I know I am going to regret posting this, but...
Jen, my oldest and dearest friend, told me that TV Guide had a list of the top 50 TV theme songs ever. I don't have time to figure out my top 50, but I have a list of my top ten... or so I think. I have a feeling that this will change by the end of the day today and I will wind up changing it umpteen times, but heres' my rough draft.
Thanks for the idea, Jen - and I apologize for posting pretty much the exact same thing I e-mailed to you.
This list is highly, highly subjective. I will likely edit this entry more times than all my other entries combined, as I am destined to think of something absolutely perfect that I really would've liked to have on the list about five minutes after I have rebuilt the site. But here goes...
10. The Courtship of Eddie's Father
9. The Monkees
8. Family Ties
7. Taxi
6. Laverne & Shirley
5. Diff'rent Strokes
4. The Jeffersons
3. Welcome Back, Kotter
2. 21 Jump Street
1. WKRP in Cincinnati
Honorable mentions to M*A*S*H (which only got kept off the list because it's from the musical, so I somehow feel it doesn't count), Golden Girls, Cheers (which over the years has just left a bad taste in my mouth, don't know why), Drew Carey (for the multitude of songs they've used), Bosom Buddies (which I actually had on the original list I sent to Jen, but somehow having Billy Joel do your theme song is sort of like sending in a ringer), Greatest American Hero (pretty much the same deal), The Animaniacs, Happy Days, Growing Pains, and (pretend you do not see the next word on this page) Blossom.
Whaddaya think?
Comments (4)
No "The Muppet Show"??
Sacrilege!
rOD.
Posted by: rOD | November 11, 2002 2:16 PM
i was gonna say "how about the theme from SWAT" but now i've got the freakin muppet theme stuck in my head. argh!
Posted by: mikey | November 11, 2002 6:23 PM
ACK!! I forgot The Addams Family - which is probably an honorable mention-worthy entry - and the theme from Hill Street Blues.
And Inspector Gadget.
Too... many... TV shows...
Posted by: Joy | November 12, 2002 8:34 AM
1) I cannot believe you didn't choose "Wonder Woman". Aside from the ass-thumpin' bass line, the horn section, and the kick-ass backup singers, how could you ignore such lyrics as "In your satin tights/ fighting for our rights/ and the old Red, White & Blue"?
2) How is the 'Greatest American Hero" theme "the same deal" as the Bosom Buddies theme? Does Joey Scarbury have a multi-platinum Greatest Hits album I somehow missed? Will he be touring with Elton next summer?
3) No "Chico and the Man"?
4) In my college radio station's production studio, we had a scratched-to-hell copy of an album called "Touchdown" which was by the guy who wrote 'Angela's Theme', which is the real name of the theme for "Taxi". Not important, but what the hell, I'm sharing.
TC
Posted by: TC | November 13, 2002 11:53 PM