What Is Your - ONE and Only - Favorite TV Show Theme Song ...and why?

[Carnac]

One of my all-time favorites was the theme song from writer James A. Michener's Adventures in Paradise which aired on ABC from 1959-1962 and starred Gardner McKay.




Another one of my favorites is the theme song from the James Bond movie...You only live twice (1964).
You Only Live Twice (Instrumental)

 

[Carnac]

Although in today’s world i don’t like the premise of the show, the erudite purveyor of frontier justice, i think this theme song is the best and easy to remember and shows how old I am.

I'm still a BIG HGWT fan. I still watch reruns on TV. I set two episodes to tape just this morning. I've watched every episode, I had the full set on DVD at one time.

 

[Lawrence]

Really like the old Mike Hammer theme song. Big tough music.

good one

 

[Lawrence]

I'm still a BIG HGWT fan. I still watch reruns on TV. I set two episodes to tape just this morning. I've watched every episode, I had the full set on DVD at one time.

another good one

 

[AmeriConn]

All In The Family - Those Were The Days
Because, those were the days!

 

[Hoops66]

like that classical music.

 

[bantamlaker]

Bonanza came on in 1959. It was one of the few shows I enjoyed watching with both my older and younger brother. After 2 years on Saturday night it moved to Sunday night where it remained for its long run.

 

[Hoops66]

Staying with classical music...

 

[64Zcode]

Staying with classical music...

I was literally typing my intro to this exact clip when you posted.
Iconic piece of music that I didn't fully appreciate until I learned to play the whole overture in HS band.
The tinny sound from the TV show doesn't do it justice.

 

[Carnac]

Have always loved this show and the music is perfect for setting the mood.

It should also be the UConn WBB theme song for 2022-2023.

Sometimes when I read posts from some of our more "Impassioned" Boneyarders, I wonder which one of us is in the Twilight Zone.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Best darn cop show that ever was. Great cast once David Caruso got out of there. I've watched every episode multiple times.

 

[Jronp]

The Jeffersons

 

[KY Card Fan]

Showing my age here...

For me it's the theme from "Highway Patrol" (1955-1959). It reminds me of Friday nights at home with my Mom and Dad.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I'm amazed ER is not here ... yet.

 

[Carnac]

For me, it was the Cisco Kid - the first western TV show I can remember as a kid, and one great theme song..!

One of my father's favorite TV westerns. Cisco and Pancho visited our house every week. I got a chance to meet Leo Carrillo at "Olvera Street" in downtown Los Angeles in the '50s. I remember he was very nice to us, and he had his TV horse there greeting the visitors as well.

 

[Hoops66]

I was literally typing my intro to this exact clip when you posted.
Iconic piece of music that I didn't fully appreciate until I learned to play the whole overture in HS band.
The tinny sound from the TV show doesn't do it justice.

Close coincidence, but you have been a Boneyard member for 5 more days than I have been. Lucky number?

 

[64Zcode]

Close coincidence, but you have been a Boneyard member for 5 more days than I have been. Lucky number?

Possibly, I'm late to the thread and had a tough time choosing the 'one and only' to link. "He who hesitates" and all that....
Besides, HGWT was taken so I had to put some extra thought into it.

 

[Carnac]

Showing my age here...

For me it's the theme from "Highway Patrol" (1955-1959). It reminds me of Friday nights at home with my Mom and Dad.

I remember that series well. 2150 to headquarters. The California Highway Patrol was used as a model for that show. A retired CHP commander was the show's consultant. An interesting note about Broderick Crawford. He had so many DUI convictions, he was not allowed to drive on public streets or highways due to his driver's license being suspended. The only time he drove a car during this time was during the show's filming.

On “Highway Patrol,” you can’t beat Broderick Crawford wearing his ever-present fedora and barking “21-50 to headquarters!” in his rapid-fire, no-frills delivery.

“Highway Patrol” aired in syndication from 1955-1959, with the show’s producers and crew having to deal with Crawford’s heavy drinking. Ironically, many of the scenes featured him driving his police car; in reality, some of those scenes had to be shot on back roads because Crawford’s driver’s license was suspended for drunk driving. [Link]

 

[Sifaka]

Marche funèbre d'une marionnette
Funeral March of a Marionette

Charles Gounod

 

[The deacon]

Staying with classical music...

I was literally typing my intro to this exact clip when you posted.
Iconic piece of music that I didn't fully appreciate until I learned to play the whole overture in HS band.
The tinny sound from the TV show doesn't do it justice.

I'd have to go with this one, too, as my most memorable... it could well be the most famous piece of music to ever serve as a TV show theme, too.

How about in the credits that neither Rossini nor the mythical William Tell are even mentioned... LOL!

 

[Waquoit]

Not necessarily my favorite but this one charted high on Billboard. There seems to be a weaponry theme to my theme preferences.

The thread says post your favorite and yet your first words are...

Anyhoo, Peter Gunn is my current fave. It's catchy as hell, been covered by everyone. Have you seen this version lately? Some prime tuba.

 

[64Zcode]

I'd have to go with this one, too, as my most memorable... it could well be the most famous piece of music to ever serve as a TV show theme, too.

How about in the credits that neither Rossini nor the mythical William Tell are even mentioned... LOL!

How about this YT clip that credits Mozart as the composer? I had to think about that for a moment.... Probably how @Hoops66 beat me to the post.
Rossini is credited in the description, but onscreen it show Mozart.

 

[Waquoit]

Bonanza came on in 1959. It was one of the few shows I enjoyed watching with both my older and younger brother. After 2 years on Saturday night it moved to Sunday night where it remained for its long run.

Here's the version with lyrics:

 

[cohenzone]

The thread says post your favorite and yet your first words are...

Anyhoo, Peter Gunn is my current fave. It's catchy as hell, been covered by everyone. Have you seen this version lately? Some prime tuba.

Thank you for your interest in my post. I didn't,t say I didn’t like it. it’s a classic.

 

[Puppy Love]

 

[Aluminny69]

I was literally typing my intro to this exact clip when you posted.
Iconic piece of music that I didn't fully appreciate until I learned to play the whole overture in HS band.
The tinny sound from the TV show doesn't do it justice.

My top choice also. Listen to this brass band version from the movie BRASSED OFF.

 

[SVCBeercats]

Sanford and Son

 

[cohenzone]

For me, it was the Cisco Kid - the first western TV show I can remember as a kid, and one great theme song..!

If you aren’t aware, there is a beach in Malibu CA named for Leo Carillo who played Cisco’s sidekick Pancho. Not sure of the history.

 

[SVCBeercats]

I liked Del Shannon's sound. I was intrigued by Dennis Farina being a police detective with an off-duty moonlighting stage and film actor (small parts). His TV career began a police consultant then getting a huge break on Crime Story.

 

[Bone Dog]

I’m torn between Rawhide and Secret Agent, but if you guys insist on just one, then it’s the latter, a Johnny Rivers classic.