TV Themes

[tribal_tiger]

Been having a bit of a laugh today at work and have been trying to come up with the best, and most well know TV themes.

What would you guys put on the list???

The one that everyone seems to know the words to starts...

If you know it, I bet you'll finished the whole bloody thing!

Now this is the story, all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down......
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[Steve H]

The Fresh Prince didn't even make my list

10. Diff'rent Strokes…

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/steveqpr/diffrent_strokes.jpg

‘A Man is born, he’s a Man of means.
Then along come two, they got nothing but their jeans.’

Happy Days had Mr C, Diff’rent Strokes had Mr. D (These American script writers use their imagination don’t they!), a rich bloke who lived in a penthouse apartment with 3 kids and a mental housekeeper. We never got to see The Gooch who was the only ‘villain’ in the whole series. This theme tune gets in purely because of the soulful end to the song - a deep meaningful ‘Ooooooh’ brought you every week by a Rick Astley soundalike.

9. BBC Cricket…

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/steveqpr/r58122_159235.jpg

'Soul Limbo'

STAX (Booker T and the MG’s record label) had a deal with Atlantic Records to distribute their recordings and with this coming to an end there was a lot of activity by the latter to release as much of their product as possible. Consequently it was said that STAX was in ‘limbo’ and Booker T and the Boys put together one of their finest instrumental Albums using the Caribbean flavoured title track as a first release.

Rumour has it that despite the track playing at 180bpm Malcolm Marshall’s stride pattern was still quicker than the cricketing anthem.

8. Catch the Pigeon…

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/steveqpr/bird_ani.gif

‘Nab him, Jab him, Tab him, Grab him, Stop that pigeon Nooooow’

Superb slapstick song that would’ve been given a much higher position in this Top Ten if the above lyrics would’ve been preceded by Dick Dastardly saying ‘For Focks Sake…’ and then followed at the end of the lyrics by ‘…you Incompetent Twats’.

7. Match Of The Day…

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/steveqpr/matchofday_1973.jpg

‘Da da-da da da-da da da-da
Da da da-da da da’

The longest running show in our Top Ten, Barry Stoller’s theme tune specifically written for the show has undergone little transformation since it’s introduction in 1968 – Jimmy Hill wrote the above mentioned lyrics, ‘nuff said.

6. Laverne and Shirley …

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/steveqpr/Laverne.jpg

‘One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Sclemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated.’

Upbeat, Uptempo, Feel good song with a groovy dance that Laverne and Shirley perfected in the opening credits – dunno who it was sung by but there was a distinct Motown feel about it although I doubt it would have come from Detroit as Berry Gordy was far too busy trying to shag Diana Ross during the airing of the first series. ‘Yes Laverne I am Gonna Make My Dreams Come True’ my Mum shouted at the top of her voice as the curtain fell on the final episode. She got to her feet gave my Dad an icey glare and turned the tele over to watch Meg Mortimer and Sandy Richardson burn down the Crossroads Motel.

5. Hong Kong Phooey

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/steveqpr/a_hong01.png

‘He’s got style Phooey style and a car that just won’t stop’

A Hanna Barbera classic which pips Captain Caveman for a place in the top ten. Phooey’s car was the only one that I’m aware of that had an Arabian style Marquee roof – Jeremy Clarkson once said of the vehicle that it was… ‘Shite in the wet but superb if you were catering a celebrity wedding’.

4. Hawaii Five-O…

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/steveqpr/stern.gif

No lyrics but a booming beat that heralded a new trend in music at the time. Now more commonly known as Drum and Bass, if there was no Jack Lord or Steve McGarret then Goldie would have his own teeth instead of a gob full of Gerald Ratner cast offs and be working as a shoe shine boy in Peckham Market.

3. Danger Mouse …

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/steveqpr/dmouse.jpg

‘He’s the Greatest, He’s Fantastic, Wherever there is Danger he’ll be there’

As soon as David Jason’s whiny tones filled the living room I sat down crossed legged, 2 feet from the screen screaming at Dad to get out of the way and waited with baited breath for the lyrics to tell us that ‘Danger Mouse’ was indeed a ‘Power House’. I would have happily played Penfold allowing whining fatty Terry Scott to age gracefully with on screen wife and old biddy June Whifield. John Squier the Stone Roses guitarist worked on the music for this entry which gives it added cache.

2. Hill Street Blues …

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/steveqpr/hill_street_blues.jpg

‘Roll Call 6.49am’

Just before seven in the morning and Sargeant Esterhaus called the roll call which covered random subject matter including whether or not Officers could catch any antisocial diseases from the Station toilet seats to whether or not Captain Furillo was doing the business with public legal rep Joyce Davenport (a very fit Veronica Hamel), once that was over our screens gave way to the cold, icey streets and sliding cop cars of an anonymous American City while Michael Post’s piano enchanted us – it made you want to be a part of Shitsville USA.

‘Hey, let’s be careful out there’

1. Monkey…

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/steveqpr/monkey_magic.jpg

'Born from an egg on a mountain top,
The punkiest monkey that ever popped.
He knew every magic trick under the sun,
To tease the Gods and everyone and have some fun.'

As soon as that egg exploded and the shrill Scream of ‘Monkeeeeeey, Monkeeeeeey’ pierced your ears you were captivated. 100 mile an hour keyboards, 1000 bpm drums and quality lyrics – the 2 reasons for watching the series was for Tripitaka (Fit bald bird or bloke using lashings of Oil of Ulay?) and the music provided by cult japanese band Godiego.
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[Mr.Everready]

Brideshead Revisited has always been one of my favourites.
Was too young to watch or understand it but the tune if great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7obvsi-gFQ

https://logovo.blogspot.com/Brideshead%20Revisited.jpg
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[MarJay]

The A team, Knight Rider, Street Hawk, Miami Vice, Magnum PI, Return of the Saint etc etc...
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[Faldo]

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac for F1.

Hysteria by Muse for MotoGP.

All others are ghey.
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Most well known? Probably Big Brother, East Enders and Coronation Street.

Best? I like the theme to Jeeves & Wooster, and Murder She Wrote.
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[Suitor_Stu]

5

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/anderson/thunderbirds/gallery/images/340/thunderbird5.jpg

4

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/anderson/thunderbirds/gallery/images/340/thunderbird4.jpg

3

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/anderson/thunderbirds/gallery/images/340/traceyisland.jpg

2

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1

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/anderson/thunderbirds/gallery/images/340/thunderbird1.jpg

Thunderbirds are GO!

That 20second sequence caused more excitement than was probably healthy in my early days - hell it even makes me go a wee bit goose-bumpy watching it now!

Cheers,
Stu (always wanted -and still does - to be Virgil)

[pa_broon74]

Dempsey and Makepeace (Music to have foot chases with guns drawn to.)

Buck Rogers (This is how music will be in the 25th century, a 70's revisitation...)

The Equalizer (With Ewar Woowar... No more need be said.)

Terrahawks (Just... Its just... Just perfect... Scary shrunken head baddy woman. I always knew balls were good. )

Miami Vice (When Rick Wakeman has an Orgasm, he makes the same noise as occurs at the end of this theme music... Yes, you know the one... )

Air Wolf (Splendid music with the peanut faced Jan Michael Vincent)

Nieghbours (Not the main theme, but the one they use when something sad has happened and cannot segway to the normal upbeat one.)

And finally... (Although not the best...)

Prisoner Cell Block H ('He used to bring me flowers...' No, not me, I'm not projecting or anything right!?! This music has been replaced recently by gaudy adverts hawking famished looking homeless East European females; these beauties really are only one (or two) text mesages away. The point is, you know its late when you hear either of these things.



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[wizzzard]

The A-Team, Knightrider and Airwolf were the most prominent in my mind but heres a few others that sneak in just behind them in my classic theme list

Minder - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5ohUHIjAxI

Chips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci8Ga-gCqno&feature=PlayList&p=1D1A1EF0C9A07520&index=1

Cagney and Lacey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J7f6oJ_a5U

Cheers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD8ljNobUys

The golden girls - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiQzUEc_FmI&feature=fvst

Robinhood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8jmZ77-bvw

Benny Hill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpc5_3B5xdk&feature=related


And the one that used to scare the crap out of me as a small child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js7T-VTL91k
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[mistergixer]

Mr Rossi

Mister Rossi, what you want?
Drive a fancy rocket car?
Take a shower with champagne?
Tuxedo
Rococo
Break the bank in casino.

And then? And then? And then?

Viva, viva happiness
Tried to catch it, no success

Battle of the Planets

Always 5
Acting as 1
Dedicated
Inseparable
Invincible
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[The Original Muzza]

Far from good, but I routinely get bored every year or so and download TV themes for my phone from t'internet. Usually kids tv themes, particularly bad or cheesy ones are my favourite, just to solicit a laugh from my simple friends.

At the moment it is "Hang Time" some crap they used to show on Trouble about basketball. I never watched it but me and a friend used to chortle over the theme tune.

My favourites I've used as ringtones in the past are:

A-team
Postman Pat
Button Moon
Fireman Sam

EDIT: Diagnosis. Fucking. Murder.
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[mistergixer]

My ringtone is currently Spongebob Squarepants:
Oooooooohhhhhhhh
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Spongebob squarepants
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he
Spongebob squarepants
If nautical nonsense is something you wish
Spongebob squarepants
Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!

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[Handsome]

[Luke_Retrofly]

Grandstand theme tune, ace!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLHMxFGqhIs

[andyscooter]

street hawk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSIhONF5pik

otherwise any 80s saturday arvo telly

[tribal_tiger]

The F1 is a classic as mentioned above, along with the theme from Ski Sunday.

Red Dwarf is another top theme!

The one killa theme tune we've decided on, and has been going through our heads constantly now is the wonderous

KICKSTART!!!!

It seems that people at work have been going round humming or whistleing it, as I've now passed three people from other departments humming it walking along!
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How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could Chuck Norris?

All of it.

[mooserx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SlvZF6k5bE

Bit of a classic, has kind of a cheesy seventies porno theme too it and much better than the last incarnation of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ4c1X5ene8

One of my fave cartoons as a lad.
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[pa_broon74]

No one has mentioned the programs we had to endure incidentally. Mainly; Dallas, Falcon Crest, Dynasty...

The best of the three has to be Dallas, it music to make money, smoke a fat cigar and strike oil to.

The music played on Heartbeat during the gallery section has just come to mind.


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[Stelmer]

For the kids of the 80's, here's a few:

BATFINK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4ok2KEc2bo

Transformers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLS2N9mHWaw

Wackaday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHvdr1E2esE

Fall Guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l3a7lsEgFM


One nobody remembers:

M.A.S.K.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0BzBFWt8V8

[pa_broon74]

Heh!

You wouldn't get away with a program called Wackaday now...


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[Stelmer]

One I forgot:

Terrahawks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNRzgB8PNtM

The end credits (Cubes win naughts & crosses):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep32YEVoWQg

[Flip]

I used to whistle Black Beauty (Not a porno for the benefit of the younger members) as loud as I could in my last job, so I could watch a mate of mine looking for me through all the work stations. I was the only person that whistled it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXNugPSrymY

[tribal_tiger]

[Handsome]

[Trixie]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Six Million Dollar Man theme tune yet; absolutely iconic. Or am I just old...?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HofoK_QQxGc
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