# The all-time WORST TV theme music? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 16, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757 "2003-03-16T07:22:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/1 "2003-03-16T07:22:33Z")
I nominate _People’s Court_! It makes my husband scream. ---
**Author:** ![Sparrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Sparrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparrow)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/2 "2003-03-16T08:38:39Z")
Cagney and Lacey. I hadn’t seen it for years but just happened to see the beginning of an episode yesterday. Ghastly! ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/3 "2003-03-16T09:03:53Z")
Enterprise. Ick. ---
**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/4 "2003-03-16T09:28:51Z")
The Facts of Life ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/5 "2003-03-16T10:47:01Z")
People’s Court? Not exactly a catchy beat, I’ll give you that, but it’s such a _nothing_ tune, the kind that you can ignore with almost no effort. Plus, it’s distinctive as all hell. Now, I agree with Joey G… the _Enterprise_ theme blows Tribble chunks. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/6 "2003-03-16T11:33:07Z")
_The Practice_ _Head of the Class_ _The_ (new) _Outer Limits_ ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/7 "2003-03-16T14:15:44Z")
I won’t say “worst,” but the theme from _ER_ is not one that you’re likely to find yourself spontaneously humming when you thing of the TV program. Likewise with _Seinfeld_. ---
**Author:** ![Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/8 "2003-03-16T15:00:31Z")
Enterprise, no contest. What were they thinking? I have never seen an entire episode, because I can’t get by that song. Eck. ---
**Author:** ![lauramarlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@lauramarlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lauramarlane)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/9 "2003-03-16T15:11:37Z")
I’m not surprised at the number of times Enterprise has come up. I hate that song! We always mute the song so we don’t have to listen to it. What were they thinking? This is Star Trek, not 30 Something in Space–although sometimes I do wonder about that. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/10 "2003-03-16T15:56:43Z")
_King of Queens_. Hate it hate it hate it. I usually watch _Boston Public_ on Monday nights and tape KoQ, and I always fast-forward through that horrible theme song. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/11 "2003-03-16T19:05:09Z")
I’m going to third (fourth?) the title song for _Enterprise_. It really kills the show. The thing is, I see what they’re _trying_ to do with it, but it’s just so… _bad_. It’s the worst mix of music to show I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/12 "2003-03-16T19:27:35Z")
Family Ties. What would we dooooo baby…without uuuuuuus…Shanananaaaaaa. ---
**Author:** ![Tarantara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@Tarantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarantara)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/13 "2003-03-16T19:30:28Z")
I get more of a sense of adventure and exploration from the themesong to The Courtship of Eddy’s Father.:o ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/14 "2003-03-16T20:25:26Z")
I **like** _Enterprise_’s music. I can’t say I much care for _Malcolm in the Middle_’s though. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/15 "2003-03-16T20:48:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HeyHomie \* > \*\*_King of Queens_. > > Hate it hate it hate it. I usually watch _Boston Public_ on Monday nights and tape KoQ, and I always fast-forward through that horrible theme song. \*\* Ugh, I second that. Not only does the song itself suck, but it’s one of those ones that bores its way into your skull, so you’ll have it stuck in your head at really inopportune moments. “All I want to do is cash my check and drive right home to you.” Blegh. (Side note: Jeff Tweedy of Wilco was recently interviewed in Rolling Stone [hey, I was in the library killing time while chauffering a girl around for her mom. So sue me. :D]. The writer asked what his favorite TV theme was. At first Tweedy said he didn’t know, but he really wanted to change the one for “The King of Queens”. Would that not rock? 🆒) (Side note #2: Jeff Tweedy’s favorite was “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father”. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/16 "2003-03-16T22:25:42Z")
**Boston Public** and **The Practice** , hands down. I don’t mind the **Enterprise** song, though it sounds a lot better when done by Rod Stewart. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/17 "2003-03-17T03:51:13Z")
I just remembered another one - _CSI_. I realize “who are you” fits in well with the theme of the show but it annoys me that some minldless pop ditty is opening a drama. Bleh. ---
**Author:** ![Roadwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/18 "2003-03-17T04:14:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smeghead \* > \*\*Family Ties. > > What would we dooooo baby…without uuuuuuus…Shanananaaaaaa. \*\* That’s what I thought of as soon as I saw the thread title. Growing pains is another bad one, but Family Ties is the worst. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/19 "2003-03-17T05:13:39Z")
I don’t like the theme song to **The Rockford Files**. There’s a lot about it that rubs me the wrong way. Given time, I’ll probably think of more… ---
**Author:** ![Philosophocles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Philosophocles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philosophocles)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757/20 "2003-03-17T05:20:34Z")
Full House Growing Pains Diff’rent Strokes (not the original, but the remix theme music that was used after the show went to ABC) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-time-worst-tv-theme-music/161757.md?page=2)