Favourite TV Theme Tunes

[wickesy]

I was just looking through my favourites on YouTube and thought this might be a good topic for a thread.

What are your favourite TV theme tunes of all time?

This is mine - brings back memories of Saturday nights when I was a kid, eating my dinner in front of the TV. I remember watching this and chucking my peas all over the floor one night before I learnt how to cut things properly

CHiPs

 

[CustardTart]

Great idea, David!

One of mine would have to be the theme tune to Robinson Crusoe that was on in the summer hols when I was a kid - I absolutely loved the music and remember it fondly even now...

Also, The Flashing Blade was fab too...

Oh and the original Tomorrow People series!!! I can't leave that out - the guy who played Stephen was my first crush... This storyline was my fave - I even bought the accompanying book! I think it was because Stephen wore a kilt...

AND I STILL WANT A JAUNTING BELT!!!!

 

[Nix]

From my childhood:
Action Force It was GI Joe for Brits basically. They dubbed GI Joe characters with international voices and made it more world wide instead of US focused. Win!
Poddington Peas YES!
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh I was obsessed with this when I was a kid. It probably sparked my interest in Disney. Well this and the fact my mum used to read Disney pic books to me when I was little.
Penny Crayon I wanted to be able to do this when I was young.
The Raccoons I LOVE this. I have the sing along video tape somewhere.

 

[pixiepower04]

Baywatch, Airwolf, A-Team, Knightrider, Quincy, Charlies Angels & Hart to Hart

 

[jjk]

mine would have to be Knightrider and the A team

 

[fuse04]

Great idea, David!

One of mine would have to be the theme tune to Robinson Crusoe that was on in the summer hols when I was a kid - I absolutely loved the music and remember it fondly even now...

Also, The Flashing Blade was fab too...

Oh and the original Tomorrow People series!!!

you beat me to it but I must have to add the Banana Splits...Tra, la, la...la, la, la, la.....tra, la, la...la, la, la, la

 

[mandymouse]

LOL, I loved the theme to the Banana Split too. I also liked Rainbow and the Six Million Dollar man ~ ahh those were the days

 

[Natasha&Matt]

I loved...

The Gummi Bears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loUNoy0Qub0

The Wuzzles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm1qbbki6z4

Rainbow Brite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35cRCGy8n54

She-ra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quzY7ONePM4

 

[florida sun]

Hi guys, dont want to ruin the fun of this thread, but before linking any You Tube videos can you have a quick scan down of the comments on the Youtube video that your linking to. I have had a quick scan and there are a couple with extremley bad language in the comments(why people feel they have to do this is beyond me), and of course if they are too bad we will have to remove the link.

Just to claify - Links to You Tube are fine as long as there is no extreme profanity in the comments coloums of the link. Cheers

Now back to the thread... I also love the Banana Splits, but another favorite of mine was H R Puffinstuff.

 

[wickesy]

Another two of my favourites:

The Professionals

The Sweeney

As well as being great tunes and programmes they were both directed and/or produced at some point by a familiar name to me - David Wickes.

The Sweeney - Closing Credits (Spot the former Eastenders actress in these)

EDIT: Sorry Sue, I never gave the comments a thought. I've changed the link in my first message to a 'clean' version.

 

[Tink2312]

Mine are:

The Gummi bears - reminds me of lazy Sunday mornings

Sharkey and George

Baywatch - I think it's because it was on a Saturday night and I used to watch it with my tea on my lap - it was so much fun Can't post link as can't find a clean one

Thundercats Thundercats HOOOOOO!!!

My Little Pony I had all the figures and movies and I think at one point I wanted to be one of them - yes I was a strange child

Care Bears Do the Care Bears countdown....

Great thread idea!!!!!!!

BTW I think I've checked pretty well for you know what's - why anyone would want to use that language on a Care Bears video is beyond me!!

 

[Cyrano]

Robinson Crusoe that was on in the summer hols when I was a kid - I absolutely loved the music and remember it fondly even now...

you beat me to it but I must have to add the Banana Splits...Tra, la, la...la, la, la, la.....tra, la, la...la, la, la, la

Remember both of these fondly

 

[jockey]

Great thread

I loved the banana splits the sweeney, the a team and Night rider

 

[Lizzybear]

Loads, i'm a bit of a TV themes nut Favourites are probably Blockbusters, Superted, Supergran (love Billy Connolly!), Rainbow Brite, Care Bears, Round the Twist, Duck Tales, Inspector Gadget and Knightmare. You can tell i'm an 80s kid

 

[Natasha&Matt]

Loads, i'm a bit of a TV themes nut Favourites are probably Blockbusters, Superted, Supergran (love Billy Connolly!), Rainbow Brite, Care Bears, Round the Twist, Duck Tales, Inspector Gadget and Knightmare. You can tell i'm an 80s kid

Round the twist haha classic was it branson or bronson? that had the smelly feet haha!

 

[~Piglet~]

I have the Banana Splits as my ringtone

One of my favourite theme tunes is from the late 70's/early 80's cartoon Battle of the Planets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acOnskcyrtA
it still makes gives me goosebumps, I love it G-Force - always five, acting as one!!

Other faves include: Magnum PI, Sweeney, Hill St Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Rockford Files, The A Team and He-Man (by the power of Grayskull!)

 

[joolz1910]

Why Don't You - I can still remember the words. That or Grange Hill - I LOVED that flying sausage on the fork.

 

[Ware Bears]

It was horses all the way for me as a kid

Black Beauty

Follyfoot

and the summer holidays wouldn't have been the same without White Horses and Belle and Sebastian

Oh, those were the days.

 

[Chilly]

Some great theme tunes!

I loved The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Dogtanian, Raggy Dolls, Button Moon, [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lav92tfPNBg&feature=related"] Pigeon Sreet, [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDs8VMz-cuc&feature=related"] Trap Door [/URL][/URL]and The Littlest Hobo

 

[MandyJane]

I used to love the theme tune to "The Likely Lads".... "Oh whatever happened to you whatever happened to me".Once you start singing it you can't get it out of your head!!!