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Best TV Theme Tunes of the 80s and late 70s

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  • def chrisdef chris
    edited February 2015
    leespoons wrote: »

    and a Noseybonk:

    wtf. very very wrong, lmao...

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  • VampyreVampyre
    edited February 2015
    leespoons wrote: »
    and a Noseybonk:


    ****ing hell! Thanks for bringing some repressed memories back to the surface.
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  • Maroc's Other ProjectionMaroc's Other Projection
    edited February 2015
    Anybody posted this classic yet? Too many pages to go back :grin:



    Not forgetting...

    Cheeky Funster (53)
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited February 2015
  • zxbrunozxbruno
    edited February 2015
    Went through all the pages to avoid posting duplicates. Thanks to those who mentioned Space 1999, Ulysses 31, V, Cheers, Mysterious cities of Gold, and Dallas. Ulysses 31 was just a cartoon but it freaked me out every time it showed the people floating in the air. V also had a profound effect on me. The theme itself was enough to feel afraid.

    Here's some tunes that have not been mentioned. I understand they may not be considered "best" by many, and some are not even in English, but thought they were worth sharing. :)



















  • dmsmithdmsmith
    edited February 2015
  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited February 2015
    And what about Soap? I loved it!

  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited February 2015
    Night Court:



    The Golden Girls:

  • Dave_CDave_C
    edited February 2015
    Jeezo, you call yourselves 80s computer fans and you missed this???


    FAIL! :p
  • Dave_CDave_C
    edited February 2015
    leespoons wrote: »
    and a Noseybonk:


    Brooker sums it up...
  • Dave_CDave_C
    edited February 2015
    Anyone else remember Brond?
  • leespoonsleespoons
    edited February 2015
    How did I forget this? Was only talking about it the other day.



    I had the book too:

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  • deadpan666deadpan666
    edited February 2015
    Just for easy reference, here's all the theme tunes we've had so far! Well over 100!:)

    Airwolf
    The Professionals
    Magnum PI
    Starsky & Hutch
    Taxi
    Miami Vice
    Grange Hill
    Book Tower
    The A Team
    Knight Rider
    Sorry!
    Minder
    Knightmare
    Buck Rogers
    The Equalizer
    The Rockford Files
    Hill Street Blues
    Eastenders
    Neighbours (Suddenly - Angry Anderson)
    Film '80Whatever (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Billy Taylor)
    BBC Snooker
    Juliet Bravo
    Brookside
    Alias The Jester
    The Tomorrow People
    Blakes 7
    Blackadder 2
    Tales Of The Unexpected
    Give Us A Clue
    Battlestar Galactica
    MacGyver
    Misfits Of Science
    Ulysses 31
    Street Hawk
    C.H.I.P.s
    V
    MASH
    Last Of The Summer Wine
    Danger Mouse
    The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy
    Doctor Who Theme 5
    Timm Thaler "The Boy Who Sold His Laugh"
    The Benny Hill Show
    Another Grange Hill
    T-Bag
    Robin Of Sherwood
    Flying Doctors
    Metal Mickey
    Angels
    Barney Miller
    Night Court
    Welcome Back Kotter
    Happy Days
    Greatest American Hero
    Tales Of The Gold Monkey
    Salem's Lot
    S.W.A.T.
    Bread
    Hart To Hart
    Monkey
    Cagney & Lacey
    Lovejoy
    Howards Way
    Moonlighting
    Cheers
    Dallas
    Trap Door
    Bullseye
    The Fall Guy
    Doctor Who (Peter Davidson)
    Doctor Who (All themes)
    The Planets
    Picture Box
    A Very Peculiar Practice
    Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors
    Sport Billy
    The Raccoons
    Beatles Cartoon
    Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines / Stop That Pigeon
    Blockbusters
    The Mysterious Cities Of Gold
    Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon
    Dogtanian & The Three Muskahounds
    Jamie & The Magic Torch
    The Incredible Hulk (cartoon)
    The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
    The Incredible Hulk (Lonely Man End Credits)
    Spiderman & His Amazing Friends
    The Littlest Hobo
    The Box Of Delights
    The Tripods
    Star Cops
    Space 1999
    Bod
    Button Moon
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Dramarama
    The Thorn Birds (Meggie's Theme)
    Hammer House Of Horror
    Henry's Cat
    Mr. Rossi
    Roobarb & Custard
    Aubrey
    Noseybonk
    Rentaghost
    Chorlton & The Wheelies
    Wanderly Wagon
    Heidi (cartoon)
    Future Boy Conan
    Verano Azul
    Sandokan
    The Real Ghostbusters
    Once Upon A Time
    The Famous Five
    Sherlock Holmes
    Pigeon Street
    Soap
    Golden Girls
    Bird Of Prey
    Brond
    The Black Cauldron (PC)
  • festershinetopfestershinetop
    edited February 2015
    Q.E.D. - very short theme more of a jingle

    Don't watch more than the first 8 seconds or you will be dreaming of weeing yourself surrounded by melting milk bottles.

  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    edited February 2015
    Necros wrote: »

    Wow, there's a lot of great posts in here. This one caught my eye. So seventies, so drug inspired. Crazy but in a cool way.
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  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited February 2015
    Scottie_uk wrote: »
    Wow, there's a lot of great posts in here. This one caught my eye. So seventies, so drug inspired. Crazy but in a cool way.
    That was a very popular programme here and a favourite of mine when I was a child. Franks Kelly, who you may know as Father Jack Hackett, played the archetypal mad scientist villain, Dr. Astro.

  • GrunakiGrunaki
    edited February 2015
    A few more..

















  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited February 2015
    These are one of the most bizarre cartoons I've ever seen:

  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited February 2015
    Another classic of the 70s:

  • MatGubbinsMatGubbins
    edited February 2015
    The Great Egg Race with Hinz Wolff
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  • deadpan666deadpan666
    edited February 2015
    Couple of tunes from Family Ness..





    And the music from a cartoon that I haven't seen in English since about 1982, so if anybody finds an English version let me know please! Wattoo Wattoo :)



    Then the always freaky Chocky music....



    Terrahawks was also a bit freaky, due to the evil Zelda...



    I have fond memories of Battle Of The Planets, even if we did get a rather butchered and reconstructed version of the original Japanese cartoons...



    And then there's this....



    I got a record of the He-man song, which had a Beast Man song as a B-side...but I can only find the A-side on Youtube!

    I've also added all the tunes into a huge playlist on my Youtube channel, so if anyone wants to listen to all the theme tunes at any time, they can find them here.... :)
    The Black Cauldron (PC)
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited February 2015
    Can't believe I'd forgotten about this one, another classic...

  • GrunakiGrunaki
    edited February 2015


    And 'Chocky' reminded me that there were two sequels..



  • leespoonsleespoons
    edited February 2015
    OK so it was written in 1963, but I used to watch this in the 80s, so it counts... Henry Mancini FTW

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    "Let's not be childish. Let's play Spectrum games."
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited February 2015
    GreenCard wrote: »
    Can't believe I'd forgotten about this one, another classic...


    What you talkin' about Willis? ;)
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  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited February 2015
    This show frightened the **** out of when I was a child. Loved it though. :)
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited February 2015
    Art Of Noise, anyone? :-)

  • ccowleyccowley
    edited February 2015
    GreenCard wrote: »
    Cracking bit of Japfunk...

    Aye... a cracking tune, indeed. I liked it so much I did an only-slightly wonky version for the speccy beeper a little while ago:-
    http://chipmusic.org/ccowley/music/monkey-magic-godiego-cover
  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    edited February 2015
    Everyone forgot about this one.

    Jacks Vs Thompson 1980.
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  • daveysludgedaveysludge
    edited February 2015
    No one mentioned Murphys Mob?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH4Bng66dzU
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