The best theme song of all time is:

This was my first thought also. But I have to admit that Airwolf makes a good argument....

@jhinra Was in my head too much the other day. My fault for actually staying thru the whole 11 minutes.

this one:

@mossygreen You win. We need more Sid and Marty Krofft.

@remo28 Is it The TV Theme Song Singalong Songbook of which you speak? If so, I had them too! That's why I could at one point sing the Hogan's Heros theme! I think I still have both volumes.

@mossygreen I had to google and look at the images to be sure, but yes I had both of those. The books may still be at my dads house, or he may have gotten rid of them, hard to say.

@hippiechik My little sister (45) still gets annoyed when I make Sleestak noises at her to scare her like when we were kids.

@mehjohnson That raises the musical question: What's a sleestak?

@ivansgreat My hubby and I went to Comikaze in Los Angeles a couple weeks ago, and they had KITT there. I had the song stuck in my head off and on all weekend. :)

@ivansgreat So, I'm a bit too young for this show, and this was the first time I've heard this song. Does anyone hear a similarity in the background "bassish" beat to the theme song from Outsourced (by Punjabi MC)?

@thejackalope he does have a song called knight Rider bhangra..

@thejackalope Also Timbaland and Magoo sample the song for "Clock Strikes"

@KDemo This is EXACTLY what I came here to write, and here you had already written it. Top shelf, my friend. Best theme song of anything of any time of ever.

@shubydoo - But which was better, the movie or the TV theme? ;-)

@KDemo Yes.

@BillLehecka I was gonna go with Sopranos or The Wire, but they used real songs that already existed so I thought it was cheating.

@hchavers Isn't it just "and the rest" vs. "theprofessorandmaryann" (all jammed together) or was there more?

@hchavers or are you referring to it having an opening song and a closing song. Same tune, different lyrics.

@ParadisePete just those two. But you didn't recite the entire song. I am a little dissappointed.

@hchavers If I thought about it, I could probably get most of the theme song. I used to be able to recite it. Gilligan's Island also seems an appropriate choice given last night's FUKU event. A 3 hour click... A 3 hour click

@mediobarkre you get the prize! @Barney, tell the man about the color purple.

There are two theme songs. The one at the beginning and the one at the end...that finishes with "so join us here each week my friends you're sure to get a smile...from seven stranded castaways...here at Gilligans aisle."

@hchavers I'd have to cheat for the closing credits. The channel I used to watch the reruns on always talked over the ending credits. So I only remember part of it. No phone no light no motor cars not a single luxury. Like Robinson Carusoe it's as primitive as can be. So join us here each week my friend your sure to catch a smile from 7 stranded castaways here on Gilligans Isle.

@hchavers @mediobarkre I love purple.

@ParadisePete

@ParadisePete I thought that "Believe it or not" was orginally radio hit, then adapted to the show. This would disqualify it as a "theme" song.

@hchavers Nope. It was one of relatively few TV themes to be a hit record (compared to the large number of movie songs that do), but it was a theme song first before becoming a hit.

@ParadisePete that's what I came to say. It's hands down the best.

"Who could it be?
Believe it or not it's just me."

@ParadisePete I came here to post this here. I'm glad I wasn't first.

@ParadisePete I knew my fellow mehions wouldn't let me down on this one. This was the best by far.

@2many2no Do what now?...I KNOW, I KNOW.....do what now?

@ronnyd I played bass in my junior high jazz band in 1977-78. At least once a week someone would say "Hey! Play Barney Miller!"

@SSteve There's just something about it. Love it! And, yes, the bass line kicks butt!!

@PocketBrain Absolutely

@sp3ar

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Opening and Closing Theme from TeeVees Greatest on Vimeo.

@The_Baron Lol forgot about lambchop! We are old?

@mehjohnson I was a teenager when Lambchop was on. I just remember this song coming on and having to quickly change the channel. "Crap, It's stuck in my head again"

@The_Baron Is that song still going on?

@TaRDy Only if Shari Lewis wound up in hell.

@SSteve This is the song they play on repeat in hell. Every 100 cycles, they toss on some Rebecca Black.

@neuromancer Good one. That movie was awesome when I was eleven.

@neuromancer Related, Queen made the best theme songs

@PocketBrain That movie is awesome right now.

@The_Baron i almost have princes of the universe memorized. i know all the words... just can never get them in the right order.

@katylava Same here. I always start, "I AM IMMORTAL..oh, wait"

@The_Baron I HAVE INSIDE ME BLOOD OF KINGS I HAVE NO RIVAL NO MAN CAN BE MY EQUAL... okay i'll stop now

@Deanmeh McGarret was the man. Started the term "five-o" for cops of course. I put effort into hitting the high note on 5th-6th grade trumpet.

@Deanmeh I know this thread's gone dormant, but it suddenly occurred to me that I know the answer. Turns out, you got it right. (Although "Rawhide" should also be mentioned somewhere on this page.)

@thejackalope I'm sure autocorrect changed "Cake" to "Cream", right?

@SSteve No, actually. I just made that post pre-coffee... Thanks for the correction!

@thejackalope I love Cake! And I might have to second your idea just because of the blonde.

@thejackalope there's a part of the song where i like to vocalize the instrumentation as "banana-nut". it amuses me.

@belzarak Sounds like Perd Hapley wrote that one.

@TimWalter Peter Gunn is really and truly one of the great theme songs, and just a great song in general. If you have Amazon Prime, a soundtrack album is availble in Prime Music (also Mr. Lucky Goes Latin).

@SSteve Primus sucks.

@phatmass I loved when Mister Rogers introduced the band.

@PacoTLM did yo uknow the ACTUAL Texas Ranger musem in Waco, has a whole (maybe 10x20) room devoted to that show, with lots of Memoribilia and props on display? (Behind Glass, on Loan From Chuck Himself)

@JasonToon Thank you for using the Proper Version, before Joel Left.

@JasonToon Don't feel sorry. I keep having more awesome theme songs pop into my head. Like this:

@JasonToon And this:

@JasonToon And this (this one almost made me cry-maybe I'm working too hard):

@JasonToon which, of course, leads to this:

@JasonToon They just weren't ready for a comedic western, so this didn't last long:

@SSteve Dang! I'd forgotten F Troop

@carl669

@rockblossom Manimal:

@SSteve Ha! If you could see me, you would know there's no way I have a "fitness thing". I only exercise to maintain enough strength to lift beer bottles. :-)

@parodymandotcom You get the best exercise if you lift growlers.

@SSteve You are my guru.

@kaighintze Yep. That's how it happens. All of a sudden one more pops into your head and you say "I can't believe I didn't think of this one!!" Case in point: Danny Bonaduce is one of the significant factors in why I play bass.

@kaighintze And this: Floyd is another reason why I play bass.

@mediobarkre Of course that brings this to mind: There's Uncle Joe he's doin’ lots of blow at the Junction.

@mediobarkre I love purple.

@jchristner Ha! I can't belive I forgot Fraggle Rock!. I'm changing my vote.

I need to go to bed. Otherwise I'd just sit here and think of more and more. Especially since my wife is in on it now.

Ok, just one more. This is the last one for the night, I swear.

@SSteve I think that just broke me out of this funk I've been in all day. So, thanks!

@Kleineleh Always remember: Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper, and Snorky are always there for you.

@duodec YES!!! Written By Danny Elfman, who also scored the Michael Keaton/Tim Burton Batman Movies(and most of the rest of Burton's Movies).And Of course, the Simpsons Theme. also, a Member of Oingo Boingo. and married to Bridget Fonda.

@readnj I was thinking about The Jetsons too. That has a tremendous band arrangement.

@readnj hong kong phooey if we're going cartoons