Bestestest TV Theme Song Ever

I was just sitting here playing around on the music site Flowery Friend found and in the Jazz section came across Jazz for Couch Potatos, Jazz renditions of famous TV themes.

Made me wonder what people think is the best one ever (obviously I cannot get motivated to work today and need a diversion).

Is your favorite Love Is All Around? Suicide Is Painless? Those Were The Days? Welcome Back?

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I've always been partial to the theme from THE PATTY DUKE SHOW. Also Callaway's THE NANNY theme song.

rlb - oh yesssss - "..while Patti likes to rock-&-roll, a hot dog makes her lose control..."
what great lyrics!

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I love the first season Facts of Life theme where you can hear Charlotte Rae hitting those high soprano notes.

I also like the theme to the short-lived Gowing Pains spinoff, Just the Ten of Us. All three of those shows' themes (as well as countless others) were written by Alan Thicke (father on Growing Pains).

I loved hearing the Callaway sisters perform The Nanny live in Sibling Revelry. It was a surprise as I had no idea either was involved in the theme song, much less writing and performing it.

Also, The Scarecrow and Mrs. King probably has one of the best theme songs ever written. It's a full orchestral suite. The short-lived First Monday also had incredible orchestral opening music by Bruce Broughton. I wish I had an audio recording of it.

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Thank you for being my friend...
Travel down the road and back again...
Your heart is true,
you're a pal and a confidant.

And if you threw a party,
invitied ever'y one you knew...
You would see,
the biggest gift would be from me...
and the card attached would say,
Thank you for being my friend...

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Was that, the Golden Girls theme, written by Carole King?

I Loved the original Facts Of Life theme with Charlotte singing. The change in the Alice theme with Linda Lavin doing it was great too, so bad it was fun. One of the best theme song changes was in the last couple of seasons of desiging Women when they switched from the instrumental version of Georgia On My Mind to having Ray Charles sing it. It was ruined only by the image of Dixie Crater and Annie Potts laying seductively over the piano.

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Or how 'bout the instrumental theme to THE WILD WILD WEST? Then there's always MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -- a true classic.

omg CK--I was gonna post the Golden Girls, too. lol

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One of my favorites is from 227. Also Family Ties & Growing Pains have great theme songs.

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I honestly burst out laughing last night when I heard on the radio a rap song that incorporates the theme song to "Welcome Back Kotter." It took me a minute to realize what was going on.

Other good TV theme songs:

Bat Masterson (right to the point..."His name was Bat. Bat Masterson.)

WKRP in Cincinnati (wistful)

The Addams Family (gets your fingers snapping!)

Patridge Family ("C'mon, get happy!" Very cheery!)

Brady Bunch (just made to be parodied)

M*A*S*H: Suicide is Painless (instrumental...but great if you know the lyrics)

George of the Jungle ("Watch out for that tree!")

BananaSplits (hysterical! "One banana, two banana, three banana, four")

Underdog (I loved that the acapella group on "Scrubs" performed that!)

Love, American Style (Cowsills, I believe)

Cheers (Friendly tune)

Scrubs (I'm No Superman---Perfect!)

Frazier (Salad and Scrambled Eggs)

Used to like "Friends" theme by the Rembrandts but sick of it right now.

Okay...obviously I watch waaaay to much TV...

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Updated On: 6/16/04 at 11:06 AM

I love the lyrics to Suicide Is Painless. Marilyn Manson did a great version of that song...seriously

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Cheers & Friends

"Early to rise
Early to bed
And in between
I cooked and cleaned
And went out of my head.

Going through life
With blinders on
It's tough to see

I had to get up
Get out from under
And look for me!!!

There's a new girl in town
And she's looking good.
There's a fresh freckled face
In the neighborhoood.

There's a new girl in town
With a brand new style.
She was just passing through,
But if things work out
She's gonna stay awhile....ba ba bum bum bummmm.