# Topic Playlist (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 26, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687 "2024-01-26T15:37:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 450

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8983 "2026-11-08T21:19:18Z")

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**Excellent theme songs from TV**

1. "Theme from _Knight Rider"_ - Stu Philips and Glen A. Larson
2. _The Rockford Files_ - Mike Post
3. _Hawaii Five-O_ - Morton Stevens

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**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:** [November 8, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8984 "2026-11-08T21:23:34Z")

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**Excellent theme songs from TV**

1. "Theme from _Knight Rider"_ - Stu Philips and Glen A. Larson
2. _The Rockford Files_ - Mike Post
3. _Hawaii Five-O_ - Morton Stevens
4. _Theme from Barney Miller_ - Written by Jack Elliot and Allyn Ferguson

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8985 "2026-11-08T21:37:28Z")

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**Excellent theme songs from TV**

1. "Theme from _Knight Rider"_ - Stu Philips and Glen A. Larson
2. _The Rockford Files_ - Mike Post
3. _Hawaii Five-O_ - Morton Stevens
4. _Theme from Barney Miller_ - Written by Jack Elliot and Allyn Ferguson
5. _Doctor Who_ - Ron Grainer

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8986 "2026-11-08T21:44:20Z")

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**Excellent theme songs from TV**

1. "Theme from _Knight Rider"_ - Stu Philips and Glen A. Larson
2. _The Rockford Files_ - Mike Post
3. _Hawaii Five-O_ - Morton Stevens
4. _Theme from Barney Miller_ - Written by Jack Elliot and Allyn Ferguson
5. _Doctor Who_ - Ron Grainer
6. _Mission: Impossible_ - Lalo Schifrin

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8987 "2026-11-08T21:49:50Z")

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**Excellent theme songs from TV**

1. "Theme from _Knight Rider"_ - Stu Philips and Glen A. Larson
2. _The Rockford Files_ - Mike Post
3. _Hawaii Five-O_ - Morton Stevens
4. _Theme from Barney Miller_ - Written by Jack Elliot and Allyn Ferguson
5. _Doctor Who_ - Ron Grainer
6. _Mission: Impossible_ - Lalo Schifrin
7. _Star Trek: Voyager_ - Jerry Goldsmith

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8988 "2026-11-08T22:07:57Z")

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**Excellent theme songs from TV**

1. "Theme from _Knight Rider"_ - Stu Philips and Glen A. Larson
2. _The Rockford Files_ - Mike Post
3. _Hawaii Five-O_ - Morton Stevens
4. _Theme from Barney Miller_ - Written by Jack Elliot and Allyn Ferguson
5. _Doctor Who_ - Ron Grainer
6. _Mission: Impossible_ - Lalo Schifrin
7. _Star Trek: Voyager_ - Jerry Goldsmith
8. _Cheers_ (“Where Everybody Knows Your Name”) - Gary Portnoy

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8989 "2026-11-08T22:09:57Z")

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**Excellent theme songs from TV**

1. "Theme from _Knight Rider"_ - Stu Philips and Glen A. Larson
2. _The Rockford Files_ - Mike Post
3. _Hawaii Five-O_ - Morton Stevens
4. _Theme from Barney Miller_ - Written by Jack Elliot and Allyn Ferguson
5. _Doctor Who_ - Ron Grainer
6. _Mission: Impossible_ - Lalo Schifrin
7. _Star Trek: Voyager_ - Jerry Goldsmith
8. _Cheers_ (“Where Everybody Knows Your Name”) - Gary Portnoy
9. _Peter Gunn_ Theme - Henry Mancini

Everyone has heard the theme; relatively fewer have seen the show.

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8990 "2026-11-09T14:53:06Z")

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**Excellent theme songs from TV**

1. "Theme from _Knight Rider"_ - Stu Philips and Glen A. Larson
2. _The Rockford Files_ - Mike Post
3. _Hawaii Five-O_ - Morton Stevens
4. _Theme from Barney Miller_ - Written by Jack Elliot and Allyn Ferguson
5. _Doctor Who_ - Ron Grainer
6. _Mission: Impossible_ - Lalo Schifrin
7. _Star Trek: Voyager_ - Jerry Goldsmith
8. _Cheers_ (“Where Everybody Knows Your Name”) - Gary Portnoy
9. _Peter Gunn_ Theme - Henry Mancini
10. Theme from SWAT - Rhythm Heritage

Next: **More e xcellent theme songs from TV**

1. Theme from _Cowboy Bebop_ - Seatbelts

The song’s title is “Tank!”

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8991 "2026-11-09T15:00:12Z")

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**Excellent theme songs from TV**

1. "Theme from _Knight Rider"_ - Stu Philips and Glen A. Larson
2. _The Rockford Files_ - Mike Post
3. _Hawaii Five-O_ - Morton Stevens
4. _Theme from Barney Miller_ - Written by Jack Elliot and Allyn Ferguson
5. _Doctor Who_ - Ron Grainer
6. _Mission: Impossible_ - Lalo Schifrin
7. _Star Trek: Voyager_ - Jerry Goldsmith
8. _Cheers_ (“Where Everybody Knows Your Name”) - Gary Portnoy
9. _Peter Gunn_ Theme - Henry Mancini
10. Theme from SWAT - Rhythm Heritage

Next: **More e xcellent theme songs from TV**

1. Theme from _Cowboy Bebop_ - Seatbelts
2. _Monk_ Theme - Jeff Beal

It won an Emmy the first season and then the producer got stupid and went with Randy Newman’s _It’s a Jungle Out There_ after that.

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8992 "2026-11-09T15:18:34Z")

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**More excellent theme songs from TV**

1. Theme from _Cowboy Bebop_ - Seatbelts
2. _Monk_ Theme - Jeff Beal
3. Theme from _Beverly Hillbillies_ – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs

A perfect example of classic bluegrass finger-pickin’ on banjo and guitar

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8993 "2026-11-09T16:23:56Z")

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**More excellent theme songs from TV**

1. Theme from _Cowboy Bebop_ - Seatbelts
2. _Monk_ Theme - Jeff Beal
3. Theme from _Beverly Hillbillies_ – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
4. _The Avengers_ (1961) - John Dankworth

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8994 "2026-11-09T16:49:02Z")

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**More excellent theme songs from TV**

1. Theme from _Cowboy Bebop_ - Seatbelts
2. _Monk_ Theme - Jeff Beal
3. Theme from _Beverly Hillbillies_ – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
4. _The Avengers_ (1961) - John Dankworth
5. _The Sopranos_ (“Woke Up This Morning”) - Alabama 3

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**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:** [November 9, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8995 "2026-11-09T16:57:18Z")

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**More excellent theme songs from TV**

1. Theme from _Cowboy Bebop_ - Seatbelts
2. _Monk_ Theme - Jeff Beal
3. Theme from _Beverly Hillbillies_ – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
4. _The Avengers_ (1961) - John Dankworth
5. _The Sopranos_ (“Woke Up This Morning”) - Alabama 3
6. “Welcome Back” (from _Welcome Back, Kotter_) - John Sebastian

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8996 "2026-11-09T17:15:13Z")

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**More excellent theme songs from TV**

1. Theme from _Cowboy Bebop_ - Seatbelts
2. _Monk_ Theme - Jeff Beal
3. Theme from _Beverly Hillbillies_ – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
4. _The Avengers_ (1961) - John Dankworth
5. _The Sopranos_ (“Woke Up This Morning”) - Alabama 3
6. “Welcome Back” (from _Welcome Back, Kotter_) - John Sebastian
7. “C’mon C’mon” (Theme from _Rescue Me_) - The Von Bondies

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8997 "2026-11-10T00:51:32Z")

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**More excellent theme songs from TV**

1. Theme from _Cowboy Bebop_ - Seatbelts
2. _Monk_ Theme - Jeff Beal
3. Theme from _Beverly Hillbillies_ – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
4. _The Avengers_ (1961) - John Dankworth
5. _The Sopranos_ (“Woke Up This Morning”) - Alabama 3
6. “Welcome Back” (from _Welcome Back, Kotter_) - John Sebastian
7. “C’mon C’mon” (Theme from _Rescue Me_) - The Von Bondies
8. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Richard Wess

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**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:** [November 10, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8998 "2026-11-10T14:34:35Z")

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**More excellent theme songs from TV**

1. Theme from _Cowboy Bebop_ - Seatbelts
2. _Monk_ Theme - Jeff Beal
3. Theme from _Beverly Hillbillies_ – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
4. _The Avengers_ (1961) - John Dankworth
5. _The Sopranos_ (“Woke Up This Morning”) - Alabama 3
6. “Welcome Back” (from _Welcome Back, Kotter_) - John Sebastian
7. “C’mon C’mon” (Theme from _Rescue Me_) - The Von Bondies
8. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Richard Wess
9. “The History of Everything” (Theme from _The Big Bang Theory_) - the Barenaked Ladies

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**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:** [November 10, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/8999 "2026-11-10T16:46:12Z")

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**More excellent theme songs from TV**

1. Theme from _Cowboy Bebop_ - Seatbelts
2. _Monk_ Theme - Jeff Beal
3. Theme from _Beverly Hillbillies_ – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
4. _The Avengers_ (1961) - John Dankworth
5. _The Sopranos_ (“Woke Up This Morning”) - Alabama 3
6. “Welcome Back” (from _Welcome Back, Kotter_) - John Sebastian
7. “C’mon C’mon” (Theme from _Rescue Me_) - The Von Bondies
8. _I Dream of Jeannie_ - Richard Wess
9. “The History of Everything” (Theme from _The Big Bang Theory_) - the Barenaked Ladies
10. “Movin’ On Up” (Theme from _The Jeffersons_) - Ja’net Dubois

**Songs that make you think of hippies**

1. _For What It’s Worth_ - Buffalo Springfield

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**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:** [November 10, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/9000 "2026-11-10T16:51:58Z")

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**Songs that make you think of hippies**

1. _For What It’s Worth_ - Buffalo Springfield
2. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/9001 "2026-11-10T16:54:16Z")

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**Songs that make you think of hippies**

1. _For What It’s Worth_ - Buffalo Springfield
2. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
3. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/9002 "2026-11-10T16:57:56Z")

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**Songs that make you think of hippies**

1. _For What It’s Worth_ - Buffalo Springfield
2. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
3. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
4. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix

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