I don't know if any of you will remember this but there was a show on when I was a kid called The Courtship of Eddie's Father. It was about a single dad (widow) and his son. The theme song gets stuck in my head now and then, I don't know why it sticks after all these years:

People let me tell you 'bout my best friend,
He's a warm hearted person who'll love me till the end.
People let me tell you 'bout my best friend,
He's a one boy cuddly toy, my up, my down, my pride and joy.

People let me tell you 'bout him he's so much fun
Whether we're talkin' man to man or whether we're talking son to son.
Cause he's my best friend.
Yes he's my best friend.
(scat finish).

did you play french horn or trombone in high school lol! i love the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine theme song too...

now that im home with a one year old, i must admit im starting to love the Backyardigans song...i find myself humming it while im vacuuming!

I'm late to the game, I think most of the ones I would have said have already been mentioned, though I don't think I saw "Happy Days" (Sunday, Monday, Happy Days...). There were also some classic "no words" theme songs to some great 80s shows I loved like Miami Vice, Hill Street Blues, LA Law. I loved TV in the 80s. I also loved Roseanne's opening music (good early 90s TV).

I just got into Voyager recently-however, I was 1st chair alto sax in middle school! I did love me a french horn (and trombone) though!

ETA: Backyardigans is the jam in my house! And we don't even have any kids under 9!

The Hills.. even though it's just a Natasha Beddingfield song. it still rocks

also Charmed!!!
"I am the sun, I am the air..
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
See I've already waited too long
And all my hope is gone.."

and One tree Hill..i always loved that Gavin DeGraw song

You beat me to it! I love the Muppets!

I liked it better when they used "Rock Around the Clock." :cool:

"The Wild, Wild West," "Hogan's Heroes" and "The Andy Griffith Show" were always favorites of mine. (And yes, the theme song for "The Andy Griffith Show" does have words: "Come and take down your fishin' pole, and meet me at the fishin' hole . . . .")

And NA, nothing gets my blood pumping like the theme song for "The Amazing Race." ;)

That's right! I loved that one too.
LOL. HOW did I forget that one? I'll understand if you want to kick me off the team... :(

I'd say the theme from Maude was ahead of its time.

I still love the theme to "I Love Lucy," especially when it used to have the words sung along to it.

Never. Our ability to laugh off little things like this will be just part of what makes us unbeatable. ;)

LOL. Oo! And we should come up with our OWN team theme song!!!

/sorry for the hijack

I like the theme song from the show Taxi.

How did I foget "The Monkees"?

Oh no! I didn't know there were actually lyrics! It's really a depressing song, not at all what I ever imagined it would be. I think I'll go back to humming....

Has anyone mentioned Miami Vice? I think that was another instrumental but I can't be sure.

Here's a good one... BAYWATCH.

I'll be there...

Themes to "Phyllis" and "Rhoda", spin-offs from The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

"Maude" theme song was awesome.

as an old friend would say, "Hells yeah!"

I'm also partial to the "Gummi Bears" theme song.

Gummi bears, boucing here and there and everywhere...:)

ETA : The Cosby show and The Wonder Years...What would you do if I sang out of tune....

oh man, how did we all forget The Wonder Years? that was such a cute show...

My favorite will always be the closing theme from "The Roundhouse" that used to come on Nickelodeon. For the life of me, I can't find it anywhere on the net and I'd love to hear it just one more time. :(

Whenever my life gets me so down,
I know I can go down,
To where the music and the fun never ends.
As long as that music keeps playing,
You know what I'm saying,
I know that I can find a friend,
Down at the ROUNDHOUSE :D

ETA: AAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As soon as I posted, I tried an old link to a sound file that had long since been removed and it WORKED. After months of searching dead end links, I GOT TO HEAR MY SONG OFF THAT VERY FIRST ONE I TRIED MONTHS AGO!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D

Oh gosh...I loved those Nickelodeon shows growing up! Salute Your Shorts, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Hey Dude....

I loved the theme to Clarissa Explains it All

But other ones I love...Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Friends....those are my favorites!

Navy JAG
Walker, Texas Ranger.
Doctor Who

I always liked the scene from the movie M*A*S*H when "Suicide Is Painless" is played - it fits the mood.

Has anyone mentioned:

Cheers

WKRP in Cincinnati (both of them!) These are the opening lyrics:

"Baby, if you've ever wondered
Wondered whatever became of me
I'm living on the air in Cincinnati
Cincinnati
WKRP

Got kind of tired of packin' and unpackin'
Town to Town
Up and down the dial
Maybe you and me
Were never meant to be
Just maybe think of me
Once in a while
I'm at WKRP in Cincinnati.

About the closing lyrics:
The ending theme song, a cool little rock ditty, was done by a group of studio musicians in Atlanta, GA. The words are unintelligible for a very simple reason -- there are no words! The vocal was basically a "scratch" track, i.e., a vocal track recorded solely to help the musicians and the show's producers get a feel for the song and the lyric melody. But the producers liked it as is, and it was never changed, so there aren't any words, just meaningless gibberish! (from www.imdb.com)

the theme song to Gilligan's Island is pretty catchy.. def one of my favs
Pepper Ann, and Doug also had the best theme songs