# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/141 "2021-12-24T02:25:55Z")
_ **Sea Hunt** _ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Lz0aMoWh8Q4/hqdefault.jpg "Sea Hunt: Introduction and Credits") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz0aMoWh8Q4) _ **Highway Patrol** _ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HPO-apyJSNE/maxresdefault.jpg "Classic TV Theme: Highway Patrol (Broderick Crawford)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPO-apyJSNE) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/142 "2021-12-24T03:18:13Z")
Love, love, love this theme @ Miami Vice. ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/143 "2021-12-24T05:15:57Z")
The Tick! Dahht dweeeee daht dee dow! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_lz8hvkYVA) ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/144 "2021-12-24T05:24:38Z")
Still my favorite… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1H1BjPmEBm0/maxresdefault.jpg "Deadwood Opening Credits (Perfect Quality)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H1BjPmEBm0) ---
**Author:** ![Hakushon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hakushon/32/5503_2.png) [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/145 "2021-12-24T06:58:44Z")
I’m surprised no one mentioned _The Streets of San Francisco_: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mijBMpnS3a4/maxresdefault.jpg "The Streets of San Francisco Theme (Intro & Outro)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mijBMpnS3a4) ---
**Author:** ![Hakushon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hakushon/32/5503_2.png) [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/146 "2021-12-24T07:00:20Z")
Another good one, _UFO_: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1qDy4OMAkgY/maxresdefault.jpg "UFO (TV series) - (Intro & Outro)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qDy4OMAkgY) ---
**Author:** ![Hakushon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hakushon/32/5503_2.png) [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/147 "2021-12-24T07:03:18Z")
Also, the theme from _Joe 90_: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P-kDz31hMmc/hqdefault.jpg "Barry Gray & His Orchestra - Title Theme From "Joe 90"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-kDz31hMmc) ---
**Author:** ![Hakushon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hakushon/32/5503_2.png) [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/148 "2021-12-24T07:13:15Z")
Lastly, two versions of _Cutie Honey_: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jCX77Je16fk/hqdefault.jpg "Cutie Honey opening (1973)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCX77Je16fk) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qwVdhIyGyO4/maxresdefault.jpg "(Re: Cutie Honey OPENING) "Cutie Honey" - Kumi Koda") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwVdhIyGyO4) ---
**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 24, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/149 "2021-12-24T07:24:54Z")
Peter Gunn [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nz3WMFEC9Gs/hqdefault.jpg "Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz3WMFEC9Gs) ---
**Author:** ![damarp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/damarp/32/9770_2.png) [@damarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damarp)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/150 "2021-12-24T15:18:05Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LgDv32UkEGU/maxresdefault.jpg "Theme from Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgDv32UkEGU) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/151 "2021-12-24T16:15:54Z")
_ **Gunsmoke** _ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y18Xe1HYW_c/hqdefault.jpg "Gunsmoke Closing (1967)/ Paramount Televison Distribution (1995)/ Me-TV Lexington (2012)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y18Xe1HYW_c) _ **Cimarron Strip** _ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fLYnQFBqGvA/maxresdefault.jpg "Classic TV Theme: Cimarron Strip (Stuart Whitman)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLYnQFBqGvA) _ **The High Chaparral** _ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6uaoxX9OU1Q/maxresdefault.jpg "The High Chaparral: Main Theme - David Rose") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uaoxX9OU1Q) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/152 "2021-12-24T18:38:54Z")
Hockey Night In Canada theme is a great fanfare: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iDznyVgr9lE/hqdefault.jpg "Hockey Night In Canada Theme Song Original") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDznyVgr9lE) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/153 "2021-12-24T18:59:06Z")
These are some good ones (Man, Streets of San Fran is _SO_ Porn movie!), but you are all wrong. _This_ is the Best TV theme song: [Sealab 2021 Intro [HQ] - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puEXCyqkEKA) ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/154 "2021-12-24T20:07:04Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RLxSUKA--Dg/hqdefault.jpg "The Sopranos Opening Theme (High Definition)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLxSUKA--Dg) Another fave. Again, though, it’s not just the music, but the combo of music and visuals. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/155 "2021-12-25T05:03:49Z")
Oh man, I didn’t even know the evolution of this one before I looked it up before this thread, but MST3K had a great theme, but the first local series had a version with lyrics I’d never heard! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wWAz-Ohg13U/hqdefault.jpg "MST3K - All Intros (1988-2017)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWAz-Ohg13U) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/156 "2021-12-25T05:17:24Z")
_ **Bugs Bunny** _ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/F-t8PngHgWY/hqdefault.jpg "Bugs Bunny Theme - This Is It") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-t8PngHgWY) ---
**Author:** ![damarp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/damarp/32/9770_2.png) [@damarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damarp)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/157 "2021-12-25T09:29:48Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZZ5IWRz78DY/maxresdefault.jpg "The Addams Family Opening Credits and Theme Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ5IWRz78DY) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/158 "2021-12-25T11:08:55Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Hockey Night In Canada theme is a great fanfare: This one really brings the nostalgia to me. mmm ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/159 "2021-12-25T14:41:17Z")
Several western theme songs, but I don’t think the Ballad of Paladin has been posted yet…the origin of the saying “Have \_\_\_\_ will travel” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tgvxu8QY01s/hqdefault.jpg "Ballad of Paladin Have Gun Will Travel") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgvxu8QY01s) ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287/160 "2021-12-26T00:37:46Z")
_All_ the Gerry Anderson theme songs were great, and so many of the others mentioned are long-term favorites. I’ll still pull out the Mission: Impossible theme when someone comes to me with an impossible deadline. This one is a favorite from my time spent in the UK. It’s the theme from Vision On. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CGgFejolauc/hqdefault.jpg "Paris Studio Group - Accroche Toi, Caroline") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGgFejolauc) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-theme-song-please-post-a-link/956287.md?page=9)