Welcome to the ILX TV theme tunes poll.
Hopefully it should provide us all something a little more different and light hearted to talk about and enjoy while shit goes crazy with elections and storms and overpolling and everything else.
Nominate as many tv theme tunes as you'd like. I'll collect the list and start a voting thread after next Monday. Feel free to choose any piece of music associated with a TV show i.e. just because a band has also released that theme as a song elsewhere doesn't mean it shouldn't be allowed here. No remixes or anything though, what made the show only.
Youtubes welcome.
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Friday, 2 November 2012 13:59 (6 months ago) Permalink
My Three Sons
― how's life, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:01 (6 months ago) Permalink
Crazy non MM/DD/YYYY date schemes!
Knight RiderBarney MillerThe A-TeamThe SimpsonsThe EqualizerSanford & SonWelcome Back Kotter
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:02 (6 months ago) Permalink
Spider-Man (1967)Spider-Man and His Amazing FriendsThe Spectacular Spider-Man
― how's life, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:02 (6 months ago) Permalink
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― Mr. Zone A (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:02 (6 months ago) Permalink
The Streets of San FranciscoSWATI SpyThe Mod SquadIt's a LivingOne Day at a TimeThe Love BoatSesame StreetThe Twilight Zone
― Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:03 (6 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, a hoy hoy. Do you mean November 12 or December 11?
― how's life, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:03 (6 months ago) Permalink
The Jeffersons
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:03 (6 months ago) Permalink
BatmanHawaii 5-0
Hopefully those will fight it out for 1-2
― Hans von Jerkoffsky (WilliamC), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:03 (6 months ago) Permalink
UnderdogTaxiFishThe Tracey Ullman Show
― Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:04 (6 months ago) Permalink
Have Gun – Will Travel
― how's life, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:05 (6 months ago) Permalink
Can we nominate each iteration of The Cosby Show's theme? Because it changed every season.
Also, Fat Albert. HEY HEY HEY
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:05 (6 months ago) Permalink
Doctor WhoThe Rockford Files
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:05 (6 months ago) Permalink
Oh crap I forgot Americans do things in that silly backwards way. I mean the 12th November.
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:06 (6 months ago) Permalink
Star Trek
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:06 (6 months ago) Permalink
But this is def going to be my ballot #1. So the bizness:
― Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:07 (6 months ago) Permalink
If you want to vote for something that isn't the general theme or if it changes please specify i.e.
Sienfeld basslineThe Wire Season 2 themeSome show w/ a different end theme End Theme
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:07 (6 months ago) Permalink
So Whine-dawg is that a vote for The Nanny?
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:08 (6 months ago) Permalink
WKRP in Cincinnati opening themeWKRP in Cincinnati end theme
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:08 (6 months ago) Permalink
WMC - There have been many Batman shows over the years. Can you be more specific? I presume you mean the NANANANANANABATMAN one but hey
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:09 (6 months ago) Permalink
The Price is Right?
― frogbs, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:11 (6 months ago) Permalink
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowAliceSilver SpoonsSaved By the BellLittle House on the Prairie
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:11 (6 months ago) Permalink
The Facts of Life
Starsky & Hutch
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:12 (6 months ago) Permalink
ThunderbirdsWhatever Happened to the Likely LadsThe AvengersThis Is Your Life (UK)Twin PeaksCrossroads White HorsesThe Adventures of Robinson CrusoeMan in a SuitcaseMission ImpossibleZ-Cars
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:12 (6 months ago) Permalink
Should I maybe do a corresponding youtube thread?
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:12 (6 months ago) Permalink
Greatest American Hero
― how's life, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:13 (6 months ago) Permalink
X-FilesUnderdogSalute Your ShortsHey DudeClarissa Explains It AllRugratsRocko's Modern Life
― Mordy, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:14 (6 months ago) Permalink
The Clothes Show (In the Night by The Pet Shop Boys)
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:15 (6 months ago) Permalink
Brideshead Revisited
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:15 (6 months ago) Permalink
I presume you mean the NANANANANANABATMAN one but hey
That's the one.
Also
"For Pete's Sake" - the Monkees 2nd season closing credits song. Probably my favorite Monkees track.
― Hans von Jerkoffsky (WilliamC), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:16 (6 months ago) Permalink
Not really feeling kosher about nominating repurposed songs, but both The Golden Girls and Portlandia would get my votes if I weren't so skittish.
― Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:17 (6 months ago) Permalink
I thought the robot voice "More than meets the eye" was so cool when I was a kid.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:18 (6 months ago) Permalink
xpost (I guess that IS admittedly a new recording in the case of TGG.)
― Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:18 (6 months ago) Permalink
Roobarb & Custard
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:18 (6 months ago) Permalink
I don't think most people know the song from The Golden Girls for anything other than being The Golden Girls theme.
BBC Cricket/Test Match Special (Soul limbo)Black BeautyFather Ted
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:19 (6 months ago) Permalink
"Get Stuffed"
The theme song for the late-night 5 min cookery programme, "Get Stuffed"
― Mark G, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:19 (6 months ago) Permalink
*brain fart* the robot sings "robots in disguise"
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:19 (6 months ago) Permalink
Full HouseFriendsTiny Toon AdventuresBatman: The Animated SeriesDeadman Wonderland
― Mordy, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:21 (6 months ago) Permalink
World In Action
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:21 (6 months ago) Permalink
Batman Animated Series
every villain on that show has a theme and most of them are amazing (Freeze, Clayface, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Joker, Penguin) but I'm not sure if those count
― g simmel, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:21 (6 months ago) Permalink
xp sorry, missed it
― g simmel, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:22 (6 months ago) Permalink
Tomorrow's World
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:22 (6 months ago) Permalink
Family Matters gets my obligatory Jesse Frederick vote: "There must be some magic clue inside these gentle walls."
― Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:22 (6 months ago) Permalink
the bill cosby show - the orig show
― flag this post and die (roxymuzak), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:24 (6 months ago) Permalink
60 Minutes
― 5-Hour Enmity (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:24 (6 months ago) Permalink
― g simmel, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:21 (30 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i think that they do if you name them. I know im nomming and voting for the Ultimate Warrior and Dusty Rhodes themes, don't see why cartoon character themes are any different.
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Friday, 2 November 2012 14:25 (6 months ago) Permalink
I think there's a strong case for separate results roll outs by jurisdiction of voter here.
― Jeff W, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:25 (6 months ago) Permalink
Friends
I will ceaselessly mock anyone who votes for this. I love the show, but the song makes me want to DIE.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 November 2012 14:27 (6 months ago) Permalink
Karl has recently been working as a voiceover artist on UK digital television station Nuts TV.
He is well known for his recurring role in the commercials for the Flash brand of cleaning products.
He supports Charlton Athletic F.C..[1]
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Thursday, 8 November 2012 16:45 (6 months ago) Permalink
Oi Jacko
oh no, no jest w/ animal hospital, the sublime contrast twixt the halting emoto-quiver of a kenny g and the fiery overblown brotzmannesque eye-bleeder wounded bleat-howl of a distressed animal in need of veterinary assistance, atop the most artfully banal breezy workaday daytime ditty is nothing short of jaw dropping. the sheer inoffensiveness of it is so titillatingly offensive that I love it, and i think they knew exactly what they were up to with this.better than cagney and lacey anyhow.
― iglu ferrignu, Thursday, 8 November 2012 18:29 (6 months ago) Permalink
Dad's Army
― Jeff W, Thursday, 8 November 2012 19:03 (6 months ago) Permalink
big blue marblechico and the man
― slugbuggy, Thursday, 8 November 2012 19:15 (6 months ago) Permalink
Bots MasterRebootAlfred Hitchcock PresentsStar Trek: Deep Space 9
― MarkoP, Friday, 9 November 2012 18:08 (6 months ago) Permalink
so have we named all the tv themes yet then
― Number None, Friday, 9 November 2012 18:13 (6 months ago) Permalink
A quick control-f for Lancelot Link Secret Chimp reveals that the answer to your question is "No"
― Oneohchex Point Charlie (Spectrist), Friday, 9 November 2012 18:22 (6 months ago) Permalink
Lancelot Link Secret Chimp
― Jeff W, Friday, 9 November 2012 18:28 (6 months ago) Permalink
also:
Man About The HouseWhodunnitButterfliesAngling Today ("The Mugwump")Crown Court
― Jeff W, Friday, 9 November 2012 18:30 (6 months ago) Permalink
Soap
― ~ (Matt #2), Friday, 9 November 2012 18:31 (6 months ago) Permalink
Fuck, how did I forget this??? I was just talking about it last week...
― emil.y, Friday, 9 November 2012 18:47 (6 months ago) Permalink
I'll do the second tally tomorrow. Need to throw these in though:
WWE Ultimate Warrior ThemeWWE/WCW Dusty Rhodes ThemeWWE Stone Cold Steve Austin ThemeWCW Monday Nitro ThemeWCW nWo Theme
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Friday, 9 November 2012 19:32 (6 months ago) Permalink
Wait if we can do individual wrestlers' themes this is gonna get crazy.
― xanthanguar (cwkiii), Friday, 9 November 2012 19:38 (6 months ago) Permalink
Blankety Blank, Blankety BlankBlankety Blank, Blankety BlankBlankety Blank, Blankety BlankBlankety BlankBlankety Blank
nah man, it's had a remix
I have had wine and seen fireworks and had more wine, which is the perfect condition to have a sudden fit of remembering childhood tv themes and posting six billion of them on this thread. back in a bit
― a panda, Malmö (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 9 November 2012 19:51 (6 months ago) Permalink
(after reading whole thread) NickB, Billy Dods, aldo OTM. and "an addendum with country specific votes would be cool." -- yes!
Think you guys have covered most things I like but here's a couple more:Danger ManHart Beat (Tony Hart, not the crappy Nick Berry Heartbeat)
and two from the "ok, you don't have to like the show" category:Third Rock from the SunGalaxy High
(I really hate the Eagles but if Galaxy High and HGTTG both make it that's two Eagles-related themes I'll be voting for - the redeeming power of synths I guess)
― a panda, Malmö (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 9 November 2012 22:24 (6 months ago) Permalink
A wee bit of Australiana...
Rod & Val Taylor's Inner Space [Sven Libaek]:
Four Corners:
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 10 November 2012 05:53 (6 months ago) Permalink
Er, RON & Val Taylor's INNER SPACE, that is.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 10 November 2012 05:56 (6 months ago) Permalink
Thank you for the Blankety Blank remix spacecadet! Makes me think of v/vm's mix of Snooker Loopy
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Saturday, 10 November 2012 13:15 (6 months ago) Permalink
Kids Incorporated
― crüt, Sunday, 11 November 2012 09:02 (6 months ago) Permalink
duck talesgummy bearschip and dales rescue rangers
― flag this post and die (roxymuzak), Sunday, 11 November 2012 16:15 (6 months ago) Permalink
gummy bears
thank you. I was hesitant to go there.
― crüt, Sunday, 11 November 2012 19:06 (6 months ago) Permalink
im super ill and not in the mood for 15 mins of c&p so either i'll sort this tomorrow morning or wednesday.
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 11 November 2012 19:18 (6 months ago) Permalink
― suggest butt (Pillbox), Sunday, 11 November 2012 19:28 (6 months ago) Permalink
Raggy DollsDogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
― Well, ILE be damned! (seandalai), Sunday, 11 November 2012 22:10 (6 months ago) Permalink
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
― abanana, Sunday, 11 November 2012 22:22 (6 months ago) Permalink
Alvin & The Chipmunks
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 11 November 2012 23:19 (6 months ago) Permalink
Hey guys hey guys - I haven't had time to read any of this thread bcz it's been growing too fast but can I push against the thread title and suggest that only actual theme tunes should be in the final noms list, not old songs reused?
also everyone listen to the theme from Bob Spiers-directed 90s Australian sitcom The Adventures Of Lano & Woodley and enjoy it popping into your head for the next few years:
― all-mod scone (sic), Sunday, 11 November 2012 23:39 (6 months ago) Permalink
Doctor Who theme (70s version)
Why you hurt Delia in her haert
(I agree it’s probably easiest to put down either a generic “Dr Who Theme” entry, or lump all nommed versions (Ron/Delia, Letts edit of Delia 1, Letts edit of Delia 2, Letts edit of Delia 3, Hodgson/Kingsland “Delaware” version, Murray [shudder] Gold 1, Murray Gold 2, Murray Gold 3, Murray Gold 4 into one. [Or make sarahel pick just one out of the last four, since she’s not specified.])
Our Alice can do this theme with every word, precisely.
Full song or TV version?
Britishers, you get a HUGE fail for not nomming:- MINDER!!!!!!
This song is called I Could Be So Good For You btw fyi a hoy hoy, but was indeed written to be the theme (and reached #3!)
I assume this isn't eligible, but a most excellent 8 seconds all the same:
I’d vote for the Thames ident tbh
If ppl don’t know, the Cheers theme (Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Gary Portnoy is another one with a full-length version that came out as a 7” but was never used in the show until once, eight years in:
― all-mod scone (sic), Monday, 12 November 2012 00:36 (6 months ago) Permalink
Looking through the nominations, I'm assuming the theme to "60 Minutes" means this?
― MarkoP, Monday, 12 November 2012 00:54 (6 months ago) Permalink
Yes. And I was (only kind of) joking.
― 5-Hour Enmity (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 12 November 2012 01:00 (6 months ago) Permalink
Bruce Forsyth and The Generation GameOn The Move
― Jeff W, Monday, 12 November 2012 11:51 (6 months ago) Permalink
Match of the day
― paolo, Monday, 12 November 2012 12:11 (6 months ago) Permalink
i always disliked the cheers song since childhood.
― billstevejim, Monday, 12 November 2012 20:41 (6 months ago) Permalink
it's like, too sappy sounding for a sitcom. i want all my sitcom themes to sound like "whats happening."
― billstevejim, Monday, 12 November 2012 20:47 (6 months ago) Permalink
this is probably a tougher question that i wouldn't be able to answer without thinking really hard, but which shows had the best 5-second transitional music between scenes? and which cartoons had the best music playing in the background while the story was taking place?
i don't remember which shows did this, but there were a couple 80's cartoons that straight-up stole the background music from heathcliff and inspector gadget.
― billstevejim, Monday, 12 November 2012 20:54 (6 months ago) Permalink
they were prolly in other shows produced by DIC but still.. the budget must have been so low that they couldn't throw together something new, figuring no one would notice.
― billstevejim, Monday, 12 November 2012 20:55 (6 months ago) Permalink
I just remembered Pepper Ann! And Fillmore! Is it too late to nom those now? And the Kim Possible theme by Christina Milian (hey, I liked it).
― Duane Barry, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 00:45 (6 months ago) Permalink
weeds - I liked the conceit of having it performed by a different artist week to week.
― suggest butt (Pillbox), Tuesday, 13 November 2012 04:12 (6 months ago) Permalink
One more? Bizarre Japanese children's show with a ten second theme, not one note wasted:
Kure Kure Takora (aka Gimme Gimme Octopus)
― Oneohchex Point Charlie (Spectrist), Tuesday, 13 November 2012 06:32 (6 months ago) Permalink
Chocky
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 12:58 (6 months ago) Permalink
one more rep for Mysterious Cities Of Gold. no kids show should have a theme this melancholy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfb_BBnXFHw
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 14:19 (6 months ago) Permalink
and this MONSTER too
i still really really want to go in the Fun House
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 14:20 (6 months ago) Permalink
i suppose not, but this is kind of the best song ever.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 14:23 (6 months ago) Permalink
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, November 13, 2012 2:20 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark
in many ways I've never left
― Number None, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 14:29 (6 months ago) Permalink
y'all can carry on nominating until tomorrow morning, when i will finally get around to the tallying and voting thread. until then argh illness and dark room.
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 13 November 2012 16:48 (6 months ago) Permalink
stoked that there is a wider base for 'mysterious cities of gold'! Absolutely haunted my memory from age 6/7 until I rediscovered the show in my late teens.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 14:57 (6 months ago) Permalink
ok you've got until i make a cup of tea to sort out how you want yr doctor who themes or whatever and then i'll make the next thread.
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 16:00 (6 months ago) Permalink
ILM BEST EVER TV THEME TUNES VOTING THREAD - VOTING ENDS 28th November 2012
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 16:27 (6 months ago) Permalink