TV theme songs you don't/didn't like... [Archive] - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Ireneparalegal

03-30-2008, 08:28 PM

Thanx Brian for the inspiration for this thread. ;) :lol: This can be for any tv show, drama, soap, animated cartoon, kids shows, etc.

Welcome Back - WELCOME BACK KOTTER

I Don't Wanna Wait - DAWSON'S CREEK (this song annoyed me and it still does when I hear it played)

DORA THE EXPLORER :mad: :mad: (kids show)

I'll Be There For You - FRIENDS

GARFIELDKOOL

03-30-2008, 08:41 PM

Dynasty
Fantasy Island
BJ and the Bear
Who's the Boss? (didn't really hate it, it just wasn't catchy)
Full House
The first season of the Facts of Life. The theme sounded like they were selling girl scout cookies.

Ireneparalegal

03-30-2008, 08:42 PM

Facts of Life :lol: I agree. And Having Mrs. G. sing part of it too didn't help either. :crazy:

GARFIELDKOOL

03-30-2008, 08:46 PM

Facts of Life :lol: I agree. And Having Mrs. G. sing part of it too didn't help either. :crazy:

Ms. Garrett sanged part of that?! I thought so years ago but I didn't think it was actually her! It was horrible!

Ireneparalegal

03-30-2008, 08:50 PM

Ms. Garrett sanged part of that?! I thought so years ago but I didn't think it was actually her! It was horrible!
:rofl: Yeah it was. Thank God for Gloria Loring. :lol:

howierules86

03-30-2008, 08:52 PM

Yes, Charlotte Rae did indeed sing a part of the first Facts of Life theme (1979-80), which ruined my liking of it. The second FOL theme (1980-85) sounded too "girly" to me, it's the third theme (1985-88) that's my favorite (and I'm probably in the minority on that). The third theme totally rocked!

Tubehead

03-30-2008, 09:01 PM

I never did like all in thefamily theme song. it was ok. but the wife has werid vocie.

James"Thunder"Early

03-30-2008, 09:56 PM

Passions

dawsongirl

03-30-2008, 10:23 PM

I Don't Wanna Wait - DAWSON'S CREEK (this song annoyed me and it still does when I hear it played)

I'll Be There For You - FRIENDS

Those are pretty horrible.

friendsfan77

03-31-2008, 01:35 AM

:rofl: Yeah it was. Thank God for Gloria Loring. :lol:
I listened to the first theme again yesterday and I noticed you can kinda hear Gloria in the background. Thank God they changed it though. I love Charlotte Rae but the next two theme changes IMO were very much for the better.

I abhor the new theme for Guiding Light. The music is awful and the visual effects are so cheap IMO. I could make better visual effects with Windows Movie Maker 2!

snl 70s show fan

03-31-2008, 04:42 AM

the facts of lifw but unlike most people here i cant stand the gloria loring verision of the song

sunshinefizzy

03-31-2008, 12:22 PM

Even though I think it's a great show, the Three's Company's theme song sucked and still sucks.

Jude The Obscure

03-31-2008, 01:13 PM

Jude The Obscure

03-31-2008, 01:15 PM

I listened to the first theme again yesterday and I noticed you can kinda hear Gloria in the background. Thank God they changed it though. I love Charlotte Rae but the next two theme changes IMO were very much for the better.

I abhor the new theme for Guiding Light. The music is awful and the visual effects are so cheap IMO. I could make better visual effects with Windows Movie Maker 2!

I HATED THE PREVIOUS OPENING WITH A PASSION! "boom...Family, destiny, light, hope....." etc :barf:

friendsfan77

03-31-2008, 02:26 PM

I HATED THE PREVIOUS OPENING WITH A PASSION! "boom...Family, destiny, light, hope....." etc :barf:
It was so cheap looking, seriously. I could see them using that for a week or a month back when their 70th anniversary actually took place, but not for more than a year. That got old fast. I wish they had just brought back the 2005 theme.

KurtfromPitts

03-31-2008, 03:33 PM

Never liked the season 2 Munsters theme [I prefer the S1 organ and tuba driven version].

waichingliu81

03-31-2008, 04:12 PM

who's the boss?- great show, but hated the theme song

friends- the rembrandts hit 'ill be there for you eventually grated on my nerves; as i was sick of this song being sung as a record and as a theme to the show, the more it was being played

hangin' with mr cooper- the second one, soul man just didn't work. should've stuck with the first one, the en vogue one

joey- ubber crap. nuff said

ewoks- cartoon series, the first one was just horrible. glad that the second one was much better and an improvement on the first

Ireneparalegal

03-31-2008, 04:13 PM

Let me add:

FULL HOUSE

GROWING PAINS

JOANIE LOVES CHACHI - it didn't help the show was just as horrible. puke:

BTW, while researching tv theme songs, I found this blog where the person mentions researching worst tv theme songs and they researched our beloved SITCOMS ONLINE :lol:

http://zvbxrpl.blogspot.com/2006/05/worst-tv-theme-song-ever.html

Jude The Obscure

03-31-2008, 04:17 PM

It was so cheap looking, seriously. I could see them using that for a week or a month back when their 70th anniversary actually took place, but not for more than a year. That got old fast. I wish they had just brought back the 2005 theme.

loved the 2005 theme! All time fave theme was from the '90s with the rotating lighthouse and seeing cast members in the bubbles/rings, esp the one with Beth Ehlers at the end (that was so SEXY!)

Ireneparalegal

03-31-2008, 04:21 PM

I cannot stand the All My Children theme song. I am old school. The dramatic theme they used during the early 80's was and always will be AMC's theme to me. Anything else is garbage.

friendsfan77

03-31-2008, 04:25 PM

BTW, while researching tv theme songs, I found this blog where the person mentions researching worst tv theme songs and they researched our beloved SITCOMS ONLINE :lol:

http://zvbxrpl.blogspot.com/2006/05/...song-ever.html
From that site, I pretty much agree about Charles in Charge's syndicated theme. I think the first one is better. Though in their defense, by the time the show came back, for sitcoms, updating their theme to make it sound more "1980's" kinda started to become common. I have a difficult time imagining the Powell version with a gentler theme with string instruments.

Speaking of updating for the times, Diff'rent Strokes comes to mind. The first theme was better IMO. But I disagree with that person about one thing... I think Alan Thicke was a great theme composer.

Jude The Obscure

04-01-2008, 12:00 AM

I cannot stand the All My Children theme song. I am old school. The dramatic theme they used during the early 80's was and always will be AMC's theme to me. Anything else is garbage.

Was that the same theme used since AMC went on the air with the simple visuals of a hand closing a photo album?

Ireneparalegal

04-01-2008, 12:06 AM

Was that the same theme used since AMC went on the air with the simple visuals of a hand closing a photo album?
Yes. It was the theme that I believe began in 1970 (around there) and continued I think til 1989 or 1990 with this book:

catlover79

04-01-2008, 12:10 AM

I can't stand the Charles in Charge theme - and I've always hated Paula Cole's "I Don't Wanna Wait" with a passion. Irene, you are not alone!!!

Ireneparalegal

04-01-2008, 12:12 AM

I can't stand the Charles in Charge theme - and I've always hated Paula Cole's "I Don't Wanna Wait" with a passion. Irene, you are not alone!!!
Thank you. :lol: My daughter was a huge Dawson's Creek fan. I would hear that theme and I wanted to gag. puke:
I hate it when I hear it on the radio. I immediately switch channels.

Jude The Obscure

04-01-2008, 12:30 AM

Thank you. :lol: My daughter was a huge Dawson's Creek fan. I would hear that theme and I wanted to gag. puke:
I hate it when I hear it on the radio. I immediately switch channels.

Ironically, I love her "Where have all the cowboys gone?"--which was used for promos for CBS' much too short lived series The Magnificent Seven

Ireneparalegal

04-01-2008, 12:32 AM

Ironically, I love her "Where have all the cowboys gone?"--which was used for promos for CBS' much too short lived series The Magnificent Seven
That was ok. Easy on the ears. Unlike the "other" song I mentioned above. :lol:

Heather987

04-01-2008, 12:37 AM

I always disliked:

90210 theme
Wings (like it a bit now)
Perfect Strangers
Mamas Family
The Cosby Show
Fresh Prince (the rap sucked) but I am probably in the minority

friendsfan77

04-01-2008, 12:53 AM

I just thought of another one... The Ropers

Zoneboy

04-01-2008, 12:56 AM

Never liked the season 2 Munsters theme [I prefer the S1 organ and tuba driven version].

I'm the exact opposite, I'll take the season 2 theme over the first anyday.

Jude The Obscure

04-01-2008, 12:56 AM

I just thought of another one... The Ropers

oh I think that is one of the most hilarious sounding themes! Matches them perfectly :lol:

waichingliu81

04-01-2008, 05:27 AM

scooby doo- the one with scrappy in it, god that drove me nuts, i mean scrappy annoyed me to no end, but that theme song blows

Jed Clampett

04-01-2008, 11:23 AM

I love Eye of the Tiger. I think it was from Rocky II.

megamanj2004

04-01-2008, 03:36 PM

scooby doo- the one with scrappy in it, god that drove me nuts, i mean scrappy annoyed me to no end, but that theme song blows

YESSS!

All the Scooby Doo theme songs w/ Scrappy Doo sucked big time, just like every Scooby Doo show w/ Scrappy in it!

Here's my other theme songs I didn't like:

Dear John - I always thought it sounded so syrupy!

Sanford and Son - I always thought that the harmonica in the theme song would grate my ears.

Wonder Years - I just couldn't get into the theme too much.

Ireneparalegal

04-01-2008, 10:07 PM

I always disliked:

90210 theme
Wings (like it a bit now)
Perfect Strangers
Mamas Family
The Cosby Show
Fresh Prince (the rap sucked) but I am probably in the minority
I did not like the Cosby Show theme where they dressed like they were tropical or something like that. That theme was horrible.

friendsfan77

04-02-2008, 01:57 AM

I did not like the Cosby Show theme where they dressed like they were tropical or something like that. That theme was horrible.
I thought that theme was good for its campiness level :lol:

howierules86

04-02-2008, 06:23 AM

I did not like the Cosby Show theme where they dressed like they were tropical or something like that. That theme was horrible.

That was in the 1988-89 season (Season 5), and that's not one of my favorites either.

Ireneparalegal

04-02-2008, 06:35 PM

I thought that theme was good for its campiness level :lol:
:lol: Good answer.

I hated the ROSEANNE theme when they went from the instrumental to the version where it was being sung. puke:

Scoobiedoo30

04-03-2008, 12:57 PM

90210 Theme

Cactus Jack

04-03-2008, 01:12 PM

There are 2 Munsters song? Is the one Zoneboy mentioned the one that sounds like it could be in a surf party movie at the time? :lol:

Cactus Jack

04-03-2008, 01:14 PM

I cant think of a theme I hated, but The Partridge Family theme is annoying, Brady Bunch too.

I should hate it, but I love the Beverly Hillbillies theme :lol:

PlayOn

04-03-2008, 04:22 PM

I hated the 1st season theme of 'Gillians Island.' They mention everybody but when it came to the Professor and Mary Ann they sang 'and the rest.' Show the Prof. and MA some love, too! Glad they changed it.

Ireneparalegal

04-03-2008, 08:13 PM

I can't stand the theme to SAVED BY THE BELL. puke:

megamanj2004

04-04-2008, 02:40 AM

Green Acres - for some reason I thought this theme sounded a little repetitive at times.

The Brady Bunch

Ireneparalegal

04-04-2008, 02:35 PM

I may be in the minority here but I couldn't stand TAXI's theme either. It just didn't fit the show, IMO.

waichingliu81

04-04-2008, 02:48 PM

I can't stand the theme to SAVED BY THE BELL. puke:

add me to that list. also, california dreams and hang time. god, they sucked

Ireneparalegal

04-04-2008, 02:52 PM

add me to that list. also, california dreams and hang time. god, they sucked
Yeah, pretty much any of those teen-geared shows all had sucky themes. :lol:

Child_of_the_80s

04-04-2008, 08:02 PM

[QUOTE=GARFIELDKOOL)
The first season of the Facts of Life. The theme sounded like they were selling girl scout cookies.[/QUOTE]

:lol:

Now that I think about, it sure does! Or better yet, a promo for some awareness camp for girls or something like that!

I couldn't stand....

The Cosby Show(last season): It was a VERY bad idea to hip-hop the theme. Not only did it suck really bad, but we have to watch Bill and company, whom by the way, ever could dance to save their lives, dance to this hip-hop beat.

Alice: Linda Lavin's singing was so waaaay over the top, you would think she was Judy Garland or someone of that nature.

Dear John: Oh god, not only was this theme so sugary sweet, but the woman's singing made my ears bleed.

A Different World(the last season): It was bad enough that Cosby felt the need to hip-hop it up, but to take Aretha's version and replace her with Boyz 2 Men for a more modern hip-hop feel was awful. Boyz 2 Men at the time was everywhere, I did not need to hear them sing my theme every week.

Friends: Only because that song was everywhere at the time.
7th Heaven: Yawn.

Ireneparalegal

04-04-2008, 08:32 PM

Child_of_the_80s

04-04-2008, 08:52 PM

^^^ I agree with you on the DIFFERENT WORLD theme. I hated that Aretha's version was removed. :mad:

HANGIN' WITH MR. COOPER - I hated that Dawn Lewis had to be a part of that theme song simply because she was also a star of the show. :rolleyes: And then, they had EN VOGUE to top it off. I love En Vogue, but if you are going to have them do the theme, don't add Dawn Lewis. puke:

:lol:

I forgot about Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. My uncle said the same thing you said, he was also irked by her singing on "A Different World". I thought the first theme was okay, but the worst one was the 1994 to the end of the series theme song. The lyrics made no sense and to top it off, Raven was dancing AGAIN.

Ireneparalegal

04-04-2008, 08:57 PM

:lol:

I forgot about Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. My uncle said the same thing you said, he was also irked by her singing on "A Different World". I thought the first theme was okay, but the worst one was the 1994 to the end of the series theme song. The lyrics made no sense and to top it off, Raven was dancing AGAIN.
:lol:

I remembered MR. COOPER as I was reading your post abt the DW theme. :lol:

friendsfan77

04-04-2008, 11:56 PM

Alice: Linda Lavin's singing was so waaaay over the top, you would think she was Judy Garland or someone of that nature.
I think there are some good versions but there are also a couple of really not so good ones. On a couple of them you either hear her voice cracking a little bit or you can tell her lips are pursed together too much, and it just makes her sound silly.

waichingliu81

04-05-2008, 07:15 AM

....HANGIN' WITH MR. COOPER - I hated that Dawn Lewis had to be a part of that theme song simply because she was also a star of the show. :rolleyes: And then, they had EN VOGUE to top it off. I love En Vogue, but if you are going to have them do the theme, don't add Dawn Lewis. puke:

actually, i liked the en vogue a lot, much more than soul man and third one. although the third one was much better than soul man, personally speaking

megamanj2004

04-06-2008, 01:12 AM

:lol:

I forgot about Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. My uncle said the same thing you said, he was also irked by her singing on "A Different World". I thought the first theme was okay, but the worst one was the 1994 to the end of the series theme song. The lyrics made no sense and to top it off, Raven was dancing AGAIN.

Is that the one that sounds like "you got to give it up on the brotha, he's got it goin' onnnnnn! Cooper, Cooper?"

waichingliu81

04-06-2008, 07:42 AM

Is that the one that sounds like "you got to give it up on the brotha, he's got it goin' onnnnnn! Cooper, Cooper?"

yep, it certainly is

megamanj2004

04-11-2008, 04:25 AM

yep, it certainly is

that theme: "SUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKSSSSS!!!"

waichingliu81

04-11-2008, 05:43 AM

that theme: "SUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKSSSSS!!!"

oh well. you're entitled to your opinion. it's one of those themes you either love or hate. but i definitely rate the en vogue one as the no#1 Coop theme

Zoneboy

04-11-2008, 05:57 AM

There are 2 Munsters song? Is the one Zoneboy mentioned the one that sounds like it could be in a surf party movie at the time? :lol:

I suppose so, The one I like from season 2 is the one where Herman crashes through the door, The first season theme that Kurt likes has him coming up from under the stairs.

Season 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drl1wKk03c4)
Season 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5zUL6pPWYg)

Child_of_the_80s

04-11-2008, 01:16 PM

that theme: "SUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKSSSSS!!!"

:lol:

And on top of that, we had to see the horrible dancing of Saundra Quarterman and Raven Symone.

waichingliu81

04-11-2008, 01:32 PM

:lol:

And on top of that, we had to see the horrible dancing of Saundra Quarterman and Raven Symone.

was that really dancing? :lol:

Child_of_the_80s

04-11-2008, 05:28 PM

was that really dancing? :lol:

:lol:

I always wondered what the hell Saundra Quarterman was doing, I've never seen anyone moved like that. And as for Raven, haven't they learned the first time when she was "dancing" on the opening credits on "The Cosby Show"?

waichingliu81

04-11-2008, 05:36 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO1qcjU-pbw

Skywalker

04-12-2008, 12:36 AM

Dear John - Loved the show, HATED the theme song. puke:

Friends - I don't really care for this show at all and the theme song is even worse than the show itself, IMO. :lol:

Two and a Half Men - Great show, but the theme song is very annoying, not to mention a little creepy too.

megamanj2004

04-12-2008, 01:50 AM

:lol:

I always wondered what the hell Saundra Quarterman was doing, I've never seen anyone moved like that. And as for Raven, haven't they learned the first time when she was "dancing" on the opening credits on "The Cosby Show"?

And the way Nell Carter looked in the credits, you'd probably think she's making a face at the horrible way Saundra Quarterman and Raven Symone were dancing! :lol:

megamanj2004

04-12-2008, 01:56 AM

The CBS-era version of the Charles in Charge theme song was another theme I thought was creepy-sounding.

As for Hangin' w/ Mr. Cooper, As much as I liked "Soul Man" (the music), I thought "Soul Man" was out of place on this show. But I already knew this show jumped w/ that theme and S2. And the theme song and S3 and beyond really took the cake w/ this show.

comedyfreak

04-12-2008, 06:49 AM

I didn't like the themes to Life With Lucy, Enterprise, and Two And A Half Men.

Child_of_the_80s

04-12-2008, 02:17 PM

And the way Nell Carter looked in the credits, you'd probably think she's making a face at the horrible way Saundra Quarterman and Raven Symone were dancing! :lol:

Oh yeah, I forgot about that! Neil and I were on the same page!

Brieannas21

04-12-2008, 08:55 PM

Malcolm in the Middle, that song and TV show annoys me.

AYBS_Wiz

04-12-2008, 10:45 PM

Take A Letter Mr. Jones - I loved the show, hated the theme song, it was so irritating.

waichingliu81

04-13-2008, 11:56 AM

Malcolm in the Middle, that song and TV show annoys me.

the show was okay for the first few seasons, but when those boys grew up, it got boring and less funnier and yeah, that theme was so irritating to sit through. they could've changed it as the series went on, but they didn't

waichingliu81

04-13-2008, 12:08 PM

Child_of_the_80s

04-14-2008, 12:05 AM

dharma and greg- i wanted to gag every time i heard this theme puke:

he-man and the masters of the universe

my little pony

captain planet- the end theme still embarasses me to this day. talk about *cringe*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO41GWNePDI

Ugh, I hated the theme and the cartoon He-Man, probably because I was such a girly girl who was watching Jem and the Holograms at the time.

I love the My Little Pony theme, I used to drive my dad nuts singing it around the house.

I thought Captain Planet was kind of catchy, I used to baby-sit these kids who drove me up the wall chanting this song though, so yes, it got old real fast.

Elizabeth Eden

04-14-2008, 08:23 AM

Friends
The Wonder Years
Saved By The Bell

I'm sure there are others, but those are the main ones for me, can't stand them.

brokecrazy

04-16-2008, 10:22 PM

Love the Love Boat theme.

ThomasE

04-23-2008, 03:34 PM

I cannot stand the All My Children theme song.

HOW DARE YOU! :eek: We don't use those words in momma's house! :lol:

I hated One Life to Live's theme that was used between 1991 and 1995. The sucked big time!

I was not too in love with the theme from "Phenom" either.

vtunie

04-23-2008, 03:42 PM

It's my favorite show, but the theme music is bad: Three's Company.

ThomasE

04-23-2008, 03:47 PM

vtunie

04-24-2008, 12:29 AM

I am so glad that you brought TC up, because I don't like the theme to "The Ropers". It is catchy, but it is seriously awful. That trombone with the touch of vaudville does not cut it for me. The Three's Company instrumental that was used for a few episodes is even better than the other theme.

For my part I actually like the vaudeville Ropers theme. -- Probably because I haven't heard it too many times.

The TC closing instrumental, first two seasons, is actually pretty good. But, ugh, the jazzed-up openings season 4 and later....