favorite TV show theme songs

Count Mecha · 08.03.2010, 05:52 PM

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.

08.03.2010, 05:52 PM	#1
Count Mecha 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ky Posts: 749	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 __________________
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08.03.2010, 05:55 PM	#2
Pax Americana expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,187	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
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08.03.2010, 06:00 PM	#3
Count Mecha 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ky Posts: 749	Yeah, definitely. Every song on that show is amazing. __________________
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jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	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 __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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08.03.2010, 06:19 PM	#5
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	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 __________________
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08.03.2010, 06:40 PM	#6
akprodr the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mt Clair Posts: 1,129	Green Acres (its the place to be!) __________________ Odi profanum vulgus et arceo
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alteredcourse expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,503	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PINxfouNQFw The Littlest Hobo
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08.03.2010, 07:13 PM	#9
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	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.. __________________
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08.03.2010, 07:16 PM	#10
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	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! __________________
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08.03.2010, 07:17 PM	#11
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	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.. __________________
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08.03.2010, 07:38 PM	#12
Count Mecha 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ky Posts: 749	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. __________________
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08.03.2010, 07:39 PM	#13
ann ashtray expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Macon, GA Posts: 2,299	Beavis and Butthead theme is pretty cool. One of few songs I ever learned to play on guitar. __________________ Team Thurston!
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08.03.2010, 07:54 PM	#14
TheFoxBen expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The land of fries and mussels Posts: 1,366	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)
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space expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,553	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Q3orQhEcA
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08.03.2010, 08:52 PM	#16
Count Mecha 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ky Posts: 749	Yeah, the Wire's theme is great. My favorites are first and third season. __________________
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deflinus expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the darkest part of your mind Posts: 1,737	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN4lIWVMwOI men in black: the series sick ass song. should have been an adult cartoon series
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08.03.2010, 10:05 PM	#18
viewtiful alan redux the destroyed room Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 563	Does Corona by the Minute Men count? __________________ I can't find that painting.
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08.03.2010, 10:18 PM	#19
Count Mecha 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ky Posts: 749	Haha yeah sure, why not. __________________
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SuperCreep expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: brooklyn Posts: 2,281	curb your enthusiasm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1o3koTLWM the soundtrack to that show is great. __________________
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