My Top 100 TV Theme Songs: Inaugural Edition

[catsrule]

Ben’s Top 100 TV Theme Songs: Inaugural Edition

1. Greatest American Hero 2. Gilligan’s Island 3. Happy Days (2nd theme) 4. Hawaii Five-O (original) 5. Scarecrow and Mrs. King 6. Fame 7. Cheers 8. Evening Shade (violin theme) 9. Laverne and Shirley 10. Dynasty (original) 11. Murder, She Wrote 12. The Rockford Files 13. Dragnet 14. Dallas (original) 15. Bonanza 16. MacGyver (original) 17. The Waltons 18. Wings 19. Green Acres 20. Jeopardy! (extended theme) 21. The X-Files 22. Diff’rent Strokes (1st theme) 23. Family Affair 24. Saved by the Bell 25. Psych 26. The Beverly Hillbillies 27. The Addams Family 28. Adam-12 29. F Troop 30. The Odd Couple (original) 31. Matlock 32. The Soupy Sales Show 33. The Wonder Years (1st theme) 34. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 35. 9 to 5 36. Car 54, Where Are You? 37. Match Game (complete extended theme) 38. Walker, Texas Ranger 39. Welcome Back, Kotter 40. Blossom (season 3) 41. The Andy Griffith Show (1st theme) 42. WKRP in Cincinnati 43. Knight Rider (original) 44. Magnum, P.I. (original) 45. 7th Heaven 46. Alfred Hitchcock Presents 47. Diagnosis Murder (season 6) 48. Frasier (closing theme) 49. Mission: Impossible 50. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 51. Night Court 52. Who Wants to be a Millionaire (Regis) 53. The Munsters 54. Petticoat Junction 55. The Facts of Life 56. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 57. Life Goes On 58. Ultraman 59. Monk (2nd theme) 60. Law and Order (flagship) 61. Head of the Class 62. Star Trek (flagship) 63. Growing Pains 64. I Love Lucy 65. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 66. Hill Street Blues 67. Friends 68. Benson 69. The Monkees 70. Star Trek: the Next Generation 71. S.W.A.T. (original) 72. 3rd Rock from the Sun 73. Knots Landing 74. The Partridge Family (2nd theme) 75. Bat Masterson 76. Hart to Hart 77. Newhart 78. The Brady Bunch (season 1) 79. The Patty Duke Show (season 3) 80. It’s About Time 81. JAG 82. Three’s Company 83. Bewitched 84. Mr. Belvedere 85. Highway Patrol 86. My Two Dads 87. The Nanny 88. Game of Thrones 89. Gilmore Girls 90. BJ and the Bear 91. M*A*S*H 92. The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 93. The Love Boat 94. Coach 95. Remington Steele 96. Secret Agent aka Danger Man 97. Wonder Woman 98. Unhappily Ever After 99. Touched by an Angel 100. Charles in Charge

[stevea]

I assume the Diff'rent Strokes ranking refers to the original theme, not the 8th season reworked version.

Also, there are some pretty familiar themes from 50s shows, like Father Knows Best and I Love Lucy. Probably the best of them is the orchestral theme to the Rifleman (a great stereo version of which is on Youtube), and the Superman theme.

I think the best version of the Patty Duke Show theme is the third season version.

Another note: The Facts of Life theme was jazzed up later, but I think the original version is better.

[catsrule]

Originally Posted by stevea

I assume the Diff'rent Strokes ranking refers to the original theme, not the 8th season reworked version.

I think the best version of the Patty Duke Show theme is the third season version.

Agreed on both, I edited those changes in. I probably prefer the original Facts of Life theme, but it has been awhile since I have seen both versions.