100 All-Time Favorite TV Theme Songs
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- CreatorJames BurrowsGlen CharlesLes CharlesStarsTed DansonRhea PerlmanJohn RatzenbergerThe regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name."Where Everybody Knows Your Name" by Gary Portnoy; composed by Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo
- CreatorPaul MazurskyLarry TuckerStarsDavy JonesMicky DolenzPeter TorkThe misadventures of a struggling pop group."(Theme from) The Monkees" by the Monkees (Micky Dolenz on lead vocals); composed by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
- CreatorDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowFollows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City."I'll Be There for You" by the Rembrandts
- CreatorSherwood SchwartzStarsBob DenverAlan Hale Jr.Jim BackusFour men and three women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm."The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" by the Wellingtons (season one) and the Eligibles (seasons 2-3); composed by Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle
- CreatorSherwood SchwartzStarsRobert ReedFlorence HendersonAnn B. DavisThe misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a widow marry."The Brady Bunch" by the Peppermint Trolley Company (season one) and the Brady kids (seasons 2-5); composed by Frank DeVol and Sherwood Schwartz
- CreatorJay SommersStarsEddie AlbertEva GaborTom LesterA New York City attorney and his wife attempt to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville."Green Acres" by Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor; composed by Vic Mizzy
- CreatorNorman LearStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerA working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day."Those Were the Days" by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton
- CreatorDavid W. DuclonStarsSoleil Moon FryeGeorge GaynesCherie JohnsonYoung Punky Brewster is abandoned with her dog, Brandon, in a supermarket. When she befriends Henry Warnimont, her new family life begins."Every Time I Turn Around" by Gary Portnoy
- CreatorGabe KaplanAlan SacksPeter MeyersonStarsGabe KaplanRon PalilloJohn TravoltaA compassionate teacher returns to his inner city high school of his youth to teach a new generation of trouble making kids."Welcome Back" by John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful
- CreatorStu SilverStarsEmmanuel LewisAlex KarrasSusan ClarkThe post-retirement season is suddenly disrupted for football player George Papadapolis and his wife Katherine when Webster, the orphaned son of a former teammate, moves in. Laughter, and life lessons, in every episode."Then Came You" composed by Steve Nelson and Madeline Sunshine
- StarsDick ClarkCharlie O'DonnellPeaches JohnsonDick Clark hosts a daily to weekly dance show that features the latest hit music for the attending teens to dance to. In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs."Bandstand Boogie" by Les Elgart
- CreatorJonathan PrinceJosh GoldsteinStarsGail O'GradyTom VericaBrittany SnowIn the 1960s, a family experiences life and the struggles of the era, accompanied by the well-known pop songs of the period."Generation" by Emerson Hart
- StarsJohnny CarsonEd McMahonDoc SeverinsenHost Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities."Johnny's Theme" by Skitch Hendersn (later Doc Severinsen); was a re-arrangement of a Paul Anka composition titled "Toot Sweet".
- CreatorJames L. BrooksAllan BurnsStarsMary Tyler MooreEdward AsnerGavin MacLeodThe lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home."Love is All Around" by Sonny Curtis (of Buddy Holly's Crickets)
- CreatorDanny ArnoldTheodore J. FlickerStarsHal LindenAbe VigodaMax GailThe Captain of the NYPD 12th Precinct and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come into the squad room."Barney Miller" composed by Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson; bass guitar played by studio musician Jim Hughart
- CreatorHugh WilsonStarsGary SandyGordon JumpLoni AndersonThe misadventures of the staff of a struggling Top 40 rock radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio."WKRP in Cincinnati" by Steve Carlisle
- CreatorMark BrazillBonnie TurnerTerry TurnerStarsTopher GraceLaura PreponMila KunisA comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin."In the Street" by Cheap Trick (Todd Griffin in season one); composed by Alex Chilton and Chris Bell of the power-pop band Big Star
- CreatorEd HaasNorm LiebmannStarsFred GwynneAl LewisYvonne De CarloA family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely."The Munsters' Theme" composed by Jack Marshall
- CreatorRobert GetchellStarsLinda LavinVic TaybackBeth HowlandThe misadventures and trials of an aspiring singer and her co-workers at a greasy-spoon diner."New Girl in Town" by Linda Lavin
- CreatorNorman LearStarsRedd FoxxDemond WilsonLaWanda PageThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son."The Streetbeater" composed by Quincy Jones
- CreatorDavid DavisLorenzo MusicStarsBob NewhartSuzanne PleshetteBill DailyThe professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues."Home to Emily" composed by Lorenzo and Henrietta Music
- CreatorWilliam AsherSidney SheldonStarsPatty DukeJean ByronWilliam SchallertTeenager Patty Lane and her worldly identical cousin Cathy navigate family and high school life."Cousins" composed by Sid Ramin and Robert Wells
- StarsThe Krofft PuppetsFrank AletterKim KahanaA pop group consisting of four anthropomorphic animals host a variety of cartoons, songs, and skits."The Tra La La Song" by Kool Chix; composed by Lito Camo
- CreatorBernard SladeStarsShirley JonesDavid CassidySusan DeyThe humorous adventures of a family of pop musicians."When We're Singin'" (season one) and "C'Mon Get Happy" (seasons 2-4) by David Cassidy; songs composed by Diane Hilderbrand, Danny Janssen and Wes Farrell
- CreatorStephen J. CannellStarsWilliam KattConnie SelleccaRobert CulpA teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control."Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)" by Joey Scarbury and Mike Post