **Room 222** , by Jerry Goldsmith: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pcaUluahdwM/hqdefault.jpg "Room 222 Theme song and opening video with Karen Valentine") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcaUluahdwM) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/90 "2021-12-20T02:56:42Z")
The NBC Sports theme of the 70s and 80s. There are a few different versions, including one that starts with a distorted electric guitar. This one has the best sound and picture quality: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RUing_cfzSM/hqdefault.jpg "NBC MONDAY NIGHT BASEBALL (DON'T TURN AWAY) - Kevin Gavin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUing_cfzSM) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/91 "2021-12-20T06:13:29Z")
Two fairly recent themes [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eAffMSpW8KM/maxresdefault.jpg "Justified #1 - Long Hard Times to Come (Main theme)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAffMSpW8KM) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zyR-tE0siwY/hqdefault.jpg "Psych Theme (Full Song)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyR-tE0siwY) ---
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And, in a fit of enthusiasm, one obscure, one not so obscure… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Zt03LM7PYys/hqdefault.jpg "Andy Partridge - I Wonder Why the Wonderfalls (Wonderfalls)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt03LM7PYys) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9tEhpdMixYI/maxresdefault.jpg "Veronica Mars Theme (Seasons 1-3)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tEhpdMixYI) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/93 "2021-12-20T15:24:06Z")
Just FYI, the name of The Bob Newhart Show theme is, “Home To Emily.” Back in high school, I went to a band adjudication and one of the other schools played TBNS theme and they were very good and at the end my friend sitting next to me meowed loudly. Some of us giggled. ---
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Moone Boy: Irish sitcom with Chris Dowd that ran on Netflix years ago. Cute show. Had a memorable opening. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WZgYNI8OGDo/maxresdefault.jpg "moone boy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZgYNI8OGDo) ---
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Sanford and Son [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XsE9aglVu4U/maxresdefault.jpg "Sanford and Son Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsE9aglVu4U) ---
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My favourite is a rather obscure one. An electronic number used in the UK for Channel 4’s coverage of the Tour de France. It’s rather elusive so I can only find the song from a recording off the radio (trust the brilliant BBC 6 Music to play this). It was written by Pete Shelley - yes he of The Buzzcocks [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FTYqzUE_9rY/maxresdefault.jpg "Tour de France Theme Tune - Channel 4 - Pete Shelley") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTYqzUE_9rY) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/97 "2021-12-20T17:07:27Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > “Simon & Simon” I prefer the first season theme song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_hZa5rrC9ag/maxresdefault.jpg "Thrasher Brothers- Best of Friends (Simon and Simon)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hZa5rrC9ag) ---
**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 20, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/98 "2021-12-20T22:25:11Z")
Americans sure do love _Sanford and Son_, but here’s the theme music to _Steptoe and Son_, the UK original. It deliberately calls up the feeling of a horse-drawn cart over dismal cobblestone streets. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KRaiiT3ZnJw/hqdefault.jpg "STEPTOE AND SON THEME TUNE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRaiiT3ZnJw) ---
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Maybe not the best, but there’s a few that I’ll watch all the way through, even if I’m watching multiple episodes on a row. Twin Peaks, I like the music, but I could watch that saw blade being sharpened all day. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/X2lkvrMa27c/hqdefault.jpg "Twin Peaks - Opening Credits Sequence") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2lkvrMa27c) And from the other end of the spectrum, we have 30 Rock. I think part of why I like this one is how short it is. It’s just about over by the time I find the remote. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/huteagsm_Io/hqdefault.jpg "30 Rock Intro Season 3") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huteagsm_Io) Let’s throw in Bewitched, just for fun. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NA-8uk_uDP4/hqdefault.jpg "bewitched intro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA-8uk_uDP4) ---
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Surely, I missed this upthread… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1jgE-lrfZ3k/hqdefault.jpg "Batman intro (1966)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgE-lrfZ3k) And while we’re at it… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/imc_qG8Re2Q/maxresdefault.jpg "Wonder Woman Opening and Closing Credits and Theme Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imc_qG8Re2Q) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287.md?page=6)