
I consider the 1970s and 1980s the Golden Age of great TV theme music. The theme song to “Sesame Street” welcomed Patrick and Katie each morning back then. Then there are the iconic themes to “Cheers,” “Taxi,” “Laverne And Shirley,” and “The Jeffersons.”
But it was action TV programs that really connected with me: the themes to “Miami Vice,” Baretta,” “Starsky and Hutch,” and “The A-Team.” That music really got my blood pumping! But my favorites are “Hill Street Blues,” “The Rockford Files,” and “S.W.A.T.” Do you remember these TV theme songs? Which ones are your favorites? GRADE: A
TRACK LIST:
Early Morning Cartoons | |||
1 | Unknown Artist– | Sesame Street | 0:59 |
2 | Unknown Artist– | The Muppet Show | 1:11 |
3 | Unknown Artist– | The Alvin Show | 1:05 |
4 | Unknown Artist– | Speed Racer | 1:11 |
5 | Unknown Artist– | The Famous Adventures Of Mr. Magoo | 0:47 |
6 | Unknown Artist– | Inspector Gadget | 1:15 |
7 | Unknown Artist– | The Smurfs | 1:03 |
8 | Unknown Artist– | Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines | 1:15 |
9 | Unknown Artist– | Scooby-Doo | 1:02 |
10 | Unknown Artist– | Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids | 1:04 |
11 | Unknown Artist– | The Archies (“Everything’s Archie”) | 1:01 |
12 | Unknown Artist– | Josie And The Pussycats | 1:02 |
13 | Unknown Artist– | Dudley Do-Right | 0:23 |
14 | Unknown Artist– | Fractured Fairy Tales | 0:24 |
Sit-Coms | |||
15 | Gary Portnoy– | Cheers (“Where Everybody Knows Your Name”) | 1:06 |
16 | Unknown Artist– | The Bob Newhart Show (“Home To Emily”) | 1:05 |
17 | Joey Scarbury– | The Greatest American Hero (“Believe It Or Not”) | 1:46 |
18 | John Sebastian– | Welcome Back, Kotter (“Welcome Back”) | 0:58 |
19 | Unknown Artist– | Room 222 | 1:30 |
20 | Unknown Artist– | WKRP In Cincinnati | 0:44 |
21 | Bob James– | Taxi (“Angela”) | 1:05 |
22 | Unknown Artist– | Barney Miller | 0:48 |
23 | Unknown Artist– | Three’s Company | 1:01 |
24 | Pratt And MacLain*– | Happy Days | 1:16 |
25 | Cyndi Grecco– | Laverne And Shirley (“Making Our Dreams Come True”) | 1:19 |
26 | Unknown Artist– | The Facts Of Life | 0:53 |
27 | Jim Gilstrap & Blinky Williams*– | Good Times | 0:49 |
28 | Unknown Artist– | One Day At A Time | 0:53 |
29 | Nell Carter– | Gimme A Break | 0:54 |
30 | Donny Hathaway– | Maude (“And Then There’s Maude”) | 0:49 |
31 | Ja’net DuBois & Oren Waters– | The Jeffersons (“Movin’ On Up”) | 1:09 |
32 | Carroll O’Connor & Jean Stapleton– | All In The Family (“Those Were The Days”) | 0:46 |
33 | Quincy Jones– | Sanford And Son (“The Streetbeater”) | 0:56 |
Prime Time Drama | |||
34 | Unknown Artist– | Dallas | 1:14 |
35 | Unknown Artist– | Dynasty | 1:18 |
36 | Unknown Artist– | Knots Landing | 1:36 |
37 | Unknown Artist– | L.A. Law | 1:36 |
38 | Unknown Artist– | St. Elsewhere | 1:28 |
39 | Unknown Artist– | Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1:01 |
40 | Unknown Artist– | M*A*S*H (“Suicide Is Painless”) | 0:55 |
41 | Unknown Artist– | The Waltons | 1:03 |
42 | Unknown Artist– | Little House On The Prarie | 0:57 |
43 | Unknown Artist– | Hart To Hart | 1:20 |
44 | Unknown Artist– | Charlie’s Angels | 1:06 |
45 | Unknown Artist– | Wonder Woman | 1:37 |
46 | Jack Jones– | Love Boat | 1:37 |
47 | Barry Manilow– | American Bandstand (“Bandstand Boogie”) | 1:25 |
48 | Unknown Artist– | Solid Gold | 1:24 |
49 | Unknown Artist– | Entertainment Tonight | 1:29 |
Late Night Action Adventure | |||
50 | Jan Hammer– | Miami Vice | 1:02 |
51 | Rhythm Heritage– | S.W.A.T. | 1:14 |
52 | Sammy Davis, Jr.*– | Baretta (“Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow”) | 1:06 |
53 | Unknown Artist– | The Streets Of San Francisco | 1:07 |
54 | Unknown Artist– | Barnaby Jones | 0:54 |
55 | Unknown Artist– | Starsky And Hutch (“Gotcha”) | 1:15 |
56 | Unknown Artist– | Rookies | 1:02 |
57 | Unknown Artist– | Kojak | 0:51 |
58 | Unknown Artist– | The A-Team | 1:40 |
59 | Unknown Artist– | The Name Of The Game | 1:13 |
60 | Unknown Artist– | Quincy, M.E. | 1:03 |
61 | Unknown Artist– | Hill Street Blues | 1:18 |
62 | Unknown Artist– | Simon & Simon | 1:05 |
63 | Unknown Artist– | Magnum, P.I. | 1:02 |
64 | Unknown Artist– | The Rockford Files | 0:56 |
65 | Unknown Artist– | NBC’s Saturday Night Live | 1:15 |