Favorite Theme Songs

[Shreddhead]

Theme songs are a huge part of almost every animated show out there. They are meant to hook us in, and stay with us afterwards. In a lot of these shows, the animation during the opening song is done better than the rest of the show.

What are some of your all time favorite TV show theme songs?


as far a lyrics and go I love the Intro to The Mask:
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But when it comes to ambiance and instrumentals, i think its pretty hard to top this:
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[Jester]

I also love the theme song from The Mask, for obvious reasons... :D
I also love:
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Full version:
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and this:
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What... I loved the Duck-Universe shows as a kid...and still as an adult.

[Shreddhead]

I figured youd like that one ;)
And my god Ducktales! Some days that song will get into my head and stay there for weeks

[Panda Khan]

The X-Men animated series intro was great. I also liked the techno Spider-Man intro from the 90s.

I forgot to mention the 2nd intro to the Iron Man animated series was awesome. The "I Am Iron Man" theme.
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[TheCanadiandrome]

I also love the theme song from The Mask, for obvious reasons... :D

Full version:
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and this:
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What... I loved the Duck-Universe shows as a kid...and still as an adult.



Same and I add,

TMNT OT themes; Transformers OT theme song from seasons 3&4; also the Beast Wars theme

[Jester]

I prefer the GI Joe and Transformers movie themese to the TV counterparts.
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[Shreddhead]

All such classics! does the Transformers Movie theme count?
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[Jester]

Beat ya to it... :P

[Shreddhead]

Haha! ok How about a little Cowboy Bebop?
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[TurtleTitan97]

For me, it was Ben 10:

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Sonic X:

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and Generator Rex:

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[Jester]

Man I feel old...

[MikeandRaph87]

Three all-time favorites! :)

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[KROW]

I prefer the GI Joe and Transformers movie themese to the TV counterparts.
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I like that one better, as well. The television theme was good, but the movie version added some extra energy, especially with that crescendo before the chorus.

Aside from Batman, Ducktales, and Darkwing, I also loved the following themes:

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^^ This just screamed 80s.

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^^ Can't forget this.

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And, of course, the themes from the Ninja Turtles shows (before Fast Forward).

[MikeandRaph87]

I beat you with the Justice League instrumental theme song by 30 seconds! Eat krow! :P Seriously, its nice to see another fan of the show and the theme. Instrumentals go great with superheroes.

[TurtleTitan97]

Seriously, its nice to see another fan of the show and the theme. Instrumentals go great with superheroes.

Agreed. Justice League was awesome!:tcool:

[Shreddhead]

Oh ya, i do really like the Justice league opening, and the Tick was a lot of fun "Duh Dweee da da da dweee dow!"

A few more to toss into the ring:
Inspector Gadget:
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ANY of the MST3K opening themes:
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And of course Mighty Morphin Power Rangers:
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Any Kid that didnt play air guitar to that had no soul!

[Cure]

Phineas and Ferb.

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END OF THREAD.

[Jester]

Here's the GI Joe theme in sync...sorry...:P
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ANY of the MST3K opening themes.
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[KROW]

ANY of the MST3K opening themes:
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Ugh, big brainfart for me NOT to include that. That said, another I fancy:

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[MikeandRaph87]

Oh ya, i do really like the Justice league opening, and the Tick was a lot of fun "Duh Dweee da da da dweee dow!"

The one thing The Tick had that I liked was the Townsend Coleman/Rob Paulsen colalboration!

and of course Mighty Morphin Power Rangers:
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Any Kid that didnt play air guitar to that had no soul!

It may be nostalgia talking in light of learning of Thuy's death but long live the original six Power Rangers! I perferred one of ther action songs "Fight!" over the theme song:

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Goes great with the dramatic cut scenes of Star Wars duels!8)

[Shreddhead]

Red Dwarf opening was great.

I perferred one of ther action songs "Fight!" over the theme song:


Fight is another good one, but i like "I Will Win" even better

[Raphael86]

Super Mario Bros. Super Show. Man, I feel OLD.

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[Jester]

Fight is another good one, but i like "I Will Win" even better
What about...
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[Shreddhead]

What about...

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With all the great songs by Ron Wasserman, this is gonna turn into a wannabe Power Rangers appreciation thread lol!

Gotta love Ren and Stimpy:
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Now i dont know if any of you youngsters have ever even heard of this show, but i love The Prisoner:
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[Raphael86]

Anyone remember this one??

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I whigged when this one came on. So. Epic.

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And... I know it's not animated, but remember this one?

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Ah, memories.

[Jester]

I so remember David the Gnome.
What about this:
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[Raphael86]

I so remember David the Gnome.
What about this:
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OMG, I forgot about this!! I also remember Little Bits.

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edit: I forgot about the Noozles! My first anime.

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[Shreddhead]

Tales From the Cryptkeeper AHAHAHAHAHHAHAAA
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[Peanut]

I feel like I posted this before, but this is still the best.

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Also

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[MikeandRaph87]

Good ones, Jester. Go Green Ranger,go! is my second favorite PR song and my favorite ranger of all-time. Wish they could have found a way around the footage problem. The 2009 limited edition figure is my favorite non-turtle figure.:D

Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers? My mother has a video of my at the age of four dancing to the intro to black mail me.:oops:

[Lethal Lullaby]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6k12Z-XjNQ Invader Zim and...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnCLlXyx7rY Elfen Lied

[Guitar_Raph]

I so remember David the Gnome.
What about this:
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It was opposite...
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ON NBC (except in Houston, when it was seen @ 6:30 am)

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on CBS.

[Guitar_Raph]

What do these shows have in common?

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[Jester]

Lorenzo Music?

[Guitar_Raph]

Lorenzo Music?

CORRECT!

He voiced my two favorites, Tummi Gummi & Garfield.

[Zany Orange Dude]

Animaniacs theme song!:tgrin::tcool:

[Raphael86]

Tiny Toon Adventures yo!

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[TheCanadiandrome]

Man so many memories! Transformers and GI Joe movie themes, Red Dwarf! MMPR, Ghostbusters, Inspector Gadget, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego even, TMNT!

Love em all!

[ToTheNines]

Theme songs that I never skip:

Batman Beyond
The Sopranos
The Real Ghostbusters
Batman: TAS
Justice League
Spectacular Spider-Man
Cowboy Bebop
Hey Arnold!

[Shreddhead]

The Littles, yes! I havent seen that in years.

And OMG TMNT Canadian, How could i forget??
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[TheCanadiandrome]

The Littles, yes! I havent seen that in years.

And OMG TMNT Canadian, How could i forget??
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Duude! Thanks

[Zany Orange Dude]

I also love The Muppets Show theme song! Really catchy.

So is Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers!:tcool:

[TurtleTitan97]

The Darkwing Duck theme song.

[Lethal Lullaby]

1000 Ways to Die theme?

[Zany Orange Dude]

The Darkwing Duck theme song.

Oh Yeah-now that is one righteous theme!:tgrin::tcool:

[TurtleTitan97]

Oh Yeah-now that is one righteous theme!:tgrin::tcool:

Totally is dude! Also, my newest favorite is the theme song for Sonic Satam:

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Way past cool.:tcool:

[Storm Eagle]

M.A.S.K.
Transformers (third season)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (80s cartoon)
Visionaries
Silverhawks
Power Rangers Zeo
Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy
Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue
Power Rangers: DinoThunder
Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive
The Tomorrow People (90s version)
The Karate Kid
Double Dare
Finders Keepers
Think Fast

[TheCanadiandrome]

what about DragonBall Z? loved that one and DragonBall as well

[pannoni1]

GI Joe (Dic Version because I was born a little too late for the Sunbow version, and I think its even better!)
Filmation Ghostbusters (underrated compared to the ubiquitous Columbia/Dic RGB)
Jeopardy (going to a taping of it next week!)
Wheel of Fortune ('80s and '90s versions)
The Price is Right
Press Your Luck
Miami Vice
Duck Tales
Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers
TaleSpin
Jem
Inspector Gadget
The Sopranos
Mad About You
Unsolved Mysteries ('80s-'90s version)
Double Dare
Nickelodeon GUTS
Clarissa Explains it All
All That
Ren & Stimpy
Who's The Boss
Full House
LA Law
Moonlighting
Cheers
Get Smart
Underdog

It's a shame that since around the turn of the century that ad time has basically reduced many TV themes to stingers.

[Guitar_Raph]

Double Dare

The Nick version, no doubt.

This is the 1976 version on CBS.
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The theme was later used on NBC's Card Sharks.

[Lethal Lullaby]

Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy theme.
Aqua Team Hunger Force theme.

[TurtleTitan97]

Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy theme.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that theme, it was awesome. I loved that show back then, and I still love it now. Good times.

[Storm Eagle]

The Nick version, no doubt.

The theme was later used on NBC's Card Sharks.


Of course, of course. Everybody seems to have forgotten about, or never heard of the CBS game show of the same title hosted by Alex Trebek.

Since you mentioned Card Sharks, I also liked the second theme song better. I also liked the theme songs for Tic Tac Dough and Dick Clark's version of Pyramid.

[TheCanadiandrome]

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Jeopardy (going to a taping of it next week!)
Wheel of Fortune ('80s and '90s versions)
The Price is Right
Press Your Luck

It's a shame that since around the turn of the century that ad time has basically reduced many TV themes to stingers.

hell then i gotta add Family Feud from the Dawsome era then :tcool:

[Shreddhead]

Is there anyone here that doesn't know all the lyrics from Reading Rainbow?
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[Redmage1987]

Technically it's the outro, but still, lol.

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Loved this show when I was younger...

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and this...

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From school I remember these, lol.

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[Zany Orange Dude]

Totally is dude! Also, my newest favorite is the theme song for Sonic Satam:

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Way past cool.:tcool:

Yes! Yet another awesome theme song! Have to agree, it's totally way past cool.:twink:

Also there is the theme song that gets stuck in your head no matter what! And that theme is none other than DuckTales- woo hoo!:tgrin:

[Dirty Blond]

''From New York, mountain fortress of the ancient Incas, it's 'Late Night With David Letterman . . .' '' (http://youtu.be/v_qicmK13og)

[mysterycolor]

i ♥ the theme to cheers... because it seems so upbeat... then you listen to the full version "and your husband wants to be, a girl" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvRGh2NEjSU

[TheCanadiandrome]

Is there anyone here that doesn't know all the lyrics from Reading Rainbow?
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gotta love that and Magic School Bus

[Storm Eagle]

Dang, I forgot all about Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. I also like the "Hiro no Tsuki" ending theme to Outlaw Star.

[TurtleTitan97]

Dang, I forgot all about Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Aw man, I love that theme song. It's so awesome!:tgrin:

[Storm Eagle]

Aw man, I love that theme song. It's so awesome!:tgrin:

I don't care for the shortened version though.

[Shreddhead]

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Another classic:
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on the theme of the 80s i have to put this up:
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AND another personal favorite:
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[TheCanadiandrome]

Very worthy"
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AND another personal favorite:
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yes! loved em both

[Shreddhead]

You can thank me later when this song is stuck in your head:
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Did anyone else think Grimskull looked like Iron Maiden's Eddie?

[tomservo95]

Muppet show!!!!!!!

[Turo602]

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[Shreddhead]

Two more classics that i think just about everyone grew up with:

Sesame Street:
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Mr. Roger's Neighborhood:
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[Lethal Lullaby]

ah yes. Sesame Street. My learning tool as a child.

[Zany Orange Dude]

Mr. Rogers and his nifty sweater! Ahhh yes those were the days.

[TurtleTitan97]

I remember those. Good times indeed.

[Shreddhead]

What would our childhoods have been like without PBS?

[Storm Eagle]

Something is totally wrong with my brain. I keep forgetting about others. Anyway this was the theme they used for Another World starting in 1982, but I don't remember when they stopped.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m446umzSExQ&list=FLjVAoIuU9rI8xMq__mPDz-Q&index=11&feature=plpp_video

There's also The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Ferris Bueller, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, The Charmings, Inspector Gadget, Quantum Leap, and the theme they used for Hang Time seasons 2 through 6.

[Lethal Lullaby]

The Saw theme

[Guitar_Raph]

Two more classics that i think just about everyone grew up with:

Sesame Street:
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Mr. Roger's Neighborhood:
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As long as we on a PBS theme...

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[ZariusTwo]

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It kills me that this has no complete series box set yet

[shezcrafti]

I love this thread!!

+1 to whoever mentioned Animaniacs & Tiny Toons. I could never watch those intros without singing every word!

Here are some other favorites of mine that I don't think have been mentioned yet:

Fraggle Rock
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Grimm's Fairytale Classics
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Denver the Last Dinosaur
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Sailor Moon
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Out Of This World
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X-MEN
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Punky Brewster
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As for non-kiddie shows, I always loved the themes for ALF, Who's The Boss?, Perfect Strangers, & Twin Peaks.

Anyone remember this one??

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Yes! I love David the Gnome, and it had a great '80s-sounding theme song! Very Neverending Story-ish.

[shezcrafti]

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It kills me that this has no complete series box set yet

Wow, never expected to see that on here! You have awesome taste. :tsmile:

[Storm Eagle]

Yet some more: M.A.S.H. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gO7uemm6Yo), WKRP in Cincinnati (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4go-tz1m_TY&feature=related), Sailor Moon (English theme) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6_RZhh44NY), Dragon Ball Z (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c8FzDm4Gbo), and Naruto Shippuden (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5V9LJdGTE0).

By the way, I only just recently learned that Marilyn Manson covered the M.A.S.H. theme song. Sheesh.

[Shreddhead]

I love this thread!!


Fraggle Rock
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X-MEN
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Ah i forgot about fraggle rock!


Here's one a certain Rob Paulsen enthusiast might recognize a few voices...
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[TheCanadiandrome]

ah Bump in the Night! brings back some fond memories

[ZariusTwo]

Here's a couple from some UK based Saturday Morning Kids Shows

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[Shreddhead]

I have no clue what Parallel 9 is, but i am definitely going to have to check it out

[ZariusTwo]

I have no clue what Parallel 9 is, but i am definitely going to have to check it out

Good luck with that, as other than a few clips on Youtube it's impossible to track down. That's owed more to it's nature as a Magazine Show than anything, rights issues (such as for apperances by music stars, music videos and the other cartoons that aired on it) makes it impossible to release on DVD. That's the same reason you don't see any Saturday Morning Magazine shows on that format.

Even if you did find it, I recommend only watching the first season, as the complex story/set-up was toned down significantly and it became very simplistic, not to mention the entire cast was fired and replaced. Shame. It went right over some people's heads in a good way.

Some more long-forgotten UK shows

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(couldnt find the english version of the intro for that)


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[shezcrafti]

Gloriously cheesylicious '80s toon themes:

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
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M.A.S.K.
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Prince Valiant
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[Zany Orange Dude]

Freakazoid Theme!:tcool:

[TurtleTitan97]

Garfield & Friends:

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[Zany Orange Dude]

Garfield & Friends:

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Catchy tune.:tsmile:

[TurtleTitan97]

Catchy tune.:tsmile:

Indeed. One of my childhood favorites.:tcool:

[Zany Orange Dude]

Remember the old Bugs Bunny Show? I love the opening song This is It. Can't remember if that was the name or if it is On with the Show? Either way, I love the song!

[TurtleTitan97]

Remember the old Bugs Bunny Show? I love the opening song This is It. Can't remember if that was the name or if it is On with the Show? Either way, I love the song!

Oh yeah, I remember that. That was "This is It".

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[Zany Orange Dude]

Oh yeahh, I remember that. That was "This is It".

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Yes that's it! Love that song! I can listen to it on repeat and not get sick of it!

[Lethal Lullaby]

The Dead Silence theme.

[Shreddhead]

The Odd Couple is another one that can get stuck in your head for days:
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[Guitar_Raph]

Oh yeah, I remember that. That was "This is It".

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A classic.

There's the 1984-85 opening
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Here's the 90's intro.
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[Guitar_Raph]

I had no idea about this game show because Houston, Dallas & San Antonio didn't carry it.

The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour was seen on NBC @ 2:00, opposite General Hospital & Guiding Light. In fact, Houston & San Antonio both had the Waltons reruns instead.


It was later used as a car cue & as the theme to Superball on TPIR.
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[LeoNerdo]

Can't let a favorites TV related thread go by w/out mentioning Moo Mesa. Ryan Brown is a genius!!
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as for live action.....
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[TurtleTitan97]

Anyone remember this rad theme song?:tcool:

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[Zany Orange Dude]

The Bonker's theme was pretty cool. Drives my sister nuts though.:P

[Guitar_Raph]

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These are the famous ABC bumpers they used in the 1980's & 1990's. I always liked the singing trio bit.

[Shreddhead]

I cant quite put my finger on it, but there is something about each of the Drew Carey show intros that i really enjoy :D

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