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Count Mecha 08.03.2010 05:52 PM

favorite TV show theme songs
 
Generally pretty short but songs all the same. Anyone have any particular theme songs that stick out in your mind? I think there are some pretty great ones out there.

Kids in the Hall - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-avHA_9SvY

The Adventures of Pete and Pete - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnqeeBdGhh4

Rocko's Modern Life - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtyCUa6zVgY

Mystery Science Theatre 3000 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLGTY-pQj3I

Sanford and Son - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WqazleR3FE

Pax Americana 08.03.2010 05:55 PM

I was gonna say The Adventures of Pete and Pete, but you beat me to the punch! That show featured some killer tunes. Good call on MST3K and Kids in the Hall too.

Daria - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UslR8...eature=related

The Hollowmen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS_dkJ1Lg8A

Space Ghost Coast to Coast - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8Jn-mMfk4

Count Mecha 08.03.2010 06:00 PM

Yeah, definitely. Every song on that show is amazing.

jon boy 08.03.2010 06:16 PM

sorry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJQ-ZircSO0

matt berry does a bunch of ronnie hazlehurst themes live with his band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipoVd...eature=related

atsonicpark 08.03.2010 06:19 PM

1. twin peaks
2. king of the hill
3. kids in the hall
4. welcome freshman
5. duckman
6. ren and stimpy
7. are you afraid of the dark?
8. doug
9. salute your shorts
10. the x-files

akprodr 08.03.2010 06:40 PM

Green Acres (its the place to be!)

alteredcourse 08.03.2010 06:48 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PINxfouNQFw

The Littlest Hobo

Derek 08.03.2010 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atsonicpark
1. twin peaks
2. king of the hill
3. kids in the hall
4. welcome freshman
5. duckman
6. ren and stimpy
7. are you afraid of the dark?
8. doug
9. salute your shorts
10. the x-files

I love the Are You Afraid of the Dark? theme music.

atsonicpark 08.03.2010 07:13 PM

I think the best music on any show is probably Mighty Boosh, though the theme is only like 10 seconds long and doesn't communicate much so that's why I didn't include it. But overall, best music on a show, ever. That death metal song about the killer grannies? The EELS UP INSIDE YA!/nu rave! song? FUTURE SAILORS? BOUNCY BOUNCY!?!?!!? Just amazing.

...And yeah the Are You Afraid of the Dark theme still fills me with dread...

THE MASK: THE ANIMATED SERIES theme is another fav... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzdR421Ekv8 ... reminds me of something Mr. Bungle would throw in the middle of a song as a joke..

atsonicpark 08.03.2010 07:16 PM

Good call on pete and pete btw.

IT'S KINDA STRANGE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE LEAFY RANGE
*something something AND HAVE YOU something something*
AY YI YI YI
something

hey sandy yeah.


...great song!

atsonicpark 08.03.2010 07:17 PM

anyway, since you all like the kids in the hall theme, check out the welcome freshmen theme.. it is cool in the exact same way..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOQM5OQEzu8

OH FUCK

HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN THE POWER RANGERS?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgQhyquS9Ms (intro version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqmx8...eature=related (full length version)
I wish I could find THE STATE theme song on youtube..

Count Mecha 08.03.2010 07:38 PM

Some pretty great ones here I haven't heard before. Like Daria (yeah, known about it for years, just never bothered), that Hollowmen theme was great, as was Sorry.

Yeah, the Welcome Freshmen theme is badass. I always try to remember things about the show but I can't really remember anything. Other than the guy with the atomic farts.

The cool thing about Nickelodeon shows is that a great majority of them have really cool theme songs. Like all the ones listed, also there was Hey Arnold!, Angry Beavers, Rugrats, Aaaaah! Real Monsters!, well maybe mostly their cartoons. But Alex Mack's theme is pretty cool too, simple but neat.

The Home Movies theme is really great too, even though there are like four versions of it, they're all pretty good. The show rarely played the full theme, usually about ten seconds of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wTHI...eature=related

Another show full of great original songs.

ann ashtray 08.03.2010 07:39 PM

Beavis and Butthead theme is pretty cool. One of few songs I ever learned to play on guitar.

TheFoxBen 08.03.2010 07:54 PM

TWIN PEAKS.

and also, THE WIRE, which has, for each season, a different version of the song "Way Down in the Hole" by Tom Waits (including Waits' version, for season 3 I think)

space 08.03.2010 08:04 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Q3orQhEcA

Count Mecha 08.03.2010 08:52 PM

Yeah, the Wire's theme is great. My favorites are first and third season.

deflinus 08.03.2010 09:04 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN4lIWVMwOI

men in black: the series

sick ass song. should have been an adult cartoon series

viewtiful alan redux 08.03.2010 10:05 PM

Does Corona by the Minute Men count?

Count Mecha 08.03.2010 10:18 PM

Haha yeah sure, why not.

SuperCreep 08.03.2010 10:30 PM

curb your enthusiasm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1o3koTLWM

the soundtrack to that show is great.

alteredcourse 08.03.2010 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atsonicpark
7. are you afraid of the dark?


I was addicted to that show.
The Outer Limits gets a head up for similar era niceness as well.

At the same time (speaking of canadian programming), I was addicted to Catwalk but that was purely a guilty pleasure.

Youth_Against_Facism 08.04.2010 03:39 AM

Are You Afraid Of The Dark?
Kenan & Kel
The Adventures Of Pete and Pete

FreshChops 08.04.2010 05:35 AM

I like a few mentioned already and....

• Anthony Bordain - No Reservations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft7-6bFTamU

• Food Party: (IFC) can't find opening theme.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsbdt...eature=channel

• Californication:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVa1RXyUyxw

• Rescue Me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ChoDZuRqdQ

Dukes of Hazard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8m--165r48

• Globe Trekkers (used to be called Lonely Planet when I watched):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C7l9NeQFqs

• Adventure Time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Zd3QQ5p2I

• Green Acres:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjrpzOgGg1Y

• Cheers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD8ljNobUys

• Pee Wee's Playhouse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKcYGOIJhqo

• Golden Girls:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMFwjgJnT0A

• A-Team:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyz_2DEah4o

• M.A.S.H.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gO7uemm6Yo

• Knight Rider:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F1rmgUrTGc

• Thundercats:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na8ThDftsKk

• Avatar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iJkrzJijRQ

The Raccoons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXsjzcC4Jdw

batreleaser 08.04.2010 07:49 AM

Breaking Bad has a cool one, its only 15 seconds or so long though. The True Blood theme definitely works. Every other one I thought of has been taken.

chicka 08.04.2010 10:49 AM

The Sopranos theme was great imo.

Rob Instigator 08.04.2010 11:16 AM

My faves

Monday Night Football theme

CHiPS theme

Duke's Of Hazzard

Sanford & Son (quincy Jones genius funky!)

It's Always sunny in Philadelphia (love how the "champagne music" contrasts so harshly with the rude debauchery and degenerate nature of the show)

Cheers (my fave ever)

atsonicpark 08.04.2010 01:27 PM

MASH

EVOLghost 08.04.2010 01:30 PM

two pages....and NO! SEALAB 2021?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5SiJM4sbqI



this is seriously best theme song ever...

Count Mecha 08.04.2010 02:10 PM

Haha true. Even though I didn't really like Sealab, I loved the hell out of the theme. Same goes for Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Some more good ones:

Trailer Park Boys - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI6Drn3OA70

Dexter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej8-Rqo-VT4

Twilight Zone(for some reason I find it strange Outer Limits got mentioned and not this) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi6wNGwd84g

Gumby - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhczFRlBT2E

Eureeka's Castle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpnZPM99JSM

FreshChops, Pee-Wee's Playhouse is mindblowing, great call.

viewtiful alan redux 08.04.2010 02:18 PM

Two outstanding anime themes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZJYxy2060c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zDfxZ4NcE

Another Personal Favorite theme (I'm a big cartoon guy):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di_ORAn1xlE

Count Mecha 08.04.2010 02:25 PM

Hah, I'm kind of ashamed that I didn't think of Cowboy Bebop, great music on that show.

Never really watched Harvey Birdman, I always thought the concept was cool. Neat theme though, I like it.

The real Birdman intro is good too - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2m45TLVKRs

DeadDiscoDildo 08.04.2010 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
My faves

Monday Night Football theme

CHiPS theme

Duke's Of Hazzard

Sanford & Son (quincy Jones genius funky!)

It's Always sunny in Philadelphia (love how the "champagne music" contrasts so harshly with the rude debauchery and degenerate nature of the show)

Cheers (my fave ever)


Cheers SUCKS. I mean...to each their own...

but it doesn't RAWK

DeadDiscoDildo 08.04.2010 02:31 PM

Pete and Pete
Are you Afraid of the Dark
Twilight Zone
X files
Arrested Developement

Green_mind 08.04.2010 03:25 PM

trailer park boys, especially this version I found! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVhClOND9vQ

Rob Instigator 08.04.2010 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeadDiscoDildo
Cheers SUCKS. I mean...to each their own...

but it doesn't RAWK


it doesn;t rawk but it makes me weep....

perverzion 08.04.2010 05:46 PM

Twin Peaks, The Sopranos, Treme, Mad Men, Millennium, The Wire, True Blood (though I don't watch the show, I just love the credits). I also kinda like ER

automatic bzooty 08.04.2010 05:49 PM

twin peaks theme music/opening sequence makes me sleepy. but it's good.

i like the intro song from the IT crowd; it sounds like a blatant rip off of 'are friends electric'

auto-aim 08.04.2010 06:23 PM

Wow! Nobody has mentioned this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2BhESCKniw

startur 08.04.2010 06:51 PM

im surprised no one has mentioned batman the animated series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEx9r5enZsk ...epic, gets me every time

the 90s spiderman one wasnt bad either http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jwNDHcAeOo

superjail http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s10LhBlBYkg

hey arnold wasnt bad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQQ-aYbneRw

dexter's lab http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1GMeQMPNc

canadian game show definition http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t02YeS4mG5M&feature=fvw ...it was used in the austin power theme song

EVOLghost 08.04.2010 06:53 PM

^ ah yes Superjail! The enbding credits are even more awesome.


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